Sea Shepherd in the Galapagos
Since 2000, Sea Shepherd has maintained a strong, positive presence in the Galapagos Islands. From patroling the Marine Reserve stopping illegal fishing activities, to busting shark finners, to educating the local youth, Sea Shepherd carries out its mission of promoting ocean conservation using a wide range of methods and actions.The Galapagos is our line in the sand. If humanity cannot protect such a unique and diverse ecosystem, we will not be able to protect any ecosystem. The Galapagos is a challenge and battlefield for the effort to halt human greed and destruction. These Enchanted Isles are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and this means all of us have a responsibility to help protect them from illegal exploitation.
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| Thursday, 05 November 2009 18:49 | |||
On the island of Malgas in South Africa, the pelicans attack any gannet chick that is left undefended by its parents and is small enough to swallow. Due to people overfishing sardine and anchovies off the coast of Southern Africa, the population of gannets has dwindled. Falling fish numbers are having another deadly impact, however. Great white pelicans, which can have a 3m wingspan, are starving too, and their hunger is driving them to eat their smaller gannet relatives. Once the pelicans cooperated to hunt freshwater fish, but a decline in fish stocks and habitat destruction is altering their food preferences. Because of the fish shortage, often both gannet parents leave their chicks to forage at sea, leaving their offspring particularly vulnerable.... Read Full Article by Matt Walker. Watch video. 
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In a bizarre reaction to dwindling fish stocks, great white pelicans have turned to eating live gannet chicks.
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But we're still catching fish and more fish to quench our insatiable greed for fish.
Maybe someday we also will be butchering one another for the protein value.