Fish
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Burrowing crayfish in hot water - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
www.abc.net.au via @bio2010aus &bull 3 Hours AgoThe crayfish only occurs in southern Australia and the United States and now about a dozen burrowing crayfish species have been included on a threatened species 'Red List' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). They basically perform… Full Story »
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California Trout, Inc.
www.caltrout.org via @FindJac &bull YesterdayIn 2008 CalTrout commissioned Dr. Peter Moyle and his team of fish experts at the University of California, Davis to conduct the first ever assessment of the status of California's 32 native species of trout, steelhead and salmon in California. The report, entitled SOS: California's Native Fish Crisis projects that 65 percent of our state's native salmonids will be extinct within the next 100 years if present trends continue. While fish face… Full Story »
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Photos: Africa's Disappearing Damselflies, Fish, and Wildflowers
National Geographic News &bull Yesterday
This delicate daisy (Cadiscus aquaticus) is found in just a few ponds in South Africa's Western Cape. But encroaching farming threatens to trample the flower and its habitat. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) placed the daisy on its Red List of Threatened Species on September… Full Story »
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BP Crews Have Removed the Blowout Preventer on BP's Ruptured Oil Well in the Gulf of Mexico // Current
current.com via @EthicalVegan &bull YesterdayWe're a TV network available on DirecTV, Comcast, Time Warner Cable, Dish Network, and more. Find us on your TV. While you are here you can watch videos from our TV shows, check our TV schedule, and participate in discussions… Full Story »
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Yale Environment 360: Topics
e360.yale.edu via @livegreenguide &bull YesterdayA Steady, Steep Decline for The Lowly, Uncharismatic Eelby james prosekThe freshwater eel, which spawns in the middle of the ocean, was once abundant in much of the world. Enlisting Endangered Species As a Tool to Combat Warmingby todd woodyEnvironmentalists in the U.S. are increasingly trying to use the Endangered Species Act to ease the impact of global warming on numerous animals and plants, including the American pika. For Hudson Bay Polar Bears, The End is Already in SightThe polar bear has long been a symbol of the damage wrought by global warming, but now biologist Andrew Derocher and his… Full Story »
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What Should Be Done to Restore Native Species?
clubecoblu.wordpress.com via @CPCEnvironment &bull YesterdayOver the past month, visitors to the EcoBlu blog have been reading about the "Native Fish Restoration" projects ongoing in Montana and elsewhere. These controversial projects involve clear-cutting the aquatic ecosystem with poison and then restocking with a fish monoculture.… Full Story »
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Big Green Boxes: A "Hub-and-Spoke Model" for City Farming
World Changing &bull Yesterday
Grist has a new series of interviews up on people who are working to change America's food system in inspiring ways. Yesterday they posted an interview with Gene Fredericks that is worth a read; it introduces Fredericks's new venture: Big Green Boxes. Big Green Boxes aims to bring… Full Story »
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Top 10 Most Eco-Friendly Countries Travelanthropist
travelanthropist.com via @travelanthrpist &bull YesterdayWith so much of Switzerland made up of mountains and lakes, it's little surprise that it tops the enviro-charts. If you want to experience Switzerland's alpine beauty in a low impact way, try WhitePod Village - a collection of eco-friendly pods, tucked away on a Swiss mountainside. Complete with cosy wood burning stoves, comfy beds and incredible views, this is eco-camping in luxury. Powered by nature' is the slogan… Full Story »
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Millions of endangered sockeye crowd into Fraser River
blogfish &bull Yesterday
Huh? Wait a minute, this doesn't make sense. Just when we were ready to close the book on Fraser River sockeye salmon. Just when the judicial inquiry into their disappearance is getting underway. The darn fish won't stop coming home… Full Story »
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Mountain lion roams Berkeley's Gourmet Ghetto
Fortune Mag: Green Wombat &bull Yesterday
The appearance of a mountain lion Tuesday near downtown Berkeley, Calif., caused a stir in this animal-loving, environmentally conscious community, where residents may obsess about locally grown organic food but don't expect to be on the menu. The mountain lion, a 100-pound female,… Full Story »
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Ecologists fear Antarctic krill crisis : Nature News
www.nature.com via @natureserve &bull YesterdayThe humble Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) bears a heavy burden. It may be just a small, shrimp-like crustacean, but its sheer abundance makes it one of the largest protein sources on Earth, eagerly sought by fish, penguins, whales - and man. Ecologists are now warning that the rapid growth in krill fishing is adding to the pressure of environmental changes threatening the creatures, and are calling for better… Full Story »
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If Octopuses Are Self-Aware, Are You Less Likely To Eat Them?
TreeHugger &bull YesterdayDoes the intelligence of an animal factor in on your decision whether or not to eat them? Many people consider pigs to be incredibly intelligent, but they're still mostly factory farmed in often abhorrent conditions. Scientists are pushing for dolphins and other cetaceans to have non-human person status, complete… Full Story »
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Fish tale: Walmart's sustainable seafood pledge has a long way to go
The Ethicurean &bull Yesterday
When big corporations make pledges to improve their sourcing practices, it's important to hold them accountable. After all, it's easy to hold a press conference pledging a new green policy; it's not so easy to fulfill the pledge. This was one of the action points in an article in the journal Oryx that I reviewed for the Ethicurean a few months ago. As an example, the authors noted that… Full Story »
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Cap on BP's ruptured oil well to be removed - CNN.com
www.cnn.com via @prepaidlegals &bull YesterdayBut first, crews must pull a capping stack on top of the ruptured well, which was used to help seal it. The cap is expected to be off Thursday afternoon. Officials plan to detach the blowout preventer from the well… Full Story »
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Berkeley Debates the Demise of a Cougar
NYT: Environment &bull Yesterday
Getty Images"California is the state with the highest number of humans coexisting with the highest number of mountain lions," said Tim Dunbar, executive director of the Mountain Lion Foundation. The appearance of a mountain lion Tuesday near downtown Berkeley, Calif., caused a stir in this animal-loving, environmentally conscious community, where residents may obsess about locally grown organic food but… Full Story »
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Climate of Uncertainty (opinion)
UNFCCC: Climate Change Headlines &bull Yesterday
On Monday an independent review found that the U.N.' The review also found that the IPCC needs more robust safeguards against conflicts of interest, that it had committed "unnecessary errors" by failing to meet its own standards, that it had inadequately flagged its use of nonscientific sources,… Full Story »
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Alec Baldwin: No Beef Since '91, Eats Fish, Supports PETA
MindBodyGreen &bull Yesterday
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iPhone Game Features Heroic Fish Dodging Gulf Oil Spill Damage
TreeHugger &bull YesterdayWe've had an influx of iPhone apps based on the Gulf oil spill, and many of them also donate proceeds to helping clean-up efforts. So what makes Puff Puff: Gulf Spill any different? It's still an app about the life… Full Story »
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Attack Of The Aminopyralid
the irresistible fleet of bicycles &bull Yesterday
Have you been experiencing the prescense of this nasty chemical herbicide in your compost? In Washington, it is popping up in composted manure in Whatcom County, and other parts of the state, as reported in the Bellingham Herald. It is… Full Story »
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Biodiversity and the Arts - Australian Museum
australianmuseum.net.au via @jencork &bull YesterdayThe Sydney Consortium and The Australian Museum present Biodiversity and the Arts, Saturday September 11, 2010. The oldest fish in the Australian Museum CollectionHi Jen, Thank you for your question. The way the a specimen is photographed depends upon the… Full Story »
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