This photo of a sea turtle comes courtesy of Flickr user Nemo’s great uncle.
Gulf Oil Spill: 70,000 Turtle Eggs To Be Moved From Oily Beaches In Massive Relocation Effort
- “An effort to save thousands of sea turtle hatchlings from dying in the oily Gulf of Mexico will begin in the coming weeks in a desperate attempt to keep an entire generation of threatened species from vanishing.”
- “The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will coordinate the plan, which calls for collecting about 70,000 turtle eggs in up to 800 nests buried in the sand across Florida Panhandle and Alabama beaches.”
- “It’s never been done on such a massive scale. But doing nothing, experts say, could lead to unprecedented deaths. There are fears the turtles would be coated in oil and poisoned by crude-soaked food.”
Ocean Acidification – What It Is and How It’s Changing The World
- The oceans absorb 1/3 of the CO2 in the atmosphere, causing ocean acidification that can kill marine life
- Global Warming or not, extra CO2 released by human activity is greatly negatively effecting our oceans.
- “Called “global warming’s evil twin,” ocean acidification is a real and pressing danger for our planet. It’s a change in the ocean’s chemistry that we’re causing, and it’s a change that is occurring at a catastrophic rate. If you think that overfishing and plastic pollution is the only thing we need to worry about when it comes to the ocean’s health, you’ll be surprised to know that ocean acidification is a far more worrisome issue.”
Ever console someone after a fight? Ravens do that too, says new study
- “The findings of this study represent an important step towards understanding how ravens manage their social relationships and balance the costs of group-living,” Drs Fraser and Bugnyar write. “Furthermore, they suggest that ravens may be responsive to the emotional needs of others.”
“What have they done to the earth? What have they done to our fair sister?”
- “From the air I could see 3000-5000 feet of black smoke… and what seemed like one fire was actually dozens of fires… recently heard a story of a captain who was rescuing sea turtles and realized that they were getting caught in the skimming nets that were being lit on fire.. the captain ended up checking up on the nets too much that BP let him go from his contract… the reality is that all kinds of wildlife are getting caught in the nets… and no one is getting them out before the burns.”
Nature rocks: Lightning strikes three of the tallest buildings in Chicago at the same time!
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