 | Kangaroos on Death Row WONG: Animal activists are stepping up protests against government plans to cull hundreds of kangaroos on an Australian military base. Here's the story. STORY: Wildlife Protection Association spokesman Pat O'Brien says the culling of animals that are identified with Australia could hurt tourism. Activists say they'll make human shields and demonstrate to protect the animals today. [Pat O'Brien, Wildlife Protection Association]: "Managing wildlife by killing it is not on anymore. This is the sort of thing we did hundred years ago." The Eastern Grey Kangaroos are living on a military communications base in the nation's capital Canberra. Even former Beatle member Paul McCartney is speaking up. He appeared on a website set up by a British animal welfare group called Viva! to condemn the act. Viva! or Vegetarians International Voice for Animals, has launched a Europe-wide campaign against the cull. By Wednesday it had gathered more than 1,300 protests signatures from 36 countries. [Bernie Brennan, Activist]: "If they have to dart them to kill them why can't they dart them to move? It's just a no brainer." Authorities say the kangaroos threaten other local species through overgrazing, and is a way to look after the environment. [Peter Garret, Australia's Environment Minister]: "I think that we've got a fantastic record in this country of caring both for our wildlife and for our environment." In 2004 there was an international outcry over the shooting of 900 kangaroos at a dam supplying water to Canberra. The animals were causing erosion problems through over-grazing. |
 | White Stripes - Blue Orchid Videoclip de los White Stripes - Blue Orchid |
 | Loess Plateau - China Home to more than 50 million people, the Loess Plateau in China's Northwest takes its name from the dry powdery wind-blown soil. Centuries of overuse and overgrazing led to one of the highest erosion rates in the world and widespread poverty. Two projects set out to restore China's heavily degraded Loess Plateau through one of the world's largest erosion control programs with the goal of returning this poor part of China to an area of sustainable agricultural production. More than 2.5 million people in four of China's poorest provinces -- Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu, as well as the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region -- were lifted out of poverty. Through the introduction of sustainable farming practices, farmers' incomes doubled, employment diversified and the degraded environment was revitalized. |
 | The hypocrisy and racism of Australians Japanese whaling is legal. It has basis in Article VIII of the ICRW. The Southern Ocean is not the property of Australia. Antarctica has no government and belongs to no country. Australia must observe international law. http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/fishery/whales/convention.html 日本の捕鯨は国際捕鯨取締条約第8条1項2項に基づく Japanese whale hunt, Greenpeace, and Australia racism racist http://youtube.com/watch?v=6r4tkrA-rRI Japanese citizens - take care in Australia 日本人は豪州で気をつけて http://david-in-tokyo.blogspot.com/2006/12/japanese-citizens-take-care-in.html This beer advertisement demonstrates that the Australian authorities need to tone down their emotional anti-whaling rhetoric, and be very very careful to monitor the situation and not themselves contribute towards incitement of racially based violence on Australian soil. In light of this distasteful campaign, were I Japanese I would be extremely careful about myself if I were in Australia over the coming summer, whether that be at the pub or down on the beach. The combination of alcohol and the hysteria in Australia surrounding the whaling issue makes me extremely fearful of the possibility of racially motivated violence being born out of this situation. It was only last year that Sydney experienced major riots related to racial tension. この不愉快なキャンペーンは、豪州当局が感情的な反捕鯨論を弱めるべきであること、当局が豪州での人種差別に基づく暴力扇動の要因となってはならないことを示唆する。もし私が日本人で豪州にいるとするなら、場所を問わず非常に慎重になるだろう。捕鯨問題に絡む豪州人の病的興奮と飲酒が混ざり合った時、人種差別に起因する暴力が発生する恐れがある。実際、2005年にはシドニーで大 規模な人種暴動が発生した。 