rhamphotheca:

Bird Death on Midway Atoll

This video is about an island in the ocean at 2000 km from any other coast line. Nobody lives, only birds and yet, you will not believe what you will see here.

Please don’t throw anything into the sea. Unbelievable, just look at the consequences…

sad thing is that many of us will dismiss our participation in this by saying that we don’t throw anything in the ocean. we dispose of our trash in the bin. Many wont see that the trash they throw in the bins indiscriminately will eventually find its way in the oceans because we do not really have the real consciousness of the impact of trash. Change must begin at home…

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harlequinfairy:

and this is why i hate taylor swift

along with the fact her music is generally shit and she resembles a horse

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njwight:

Killer whales trapped as ice hole shrinks in northern Quebec

A dozen killer whales trapped in the ice about 30 kilometres off the coast of Inukjuak, Que., could be in imminent danger, as a local Inuk who visited them late Wednesday afternoon said the small patch of open water which the whales are sharing is already shrinking.

(via theanimalblog)

artonastick:

The look on their faces though. its like “omfg, charles. charles, charles. THE HUMAN IS WAVING. WAVE BACK, HURRY.”

I will always rebaggel this. 

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hella-cusses:hellnope:superheru7:

1. Bamboo Palm: According to NASA, it removes formaldahyde and is also said to act as a natural humidifier.

2. Snake Plant: Found by NASA to absorb nitrogen oxides and formaldahyde.

3. Areca Palm: One of the best air purifying plants for general air cleanliness.

4. Spider Plant: Great indoor plant for removing carbon monoxide and other toxins or impurities. Spider plants are one of three plants NASA deems best at removing formaldahyde from the air.

5. Peace Lily: Peace lilies could be called the “clean-all.” They’re often placed in bathrooms or laundry rooms because they’re known for removing mold spores. Also know to remove formaldahyde and trichloroethylene.

6. Gerbera Daisy: Not only do these gorgeous flowers remove benzene from the air, they’re known to improve sleep by absorbing carbon dioxide and giving off more oxygen over night.

Keep in mind that some of these are toxic to pets.  Snake plants and Peace Lily are both very dangerous to leave in places where cats or dogs can get to them.

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thedailywhat:

Look At These Ingenious Gorillas of the Day: Earlier this week, a poacher’s snare captured and killed a wild gorilla infant in Rwanda.

But in a wildly exciting turn of events, conservationists witnessed just days later a pair of wild gorillas identifying and dismantling similar traps.

Veronica Vecellio, gorilla program coordinator at the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund, is ecstatic:

This is absolutely the first time that we’ve vseen juveniles doing that … I don’t know of any other reports in the world of juveniles destroying snares.

We are the largest database and observer of wild gorillas … so I would be very surprised if somebody else has seen that.

[nationalgeo / via]

(Source: thedailywhat)

rhamphotheca:

Dear Science,  NO!

this is monstrosity!!!

animalia:

On the 24th of June 2012 we lost the last known Pinta Island Tortoise, Lonesome George.
He was dubbed as the rarest creature in the world and acted as a celebrated conservation icon. Following his death the Pinta Island Tortoise is now said to be extinct. Lonesome George was thought to be over 100 years old, and the cause of his death is currently unknown.
In commemoration of the beautiful George, the Galápagos National Park Service stated that it was assembling an international workshop in July which will aim to establish management strategies for restoring Tortoise populations over the next decade.

We have lost an entire species due to George’s death. Rest in peace.

rhamphotheca:

“Lonesome George”, the Last Pinta Island Giant Tortoise, Dies at 100

by Mark Brown

Lonesome George, the last Pinta Island tortoise in the world and an icon for Galapagos conservation, has died. His death renders the subspecies Chelonoidis nigra abingdoni extinct.

George was first seen on the Galapagos island of Pinta in 1971, by Hungarian mollusk researcher József Vágvölgyi. George was the very last of his indigenous subspecies, after introduced feral goats had devastated the island’s vegetation.

He soon became an icon for conservation on the island group, and researchers attempted to get Lonesome George to mate. He shacked up with two females of another tortoise subspecies, Chelonoidis nigra becki, in the hope that his genotype would survive in any offspring.

The various attempts proved fruitless, as all the eggs failed to hatch. Nevertheless, two females from the Espanola tortoise population (the species most closely related to Pinta tortoises genetically) were with George until the end.

George, who was believed to be more than 100 years old, was found dead in his corral at the Tortoise Breeding and Rearing Center in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Island, by members of the Galapagos National Park Service (GNPS)…

(read more: Wired Science)      (photo: putneymark)

NOOOOO George TT_________TT