#Another word for things happening Patch#

Scientists are urging for better conservation.Д©. This comes as bad news for conservation efforts protecting various species.

#Another word for things happening Patch#

Each patch of forest visited had on average only 4 of the 18 types of mammals surveyors expected.

In Brazil, animals living in areas of rainforest cut off from larger areas of jungle by roads etc are dying off faster than previously expected. He whale reportedly had a number of other injuries spanning its body and a decision had be made to put down the animal but it died of natural causes before anything could be done.ДЁ. In other whale news, an extremely undernourished female fin whale has died after becoming stranded on a beach in Cornwall. As the humpback population continues to recover after extensive commercial whaling it is a reminder of the other risks marine life face.Д§. Both were spotted sporting scars shortly after the ferry was taken out of action after hitting an вЂunknown objectвЂ™. In Sydney, a female humpback whale and her calf have reportedly been hit by a ferry travelling to Manly. Some areas in Greenland have recorded an ice loss of 3m a year.Д¦. New results indicate an increase of 50% compared to the initial 900 cubic km a year recorded in 2004. In other news the BBC has reported an increase in the rate at which Arctic ice is melting. Fish species involved in the loss include carp and breem who died from a lack of oxygen caused by the algae bloom.ДҐ. The council has rejected this allegation. Anglers claim the slow response of the Halton Council to the algae bloom caused the deaths of upwards of 1,500 fish worth thousand of pounds. This environmental disaster has wiped out an entire stock devastating anglers. Hundreds of fish have been killed in the Spike Islands, Widnes. The study will continue to measure the ongoing effects of Fukishima.Д¤. Six months after the first initial collections of butterflies, a further group collected showed a mutation rate of double that of the butterflies from the previous generation. Adult butterflies exposed to the radioactive material have developed smaller wings and abnormal eyes. Over a year since the Fukishima Daiichi power plant accident in Japan in March 2011, mutations have been discovered in butterflies. Firefighters continue to fight the blaze.ДЈ. this season, burning a total of 6.4 million acres, or 10,000 square miles. According to New York Daily Times As of Wednesday, nearly 43,000 wildfires had been reported in the U.S. Hundreds have fled across many states including Washington, Idaho and California. One blaze alone destroyed over 28,000 acres between two national forests in Washington State. More than a dozen forest fires have spread across the western states in America.

After experiencing a forest fire here in Tenerife, more news of forest fires surfaces around the globe. It includes a very rare type of subtropical forest that used to cover most of Europe.Дў. The forest, declared a national heritage site in 1986 is said to date back 11 million years. As fires spread they come ever closer to Garajonay National Park endangering the laurel forests described by regional agricultural spokeswoman Nancy Melo as вЂњincalculable ecological valueвЂќ (). In total 5000 people have been evacuated from towns in La Gomera and neighbouring Tenerife. Only 140km away from our house here in Tenerife the Canary Island of La Gomera continues to face forest fires.