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Country diary: Achvaneran, Highlands: They mesmerised me in the wonder of being so close to them feeding
The first two badgers appeared earlier than usual, so there was no need for me to use the red filtered torch to see them. They were eating the peanuts I had put out earlier on top of an old oak stump only 3 metres from the window at the end of the house.
When I first started feeding them I thought they would eat the peanuts very quickly but, as usual, these two were picking up one or two and chewing them carefully. They began to mesmerise me in the wonder of being so close to them feeding away but then, suddenly, possible confrontation.
Continue reading...Western Tuna and Billfish Fishery
Proposal to take stricter domestic measures to regulate the import and export of specimens of African lion
New maps help protect our native species
Proposal to grant multiple use import permits for perishable goods under exceptional circumstances
Permit requirements for several shark species - effective 14 September 2014
Queensland Marine Aquarium Fish Fishery
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2014
Mexico urged to act and save world's smallest porpoise – the little sea cow
The world's smallest porpoise faces imminent extinction unless the Mexican government eliminates gill-net fishing in its only habitat, the upper Sea of Cortez, scientists have warned.
Recent studies conducted using underwater acoustic technology show that since 2012 the population of the vaquita marina – Spanish for little sea cow – has fallen to fewer than 100.
Continue reading...SENG SA News and Events - August 2014
Victorian Rock Lobster Fishery
Extreme weather becoming more common, study says
Rise in blocking-patterns – hot or wet weather remaining stuck over regions for weeks – causing frequent heatwaves or floods
Extreme weather like the drought currently scorching the western US and the devastating floods in Pakistan in 2010 is becoming much more common, according to new scientific research.
The work shows so-called “blocking patterns”, where hot or wet weather remains stuck over a region for weeks causing heatwaves or floods, have more than doubled in summers over the last decade. The new study may also demonstrate a link between the UK’s recent flood-drenched winter and climate change.
Continue reading...Sales of shark fin in China drop by up to 70% | Jennifer Duggan
Traditionally a symbol of wealth and luxury, public attitidues towards shark fin are changing in China, according to a new report
A popular dish at weddings and banquets in China, shark fin soup is increasingly off the menu due to a government frugality drive and awareness campaigns and by conservationists, according to a new report.
The trade in shark fins, a symbol of wealth in China and other parts of Asia, has led to the decline in some shark populations by up to 98% in the last 15 years. An estimated 100 million sharks are killed each year with up to 73 million used for their fins.
Continue reading...China: coal mine impact on Yellow river upper basin – in pictures
Muli coalfield is illegally gobbling up a nature reserve, blasting away alpine meadows and destroying the ecosystem of the country’s second largest river, Greenpeace investigation shows
Eat more meat and save the world: the latest implausible farming miracle | George Monbiot
Allan Savory tells us that increasing livestock can reduce desertification and reverse climate change – but where is the scientific evidence?
It doesn’t matter how often miracles are disproved; our willingness to believe in them remains undiminished. Miracle cures, miracle crops, miracle fuels, miracle financial instruments, miracle profits: the continued enthusiasm for these claims reflects the triumph of hope over experience.
Here’s another one: a miracle technique that allows us to reconcile our insatiable demand for meat with the need to protect the living planet. Better still, it proposes, eating meat could actually save the biosphere. A TED talk which makes this claim has been viewed 2.6m times.
Continue reading...Proposed variation to the Ambient Air Quality NEPM
Improved compliance and enforcement activities under national environmental law
Three new species listed as critically endangered
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