— the smelt’s decline has come to symbolize both california’s history of dysfunctional water politics and the bay delta’s slow-motion ecological collapse. read article : swimming upstream: plight of delta smelt exposes flaws of the endangered species act
art ecology science & animals
Tagged International Union for Conservation of Nature
DEEMED IN DANGER
—”center for biological diversity has organized a pledge not to eat bluefin tuna and to boycott restaurants that advertise it on their menu.” http://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=&day=19&id=68562&l=e&special=&ndb=1%20target=
IRREPLACEABLE AREAS IDENTIFIED
“[…] protected areas can only fulfil their role in reducing biodiversity loss if they are effectively managed — in many cases these areas protect species that cannot be found anywhere else” http://www.iucn.org/?14008/Scientists-identify-the-worlds-most-irreplaceable-protected-areas
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