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Advocacy group in Australia calls for global boycott of bluefin tuna
Posted Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:22:06 GMT by Lucy BrakeThe Centre for Biological Diversity in Australia has appealed to the world to boycott bluefin tuna sold in sushi restaurants and in just over a week they already have 20,000 signatures from 91 countries. The price of bluefin tuna has soared this year to over US$170,000 for just one fish. This has created a significant increase in illegal bluefin tuna fishing and as a result there are now grave concerns that the bluefin tuna population is close to extinction.
Advocacy group in Australia calls for global boycott of bluefin tuna
Rewards offered for information leading to conviction of seal killers
Posted Mon, 13 Dec 2010 10:34:01 GMT by Lucy BrakeHorrified by the appalling bashing of 23 fur seals in New Zealand last week, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has joined a number of groups offering a reward for information leading to an arrest.
Rewards offered for information leading to conviction of seal killers
Britain's Mistletoe Under Threat
Posted Thu, 09 Dec 2010 08:50:00 GMT by Emma McNeilConservationists from England's National Trust are warning that future Christmases in Britain could have to go ahead without the traditional mistletoe kisses. The National Trust is urging consumers to buy their mistletoe from British orchards with a sustainable supply of mistletoe.
Britain's Mistletoe Under Threat
Evidence suggests deforestation of Amazon is slowing down
Posted Thu, 09 Dec 2010 07:00:01 GMT by Lucy BrakeThe Brazilian government have presented evidence at the Cancun climate conference that supports the slowing down of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil...
Evidence suggests deforestation of Amazon is slowing down
Coral expert predicts ''end in sight'' for reefs
Posted Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:45:01 GMT by Steve HumphreysCoral reefs around the world are in danger of disappearing in our children's lifetime, according to a leading expert. The combination of ocean acidification and rising temperatures could mean the end for some of the planet's most diverse ecosystems.
Coral expert predicts ''end in sight'' for reefs
Sumatran tiger survey reveals numbers strong
Posted Wed, 08 Dec 2010 17:45:00 GMT by Louise MurrayTigers are back in the news, and for once its good news. A survey of the Sumatran tiger population reveals that numbers are healthy with tigers found from sea level to 3200 metres (10,500 feet). This may be the second largest population after India.
Sumatran tiger survey reveals numbers strong
International scientists join forces to track endangered whales
Posted Tue, 07 Dec 2010 10:20:00 GMT by Lucy BrakeSuccessful tagging and tracking of a western gray whale has meant a team of Russian and American scientists have gained important insights into a population of endangered whales. The western gray whale is one of the world's most endangered whales species. Listed as Critically Endangered on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List for Threatened Species, there are thought to be only 130 western gray whales living today.
International scientists join forces to track endangered whales
Dolphins in rehab get hearing tests
Posted Mon, 06 Dec 2010 16:29:00 GMT by Louise MurrayMost years about 4000 marine mammals beach on US coasts and the causes are often hard to determine. New research in Florida tested the hearing of beached or net-entangled animals that survived, and found that almost 60% of stranding bottlenose dolphins were severely or profoundly deaf.
Dolphins in rehab get hearing tests
Practical Tips for Water Conservation
Posted Sun, 05 Dec 2010 11:03:00 GMT by Kirsten E. SilvenDiscusses the importance of water conservation and the impact it can have on every type of life on Earth. Although water is a natural resource, there is not a limitless supply of fresh water.
Practical Tips for Water Conservation
Sea Shepherd attacks Japanese whalers with 'Godzilla'
Posted Thu, 02 Dec 2010 11:45:00 GMT by Lucy BrakeThe Sea Shepherd's new anti-whaling boat was unveiled this week in efforts to step up this season's campaign against the Japanese whalers. The Sea Shepherd has just launched their new vessel, known as 'Gojira', to chase after Japanese whale boat harpooners who will be out hunting whales in the Antarctic Ocean.
Sea Shepherd attacks Japanese whalers with 'Godzilla'
Tracking down the elephant poachers
Posted Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:35:00 GMT by Louise MurrayA new tool could help wildlife crime officers worldwide to trace the origin of illegally traded elephant ivory. German scientists, in cooperation with WWF are building a database that will pinpoint the specific origin of illegal ivory.
Tracking down the elephant poachers
Extensive shark sanctuary declared for an Indonesian island
Posted Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:15:02 GMT by Lucy BrakeA new sanctuary surrounding the entire island of Raja Ampat in Indonesia has secured long-term protection for sharks, manta rays and dugongs. The new reserve encompasses this unique marine environment and surrounds the whole island at just over 15,000 square miles.
Extensive shark sanctuary declared for an Indonesian island
Save sharks and sea turtles but not bluefin tuna says fishing industry
Posted Mon, 29 Nov 2010 10:11:01 GMT by Lucy BrakeA recent international meeting in Paris has agreed to increase global protection for sharks and sea turtles; but the bluefin tuna appears to have lost out. Representatives from 48 nations recently met to discuss the fate of fishing quotas in the Atlantic and Mediterranean seas.
Save sharks and sea turtles but not bluefin tuna says fishing industry
Larger predators at greatest risk from environmental changes
Posted Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:33:03 GMT by David HewittAnimals such as polar bears and tigers will be worst-hit by the environmental changes caused by habitat destruction, new research warns. Arguing that their findings could have important implications for global efforts to protect larger predatory animals, the likes of the polar bear and the tiger could be hit the hardest by ongoing changes to the Earth's climate.
Larger predators at greatest risk from environmental changes
Kids' books 'use paper that destroys rainforests'
Posted Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:22:05 GMT by Steve HumphreysA new report from the Rainforest Action Network lists publishers who are taking action against deforestation in Indonesia, and recommends avoiding those who do not. According to the RAN report, US publishers are using paper sourced from controversial suppliers. Asia Pulp and Paper (APP), owned by Sinar Mas Group, was criticised in 2008 for logging operations that threatened the rare Sumatran tiger
Kids' books 'use paper that destroys rainforests'
Atlantic sharks in deep trouble
Posted Wed, 24 Nov 2010 12:00:01 GMT by Louise MurrayCritically endangered populations of hammerhead and oceanic white tip sharks have plummeted by 70% and 99% in the North Atlantic respectively according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. An unsustainable harvest of at least 1.3 million sharks were fished there in 2008, the last year for which data is available.
Atlantic sharks in deep trouble
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