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Two boxes containing hazardous chemical that fell off Danaos Corp-owned ship have yet to be found, according to Canadian Coast Guard

The Coast Guard says 106 containers, filled with things like toys and furniture, went overboard from a cargo ship during the recent BC storm.

Monday, 19 April 2021 - 6:02pm Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Honourable Vincent Wheatley said the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) has had a devastating impact on the Territory’s reefs and has been found at 33 dive sites. Honourable Wheatley said in a statement titled “Update on the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease” during the Seventh Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly stated that the cost of doing nothing would be tremendous to the Territory’s natural environment and economy. He said the Coral Strike Team (CST) has been...

The Norwegian wind farm, Øyfjellet, has recently seen a lawsuit filed by the Sámi herders of Nordland county, due to the apparent breaking of an agreement that stimulated its construction not interfere with reindeer migration paths. According to The Guardian, Sámi communities have taken multiple legal actions against Norway’s largest onshore wind farm over the past five years, stating that the wind farms violate their territorial and cultural rights. The Head of the Arctic and Environmental Unit at the Sámi Council, Gunn-Britt Retter, commented, “The Sámi people are not the ones who ...

[PHOTOS] Capetonians needed to help feed 1,700 rescued cormorant chicks 18 January 2021 1:29 PM Share This: SANCCOB's Research ManagerDr Katta Ludynia explains how the rescue from Robben Island came about and how the public can help. On Tuesday, 12 January 2021, over 600 abandoned Cape cormorant chicks were rescued from Robben Island. The joint project was executed by the Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB) , Robben Island Museum (RIM), SANCCOB, Two Oceans Aquarium and the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI). The rescue operation was the second biggest...