ADDITION China Tiger Deaths

2010-03-12T03:00:56Z

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2010 file photo, an endangered Siberian tiger runs away with a chicken tossed by tourists at the Harbin Tiger Park in Harbin in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province. Eleven rare Siberian tigers kept in small cages and fed only chicken bones have died of malnutrition at the cash-strapped Shenyang Forest ...

NOAA director urges better explanations of climate

2010-03-12T11:15:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Scientists need to do better job of explaining climate change science, NOAA's director says</div><div><p>Climate change is here and scientists need to do a better job of explaining it to the public, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday.</p><p>"We are no longer constrained by ...

Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activist arrested in Japan

2010-03-12T10:16:00Z

<div><p>A New Zealand anti-whaling activist was arrested in Japan Friday after a harpoon ship he boarded in Antarctic waters last month docked in Tokyo, greeted by police and nationalist protesters.</p><p>Peter Bethune of the militant

Climate change pushing ocean birds 'towards extinction'

2010-03-12T08:16:19Z

<div><p>Climate change is pushing some bird species "towards extinction," US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar warned as a new report on the threats facing North American birds was released.</p><p>"For well over a century, migratory birds have faced stresses," Salazar said on Thursday. "Now they are facing a new threat -- climate change -- that could dramatically alter their habitat and food supply and push many species t...

Japan arrests whaling activist for boarding ship

2010-03-12T06:00:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Japan arrests New Zealand anti-whaling activist for illegally boarding Japanese vessel</div><div><p>Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand on Friday for illegally boarding a whaling ship last month in the latest incident in the ongoing battle over Japanese whaling.</p><p>Peter Bethune, a member of the TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's coastguard on Friday arrested an anti-whaling activist from New Zealand who boarded a whaling vessel in the Antarctic following clashes between hunters and environmentalists, a spokesman said.</p><p>Media helicopters hovered overhead as a...

Kenya elephant deaths soar as ivory sales debated

2010-03-12T04:45:08Z

<div id="subtitle">As elephant poaching deaths skyrocket, Kenya opposes proposal for one-time ivory sale</div><div><p>Tracking the wounded elephant to its death bed was easy for the ranger. Hit by a poison arrow, the huge mammal could only drag its hind leg, creating a wide gash across the bush.</p><p>Poachers' footprints were all around the kill, but the hunters did not have time to remove the valuable ivory tusks bef...

Japan faces rocky path to emissions trading system

2010-03-12T03:17:15Z

<div><p>TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan faces a rocky path to launching an emissions trading system after the government approved legislation on Friday that was vague on how the scheme would set limits on emissions.</p><p>The proposed climate bill, set to be enacted in parliament by mid-June, set a one-year deadline for the world's ...

Sea Lion Death Warrants

2010-03-11T22:00:44Z

A sea lion is shown on the Columbia River near Bonneville Dam Monday, March 8, 2010, in North Bonneville, Wash. Wildlife officials have tried everything to keep sea lions from eating endangered salmon, dropping bombs that explode under water and firing rubber bullets and bean bags from shotguns and boats. Now they are resorting to issuing death sentences to the most chronic off...

Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches

2010-03-11T21:45:23Z

<div id="subtitle">Starving sea lion pups wash up on Calif. beaches, experts blame El Nino ocean currents</div><div><p>Marine mammal experts say dozens of hungry and sick sea lion pups have washed up on Southern California beaches this winter and many have died at rescue centers.</p><p>Veterinarian Richard Evans said Thursday that the TOKYO - MARCH 12: Japan Coast Guard stand on guard the Japan's whaling vessel Shonan Maru 2, detaining a New Zealand anti-whaling activist Peter Bethune, a member of the Sea Shepherd, outside Harumi port in Tokyo, Friday, March 12, 2010. Japan's coast guard arrested an anti-whaling activist, Peter Bethune, from

China Tiger Deaths

2010-03-11T20:30:47Z

Climate change pushing bird species 'towards extinction:' US

2010-03-11T17:17:01Z

<div><p>Climate change is pushing some bird species "towards extinction," US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar warned Thursday as a new report on the threats facing North American birds was released.</p><p>"For well over a century, migratory birds have faced stresses," Salazar said. "Now they are facing a new threat -- climate change -- that could dramatically alter their habitat and food supply and push many species towa...

dwp panda

2010-03-11T17:31:11Z

This rare female panda cub is the heaviest ever born. She's the result of artificial insemination at an animal reserve in Shaanxi, China - weighing in at 206 grams at birth, more than twice the average weight of panda cubs. **Not Available for Publication in China. Available for publication in the Rest of the World** Credit Mandatory: WENN.com

Group: polluters use offsets to avoid carbon cuts

2010-03-11T17:15:18Z

<div id="subtitle">Climate activists say businesses are buying their way out of costly greenhouse gas cuts</div><div><p>Major European polluters are buying their way out of making big cuts to greenhouse gas emissions by purchasing carbon offsets that pay for environmental programs in developing nations, a nonprofit group said Friday.</p><p>To avoid the high cost of becoming greener, power companies and steel makers are using offsets to meet emissions-reduction...

Rescuers try to save dolphins on Cape Cod

2010-03-11T17:00:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Teams struggle to rescue dolphins stranded on Cape Cod</div><div><p>Rescuers have been hip-deep in mud in a desperate effort to rescue 16 white-sided dolphins stranded on Massachusetts' Cape Cod, but at least two of the animals have died and the outlook for eight others is grim.</p><p>The

EPA to allow states address rising ocean acidity

2010-03-11T16:17:09Z

<div id="subtitle">EPA to consider how states can address rising acid levels in oceans after lawsuit settlement</div><div><p>The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Thursday it will consider ways the states can address rising acidity levels in oceans, which pose a serious threat to shellfish and other marine life.</p><p>The agency's decision was announ...

Interior: Climate change threatens migratory birds

2010-03-11T16:01:29Z

<div id="subtitle">Climate change threatens US migratory bird populations, Interior Department report says</div><div><p>Global climate change poses a significant threat to migratory bird populations, which are already stressed by the loss of habitat and environmental pollution, according to a report released Thursday.</...

White House finalizing rules to cut car emissions

2010-03-11T15:45:20Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House is finalizing rules on the first U.S. greenhouse gas emission standard for automobiles, which would raise average fuel economy 42 percent by 2016 in a bid to slash oil imports and fight climate change.</p><p>The

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