Environmental News Network

Study Shows Manatees Have Brittle Bones
Despite their huge size, the bones of manatees are as brittle as fine porcelain, making them extremely vulnerable to being broken when struck by a boat, a University of Florida researchers said Thursday. >> Read the Full Article
Report Says Navy Sonar Likely Made Orcas Flee
Sonar pulsing from a Navy guided-missile destroyer during training exercises near the San Juan Islands two years ago was likely loud enough to send killer whales fleeing, according to a government agency report. >> Read the Full Article
Greenpeace and British Trawlermen in Sea Standoff
British coastguards said on Friday they had intervened to stop a confrontation at sea between Greenpeace protesters and trawlermen because of fears people could be killed. >> Read the Full Article
China Zoo Practices Criticized
Safari parks in China have agreed to stop feeding their lions and tigers large live animals such as horses -- at least in public. >> Read the Full Article
Damaging Alien Snail Found in Georgia
A voracious, fast-breeding South American snail that is a problem in four states and Indonesia has been discovered for the first time in Georgia, officials say. >> Read the Full Article
Mich. Moose Population Slump Continues
Mercilessly hounded by blood-sucking ticks, the Isle Royale moose herd is on a downward spiral -- and the wolf packs that roam the national park in Lake Superior are taking advantage. >> Read the Full Article
Experimental Flock Loses Whooping Crane
An experimental flock of whooping cranes has lost one of its youngest members to a Florida bobcat but could be on the verge of producing chicks in the wild for the first time. >> Read the Full Article
Poacher Turns Protector to Save Elephants in Africa
Desire Dontego is no longer an elephant poacher but he can still boast like one. "I was known as the killing machine," he declared after darkness fell in the Cameroon rainforest, the constant chirping of insects the only sound apart from his voice. >> Read the Full Article
Study Says Ravens Thriving in Alaska Oil Fields
At least one animal appears to be benefiting from oil development in Alaska's North Slope -- the common raven -- according to one new study. >> Read the Full Article
Senate Votes to Open Oil Drilling in Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Amid the backdrop of soaring oil and gasoline prices, a sharply divided Senate on Wednesday voted to open the ecologically rich Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling, delivering a major energy policy win for President Bush. >> Read the Full Article