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U-Michigan News As society experiences increasingly frequent and severe natural hazard events and environmental stressors—while making little progress at reducing carbon emissions—the need to adapt to the changing climate has …
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OLYMPIA — The Puget Sound Partnership released its biennial State of the Sound report, which assesses the health of the Puget Sound ecosystem and progress towards its recovery. While Puget Sound is not …
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By Tonya Wiley The world’s sawfishes are rightfully once again in the global conservation spotlight as a new analysis published in the journal Current Biology highlights the mounting threats facing …
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Feature Destination Madagascar Whale Shark Tourism Valued at $1.5 Million Amid Calls for Stronger Protections A new study published in the journal Tourism in Marine Environments has valued the whale …
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We have selected for you a few emblems of Madagascar that make it so unique! Rich fauna and flora, breathtaking landscapes and idyllic beaches. THE TSINGY OF MADAGASCAR, A GEOLOGICAL …
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Nosy Be is the main island of an archipelago of a dozen small islands. It is called the island of perfumes because of its scents of ylang ylang, sugar cane …
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New Rule Points to More Promising Future for “Ropeless” Fishing to help save Critically Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales Danielle Kessler, US Country Director for the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), …
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New guidelines for underwater photographers The Reef-World Foundation – the international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – has launched the newly updated Green Fins Environmental Best …
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New Study Values Madagascar’s Whale Shark Tourism Industry at $1.5 Million Amid Calls to Improve Protection for This Endangered Species The three-month whale shark tourism season in Nosy Be (NW …
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Pufferfish are slow and clumsy swimmers because they need to combine all their fins (i.e., caudal, anal, pectoral and dorsal) to move. Although this means they can maneuver easily, it …
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