Oil Spill
Review of 2011 … 2012 a year better ? Cetaceans ‘still’ under pressure from us!
Whales, dolphins and porpoises have no respite from oil and chemicals, fishing nets, shipping, noise pollution and a host of other dangers brought about by man’s unrelenting destruction of the oceans, says Anthony Wall From ‘The Ecologist’ http://twitter.com/#!/the_ecologist & http://www.facebook.com/TheEcologist and http://twitter.com/#!/NAEE_UK Group Links : http://twitter.com/#!/mcsuk and http://twitter.com/#!/WHALES_org Resources : http://www.kcc.org.nz/set-nets Noise. A curse – the curse, some would say- of modern life. [...]
Oil spill Update : Reno volunteers please …
From NZ Herald Follow me at http://twitter.com/#!/LearnFromNature | More than 1000 tonnes of oil has now been pumped off the Rena, however salvors now face the difficult task of pumping fuel from the submerged number 5 starboard fuel tank. Meanwhile Maritime New Zealand is calling for those signed up to volunteer [...]
Oil spill : Forest and Bird active in cleanup
On October 5 the container ship Rena struck the Astrolabe Reef off the coast of Tauranga, spilling around 350 tonnes of oil into the sea. This coastline is home to a rich array of seabirds, shorebirds, whales, dolphins and fur seals. The effect on the surrounding wildlife will no doubt be devastating – and will last for years [...]
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