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In desperate times, people look at desperate measures. James Lovelock – – who is one of the leading environmentalists on the planet has made a startling proposal: that the best way to save the Amazon from being destroyed is to turn it into a repository for nuclear waste. He argues in “The Revenge of Gaia” [...]
Endangered Greater One-Horned Rhinos become extra vulnerable when the waters of the Brahmaputra River flood Kaziranga National Park. The annual deluge forces the rhinos to move toward higher ground near highways, where they are easily located and killed by poachers. This year, wildlife officials have already posted forest guards at vulnerable areas along Kaziranga’s border. [...]
Here’s a real shifting baseline. Fishing catches may be decreasing, but inadvertent ocean litter pickups of mostly plastic debris are increasing. Fishermen don’t actually go out looking for plastic debris to pick up. These ocean garbage pick-ups are accidental. For now. But soon, fishermen may be paid to bring garbage back to port. Already, ocean [...]
Researchers in Brunei are studying the migration route and nesting habitat of Olive Ridley Turtles by monitoring the satellite transmitter of a recently-released female turtle. Earlier this month, a female Olive Ridley Turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea), fitted with a satellite transmitter, was released from Meragang Beach as part of a Southeast Asia Fisheries Development Centre (SEAFDEC) [...]
The European Union got strongly admonished this month by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) after the release of a report that is more than a decade late and comes to disheartening conclusions. The EU is giving only 0.1% of its budget to nature protection, with drastic consequences. Due to the miniscule investment in protecting wildlife, [...]
