TOP STORIESSick fish in Gulf are alarming scientists
Scientists are alarmed by the discovery of unusual numbers of fish in the Gulf of Mexico and inland waterways with skin lesions, fin rot, spots, liver blood clots and other health problems.
"It's a huge red flag," said Richard Snyder, director of the University of West Florida Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation. "It seems abnormal, and anything we see out of the ordinary we'll try to investigate."
Are the illnesses related to the BP oil spill, the cold winter or something else?
Pnj.com - www.pnj.com
07 May 2011
K Blair
Location: Gulf Coast, USA - Map It
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Persistent organic pollutants used in industry are changing the genitals and bones of polar bears in East Greenland, says a Danish wildlife veterinarian and toxicologist.
"Shrinking balls and degraded bones," linked to the presence of pesticides and flame retardants in the Arctic, are likely to affect the animals' fertility and reproductive success, said Christian Sonne at last week's conference on Arctic climate change and pollution in Copenhagen.
These impacts are "not just" affecting polar bears, said Sonne who works at the National Environmental Research Institute of Denmark.
Vancouver Sun - www.vancouversun.com
09 May 2011
J George
Photo credit: Steven C. Amstrup, Polar Bears International
Location: East Greenland
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J George
Photo credit: Steven C. Amstrup, Polar Bears International
Location: East Greenland
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For the Birds: AMBLE Along Lake MichiganAMBLE along the lake this summer and fall and join a local community that cares about lakeshore conditions and bird health.
Door County volunteers are needed to walk parts of the Lake Michigan and Green Bay shoreline to monitor bird health and beach conditions as part of a citizen science program.
The U.S. Geological Survey AMBLE (Avian Monitoring for Botulism Lakeshore Events) program is an opportunity to sharpen birding skills, gain a deeper understanding of the disease, avian botulism, Lake Michigan ecology, and develop a connection with a wild place.
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