Ways To Protect Our Environment

Happy Endangered Species Day!

Today is National Endangered Species Day here in the U.S.! I thought I’d celebrate by posting some links from around the web to see how others are using this special day to raise awareness for wildlife conservation…

From around the web:

Happy Endangered Species Day - May 16th is Endangered Species Day! Endangered Species […]

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(Photo courtesy of First People)

U.S. Lists Polar Bear as Threatened But Balks at New Protection

By J.R. Pegg

“WASHINGTON, DC, May 14, 2008 (ENS) The Bush administration reluctantly declared the polar bear a threatened species today, concluding that the loss of Arctic sea ice has put the future of the iconic species in peril. But the […]

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Saving the Endangered Squirrel Monkeys of Costa Rica
**Watch the trailer for the new documentary below!**

The squirrel monkeys found on the central pacific coast of Costa Rica, also known as the Mono Titi, are highly endangered. There are only 1,700 of these primates left and their habitat is highly restricted.
To raise awareness about the plight of […]

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(Photo by Anna Wang courtesy of UN World Food Programme)
Aid Begins to Reach Myanmar Cyclone Survivors
“BANGKOK, Thailand, May 13, 2008 (ENS) - Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej of Thailand will travel to Myanmar Wednesday to coordinate assistance between the international communities and Myanmar, which was hit by the deadly Cyclone Nargis on May 2 and 3.
Winds […]

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(Gunnar Launstein, Manager of NOAA Mussel Watch Program, photo courtesy of NOAA)
U.S. Coastal Waters Less Toxic Than 20 Years Ago
“SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 12, 2008 (ENS) - U.S. environmental laws enacted in the 1970s are reducing overall contaminant levels in coastal waters of the United States, finds a 20 year study released today by scientists […]

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(photo by Margaret White courtesy of Snow Leopard Trust)
“Tigers in Snow Leopard Land
By Tenzing Lamsang THIMPHU, Bhutan, May 9, 2008 (ENS) - Fresh pictures and pugmarks from the Jigme Dorji National Park show that royal Bengal tigers in Bhutan are being found at altitudes never seen before. In fact, authorities say that the tigers are […]

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“Suppressed Aviation Report Forecasts ‘Massive Environmental Damage’
LONDON, UK, May 7, 2008 (ENS) - Climate change emissions by the airline industry, airport noise, and local air pollution are all trending sharply upwards, according to a suppressed report based on information contained in U.S., European and UK government databases maintained by regulatory agencies.
The technical report was submitted […]

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“Green Financial Revolution Arrives for Kenya’s Farmers
NAIROBI, Kenya, May 7, 2008 (ENS) - A new US$50 million partnership to finance Kenyan farmers was launched Tuesday to address both local and global food crises. The funding will allow smallholders and small agricultural enterprises to break out of poverty and build viable businesses.
The Alliance for a Green […]

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“Climate Change Warms Lake Baikal, World’s Largest Lake
SANTA BARBARA, California, May 2, 2008 (ENS) - The rising temperature of the world’s largest lake - Lake Baikal in Siberia - shows that this icy region of Russia is changing due to global warming, Russian and American scientists have discovered.This lake was expected to be among those […]

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“Bangkok Black Market in World’s Rarest Tortoise Uncovered
BANGKOK, Thailand, April 25, 2008 (ENS) - The Royal Thai Police raided the Chatuchak market in Bangkok earlier this month and seized a wide variety of illegally traded wildlife, including three of the world’s rarest tortoises, after the findings of an investigation by a wildlife monitoring network operated […]

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