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Yahoo News - news.yahoo.com (Source: McClatchy)
09 Jun 2009
L Blumenthal
In Washington state , oysters in some areas haven't reproduced for four years, and preliminary evidence suggests that the increasing acidity of the ocean could be the cause. In the Gulf of Mexico , falling oxygen levels in the water have forced shrimp to migrate elsewhere.
Though two marine-derived drugs, one for treating cancer and the other for pain control, are on the market and 25 others are under development, the fungus growing on seaweed, bacteria in deep sea mud and sea fans that could produce life-saving medicines are under assault from changing the ocean conditions.
Researchers, scientists and Jacques Cousteau's granddaughter painted a bleak picture Tuesday of the future of oceans and the "blue economy" of the nation's coastal states.
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[malnourishment, California]10,000 pigeons die of mysterious disease in Sikkim
The Hindu - www.hindu.com
09 Jun 2009
Area: Singtam, East Sikkim, India - Map It
Over 10,000 pigeons have died due to a suspected bacterial infection in the last one month in Singtam in East Sikkim, according to animal husbandry officials.
The number of dead birds could be more since the figure was an estimate given to the officials by local residents, the officials said.
The officials who visited the spot earlier this month have ruled out bird flu but suspect that a bacterial infection caused the deaths. Samples taken from the dead birds were being tested.
Tanzania: Tanapa Says Chimps On Verge of Extinction
All Africa - allafrica.com (source: Arusha times)
06 Jun 2009
Area: Tanzania, Africa
The rare score of chimpanzees currently numbering at about 700 are the next endangered animal species in Tanzania after rhinoceroses, the Tanzania National Parks Authority has revealed.
. . . Chimps on the other hand are threatened by a number of predators, including all carnivorous mammals, some human tribes and reptiles. They also suffer all diseases facing both wildlife and the human race.
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