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http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11757-

changes-to-us-laws-threaten-endangered-species.html

Kristina Wiltjer 

 

The government is trying to change laws to were there limiting the list of Endanger species. One man quoted, "They are trying to define protected areas as regions where species are struggling to survive, and not places where numbers are improving or where species have been wiped out entirely. This would limit protection to areas where species are floundering only." The ESA is struggling to find ways to keep the Act alive and well protected.

 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7616283.stm

 

http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=4145964

Alicia Robillon  The first link is an informational article in the BBC that shows how noise levels and navy sonar are harming different types of whales in specific locations. I like that it discusses not only the sonar problem but also other noise issues in the ocean such as oil drilling and large ship engines. It also explains that the noise levels are harming other types of marine mammals as well such as dolphins. The BBC interviewed a correspondent for IFAW which is working hard to reduce ocean noise levels around the world. The second link is an ABC news video on President Bush’s stance on navy sonar. It explains why he sided with the navy and also shows the environmentalists opinion on the matter. It explains the difficulties of both sides, navy and environmentalists, as they continue to battle over who’s viewpoint is right.

 Can Cloning Save Endangered Species
http://feedroom.businessweek.com/?fr_story=ba6e094bee14b2f8c91a3f

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Jenna David  This is a video that talks about cloning endangered species as a part of the recovery program. The endangered white rhinoceros is specifically identified as a potential candidate for cloning. Geneticists like the man in this video believe cloning may be the only option for recovering species with the smallest populations.   There are many bioethical issues concerning cloning. It usually takes hundreds of attempts to create a viable organism and is financially costly. Many of the complete organisms that are created only live half of their expected lifetime and develop an array of health problems.
 http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/sonar.asp Maghda Amrani 

All over the world, whether a Navy, or science labs use do certain tests in the waters that are affecting the animals living in those waters. This article discusses how the sonar testing conducted by the US navy has a negative impact on the whales living there. “Many of these beached whales have suffered physical trauma, including bleeding around the brain, ears and other tissues and large bubbles in their organs.”-these issues are extremely serious and should be dealt with immediately. Since it is proven that this has been the cause, it should immediately stop and alternative testing methods should be researched. The law clearly prohibits killing and harming animals on land, and therefore, the sea should be held to the same standards.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcyihp_endangered-species-in-your-plate_animals
Jessica Furtado
This video is a bit unsettling. It investigates the use of endangered species as culinary delicacies in China. The tiger is one of the most common endangered species to be illegally serves in restaurants throughout the country. Because there are such high fines for violating the laws against trading endangered species, traffickers find underground ways to sell these animals. Local markets openly sell protected animals as food and forms of medicine because wildlife is not a "priority" to the government while so much else is going on throughout China.
http://www.conserveturtles.org/
Christina Petrone  This is an organization that is all about helping the sea turtles! I have had the great fortune of going there in person in Costa Rica and watching a bit of what they do. Mostly its a lot of tracking the turtles, their travel and breeding patterns (much like our guest speaker and coywolves). They try to track the medical health of the turtles as well and they try to get as much information out there about sea turtles as possible. Poachers are a huge problem and that's a challenge that has been making things difficult for a very long time. To clarify when they ask you to "adopt a sea turtle" (which I have in the past) you're paying for the turtle to be tracked and given medical attention if it requires it. It's a really cool organization, very informational, please explore!
 http://www.nytimes.com/gwire/2010/07/27/27greenwire-lawsuit-seeks-stringent-endangered-species-ana-54415.html
 Samantha Ruminski

The article that is being focused on is from the New York Times. The Center for Biological Diversity is suing the Interior Department for their lack of information on drilling for oil in the gulf. The Interior allowed companies like BP to go ahead and drill in the gulf with little research on how detrimental an oil spill would be to the species in the gulf. The lawsuit came about a month after the April oil spill in the Gulf. The Interior secretary Ken Salazar was accused of false information or neglect towards the amount of risks there would be if companies were to drill in the Gulf of Mexico. Exploratory drilling was being allowed because officials were saying that even if there was a spill it would not be significant enough to make any kind of impact on the aquatic life and it would never reach landfall. We know today that this is very untrue, due to the amount of dead animals that were living in the Gulf and how people living on the banks of the Gulf of Mexico have been effected. The Center for Biological Diversity was most concerned with the impact that an oil spill has on endangered species.

