Little Has Changed in 20 Years
A school of large pelagic predator fish (bluefin trevally) sizing up a school of small pelagic prey fish (anchovies)
On June 20-22 2012, the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD) will take place in Brazil. 20 years after the 1992 United Nations...
May
08
Wild Urban Forest of Rheinelbe, Germany
In 1988, the government of Nordrhein Westfallen started the process of converting an old mining area into wild urban forest.
“The idea behind it was not to develop anything…and not to plan and manage anything…Just to let everything grow like it...
Feb
07
The endangered desert tortoise. Photo wikipedia commons
Tale of the Tortoise
It’s kind of an eco paper-rock-scissors situation.
Renewable solar energy that could power millions of homes on the one hand.
A pristine Western landscape and fragile ecosystem with rare animals and plants on the...
Feb
03
Diorama with a Monachus monachus (Monk seal). Picture by Giovanni Dall'Orto
The Plight of the Mediterranean Monk Seal
The entire world watched as the Costa Concordia gradually sank beneath the waters of the Tuscan coast on January 13, 2012. The passengers were from a wide variety of countries,...
Feb
01
A 5-ton whale and a 5-ounce dove are both vulnerable to the same issue.
Ambient sound can have a drastic effect on one’s quality of life, as anyone who has ever dealt with a noisy neighbor knows all too well. The impacts of too much noise can go beyond mere annoyance, however. The EPA...
Jan
26
Shark Fin Soup Swims Out of Favor
Conservationists are hoping the Year of the Dragon is the last time shark fin soup is ladled out to celebrate the New Year.
Since the Ming Dynasty, Chinese Emperors and more recently, the elite have served shark fin soup, as a symbol of the wealth and power of the...
Jan
24
The New Year is off to a grisly start with two suspected poachers killed in South Africa’s Kruger National Park, one day after eight adult rhinos were found dead and de-horned.
During an anti-poaching operation, SA National Parks spokesman Reynold Thakhuli said, two alleged poachers were slain in...
Jan
18
Debris Reaches North America Ahead of Predictions
The Russian vessel Pallada encountered debris off Midway Islands. Photo courtesy NOAA
Debris from the March 2011 tsunami that devastated parts of Japan is making its way to North American much sooner than anticipated.
Surfers and beachgoers on the...
Dec
22
