http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/images/gnn_logo_rss.gif http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/ 249 31 News of a better world editor@greatnewsnetwork.org great news network en editor@greatnewsnetwork.org Copyright 2012 2012-02-07T08:36:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/satellite_study_reveals_critical_habitat_and_corridors_for_worlds_rarest_go/?source=rss Conservationists working in Central Africa to save the world's rarest gorilla have good news: the Cross River gorilla has more suitable habitat than previously thought, including vital corridors that, if protected, can help the great apes move between sites in search of mates, according to the North Carolina Zoo, the Wildlife Conservation Society, and other groups. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Africa, Cameroon, Nigeria 2012-02-05T09:13:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/fungi_discovered_in_the_amazon_will_eat_your_plastic/?source=rss The Amazon is home to more species than almost anywhere else on earth. One of them, carried home recently by a group from Yale University, appears to be quite happy eating plastic in airless landfills. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Land, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, South America, Brazil 2012-01-30T19:31:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/leatherback_sea_turtles_granted_massive_protected_area_along_us_west_coast/?source=rss The U.S. federal government has designated 108,556 square kilometers (41,914 square miles) as critical habitat for the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), the largest of the world's marine turtles and one of the most endangered. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California, Oregon, Washington 2012-01-24T19:00:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/no_rhinos_poached_in_nepal_last_year/?source=rss As rhinos again fell to poachers in record numbers in 2011, there was one bright-spot: Nepal. Not a single rhino was killed by poachers in the Himalayan nation, the first poach-free year in 29 years. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Nepal 2012-01-10T22:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/singapore_supermarket_to_stop_selling_shark_fin/?source=rss SINGAPORE — Singapore's largest supermarket chain will stop selling shark fin products from April after an inflammatory comment by one of its suppliers triggered calls for a boycott from activists and the public. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Singapore 2012-01-06T18:22:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/the_biggest_new_species_discoveries_in_2011/?source=rss Every year scientists describe thousands of species for the first time. 2011 was no different, so here's a look at some of the significant new species discoveries for the year. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries 2011-12-31T18:52:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/southern_california_whale_census_yields_record_number/?source=rss Migrating gray whales are swimming through Southern California waters in record numbers this winter, longtime whale watchers say. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California 2011-12-29T20:45:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/electricity_sparks_new_life_into_indonesias_coral_reefs/?source=rss A weak, harmless voltage run through metallic structures underwater is reviving near-dead reefs. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-12-28T21:18:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/palm_oil_pulp_companies_commit_to_zero_tolerance_policy_for_orangutan_killi/?source=rss Two Indonesian plantation companies have signed an agreement to train workers not to kill or injure orangutans and other protected species. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, South-East Asia, Indonesia 2011-12-08T09:10:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/shark_fin_soup_off_the_menu_at_china_luxury_hotels/?source=rss Somewhere deep in the Pacific Ocean, seventy million reef sharks are saying thank you in their own sharky language. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Business, Corporate social responsibility, Regions, East Asia, China 2011-11-29T07:17:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/shark_fin_soup_off_the_menu_at_china_luxury_hotels1/?source=rss Somewhere deep in the Pacific Ocean, seventy million reef sharks are saying thank you in their own sharky language. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Business, Regions, East Asia, China 2011-11-29T07:17:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/australia_setting_up_worlds_largest_marine_preserve/?source=rss Australia moved to set up the world's biggest marine park on Friday to protect vast areas of the Coral Sea off the country's northeast coast and the site of fierce naval battles during World War Two. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2011-11-25T22:42:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/decline_in_dead_zones_efforts_to_heal_chesapeake_bay_are_working/?source=rss Efforts to reduce the flow of fertilizers, animal waste and other pollutants into the Chesapeake Bay appear to be giving a boost to the bay's health, a new study that analyzed 60 years of water quality data has concluded. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Maryland, Virginia 2011-11-10T05:52:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/unsung_heroes_the_life_of_a_wildlife_ranger_in_the_congo/?source=rss The effort to save wildlife from destruction worldwide has many heroes. Some receive accolades for their work, but others live in obscurity, doing good—sometimes even dangerous—work everyday with little recognition. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, Environment, Forests, Wildlife, Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, Africa, Dem. Rep. of the Congo 2011-11-03T06:34:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/colombian_president_no_oil_drilling_in_award_winning_seaflower_marine_reser/?source=rss Colombian president, Juan Manuel Santos, announced over the weekend that there will be no oil exploration in the award-winning Seaflower Biosphere Reserve and Marine Protected Area (MPA). Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, South America, Colombia 2011-10-06T19:44:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/marshall_islands_declares_worlds_largest_shark_sanctuary/?source=rss The Marshall Islands is now home to the world’s largest shark sanctuary, an area of the central Pacific Ocean four times the size of California, The Pew Environment Group confirmed in a news announcement today. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Oceania, Marshall Islands 2011-10-04T13:02:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/new_dolphin_species_discovered_in_victoria/?source=rss Victorian researchers have discovered a new species of dolphin living right under their noses on Melbourne's doorstep. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, New Species Discoveries, Regions, Oceania, Australia 2011-09-16T02:45:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/california_legislature_approves_shark_fin_ban/?source=rss Shark fin soup would be off the menu in California, under a bill headed for the governor's desk following its approval by the state Senate on Tuesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World Top Stories, World, Politics, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, California 2011-09-07T20:50:01-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/sri_lankan_survey_finds_healthy_elephant_numbers/?source=rss Sri Lanka's elephant population remains healthy despite decades of fighting between government and rebel forces, the first survey since the end of the nation's bloody civil war showed Friday. Before the count, the department said it believed the elephant population totalled just 5,350. The country boasted 12,000 elephants in 1900. The survey counted 1,107 baby elephants, Ratnayake added. It is the first count since Sri Lanka's military crushed Tamil Tiger separatist rebels in May 2009, making wildlife sanctuaries and jungles more accessible to officials. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, Indian Sub-Continent, Sri Lanka 2011-09-04T14:28:00-08:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/british_rivers_healthiest_for_20_years/?source=rss The renaissance of Britain's rivers was underlined on Tuesday when waterways once considered polluted to death were revealed as teeming with life. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, Europe, United Kingdom, England 2011-08-30T22:06:01-08:00