Connect to share and comment

AFP Graphics Advisory

March 20, 2013 02:00
Wednesday's graphics: OBAMA MIDEAST TOUR Graphic showing the itinerary for US President Barack Obama on his visit to the Middle East, with Israel as first stop Wednesday. Text slug: Israel-Palestinians-US-Obama-diplomacy 91 x 114 mm Available now CHINA CYBER ATTACK Graphic on the main findings of a report on a China-based cyber espionage campaign published by US security firm Mandiant in February. The head of the firm told a congressional panel on Tuesday that China is pouring massive amounts of money into cyber attacks.

Squid's in: Scientists dive into monster's gene pool

March 19, 2013 20:31
Scientists on Wednesday announced they had peeked into the DNA of the giant squid, seeking to demystify a deep-sea creature that has haunted sailors' dreams for centuries. But their findings published Wednesday threw up some tantalising questions in turn. They include the likelihood that there is just one species of giant squid, and not a constellation of species as some experts have thought.

Gray whales find refuge on Mexico's coast

March 13, 2013 16:31
Guerrero Negro, Mexico, Mar 13 (EFE).- Gray whales have found a safe place to breed on Mexico's coast, where programs have been implemented to try to bring the marine mammals back from the brink of extinction. The programs have led to annual increases in gray whale numbers on the coast of Baja California Sur state, where the marine mammals enter warm shallow waters at this time of year to mate and give birth to calves.

Locals, biologists face off over Philippine whale shark feeding

March 12, 2013 06:45
By David Loh Tan-awan, Philippines, March 12(Reuters) - Tan-awan, in the southern Philippines island of Cebu, used to be a sleepy village that never saw tourists unless they were lost or in transit. Yet now they flock there by the hundreds - to swim with whale sharks, the world's largest fish. Whale sharks are lured to the Tan-awan coastline of the Oslob district by fishermen who hand feed them small shrimp, drawing divers and snorkelers to see the highly sought-after animals, known as gentle giants of the sea.

Beached whale in Spain dies from ingesting plastic waste

March 7, 2013 14:46
A 4.5 tonne sperm whale that washed ashore in southern Spain died from ingesting large amounts of plastic sheets used in greenhouses on farms in the region, a scientist said Thursday. The whale, which came ashore last year on a beach in Andalusia, had over 17 kilogrammes (37 pounds) of garbage blocking its stomach, including some 30 square metres (36 square yards) of plastic canvas, said Renaud de Stephanis, a marine biologist at the Donana Biological Station, which is run by the Spanish National Research Council.

Mission to save jaguar exposes big cats' plight in Brazil

March 4, 2013 23:47
It was late at night at the Preto Velho ranch when the unsuspecting jaguar approached the trap, took the bait -- and was downed by a tranquilizer dart. This was no common hunting scene, but an experiment aimed at saving the Americas' biggest cat, whose numbers are threatened in Brazil due to soybean crops and livestock encroaching on their natural habitat, especially in the savannah that covers much of central Brazil.

Anti-whalers predict record low catch for Japanese

March 2, 2013 02:00
Militant anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said Saturday the Japanese fleet had left the Antarctic whale sanctuary and appeared to be heading home with its smallest catch yet, hailing an "enormously successful" harassment campaign. Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson said this year would likely see the lowest haul by the Japanese whalers in history, with "no more than 75" of the mammals killed due to the group's efforts.

Anti-whalers say Japanese fleet heading north

March 2, 2013 00:00
Militant anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd said Japan's entire harpoon fleet had left the Antarctic whale sanctuary Saturday and was heading north, suggesting that their annual hunt may have come to an end. Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd's director-turned-observer, said this year would likely see the lowest haul by the Japanese whalers in history, with "no more than 75" of the mammals killed due to the group's campaign of harassment.

Chile says 20 beached whales die in Strait of Magellan

February 26, 2013 11:37
Twenty killer whales died and 25 others were rescued after becoming stranded along the Strait of Magellan by an unusually low tide, Chile's National Fishing Service said Tuesday. Fishermen and Chilean navy personnel struggled to save the orcas after they ran into trouble near Susan, a village on the strait that links the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans at the southern tip of South America, officials said.

Wind shift may have freed whales trapped off Quebec

January 10, 2013 13:30
Jan 10 (Reuters) - A group of killer whales trapped under the ice of Hudson Bay and taking turns breathing from a small hole may have been freed by a shift in the winds, Canadian media reported on Thursday. The 11 whales, who sometimes appeared to be panicking as they fought for air, created a worldwide sensation as news and a video about their plight spread. The mammals, which likely included two adults and several younger ones, were first spotted by a local Inuit hunter on Tuesday.
Syndicate content