Antarctica

• Wednesday, August 8th 2012 - 06:57 UTC

  Black-browed Albatross success in Falklands not reflected in South Georgia

  

  The July edition of the South Georgia Newsletter has an interesting comment on the recent announcement that the Falklands’ population of black-browed Albatross has seen a healthy increase in the number of breeding birds, information that has been submitted to BirdLife International for use in the Red List assessment process

• Wednesday, August 1st 2012 - 22:33 UTC

  Research shows Antarctica at one time had mild weather and palms and conifers

  

  Scientists drilling deep into the edge of modern Antarctica have pulled up proof that palm trees once grew there. Analyses of pollen and spores and the remains of tiny creatures have given a climatic picture of the early Eocene period, about 53 million years ago.

• Thursday, July 26th 2012 - 18:38 UTC

  Sea Shepherd leader Watson skips bail fearing extradition to Japan

  

  Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson has skipped bail and fled from Germany, with his supporters claiming they fear he would have been extradited to Japan over Antarctic whaling protests.

• Saturday, July 14th 2012 - 07:30 UTC

  Humboldt penguins threatened by eggs and chicks eating rats

  

  Humboldt penguins are threatened by inexorable man and …rats. Invading rats with bodies up to 20 centimetres long have begun eating eggs and chicks, and some experts fear that unless the rats are eradicated, they could tip the Humboldt penguin toward extinction.

• Tuesday, July 10th 2012 - 21:53 UTC

  IAATO helps with checklists for assessing Antarctic land bases and yachting expeditions

  

  Safe and environmentally responsible travel to the Antarctic featured prominently in the official press communiqué issued at the 35th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM XXXV), which concluded June 20 in Hobart, Australia. The meeting was held in conjunction with the Committee for Environmental Protection (CEP XV).

• Monday, July 9th 2012 - 17:55 UTC

  Norwegian company completes most successful Antarctic krill season

  

  Olympic Seafood AS has announced that its vessel ‘Juvel’ has recently completed its most successful Antarctic krill season ever, with record efficiency and a catch of the utmost quality.

• Thursday, June 28th 2012 - 21:23 UTC

  Greenpeace asks IWC for historic whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic

  

  Greenpeace and a vast coalition of environmental groups are calling on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to establish a sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean that would protect Southern Hemisphere whales from commercial whaling for their entire lives.

• Thursday, June 28th 2012 - 20:23 UTC

  HMS Protector back in Portsmouth after seven months in Antarctica duties

  

  Royal Navy ice patrol ship HMS Protector returned to Portsmouth on June 27 from her maiden deployment. The 5.000-ton ice-breaker spent most of her seven months away surveying and patrolling the Antarctic Peninsula.

• Thursday, June 28th 2012 - 07:31 UTC

  Punta Arenas will host IAATO’s 24th annual meeting in April next year

  

  The International Association of Antarctica Tour Operators (IAATO) announced on Wednesday that Punta Arenas, Chile would be the site of its 24th Annual Meeting. The meeting is scheduled for April 22-24, 2013.

• Tuesday, June 26th 2012 - 09:37 UTC

  HMS Protector sailor/airman wins prestigious photography competition

  

  A crewman aboard the British Royal Navy’s Antarctic patrol ship, HMS Protector, has won a prestigious military photographic competition, the Peregrine Trophy.