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January, 2010

• 11 January

  Loss of species is ‘wake up call’ to humanity, warns UN

  

  The United Nations has warned that the on-going loss of species should be considered as a wake-up call, as it affects human well-being around the world. Eight years ago, governments pledged to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010, but already it is clear that the pledge will not …

December, 2009

• 4 December

  Hypocritical’ EU gives €34.5m to fleets fishing tuna to extinction

  

  The European Union has given out tens of millions of euros to subsidise the Mediterranean tuna fishing fleets despite warnings from scientists that overfishing is pushing the species close to extinction. Between 2000 and 2008 a total of €34.5 million (£31.4 million) was given by the EU to support the …

August, 2009

• 21 August

  Federal Study Shows Mercury in Fish Widespread

  

  No fish can escape mercury pollution. That”s the take-home message from a federal study of mercury contamination released Wednesday that tested fish from nearly 300 streams across the country. The toxic substance was found in every fish sampled, a finding that underscores how widespread mercury pollution has become.

February, 2009

• 21 February

  Peter Garrett lacks power and the passion

  

  With  the 2008-09 whaling season coming to a close Liam Bartlett gives his stinging assessment on the man who gave up his public morals to satisfy his personal ambitions. They grew up in different countries but with similar values. They shared the same dreams and worked tirelessly for many years …

October, 2008

• 7 October

  Ten quintals of fish found dead in Uttar Pradesh

  (From thaindian.com) Lucknow, India- Nearly ten quintals of fish were found dead in a pond in Uttar Pradesh’s Sitapur district possibly due to industrial pollutants, a police official said Tuesday.”Schools of dead fish were found floating Monday evening in the Banaganga pond in Hargaon town in Sitapur,” police inspector Tulsi …
• 1 October

  Navy’s sonar has a killer sound

  

  Scientist may have found the explanation for the role of naval sonar in the mass stranding of whales and dolphins with the discovery that ships’ equipment uses the same frequencies as killer whales. They suggest that the bursts of sound emitted by warships to spot submarines resemble the noises used …

September, 2008

• 1 September

  Salmon shark washes ashore at Seaside

  

  (From kgw.com) Seaside, Oregon- Walkers along the Seaside coastline got a surprise view of a salmon shark over the weekend, after it washed up onto the beach. The salmon shark was dead and washed up at Arcadia State Park. A spokesperson for the Seaside Aquarium said this was the third …
• 1 September

  Warning to dolphin sightseers

  (From thisissouthdevon.co.uk)- Sightseers trying to get close to a pod of dolphins off a South Devon coast have been warned they could be breaking the law. The RSPCA and environmentalists have fired a warning shot after reports the marine mammals were becoming “stressed”. About 35 craft surrounded five bottlenose dolphins …

August, 2008

• 19 August

  Sea Turtle Nets Plundered In Sinaloa

  

  (From jornada.unam.mx) Mexico- About the middle of July, poachers have stolen more than 20 thousand sea turtle eggs of threatened Olive Ridley species in The Caimanera, El Rosario, and 4 thousand eggs in Playa Ceuta Sanctuary, Elota. 
• 19 August

  Dolphins Number In Brahmaputra Increases

  (From timesofindia.indiatimes.com) New Delhi- The number of endangered Gangetic river dolphins – the species has a global population of less than 2,000 – has been found to have increased in the Brahmaputra river in Assam. However, due to various pressures, such as incessant hunting because of the dolphin”s oil and …
• 18 August

  Japan Seeks To Arrest Whaling Activists

  

  (From afp.google.com)- Japanese police on Monday sought arrest warrants for three Western anti-whaling activists who tried to disrupt a controversial whaling expedition in the Antarctic Ocean, reports said.The three members of the Sea Shepherd group, which has vowed to stop Japan”s whaling by force if necessary, are suspected of hurling …
• 8 August

  After Straying into River, Dolphins Staying for Dinner

  (From nj.com)- A pod of bottlenose dolphins that ventured into the Shrewsbury River two months ago haven”t lost their taste for Monmouth County. Still feeding on a bounty of menhaden — a herring-like, large-headed fish averaging a foot in length — about a dozen of the dolphins have stayed behind, …