Survivors of Attacks Fight to Save Sharks
Survivors of shark attacks are in Washington lobbying for new fishing restrictions to protect sharks.
Source: Wash Post, 07/15/2009
Biodiversity
Things related to the web of life; ecology; wildlife; endangered species
"Birds' Survival Relies On World's Largest Crab Orgy"
"The Delaware Bay is the site of the largest horseshoe crab orgy in the world. Mating season brings millions of crabs onto the beaches, and tens of thousands of migratory shorebirds, who gorge themselves on crab eggs on their way to the Arctic."
Source: NPR, 07/14/2009
"Watching Whales Watching Us"
Scientists are learning that whales are smarter, and more like humans, than they ever suspected.
Source: NYTimes Mag, 07/13/2009
"California Water Plan Could Help Puget Sound Orcas Survive"
"A plan to restore salmon runs on California's Sacramento River could help revive killer whale populations 700 miles to the north in Puget Sound."
Source: Bellingham Herald, 07/06/2009
"Navy vs. Environmentalists Off Florida Coast"
"Perhaps the last thing the Navy is looking for at the moment is a tangle with environmentalists. But that is exactly what it has -- over a proposed $100 million naval warfare training range off the northern Atlantic coast of Florida."
Source: NYTimes, 07/03/2009
FL Breakwater Could Hurt Sea Turtles
"Two of Florida's top politicians are pushing state and federal regulators to approve a taxpayer-funded breakwater that would slow down, but not stop, erosion threatening expensive Palm Beach County condos. But biologists fear the breakwater will block sea turtles from one of the most important nesting beaches in the state."
Source: St. Petersburg Times, 07/02/2009
"Researcher Show Farmers How To Save Songbirds"
"A unique partnership between University of Vermont researchers and a federal farm program is providing time and space for grassland songbirds to reproduce on land where their nests usually are destroyed by haying."
Source: Burlington Free Press, 07/02/2009
"American Chestnut's Revival May Combat Climate Change"
"The American chestnut tree, which towered over eastern U.S. forests before succumbing to a deadly fungus in the early 20th century, appears to be an excellent sponge for greenhouse gases, according to a new study."
Source: Greenwire, 07/02/2009
"Gray Wolves Get Federal Protection Again"
"Advocates and U.S. government agree to list the gray wolf as "threatened" in Minnesota and to put ones in Wisconsin and Michigan on the endangered list."
Source: Minneapolis Star Trib, 07/02/2009
Forum on Media Diversity
A partnership of Louisiana State University's Manship School of Mass Communication and the Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs, the Forum comprises more than 2,000 journal articles and books; a research database of syllabi of diversity courses from approximately 40 universities and colleges around the country; a directory of state ethnic media; and more.
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