Bluefin tuna: Headed for extinction in the Atlantic and Mediterranean

Bluefin tuna declining due to overfishing. Scientists at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) report that numbers of the once-abundant Eastern bluefin tuna have declined as much as 90%. Their recommendations include a ban on fishing during certain months. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is meanwhile seeking to have the status of the bluefin re-classified so that its international trade would be banned.
 
We express our appreciation, scientists at the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and World Wildlife Fund, for your insights and efforts to preserve the unique bluefin tuna. Blessed be humanity in safeguarding the lives of the tuna and all other precious animal co-inhabitants.


New rifts form on Antarctic ice shelf

Massive Antarctic ice shelf at risk of breaking away. New satellite images from the European Space Agency suggest the Wilkins Ice Shelf is about to separate from the Antarctic. It is currently connected to two islands by way of an ice bridge, which has lost about 2,000 square kilometers this year. Scientists state that the ice shelf, which is about half the size of Scotland, is one of seven that have disappeared from the Antarctic in just the past 30 years. Thank yo

u, international researchers, for keeping us informed of the alarmingly rapid pace of global warming. With the grace of the Providence, may our actions be effective in restoring the balance of life on this beautiful planet.

Desertification: 35 million affected in the north.

Israel to assist Nigeria in restoring land. With 35 million Nigerians in the northern states of the country being affected by increasingly desert-like conditions due to climate change and deforestation, the government has announced the pilot implementation of a project with the Israel-based agricultural organization Agridev.
 
The Desert-to-Food program will help transform the arid soil in 19 states of the country into arable land through reforestation and other measures. The project also has a goal of directly and indirectly creating over two million jobs. Nigeria, Agridev and Israel, our accolades for your work together on this worthy green project! Such collaborative endeavors as yours are surely helping secure a sustainable future for Nigeria and our ecosphere. 
 
Climate change pushes hundreds of birds further north

Birds migrate further north as climate warms. The unusual sight of more than 200 southern red-feathered cardinals at Staring Lake in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA, was recently noted by the Audubon Society’s Minnesota Director of Bird Conservation Mark Martell. He stated that global warming is pushing these and hundreds of other birds further north than ever before, with possibly huge implications for regional biodiversity.

Director Martell and Audubon Society, we thank you for this observation of our sensitive avian friends. May we hasten our adoption of greener lifestyles and eco-friendly diets to preserve the environment for all animal co-inhabitants.