February 2012
Over 180M Tons of Toxic Waste Dumped Into World’s...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Mining enough gold for just a single wedding band generates, on average, 20 tons of contaminated mine waste… Via earthisland.org
The carbon cycle: blink and you won't miss it ›...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) “Cycle” is a generous description for the movement of carbon around the planet. Festival of double-headed arrows and maths is more like it.” Via abc.net.au
Whalers not welcome in NZ - Greens
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Japanese whalers reported to be in New Zealand waters should be forced to leave, the Green Party says. Via tvnz.co.nz
Shark fin soup is bad for the environment and your...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Environmental News with a Sticky Twist… Via greenfudge.org
Help Stop More Navy Sonar Now!!! Please Comment...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Help Stop More Navy Sonar Now!!! Please Comment Help Cetaceans Via nwtteis.com
BMAA Neurotoxin Found In Shark Fins Linked To...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Craving a bowl of shark fin soup? Think again. Miami researchers have found high concentrations of the neurotoxin BMAA - linked to Alzheimer’s disease - in shark fins. Via asianscientist.com
How fish send alarm signals (ScienceAlert)
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Fish can smell fragmented sugar compounds sent out by an injured team member, allowing them to escape, a new study shows. Via pda.sciencealert.com.au
Sky News: Dolphins use unique whistles-scientists
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) “Bottlenose dolphins have whistles which they use to exclusively greet other members of their species, marine biologists in Scotland have reported. Using hydrophones, the researchers made recordings of dolphins swimming in St Andrews Bay, off the northeastern coast of Scotland, in the summers of 2003 and 2004. When groups of dolphins met up, they swapped...
Sea Shepherd :: When Dolphins Fly
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Sea Shepherd :: When Dolphins Fly Via seashepherd.org
New Fukushima Report: “Devil’s Chain Reaction”...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) A new independent report on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear disaster reveals that Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan feared events following the March 11, 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami would require the evacuation of Tokyo. The report, conducted by the Rebuild Japan Foundation, a new policy organization comprised of college professors, journalists and lawyers,...
Coca Cola responds to orange harvest...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) The soft drinks giant is looking at extending its supply chain audits and facilitating talks on ensuring better standards after Ecologist investigation uncovers squalid conditions and low pay for some migrant workers in Calabria… Via theecologist.org
The Sturgeon's Looming Endangered Listing
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) A federal agency works with the fishing industry on ways it can minimize incidental catches of Atlantic sturgeon. Via green.blogs.nytimes.com
Manta Rays Fate Worse Than Sharks : Discovery News
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) As the population of sharks has depleted, fishermen are turning more and more to Manta Rays - animals unfit to handle the pressure. Via news.discovery.com
Manila Hotel: Stop serving shark fin dishes
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Each year, an estimated 100 million sharks are killed brutally because of the ongoing demand for shark-fin soup and other shark fin dishes. Aside from containing high levels of poisonous mercury, shark fin is also tasteless. The horrific process of shark finning involves fishermen capturing live sharks, fin them, and dump the finless animal back into the water...
Voracious Demand Threatens Manta and Mobula Rays
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) In a surprisingly short space of time, a market for the creatures’ gill rakers has developed, based largely on the notion that they have medicinal value. Via green.blogs.nytimes.com
‘PH may be breeding area’
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) THERE’s very little data on whale sharks (Rhyncodon typus) in the Philippines, but what researchers have on the biggest living fish in the world point to enforcement of stronger protection and better management regulations in the country. Via sunstar.com.ph
PIA | Philippine Information Agency | Romblon...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) “On the world’s seven Pawikan species, five can be found in the Philippines. Four of the country’s species are found in the province of Romblon namely leatherback turtle, hawksbill turtle, green turtle, and olive ridley turtle. The last three mentioned turtles nest in the sandy areas of these two municipalities. The Philippine Wildlife Resources...
About 100 baby Pawikans released in Davao del Sur
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) “This would’ve been good news if they didn’t carry the hatchlings to the water and if they didn’t put the hatchlings in a tub of water. Those are 2 big NO-NOs. DENR has got to educate coastal communities ASAP…” -Save Philippine Seas “Again, do not put hatchlings in a basin of water. They only need to touch water when...
