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Nine Arrested in Connection with Poisoning Elephants with Cyanide in Zimbabwe
Posted by Nature World: None Given on September 27th, 2013
Nature World: Several people have been arrested in connection with the cyanide poisoning of more than 80 elephants in Zimbabwe this month and other suspects are on trial in connection with the crime, according to local media.
At least 87 elephants have died of poisoning this month at Hwange National Park, Africa's third largest wildlife sanctuary. Poachers had removed the tusks on each one of the carcasses.
Wednesday, three poachers were convicted and sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for the illegal...
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Comments Off on Nine Arrested in Connection with Poisoning Elephants with Cyanide in ZimbabweEcosystem Recovery from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Will Take Decades
Posted by Nature World: None Given on September 25th, 2013
Nature World: It will likely take decades before the deep-sea ecosystem around the Deepwater Horizon oil spill site recovers from the impacts of the environmental disaster, according to new research published in the journal PLOS One.
When the well head blew out on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig in April 2010, nearly 5 million barrels (210 million gallons) of oil spewed from the ocean floor, encroaching upon the soft-sediment ecosystem in place at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. The oil spill and plume covered...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Ecosystem Recovery from Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Will Take DecadesSoot from Europe’s Industrial Age May Have Spurred Melting of Alps
Posted by Nature World: None Given on September 3rd, 2013
Nature World: Soot, also known as black carbon, could have been the reason behind the abrupt retreat of the mountain glaciers in the Alps starting in the 1860s, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
If correct, the theory could solve a longstanding scientific debate as to why the glaciers began melting even decades before global temperatures started rising.
Records dating back to the 1500s show that large valley glaciers in the Alps suddenly melted...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Soot from Europe’s Industrial Age May Have Spurred Melting of AlpsGreenhouse Gases and Aerosols Have Similar Effects on Rainfall, Study Shows
Posted by Nature World: None Given on September 2nd, 2013
Nature World: Despite their many differences, greenhouse gases and aerosols play a similar role on spatial patterns of rainfall change, according to a new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience.
The discovery is based on experiments carried out using three different state-of-the-art climate models and was led by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa's International Pacific Research Center (IPRC) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
According to the study's authors, each model revealed...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Greenhouse Gases and Aerosols Have Similar Effects on Rainfall, Study ShowsFlorida Successfully Combating Invasive Giant African Snail Infestation
Posted by Nature World: None Given on August 30th, 2013
Nature World: The Giant African Snail (Achatina achatina), in the genus Achatina, also known as the Agate Snail or Ghana Tiger Snail, which grows to be the largest land snail on Earth.
The Giant East African Snail (Achatina fulica), in the genus Achatina, a serious agricultural pest in some countries
Florida is finally winning the battle to combat the Giant African Land Snail infestation, according to Adam H. Putnam Commissioner of Agriculture, Florida. The new eradication program, which included specially...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Florida Successfully Combating Invasive Giant African Snail InfestationCalifornia’s Rim Fire now 20 Percent Contained, but Homes and Resources Still Threatened
Posted by Nature World: None Given on August 27th, 2013
Nature World: California's Rim Fire, which now covers an area larger than Chicago, continues to burn though the Stanislaus National Forest and a portion of Yosemite National Park, but firefighters have more of a handle on the enormous wildfire than at any point to-date.
Relying heavily on fire-fighting airplanes and helicopters, crews made significant gains in battling the blaze, with the latest update from the Incident Information System (Inciweb), which handles California's wildfire information, indicating...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on California’s Rim Fire now 20 Percent Contained, but Homes and Resources Still ThreatenedRim Fire Continues to Threaten Yosemite National Park
Posted by Nature World: None Given on August 24th, 2013
Nature World: The so-called Rim Fire blazing through eastern central California expanded by 50 square miles since Friday and continues to threaten the perimeter of Yosemite National Park. It is now said to be five percent contained as of Saturday, an improvement from two percent containment on Friday.
Some backwoods hiking trails and roads leading into the national park have been closed due to the fire, but the Yosemite Valley, which is home to iconic landmarks such El Capitan and the Half Dome rock formations,...
Highly Radioactive Water Again Found Leaking at Fukushima Plant
Posted by Nature World: None Given on August 20th, 2013
Nature World: Water so contaminated that it could expose a person to five years worth of radiation in just one hour was found leaking out of a storage container at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power station, the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (Tepco) reported Tuesday.
About 300 metric tons of contaminated water leaked from a storage tank, Tepco said, adding that this incident is separate from reports of contaminated water leaks reported in recent weeks, which have stated that the same volume of...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on Highly Radioactive Water Again Found Leaking at Fukushima PlantUnited Kingdom: Over 700 Seals Spotted at Thames Estuary
Posted by Nature World: None Given on August 19th, 2013
Nature World: An estimated 708 seals have been spotted by conservationists in the Thames Estuary. The study was conducted by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).
Harbor seals or common seals (Phoca vitulinaare) are usually found in the waters of the north Atlantic and north Pacific Oceans. About five percent of the world's seal population lives in Britain.
BBC had earlier reported the disappearance of seals in the United Kingdom. The population of seals in some parts of the U.K. is falling at a rate of...
Posted in Water Conservation Comments Off on United Kingdom: Over 700 Seals Spotted at Thames EstuaryNot Enough Known Regarding Effect of Pesticides on Environment, Researchers Argue
Posted by Nature World: None Given on August 17th, 2013
Nature World: With the rise in global human population has, naturally, come a rise in global food production. As a result, the use of pesticides has increased worldwide as desperate farmers fight to protect their crops from opportunistic scavengers.
However, despite their skyrocketing usage throughout the world, little is known regarding exactly how these pesticides affect not only the plants they were developed to protect but humans and animals as well. And with growing evidence that the chemicals found in...
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