By Steve Gorman; editing by Jackie FrankNEW ORLEANSTue May 18, 2010 4:54am EDT (Reuters) – At least 150 sea turtles have washed up dead or dying along the U.S. Gulf Coast since the giant oil spill off Louisiana, a higher number than normal for this time of year, a leading wildlife expert said on […]
By SINDYA N. BHANOO May 12, 2010, 5:50 pm A new survey has found that 148 land bird species in North America are facing rapid decline, the majority of them in Mexico. The assessment, the first ever to include all three countries, reveals information about populations and migratory patterns and is is intended as a […]
By Mark Schleifstein, The Times-PicayuneMay 13, 2010, 8:56PM The 700-pound giant Atlantic bluefin tuna carrying satellite radio tag number 5108024 entered the Gulf of Mexico on March 23, 2009, hugging the coast of Cuba, and speeding along a straight line to the warm water body’s center. The huge fish meandered north toward what would become […]
By Michael Graham Richard, Ottawa, Canada on 05. 3.10 The Gulf of Mexico, where a massive oil spill is taking place right now, is also the spawning ground for the critically endangered (according to the IUCN Red List) bluefin tuna. Stocks have already fallen about 90% since the 1970s, and they could fall even closer […]
By Jeremy Hance, www.mongabay.comMay 11, 2010 Eight lions have been poisoned to death in a month in Kenya, according to conservation organization WildlifeDirect. Locals, frustrated by lions killing their livestock, have taken to poisoning the great cats using a common pesticide in Kenya called carbofuran, known commercially as Furadan. Last month in Amboseli National […]
By Lee Poston, lee.poston@wwfus.orgMay 10, 2010 WASHINGTON, DC, May 10, 2010 – A Javan rhino was found dead late last week in Vietnam’s Cat Tien National Park, further endangering the population of one of the world’s rarest large mammals, World Wildlife Fund announced today. It is now uncertain how many, if any, Javan rhinos […]
(Mainichi Japan) May 11, 2010 TOKYO (Kyodo) — The population of large-sized Pacific bluefin tuna with reproductive capacity is shrinking at an alarming rate, in a sign they may face a crisis similar to the one their Atlantic peers are facing, according to a recent study by Japanese researchers. The results indicate the need to […]
Nairobi, 10 May 2010 – Natural systems that support economies, lives and livelihoods across the planet are at risk of rapid degradation and collapse unless there is swift, radical and creative action to conserve and sustainably use the variety of life on Earth. This is one principal conclusion of a major new assessment of the […]
By Marc KaufmanMay 9, 2010; 11:38 AM ET As oil from the Deepwater Horizon gushes out and spreads, one noble creature that few would imagine is in grave danger is a subspecies of the huge and officially endangered sperm whale. A population estimated to be around 500 is known to live in the deep waters […]
By Staff Writers Venice, Louisiana (AFP) May 6, 2010 – Oil may not yet be washing ashore in large quantities in Louisiana but an environmental disaster is already unfolding deep down in the Gulf of Mexico and in the swirling currents on its surface, experts warned Thursday. “Everyone is focusing on the beaches and […]
