Posts Tagged ‘sea’
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An Ocean of Truth
What does the ocean do for you? Life on Earth originated in the sea, and today it continues to benefit each of us every day, whether you live in a coastal fishing village or a city thousands of miles from the shore. Check out "Ocean of Truth", CI’s new video exploring some of the most stunning, inspiring and important places on Earth. Learn more at http://www.Conservation.org/Oceans -
Guest Post from Sharkpedia Author Nancy Ellwood
There’s good news and there’s bad news . . . that’s the way it tends to go for our beautiful shark friends. The good news? Lots of new studies are being done around the world, and the results are getting reported internationally – and quickly – about the plight of sharks. These studies, like the most recent one by the IUCN (reported today), are raising awareness more and more to the dangers that all sharks face in this world of overfishing, climate change, and ailing oceans. The bad news? Well, the bad news is that sharks aren’t faring all that well. ... -
Ocean’s largest inhabitants under the radar…until now, Part 2
[caption id="attachment_435" align="aligncenter" width="506" caption="Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), aerial view of an 80 foot individual, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. © Flip Nicklin/Minden Pictures"] [/caption] Don't forget to read Part 1 of this post, Ocean’s largest inhabitants under the radar…until now It’s hard to believe that an animal could dwarf the basking shark, but try to imagine an animal whose heart is the size of a car, whose tongue weighs as much as an elephant, and who has blood vessels wide enough that a grown man could swim through. Can you picture it? If so, you’re imagining the mighty blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), ... -
Ocean’s largest inhabitants under the radar…until now
In the past few weeks, two great findings have surfaced from recent ocean research. Two giant species – a shark and a whale – are giving up surprising secrets about their lives. CI’s Bryan Wallace reports: Multitudes of animal species continue to evade detection by science, mainly because they are really hard to find. Many are tiny, or well-hidden, or live in places that people have a hard time getting to (or escaping from). While roughly a couple of million species have been officially catalogued, perhaps tens (hundreds?) of millions of species remain undiscovered. So you would figure that we know ... -
Coach Jason Lezak Wraps up the Race
Hi Race fans! So, I guess it shouldn’t surprise anyone that I’m the blogger on the last day of the Race; I’m a career anchor leg swimmer, after all! What an incredible Race this has been, don’t you think? I’m proud of my turtles – Billy, Seabiscuit, and Wawa Bear – because they really worked hard in practice and I think it paid off. These turtles have some serious talent when it comes to swimming, but they’ve also been doing it for a really, really long time. I’m a world-class sprint swimmer, so I really wanted to get these guys to ... -
Surfers and sea turtles: riding waves for ocean conservation
Surfers tend to pride themselves as adventurers, regularly crossing the oceans blue in search of the perfect wave. To me these swell-frenzied pleasure cruises don’t quite measure up to our friends the leatherback sea turtles. These giant graceful crusaders endure just about everything the ocean has to offer on their migratory quest. The life of these turtles is not easy - I will never forget a surf trip I took to an isolated island off the coast of Africa where I was witness to the hatching of hundreds of turtles in the most pristine natural setting. Even without human influence like ...
