22 Nov 2010, Posted by Amelia Guimarin in 6th Blog, 0 Comments

Summit to Save Tigers

Led by Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, representatives from 13 nations have gathered in St. Petersburg to discuss the fate of the few thousand tigers left in the wild. Just one hundred years ago tigers numbered over 100,000. Now, it is estimated that only 3,200 remain outside of captivity.

16 Oct 2010, Posted by Amelia Guimarin in 6th Blog, 0 Comments

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch

In the middle of the North Pacific Ocean, there floats a layer of garbage that stretches for thousands upon thousands of miles.  This vast expanse of rubbish is known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

30 Jul 2010, Posted by Amelia Guimarin in 6th Blog, 1 Comments

100 Days

One hundred days into the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Christian Science Monitor brings us a great article explaining the basics of The Sixth Extinction.

11 Jul 2010, Posted by Amelia Guimarin in 6th Blog, 0 Comments

Common Dolphins & Endangered Foxes

During the last week of June, I had a chance to visit the Channel Islands. My family went camping on Santa Cruz Island, part of Channel Islands National Park off the coast of Southern California. We spent five days out there, hiking and kayaking and generally enjoying the awesome beauty of the islands.

03 Jul 2010, Posted by Amelia Guimarin in 6th Blog, 0 Comments

More evidence prehistoric humans pushed climate change

A new study suggests that Ice Age humans actually played a role in the global warming that occurred during their time.

21 Jun 2010, Posted by Gina Levy in 6th Blog, 0 Comments

Gulf oil spew is killing endangered sperm whales.

Sperm whales, threatened with extinction due to whaling, are now threatened by the deep water oil plumes.

10 Jun 2010, Posted by Gina Levy in 6th Blog, 0 Comments

In trouble, bats provide a valuable insecticide service…

Why is biodiversity important?

For many people, the ethical and aesthetic arguments are persuasive enough. But other people ask, why care?

04 Jun 2010, Posted by Gina Levy in 6th Blog, 0 Comments

First images from oil spew

Such disturbing images from the gulf oil spew. Let’s just hope it motivates the nation and Congress to get off of fossil fuels. These environment diasasters are horrible…but the more dangerous and irreversible effect is the melting of polar and glacial ice, rising sea levels and overall climate change. Link to Boston Globe article.

25 May 2010, Posted by Gina Levy in 6th Blog, 0 Comments

U.N. report: Eco-systems at ‘tipping point’

The world’s eco-systems are at risk of “rapid degradation and collapse” according to a new United Nations report. Link to CNN article