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Woo Hoo! From Care2: Success! New York Bans Shark Fins Unanimously Though many find them scary, ugly and generally repellent, the world needs sharks: they are important predators and scavengers, necessary to many different aquatic ecosystems. New York has taken a step towards stopping our species from eliminating them from the oceans: the state legislature […]
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Man accused of smuggling more than 10 percent of an entire species – original article on Popular Science E. Fudd
Yet another example of man saying one thing, and doing another. Hopefully we can pull back before we kill yet another species off forever…. 🙁 From Care2: Poor Porbeagle Sharks in Desperate Need of Your Attention Whenever someone says the word “shark,” the great white from Jaws usually swims to mind. Unfortunately, many shark species, […]
From the Seattle Times: Once extinct here, wolverines on the rebound “…Once shot on sight, trapped and poisoned as vermin, wolverines were extinct in Washington by the 1930s. But they are making a comeback, repopulating portions of their historic home range for the first time in decades. On Friday, they were proposed for listing as […]
from Care2: The Bottom Line: Big Opportunity for Pacific Fish Note: This is a guest post from Lee Crockett, Director of U.S. Fisheries Campaigns at the Pew Environment Group. Our nation’s West Coast is known worldwide for the rich and iconic marine life that can be found off its shores. In fact, countless tourists travel […]
Woo hoo – let’s hope it’s permanent! From Care2: Success! Super Trawler Banned From Australia’s Oceans E. Fudd
From Care2: 100 Rhinos Slaughtered In Less Than Two Months 100 rhinos have been killed in less than two months in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. AFP reports that this “surge” in rhino killings by poachers means that the number of the endangered animals killed this year could surpass the total of 381 killed last […]