February 2012
392 posts
Dolphins are People too! via« cathywagnerblog
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines We have learned a great deal about the intelligence of whales and dolphins: -they appear to understand how things work, and how to manipulate objects -they recognise other members of their species, and recognise individual behaviour -they recognise themselves, and parts of their own bodies, in a mirror – an ability we thought was limited to...
Marshall Islands fine Japanese ship for violating...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines The Marshall Islands has fined a Japanese-operated fishing vessel $125,000 for violating a ban on shark fishing, officials said, in…… Via japantoday.com
The Himalayan Times : Fishing poses threat to...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines SURKHET: The fresh water dolphins found in the rivers of the far-west region of the country is under threat of extinction due to illegal fishing on rife.
Dolphins are seen in the Karnali River and its tributaries, mostly during the monsoon. Via thehimalayantimes.com
Op-Ed: Indonesian govt. ignores calls to end...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines The Indonesian government is ignoring calls to honor an agreement it made in Oct. 2010, to turn over dolphins from the last operating dolphin traveling circus in its country, to an established rehabilitation network. Via digitaljournal.com
VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: Dolphin stampede off California...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines VIDEO SPOTLIGHT: Dolphin stampede off California coast Via middletownpress.com
Hong Kong Airlines criticised over dolphin cargo
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong Airlines was under pressure to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo describing a recent delivery from Japan to Vietnam was leaked to Chinese media. Via au.news.yahoo.com
Hong Kong Airlines criticised over dolphin cargo
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines Hong Kong Airlines criticised over dolphin cargo Via google.com
Airline busted over dolphin cargo
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines HONG Kong Airlines is under pressure to stop its live dolphin cargo business after an internal memo was leaked. Via couriermail.com.au
Zoe – It's Our Nature : Big Step Forward for...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines At the world’s largest science conference, scientists and ethicists presented the case for recognizing dolphins and whales as non-human persons. Via zoenature.org
A victory for killer whales is a victory for all
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines The threatened and endangered killer whales of Canada’s west coast need food and a safe place to live. It’s obvious. Via vancouversun.com
Gov't Moves Vs Blast Fishing | The Manila Bulletin...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines A test blast conducted by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) in Calape, Bohol showed just how disastrous the effect of dynamite fishing is on pelagic fish species. Via mb.com.ph
Shore of Oslob.
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines “Shore of Oslob. With so many people going,it’s inevitable. LGU shud assign a clean up crew to scour evry hour - yfrog.com/oem1ekxvj” -via @ruffybiazon Via yfrog.com
How Factory Farms Are Killing Seals
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines A new study finds dead sea mammals harboring E. coli resistant to multiple kinds of antibiotics used on farms. Via motherjones.com
A Global Assessment of Organic Contaminants in...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines “The large difference in farmed and wild salmon contaminant concentrations is likely due to diet. While wild salmon eat a large variety of aquatic organisms where they feed such as krill, zooplankton, and small fish, farmed salmon consume a formulated high-fat feed primarily of other fish ground into fishmeal and fish oil. As a result,...
Law breaking on industrial scale
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines BBC Scotland reporter John Johnston looks at how a £63m black fish scam, the biggest ever in the UK, operated in Shetland. Via bbc.co.uk
The 2011 Philippine Biodiversity Expedition:...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines COMPRISED of more than 7,000 islands, the Philippines is home to a wide variety of species. This was reaffirmed by the expedition with the discovery of approximately 500 new species found in rainforests, coral reefs and the ocean floor. According to Dr. Gosliner, among the interesting species discovered include a deep-sea, shrimp-eating shark...
Is town’s 132-hectare reclamation worth loss of...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines “…Prof. Rene Rollon of the University of the Philippines (UP) in Diliman cited the loss of sea grasses, which are an important part of coastal ecosystem. Sea grass, where fish and seashells are found, is “interconnected” with the mangroves and corals, he said. They can’t be replanted, making restoration of sea grass more costly...
DENR: Make up for damage to sea grass, marine life
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines Cordova town is expected to lose sea grass and other marine life during the 10-hectare reclamation for a roll-on-roll-off port. Via newsinfo.inquirer.net
Cordova reclamation unwise, climate...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines The ongoing reclamation project in Cordova town may end up a poor investment for its planners due to the global warming phenomenon, a member of the Climate Change Commission said yesterday. Via cebudailynews.wordpress.com
Dredging Today – Philippines: Cordova Eyes Land...
Via Scoop.it - Earth Island Institute Philippines “The Municipal Government of Cordova had plans for two reclamation projects… According to the documents obtained by PEJC, DENR’s Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) 7 issued ECC RO7-0803-0084-210 for a reclamation project with an area of 47.8 hectares in Lava Island. Ramos said DENR must have issued “by mistake” the environmental...