 
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081006112057.htm  Arian Alicea  This article shows the ways that action has been taken against the Navy and their use of sonar. Sonar is important so instead of trying to get rid of it, most legislation has been focused on trying to limit the use of sonar in excercises becauses of beached whales in the excercise areas.
http://www.cetaceanwatching.com/w4/rules.aspx
 
Zachary Conroy
This is a website listing some rules for viewing cetaceans on a whale watch. It talks about the best way to physically approach whales on a boat, that they should be slowly approached from the side, that they should never be chased, surrounded, or cut off from the rest of the group. The article also says that families should not be separated, that whales should never be fed, and to watch for signs of distress from the animals. These signs include blowing air underwater, tail slapping and sweeping, and long dives with large amounts of horizontal motions. Swimming with whales can be dangerous as exhaling air underwater can potentially be seen as threatening or aggressive behavior, among other issues.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8rZxmCejD0

 

Sam Erickson 

This video is one that’s clearly against the use of sonar by the Navy.  It shows what the effects of sonar use are on the whales and dolphins and gives some graphic examples of what has happened in the past.  It presents some alternatives to sonar use and promotes the protection of whales and dolphins.

 
http://articles.sfgate.com/2008-11-13/bay-area/17128637_1_sonar-marine-mammals-submarine   Theresa James
This is an article regarding the Supreme Courts decision to let the Navy continue using sonar near whales.  They say that the safety of national security is more important than the safety of whales.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_WZ9h6uhRM

 

Denise Belmonte
This is a video about the use of sonar in alligators and whales. I thought this was interesting especially with the alligator aspect, because they compete with things such as cars, water boats, and even rocket ships. They make these calls to attract mates, so I found it interesting that they competed with the manmade objects. However, it also concerns me because it must interfere with their mating habits. The video also details the expansiveness of the sonar of whales, since their communication spans oceans. I found it interesting that whales use rhyming to remember long signals, which means their communication is quite complex.
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,2030596,00.html
Hali Vik
This is an interesting article about what killed whales in Ireland. A lot of people are apparently blaming it on Navy sonar. After reading the article, it's hard to say... Some are saying it led to the beaching. Because these animals are endangered, it's become a hot topic. It's really interesting to see how differently people are reacting. I would like to think it would be treated as seriously in the U.S as it apparently is in Ireland.

Massachusetts List of Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species

http://www.mass.gov/dfwele/dfw/nhesp/species_info/mesa_list/mesa_list.htm

 

Peter Baroud

In the link provided to the left, there is a list of endangered or threatened species in Massachusetts ranging from vertebrates such as: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, to invertebrates such as: snails, mussles, dragonflies, beetles, and more.

 

A description of each species and animal is given with information regarding their lifehistory and population status in New England. I found this very informative, and interesting to look at all the different species that I had never even heard of that are already close to extinction.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/12/101201134156.htm

Loss of Species Large and Small Threatens Human Health 

Kelley Irving  This article talks about the connection between the loss of biodiversity and the spread of disease. (Such as Lyme, West Nile, and Hantavirus.) This is because during the process, the species to be lost first are usually those that keep the diseases in check, or are predators of the anmals that spread it around. The last species standing, so to speak, are typically those that spread the disease around more rampidly, such as mice.  This article makes it clear it is in our own best interests to keep the biodiversity alive in every ecosystem.
 http://www.massaudubon.org/Nature_Connection/wildlife/index.php?subject=Birds:%20Species&id=51 Aaron Widell  This site is from the Massachusetts Audubon society. It gives you locations on where to find the endangered species, the Bald Eagle. It is also a great reference for many other bird species not on the endangered species list. On this page includes the history of breeding of the bird in the state.  
 http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/sonar.asp Shannon Nelligan  This article from the Natural Resources Defense Council talks about the problems whales face resulting from the use of Navy sonar. It specifically highlights an incident in 2000 where several whales beached themselves in the Bahamas. It was determined that sonar frequency caused this behavior. This incident also seems to have caused other whales to leave their habitat as well as causing the deaths of many whales. The whales showed signs of “the bends”, an illness that is caused by surfacing too quickly. The whales were found to have “bleeding around the brain, ears and other tissues and large bubbles in their organs.”

