Published by Ocean Conservancy It’s a well-known fact that music has positive impacts on a child’s development. From calming nerves to developing fine motor skills, there has been a ton of research on the benefits of listening to music, playing with instruments and singing. As a new-ish mom, my son has had loads of exposure to […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Some scientists say that the predators are essential to curbing the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease because they pick off weak deer. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/12/science/wolves-chronic-wasting-disease.html
Published by Ocean Conservancy When it comes to the creatures that call our ocean home, the first that may come to mind are probably magnificent whales, slow-swimming turtles or countless fish species. But our ocean is home to a mind-blowing number of incredibly diverse species, and not all of them are quite as charismatic as the […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy As each day’s headlines clamor for our attention, it’s hard to know what to focus on. But sometimes there is a signal so strong it can’t be ignored amidst the noise. This year, for the first time in recorded history, the main nursery of Arctic sea ice off Siberia has not yet […]
Published by the Environmental News Service NEW YORK, New York, November 11, 2020 (ENS) – Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is the first company to announce a successful vaccine candidate that is safe and effective in preventing COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Read the full article at: http://ens-newswire.com/2020/11/11/pfizer-1st-with-covid-vaccine-claims-over-90-efficacy/
Published by Ocean Conservancy Think about wolves. Are you picturing fierce, powerful, majestic animals that lope gracefully through the landscape? Wolffish are … not like that. Think less Call of the Wild and more Nightmare Before Christmas. They might not be as classically captivating as their terrestrial namesakes, but they are still very cool critters. Today […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Move out of the way, sea slugs, there’s a new charismatic critter on the block: the sea snail! Sea snails are an extremely diverse group of marine gastropods that are found around the world. They can spend time on land, in saltwater or freshwater, be carnivores, herbivores or omnivores and vary in […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Eta, the 28th named storm of the Atlantic season, is primed to hit the Florida Keys, possibly as a hurricane, by late Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/08/us/eta-storm-updates.html
Published by Ocean Conservancy The right to vote for our President is a fundamental tenet of the Constitution. Americans have chosen Joe Biden to be the next President of the United States. Today marks a new day in our fight for a healthy ocean. After four years of egregious anti-ocean and anti-planet policies that have disproportionately […]
Published by the Environmental News Service WASHINGTON, DC, November 7, 2020 (ENS) – To the dismay of conservationists, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has opened hunting season on gray wolves across the United States by removing them from the national Endangered Species List. Farmers, cattlemen and ranchers applauded the delisting, but conservationists issued dire […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Even if you can only stomach the news in small amounts these days, you’ve probably seen some depressing stories about the health of the planet or snippets of politicians debating what to do about it. The climate crisis is ramping up, the lesser-known biodiversity and extinction crisis continues, the trends for ocean […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy If you’ve ever been to a beach in places like the United States, chances are that you’ve probably come across a sand dollar at some point. These iconic emblems of our nation’s beaches often serve as a stunning representation of vacation memories for so many Americans … but how much do you […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy Today, we woke up with more questions than answers after Election Day. But an unclear winner isn’t a sign that democracy is failing—in fact, it’s an example of the process at work. As much as we might want to close the book on the election season, democracy takes time. We must make […]
Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Sea Shepherd partners with local fishers to remove the marine debris threatening the survival of the world’s most endangered marine mammal. San Felipe, BCN, Mexico – Nov. 3, 2020 – This week marks the completion of a collaborative effort aimed at removing abandoned fishing gear from the habitat of the critically […]
Published by Ocean Conservancy My story of the ocean’s ability to console a mourning soul is not uncommon. Like many families facing a life-changing loss, when my beloved father passed away unexpectedly in 2007 we knew exactly what we would do to memorialize him. We would scatter his ashes in the shimmering waters of the Indian […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Eta became the 28th named storm of the 2020 hurricane season, matching a record set in 2005. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/01/climate/eta-hurricane-record.html
Published by Ocean Conservancy Today, along with our colleagues at Sea Education Association, DSM Environmental Services and the University of Georgia, Ocean Conservancy published a study (Law et al., 2020) in the journal Science Advances that should change the way the world thinks about the United States’ role in tackling global plastic pollution. Our new study […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Tree limbs are breaking under the weight of an unseasonable ice storm, downing power lines and cutting off electricity to nearly 375,000 households and businesses across the state. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/28/us/ice-storm-oklahoma.html
Published by Ocean Conservancy This blog was written by Jenna Schwerzmann, Joanna Toole Ghost Gear Awardee. Originally from upstate New York, Jenna began her marine conservation career on Long Island after graduating from Stony Brook University with a B.S. in Marine Vertebrate Biology and M.A. in Marine Conservation and Policy. She has experience with both research […]
Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration is imposing new limits on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would undercut action against global warming. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/27/climate/trump-election-climate-noaa.html