Scientists Protest Proposed Ivory Auction

Image credit: marfis75/Flickr Tanzania and Zambia, conservationists fear, may receive special permission from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to auction off a combined total of 112 tonnes of stockpiled ivory. Though such auctions are strictly monitored by international organizations and the revenue earned is required to be used for elephant conservation projects, many believe that the sale could drive market demand for ivory and Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 12 Mar 2010 | 2:12 pm EST

Chinese Zoo Accused of Letting 11 Rare Siberian Tigers Starve to Death

Photo: CC The Food Was Too Expensive... Sad story of the day: 11 rare and endangered Siberian Tigers starved to death while confined to "cold, cramped metal cages" at the Shenyang Forest Wild Animal Zoo in China's North-East. The deaths took place in the past three months, with reports saying that "the tigers starved to death, having been fed nothing but chicken bones". The food bill for the tigers ran to about $1,320 (9,000 yuan) a day.... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 12 Mar 2010 | 11:46 am EST

Bad Year for Sea Lions, Starving Pups Washing Up Along California Beaches

Photo via Michael R Perry Sea lions are having a hard time finding food this spring, and pups are feeling the squeeze. Marine mammal experts report that dozens of sick and hungry sea lion pups have washed up on California shores this winter, many not making it even with the help they get at rescue centers. The Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach alone has treated 27 pups found since December. Only 11 have survived. And researchers are blaming a lack of food. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 12 Mar 2010 | 10:38 am EST

Maldives Declares All Its Territorial Waters a Shark Sanctuary

photo: Christian Steen via flickr. The Maldives definitely knows who's paying the bills these days... The low-lying Indian Ocean nation has declared the entirety of its 90,000 square mile Exclusive Economic Zone a shark sanctuary, banning all fishing as well as imports and exports of shark fins. ... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 12 Mar 2010 | 8:59 am EST

Scientists Aim to Learn More About Tiny Anteaters

Photos: Projeto Tamanduá Very little is know about Silky anteaters, which make their home in the Amazon rainforest, other than the fact that they're tiny, nocturnal, ant-loving, and of course, incredibly cute. But, in hopes of learning more about these fascinating little creatures, soon scientists will be venturing out into the jungles of Brazil to observe them in the wild--where they hope to find its population strong and stable, unlike those of the diminutive anteater's Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 11 Mar 2010 | 8:25 pm EST

Rarest Flower in the World Blooms in the UK (PICS)

Photos via the BBC It's one of the (if not the) rarest flower in the world: the Middlemist's Red exists in only two known locations: a greenhouse in the UK, and a garden in New Zealand. Imported to Britain two hundred years ago from China, back when flowers where a luxury item, it has since been exterminated in its original homeland. And now the Middlemist is blooming again--nice looking flower, right?... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 11 Mar 2010 | 3:26 pm EST

Study Finds Large Animals in India are Facing Extinction Even in Protected Areas

The Satkosia Gorge Sanctuary in India. Image credit: Raveesh Vyas India has had a system of wildlife sanctuaries since 1928. Now, there are more than 500 in the country ranging from dedicated tiger and bird reserves to more general areas intend to protect habitats rich in biological diversity. Unfortunately, Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 11 Mar 2010 | 11:45 am EST

The Port of NY/NJ Will Replace Dirty Old Diesel Trucks to Slash Air Pollution

Photo: Public domain Other Truck Fleets, Pay Attention Did you know that replacing a pre-1994 diesel truck (or at least the engine) with a 2004-2006 model could cut soot pollution by about 2/3, and reduce smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions by more than half? Post 2007 diesel trucks are even better, with a reduction of soot particles by about 95% and NOx by at least 3/4. That's a pretty big difference (though it doesn't solve CO2 emissions), and it esp... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 10 Mar 2010 | 3:51 pm EST

Hard Rocker Joins Fight for His Homeland's Forests

Cyclists assemble in Yerevan, Armenia, for a bike tour to Teghut Forest. Photo by Ruzanna Hovasapyan via ride-earth on Flickr. Armenian environmental activists fighting plans to build a copper mine in an endangered forest got a boost recently when former System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian, surely the world's most famous Armenian-American rock star, sent a me... Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:30 pm EST

All-Black Penguin Discovered, Seems Underdressed

Photo via Andrew Evans of the National Geographic King Penguins are notorious for their prim, tuxedoed appearance--but a recently discovered all-black penguin seems unafraid to defy convention. In what has been described as a "one in a zillion kind of mutation," biologists say that the animal has lost control of it's Read the full story on TreeHugger

Source: TreeHugger | 10 Mar 2010 | 2:18 pm EST

A Veritable Mind-Blowing Species Factory Found Off Indones

A barely-explored underwater coral reef has revealed what scientists are calling a “species factory,”....

Source: LivingECHO | 11 Oct 2007 | 6:00 pm EDT

Goats On A Hot Green Roof

After you really get the green roof thing down, and you're saving energy and reducing stormwater runoff, and the blogs are all agog, what's the next move?

Source: LivingECHO | 11 Oct 2007 | 5:13 pm EDT

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