2000 Press Releases

Triassic Park Declared a World Heritage Site

Ford Donates $5 Million to Earthwatch Institute

A grant from the Ford Motor Company Fund will help launch Earthwatch’s new Conservation Research Centers around the world.

 

Date: 11/27/2000

Earthwatch Teams Unearth ChavĂ­n Human Remains

The remains of three humans were found by teams working in Peru’s Casma Valley yield more questions than answers.

 

Date: 11/13/2000

Earthwatch Scientist Helps Clean Up Oiled Penguins

A disastrous oil spill off the coast of South Africa threatens thousands of penguins and provides a valuable test of the banding methods being tested by Earthwatch teams.

 

Date: 7/1/2000

Earthwatch Pioneers Collaboration with Cuban Scientists

An initiative to support the work of Cuban field scientists isolated for the past 40 years is a significant contribution to warming relations between the people of Cuba and the U.S.

 

Date: 6/1/2000

Global Warming Affects Animals at High Altitudes

A long-term study in Colorado by Dr. David Inouye, supported by Earthwatch teams, shows that climate change may disrupt the normal cycles of mountain animals.

 

Date: 5/11/2000