emagazine [environmental news]

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10 rare Irrawaddy dolphins born in Cambodia (AFP)

" PHNOM PENH (AFP) - At least 10 young Irrawaddy dolphins have been discovered in Cambodia, a government official has said, raising hopes the rare animal was being pulled back from the brink of extinction. The calves, observed by fisheries officials, were most likely born...

Dolphins Receiving Trade Interest

"According to MiamiHerald.com: The Dolphins have been taking and making calls around the NFL, listening to overtures about players who might not be in the team's long-term plans. The Titans are not known for making trades, particularly for an..."

Huizenga's Son Pleads No Contest to DUI Charge

"From Yahoo! Sports: -- The son of Miami Dolphins owner Wayne Huizenga pleaded no contest to drunken driving for a 2003 incident in which he's accused of hitting a pedestrian, his attorney told the South Florida Sun-Sentinel."

Dolphins Say Scientist A Dim Wit

"A scientist in South Africa is claiming Dolphins are dumber than goldfish. Of course he is from a country that once said the same thing about blacks. "

What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage

"I listened, rapt, as professional trainers explained how they taught dolphins to flip and elephants to paint. Eventually it hit me that the same techniques might work on that stubborn but lovable species, the American husband. The central lesson I learned from exotic animal...

Sentience

"Where I agree with the animal rights activists is that we must confront our species chauvinism Fellow Progressive blogger Nunc Scio reports that another one of our deeply held chauvinistic beliefs has bit the dust. Dolphins have names?"

Shell faces protests, delays at Irish gas project

Why don't the engineers make all this happen half-way between two villages which are miles apart?

Shell & Rossport

This is not Rossport, Ontario, Canada, which is on the coast of Lake Superior.