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/216520_orcas18.html

Jennifer Hader
This article is just the back and forth debate on whether sonar is harming marine life.  Scientists and fisherman have reported whales and other mammals "behaving strangely".  It is believed that it may cause extensive hearing damage, but the government has realized that the sonar may cause harsh damage and is trying to reexamine their military practices.
http://www.chocolatebar.com/pages.php?pageid=40   Heather Mcatamney
This is a website dedicated to raising awareness and funds towards protecting animals that are endangered. The company does this by selling specialty chocolates, each chocolate bar represents different animals, such a penguins, bears, lions, wolves and other animals. It was founded in 1993, they are also a fair trade company, producing organic and all natural candy. 
http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/sonar.asp  Jeffrey Nieves  This article talks about the recent debate over the usage of Navy Sonar and it's effects on marine life including whales and dolphins.  The recent usage of sonar in US Naval training programs has been said to be causing whales to beach themselves.  Scientists say that the usage of sonar at high decibels can have negative effects on the cetacean population.  Results can even include death.  Some of the whales who have been found beached had symptoms including bleeding around the brain, ears and other tissues and large bubbles in their organs.  These devastating symptoms have only been found on whales however scientists are sure that the use of sonar is harming other species throughout the ocean.
http://www.suite101.com/content/is-navy-sonar-killing-whales-and-dolphins-a140337  Benjamin Chapman 

This article is detailing how cetaceans are being killed by navy sonar.  When three different species, seventeen whales and dolphins beached themselves on March 15, 2000 on the shores of the Bahamiam coastline the U.S. Navy assumed responsibility.  Their own reports concluded that the cetaceans suffered accoustic trauma that is consistent with the use of sonar.  Still the U.S. Navy had been irresponsibly using sonar tests.  In 2005, 37 pilot whales stranded themselves in which the initial report filed by the U.S. Navy stated that there was substantial evidence to assume that sonar usage was again the cause of these strandings.  The article

goes on to state that the solution would be limiting the use of sonar in order to avoid unnecessary animal deaths.  Using "passive sonar" could also help to determine if there are cetaceans in the area so that in being aware of these animals the Navy can take the

proper precautions.

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8rZxmCejD0  Daniel Gougian  A basic video covering the effects of sonar on whales and dolphins. Gives several case   
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091124113608.htm   Nick Bouchard 

 NASA is now allowing Navy scientist to use their larger industrial size x-rays to peer into the bodies and heads of whales to see exactly how sonar used on Navy vessels effect whales and other marine mammals. The scans provide a three-dimensional replica of the whale's actual hearing anatomy. Developed by Dr. Ted Cranford and sponsored by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Chief of Naval Operations Environmental Readiness Division (N45), this program is the most in depth experiment to actually see how humans are effecting other animals. In 2009 when the program began, ONR and N45, both organizations donated $20 million more dollars to research other effects of underwater sounds on marine mammals. With this advancement, hopefully future consideration will be taken into account.  

 

http://www.sfsu.edu/~news/prsrelea/fy10/002.html  

 

http://bayacoustics.sfsu.edu/rtcpier/html/pubtalk/jasa2010/JASMAN1281490_1.pdf

Mario Boiardi  This article found on SFSU's website explains the findings of the study (also attached) regarding the specific "language" of blue whale song. It is important to understand not only the damage that is done to a creature, but what that damage actually entails. SONAR is ruining the  
http://www.endangeredspeciesinternational.org/index.php 
Sarah Chaulk
This is an organization focused on protecting and saving endangered species. They have projects to protect gorillas in the rainforest, stopping the bushmeat trade, saving coral reefs and saving bluefin tuna among other things. They also do work during emergency situations like oil spills and natural disasters. The site also lists the endangered animals and plants by species. Its great to see NGOs getting involved in protecting endangered species. Governments can't do it all.
http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/11/12/thar-she-blows-supreme-court-rules-in-favor-of-navy-against-whales/ 
Matt O'Donnell
This article is about how the U.S. Supreme Court ruled for the Navy in a dispute over the use of sonar. Lower courts had taken the environmentalists sides but limiting the Navy's use of sonar which is said to cause numerous amounts of problems with whale populations of the coast of California. However the U.S. Supreme Court has taken the side of the Navy by saying practicing realistic uses of the sonar needs to be done because the safety of our nation comes before the safety of whales. The Supreme Court did mention that healthy and safe whales are important, its just that having a safe submarine force is more important to our nation as a whole. There are environmentalists out there that will not give up on trying to protect the population of the whales effected by the sonar.
     
     
     

 

 

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