Visit “Students Take a Vacation Saving Coral” on Neptune 911 for Kids From NPR February 23, 2011 A major new survey of the world’s coral reefs finds that they are in trouble. Big trouble. Overfishing and local pollution continue to… Read More ›
Month: February 2011
Japan Suspends Whale Hunt
From Planet Ark Februay 17, 2011 Photo: Reuters/Simon Ager/Sea Shepherd/Handout Japanese whaling fleet vessel Yushin Maru No. 3 (C) sprays water cannons at Sea Shepherd vessel ”Gojira” during their clash in the Southern Ocean February 4, 2011. … Read More ›
Runaway Elephant Seal Pup Rescued
Sure enough, before January 25, 2011, a young pup separated from its mother, managed to survive in the water, and washed up several miles south of the rookery–assuming this is where the pup was born.
Warming Arctic Waters Endanger Pacific Walrus
From: The New York Times February 8, 2011, 10:22 pm <!– — Updated: 12:07 am –>Walrus on Endangered Species Waiting List By ANDREW C. REVKIN Feb. 9, 12:10 a.m. | Updated The Fish and Wildlife Service has determined that the… Read More ›