Plants and Animals

Last year Greenpeace's little ship tug the Arctic Sunrise rammed the Nisshin Maru, the mother-ship for the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic. Remember the photographs? But this year, following a fire on the Nisshin Maru and the evacuation … [Read more...] about Greenpeace Offers to Tow Japanese Out of the Antarctic

"Eco-terrorist group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society telephoned Greenpeace yesterday to inform them of the position of their vessels and those of the Japanese research fleet. ICR Director General Hiroshi Hatanaka said that while Sea Shepherd was … [Read more...] about Japanese Whalers Help Eco-Terrorists: Media Release from Institute of Cetacean Research

"A small flock of year-old whooping cranes led south by an ultralight aircraft has been wiped out by violent storms that swept over their habitat in the Florida salt marshes. The 18 birds were raised in a Wisconsin sanctuary and left last fall on a … [Read more...] about Whooping Cranes Killed In Florida Storm

Hi Jennifer, Unfortunately a fourth western gray whale has died after becoming entangled in a fixed fishing net off the coast of North Eastern … [Read more...] about Western Gray Whale Dies In Fishing Net: A Note from David in Tokyo

Bindi Irwin, daughter of the late Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, may be the youngest person to ever address the National Press Club in Washington DC. According to ABC Online she follows in the footsteps of Winston Churchill, Indira Gandhi and … [Read more...] about Bindi Irwin Gets It Wrong on Koalas