White House Creates New Pathway for Agencies to Ignore the Climate Change Crisis

Published by Ocean Conservancy We’ve seen many attacks on the environment over the last several years. The Trump administration may have hoped you wouldn’t notice its latest salvo, which is deeply wonky but also deeply important. Instead of outright changing laws and regulations, the administration is attempting to change how the federal government implements a key […]

How to Prepare for a Fin-tastic Shark Week

Published by Ocean Conservancy Calling all enthusiasts of the deep blue sea: Shark Week approaches! Are you ready? From July 28th to August 4th, sharks will be in the much-deserved spotlight. Whether you’re an aficionado or new to Shark Week (what, have you been living under an anemone?) this is the best week of the year, […]

What do sea turtles eat? Unfortunately, plastic bags.

Published by the World Wildlife Fund Would you rather pick a fight with a jellyfish or a plastic bag? For sea turtles, this question should be simple. Their scales protect them from the worst of a jellyfish’s venom, and the resulting meal is both tasty and nutritious. But a single piece of plastic can be deadly. The […]

The Curious Case of the Coelacanth

Published by Ocean Conservancy When museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer found an unusual-looking fish in a South African fisher’s net, she wasn’t quite sure what she was looking at. After hauling the enormous fish to her office in the back of a taxicab, Courtenay-Latimer reached out to ichthyologist J.L.B. Smith to try to identify the animal. After […]

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