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Safina Center Update 11/14/25
This week: Updates and articles from our fellows, an auction, and more!
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Thank You for Another Successful Gala!
Thank you to everyone who attended this year's annaul Gala at the Explorers Club. Our work is only made possible by your support!
We will share a video recording of the event's presentations in the coming weeks.
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We're auctioning off a cruise to the Galápagos with National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions!
We're auctioning off a cruise to the Galápagos Islands with our friends at National Geographic/Lindblad Expeditions! The winner will receive a category 1 cabin for two guests to the Galápagos aboard the National Geographic Endeavor II!
All proceeds go towards the Safina Center. For more details and to place a bid, click here.
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Fellow Spotlight:
Erik Callender
Erik Callender is a wildlife educator and herpetologist from New York. He is the creator and host of the children’s PBS television series Menghayati!, which takes the viewer around the world to learn about different animals, places, and cultures. His passion for education began In 2006, when he founded “Erik’s Reptile Edventures,” and began traveling to schools and events across the state to teach children about the animals he loves. He expanded his reach with distance learning programs, reaching students in Ranomafana, Madagascar, where he’d later found the country’s first environmental school. With the support from his fellowship, he filmed a second and third season of
Menghayati! in New York, Costa Rica, and Panama.
You can read more about Erik on his website!
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The Marred Fantasy of “Pristine Nature” in the Galápagos
“We cannot expect to experience an untouched wilderness that simply does not exist,” writes Safina Center Environmental Journalism Fellow Marlowe Starling in a new article on our blog. During a busy reporting expedition to the Galápagos, Marlowe saw bountiful wildlife amongst the developed streets of Santa Cruz. But she also witnessed the immense impact human development has had on these animals—particularly in the Galápagos Marine Reserve.
Photo: A Galápagos sea lion rests its head on a ledge at the fishing pier in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz, waiting for fish scraps. ©Marlowe Starling
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Ocean Stories at the Hydrosphere on the Green Radio Hour
On the latest episode of the Green Radio Hour, host and Safina Center Creative Affiliate Jon Bowermaster speaks with Katie Cokinos, the senior program manager of the Hydrosphere—a celebration of the planet’s oceans at the Orpheum Theatre in Saugertie, NY, featuring film screenings, authors, and seafood.
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Carl Safina Featured on the Latest Episode of Gray Territory
Carl Safina was featured in the latest episode of the podcast Gray Territory, where host Kristan Uhlenbrock explores wolf conservation, species reintroduction, and our responsibility to protect endangered animals. The episode includes perspectives from local ranchers whose livestock has been predated by reintroduced wolves, lawmakers who enabled their reintroduction, and conservationists.
Listen now on their website or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Safina Center’s 2025 Annual Report is Available Now!
Read all about the last year at the Safina Center and hear from our fellows, staff, and donors in our 2025 annual report!
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Books by Safina Center staff and fellows:
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A Third Term
By Safina Center Writer-in-Residence Paul Greenberg
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Purchase a Print from Eco-Surrealist Artist Victor Stabin’s Turtle Series and Support the Safina Center!
In collaboration with eco-surrealist artist Victor Stabin, 50% of the profits from every print purchased from his Turtle Series will go towards the Safina Center!
Just use code "SAFINA" at checkout to make sure your purchase supports our work!
See the full collection on Victor Stabin's Website.
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