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Over the past decade, North American forests have been decimated by outbreaks of mountain pine beetles See more here: How a Computer Modeler Predicted the Mountain Pine Beetle Tree-Killing Rampage

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A group of European Union member states are planning to thwart key reforms aimed at conserving dwindling fish stocks Originally posted here: Plans to ban fishing discards threatened by EU member states

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A group of European Union member states are planning to thwart key reforms aimed at conserving dwindling fish stocks Excerpt from: Plans to ban fishing discards threatened by EU member states

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The Ross Sea, a massive bay off Antarctica, has been dubbed the world's last ocean due to its pristine state, long-untouched by industry and fisheries. See the original post here: Three U.S. retailers pledge to avoid fish from embattled Ross Sea

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LONDON: Global greenhouse gas emissions could rise 50 percent by 2050 without more ambitious climate policies, as fossil fuels continue to dominate the energy mix, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Thursday. Continued here: Emissions set to surge 50% by 2050: OECD

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The Ross Sea, a massive bay off Antarctica, has been dubbed the world's last ocean due to its pristine state, long-untouched by industry and fisheries. Original post: Three U.S. retailers pledge to avoid fish from embattled Ross Sea

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Every fall, the northern black swift pulls a disappearing act. This gunmetal gray bird with a forked tail flies from its nesting sites near mountain waterfalls in western North America and vanishes for 7 to 8 months before returning to the same area. Read the rest here: The Northern Black Swift's Tropical Getaway

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THE moratorium on commercial whaling, imposed by the International Whaling Commission in 1986, is not going well. See the article here: Good whale hunting

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The world may soon benefit from a plant long-used by indigenous people in the Peruvian Amazon for toothaches, eliminating the need for local injections in some cases. The rest is here: Amazon plant yields miracle cure for dental pain

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The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has recently returned from Bouba Ndjida National Park in northern Cameroon, where at least 400 elephants have been slaughtered since mid-January. Link: New reports from inside Cameroon confirm grisly mass killing of elephants (warning: graphic photos)