http://www.polarconservation.org Latest news from the Polar Conservation Organisation. daily 1 2008-01-02T13:11:07Z http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/mawsons-food-storage-found Almost a century after Sir Douglas Mawson led his Antarctic Expedition, a cache of food that he left behind was found in polar cold storage. No publisher Raven 2009-01-02T13:47:34Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/during-ipy-2008-nunavut-most-active Jamal Shirley of the Nunavut Research Institute in Iqaluit stated that of all the Canadian provinces, Nunavut hosted the most scientific research projects and activities. No publisher Raven 2009-01-02T13:38:56Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/whalers-disrupted-by-protestors Although the Japanese Institute of Cetacean Research claims that the presence of the anti-whaling activists does not prevent them from culling whales, the Sea Shepherd organisation says it has the whalers on the run. No publisher Raven 2009-01-02T13:31:17Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/seven-penguin-species-to-be-put-on-list To put six species of penguin on the list as "threatened species" and one — the African penguin — as an "endangered" species. That is what the Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing. No publisher Raven 2008-12-18T09:53:27Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/patrol-ship-crew-evacuated According to the Ministry of Defense, ten people needed to be airlifted from a stricken Royal Navy Antarctic patrol ship after it lost power off the tip of south America yesterday. No publisher Raven 2008-12-18T10:05:00Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/newborn-right-whale-stranded A newborn right whale, beached on a Hatteras Island beach, had no chance of survival without its mother. The animal was thought to be just a few weeks old. No publisher Raven 2008-12-18T09:13:41Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/the-checks-in-the-mail Finally, nineteen years after the Exxon Valdez oil spill disrupted the livelihood of thousands of Alaskans, many of the 32,000 Exxon lawsuit claimants will be receiving a check. No publisher Raven 2008-12-17T09:05:52Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/c-17-revolutionizes-logistics The first operational C-17 Globemaster III airdrop to the Antarctic Gamburtsev Mountain Province was completed at the end of November. It was part of the Operation Deep Freeze support. No publisher Raven 2008-12-16T09:56:44Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/nice-teeth-you-have-darling The newest research on male Beaked whales' bizarre teeth suggest that they may have evolved to help females choose their mates, research suggests. No publisher Raven 2008-12-16T09:20:23Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/tool-to-identify-humpback-whales The collaboration of several scientists resuled in a computer tool that helps identify individual humpback whales better. The tool will help with the research. No publisher Raven 2008-12-16T09:28:21Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/whales-and-dolphins-threatened-by-noise The oceans are noisy and terribly polluted. According to a discussion at the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals it threatens sea life. No publisher Raven 2008-12-15T09:30:51Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/the-arctic-ground-zero-for-climate-change Almost a 1,000 scientists and representatives of indigenous peoples from 16 countries have shared their findings and concerns about the rapidly warming Arctic region at the International Arctic Change conference in Quebec City. No publisher Raven 2008-12-15T09:24:22Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/historical-quest-to-find-mawsons-plane Last Friday, an Antarctic expedition team from the Mawson's Hut Foundation left Hobart, Australia on a historical quest. The search is on for Sir Douglas Mawson's wingless aeroplane. No publisher Raven 2008-12-15T09:12:48Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/researchers-build-telescope-at-south-pole A research team from the University of Delaware (USA) is battling with extreme weather conditions in Antarctica as they are building the world's largest neutrino telescope. No publisher Raven 2008-12-12T09:04:57Z News Item http://www.polarconservation.org/news/pco-news-articles/norway-decreases-whale-quota Norway has authorised its whalers to harpoon 885 minke whales in 2009. This quota is less than that of previous years. Animal rights activists say it is a sign of consumers' growing disinterest for whale meat. No publisher Raven 2008-12-12T08:56:55Z News Item