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On March 17, the new Director of Wildlife of Tanzania posted an Opinion Piece in the New York Timesentitled “Saving Lions by Killing Them”.
Describing himself as “Tanzania’s highest ranking wildlife official”, Alexander Songorwa sought to appeal via this message to the US Fish and Wildlife Service NOT to list lions on the US Endangered Species Act. Mr Songorwa indicated that this action would be “disastrous” to “conservation” efforts by depriving Tanzania of much-needed income needed to support game reserves and community wildlife areas.
Mr Songorwa seems sadly out of touch with the status of Tanzania’s wildlife... http://www.lionaid.org/blog/2013/03/saving-lions-by-killing-them.htm Via Wildlife Margrit Delete the scoop?
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The continent's lion population has shrunk by 75% in the past two decades, according to wildlife experts. They are currently "vulnerable" on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's list of threatened species. In west and central Africa lions are classified as "endangered". Via Wildlife Margrit Delete the scoop?
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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa and Vietnam have agreed to exchange the names of registered hunters in a bid to stop rhino poachers who obtain hunting permits under false pretences, a spokesman said Monday.
Authorities are targeting these hunters who take advantage of laws allowing them to export the rhino horn as a hunting trophy to trade it illegally, mostly on the Asian black market.... Via Wildlife Margrit Delete the scoop?
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JOHANNESBURG — South Africa and Vietnam have agreed to exchange the names of registered hunters in a bid to stop rhino poachers who obtain hunting permits under false pretences, a spokesman said Monday.
Authorities are targeting these hunters who take advantage of laws allowing them to export the rhino horn as a hunting trophy to trade it illegally, mostly on the Asian black market.... Via Wildlife Margrit Delete the scoop?
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Most people don’t know it, but polar bears are officially classified as marine mammals, and as such are included under the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act. They are also listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act, affording the iconic animals further protection against hunting, trapping and capturing.
But over the past few years, those laws did not stop a handful of wealthy individuals from flying up to Canada to bag a “trophy” polar bear for their collection back home, even though they were warned that U.S. law would prohibit the importation of skins, heads and other products from the bears they were hunting.
Those trophy hunters have in the past managed to secure an exemption from Congress, allowing some of the trophy bears to enter the United States.
Now the trophy hunters and their friends in D.C. are at it again. Last week, Rep. Don Young (R-AK) introduced a new bill in the house, “To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow the importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada.”
On the Senate side, Mike Crapo (R-ID) offered a similar though slightly more restrictive bill, the “Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013.”
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May 7, 1:18 PM
Please consider this to stop the trophy hunting of Polar Bears who are listed as ENDANGERED! 
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May 24, 2:27 PM
Most people don’t know it, but polar bears are officially classified as marine mammals, and as such are included under the 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act.Those trophy hunters have in the past managed to secure an exemption from Congress, allowing some of the trophy bears to enter the United States.
I think that people should stop hunting polar bears. they are becoming extinct and maybe if their population increases rapidly they should be able to hunt them. If they dont they should not be alowed to hunt them. Delete the scoop?
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Published in the Philippine Online Chronicles
More than 200 people, mostly environmentalists, celebrated the Earth Day with a whole day coastal clean-up at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) last April 20, 2013.
The coastal clean-up, led by Save Freedom Island Movement (SFIM), Earth Island Institute (EII) and partner organizations, served as a kick-off for a series of activities including photo and art contests, culinary competitions, bird lecture series, nature walk, essay writing, and other activities for the youth running up to the Ocean Month and International Fishermen’s Day in June.
According to SFIM & EII, the campaign seeks to promote awareness and appreciation of the environment as well as a demonstration of protection and restoration activities. The campaign is aimed to inspire people to clean up their surroundings and to sound the alarm regarding worsening environmental depletion, the group said.
The Importance of Freedom Island
The Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA), also known as Freedom Island, is a bird sanctuary in an urban setting that was recently added to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. It is said to be the last mangrove area in the National Capital Region (NCR) and has recently become controversial due to a widely-opposed P14 billion reclamation plan.
Groups say this will endanger its biodiversity and will spell peril for the livelihood of local fisherfolks depending on its rich marine resources. The mangrove ecosystem serves as a feeding, nesting and nursery grounds for commercially important fish, prawns, mollusks, crabs and shellfish. High levels of organic matter found in the mangrove ecosystem means high productivity; this means more diverse range of living species can be supported.
It also functions as a habitat area for a wide array of organisms from planktons to birds. About more than 80 species of endemic and migratory birds were documented by the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP) and DENR-NCR in the area. The list includes the already vulnerable Philippine Duck, Chinese Egret and the Pied Avocet.
Mangroves are said to be the Earth's “natural filtering system,” that absorbs pollutants like heavy metals, sewage drains, and toxic substances; stabilizes coastlines by catching sediments washed downstream; and help protect coral reefs and sea grasses from being smothered by such pollutants. It also forms a natural barrier, which protects the shore from sea surges especially during typhoons, and absorbs carbon dioxide that lessens the impact of global warming.
However, mangrove forests in Metro Manila were diminished years ago by massive reclamation projects. Threats of reclamation, relentless dumping of wastes and pollution continue to remain.
A continuing battle for Freedom Island and children
The inclusion of Freedom Island to the RAMSAR list is a small victory for environmental groups and concerned citizens calling for the protection of the critical animal habitat.
“But the battle isn’t over yet. Proponents of the reclamation projects in Manila Bay are still pushing for their plan. While the government is more concerned of the profit that foreign investors would generate, thousands of families would be affected by loss of livelihood and shelter, floods, storm surges, and other environmental disasters that reclamations may cause,” says Glacy Macabale of Save Freedom Island Movement.
To demonstrate the saying “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, but borrow it from our children,” a group of children from the Bulungan Market community of Paranaque wore “environmental head gears” and performed an Earth dance to jumpstart the program.
“We live in very critical times. Our actions to save the environment now will have an impact on how our children will live tomorrow. We all need to act now,” Trixie Concepcion of Earth Island Institute said.
“This action is important as choosing the next leaders in the future. Now that we are in the election period, we must choose the right leaders with good track records on protecting the environment and the people. We are doing our part, the government should also do theirs,” Concepcion added.
Among the personalities and organizations who joined and supported the coastal clean-up event are Ms. Earth Philippines 2013 candidates, actor Raymond Bagatsing, Villar Foundation, Office of Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino, Akap-Bata Partylist, Kabataan Partylist, local fisherfolks from the Unified Marketing Services Cooperative, Stewards of Creation, HBC employees, Young Nacionalistas, Smart Mountaineers, UP Minggan, and volunteers from different environmental groups.
Photos by Angela Colmenares 
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April 24, 11:54 PM
Published in the Philippine Online Chronicles
More than 200 people, mostly environmentalists, celebrated the Earth Day with a whole day coastal clean-up at the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) last April 20, 2013.
The coastal clean-up, led by Save Freedom Island Movement (SFIM), Earth Island Institute (EII) and partner organizations, served as a kick-off for a series of activities including photo and art contests, culinary competitions, bird lecture series, nature walk, essay writing, and other activities for the youth running up to the Ocean Month and International Fishermen’s Day in June.
According to SFIM & EII, the campaign seeks to promote awareness and appreciation of the environment as well as a demonstration of protection and restoration activities. The campaign is aimed to inspire people to clean up their surroundings and to sound the alarm regarding worsening environmental depletion, the group said.
The Importance of Freedom Island
The Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA), also known as Freedom Island, is a bird sanctuary in an urban setting that was recently added to the Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance. It is said to be the last mangrove area in the National Capital Region (NCR) and has recently become controversial due to a widely-opposed P14 billion reclamation plan.
Groups say this will endanger its biodiversity and will spell peril for the livelihood of local fisherfolks depending on its rich marine resources. The mangrove ecosystem serves as a feeding, nesting and nursery grounds for commercially important fish, prawns, mollusks, crabs and shellfish. High levels of organic matter found in the mangrove ecosystem means high productivity; this means more diverse range of living species can be supported.
It also functions as a habitat area for a wide array of organisms from planktons to birds. About more than 80 species of endemic and migratory birds were documented by the Wild Bird Club of the Philippines (WBCP) and DENR-NCR in the area. The list includes the already vulnerable Philippine Duck, Chinese Egret and the Pied Avocet.
Mangroves are said to be the Earth's “natural filtering system,” that absorbs pollutants like heavy metals, sewage drains, and toxic substances; stabilizes coastlines by catching sediments washed downstream; and help protect coral reefs and sea grasses from being smothered by such pollutants. It also forms a natural barrier, which protects the shore from sea surges especially during typhoons, and absorbs carbon dioxide that lessens the impact of global warming.
However, mangrove forests in Metro Manila were diminished years ago by massive reclamation projects. Threats of reclamation, relentless dumping of wastes and pollution continue to remain.
A continuing battle for Freedom Island and children
The inclusion of Freedom Island to the RAMSAR list is a small victory for environmental groups and concerned citizens calling for the protection of the critical animal habitat.
“But the battle isn’t over yet. Proponents of the reclamation projects in Manila Bay are still pushing for their plan. While the government is more concerned of the profit that foreign investors would generate, thousands of families would be affected by loss of livelihood and shelter, floods, storm surges, and other environmental disasters that reclamations may cause,” says Glacy Macabale of Save Freedom Island Movement.
To demonstrate the saying “we do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, but borrow it from our children,” a group of children from the Bulungan Market community of Paranaque wore “environmental head gears” and performed an Earth dance to jumpstart the program.
“We live in very critical times. Our actions to save the environment now will have an impact on how our children will live tomorrow. We all need to act now,” Trixie Concepcion of Earth Island Institute said.
“This action is important as choosing the next leaders in the future. Now that we are in the election period, we must choose the right leaders with good track records on protecting the environment and the people. We are doing our part, the government should also do theirs,” Concepcion added.
Among the personalities and organizations who joined and supported the coastal clean-up event are Ms. Earth Philippines 2013 candidates, actor Raymond Bagatsing, Villar Foundation, Office of Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casino, Akap-Bata Partylist, Kabataan Partylist, local fisherfolks from the Unified Marketing Services Cooperative, Stewards of Creation, HBC employees, Young Nacionalistas, Smart Mountaineers, UP Minggan, and volunteers from different environmental groups.
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The air we breathe is made up of 78% nitrogen - an inert, completely harmless gas - at the surface at least, but as we dive into the ocean depths it's another matter....When diving, we experience pressure that is twice as great as the pressure on... Via Kathy Dowsett 
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May 23, 7:38 AM
All vertebrates have a reflex response to diving (the ‘diving response'), that allows them to limit nitrogen uptake into the blood and body tissues and conserves oxygen, allowing them to dive for longer. The diving response has two main effects on the body: 1) reduced blood flow to muscles (peripheral vasoconstriction), and 2) reduced heart rate (bradycardia). Both of these limit gas transport around the body, conserving oxygen for the vital organs, and limiting nitrogen uptake by the blood and body tissues. Many marine mammals have the added ability to store gas in their windpipe (trachea) when diving. The trachea, together with smaller branches in the lungs, are reinforced by rings of cartilage, and when the air sacs within the lungs (alveoli) collapse under pressure, gas is forced out into these strengthened lung cavities, rather than the bloodstream. This prevents excess nitrogen entering the blood as they descend. Delete the scoop?
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Kirsten Massebeau's curator insight,
April 23, 8:27 PM
Another incident of human beings using, and harming other species for their own entertainment.
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Obviously they're not learning anything about the Ocean species! Shame on them All !
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America's Seaworld company is being accused of not doing enough to protect its kilelr whale trainers after documents filed with the New York Stock Exchange admit more injuries and deaths are a possibility. Via Kirsten Massebeau 
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Keeping killer whales in captivity is a 20th century practice that needs to end.
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The conservation and protection of Rhinos is set to be intensified in KwaZulu-Natal following a donation of R1.2 million. Via Wildlife Margrit Delete the scoop?
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Fort San Felipe, CAVITE CITY - Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin on Tuesday said that Chinese fishing vessels escorted by a naval ship continue to poach in Philippine waters.
Interviewed during the Philippine Navy's 115th anniversary celebration at Naval Station Pascual Ledesma, Fort San Felipe, Gazmin said the Chinese fishermen are fishing off the Philippine-occupied Ayungin Shoal in the West Philippine Sea.
"They fishing in our territory," the defense chief told reporters, adding that the Chinese fishing vessels are being escorted by one of their naval ships. Gazmin also said all the ships were positively seen flying the Chinese flag. When asked what is their response to this, Gazmin said the Philippine government will deal with the issue "calmly" by filing a diplomatic protest through the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
"We will do this in a calm manner so that it will not be interpreted that we are looking for a fight," he stated.
On the incident involving the reported harassment by a Chinese vessel of a boat carrying re-elected Mayor Eugenio Bito-onon of Kalayaan town in Palawan, Gazmin said they are still waiting for a documented report on the incident.
Bito-onon claimed the incident occurred past 12:00 a.m. Thursday (May 15) near the Ayungin shoal in the disputed Spratly Islands. 147 people, including the him, were on board the boat allegedly harassed by a foreign vessel.
Gazmin said if they can confirm that it was indeed a Chinese ship that tailed the boat carrying the Kalayaan mayor, a diplomatic protest will likewise be filed through the DFA. Via Wildlife Margrit Delete the scoop?
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Feb 7, 2013 Yale Environment 360: Drastic measures are required to save the beleaguered animal from extinction, say scientists... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/07/polar-bears-fed-by-humans-survive
29 March, 2013 Living on Earth: http://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=13-P13-00013&segmentID=6
Feb 15, 2013 Living on Earth: STARVING POLAR BEARS
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National Geographic, April 2013 Issue Weighing up to 1,200 pounds or more, the West Indian manatee looks something like a chubby dolphin or small whale, though it’s related to neither. (In fact, manatees share a common ancestor with elephants.) Manatees lack the blubber layer that allows whales to tolerate cold; in water below 68°F, they begin to weaken and die. The subspecies found in the United States is the Florida manatee, which disperses into coastal areas of the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico; in winter, when sea temperatures drop, they congregate inland at natural springs and other sources of warmth, including power plant discharge pipes.... http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/manatees/white-text
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The continent's lion population has shrunk by 75% in the past two decades, according to wildlife experts. They are currently "vulnerable" on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature's list of threatened species. In west and central Africa lions are classified as "endangered". Via Wildlife Margrit Delete the scoop?
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Lion hunting is still legal in South Africa, and has led to an alarming decrease in the number of wild African lions still left. Via Wildlife Margrit 
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April 14, 12:29 AM
When will this insanity stop, when we kill the last beautiful Majestic Lion??? Because some sociopath with a small penis wants to feel domination over taking a life??? 
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April 14, 4:03 AM
While there is still money to be made from our dangerously diminished wildlife, we have to step up the pace and put an end to this slaughter as quickly as possible..time is running out for all wildlife, and South Africa is in the lead!! Join media groups, sign petitions and become an ACTIVE voice around the world..write letters to government officials, in all African countries, so as to prove to them that we are really serious about saving our wildlife.. Delete the scoop?
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Trophy hunting and trapping of wolves is unnecessary and is not science-based conservation. Via Wildlife Margrit Delete the scoop?
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Animal advocacy NGO focused on exposing and closing down the canned lion hunting industry in South Africa. Via Wildlife Margrit
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Care about lions? Consider supporting Chris and Bev as they step up their campaign against canned hunting. Delete the scoop?
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Trophy hunting is the selective hunting of wild game animals. Although parts of the slain animal may be kept as a hunting trophy or memorial (usually the skin, antlers and/or head), the carcass itself is sometimes used as food. Trophy hunting has firm supporters and opponents. Public debate about trophy hunting often centres on the question of the morality of sport hunting and the question of the extent to which the money paid by trophy hunters benefits the population of game animals and the local economy. Trophy hunting should not be confused with poaching, the practice of taking game illegally. Trophy hunting is the selective hunting of wild game animals...
Trophy hunting has firm supporters and opponents.
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By Kirsten Massebeau A battle to return the imprisoned orca Lolita also known as Tokitae to her family the L-Pod in the Puget Sound makes steps forward, and towards freedom. Lolita is on the verge... Via Kirsten Massebeau
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Isn't it time Lolita return home to her family! Please follow the link in this story and comment in support of her ESA listing! Delete the scoop?
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Shark Diver Magazine's Eli Martinez and friends set off for a week long shark adventure in Southern California to document sevengills, blue sharks and any ot... Via Michael Bear 
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"It was great diving with the cast and crew of Shark Diver Magazine--looking forward to next time! (I make a brief cameo appearance here, seen shaking hands with Greg Amptman at La Jolla Cove, just before our dive.) Delete the scoop?
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May 21, 2013 Focusing On Wildlife
A new short film, "Viva la tortuga" documents the struggle to save loggerhead and green sea turtles in Magdalena Bay, Mexico. Once a region for a massive sea turtle meat market, the turtles now face a new threat: bycatch. Loggerhead sea turtles are drowning in bottom-set gillnets, unable to escape from the nets once entangled. The issue has even raises threats of trade embargoes from the U.S. Still, the news is not all gloomy: a rising group of fishermen turned conservationists are working to save these species from local extinction. The fishermen have become scientists, documenting turtle mortalities and threats. Working together, researchers and fishermen have used creative methods to mitigate the local turtle decline... http://focusingonwildlife.com/news/featured-video-saving-sea-turtles-in-mexicos-magdalena-bay/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=featured-video-saving-sea-turtles-in-mexicos-magdalena-bay
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Still, the news is not all gloomy: a rising group of fishermen turned conservationists are working to save these species from local extinction. The fishermen have become scientists, documenting turtle mortalities and threats. Working together, researchers and fishermen have used creative methods to mitigate the local turtle decline. Delete the scoop?
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29 March, 2013 - Elephant Journal Our plastic footprint is on remote beaches, in isolated patches of ocean and in the stomachs of wild endangered animals.... http://www.elephantjournal.com/2013/03/ocean-plastics-impact-on-wild-sea-turtles-dr-wallace-j-nichols/
OUR OCEANS ARE DROWNING IN PLASTIC http://sco.lt/5ZYbZ3
OUR PLASTICS WILL POLLUTE OCEANS FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS http://sco.lt/7tYlQ9
WHY ARE BRITISH FISH EATING PLASTIC? SERIOUS FOR FISH, SERIOUS FOR YOU AND OUR FOOD CHAIN http://sco.lt/54HFsf
PLASTIC IN 'GREAT PACIFIC GARBAGE PATCH' HAS INCREASED 100-FOLD - Killing Ocean Life and Ecosystem | Common Dreams https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/05/09-2
18 January 2012 Common Dreams
SEA CHANGE - THE LOSS OF OCEAN SPECIES IS STAGGERING http://sco.lt/8AV5qz
TOMORROW'S LIFE-SAVING MEDICATIONS MAY CURRENTLY B E LIVING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA - KEEP OUR OCEANS CLEAN AND HEALTHY http://sco.lt/7tJmK1
EMPTYING OUR OCEANS IS NO EXCUSE TO BOOST GMO RAISED FISH Major US Food Retailers To Shun Genetically Modified, Factory Farmed, Enslaved Seafood http://sco.lt/6HqYt7
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27 March, 2013 - CNN VIDEO REPORT
WATCH: DO WE HAVE THE COURAGE? A Moving Short Film About MIDWAY by Chris Jordan - http://www.scoop.it/t/our-oceans-need-us/p/1061944409/midway-a-short-film-by-chris-jordan-do-we-have-the-courage
VIDEO: KILL PLASTIC NOT WILDLIFE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTQywfyECs0&sns=em
WATCH: 11 March 2013 - CNN REPORT VIDEO
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