Loggerhead Turtle Hatchlings: 4,000 Tiny Reasons to Celebrate

Loggerhead Turtle Close-up

More than 4,000 Loggerhead turtle hatchlings made their way safely into the sea, thanks to the help of hardworking volunteers. A dedicated team of about 70 Sunshine Coast volunteers are celebrating a wonderful outcome of the turtle nesting season: 4,000 Loggerhead hatchlings (Caretta caretta) have survived the treacherous journey from their nests into the sea. [...]

Study: Malaria Originated in Chimps

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In a study published earlier this week, researchers from the United States reported that malaria originated in chimpanzees. The scientists discovered that the parasite that causes malaria is closely related to a parasite found in chimps.  

Scientists Set to Study the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Ocean garbage

About one thousand miles off the coast of California, in an isolated area of the north Pacific ocean known as the North Pacific Gyre, a slowly rotating whirlpool of water swirls in a giant clockwise spiral. At the center of the swirling mass of water sits a relatively still center, inviting the accumulation of whatever [...]

Tourists Responsible for Deaths of Protected Griffon Vultures in Croatia

Eurasian Griffon Vulture

Photo-hungry tourists are killing Croatia’s Eurasian Griffon Vultures by rousing them from nests perched on vertical cliffs. On the Croatian islands of Cres, Krk, Plavnik and Prvić, protected Eurasian Griffon Vultures (Gyps fulvus) nest just above the sea on vertical cliffs. Tourists flock to the area in boats, and upon reaching the areas below the [...]

Right Whale Protections Ignored by Navy Warfare Training Plans

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In order to construct an undersea warfare training range adjacent to the only known calving grounds for endangered right whales, the U.S. Navy has decided to proceed without obtaining required approvals. According to Earthjustice, the Navy plans to start construction of the undersea warfare training range at a location next to the North Atlantic right [...]