Tuesday 27 August 2013

Coconut crab photo - Birgus latro - G7770 - ARKive

Coconut crab photo - Birgus latro - G7770 - ARKive

Coconut crab (Birgus latro)

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Coconut crab on palm trunk
IUCN Red List species status – Data DeficientDATA
DEFICIENT

Description

The coconut crab (Birgus latro) is a type of land hermit crab with a spectacular appearance and intriguing biology. Able to grow to relatively gigantic proportions, the coconut crab is probably the largest terrestrial arthropod in the world (2). Indeed, Charles Darwin described the coconut crab as “monstruous” when he encountered it on the Keeling Islands during the voyage of the Beagle (3). Unlike most other hermit crabs, only the very small coconut crab juveniles find and use gastropod shells to protect their soft-skinned abdomen as they develop. Larger juveniles abandon the ...
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Monday 26 August 2013

Antarctic Oceans Alliance

Antarctic Oceans Alliance


Russia blocks ocean sanctuaries around Antarctica

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Russia blocked efforts to create of the world’s largest ocean sanctuaries around Antarctica. Everyone, including the penguins, are devastated.
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Ocean Elders call on Putin to protect Antarctica’s ocean

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Today Ocean Elders, including Sir Richard Branson, Dr. Sylvia Earle, James Cameron, Jean-Michel Cousteau and Capt. Don Walsh, wrote a letter to Russian president Vladimir Putin calling for the protection of Antarctica’s Southern Ocean at CCAMLR’s meeting in Germany 2013. Below is a copy of the letter:
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How is Percy feeling about CCAMLR’s meeting?

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Over the next week Percy the penguin will be in Germany where the fate his home in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean is decided. The 25 countries that make up CCAMLR are meet behind closed doors. Percy the penguin is going to open those doors just a little. He’s going to post a daily picture on his tumblr sharing with us how he is feeling based on what is happening inside the CCAMLR meeting.…
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Leonardo DiCaprio calls on Putin to protect Antarctica’s ocean

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Actor and AOA Ambassador Leonardo DiCaprio together with AOA Russian campaigner Grigory Tsidulko have an oped in Russian paper, Rossiyskaya Gazeta, calling on Putin to protect Antarctica’s ocean. Here is the English version:
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Why Protect Antarctica’s Ocean?

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Antarctica’s ocean is home to thousands of species, many of these species can be found nowhere else in the world. Click through to check out this fun infographic introducing some of these wonderful creatures.
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200,000 Join The Watch to protect Antarctica’s ocean

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With less than 65 days until the fate of Antarctica’s ocean is decided, 200,000 people have Joined The Watch to call for the protection of Antarctica’s ocean. This number demonstrates significant international support for marine reserves in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean. Click through to see the full image from above and share the picture with your friends on Facebook, Twitter or shout it from the rooftops.
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Thursday 8 August 2013

The Cove Shines the Light on the Dolphin Killings in Taiji Japan & the Exposes the Problem of Mercury in Seafood

The Cove Shines the Light on the Dolphin Killings in Taiji Japan & the Exposes the Problem of Mercury in Seafood

The Secret Is Out. Spread the Word.

The Story

The Cove exposes the slaughter of more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises off the coast of Japan every year, and how their meat, containing toxic levels of mercury, is sold as food in Japan and other parts of Asia, often labeled as whale meat. The majority of the world is not aware this is happening.

The Solution

The focus of the Social Action Campaign for The Cove is to create worldwide awareness of this annual practice as well as the dangers of eating seafood contaminated with mercury, and to pressure those in power to put an end to the slaughter.

The Results

Infographic: The Cove Campaign is Working
It’s been working. The film has been making waves since it premiered. Critical praise and audience awards worldwide have focused international attention on Taiji and the annual dolphin drives off the coast of Japan.
But the effort needs to continue. On September 1, the six-month dolphin hunting season opened again, and fishermen in Taiji plan to take to the cove despite international pressure. Experts say education, awareness and persistence are needed to eventually turn the tide.
The hunt still goes on. Find out what you can do to help.

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