| The following e-mail letter was received by one our members from Dr. Sylvia Earle. It concerns the plight of the Leatherback Sea Turtle and what you can do to help preserve this magnificant creature. |
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| Dear Colleague, |
| I write to obtain your support to help save the leatherback sea turtle and protect our oceans. In April I joined leading sea turtle and marine experts from around the Pacific to review the latest data on the Pacific leatherback sea turtle's extinction crisis. We were deeply concerned by the urgency of the problem. These magnificent creatures may go extinct within the next 10-15 years if we don't act now, largely because industrial fishing is an increasingly critical threat. |
| I urge you to help save the leatherback sea turtle by signing this Microsoft Word letter as soon as you can. Your support is critical to our efforts to push for actions at the national and international levels. Please respond by August 10, 2002 to ensure that your name will be included when the letter is presented to delegates at the upcoming UN World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa. |
| To sign the letter, please attach the letter in a reply message to saearle@tirn.net and include the following information at the bottom of the letter: |
| Name |
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| Organizational Affiliation |
| Country |
| Mailing Address |
| Email Address |
| Phone Number |
| Please also distribute this message to your scientist friends and colleagues in order to help obtain more signatures for this important letter. |
| If you prefer, the letter also can be signed by calling 415.488.0370 (U.S.), faxing 415.488.0372 (U.S.) or mailing to Sea Turtle Restoration Project, P.O. Box 400, Forest Knolls, CA 94933, USA. |
| For more information see http://www.seaturtles.org/press_release2.cfm?pressID=132
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| contact the Sea Turtle Restoration Project (read@seaturtles.org), which is helping to distribute this important letter. |
| Sincerely yours, |
| Sylvia Earle |
| Explorer in Residence, National Geographic Society |
| Executive Director for Marine Programs, Conservation International |
