Environment

Wednesday, March 6th 2013 - 20:00 UTC
Scientists solve mystery of the extinct Falkland Islands wolf

It was an animal that puzzled Charles Darwin, who wondered how on Earth a large mammal that looked a bit like a wolf and a bit like a fox had arrived on barren islands nearly 500 kilometres from the mainland. Now, say biologists, the mystery of the now-extinct Falkland Islands wolf may have been resolved.
Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 05:48 UTC
Stunning images of Red Sea deep under grand-canyon discovered by HMS Enterprise

The survey ship 'HMS Enterprise' nets stunning images of a Grand Canyon-style ocean floor hidden deep under the Red Sea. Discovering the 250 metre deep canyon after leaving the Egyptian port of Safaga the ship used her sophisticated EM1002 Multibeam echo sounder to create the 3D images, allowing the ocean floor to be seen for the first time.
Thursday, February 28th 2013 - 05:33 UTC
Sweden sponsoring tax on meat consumption to help reduce greenhouse gases

In order to reduce greenhouse gases and to sustain the environment Swedish agricultural authorities are suggesting a tax to tame the appetite for meat. The more meat is consumed the more feed is needed to meet this demand, and with the extensive drought the occurred in the US and feed shortages elsewhere in the world. Could this be a viable solution?
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 05:44 UTC
Fisheries minister says Japan will never stop hunting whales “it’s part of our culture”

Japan's fisheries minister said Tuesday his country will never stop hunting whales, despite fierce criticism from other nations and violent clashes at sea with militant conservationists.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 05:38 UTC
Environmentalists in Argentina manage to suspend Monsanto corn-seed drying facility

Another setback for Monsanto in South America: the Argentine province of Córdoba justice system ordered the suspension of the construction of a corn seed-drying facility in the district of Malvinas Argentinas, 14 kilometres outside the capital city of Córdoba.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 05:30 UTC
Colombian astronomers trace the origin of the meteor that crashed in Russia

Astronomers from Colombia have traced the origin of a meteor that injured about 1,000 people after breaking up over central Russia earlier this month.Using amateur video footage, they were able to plot the meteor's trajectory through Earth's atmosphere and then reconstruct its orbit around the Sun.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 04:55 UTC
Major global effort involving Interpol launched to eliminate IUU fishing

Interpol Environmental Crime Program, with support from the Pew Charitable Trusts, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, this week announced the beginning of a massive global movement -- Project SCALE -- to cull illegal fishing and associated crimes.
Wednesday, February 27th 2013 - 01:22 UTC
Fish discard clash in Brussels; NE Atlantic has highest discard rate, says UN

Europe's fisheries ministers may dilute plans for a total ban on the practice of discarding fish at sea, as they meet in Brussels. An outright discards ban was widely welcomed when backed by the European Parliament last month, but it is being resisted by France, Spain and others.
Tuesday, February 26th 2013 - 10:13 UTC
Ecuador/Chevron dispute enters a new chapter: Correa calls for Latam support

President Rafael Correa said he expects the regional groupings Alba and Unasur to meet urgently and address the “legal aberration” committed by a UN trade law arbitrage tribunal against Ecuador in a case involving US multinational Chevron and decades of environmental damages.
Monday, February 25th 2013 - 22:06 UTC
Pod of pilot whales beached in south Chile; 20 dead and 26 saved

At least twenty pilot whales stranded in the south of Chile died while another twenty six from the pod were rescued by local fishermen, Coast Guard personnel and the high tide, reports La Prensa Austral from Punta Arenas.