Tag: Preservation - Page 9
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The Year of the Tiger - Beautiful Animals on the Brink (Slideshow)
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TED 2010: Sylvia Earle Gets Her Wish - Mission Blue Launches To Create Marine Preserves
n 2009, Sylvia Earle - a TED Prize winner - made a wish: "I wish you would use all means at your
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WWF's Interactive Map Points Out Top Trouble Spots for Tigers
If you read the headline to this post and thought, "Isn't that, well, everywhere?" you'd be right. Practically anywhere tigers are found in the wild, they're in trouble. Which is why an interactive map that educates people on
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Lions Eating Too Many Cows? Send In The Zebras!
In what is being called the largest wildlife relocation in Africa's history, 4,000 zebras and 3,000 wildebeest
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Ocean Film Fest 2010: The Battle Over Beaches in Puerto Rico (Video)
In Puerto Rico, it is illegal for developers to create projects that close off public access to the ocean. Yet, well-connected developers are still able to do just this. The Edge of the Sea is
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Ocean Film Fest 2010: Roz Savage On What It Takes to Row Across Oceans (Video)
Roz Savage is one of our favorite ocean activists. No ocean-oriented festival is complete without her, and luckily, the Ocean Film Fest 2010 was complete. The film Rowing The Atlantic by JB Benna of Journeyfilm is comprised
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Ocean Film Fest 2010: Whale Sharks By The Hundreds at Isla Holbox
Isla Holbox is a small island off the coast of Mexico that boasts an unusually large whale shark population. The nutrient-rich waters are a perfect feeding ground for the largest fish in the ocean. Whale
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Ocean Film Fest 2010: Scientists Unravel The Mystery and Plight Of Seahorses (Video)
Seahorses are some of the most beloved of the tropical fish. But, they're also very popular in traditional Chinese medicine, used for for male virility, and as souvenirs. The Monterey Bay Aquarium describes the fragility
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21st Century Tech Meets 15th Century Architecture
Can you imagine the Eiffel Tower with wind turbines? The Taj Mahal with rooftop solar panels? No matter how much you support renewable energy, it's jarring to think about
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Destructive Impact of Invasive Species Measured In 57 Countries
Invasive alien species have been measured for the first time in a large scale study that included 57 countries across the globe. The Global Invasive
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Yes Virginia, the Glaciers are Melting
The World Glacier Monitoring Service has jumped into the controversy about whether the glaciers are melting. And their answer is an emphatic yes.
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Unchopping A Tree - A Video That Puts Deforestation In Perspective
An image from artist Maya Lin's "Unchopping a Tree" Deforestation. It might seem obvious that rainforests are needed to continue life on earth - but why? Maya Lin lays it out in a gorgeous video with a message that will make every viewer pause and
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Dinosaur Tracks Lasted 165 Million Years, Now Need Protection From Humans
A set of dinosaur tracks that have lasted for 165 million years are now in need of protection, and they're going to get just that. The tracks, which lay alongside the M40 motorway, are at risk from
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Geologists Explore Giant Crystals in Fated Cave
It seems like a Hollywood movie set; perhaps a place for Superman to get a little alone time--but Mexico's Cave of Crystals is no artificial wonder. Discovered in 2000 when silver
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Wild Bird Charity Turning to Insects, Reintroducing Four Endangered Bugs Into UK
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, or RSPB, is turning its attention and charitable efforts towards insects - four insects in particular. The organization is looking into plans for breeding and
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Notes From Antarctica: It's All About the Treaty
It's hard not to appreciate the utopian intentions of an entire continent formally dedicated to science and international peace. There was a brief, shining moment in human history where crazy things like
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Endangered Tree Kangaroos Fitted With CritterCams Reveal Wildlife Mysteries, New Species (Video)
The elusive and endangered tree kangaroo of New Guinea is tough to study. But some have been fitted with
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Study Shows Coral Spawning Depends on Wind; Makes Local Conservation Imperative
With the future of corals looking grim - grim enough for a proposal to start freezing them for future reintroduction - it's more important than ever to understand what corals need for healthy reproduction. The
