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Pink iguanas unseen by Darwin offer evolution clue
By Michael Kahn
LONDON (Reuters) - Pink iguanas unknown to Charles Darwin during his visits to the Galapagos islands may provide evidence of species divergence far earlier than the English naturalist’s famous finches, researchers said Monday.
The findings also for the first time describe the black-striped reptiles — first seen in 1986 and only a few more [...]
Ocean Conservancy Applauds Administration’s Action to Create the Largest Ocean Conservation Area in History
Area almost fifty percent larger than all U.S. National Parks combined to be protected
Washington, DC - Tomorrow, the Bush administration will officially designate three new marine monuments in the Pacific Ocean that will protect pristine ecosystems from industry uses. The new marine protected areas will be located in the tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean [...]
Sheepdogs shepherd endangered penguins in Australia
Sydney - Sheepdogs have proved such perfect guardians for a colony of fairy penguins on a small south-coast Australian island that conservationists are confident the caring canines can be recruited to safeguard other endangered animals from being savaged by foxes and wild dogs. “We are now starting to see some great results,” said Middle Island [...]
6Jan2009 | Sara | 0 comments | Continued‘Mermaid’ rescued in Philippines
Manila, Philippines - Two brave fishermen from the Philippines began the year by saving the life of a trapped dugong or sea cow, the ancient sea mammal generally credited with being the origin of the mermaid myth.
On the afternoon of 1 January Henry Barlas, from the coastal barangay of Maruyogon in Puerto Princesa, noticed something [...]
Another baleen whale washes up in Manila Bay
Manila, Philippines - The lifeless body of another baleen whale was found floating beside a passenger ship moored on Manila Bay’s Pier 13 two days before the end of the year, according to WWF-Philippines.
Measuring 9.8 metres and weighing almost three tonnes, the whale, thought to be either a Minke (Balaenoptera acutorostata) or a Bryde’s whale [...]
New reptiles found in Tanzania’s shrinking forests
LONDON (Reuters) - Seventeen previously unknown species of reptiles and amphibians have been found in the threatened rainforests of eastern Tanzania, Italian and Tanzanian scientists reported on Monday.
The haul of new species, which include chameleons, tree frogs and snakes, highlights the rich biodiversity of the East African country’s South Nguru Mountains region, they wrote in [...]
Speaking with Dolphins May Soon Be Possible
A team of British and U.S. researchers has just announced that they’ve imaged the first high definition imprints of sounds that dolphins make in water. The scientists, associated with a project called Speak Dolphin, are constructing a library of these images and sounds so that, in future, they can verify that the same sound is [...]
3Jan2009 | Sara | 0 comments | ContinuedA Happy New Year for Penguins
Today the Wildlife Conservation Society announced that the Government of Argentina recently approved a new coastal marine park located at a wildlife-dense region of South America. Penguins, in particular, have reason to celebrate, since around a half a million of them are now living within protected habitat.
The region serves as a nesting and feeding ground [...]
1Jan2009 | Sara | 0 comments | ContinuedWhalers accuse ‘extremist’ activists
The Japan Whaling Association (JWA) says it fears for the lives of Japanese crews, and the safety of vessels, because of the actions of Sea Shepherd and Animal Planet ‘extremists’ aboard.
Anti-whaling campaigners aboard the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship say they have driven the Japanese whaling fleet from Australian Antarctic waters into waters off New [...]
Azerbaijani President approved AZN 2.85 million for zoo park project
Baku, Fineko/abc.az. President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan has issued a decree on creation of a zoological park in the country.
The Presidential Administration press service informs that rapid growth of national economy and the taken measures aimed at rational use of natural resources caused the necessity to spread widely more widely ecological knowledge in the society [...]