Angry Japanese reaction to "whale-safe beer" campaign キャンペーンに対する日本人の怒りの反応 http://david-in-tokyo.blogspot.com/2006/12/angry-japanese-reaction-to-whale-safe.html http://david-in-tokyo.blogspot.com/2006/06/iwc-2006.html このブログの筆者David @ Tokyo氏はニュージーランド出身の白人ですが捕鯨支持です IUCN Humpback whale extinction risk downgrade ザトウ鯨の絶滅危険度を格下げ http://david-in-tokyo.blogspot.com/2007/05/japanese-media-reports-iucn-humpback.html The IUCN has removed several species of whales from its Red List of threatened species http://www.highnorth.no/read.asp?which=375 Whale Population - IWC 鯨資源量 http://www.iwcoffice.org/conservation/estimate.htm Whaling FAQ http://whaling-faq.blogspot.com Japan's whale research programs Qs & As http://www.jfa.maff.go.jp/whale/document/Japan_research_faq.htm 捕鯨問題で「豪批判」動画 YouTubeで日豪サイバーバトル http://www.j-cast.com/2008/01/08015346.html 「人種差別」で対抗せよ http://geopoli.exblog.jp/7973618/ 著名な豪学者「日本の捕鯨はOK」→豪紙社説で猛批判を浴びる http://tsuyoidempa.blog118.fc2.com/blog-entry-612.html About Dingo and Kangaroo The Dingo is on brink of extinction and now listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable. There are small pockets of pure dingoes left in only some areas, but they remain a species listed as agricultural pests, so farmers destroy them. The dingo population has been severely threatened by the widespread eradication regimes such as poisoning, shooting, trapping and habitat loss. Dingoes are not dogs. They have always been a wild canine. Pure dingoes, like wolves, are still locked in genetically to annual breeding seasons. Australia holds the world record for mammal extinctions. It would be an abomination if dingoes were added to this list. Australia is now ranked the 4th highest in the world for the extinction of native species. http://www.wadingo.com/ Dingo Slaughter - 1080 pest poison inhumane, RSPCA researcher says http://www.j-cast.com/2008/01/08015346.html 猛毒による非人道的なディンゴ虐殺 Millions of kangaroos are killed for their meat and skins every year. Australian government has allowed the kangaroo slaughter to continue on the pretext of drought. The kangaroo meat and skins industry is putting kangaroos under threat by killing a large percentage of females. Allowing kangaroo meat and skins to be sold in the world would threaten the species' existence. Kangaroo populations have been dwindling and are now the lowest they have been in more than a decade. An increased demand for kangaroo meat and skins will further jeopardize Australia's dwindling kangaroo populations. Just like dogs, cats, and whales, kangaroos feel pain and suffer and deserve to be protected from needless suffering and death. Protests in Australia against the kangaroo slaughter have been ignored. Zoologists worry that the kangaroo may become extinct in some areas if the slaughter is not ended very soon. http://youtube.com/watch?v=CXgTWb8JBuA オーストラリア 白豪主義 人種差別 アボリジニ |
 | A deadly game on Facebook A University of Canberra student's story on eating disorders for NowUC, the School of Journalism's online newspaper. |
 | Issa and the returning grasslands (part 1-3) Film by Nature for Kids. Focuses on the issues of overgrazing. Part 1 of 3 www.natureforkids.nl |
 | Misseriya Arabs of Abyei - 17 Mar 08 An oil rich region of Sudan is seen by some as the tinderbox for Africa's next war. Abyei is sandwiched between North and South. But a referendum in three years time will decide whether to merge with southern Sudan. Tension is already brewing over grazing rights between the African Dinka and the Misseriya Arabs who move south every winter. The Dinka believe the Arabs are only guests on their territory and should recognise their right to the land. Mohamed Vall found a tribe fearing for their way of life. |
 | Issa and the returning grasslands (part 3-3) Film by Nature for Kids. Focuses on the issues of overgrazing. Part 3 of 3 www.natureforkids.nl |
 | Gems of Kohala: Archaology and Hiking at Lapakahi, HI How did the Hawai'ians of olden time survive in such an inhospitable, barren wasteland as Kohala? At Lapakahi (meaning "single ridge") State Historical Park you can walk through the partially --restored remains of a 600-year old Hawai'ian fishing village, Koai'e. One must bear in mind that Kohala was not always the barren wasteland seen today. Initially dryland forest, a thousand years ago or more the native Hawai'ians burned the forest to clear farmland for dryland crops such as sweet potato. Primitive farming techniques, overpopulation, erosion from storms, lava flows and lack of irrigation water eventually desertified much of the previously forested coast. With the coming of Europeans, over-grazing by cattle prevented the ecosystem from repairing itself once the native Hawai'ians had deserted it. Contrary to what Park staff may tell you, snorkeling is both permissible and delightful in Koai'e Cove, adjacent to this site. Admission is free, self-guided tour takes about 45 minutes. Portable toilets, no water. For more information, visit www.tourguidehawaii.com or www.tourguidehawaii.blogspot,com |
 | Food for the needy University of Canberra student's story on food for the disadvantaged for NowUC.com.au the newspaper of the school of journalism |
| Oceanfrontier Hideaway | |
| Sheraton Suites Philadelphia Airport | |
| The Boulders Resort and Golden Door Spa | |
| Coral Beach Club |
العربية
中国
Français
Deutsch
Ελληνική
हिन्दी
Italiano
日本語
Português
Русский
Español
