Northern Rockhopper Penguin species nears extinction

The population of the Northern Rockhopper Penguin have declined by 90 percent in 50 years, and this species once had numbers in the million. Now the largest colonies are on Gough Island, with 32,000 to 65,000 pairs...

At 92, Gough's still the life of the party

Happy Birthday, Mr. Whitlam! Beloved former Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam played a leading role in enriching Australia's cultural life while he was in office, as he still does today."WE LIVE in revolutionary times, says Gough Whitlam, a man not averse to a little...

San Francisco InterFaith Winter Shelter Said 'No Christmas Breakfast' to home...

Homeless Guests were denied a Christmas breakfast and worse, while staying at San Francisco's Interfaith Winter Shelter, located at St. Mary's Cathedral, 1111 Gough St, being operated by ECS (Episcopal Community...

Carniverous mice could threaten island

"Tasmanian Conservation Trust (TCT) spokesman Alistair Graham said the rodents on British-controlled Gough Island off South Africa in the South Atlantic had evolved to become predators, growing to three times...

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