Illegal Fishing Vessels Intercepted as Peruvian Prosecutors Sail on Sea Shepherd Ship

July 6, 2021 / by sscssite2017 / Conservation, Oceans, South America, Species

Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Federal environmental prosecutors and Peruvian Coast Guard sailors intervene against numerous maritime violations during a successful joint operation with conservationists. LIMA, Peru – July 6, 2021 – During a series of joint operations led by the government of Peru, specialized environmental prosecutors on board the Sea Shepherd ship Ocean Warrior encountered and apprehended […]

Sea Shepherd Embarks on Long-Term Conservation Effort to Protect the Dolphins of the Amazon River

June 7, 2021 / by sscssite2017 / Conservation, Oceans, South America, Species

Published by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Conservationists and world-leading scientists initiate a new partnership in defense of the endangered Amazon river dolphins. Manaus, Brazil – June 7, 2021 – Sea Shepherd is launching on a new conservation research campaign in Brazil to protect the dolphins of the Amazon River. The scientific expedition, known as Boto Da Amazônia, was announced by Sea […]

“One Health” and COVID-19, one year later

May 24, 2021 / by Jason Patlis / Conservation, Global News, South America, World Wildlife Foundation

Published by the World Wildlife Fund More than a year after the emergence of COVID-19, WWF & GlobeScan conducted a survey of over 6,500 respondents to gain a better understanding of consumer understanding of zoonotic spillover risk. Read the full article at: https://www.worldwildlife.org/stories/one-health-and-covid-19-one-year-later

Bolsonaro Seeks International Funding for Amazon Protection

April 21, 2021 / by Manuela Andreoni and Ernesto Londono / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, South America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The Biden era has prompted Brazil to take steps to burnish its record as an environmental scoundrel — for which it’s seeking billions of dollars from the international community. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/21/world/americas/bolsonaro-climate-amazon.html

Biden Wants World Leaders to Make Climate Change Commitments

April 14, 2021 / by Lisa Friedman / Asia, Environment, Journalism, New York Times, South America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The administration is closing in on deals with some close allies, but agreements with powers like China, Brazil and India are proving difficult. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/climate/biden-climate-change-diplomacy.html

Silica-Silver Plastic Film Kills Coronavirus on Contact

February 13, 2021 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, South America

Published by the Environmental News Service SAO PAULO, Brazil, February 13, 2021 (ENS) – A plastic film that can deactivate 99.99 percent of the virus that causes COVID-19 in 15 minutes has been released by an international team of companies and universities from Brazil and Spain. The product, AlpFilm Protect PVC, is now on the […]

Dreams During Pandemic Reveal Fear, Mental Suffering

February 10, 2021 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, South America

Published by the Environmental News Service SAO PAULO, Brazil, February 10, 2021 (ENS) – Amid the isolation imposed by COVID-19, the brain resorts to dreams in an effort to metabolize the intense emotions experienced during the day and assimilate experiences that favor survival as we strive to adapt to the “new normal.” Suddenly, we have […]

Suriname Could Be Latest Big Oil Find as Industry Cuts Costs

January 20, 2021 / by CLIFFORD KRAUSS / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America, South America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The small South American country has become a hot prospect for oil companies looking to produce fossil fuels while spending less. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/20/business/energy-environment/suriname-oil-discovery.html

Leapin’ Lizards: Argentine Tegus Run Wild in Georgia

November 24, 2020 / by News Editor / Environment, Environmental News Service, Journalism, South America, Species

Published by the Environmental News Service ATLANTA, Georgia, November 24, 2020 (ENS) – Georgia wildlife officials and their partners are scrambling to eradicate a wild population of large invasive black and white Argentine lizards called tegus in two counties in southeast Georgia. Growing from two to four feet long and weighing 10 pounds or more, […]

5 Fabulous Facts About Hogfish

November 18, 2020 / by Katie Hogge / Conservation, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, South America, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy You’ve heard of catfish. You’ve heard of lionfish. And you’ve probably heard of frogfish, too. But have you ever heard of hogfish? I certainly hadn’t, but as someone with the last name Hogge (yes, it’s pronounced like the animal), I knew once I learned about this adorably odd critter that I simply […]

Administrator Wheeler Concludes U.S.-Brazil Environmental Framework Dialogue

November 10, 2020 / by Headquarters Office of the Administrator AO / South America

Publilshed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) WASHINGTON (November 10, 2020) — Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler participated in a U.S.-Brazil Environmental Framework Dialogue alongside Minister Salles of the Brazilian Ministry of Environment. Read the full article at: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/administrator-wheeler-concludes-us-brazil-environmental-framework-dialogue

Witnessing Peru’s Enduring, if Altered, Snow Star Festival

October 26, 2020 / by Danielle Villasana / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, South America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment Rising temperatures and melting glaciers have changed key aspects of the age-old Peruvian festival of Qoyllur Rit’i. Still, the celebrations persist. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/26/travel/qoyllur-riti-snow-star-festival-peru.html

My Favorite Facts About Leatherbacks

October 15, 2020 / by Megan Bennett / Asia, Climate, Conservation, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, South America, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy Each year, October 15 is designated as  Pacific Leatherback Conservation Day. It presents the perfect opportunity to celebrate this large, one-of-a-kind sea turtle—and I can’t wait to share some of my favorite leatherback turtle facts with you. But first, we can’t talk about leatherback sea turtles without acknowledging that these incredible animals […]

What Happened to South America’s Missing Mega-Mammals?

October 8, 2020 / by Asher Elbein / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, North America, South America

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment South America is filled with mammals from North America, but why more didn’t survive the reverse trip has been a natural history mystery. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/08/science/mammals-south-america-extinction.html

Why Do Seahorses Look Like Horses?

October 6, 2020 / by Michelle Frey / Australia, Conservation, Europe, North America, Ocean Conservancy, Oceans, South America, Species

Published by Ocean Conservancy What ocean animal has a tail like a monkey, looks like a horse and can use camouflage like an octopus? A seahorse! Today, we’re diving into yet another ocean mystery: why do we have horses in the sea? When I tell my kids that seahorses are actually fish, they don’t believe me. […]

Brazil Pantanal Scorched by Fires

September 5, 2020 / by Maria Magdalena Arrellaga Ernesto Londono and Leticia Casado / Environment, Journalism, New York Times, South America, Species

Published by The New York Times Science & Environment The blazes in Brazil, often intentionally set, have scorched a record-setting 10 percent of the Pantanal, one of the most biologically diverse habitats on the planet. Read the full article at: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/world/americas/brazil-wetlands-fires-pantanal.html

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