Flooding in northeast Brazil affect 117,000 |...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) The floods in the Brazil’ s northeastern state of Acre have already caused at least one death and affected about 117,000 people, the National Defense Ministry said on Monday. Via manila-bulletin.net
Endangered Species of the Week: Hyacinth macaw
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Species: (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus) Status: Endangered (EN) Interesting Fact: The hyacinth macaw is the world’s largest species of parrot! Via greenfudge.org
Climate change alters bird migration patterns -...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Rising temperatures, triggered by climate change, are forcing birds to alter their migration patterns. Via timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Whale shark in Davao Gulf
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Location: near Samal Island, Davao Gulf
Dive operator: Carabao Dive Center
Dive boat: Datu Budas If you see a whale shark, swim with it to your heart’s content, but please DON’T touch them. Via youtube.com
Dolphin expert asks: Should they be treated as...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Studies now show that these cetaceans, as they are technically known, possess the next most impressive brains after humans, even ranking above the great apes. Via dailymail.co.uk
Nature Goes Missing from Kids' Picture Books -...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Children’s books with environmental messages have always been rare, but a new study shows fewer than ever include any images of nature. Via good.is
Manila CitySlicker Leslie: Dolphins Creating Waves
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Art lies in the heart of every city! And for our Manila CitySlickers’ second task, we asked them to roam around their analogue cities and know more about its artistic side. Let’s take a look at what Leslie has to share with us after the stop. Via lomography.com
Narwhal Dolphins Harvested Like Cattle for their...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Narwhal Dolphins Harvested Like Cattle for their Tusks! Via nnsl.com
The uglier the guy, the greater effort to gain attention…
Climate change alters bird migration patterns -...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) All the top stories about Climate Change (Climate change alters bird migration patterns - The Times of India http://t.co/gsp2OaY2 (via @DTNIndia)…)… Via climatechange.tweetmeme.com
Most Endangered Species in Amazon Rainforest |...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Man is hell bent on destroying the environment in the name of ‘development’ without realizing that that it’s leading to the extermination of several (Most+Endangered+Species+in+Amazon+Rainforest http://t.co/3k3TWYOJ…)… Via green-buzz.net
Pictures: Prehistoric Elephant Tracks Reveal Early...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) The ancient creatures traveled in gender-separated herds just like modern-day elephants, new footprint analyses reveal. Via news.nationalgeographic.com
Looking to the Climate-Change Road Less Traveled
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Congressional deadlock and new scientific insights force new direction. The news on the avoid-dangerous-climate-change front seems to get ever bleaker. On the Policy Side, Little to No Progress The probability of a U.S. Via greatenergychallengeblog.com
Strange New Leaf-Nosed Bat Found in Vietnam
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Despite an onslaught of leeches, scientists have uncovered a new bat species whose face bristles with leaf-like protrusions. Via news.nationalgeographic.com
Sea Anemones, Sea Anemone Pictures, Sea Anemone...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) The ornately colored sea anemone (uh-NEM-uh-nee) is named after the equally flashy terrestrial anemone flower. A close relative of coral and jellyfish, anemones are stinging polyps that spend most of their time attached to rocks on the sea bottom or on coral reefs waiting for fish to pass close enough to get ensnared in their venom-filled tentacles. Via...
Lobsters, Lobster Pictures, Lobster Facts -...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Lobsters are ten-legged crustaceans closely related to shrimp and crabs. These benthic, or bottom-dwelling, creatures are found in all of the world’s oceans, as well as brackish environments and even freshwater. They have poor eyesight but highly developed senses of taste and smell. They feed primarily on fish and mollusks, but will consume algae and other plant...
Coral Surface -- National Geographic
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Photograph by Timothy G. Laman Shelves of coral surround the Pacific island of Palau. Corals, small organisms related to anemones, secrete calcium carbonate which hardens into an exoskeleton and over time forms reefs. Via ocean.nationalgeographic.com
Coral Reefs Photos -- National Geographic
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Large Gorgonian Coral/Sea Fan Photograph by Timothy G. Laman A large rust-colored gorgonian sea fan perches against a reef in Micronesia. Small, individual coral polyps fuse together over time to create these impressive fan-shaped colonies, which can grow several feet high. Via ocean.nationalgeographic.com
Coral Reefs Photos -- National Geographic
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Orange Cup Coral Photograph by Paul A. Sutherland Orange cup coral clusters on a pier piling on Bonaire Island in the West Indies. About 80 percent of all life on Earth is found in the oceans, which cover 71 percent of the planet’s surface. Via ocean.nationalgeographic.com
Coral Pictures - Underwater Wallpapers - National...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) See coral pictures in this photo gallery from National Geographic. Via animals.nationalgeographic.com
Sea Cucumbers, Sea Cucumber Pictures, Sea Cucumber...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) “Sea cucumbers are echinoderms—like starfish and sea urchins. There are some 1,250 known species, and many of these animals are indeed shaped like soft-bodied cucumbers. All sea cucumbers are ocean dwellers, though some inhabit the shallows and others live in the deep ocean. They live on or near the ocean floor—sometimes partially buried beneath...
25 Beautiful Underwater Pictures
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Underwater pictures is the most difficult type of photography as it requires many skills other than just simple photography. Those other skills include diving, (Cliquez sur j’aime si vous aimez ces photos! Via designyoutrust.com
5 SCUBA Diving Mistakes to Avoid
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Did you ever made mistake when #scuba diving? Via bookyourdive.com
Scientists to lead ecosystem study of Great...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Scientists are preparing to share the visual majesty of oceanic life with the world, albeit virtually, and Google is also getting involved. Via siliconrepublic.com
Manatee
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) Photo take at -30 ft very near to a Caribbean reef. Spotting at 11.45 am today, about 1km from the coast. This is to me the spotting of a life time. You can see a Remora attach to it, amazing. Via projectnoah.org
Corals, Coral Pictures, Coral Facts - National...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) “Coral organisms, called polyps, can live on their own, but are primarily associated with the spectacularly diverse limestone communities, or reefs, they construct…” Via animals.nationalgeographic.com
Op-Ed: Indonesian govt. ignores calls to end...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) 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
The Himalayan Times : Fishing poses threat to...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) 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
Marshall Islands fine Japanese ship for violating...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) 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
Dolphins are People too! via« cathywagnerblog
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) 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 apes, elephants and...
‘Radical proposal’ will save ocean life - IOL...
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) “The indiscriminate slaughter of vast numbers of turtles, sharks, albatrosses and other endangered marine animals that get unintentionally caught by fishermen as by-catch, could be prevented by a radical proposal of mobile marine reserves, according to scientists…” Via iol.co.za
No (shark fin) soup for you! It may be harmful
Via Scoop.it - Makamundo (Earthly) The destruction of sharks for shark fin soup has helped put many wild species of the fish on the road to extinction. Now, new research suggests this costly meal may harm humans, too. Via msnbc.msn.com
