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    Poor thing had shells stuck on its carapace and even its head! by: pmok Views[692] We captured this little guy in the harbor and tagged it. by: pmok Views[1573]    

    The Poor Man's Galapagos

    ECUADOR | Thu, 2 Aug 2012 | By pmok | Views [1794]

    I've been eager to visit Isla de la Plata since arriving in Puerto Lopez.  I first learned about the island from Marine Megafauna Foundation, the org I worked with in Mozambique; they've been traveling there to tag and study the manta ray population ... Read more >

    Tags: galapagos, isla de la plata, mora mora, scuba dive, sun fish, turtle capture

    Yo quero tortugas, muerto o vivo!

    ECUADOR | Wed, 27 Jun 2012 | By pmok | Views [1027]

    One of the best transitions from my project in Tofo to the one here with Equilibrio Azul is continuing with the conservation of sea turtles.  Back at Tofo, I learned general knowledge plus the five species of turtles that reside there; luckily, four ... Read more >

    Tags: beach patrol, green turtle, hawksbill, leatherback, los frailes, machalilla national park, olive ridley, turtle capture

    Monkey Business

    ECUADOR | Thu, 21 Jun 2012 | By pmok | Views [1482]

    After two weeks in Quito, I headed to Puerto Lopez where my volunteer project is located.  It was a 12-hour bus ride from Quito to Puerto Lopez; Maria woke up at 4:30 AM to cook breakfast for me so I could be collected at 5:30 AM.  She also gave me a ... Read more >

    Tags: forest, howler monkey, laura, pacoche, puerto lopez, turtle capture

     

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    A group of Chepang people congregate on the edge of their Himalayan foothills village in the Chitwan district of Nepal. On this momentous day, some of them received their citizenship documentation. The Chepang are a semi-nomadic indigenous group considered to be the poorest of the poor in Nepal. Isolated from modern facilities and services, and largely lacking in education, they spent their lives without access to basic rights. In absence of citizenship certificates, the Chepang people were not able to vote, access various public services such as electricity, and enroll their children in the local schools. : by magdalena_smieszek, Views[1497]
    A group of Chepang people congregate on the edge of their Himalayan foothills village in the Chitwan district of Nepal. On this momentous day, some of them received their citizenship documentation. The Chepang are a semi-nomadic indigenous group considered to be the poorest of the poor in Nepal. Isolated from modern facilities and services, and largely lacking in education, they spent their lives without access to basic rights. In absence of citizenship certificates, the Chepang people were not able to vote, access various public services such as electricity, and enroll their children in the local schools.

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