Video: Rare footage of Deep Sea Eel
This is some great footage of a Gulper Eel in action in the deep sea off the northern Hawaii coast. The live coverage by the Nautilus scientists is awesome!
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Canada now has 13.81% of its Marine and Coastal Area’s protected
In August Canada has exceeded its target of 10% Marine Protected Area’s (MPA) along it’s massive coastline. This is great news as the oceans need lots of protecting. Especially for pelagic or ocean crossing species, such as whales. The Tuvaijuittuq Marine Protected Area (MPA), located in the high Arctic was […]
Video: What does a Vampire Squid eat?
You may think: a Vampire Squid? Sounds like something straight out of a horror movie! It is a deep sea cephalopod (squid and octopus family) that is the only one in the species that doesn’t hunt life prey. Watch this interesting video to learn more:
Ethiopia plants 350 million trees in a day, breaks world record
Ethiopia’s ambitious national reforestation program seeks to plant 4 billion trees by October. Ethiopia is clearly on an equally ambitious path, the treeplanting record in India that was recently announced. As the World Economic Forum reports, at the turn of the 20th century, forested land comprised nearly a third of […]
Video: Wolf Pack Hunts Buffalo Herd
Great video from BBC Earth showing unique hunting style of wolves. Go see them in Yellowstone Lamar Valley! Hopefully more California wolves as well, but I doubt they will learn how to hunt buffalo anytime soon 😉
Is Fair Trade growing or shrinking?
The ethical shopping label is facing new competition from companies opting to create their own certification programs. You probably know what the Fairtrade symbol looks like. It has a blue and yellow yin-yang, two halves separated by a black swoosh. It appears on coffee, tea, chocolate, bananas, dried […]
California’s only Wolf Pack is growing!
The Lassen Pack is now up to at least seven, according to state wildlife officials. With the three new pups, the estimated total number of the small pack is up to seven. However, the report also suggested that it’s possible there are more, noting that “a minimum of […]
India plants more than 220 Million Trees on a single day
More than a million Indians planted 220 million trees on Friday in a government campaign to tackle climate change and improve the environment in the country’s most populous state. Forest official Bivhas Ranjan said students, lawmakers, officials and others planted dozens of species of saplings Friday along roads, […]
New UN report warns to protect land to avoid climate disaster
Averting catastrophic warming requires rapid, global changes to land use and food production, the assessment says. Unsustainable land use and greenhouse gas emissions are delivering a one-two punch to natural ecosystems that are key to the fight against global climate change. And without sweeping emissions cuts and transformations to […]
Arctic permafrost now melting at levels not expected until 2090
Permafrost has begun thawing in the Canadian Arctic more than 70 years early because of climate change, according to new research. A “series of anomalously warm summers” has dramatically accelerated melting rates at three sites despite average annual ground temperatures remaining low. Ponds and hillocks have formed as a result. It had been thought that the permafrost […]
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