Ocean Sentry
(From google.com) Hobart, Tasmania – Just two of a group of 45 sperm whales stranded in Australia remain alive, officials said Saturday, and rescuers were trying to comfort them as they wallowed in shallow waters among the bodies of their pod. The survivors among the group dwindled from seven to …
January, 2009
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23 January
43 whales die in mass stranding
(From news.com.au) Tasmania – Rescuers are battling the odds to save five sperm whales that survived a mass stranding on the northwest tip of Tasmania. Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife spokeswoman Liz Wren said four staff members had made their way in a dinghy to Perkins Island, near the mouth of …
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22 January
New Study Shows Warming Trend in Antarctica
For years, scientists who tracked the effects of global warming believed temperatures at the continent on the bottom of the world were staying the same or slightly cooling. But a new study, published in Thursday”s journal Nature, goes back further than earlier work and filled in a gap in data …
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22 January
Shark fin availability lessens on China-based website
Efforts to halt the open sale of shark fins on a global-marketplace website seem to be paying off. Shark Diver reports that attempts to purchase shark fins on Alibaba.com earlier this week were met with less success than previously. Of the 10 sellers contacted, only two responded. This is a …
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21 January
Last Mangrove Forest Losing Battle Against Urbanization
Amid the constant hum of heavy traffic from the adjacent Pantai Indah Kapuk estate, the Muara Angke Nature Reserve, Jakarta’s last mangrove forest, is screaming silently for its very existence. Ben Saroy, the head of the DKI Jakarta Nature Conservation Agency, said he believed the forest could be gone within …
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21 January
Fifteen sharks are dead after a mistake at the Indianapolis Zoo
Officials say their 15 bonnethead sharks died Monday night. They were held in the first tank visitors saw when they entered the Ocean”s Building. Now that tank is nearly empty. Zoo officials say employees first noticed a problem around 7 p.m. Monday. “They saw fish that were giving clear indications …
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21 January
Call for action to eliminate whaling
(From europarl.europa.eu) – The Fisheries Committee is arguing for the elimination of lethal whaling for scientific purposes and the maintenance of the global moratorium on commercial whaling. In a report adopted on Wednesday, MEPs call for the EU to work towards obtaining a “universal agreement” on whaling. Almost one in …
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21 January
Shark’s fin not on menu
When the Singapore Chefs Association (SCA) holds its annual lo hei dinner this year, one dish will be noticeably missing. Shark”s fin, a near staple at Chinese banquets, will be left out of the menu by the experts at making it. The dinner, which will be held on 1 Feb …
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20 January
Whale protectors off to war
(From themercury.com.au) – Anti-whaling activists left Hobart yesterday with one thought in mind: “Every day we are away, whales die.” The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship the Steve Irwin returned to Hobart to refuel on Saturday after spending more than a month chasing the whaling fleet in brutal Antarctic conditions. …
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20 January
Eat Your Veggies
There are many reasons for becoming vegetarian (or vegan), many of which are deeply personal. Some give up meat and fish because they disapprove of killing animals, while others do it out of concern for the environment or their health. No matter the reason, becoming vegetarian is a huge step.
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20 January
Conservation body confirms Saimaa seal “critically endangered”
The February issue of Suomen Luonto, a paper published by the Finnish Association for Nature Conservation, quoted Kit Kovacs, the chair of the pinniped specialist group of the International Union for Conservation of Nature, as saying that a forthcoming IUCN report would confirm that the Saimaa ringed (Pusa hispida saimensis) …
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20 January
Young seal found with tape noose put out of misery
(From stuff.co.nz) Wairarapa, New Zealand – Responding to a call last week, DOC staff found the seriously distressed young seal near Glenburn on Wairarapa”s east coast. It had badly infected wounds around its neck, caused by what appeared to be tape from a fishing bait box. DOC ranger Joe Hansen …