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Monica A

Sea turtle nests in South Florida hit 10-year high - Sun Sentinel - 2 views

    • Monica A
       
      I wonder why the sea turtles have the highest number of nests this year? What is different?
    • Pamela Reid
       
      maybe the same factors causing so many sharks!- warm temperatures?
Jordan W

300 rare sea turtle found - 0 views

A video and article about sea turtles being poached http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17872561/ns/world_news-world_environment/

sea turtles poaching

started by Jordan W on 28 Mar 11 no follow-up yet
Nick O

Sea Level Trends - 1 views

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    Specific trends of sea levels worldwide
Pamela Reid

Coral Reef Poetry - 3 views

thanks Justin.

Coral Reefs

Andrew C

Rising sea levels threaten small Pacific island nations - The New York Times - 0 views

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    Here's an interesting article about an island that could be flooded over and eliminated from Earth.
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    Should small island nations put efforts in adaptation vs emigration? Here's an interesting quote at the end of the article: "I do not believe that the world should sit idly by while entire countries are slowly but surely annihilated," Takesy said. "And do you really want five million angry Pacific Islanders to come knocking on your door?" raises some very interesting questions over who is responsible!
Paul H

Japan Whaling Suspension From Sea Shepherd Harassment Not Good Enough For Conservationists - 0 views

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    Victory? Do you think Japan will stick to their word?? We'll be talking about whaling tomorrow.
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    "The whale hunts, which Japan says are for scientific purposes, are allowed by the International Whaling Commission as an exception to the 1986 ban, but opponents say they are a cover for commercial whaling because whale meat not used for study is sold for consumption in Japan." What (if any) scientific studies have been done? Why does it require hunting the whales?
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