th century. the depletion of some whale species to near extinction led to the banning of whaling in many countries by , and to a worldwide cessation of whaling as an industry in the late s. the earliest forms of whaling date to at least circa bc . [ ] coastal communities around the world have long histories...
white shark, smooth hammerhead and school shark. gear and handling procedures best practice gear and handling procedures ensure the ethical and humane treatment of captured animals, which is vital to the survival, sustainable management and conservation of sharks and rays. sharks and rays play important...
"the data and biological samples we collected provide an invaluable snapshot into the lives and activities of a species we know relatively little about," said alistair dove, phd, vice president of research and conservation at georgia aquarium....
by a number of universities in bc and washington. a low tide of meters or less is best for viewing these tide pools ( port renfrew tides) . impact of human activity on the intertidal area is of growing concern. when visiting botanical beach, please look in the tide pools only – do not touch the marine...
maybe you'd be interested in watching one ofthe world's most exhilarating spectacles. this is when the great migration —all two million wildebeest and zebra and antelope of it—goes crashing across the crocodile-infested mara river in northern tanzania and into the safer grasslands of kenya's maasai...
respect the local environment and the communities that depend on it for resources to support their livelihoods. our environment stories highlight some of bp's initiatives from around the world understanding biodiversity in the oceans a marine mammal and sea turtle baseline monitoring and data collection...
for approval at their may meeting, with the goal of starting the street closures in june. the proposal calls for closing the and blocks of front street – stretching from park street to union street – to all vehicles through the summer and limiting the shopping district to pedestrians only. ... read...
border, to feet on the slopes ofthe talamanca mountain range, and back down again to below feet, it presents the traveler with a look at several ofthe many ecosystems in the country. perhaps the most dramatic stretch runs from cartago, in the central valley, to san isidro de el general, as it rises...
of a nearshore pipeline for our liquefied natural gas plant were identified as being close to mangrove habitat. we therefore took measures such as moving the location to the western side ofthe site and using horizontal drilling for the pipeline to avoid the habitat." kelly goddard, vice president of...
plants, animals, and other features ofthe world develop of their own accord. [ ] [ ] the concept of nature as a whole, the physical universe , is one of several expansions ofthe original notion; [ ] it began with certain core applications ofthe word φύσις by pre-socratic philosophers (though this...