environmentalism

The Great Turtle Race 2008: Eco-awareness Through Animated Racing Leatherbacks

Submitted by Sam Lerner on June 18, 2008 - 4:20pm.

On June 15th, the Great Turtle Race 2008 reached its conclusion, after 14 days of people from across the world cheering on their favorite turtles. Organized by TOPP, NOAA, and Drexel University, the Race is a Flash application that processes data from tagged leatherbacks into an animated "turtle race".