A ship that capsized Mauritius was leaking tons of oil into the ocean, the prime minister said, threatening an even greater ecological and economic disaster for the island nation. More than 1,000 tons of fuel has been soured from bulk carrier MV Wakashio in the azure blue sea off southeast …
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ABOARD ECUADOREAN NAVY AIRCRAFT (Reuters) – Ecuador’s navy oversees a massive Chinese fishing fleet operating near the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands, thanks to the environmental impact of fishing in ‘ t area of the ecologically sensitive islands. A fishing boat is spotted from an Ecuadorian navy plane after …
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Police in Mauritius ready to board a ground ship leaking tons of oil into its crystal clear waters as cleaning crews face a growing ecological disaster on the unspoiled shores of the archipelago. The ship’s captain, a 58-year-old Indian national, will accompany officers on the search, police said. Twenty crew …
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This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Satellite images have revealed 11 previously unknown imperial penguin colonies in Antarctica, increasing the number of known colonies of the imperial birds by 20 percent. The discoveries were made by distinguishing the distinctive reddish-brown guano …
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