By Dr. Amanda Vincent It is truly wondrous that the world has managed to create a global action group for conservation, one that includes 1200 governments and non-governmental organizations. I am so involved in this club, called the IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) that I seldom step back and really look at …
CBC News (Jun 8, 2014) Do you know where your seafood’s from?. CBC. (Video) https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2463162994… Read more
Foster, S. (Jun 4, 2014) Shun shrimp that hasn’t been sustainably sourced. Vancouver Sun. (Article) https://vancouversun.com/opinion/op-ed/opinion-shun-shrimp-that-hasnt-been-sustainably-sourced… Read more
The University of British Columbia’s Project Seahorse announced today a rare documented sighting of a seahorse in Canadian waters. The sighting comes to light as a result of iSeahorse.org, the new citizen science initiative created by Project Seahorse. Two divers recently uploaded a photograph of the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) that they spotted off St. …
Mulholland, A. (May 22, 2014) See the rare seahorse spotted off the N.S. coast. CTV News. (Article) https://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/see-the-rare-seahorse-spotted-off-the-n-s-coast-1.1833148… Read more
Tutton, M. (May 22, 2014) Two divers praised for rare seahorse sighting off Nova Scotia. The Globe and Mail. (Article) https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/two-divers-praised-for-rare-seahorse-sighting-off-nova-scotia/article18813125/… Read more
Good. Two more seahorses species should get better help, thanks to the recent CITES technical meeting for animals.… Read more
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