Wildlife fund urges protection of corals found off Canada
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Canada announced the discovery of three coral &quot;hot spots,&quot; which the World Wildlife Federation urged Tuesday must be protected from commercial fishing.
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Vast fishing no-go zones are needed to save the world&#39;s marine ecosystems from irreparable harm, say British scientists. After climate change, scientists consider the wrecking
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Environmentalists appealed on Tuesday for the United Nations to stop a handful of the world's fishing nations ravaging ocean beds to put delicacies on the plates of the rich.
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A study to be released this week will show that an endangered species of whales is under threat from a Royal Dutch/Shell-led energy project off Russia's Pacific coast, conservation group WWF said on Tuesday.
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By BRIAN SKOLOFF  FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Just below the sea's surface off Florida's southeast coast lies a virtual gold mine.   It's not sunken treasure or a Spanish galleon but rather nature's bounty: rows of coral reefs that generate billions of dollars a year in tourism spending.
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Urgent action is needed to prevent further declines in albatross and petrel populations, wildlife groups recommend.
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Australian environmentalists urge state and federal authorities to do more to help grey nurse sharks.
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Alaska's Aleutian Island chain, where a broken cargo ship has been leaking fuel oil for five days, needs the type of environmental protections that are given to better-known areas, a marine wildlife activist said on Monday.
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Animal conservation groups call for new legislation to protect seals in Scottish waters.
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By BOB WEBER  (CP) - Three remote northern communities are anticipating word from the federal government that would help protect great swaths of the Western Arctic - including areas of intense interest to resource companies.
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By Elizabeth John  CORAL reefs contribute to the annual fish catch that provides food for about one billion people in Asia alone but nowhere are they most at risk than in this same region.
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Environmental groups call on Australia to classify the Coral Sea as a marine park to ward of illegal shark fishermen.
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Long a forum for protecting endangered species like whales or tigers, a U.N. meeting in Bangkok next month will seek a wider role in regulating the billion-dollar trade in timber, fish and medicinal plants.
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The conservation agency World Wildlife Fund, or WWF, has warned that man-made chemicals pose a serious threat to polar bears. The WWF says three new scientific studies show
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A Royal Commission warns species are at risk unless steps are taken to close up to a third of UK fishing grounds.
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Scientists attempt to pair coral with algae that is better able to withstand rising sea temperatures.
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By ISABELLE RODRIGUE  OTTAWA (CP) - The Bloc Quebecois is calling on the federal government for action to fight algae outbreaks that have closed lakes and rivers across the country.