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Lecture:
Dolphins Across the Med, 27 March 2007, London, UK
The marine environment has long been one of our priority areas,
and dolphins, perennial favourites, have featured in previous lectures
on projects in waters as far afield as Scotland and Brazil. Tonight
we move to the Mediterranean, where the work of our scientists is
markedly complementary: Spanish
Dolphins by Ricardo Sagarminaga van Buitan (Alnitak, Spain)
and Dolphins
of Greece by Joan Gonzalvo Villegas, Tethys Research Institute/University
of Barcelona.
Earthwatch Institute. Get involved. Attend
an Event. Publicated: 6-3-2008
Congo,
Rwanda and Uganda united to save mountain gorillas
Borders will matter less to central Africa’s mountain gorillas,
following the launch of a strategic conservation plan and an associated
project which covers adjoining areas of Rwanda, Uganda and the Democratic
Republic of Congo. There are only about 720 gorillas left in the
tropical mountain forests shared by the three countries, the Central
Albertine Rift Area Network. The gorillas’ natural habitat
is threatened by the destruction of these forests and the great
apes themselves are victims of poachers... |
