Archive for July, 2010

By Elizabeth Seward When talking about health and eating habits, fish, as an alternative to other meats, comes up a lot. We all know tuna has good-for-you Omega 3S, but also an abundance of bad-for-you mercury. But for bluefin tuna in particular, there’s another compelling reason to consider ditching the stuff despite its (debatable) health […]

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12 July 2010, bossip In the end, it’s Spain hoisting the 2010 FIFA World Cup trophy. It’s the first World Cup championship for Spain, the pre-tournament favorite, which defeated Netherlands 1-0 in the World Cup final. Spain is the eighth country to win the World Cup, and the first first-time winner since France won in […]

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The glamorous Barbi Twins, Shane and Sia, have allied with Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), which filed a lawsuit against BP in their effort to save sea turtles and other endangered species from being burned alive in the cleanup. BP’s gulf spill cleanup plan involves burning oil on the surface. Endangered sea turtles, including the extremely […]

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By Naples Daily News staff report marconews.com Posted July 8, 2010 SeaWorld Orlando set out from Calusa Island Marina in Goodland today to release five endangered Kemp’s Ridley sea turtles – displaced by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico – into the waters of Gullivan Bay, south of Marco Island. The area is […]

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WORLD LARGEST FISH WHALE SHARK IN OKIANAWA ISLAND…. Share on digg

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BBC ‘Blue Planet – Deep Trouble’ team visit the world’s largest fish market in Tokyo to monitor the number of fish captured and the appearance of any endangered species. Share on digg

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BBC ‘Blue Planet – Deep Trouble’ team explain the environmental dangers facing the world’s shallow waters. With high demands for rare species of fish, coral reefs are in danger of being fished out and deserted. Brilliant natural world video. Share on digg

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January Jones is Scared for Sharks from Oceana on Vimeo. The actress January Jones from the hit tv-series “Mad Men” has stepped up to appear in a number of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) titled “Scared for Sharks.” According to my source article the PSAs will start June 8th and continue through the summer in online, […]

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Anti-Shark Finning is a web site devoted to one very simple objective – stopping the slaughter of sharks. Sharks are rapidly becoming an endangered species simply because their fins are sought after for the lucrative Shark Fin Soup market. For many it seems the loss of sharks is an acceptable loss. After all, sharks are […]

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9 July 2010 PORT ST. JOE, Fla. — Biologist Lorna Patrick dug gingerly into the beach today, gently brushing away sand to reveal dozens of leathery, golfball-sized loggerhead sea turtle eggs. Patrick, of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, carefully plucked the eggs from the foot-deep hole and placed them one-by-one in a cooler layered […]

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