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Illegal whale meat imported in the European Union
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by Raven,
Mar 19, 2010 01:25 PM
- From a "PR Newswire" article: In defiance of international law and a global whaling ban, Icelandic government records state that the country is exporting meat ...
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High Arctic animals in decline
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by Raven,
Mar 19, 2010 01:08 PM
- From a "CBC Canada" article: Although the number of animals in the Arctic have increased over the last 40 years, the populations closest to the North Pole are ...
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CITES rejects to impose restrictions on Polar bear trade
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by Raven,
Mar 19, 2010 12:49 PM
- From various articles: The outcome was not what US officials and environmentalists had hoped for. Delegates that gathered in Doha, Qatar, rejected proposals ...
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New NOAA site on Arctic sea ice loss
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by Raven,
Mar 19, 2010 10:12 AM
- From a "Federal Computer Week" article: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has launched a new website which provides satellite ...
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South Korea picks site for its second research base
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by Raven,
Mar 18, 2010 11:36 AM
- From various articles: The South Korean Government stated that it has picked the site for its second research base in the Antarctic region following months of ...
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Nunavut vote to ban European booze
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by Raven,
Mar 18, 2010 10:44 AM
- From an "AFP / Google" article: A Nunavut Government official told AFP that lawmakers voted to ban European alcohol in the northern Canadian territory in ...
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Costly blunder for Australian supply ship
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by Raven,
Mar 18, 2010 10:34 AM
- From various articles: Australia's Antarctic flagship MV Aurora Australis has to make a special return voyage to Hobart after someone forgot to pack a vital ...
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Russia wants to defend Arctic claim
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by Raven,
Mar 18, 2010 10:01 AM
- From various articles: Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev said that Russia must defend its claims to mineral riches of the Arctic in increasing competition ...
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Canada ups seal cull quota
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by Raven,
Mar 16, 2010 10:40 AM
- From various articles: Canada's Fisheries Minister increased the total number of seals that hunters would be allowed to cull during an annual Atlantic coast ...
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Life beneath the massive Antarctic ice sheet
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by Raven,
Mar 16, 2010 10:16 AM
- From various articles: It was quite a surprise for the scientists when they discovered that higher life can thrive beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet. For ...
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Non-lethal whale research expedition returns home
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by Raven,
Mar 15, 2010 09:45 AM
- from a "Voxy.co.nz" article: The non-lethal whale research expedition, the world's largest, has returned from Antarctic waters with a range of new information ...
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Bethune handed over to Japanese prosecutors
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by Raven,
Mar 15, 2010 09:33 AM
- From various articles: The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's captain, New Zealander Peter Bethune, has been handed over to Tokyo prosecutors by the Japanese ...
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Tubercolosis - a serious threat among Canada's Inuit peoples
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by Raven,
Mar 12, 2010 09:51 AM
- From a "Saama TV" article: Tuberculosis infection is ravaging Canada's Arctic with infections among Inuit peoples having doubled since 2004, a rate which is ...
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"Doomsday" vault becomes most diverse collection of food seeds in history.
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by Raven,
Mar 11, 2010 10:06 AM
- From various articles: The "doomsday" vault, set up on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard two years ago, for storing crop seeds in an Arctic deep freeze, ...
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Iconic dome has been deconstructed
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by Raven,
Mar 11, 2010 09:53 AM
- From various articles: For more than 30 years, the dome at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station was a landmark. Now, the iconic dome has been deconstructed ...
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Rare black penguin is causing a stir
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by Raven,
Mar 10, 2010 11:03 AM
- From various articles: The penguin, photographed by Andrew Evans, is believed to be suffering from a condition known as melanism. He was spotted on Fortuna ...
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Canadian Government to map Arctic seabed
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by Raven,
Mar 10, 2010 10:39 AM
- From a "CBC News - Canada" article: Canadian Federal researchers will deploy robotic vehicles beneath the ice to map central Arctic seabed, as Canada continues ...
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New Zealand on collision course with Australia over position on whaling
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by Raven,
Mar 09, 2010 10:37 AM
- From various articles: It looks like New Zealand is on a collision course with Australia over its change in position on whaling. This became clear after both ...
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Orcas have astounding potential for intelligence
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by Raven,
Mar 09, 2010 10:23 AM
- From a "Chron - Chronicle" article: After exploring the brain of a dead killer whale with an MRI, Neuroscientist Lori Marino and a team of researchers found ...
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Polar bear hunting quota cut
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by Raven,
Mar 08, 2010 10:50 AM
- From various articles: Canada's Nunavut government is reducing the number of Polar bears that hunters can harvest in the Baffin Bay region. Polar bear numbers ...
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Anti-whaling vessels searched by Australian police
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by Raven,
Mar 08, 2010 10:32 AM
- From various articles: The Australian police have conducted searches this past weekend on the two Sea shepherd Conservation Society's vessels, the Steve Irwin ...
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China is looking at the Arctic
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by Raven,
Mar 04, 2010 10:29 AM
- From various articles: As the melting Arctic ice-cap changes the geopolitical map in the north, shortening shipping routes, possible access to natural ...
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Danes to join military sovereignty patrol of Canadian Arctic
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by Raven,
Mar 04, 2010 10:07 AM
- From a "Winnipeg Free Press" article: A specialized Danish military dogsled team is to join about 150 soldiers and Canadian Rangers who will patrol higher into ...
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Nunavut urges against Polar bear ban
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by Raven,
Mar 04, 2010 09:46 AM
- From a "CBC News" article: Daniel Shewchuk, Environment Minister of Nunavut is asking leaders around the world to vote against a U.S. proposal that would ban ...
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Ottawa publishes new ship-registration rules
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by Raven,
Mar 03, 2010 09:51 AM
- From a "The Gazette" article: This step, taken by the Canadian Conservative government, is another move to assert Canada's sovereignty in the Arctic. The ...
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Polar bears - a relatively new arrival on the evolutionary scene
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by Raven,
Mar 02, 2010 03:47 PM
- From various articles: scientists at the University at Buffalo, Pennsylvania State University and the University of Oslo say that Polar bears are a relatively ...
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Gigantic iceberg broken off
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by Raven,
Mar 01, 2010 01:58 PM
- From various articles: A huge iceberg, approx. the size of Luxemburg, has broken off the Mertz Glacier in Antarctica, leaving scientists worried about global ...
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Waltzing Matilda campaign comes to an end
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by Raven,
Mar 01, 2010 01:29 PM
- From various articles: The anti-whaling organisation, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, call end to 'most successful' season ever.
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Australian Antarctic research pioneer has died
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by Raven,
Mar 01, 2010 01:01 PM
- From various articles: Dr Phillip Law, who established the Australian Antarctic Division in Melbourne in the 1940s, has died yesterday at the age of 97.
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Japan will not stop Antarctic whaling and will resume coastal takes
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by Raven,
Feb 25, 2010 09:52 AM
- From a "The Mainichi Daily News" article: Japan's Fisheries Ministry indicated that the country's whaling for "research purposes" in the Antarctic Ocean will ...
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