Olive Ridley Turtles Arrive Ashore Today To Lay Eggs
According to Biswajit Mohanty, coordinator of the turtle conservation group Operation Kachhapa, “turtles began mass nesting at around 1:00 a.m. and continued during the early hours” today.
New Legislation to Advance Whale Preservation Worldwide
Senator John Kerry, who is the lead author of the Senate’s global climate change and environmental legislation introduced legislation to advance whale preservation worldwide. The International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2010 will combat the major threats whales face,…
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Study Suggests El Nino and a Pathogen Were The Result of The Golden Toad’s Extinction
After an extremely dry season in Costa Rica in 1986-1987, the golden toad suddenly vanished. Originally scientists thought the combination of global warming and the deadly chytrid fungus was to blame, but recent studies suggest that El Nino was the…
Sushi Restaurant in CA Serving Endangered Whale Meat
Charles Hambleton, an associate producer of the Oscar-winning documentary “The Cove” learned from friends that a restaurant in Santa Monica, CA was serving whale. He decided to team up with animal activists who dined at the restaurant while wearing small…
Deforestation in the U.S. – A Look Back
Losing the trees and the loss of animal habitats is unforgivable, however it is happening everywhere. Do we continue to ignore the consequences that affect us all and wreck havoc on our ecosystems? Above is a chart showing the deforestation…
Extinct & Soon To Be Extinct In The Wild
It’s amazing to think that some of these beautiful animals are nearly extinct. Â I found this video today on You Tube.
Frog Thought to Be Extinct, Rediscovered in Australia
Biologists Luke Pearce and David Hunter (who is a frog expert with the New South Wales Environment Department), found a small frog better know as the “yellow-spotted bell frog” in a creek bed on private property recently. Â This frog had…
Number of Tigers In The Wild Still Declining
Believe it or not, the population of tigers (which is the largest of the big cats) has declined by 95 percent in the last century. What will happen in the next decade? Will we ever stop poaching, killing and destroying…
Water is Vital to the Survival of an Ecosystem
70% of the Earth’s surface is Water and is undoubtedly the most precious natural resource that exist on our planet. So why as humans do we recognize this, but continue to disregard it by polluting our rivers, lakes and oceans? …