Expanding Your Farm: 4 Animal Species to Consider Adding to Your Roster
You’ve been working on your farm for quite some time now, and things are going pretty well. Now, it’s time to start thinking about expanding a bit. There are plenty…
Surviving the Race to the Sea: Things We Can Do to Protect Sea Turtles
The field of medicine is committed to curing and preventing ailments. Dedicated professionals treat other humans throughout their careers. However, other committed professionals direct attention to creatures of the sea. …
New IUCN Red List Shows Both Good and Bad News
The Okapi is undergoing a steady decline, the IUCN reports in its new Red List. Photo Credits: Some rights reserved by phileole via Flickr. The IUCN has updated its Red…
Most Irreplaceable Sites for Conserving Global Biodiversity
Palawan, Philippines’ “Last Ecological Frontier”, is among the IUCN list of most irreplaceable protected sites in the world. Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by nennnn via Flickr. A new study…
WWF Donates 1,000 Microchips for Kenya’s Rhinos
Kenya’s rapidly thinning rhino population gets another weapon in its arsenal in the fight against illegal wildlife trafficking. WWF Kenya has announced that it will give over 1,000 microchips and…
Philippines Becomes First Non-African Country to Destroy Seized Ivory Stockpiles
Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons The Philippines became the first non-African country in the world to destroy its stockpiles of seized ivory, National Geographic reports. Earlier this year the Philippine government gave the…
Looking Forward to International Coastal Cleanup Day 2013
International Coastal Cleanup Day is just around the corner, and I’m excited to walk the shores of our local beaches at sunrise once again. Together with thousands of other volunteers,…
ENN Shines Spotlight on Crowdfunding Campaign “6 Oceans”
Bubble Anemone in Indonesia. Photo Credit: Some rights reserved by prilfish via Flickr. “ENN is not in the business of assisting crowdfunding efforts. Now and then, however, an idea is…
Six UK Coastal ‘Canaries in the Mine’ Species Highlight Risk from Climate Change
United Kingdom’s increasingly dynamic coastline is putting wildlife and habitats at risk. This is the key finding of a recently released study from the National Trust, reports The Guardian. UK’s coastline is…
Global Bird Populations Increasingly Threatened
West Coast Sea Bird Endangered? The coastal waters and offshore islands of sunny California is home to the ashy storm-petrel – a small gray seabird who specifically hangs out in…