African Lion Deaths Linked to Climate Change
By treehugga | July 21, 2008
Droughts and downpours exacerbated by climate change allowed two diseases to converge and wipe out large numbers of African lions in 1994 and 2001, according to a new study.
Lions regularly survive outbreaks of canine distemper virus (CDV) and infestations by a tick-borne blood parasite called Babesia. But both normally occur in isolation. In 1994 and 2001, however, a “perfect storm” of extreme drought followed by heavy seasonal rains set up the conditions for the two diseases to converge, the study said. The effect was lethal: The synchronized infections wiped out about a third of the Serengeti lion population in 1994. The nearby Ngorongoro Crater lion population experienced similar losses in 2001.
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Green message fails to convince IT buyers
By treehugga | July 9, 2008
Just 16 per cent of UK respondents said they actively purchased green IT gear with hype, over-pricing and a lack of budgetary responsibility for energy bills contributing to hitting green IT sales, according to one of Europe’s biggest surveys on the topic.
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Help Save the Borneo Orangutans
By treehugga | July 1, 2008
Last year the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) supporters raised the money to save Nyaru Menteng, the world’s largest orangutan sanctuary, from closure. Thank you so much if you were among those who helped save the lives of hundreds of orangutans.
Topics: Animal Welfare | 3 Comments »
Stop Shark Finning
By treehugga | May 27, 2008
More than half of the world’s ocean-going sharks are at risk of extinction, a new review concludes. Specialists with IUCN (formerly the World Conservation Union) found that 11 species are on the high-risk list, with five more showing signs of decline. Sharks are particularly affected by over-fishing as they reproduce slowly. The scientists are calling for global catch limits, an end to the practice of removing fins, and measures to minimise incidental catches (bycatch).
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Inspirational Environmental Quotes
By treehugga | May 21, 2008
“Thank God men cannot fly, and lay waste the sky as well as the earth.”
Henry David Thoreau
“There’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all.”
Robert Orben
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Prince Charles - Save The Rainforests
By treehugga | May 19, 2008
Prince Charles says there needs to be rewards for preserving the rainforest and therefore helping to prevent climate change. He called for a mechanism to be devised to pay poor countries to prevent them felling their rainforests. The prince says that the forests provided the earth’s “air conditioning system”.
He said it was “crazy” the rainforests were worth more “dead than alive” to some of the world’s poorest people. The world’s forests store carbon in their wood and in their soils. Read the rest of this post »
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Ecotopia - Green Products & Ethical Shopping
By treehugga | May 5, 2008
Just came across a very nice online shop based in the UK which sells a large range of eco-friendly products. As their company statement reads “Ecotopia.co.uk is your ethical online supermarket for everyday products, ethical gifts, eco-friendly gadgets, fair trade and organic groceries. Established in 2002 with assistance from the Prince’s Trust, Ecotopia assists people in leading a more natural and lower impact lifestyle. Behind every product sold at Ecotopia is a story. Not only are these stories about environment and ethical issues - they are stories about small companies that we are proud to support.”
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