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Article: Commentary: path of the sea turtle: one man in Mexico tries to save the dwindling turtle populations.(COMMENTARY)(Rene Pinal)
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- Our Planet
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- July 28, 2008
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Rene Pinal was inspired to help sea turtles when he first witnessed baby sea turtles being born on the beach near his ranch. Pinal's Rancho Punta San Cristobal estate is a three-and-a-half mile stretch of protected beaches and lands located on the Pacific Coast of Baja, Mexico. At the time in 1982, sea turtles were first listed as endangered and Mexico received money from the World Bank to study and remediate the sea turtle's decline, but resources were limited. Biologists worked on the shoreline, including Pinal's land, to determine what was needed to help the declining populations. When funds ran dry, Pinal took over the job of helping the sea turtles. In 1995, he ...