Segmenting certain areas of the seas and oceans to spare the rare species from fishing is an idea that has been adopted at many places in the world. But in Indonesia the idea is backfiring as poachers try and loot the same marine protected areas.
Amur Leopards, the most endangered leopards of the world are growing in numbers according to a new population survey that was carried out for the first time at Northeast China’s Jilin Province. The census showed that the population of the leopards had almost doubled in the province.
Maui’s Dolphins are the smallest dolphins in the world measuring just about a metre and a half. But a new study warns that these unique creatures are on the verge of extinction with only 55 individuals remaining in the wild.
During a recent trip to Kenya Gisele Bundchen was photographed playing with one of the orphaned elephants at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Sanctuary. The Brazilian model traveled to East Africa to raise awareness about the endangered animals.
The International Elephant Foundation (IEF), a non-profit dedicated to the well being and preservation of elephant species, has announced a $225,000 contribution to be dispersed over 19 conservation projects in 2012.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is asking residents in Florida to help them in an online research project that will help them determine the distribution of a rare breed of squirrels – the Fox squirrel. Fox squirrels have a long, bushy tail that looks a lot like a fox tail. They are about twice [...]
All of the Bahamas coastline is about to become a safe sanctuary for sharks as the nation announced on Tuesday a complete ban of shark fishing in its waters. After Honduras, the Maldives and Palau, Bahamas becomes the fourth archipelago to take the important protective measure.
The Dead Sea might get some company soon. In a recent report, scientists have stated that humans are destroying the world’s oceans much worse than previously thought. In fact, things have gotten even worse than the “worse case scenario” predicting just a few short years ago. Pollution, habitat destruction, global warming, overfishing – the list goes on and on at how the human race is killing off the ocean race.
World Oceans Day is June 8th and this year, we are all encouraged to “wear blue and tell two,” to help raise awareness of ocean conservation.
