Although the Indian state of Kerala typically receives ten feet of rain during its annual spring monsoons, the state often experiences a severe water shortage during the following summer months. This is largely the result […]
Tag: Conservation
Man Buys Sea Turtles Destined To Be Food, Releases Them Back Into The Ocean
A pair of New Zealand miners working in Papua New Guinea have single handedly rescued 11 turtles destined for the cooking pot from a local market and released them back into the sea. The exploits […]
Large Trees Are Being Cloned So Future Generations Can Enjoy Them
Many environmentalists are trying to save some of the world’s biggest trees by cloning them. One such tree is known as Lady Liberty. The 89 foot tall tree stands at the end of a boardwalk […]
Despite Global Ban, Shark Finning Continues To Plague Rare Species
Last month shipping giant UPS announced that they would no longer ship shark fins, in response to a petition to the delivery company that collected over 170,000 signatures. While the development appears promising, conservationists worry […]
After 37 Years The Loggerhead Sea Turtle Is Making A Comeback In Georgia
On the beaches of Cumberland Island, Georgia, the work of wildlife biologist Doug Hoffman has begun to positively affect the populations of giant loggerhead sea turtles there after many years. Turtle populations increased following a […]
Experts Baffled As To Why Rare African Penguin Population Has Declined By 90 Percent
Africa’s once ubiquitous penguins are now fast approaching extinction. The small flightless birds, which have attracted thousands of tourists every year, have scientists divided over what exactly is causing their dwindling numbers. Though efforts to […]
Coca Cola Announces Its Entire Operations Will Be ‘Water Neutral’ By The End Of The Year
Coca-Cola Co. and its partners announced they expect to be restoring 100 percent of the water utilized in their plants by the end of this year, reaching an old conservation objective five years ahead of […]
Endangered Lions To Return To Rwanda After More Than Twenty Years
After more than two decades lions will return to conflict ridden Rwanda, wildlife officials have said. Indigenous, and highly endangered, lions were wiped out in the country after Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. Two males and five […]
World Governments Force Activist Group To Pay Japan’s Illegal Whale Hunting Industry
In what clearly shows the world is ruled by big money corporate interests, hard-line antiwhaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has bizarrely been forced to pay the illegal Japanese whaling industry $2.55 million for “damages”. […]
Vampire Energy Drain Costing U.S. $19 Billion Annually
We live in an increasingly connected, always-on world. Our phones talk to our fridges and our washing machines email us. Yet all this connectivity is coming at a huge cost, thanks to the hidden power […]
Wildlife Decline May Lead To Empty Landscapes
Approximately 60% of giant plant eating animals, including rhinos, elephants and gorillas, are at risk of extinction, according to new research. Analysis of 74 herbivore species, published in the journal Science Advances, saw poaching and […]