Saturday, December 27th, 2008
In Reverse Order – (Cause it’s easier to swallow this way.) I am sure there is more but below is
my list.
—— The UGLY :
Caribbean Monk Seal – Now Extinct
Humans hunting the docile creatures for research, food and blubber left the population
unsustainable, say biologists who warn that Hawaiian and Mediterranean monk seals could
be the next to go.
Polar Bears Resort To Cannibalism As Arctic Ice Shrinks
Scientists have noticed increasing reports of starving Arctic polar bears attacking
and feeding on one another in recent years. Less than 30 years ago, there would still (more…)
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Friday, July 11th, 2008
It’s NOT an Urban Legend about the world’s largest plastic trash islands
floating in the Pacific. There is actually two, an eastern floats between
California and Hawaii, and a western located off of the Pacific side of
Japan. Their combined area covers two times the size of Texas.
100 million tons of free floating trash. 90 percent of it is plastic.
The ocean’s natural currents keeps it floating together. A large current (more…)
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