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In South Africa, great white sharks threatened
On the edge of a boat off this coastal village, Michael Rutzen stubs his cigarette into a soda can and stares pensively out to sea. He has free-dived with great white sharks for nearly 20 years, and he never known it to ...
- August 24, 2016
Protect PH fishers in WPS, Du30 told
President Rodrigo Duterte was urged to protect the Filipino fishermen who were allegedly harassed by the Chinese coast guard at the Scarborough Shoal. “Instead of taking action to protect our fishermen, the Duterte ...
- June 12, 2018
Conservation efforts focus on coastlines in N. Haiti
Only little fish are pulled from the coastal waters off Haiti. Over the decades, impoverished Haiti has gained a reputation as an environmental wasteland. The country has only about 2 to 3 percent of its original forest ...
- June 9, 2015
'Water monster' faces extinction
Mexico's salamander-like axolotl may have disappeared from its only known natural habitat in Mexico City's few remaining lakes. It's disturbing news for an admittedly ugly creature, which has a slimy tail, plumage-like ...
- January 30, 2014
Thai marine biologist pleads for dugong conservation plan
A top marine biologist has urged Thailand’s government to speed up conservation plans for the dugong, an imperiled sea mammal, after their death toll for the year in Thai waters has already climbed to a record 21. Thon ...
- October 5, 2019
Venezuelans scour polluted river to survive
Angel Villanueva waded into the dirty brown water of the Guaire River, the putrid channel snaking through Venezuela’s capital, where he hoped to scavenge for a bit of treasure. He raked his hands across the bottom of the ...
- January 9, 2018
Du30 pressed to assert 2016 arbitration victory vs China
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte came under renewed pressure to seek Chinese compliance to an arbitration ruling that invalidated China’s claims to much of the South China Sea two years ago. Former Foreign Affairs ...
- July 14, 2018
US aircraft carrier patrols disputed sea amid China buildup on islands
The United States military deployed the third aircraft carrier this year to patrol the disputed South China Sea, where Washington has criticized China’s military buildup on new man-made islands. The 97,000-ton USS Ronald ...
- June 28, 2018
Palau to ban sunscreen as it tries to save its coral reefs
In an attempt to protect the coral reefs that divers so admire they have dubbed them underwater Serengeti, the Pacific nation of Palau will soon ban many types of sunscreen. President Tommy Remengesau Jr. last week signed ...
- November 3, 2018
In hot water: Study says warming may reduce sea life by 17%
The world's oceans will likely lose about one-sixth of their fish and other marine life by the end of the century if climate change continues on its current path, a new study says. Every degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) ...
- June 15, 2019