News

September, 2008

• 10 September

  Dead manatees in Georgia likely killed by propeller

  

  (From macon.com)Georgia-  Four endangered manatees have washed up dead within a few miles of the downtown Savannah riverfront in the past week, leading wildlife officials to speculate they may have been killed by a single large ship. Clay George, a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, said …
• 10 September

  40% of Freshwater Fish Imperiled

  

  (From thedailygreen.com)- The report resulted from a collaboration among scientists in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.The declines aren”t restricted to fish (crayfishes, snails and mussels are showing similar signs of stress) and the list of threats is familiar. “Freshwater fish have continued to decline since the late 1970s, with the …
• 10 September

  Make Coral Sea ‘marine protected area’

  

  (From news.theage.com.au) – A group of scientists have called for the Coral Sea to be declared the world”s largest marine protected area, but the fishing industry says the idea is ludicrous. Marine researchers said the Coral Sea, which covers one million square kilometres bordering the Great Barrier Reef, should become …
• 10 September

  Row over coastal test threat to whale routes

  

  (From portlincoln.yourguide.com.au)- A conservation fight is looming over an energy company”s plan to use seismic tests to explore almost 6000 square kilometres of ocean, along the coast between Sydney and Newcastle, in search of coal under the seabed. A NSW Greens parliamentarian, Lee Rhiannon, said seismic vibrations could harm whales …
• 9 September

  Marley gets his freedom

  

  (From state-journal.com)-Marley, an endangered sea turtle about to die, made a miraculous recovery thanks to three John Witts from Frankfort and a rescue team.  The three saw the stranded turtle while walking out on a jetty, a break wall for ships coming into port from the Gulf of Mexico. Waves …
• 9 September

  Conservationists asking to keep ban on off-shore drilling

  

  (From fosters.com) – With federal lawmakers poised to take action on an energy proposal that could lift the decades-long ban on offshore drilling, the Conservation Law Foundation is making a plea to the New England congressional delegation to keep the ban in place, citing the potential damage drilling could do …
• 9 September

  Governor concerned about sea turtles

  

  (From caymannetnews.com)- Efforts to preserve the endangered sea turtles in the Cayman Islands have attracted the attention of H.E the Governor Stuart Jack who has volunteered his services to the cause. Citing the need for unity in the effort to protect the globally endangered sea turtle, Governor Jack noted that …
• 9 September

  Penguins marching toward Endangered Species Act Protection

  

  (From biologicaldiversity.org) San Francisco- A federal judge today approved a settlement between the Center for Biological Diversity and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service over the fate of 10 penguin species imperiled by global warming. Under the settlement, the Service must by December 19th complete its overdue finding on whether …
• 9 September

  Keep our dolphins: Makili

  

  (From solomonstarnews.com)- The Government is urged to seriously consider resolutions reached in a recent workshop in Samoa on dolphins. Local environmental campaigner Lawrence Makili said at the moment the number of dolphins in our waters remain unknown. He said the Samoa workshop, attended by marine scientists, concluded that live dolphin …
• 8 September

  Gulf whales caught in push to expand drilling

  

  (From theadvertiser.com) Washington- The Gulf of Mexico is known for many things — hurricanes and shrimp, to name just two.But not a lot of people know the 579,000-square-mile expanse is home to sperm whales, one of the largest animals on Earth.
• 8 September

  Minister wants Greenland out of IWC

  

  (From sermitsiaq.gl) Greenland – The Minister for Fishing and Hunting, Finn Karlsen, has asked Denmark”s foreign minister Per Stig Møller to successfully withdraw Greenland from the International Whaling Commission, reports knr.gl. Finn Karlsen backed up his request by offering evidence that the IWC has denied Greenland a quota to hunt …
• 8 September

  Population of blind Indus dolphins rises to 821

  (From nation.com.pk) Karachi, Pakistan- Sindh Wildlife department is taking measures to save and maintain the 10 Ramsar sites in Sindh, keeping in view that that the migratory birds came from Russia, Siberia and various countries of Central Asia to spend winter season in Pakistan. Besides, the department would also put …