Paul Watson – SSCS falling out and what it means for conservation
History Repeating itself as Watson is squeezed from Sea Shepherd. 13 October 2022 The recent machinations of Paul Watson and Sea Shepherd highlights the challenges faced by Activist organisations when they grow large, and must make difficult choices. A key one is do you work against governments or with them? Or put another way, do […]
Press Release: NZ Conservationist ambushed by over a dozen pirates
Press Release. For immediate release. 15 March 2022 On the night of 8 March 2022 an attempted boarding by local pirates took place on Captain Pete Bethune’s ship. Bethune had anchored his conservation vessel the Modoc after completing an operation. At approximately 23:15, the ship was approached by 6 small vessels with an estimated 15 men on board. […]
2 Years Supporting Costa Rica’s National Parks
In 2020 we were fortunate to meet Minister Rodriguez, who was the then Minister of Environment for Costa Rica. It led to an agreement that saw us supporting government (MINAE) Rangers on patrols in both marine and terrestrial National Parks. A year later and the agreement was updated by Minister Meza. We have now completed […]
Appa’s leg broken with Compound Fracture
Appa our Anti-Poaching dog broke his leg during training today, and he’ll be off from patrols for at least 3 months. We use a ball as the reward for Appa. When he does what we ask, he often gets to chew the ball for a short while. Here is a video of Appa training with […]
Getting the Best from a FLIR Thermal Imager
It was 2006 when I first discovered FLIR. We had just completed construction of our futuristic trimaran Earthrace that was about to attempt the round the world speed record, and we were in Portland for a couple of days of promotions. Andrew Cox from FLIR was checking out the boat, and he started asking a […]
Earthrace Opposing Kennedy Point Marina
Press Release – 23rd April 2021 – For Immediate Release Today Earthrace has announced its opposition to the proposed Kennedy Point Marina. We have joined SKP and applied through the courts for an injunction to have construction of the marina stopped immediately, and for a judicial review of the marina consent process, that we believe […]
Earthrace K9 Unit supporting Costa Rican Rangers
Press Release – 22nd April 2021 – For Immediate Release Appa and Handler on Patrol in Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica) In January this year Earthrace Conservation took delivery of a Belgian Malinois tracking dog to support Ranger patrols in in Costa Rica. The Dog (named “Appa”) will be used in tracking people in the […]
The Elephant in the Conservationist’s Room
The biggest conservation issue of our time is not overfishing, climate change, or deforestation; It remains the hardest to tackle, for various reasons, and it rarely gets a mention. I watched Seaspiracy the other night, and the host was all upset that conservation NGOs did not put “stop eating fish”, on their websites. In his […]
Bethune Released from Hospital after snakebite
Press Release. 9th January 2021. For immediate release Captain Pete Bethune was today released from hospital, some 2 weeks after being bitten by a deadly ferdelance snake. According to Bethune he is “just happy to be alive. When I first got bitten I thought I was a dead man. We were so far from any […]
Bethune’s Life hangs in the Balance
Press Release. December 28, 2020. For immediate Release On Boxing Day, Captain Pete Bethune was patrolling in the Pedras Blancas National Park in Costa Rica, when he was bitten in the calf by a deadly ferdelance snake. According to crew, the team was about 2 hours into the patrol when the bite happened. After […]
Bethune Bitten by deadly snake in Costa Rica
Press Release: December 26, 2020. For immediate release. Today, around 1pm local time in Costa Rica, Captain Pete Bethune was bitten in the calf by a deadly ferdelance snake. Bethune was on patrols in Pedras Blancas National Park when the bite happened. He was carried out of the jungle by his crew, and transferred to […]
Earthrace Signs 1-Year Agreement with Costa Rican Government
17 August, 2020. For immediate release. Earthrace Conservation today signed a one-year agreement with the Costa Rican government to support them in their efforts to protect their National Parks. The agreement was signed by Minister Carlos Rodriguez, the Minister of Environment and Resources for Costa Rica, and Captain Pete Bethune of Earthrace. As part of […]