|
Can Our Oceans Survive?
INTELLIGENCE REPORT Can Our Oceans Survive? by Daryl Chen Published: July 27, 2008 As director of The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., Frances Gulland sees firsthand the effects of the oceans’ deteriorating state. Her patients have included cancer-stricken sea lions whose tumors are thought to be associated with PCBs, sea otters infected by a parasite linked to run-off, and fur seals sickened by toxic algae. These animals act as “an early warning system,” says Gulland. “All these thing...
|
|
|
Dive & Hike In the Natural Wonders of the Carib
About.com`s "Caribbean for Visitors" guide, Robert Curley, has listed his picks for "Seven Natural Wonders of the Caribbean," and you can hike, snorkel or dive in several of them. Take a look at Seven Natural Wonders of the Caribbean to learn more about snorkeling in the Baths of Virgin Gorda, Virgin Islands; kayaking in Bioluminescent Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico; hiking in El Yunque Rainforest in Puerto Rico; or diving in Bonaire`s National Marine Park....
|
|