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Scientists fear for Pacific grey whales

Earthwatch scientists have voiced their fears for grey whales arriving malnourished in their breeding grounds off the Mexican coast.

Shipping lanes make way for dolphins

Scientists from Earthwatch celebrate after the International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreed to divert shipping lanes off the southern coast of Spain in order to avoid important bottlenose dolphin foraging grounds. When passing through the Alboran Sea, merchant ships and fisherman will be required to travel 20 miles further south off the coast of Almeria.

Earthwatch annual P.I. Conference

The Annual Earthwatch PI conference was held from 1-3 March in Cambridge, Boston, US. The conference was attended by over 70 Principle Investigators and project staff, representing around 60 Earthwatch projects worldwide. Projects represented included Marine Mammals of Brazil, Dolphins and Whales of Moray Firth, Puerto Rico's Rainforest, Echidnas and Goannas of Kangaroo Island and Ghana's Manatees.

Absent leadership is leading us towards climate disaster

Professor Chris Rapley CBE, Director of the British Antarctic Survey, issued grave warnings about human kind's current energy addiction and cited the failure of governments worldwide to take sufficient action in the face of looming crisis at the annual Earthwatch lecture in Oxford last night.

Threatened vulture makes an incredible journey

New evidence gathered by Earthwatch researchers finds that some threatened cinereous vultures migrate up to 1200 miles south in the winter.

Archaeologists reveal ancient solar observatory in Peru

Archaeologists working in Peru have revealed that the 13 towers of Chankillo, in the Casma Valley of Peru's coastal desert, mark the existence of sun cults that predate the Inca by 1,700 years. This research, carried out by former Earthwatch archaeologist Ivan Ghezzi (Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru) and Clive Ruggles (University of Leicester), is published in Science today.

Earthwatch puts clean water on the map in Africa

Scientists and volunteers from Earthwatch, the environmental charity, have developed a comprehensive new Geographic Information Systems (GIS) database that will help local communities in the Samburu region of Kenya to manage their water supply and avert public health crises.

The young environmental journalist of the year award 2007

Earthwatch and BBC Wildlife Magazine have launched the prestigious Young Environmental Journalist of the Year Award 2007. The award will see one young writer scoop the opportunity to undertake a life-changing experience on an international Earthwatch expedition and have their work featured in BBC Wildlife Magazine.

Extreme weather leaves flamingos without food

Lesser flamingos (Phoeniconaias minor) at Lake Bogoria in Kenya are suffering from malnutrition, according to an assessment carried out by Earthwatch scientists.

Leatherback turtles stage a comeback

Earthwatch scientists working on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands are celebrating a ten-fold increase in nesting leatherback turtles and a 20-fold increase in hatchlings produced. The news is welcomed after 25 years of conservation and monitoring efforts.

Advanced technology to further Coral Reef conservation

Earthwatch-supported scientist Dr. James Crabbe from the University of Bedfordshire, has been awarded the international Aviva/Earthwatch Award for Climate Change Research. The award will allow him to develop urgent research into the effects of climate change on the world's coral reefs.

Lesser Flamingos find new paradise at Kenya's Oloidien Lake

Lesser Flamingos are surprising scientists by flocking to one of Kenya's smallest lakes for the first time, in their thousands.

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