For the first time in 100 years turtles in the Galapagos
James Gibbs was one of the researchers who announced the big news and was present when the first eggs hatched in December 2014. “I am amazed that the turtles gave us the opportunity to make...
The struggle for African elephant conservation
The price of ivory has soared to $ 2000 per ounce and slaughter every year reaches more than 35,000 elephants. Alvaro Ybarra Zavala photojournalist travels to Kenya to capture their survival. In the...
Clouds’ shapes are changing… we should do something about it!
The title might have shocked you a bit; what can we do anyway, if clouds’ shapes are changing?… When we know that the shift in clouds’ shapes is due to global warming, we can then...
World’s top cocoa producer invaded by caterpillars!
Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) leads the world in production and export of the cocoa beans used in the manufacture of chocolate, as of 2012, supplying 33% of cocoa produced in the world....
Ireland’s River Shannon… will it solve Dublin’s water shortages?
While Dublin, in Ireland, has been suffering from a drought for more than two years, the “Dublin San Ramon Services District board” agreed Tuesday to end its mandatory conservation...
Salmon: victim and murderer in Chile
Farmers use antibiotics to control fish diseases, but excessive use can develop ‘superbugs’ capable of unleashing incurable infections. Chile has the second largest salmon farming...
Apples with Blemishes… Save the environment
Apples with blemishes save the environment, or at least, this is what the largest grocery store in the world is trying to say. “Walmart” is fighting food waste in its own good way, and...
A mountain goat victim of onlookers in the city of Seward – Alaska
The mountain goat or the Rocky Mountain goat, is a large hoofed mammal endemic to North America. A subalpine to alpine species, it is a sure-footed climber commonly seen on cliffs and ice. These...
