Week in Review November 24, 2017: Pacific Isles Could Lose 80% of Marine Life, Plastic Bottle Deposits Help Oceans and More
1. Pacific Islands Could Lose Up to 80% of Their Marine Life Due to climate change, islands in the Pacific Ocean could lose 50 to 80 percent of their marine life. The year-round warm temperatures found there could ultimately lead to the demise of their marine life. “Under climate change, the Pacific Islands […]
Week in Review November 17, 2017: Trump Dines on Shark Fin Soup in Vietnam, Creation of the International Wildlife Conservation Council Announced and More
1. Trump Dines on Shark Fin Soup in Vietnam Although he is a picky eater, President Donald Trump ate shark fin soup in Vietnam during a dinner with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang. More than 70 million sharks are caught every year to support the shark fin trade. This practice is unsustainable and in […]
Week in Review November 10, 2017: Bonn Climate Change Conference This Week, Half of Hawaii’s Coral Reefs Bleached, Congressman Close to Invalidating the Endangered Species Act, and More
1. Bonn Climate Change Conference This Week Even though Trump has vowed to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement by 2020, powerful world leaders are coming together (November 6-17) to discuss climate change. The U.S. has its governors, major corporations and advocacy groups present. The goal is to keep climate change to […]
Week in Review November 3, 2017: Sharks Now Protected Wherever They Swim, Loss of Federal Protection Would Put Pacific Reefs in Peril, and More
1. Sharks Now Protected Wherever They Swim A conservation pact has been signed by 126 countries that protects sharks no matter whose waters they swim in. Whale sharks were added to Appendix I, which means the countries are “promising to protect them domestically from killing or capture, and to safeguard their habitats.” Other sharks […]
