As Marine Life Flees the Equator, Global Mass Extinction is Imminent: Scientists
Elias Marat – Rampant rises in temperate are causing a mass exodus of marine species from the sensitive region.
Elias Marat – Rampant rises in temperate are causing a mass exodus of marine species from the sensitive region.
Olivia Rosane – The California condor once ranged from Mexico in the south to Canada’s British Columbia in the north, but hunting, habitat loss and poisoning drove the species to the brink of extinction.
Elizabeth C. Alberts – Globally, coconut farms occupy 12.3 million hectares (30.4 million acres) of land, about two-thirds the area of oil palm plantations, with most farms located in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Sharon Guynup – A new 140-page report is shining a bright light on illegal wildlife trafficking in the Brazilian Amazon. It is heart-breaking.
Peter Yeung – The Amazon river dolphin (also known as the pink river dolphin, or boto) is the largest of the world’s freshwater dolphins. It lives in the Amazon and Orinoco river systems.
Olivia Rosane – The sixth mass extinction is here, and it’s speeding up.
Liz Kimbrough – For insects, such as butterflies and their caterpillars, long expanses of land along roads and utility corridors add a considerable amount of home turf.
Olivia Rosane – Not even underground ecosystems are safe from human pollution.
Liz Kimbrough – Up in the cool Mexican mountains, billions of monarch butterflies gather together for the winter.
Olivia Rosane – Scientists have discovered the highest concentration of microplastics ever recorded on the Mediterranean seafloor.
Jordan Davidson – Monarch butterflies are seeing their populations plummet precipitously, worrying scientists that the future of the species is in peril.
Jonathon Miller Weisberger – To understand Cacao, we must understand where she comes from – a place closest to the sun, where day and night are equal in length all year long.
Jordan Davidson – A new report shows that groundwater needed to construct a border wall will increase the likelihood of extinction for eight species.
Julian Rose – How the world’s people shifting from knowing the secrets of nature to waging war against.
Buck Rogers – Trapped in time from sanctions and isolation, Cuba’s marine ecosystems are still thriving.
Video – This short film was created to raise awareness about the dangers of commercial over-fishing and the threat it poses to marine biodiversity.
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