(From hindu.com) Kochi, India – From Myristica malabarica, a tree found in swamp forests, to birds such as painted stork and black-headed ibis and mammals such as Malabar civet and Nilgiri tahr, a large number of plants and animals endemic to Kerala are there in the latest Red List of …
October, 2008
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11 October
Wetlands are diminishing fast, conservationists say
(From taipeitimes.com) Taipei – Wetland conservationists said yesterday said that the population of migratory wild geese had dropped by nearly half from 6,000 a few years ago and warned that the situation would rapidly deteriorate if no action were taken. The amount of biodiversity found in wetlands, he said, is …
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11 October
Argentina Bans Commercial Fishing to Protect Marine Wildlife
(From ens-newswire.com) Argentina – The government of Argentina has banned commercial fishing along an underwater island submerged in the South Atlantic Ocean 136 miles off the long country”s southern tip. Known as Burdwood Bank, the protected area encompasses 694 square miles rich in hard and soft coral species found nowhere …
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10 October
Doñana National Park could be affected by agricultural pollutants in subsurface water
(From innovationsreport.de) Spain – A study published in the latest issue of Environmental Geology now confirms that the major source of contamination in the upper part of the aquifer is of agricultural origin. Scientists forecast that, over time, the most mobile pollutants will reach the deepest parts of the aquifer, …
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10 October
Big fish kill in south-east Qld river
(From abc.net.au) – The Wide Bay Burnett Conservation council says hundreds and possibly thousands of fish have been found dead in the Burrum River near Howard in south-east Queensland. The council”s vice-president, Roger Currie, says the large Australian bass probably died because they could not get upstream to fresh water. …
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9 October
‘Acoustic smog’ is major threat to whales, say researchers
(From afp.google.com) Barcelona – Underwater cacophony caused by commercial and military ships has become so intense that it is killing whales, scientists at the World Conservation Congress here say. Research published in the United States last week shows that climate change is amplifying the problem. The acidification of oceans caused …
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9 October
Suckoo concerned: Not enough done to protect marine life
(From nationnews.com) – Preservation of Barbados” marine life is constantly being ignored, the Minister responsible for Environment, Dr Esther Byer Suckoo has said. Speaking at the launch on Monday of a symposium on Marine Ecosystem Based Management (EBM)in the Caribbean, the minister referred specifically to the over-harvesting of sea-egg, which …
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9 October
Fish deaths still under investigation
(From thewest.com.au) Australia – The Department of Environment and Conservation is investigating water drains from Leederville to Lake Monger to determine what caused the deaths of more than 70 fish in the Swan River. The dead fish, mainly bream, were found near the Barrack Street jetty yesterday afternoon.
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9 October
Illegal fishing no longer acceptable
(From leitrimobserver.ie) Ireland – Illegal angling and netting activities have been detected all across the country by the staff of the Regional Fisheries Boards on both inland and coastal waters. Protection patrols have resulted in the confiscation of 18,770 meters of illegal nets and the detection of 649 violations. More …
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8 October
Galapagos Islands expels hundreds of Ecuadoreans
(From latimes.com) Galapagos Islands, Ecuador – So far this year, the government has expelled 1,000 of its citizens from the Galapagos — a living laboratory of unique animal and plant species, who were there without residency and work permits. It has also “normalized” 2,000 others, in effect giving most of …
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7 October
Pacific salmon a threatened species, scientists say
(From canada.com) – The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has red-listed B.C.”s Pacific sockeye salmon as a threatened species. The study found that of the 33 B.C. subpopulations assessed, 12 were threatened with declines of up to 93 per cent. Most of the threatened subpopulations are from B.C.”s …
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6 October
IUCN: More than 1,140 Mammals in Danger of Extinction
(From efluxmedia.com) Barcelona- The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) announced Monday that more than 1,140 mammals are in danger of extinction. South African IUCN conservation expert Michael Hoffmann gave examples of the most highly threatened species of mammals. They include: