An undercover investigation of the illegal wildlife trade in five African nations led to the seizure of about a ton of ivory along with hippo teeth and cheetah, leopard and python skins. Read more here.
Archives for November 2008
Japanese Whaling Fleet Departs for Antarctica
Greenpeace says it witnessed the main whaling ship the Nisshin Maru depart from a port near Hiroshima in Western Japan thought to be heading for the Southern Ocean. Read more here.
Three New Sumatran Tigers
THERE are thought to be less than 500 Sumatran tigers left in the wild and these few remaining tigers are under threat, in particular from poaching for body parts.
There is a successful captive breeding program at Perth Zoo in Western Australia, and today the latest three additions to this program made their public debut.
Photograph of a Sumatran tiger in the wild, via Richard Ness, taken by a camera trap set in Sumatra by Dr. Neil Franklin from The Tiger Foundation.
Don’t Ditch Cattle Yet, Science Isn’t ‘Settled’
HOW many times have you heard it said, the science is settled, we will have catastrophic global warming unless we change our ways and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions?
While the “science might be settled” it does not seem to be well understood.
At least there has been a dramatic rise in key greenhouse gases in the past last two years, in particular methane, but temperatures have not gone up.
In fact, global temperatures are falling. That’s right – falling.
While Australian farmers have been told they should make a transition from cows to kangaroos to reduce their greenhouse gas emission, in particular emissions of methane, it is increasingly unclear that such a dramatic action, even if it was undertaken, would have any effect on global methane levels. [Read more…] about Don’t Ditch Cattle Yet, Science Isn’t ‘Settled’
Heresy Versus Science
In science, refuting an accepted belief is celebrated as an advance in knowledge; in religion it is condemned as heresy. via Fred Singer.
Aussies March for Action on Climate Change
Tens of thousands of Australians took part in mass protests calling for tough government action on climate change. Read more here.
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.
