ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən, hiː fˈaʊndᵻd ɐ tˈɜːɾəl kˌɑːnsɚvˈeɪʃən ˌɔːɹɡɐnᵻzˈeɪʃən kˈɔːld ðə tʃɛlˈoʊniən ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt ɪn oʊvˈɪdoʊ, flˈɔːɹɪdə.
In 1997, he founded a turtle conservation organization called the Chelonian Research Institute in Oviedo, Florida.