Brave rangers in Congo, Africa fight off poachers
In the past two decades, 140 park rangers have been killed trying to protect the park and its breathtaking biodiversity, most notably its majestic mountain gorillas, among the world’s rarest animals. The park’s 200 gorillas represent about a quarter of the entire global population which is spread along the Virunga volcanoes range, extending into Rwanda and Uganda.
In a Kansas Corn Field, Drought Points to the Need for Climate Solutions
Last month, Rocky Kistner spent a week traveling with my NRDC colleague Bob Deans through the drought-decimated corn and wheat fields of Colorado and Kansas, talking to farmers knocked flat by one of the hottest summers ever. This is ground zero for one of the worst droughts in recent history; more than half the counties in the US have been declared disaster areas and corn and soybean futures are soaring as a result.
Warnings issued about eating raw oysters, wading in sea water in U.S. Gulf
The Mobile County Health Department in Alabama issued a warning August 15 about vibrio, a potentially life-threatening illness that can result from eating raw or undercooked oysters, or by wading in Gulf water, especially during the summer months.
Swimming with whale sharks in the Philippines
Whale sharks are the largest of the ocean’s fish, weighing up to 20 tonnes. They pose no threat to humans, feeding mainly on plankton in the warm waters of the tropics. These sharks are approachable creatures – docile enough to allow the occasional swimmer to hitch a ride. Although they are a vulnerable species, they continue to be hunted for their meat in parts of Asia.
CRY WOLF – An unethical oil story
