Reports vary, but it is estimated that between 600 and 700 (and even more) koalas have been "euthanized" in the Budj Bim National Park in southwest Victoria. Authorities say the move comes after a lightning-caused fire destroyed about 2000 hectares of koala habitat. With a lack of food and water,…
On Thursday 6. February 2025. canal Sarandi (located in a suburb of Argentina's capital Buenos Aires) turned bright red, and this raised serious concerns about potential environmental pollution. Photos and videos of the Sarandi River, especially the part that runs through the nature reserve (Reserva Costera Municipal de Avellaneda), show…
A few months ago we covered an article about cocaine sharks found in brazilian waters. Now, there are reports that scientists found that some dolphins are positive on cocaine and other medical substances. Studies have found traces of various pharmaceuticals, including fentanyl, cocaine, and other medications, in dolphins in the…
Yes, this sounds like joke or science fiction, but in the fact, it is not! It is real. Recently worldwide news articles appeared that research studies revealed sharks with cocaine in their system are swimming near Rio de Janeiro. Scientists believe that these sharks did not consume cocaine on purpose,…
Henderson Island is an island in the Pitcairn Islands, South Pacific. Its size is 9216 acres (3729ha). Its dimensions are 9.6 by 5.1 kilometers. Henderson Island is located about 196km northeast of Pitcairn. 10 out of 51 species of plants are unique to this island as well as 4 birds…
Palmyra Atoll or Palmyra Island is an atoll in the Central Pacific Ocean. It is part of Line islands (almost all belong to Kiribati except Palmyra and Kingman Reef, both belonging to the USA), and is the second northern island (only Kingman Reef is northern from Palmyra). Its size is…
As if there are not enough threats to the environment around, a new type of it recently occurred. On May 20, a cargo ship from (The Singapore-registered X-Press Pearl) was set on fire, due to a nitric acid leak. It was burning for almost two weeks causing serious environmental disaster!…
According to The Guardian we have good news. Five years after the disastrous cyclone Winston (which heavily damaged and destroyed reefs and land, caused strong winds up to 300km/h), the reefs are alive again, with plenty of fish within them. Wildlife Conservation Society recently led an expedition to observe the progress…
Many people dream to start their own countries. Many dream to buy an island and escape there. But the combination of those two, buying an island (tropical) and start your own ,,country" is tempting! And yes, it actually happened! In the past there were many attempts to start their own…
Club Fortuna https://www.clubfortuna.net which consisting of members (until recently) Julia Rublow, Xenia Lesniewski, Sarah Sternat, Kurdwin Ayub and Nana Mandl, a few years ago (more precisely back in 2016) came to idea to collectively purchase the island in order to send message to the world. Those awesome girls and artists…
