By Dr. Amanda Vincent Good. Two more seahorses species should get better help, thanks to the recent CITES technical meeting for animals. At this meeting, CITES expressed Urgent Concern about Guinea and Senegal’s exports of West African seahorses (Hippocampus algiricus – photo right) and Thailand’s exports of three spotted seahorses (Hippocampus trimaculatus). The upshot is that these countries have …
Here we go: CITES again. Every year or so, several hundred people sit down at a technical meeting to see whether international trade controls are doing any good for animals. It’s a somewhat crazy process, full of potential and limitations. CITES, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, is responsible for ensuring sustainability in exports in 4827 animal species. It works more or less well for different countries and different species.… Read more
The Guardian (Mar 5, 2014) London zoo photography exhibition reveals rare coral reef – in pictures. The Guardian. (Article) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2014/mar/05/london-zoo-photography-exhibition-reveals-rare-coral-reef-in-pictures… Read more
Gewin, V. (Dec 23, 2013) You can now ‘friend’ an animal on Facebook and help science while you’re at it. Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/you-can-now-friend-an-animal-on-facebook-and-help-science-while-youre-at-it/2013/12/23/0f9056f8-69c7-11e3-ae56-22de072140a2_story.html… Read more
CBC News (Nov 19, 2013) Typhoon Haiyan turns UBC researchers into rescuers. CBC News. (Article) https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/typhoon-haiyan-turns-ubc-researchers-into-rescuers-1.2431721… Read more
By Dr. Amanda Vincent Over the past few days, ZSL and Project Seahorse staff have begun delivering emergency aid to communities in Panay, Bantayan, and Danajon Bank, three areas where no other external help is available. Because of our strong ties with the local communities — about 40 towns and villages in all, with a …
By Dr. Amanda Vincent Dear friends, As you know, it’s been an incredibly difficult few weeks for the Philippines. Following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake last month that caused considerable loss of lives and homes, the Visayas region was on Friday hit by Typhoon Haiyan (a.k.a. Yolanda), one the strongest tropical storms on record. The regions …
Marine conservationists from the University of British Columbia (UBC), Zoological Society of London (ZSL), and John G. Shedd Aquarium, Chicago today launched a smartphone app that could lead to new discoveries about some of the ocean’s most mysterious and threatened animals — seahorses — and pave the way for similar efforts with other difficult-to-study species. …
Ready, M. (Sep 18, 2013) What’s a Danajon Bank? Huffington Post (Article) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-ready/whats-a-danajon-bank_b_3948979.html… Read more
Clover, C. (Apr 28, 2013) A new breed of action hero cleans up at the Green Oscars. TheTimes. (Article) https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/a-new-breed-of-action-hero-cleans-up-at-the-green-oscars-h6vrwndbhqt… Read more