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var text1      = "<p style='text-align: left; margin:3px;'><strong>Right Outside the Gate!</strong><br />Just a few scant miles west of the bridge, a paved trail leads to the Pt. Bonita Lighthouse. Part of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, this section of the Marin Headlands boasts unexcelled views of the Gate, the Pacific Coast, San Francisco Bay, and the City itself. It is also 'home base' to a growing colony of harbor seals, whose rocky haulouts and nursery beach are readily visible from the trail, but are far enough below that observing without disturbance is exceptionally easy.</p>";
var text2      = "<p style='text-align: left; margin:3px;'><strong>Now Under Protection!</strong><br />For years, this seal colony has been regularly disturbed and frequently flushed into the water by people fishing on shore and from boats, by kayakers, and by groups of children taken down the informal hillside trail to experience tidepools and marine life.<br />&nbsp;<br />This month, after lengthy study and consultation, the area has been closed to public use and marked accordingly. Informational signs are reportedly in preparation.</p>";
var text3      = "<p style='text-align: left; margin:3px;'><strong>Secure and Happy Seals!</strong><br />The difference between a group of seals resting comfortably and nervous, wary animals fearful of any nearby motion or sound is obvious to even the least-experienced observer. The change in the Pt. Bonita colony since the disturbances have been curtailed is remarkable. One recent monitoring session found a total of 169 animals within the haulout area - a new high for that investigator.</p>";
var text4      = "<p style='text-align: left; margin:3px;'><strong>Pup-safe Area at Last!</strong><br />Although repeated disturbance had made the adjacent beach a less-than-optimum pupping site, with added protection it has become almost ideal. A recent count showed 24 young seals born this spring resting on the rocks and beach with their mothers, a testimony to the resilience of this species, their ability to take advantage of improved conditions almost at once, and to optimism about efforts to protect them further.</p>";