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In the Fight Against Invasive Lionfish, Florida Sponsors Fishing Derbies

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Istanbul Treats Its Famous and Beautiful Bosphorus Strait Like a Trash Can, Turkish NGO Says

Istanbul’s Bosphorus: It looks nice and clean. Photo: Jennifer Hattam . From the deck of a boat bobbing on its surface, Istanbul’s Bosphorus Strait seems to flow fresh and strong, breathing air and energy into the city it divides into two continents. When anchored in a secluded cove near the Black Sea end of the strait, it even feels clean enough to swim in. But what lies underneath the waves is apparently another matter altogether…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Centuries-Old State of the Art Still Useful Today

The 2,000-year-old aqueduct system found in the Turkish town of Patara would have met current engineering standards. Photo by Jennifer Hattam Outside the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin lie the 6th-century ruins of the Roman settlement of Dara, with its cliff-carved tombs and cool, vaulted cisterns . But perhaps most impressive is the series of rock channels that served as an early water-treatment plant, allowing dirt and… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Historical Building Gives Hints About Ancient Fauna

Reliefs of birds on the outside of the church of St Gregory of Tigran Honents in Ani, Turkey. Photo by Jennifer Hattam If you weren’t already convinced of the importance of preserving historical monuments, here’s another good reason to keep the past part of our present: Old buildings, and specifically the artwork used to adorn them, can provide valuable clues about the environment of the

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May Eco-Tidbits from Turkey

Increased ferry service (left) is in the works for Istanbul’s Princes’ Islands, while Kisebükü cove (right) on the country’s southern coast is threatened by development. Photos by Jennifer Hattam (L) and Etrim Günlüğü (R). The deaths of at least 28 coal miners in an explosion and cave-in, along with the continuing controversy over building a third

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