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Large healthy coral colony found in Japan.
Local residents of Kumejima, a town in Okinawa of southwestern Japan, recently discovered an immense and thriving colony of corals 100 kilometers off the coast of the prefecture’s main island. In a recent follow-up survey, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) found that this colony is not only large, but it is also impressive because of its vitality, which is unusual since many coral colonies around the world are known to be threatened by bleaching due to global warming.

These colonies, on the other hand,  appear to enjoy certain conditions unique to the Okinawa island region that include warm subtropical waters carried by the Kuroshio Current, an absence of silt from runoff and the water’s high salinity, all of which are necessary for large coral growth. 

In a related study, Spanish and French scientists observing coral colonies in the Mediterranean discovered that the recovery of ailing coral health was directly proportional to the length of time and restorative conditions of being left undisturbed from fishing and other human activities.

According to another new finding by UK researchers, the survival of coral reefs rests in part on the remarkable ability of baby corals to perceive sounds emitted from parent colonies.
Believed until now to drift aimlessly, the tiny young organisms actually detect and navigate towards the sounds of activity coming from coral reef habitats.

However, participating study scientists have expressed concern that human-made noise from boats, shipping, and other activities could interfere with this vital lifesaving skill.
Meanwhile, the Japanese scientists who discovered the Kumejima coral are also advocating the region’s protection to help in replenishing depleted regions.

Our appreciation World Wildlife Fund and British, Spanish and French researchers for your findings of these ocean wonders. We pray that such precious coral colonies will continue in their pristine state and that all marine ecosystems may likewise be allowed to flourish through humans’ protection.

In an October 2009 videoconference in Indonesia, Supreme Master Ching Hai urged for the conservation of Earth’s coral reefs through our conscientious actions.

Supreme Master Ching Hai: One report  has put it this way, I quote exactly from that report: 『Overfishing is causing more damage to the coral reefs than earthquakes or tsunamis.』 Can you imagine this ?

If we are vegan, coral reefs will be left in peace and beauty, and will protect us. The coral reef is a protector of our lives, of the sea. Right now it is endangered, the coral reef, due to overfishing If we truly wish to see real harmony born between humans and animals and nature and Heaven, we must be the harmony, we must live in harmony, and act also in harmony, which includes the act of eating harmoniously each time we come to the table. Peace, compassion, mercy begin on our plate.

We must protect the environment and the animals because we have to protect ourselves.
http://www.nhk.or.jp/daily/english/18_36.html
http://web-japan.org/nipponia/nipponia42/en/feature/index.html

Extra News
The European Union warns that permanent water scarcity has already begun in the Mediterranean region, with Cyprus, Czech Republic, France and Belgium already seeing challenges as water stress is expected to continue spreading throughout Southeast and Central Europe.
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/10/577&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&
guiLanguage=en

Canada’s Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice announces that Sable Island, situated southeast of Nova Scotia and home to some 400 wild horses, will begin the process to become a protected national park.
http://thechronicleherald.ca/Front/9016477.html
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g8TWQi3N3y2myGsly8YteP92LQsg

In a study to determine the effect of increasing urbanization on migratory birds, US researchers find that the traveling avian species seem to find sufficient sustenance even in small patches of urban forest to support them on their journeys.  
http://www.physorg.com/news193412107.html

Formosa (Taiwan) passes a new law requiring all companies, schools, and non-profit organizations to provide a minimum of four hours of environmental education each year.
http://www.france24.com/en/20100518-taiwan-orders-citizens-take-environmental-lessons
http://www.asiaone.com/News/Latest+News/Asia/Story/A1Story20100518-216987.html