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Seal of Disapproval
Militant activists charged in seal protest |
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07 Apr 2008 |
News |
| Posted at 10:15 AM on 07 Apr 2008 Two members of the militant Sea Shepherd Conservation Society have been charged with sailing too close to a Canadian vessel while protesting the country's annual seal hunt. Capt. Alexander Cornelissen and First Officer Peter Hammarstedt face up to nearly $100,000 and a year in prison if convicted. Sea Shepherd sailors say the hunters were the antagonists; Canada's Ministry of Fisheries and Oceans say ... |
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| Topics: Canada, grassroots activism, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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You Gotta Fight for the Right's Right to Party
Right whales get safe haven off east coast of Canada, baby orcas high in PBDEs |
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11 Oct 2007 |
News |
| Posted at 12:36 PM on 11 Oct 2007 The International Maritime Organization has approved a proposal to designate a 695-square-mile zone off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada, an official Area to Be Avoided, hoping to lower the risk of ship collisions with endangered right whales that tend to congregate there from June through December. However, avoiding the zone is voluntary ... |
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| Topics: Canada, news, oceans, Washington, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Who's in Barge Here?
Barge spills diesel near Vancouver Island orca habitat |
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22 Aug 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Who's in Barge Here? Barge spills diesel near Vancouver Island orca habitat A barge has tipped over off the coast of Canada's Vancouver Island, creating a diesel slick over a mile long that is threatening orca habitat. The barge, which was carrying logging equipment, including a fuel truck, was just outside the boundary of an ecological reserve when it flipped. Diesel fuel dissipates and evaporates in the sun, so poses less of a thr ... |
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| Topics: Canada, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Who's in barge here?
Barge spills diesel near Vancouver Island orca habitat |
Grist |
21 Aug 2007 |
Gristmill |
| A barge tipped over off the coast of Canada's Vancouver Island yesterday, creating a diesel slick over a mile long that is threatening orca whale habitat. The barge, which was carrying logging equipment including a fuel truck, was just outside the boundary of an ecological reserve when it flipped. Diesel fuel dissipates and evaporates in the sun, so poses less of a threat than crude oil à la Exxon Valdez -- but it still doesn't make a very good whale dinner. sources: CBC Ne ... |
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Drown and Out
Baby seals drown from melting ice as Canada hunt begins |
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04 Apr 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Drown and Out Baby seals drown from melting ice as Canada hunt begins Pop an antidepressant before reading this: Canada has reduced this year's quota for its annual harp seal hunt by 20 percent, to a mere 270,000 -- not because of pressure from conservationists and animal activists, but because thousands of baby seals have already fallen through melting ice in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and drowned. ... |
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| Topics: Canada, climate, climate change impacts, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Yukon Count on Me
Group aims to create wildlife corridor from Yellowstone to Yukon |
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23 May 2006 |
Daily Grist |
| Yukon Count on Me Group aims to create wildlife corridor from Yellowstone to Yukon Recognizing that halting development is just not feasible (these are humans we're talking about), a group called Y2Y wants to create a wildlife corridor stretching from Yellowstone National Park to the Yukon in northwest Canada that would allow animals and people to coexist peaceably. A collaboration of conser ... |
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| Topics: Canada, environmental planning, national parks, news, wildlife (all these topics) |
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Does a Bear Chapeau in the Woods?
British military still using real Canadian bear fur in funny hats |
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18 Oct 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| Does a Bear Chapeau in the Woods? British military still using real Canadian bear fur in funny hats Over the past 30 years, Britain's Ministry of Defense has gradually replaced animal furs in ceremonial uniforms -- e.g., leopard-skin hats for military drummers -- with synthetics. But so far nothing has beaten real Canadian bear pelts for those goofy tall hats worn by Britain's red-coated Royal Foot Guards. "Bea ... |
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| Topics: Canada, news, United Kingdom, wildlife (all these topics) |
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The Death of Something Other Than Environmentalism
Monarch butterfly populations see sharp decline this season |
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15 Mar 2005 |
Daily Grist |
| The Death of Something Other Than Environmentalism Monarch butterfly populations see sharp decline this season Cold, wet weather in the U.S., illegal deforestation in Mexico, and strong herbicides used on genetically altered crops in the U.S. and Canada are, warn scientists, threatening the survival of the monarch butterfly. Researchers say the number of monarchs that made it to their forested, hilly winteri ... |
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| Topics: Canada, Mexico, news, United States, wildlife (all these topics) |
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