Conservation, Nature, Pollution, Science & Technology, Wildlife & Flora, Jun 25th, 2010,
A shocking report on a Sperm Whale study released today may turn a lot of heads—both pro-whaling and anti-whaling activists alike. The report, issued by conservation and research group Ocean Alliance, shows that high levels of aluminum, cadmium, chromium, lead, mercury, silver and titanium are found in tissue samples taken by dart gun from 955 whales, over a period of more than 5 years (starting in 2000). The whales ranged across 87,000 miles, from polar regions to the equator and it’s believed the ingested toxic and heavy metals may have come from humans thousands of miles away. Oh, and don’t…
Tags: aluminum, cadmium, chromium, contaminants, discovery, health hazard, IWC, lead, mercury, Ocean Alliance, pollutants, report, research, shocking, silver, Sperm Whale, study, toxic metals, whaling
Climate Change, Weird Stuff, May 25th, 2010,
Recently, Coast Guard officials stated the impact of the Gulf Coast oil spill stretches across more than 150 miles. If you were to travel across these miles, you may find birds, turtles, fish and crustaceans covered in oil. You may find dolphins and sharks dying along the shorelines. You may find beaches covered with so many globs of oil that they had to be shut down until further notice. What you will not find is any end to the spill in sight. You won’t find a sure-fire way to clean up all the oil and animals on top of it….
Tags: animals, beaches, coast, damage, Gulf Coast Oil Spill, images, impact, ocean, photographers, photos, shocking, wetlands, wildlife
