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At Least 1.3 Million Sharks Were Killed by Industrial Fishing in 2008

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on At Least 1.3 Million Sharks Were Killed by Industrial Fishing in 2008

A little photoshop fun! Photo: egarc2 , Flickr, CC Many of Them From Endangered Species According to a new report by Oceana , an important ocean conservation organization, more than 1.3 million highly migratory sharks were caught in the Atlantic Ocean during 2008, without international fisheries management. The actual number is probably significantly higher than that, but many countries aren’t reporting shark catches or underreporting them, so it’s hard to know exactly how bad the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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3 Lessons The Everglades Can Teach Everyone About the Environment

Posted on November 22, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on 3 Lessons The Everglades Can Teach Everyone About the Environment

All photos credit Collin Dunn Ed. note: 24 of the top teachers in the U.S. have been chosen to go to the Galapagos Islands, with a stop in the Florida Everglades, with the Toyota International Teacher Program . The program is designed to engage a variety of conservation and education issues that the teachers can then give back to their students and communities. I’m traveling along to report on the trip’s experiences and lessons. First up: A stop in Florida’s Everglades. Everglades Natio… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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The Week in Animal News: Doomed Mouse, Cat Bitch-slaps Alligator, and More (Slideshow)

Posted on November 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on The Week in Animal News: Doomed Mouse, Cat Bitch-slaps Alligator, and More (Slideshow)

Photo: Wild Wonders of Europe A black-winged kite bird closes in on its prey — a terrified mouse — in a field in Spain. This is just one of the dangers hitting the animal world this week: We also have a brave house cat that takes on an alligator, threats of extinction from natural causes, and a loud ocean that’s forcing whales to shout.

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Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Human Ailments that Animals Suffer too (Video)

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Today on Planet 100: Top 5 Human Ailments that Animals Suffer too (Video)

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Angry Bulls Attack Spectators in Mexico and Canada

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Angry Bulls Attack Spectators in Mexico and Canada

For hundreds of years, humans have crowded stadiums to watch the abuse and killing of bulls for sport — but in two recent incidents in Canada and Mexico, the angry animals managed to leap into the stands, injuring spectators. Such apparent desperation on the part of the animals is reigniting que… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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DJ Spooky Makes Music From Melting Glacial Ice

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on DJ Spooky Makes Music From Melting Glacial Ice

Image courtesy of Cape Farewell. This guest post was written by Paul D. Miller, also known as DJ Spooky, as part of the Cape Farewell project . “Whosoever will be an enquirer into Nature let him resort to a conservatory of Snow or Ice.” – Francis Bacon OK—so here I am in the High Arctic with Cape Farewell , creating a series of drafts for several compositions that I’ll eventually turn into several string quartet pieces, a gallery show, and a symphony out of the experience. I’m looking at how to collect… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Rare American Bird Gets Lost, Winds Up in England

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Rare American Bird Gets Lost, Winds Up in England

Photos via The Mirror One tiny American bird has achieved celebrity status among birdwatchers after being spotted for the very first time — all the way in Europe. Hundreds of folks gathered on a remote field to catch a glimpse of the rare Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, native to the north-eastern US, which apparent got a bit turned-around dur… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Starling Flocks Mesmerize in Coordinated Swarms (Slideshow)

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Richard Barnes Taken individually, the European starling appears to be a mundane species; the kind of bird that is present in backyards around the world, pecking at insects, darting from one place to the next. But when these gregarious birds flock together, they form a swarm that is more reminiscent of the Smoke Monster from Lost t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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New Predictive Software Aims to Save Endangered Zebras

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo credit: PRNewsFoto/IBM Knowing that a species is endangered is one thing, but knowing how to save it is a whole other problem. For the Grevy’s zebra, which has only 2,500 individuals left in the wild, how and why people hunt them. IBM has created a new predictive analytics software that Marwell Wildlife can use to collect huge amounts of complex information — such as what herdsmen think about the zebras, where the animals are located, why they hunt the… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Poison-Laced Mice Airdropped into Guam to Kill Tree Snakes (Video)

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image via Photobucket The above headline may seem to describe an overly imaginative kid’s overly ambitious idea for a science fair project. But no, it’s a plan conjured up and carried out by working conservationists in Guam. So when do poison-laced mice need to be parachuted from helicopters into natural forest under any circumstances? When you have a rampant, invasive species of tree snake to kill off, of course…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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