| Date |
Title |
29 Jun 2008 |
Dubai hatches plan to save Hawksbill sea turtles |
| Intro : The Emirates Marine Environmental Group (EMEG) has been working to protect sea turtle eggs by relocating them to safer areas. |
26 Jun 2008 |
Leatherback turtles return after 2-year absence |
| Intro : After a two-year absence, the leatherback turtles finally returned to Rantau Abang, Dungun, twice recently and this has renewed the hope of saving them from extinction. |
23 Jun 2008 |
Indian lawyer to get American award |
| Intro : Leading animal law expert Raj Panjwani has been chosen to receive the 2008 Excellence in Advancement of Animal Law Award for his contribution to secure animal rights in India. |
23 Jun 2008 |
Turtle eggs: Enforce laws strictly, say public |
| Intro : The Brunei Times has approached the public to ask their opinions on "Reinforcing strict laws on smuggling turtle eggs into Brunei Darussalam regardless of the quantity". |
21 Jun 2008 |
Turtle recovered in flooded Zamboanga City village |
| Intro : A 30-kilogram hawksbill turtle was brought to ABS-CBN station in Zamboanga City, after a resident spotted it caught in a nipa tree. |
19 Jun 2008 |
Australia: Crabpots killing our turtles |
| Intro : Crabbers are being asked to take extra care after Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rangers freed a green turtle entangled in the float line of a crab pot. |
19 Jun 2008 |
35 percent of Bali's coral reefs damaged |
| Intro : About 34.41 percent of Bali`s coral reefs spreading over an area of 65.08 square kilometers has been destroyed or damaged, Bali Governor Dewa Beratha said. |
17 Jun 2008 |
'White syndrome' disease threatens Barrier Reef |
| Intro : An Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) survey shows a coral disease known as 'white syndrome' is causing major damage to the Great Barrier Reef. |
17 Jun 2008 |
Turtle tourism in Australia |
| Intro : A group of researchers is sharing its love of conservation and education by allowing visitors to the Great Barrier Reef to take part in hawksbill turtle project. |
15 Jun 2008 |
UAE: Call to save coral reefs |
| Intro : 30 percent of the Gulf's coral reefs are critcally threatened, while 67 percent are already lost due to natural causes and man-made activities, according to EWS-WWF. |
15 Jun 2008 |
Corporate sponsors drive to save Hawksbill turtle |
| Intro : ConocoPhillips is sponsoring a 'Save the Turtles' project of the College of the North Atlantic – Qatar, using modelling to help conserve Hawksbill turtles and their habitat. |
11 Jun 2008 |
Ban balloon releases, says marine charity |
| Intro : Mass balloon releases can be potentially lethal to animals and should be banned in United Kingdom, a marine conservation charity said. |
10 Jun 2008 |
Bahrain: Death traps for marine turtles |
| Intro : Bad fishing practices caused the deaths of at least 170 sea turtles in Bahrain last year, according to a study released on 9 June 2008. |
9 Jun 2008 |
Ocean vents reveal CO2 effects on marine life |
| Intro : Scientists have carried out the first-ever ecosystem-scale experiment of the effect of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions on the world's oceans. |
6 Jun 2008 |
Future of turtle nesting sites in Orissa at stake |
| Intro : The nesting grounds stretching from Nasi Island along the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary are threatened by the large scale industrial developments at Dhamra. |
6 Jun 2008 |
Pakistan: 'KSDP-2020 is in population's interest' |
| Intro : The Karachi Strategic Development Plan - 2020 seeks to ensure the protection of the interests of Karachi's people, including the preservation of green turtle sanctuaries. |
5 Jun 2008 |
Pakistan: Activities on World Environment Day |
| Intro : The WWF Pakistan has planned to host a wide array of activities to promote awareness on environmental protection and conservation on the World Environment Day. |
4 Jun 2008 |
EPA probes Moreton Bay loggerhead illnesses |
| Intro : The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) hopes a new partnership with the University of Queensland will identify health problems among Moreton Bay's loggerhead turtles. |
4 Jun 2008 |
Brunei: Green Earth Club studies sea turtles |
| Intro : Students and teacher of Green Earth Club in Mukim Lumapas, Brunei, paid an educational trip to the Serasa's Turtle Management and Conservation Centre. |
4 Jun 2008 |
Adopt-a-Turtle campaign launched on Koh Samet |
| Intro : Samed Resorts announced the launch of its 'Adopt-a-Turtle' initiative as part of growing efforts to promote the island’s natural beauty and wealth of native wildlife. |
4 Jun 2008 |
Resorts support 'no turtle eggs' campaign |
| Intro : "Welcome to the island, but don't eat turtle eggs!" This may well be the new greeting to the tourists who flock to the Pulau Perhentian and Pulau Redang Islands. |
2 Jun 2008 |
Dolphin Energy presents report on Gulf coral reef study |
| Intro : Dolphin Energy Limited celebrated the completion of its historic three year collaborative research project, 'Coral Reef Investigations in Abu Dhabi and Eastern Qatar.' |
2 Jun 2008 |
Viet Nam: Vital marine, coastal ecosystems in danger |
| Intro : The marine and coastal ecosystems in Viet Nam were in danger of being ruined because it is not given the attention it deserves, a warning from MCD conference. |
1 Jun 2008 |
Orissa lifts six-month ban fishing ban |
| Intro : The state government lifted the six-month fishing ban to protect turtles. The ban was imposed in November on fishing in the 35-km belt along the coastline. |