We all know that electric cars are a thing of the future, but realistically the future is here! Nowadays we are seeing electric cars, and electric charging stations, sweep across America as the model has become more and more popular in recent years. An article done by Sami Grover of Treehuger.com states that Walmart will […]
Month: April 2018
The New Deadly Diet: Plastics
Marine animals are “highly accomplished hunters and foragers” (Gabbatiss) who have narrowed down their prey to a limited range. Despite their advanced mechanisms to locate prey, such as the use of echolocation, marine organisms are increasingly mistaking plastic for food. This is, however, not due to the lack of a big brain, but is instead […]
Where Can I Get A Pet Tiger?
Where Can I Get A Pet Tiger? APES Blog Tia Day Summary and Evaluation The Wildlife Conservation Society is trying to stop illegal wildlife trade. Wild animals are being bought and sold to become pets, clothing, trophies, etc. The WCS is trying to stop all the animals from being killed and the trafficking of the […]
Killer Whales in British Columbia Slowly dying off due to Human Activities
What WWF-Canada has to say about the issue Off the southern coast of British Columbia, there are 76 remaining orcas, or as we like to call them, killer whales. These whales are slowly becoming extinct because the lack of food, as well as boat traffic and noise pollution in the water caused by humans. Orcas […]
Little Hope is Left for the Northern White Rhino
Looking at “The last male northern white rhino in the world has died”, the northern white rhino is an endangered species that like many others suffered due to poaching. The last male northern white rhino just recently died in a zoo in Kenya. The rhino, Sudan, was the last male of his kind and the […]
The Decline of Snow Leopard Population
As the Snow Leopards moves off of the endangered species list, they are left at risk because of all the poaching and habitat change going on. These animals have moved from being considered being very highly at risk to highly at risk of extinction. Snow leopard are mostly live in the mountains around areas in […]
Plastic Pollution is a Taxing Matter
Article Summary: The article, “Plastic Bags Really Work,” written by Katherine Martinko provides insight to environmental actions taken in European countries. The article talks about scientistic studies following these plastic bag taxes to determine their effectiveness. The article focuses on how the taxes are benefitting the ocean off the coast of the European countries. Article […]
Forget Poachers… Negligence is the Biggest Bird Killer
Ever wonder what’s stopping people from driving some birds extinct through over hunting? Well, nothing was until 1918 when the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) was passed. The MBTA has been one of the greatest and oldest environmental victories in history, saving potentially billions of birds over the past 100 years. Despite stopping the purposeful […]
Trump’s Wall Will Keep More Than Just Immigrants Out Of This Country
Trump’s Wall Is Not Only ‘Yuge’ It’s Dangerous. Jaguar populations have been decreasing for years now. Suddenly programs had found ways to increase their population, with the populations increasing by around 8 percent in the past fourteen years. The populations seem to be growing well in other places at this moment. Recently some male […]
Humpback Whale Bumps
Overall, the article I read was about an acne-like bump that has been showing up on the skin of Humpback whales. It talks a l0t about a marine biologist named Gabrielle who is studying them. They then move on to talk about how they took DNA and skin samples from different whales using a dart crossbow […]