Letter by me to local authorities via Greenpeace

I was first inspired to get involved into conservation activities after learning about Richard Ogust, a man who sheltered 1200+ critically endangered fresh water turtle species from ending up on dinner plates. His continuous effort for more than a decade, brought into spotlight the issues faced by people like him against environmental agencies, civic authorities and other governmental organizations, who are supposed to be helping people in such noble efforts. It is no wonder that even today organizations like Green Peace have to fight pitched battles to convince authorities to atleast consider looking at the issues, let alone take action on them.

It is disheartening to learn about the current plight of marine life in places like Bering Sea and other commercial fishing hotspots. I am writing to urge you to strengthen and finalize the Steller sea lion recovery plan and help put them on the path towards healthier populations. The draft Steller sea lion recovery plan has been six years in the making. Meanwhile, the sea lions have been fighting off starvation and the population remains at risk.

Over the last four decades, the sea lion population has plummeted by almost 90 percent, coinciding with a virtual explosion of commercial fishing in the region. A network of marine reserves and an adaptive management approach is needed to assess the relative impacts of factors such as the effects of fishing and climate variability on sea lion prey. I would therefore request concerned authorities to do things in their jurisdiction to help conserve the marine life in these areas.

The chances of the world changing

Hi folks, I wrote an essay but lost it to a wrong mouse click, and am in no mood to write it all over again. All I want to say is that here is a person who has a noble goal and a pure passion to do something to achieve it. After all he has done and gone through, all he is waiting to see is for the world to change for good.

Please go through this article. http://www.tribecatrib.com/newsoct03/turtle_guy.htm

Also find a documentary about him here: http://www.thechancesoftheworldchanging.com/