Category: NEWSLETTERS

9 July, 2014 4:28PM ACST Off the menu – NT govt social club backs down on dugong, turtle luncheon By Xavier La Canna A Northern Territory government department social club has abandoned plans to serve endangered sea turtle and dugong for NAIDOC week after protesters threatened to target the event. The Department of Corporate and...

The Pink Dolphins Of Hong Kong (Sousa Chinensis) Also called Chinese White Dolphin. Disaster Avoided Why are they called Pink Dolphins? Pollution threat Studying the Pink Dolphins Other Threats The Species Range DISASTER AVOIDED They look from a distance like belugas – totally white. They are called pink dolphins but they are not often pink;...

Government quiet on whaling ahead of Abe visit Date July 6, 2014 – 11:56AM Andrew Darby Hobart correspondent for Fairfax Media Small catch: Minke whales dead on the deck of the Japanese factory ship Nisshin Maru. Photo: AFP Labor says it will raise Antarctic whaling with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this week, as...

REBOUNDING WHALE POPULATIONS GREAT FOR OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS Amy Kennedy/NOAA Jump for joy. Rebounding populations of humpback whales could remake marine ecosystems. Rebounding whale populations are good for ocean ecosystems Eli is a contributing correspondent for Science magazine. Email Eli By Eli Kintisch 3 July 2014 4:45 pm Comments Far from depleting the resources of ocean...

Save Ballina’s Koalas – www.friendsofthekoala.org The campaign to stop the proposed route of the Pacific Highway upgrade from devastating the nationally significant Lower Richmond River Koala population is well advanced. There being no further opportunity for public participation in the formal consultative processes, concerned community members are joining forces with Friends of the Koala Inc.,...

SeaWorld Supporter and Radio DJ Publicly Mocked a High Schooler Over the Air Posted on July 3, 2014 | Have you ever wondered what kind of person hides behind the power of radio to pick on a kid? San Diego’s KOGO 600′s Casey Bartholomew, that’s who. Bartholomew felt the need to mock a high school...

Judge’s Refusal to Review Seaquarium’s Violations of Law Prompts Court Appeal Posted on July 1, 2014   PETA, ALDF Determined to Seek Justice for Suffering Orca Lolita For immediate release Contact: Megan Backus, Animal Legal Defense Fund Jared Goodman, Esq., PETA Foundation Miami — PETA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the Orca Network, and...

Mystery: Scientists find plastic garbage at 88% of ocean sites, but only 1% of the trash is accounted for Thursday, July 03, 2014 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer Tags: plastic garbage, ocean pollution, consumer waste (NaturalNews) A full 88 percent of the ocean’s surface is polluted with plastic trash residue — but this only accounts...

The proponents of two controversial pipelines to British Columbia’s coast say they would consider deploying underwater firecrackers, helicopters and clanging pipes, among other methods, to ensure whales don’t swim toward any disastrous oil spill that might result from increased tanker traffic carrying bitumen to Asia. It’s called hazing and documents obtained by The Globe and...

Australia becoming a ”4th world country” on marine protection, conservationists warn Date June 26, 2014 Julieanne Strachan Reporter for The Sunday Canberra Times. Australia’s standards for protecting marine life have tumbled so far they can now be described as “fourth world”, conservationists have warned. Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s changes to the approvals process for offshore...