Leonardo DiCaprio cares about the Belize marine environment and so should you! Please donate! 32 hours to go.
Hello friends,
Thanks to many wonderful donations, we are so close to reaching our project goal! Funds collected from this crowdfund will help me complete my thesis project on the effects of human activity on bottlenose dolphin behavior in the Drowned Cayes, Belize.
Belize has grown exponentially over the last two decades, and although this is beneficial to the communities, this growth may be negatively impacting marine life. This concern has been increasing and has recently made headlines when news broke that Leonardo DiCaprio has purchased an island in Belize to build an eco resort to help minimize tourism impact on the Belize ecosystem.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/05/realestate/an-id...
My project aims to look at how tourism impact has affected bottlenose dolphins, who rely on this ecosystem as a source for food and protection from predation. Results from my project will be presented to Belize stakeholders and government to help create a management plan that will reduce impact.
Please consider donating to my project and help spread the word on this important issue. We have 32 hours to go, I know we can do it! If you have any questions or have any words of wisdom to share, please let me know! Thank you!
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