UK in the spotlight as global whale conference comes to Jersey
In a warehouse-like hall in a hotel on the island of Jersey in the English Channel, several hundred people have gathered this week for the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission. This...
View ArticleHow are you celebrating World Penguin Day?
It’s World Penguin Day today, and a fine excuse to celebrate the majesty and silliness of fine-flippered friends. In that spirit, I thought it would be good to pull together some fun facts about...
View ArticleCelebrate World Turtle Day!
Every day is Turtle Day when you’re an ocean campaigner… When I heard it was World Turtle Day, I hatched a plan. I know that to an international audience ‘turtle’ covers a multitude of reptile...
View ArticleShaping up for a fin-filled Shark Week
It’s Shark Week. You’re allowed to be excited. If you already like sharks you will doubtless be thrilled that the Internet is awash with sharp-finned fun. But if you don’t know much about sharks, or...
View ArticleThe EnvironmentaLIST: Never-ending teeth, Ninjas, and cannibalistic babies...
10. Sharks have a never-ending supply of teeth. They regenerate replacement dentition on an inexhaustible toothy conveyor belt… which explains why you see so few shark dentists. 9. But sharks are not...
View ArticleTop ten reasons to LOVE the ocean
This post Top ten reasons to LOVE the ocean originally appeared on the blog of Greenpeace USA.It’s Valentine’s Day. To offer you a sugar-free, non-commercialised way of celebrating here are our top ten...
View ArticleIPCC: It’s time to get serious about oceans and climate change
This post IPCC: It’s time to get serious about oceans and climate change originally appeared on the blog of Greenpeace USA.We all know climate change is the biggest threat facing our world. That is why...
View ArticleWaddle you do to celebrate World Penguin Day?
It’s World Penguin Day today, and I simply can’t imagine a world that didn’t have penguins in it. So in order to celebrate our funny fine-flippered friends I thought it would be good to pull together...
View ArticleIf you eat tuna, you should know these five fish
Tuna are wild animals, but many people simply understand them as food. Using the shorthand ‘tuna’ can bit confusing, as it tends to cover a whole family of species, from the relatively small and...
View Article10 diverse islands you’ve probably never heard of
Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. That’s a bit of a mouthful, but put simply it’s a day officially set aside to celebrate the world’s wealth of wildlife. For 2014 the theme is...
View ArticleSea turtle love on World Turtle Day
Today is World Turtle Day. It’s a perfect excuse to shell out a bit of love and respect to sea turtles, the iconic ocean ambassadors. Turtles are ancient creatures, largely unchanged for many millions...
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