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| Gulf Oil Spill |
| Giant Worm |
| Whaling Compromise |
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Gulf oil spill a huge catastrophe for wildlife, fisheries
Source:USA Today-Science Fair By:Doyle Rice, AP
The massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was starting to ooze ashore Friday [April 30], threatening migrating birds, nesting pelicans and marine mammals along Louisiana's fragile islands and barrier marshes. Overall, the spill imperils hundreds of species of fish, birds and other wildlife along the Gulf Coast, one of the world's richest seafood grounds, teeming with shrimp, oysters and other marine life.
"It's home to major, significant fisheries that supply almost 1/3 of the seafood we eat in this country, including almost half of the shrimp," says Susan Kaderka, regional executive director for the National Wildlife Federation in Austin, Texas. "The wildlife impacts could be quite massive," she says. "It's potentially a huge catastrophe."
Additionally, Kaderka says that late spring is a terrible time for this to be happening, since many species of fish are spawning now, and birds are nesting. "It couldn't be happening at a worse time"...
Click Here To View The Entire Article NWHS NOTE: As the giant oil slick moves to Gulf Coast shores, much work will be needed to assist in cleaning habitat, wildlife and support for those efforts. If you are a college student (or teacher) and have time off for the upcoming summer (especially those involved in conservation, ecology, wildlife or veterinarian curriculum) please consider volunteering. Anyone over 18 will be welcome as volunteers as there will be many jobs available, even for those with no wildlife handling/hazardous materials skills (cooking for volunteers, labor, transportation etc.). NWHS has contacted agencies and organizations on the Gulf Coast, and will be posting links in next week's newsletter with information on how to assist. |
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Scientists find fabled giant worm
Source:Independent ie
Two living specimens of the fabled giant Palouse earthworm have been captured for the first time in 20 years, University of Idaho scientists said.
Researchers located an adult and a juvenile specimen of the worm, which have become near mythic creatures in the Palouse region of Washington and Idaho, on March 27.
The adult specimen was positively identified by University of Kansas earthworm expert Sam James a few weeks later. "We are beginning to gain some understanding about where we are likely to find the giant Palouse earthworm," said University of Idaho soil scientist Jodi Johnson-Maynard in Moscow, Idaho, who has been leading the search...
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Whaling Compromise Rejected
Source:ScienceInsider By:Virginia Morell
Exchanging verbal blows, Australia and Japan announced this week that neither country will accept last week's proposal by the chair of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) for a compromise over the divisive issue of whaling. Chair Cristián Maquieira's proposal would have permitted limited commercial whale hunts for three IWC member nations for a decade as a way to heal the organization, which is deeply divided between pro- and antiwhaling nations. In 1986, IWC enacted a ban against such whaling, but Japan, Norway, and Iceland have continued since to hunt whales under various IWC-allowed exceptions, and 35,000 whales have been killed as a result.
Under the new plan, Japan could legally hunt whales in the Antarctic's Southern Ocean Sanctuary, but its quota would drop from 935 to 400 minke whales for 5 years and then be slashed to 200 for the plan's final 5 years. In exchange, Japan would be permitted to harpoon 10 fin whales in the sanctuary and 120 minke whales in its own coastal waters. Fin whales are considered an endangered species. Japan has now turned down the deal.
Australia's environment minister, Peter Garrett, has also rejected the compromise and yesterday [April 28] spelled out his government's position in a speech (click for Garrett's powerful speech)...
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