Category: Nature
The Largest Greenhouse in the World – The Eden Project
It’s a dream come true – a magical story of how restoration can transform an exhausted site into the world’s largest captive rainforest and greenhouse, showcasing plants which have changed the world, connects culture and communities and has even been called the 8th wonder. Image Credits: Stuart Herbert The 21st century will provide enormous challenges [...]
Top 10 Best Environmental Websites
In view of rising risks of global warming many environmental websites are making efforts to enlighten online community about importance of environment protection. There are many websites dedicated to environmental education while few others include environment education as a part of their site. They publish news and articles related to environment. If you are interested [...]
New Species Discovered in Year 2012
Every year there is a list of new species that are newly discovered and this year the newly discovered species include animals like sneezing monkey, beautiful venomous jellyfish, underworld worm, tiny wasp, giant millipede as well as a blue tarantula to name a few! To know more about the newly discovered animal species of 2012, [...]
The Lion Whisperer – Behaviorist and Hugger of Lions
Originating as an adolescent wild running “Bird Man of Orange Grove” caring for all things nature to a self taught animal behaviourist, it is no surprise that when Kevin Richardson crosses all barriers involved with the animal kingdom and cuddles lions he is known as the mighty “Lion Whisperer”. Kevin Richardson is both a zoologist [...]
Hawaii first State in US to ban plastic bags
Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle signed a plastic bag ban into law Thursday afternoon. The law bans all non-recyclable paper and non-biodegradable plastic bags effective July 1, 2015. “This is really getting people to change their behaviors and that’s one of the most difficult things to do frequently and we hope people are going to understand [...]
The Lost Gardens of Heligan – The Birth Place of Eden
Do fairy tales really exist? In the terms of magical kingdoms the Lost Garden of Heligan could be a true representation of the famous Sleeping Beauty Lands. After decades of neglect following the hurricane hit in 1990 the Gardens of Heligan became swamped and choked in bramble and ivy, leaving the lands forgotten over [...]
Top 10 Environmental Protection Agencies
Environmental protection is the joint responsibility of every inhabitant of this planet, also know as the blue planet or Earth. There are different kinds of pollutants and contaminants spreading at a rapid speed in the natural environment around us, such as the atmosphere, sediment, surface water, soil and groundwater. Environmental protection has become very vital not only for [...]
Green Wind Power on its way at Great Basin National Park
The project to set up 66, 275 foot tall wind turbines directly beneath the heights of Great Basin National Park, Nevada is now well underway as the April 22, 2012 photo exhibits. Nevada’s first wind farm, which will disturb almost 15 square miles, was approved by the BLM without even an environmental impact statement. It [...]
5 Ways Global Warming Is Changing the Globe
Global warming is the reason of last centuries global temperatures warming 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit (0.74 degrees Celsius) on average. The change might appear small, but it’s occurring really quickly — more than half of it since 1979, reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 1. Moving the military north Because the Arctic ice opens [...]
10 Awesome Pictures of Birds
We decided to treat you with this lovely pictures of birds. Birds are astounding creatures and deserve much more attention by us. American Goldfinch image credits Splendid Sunbird Tufted Coquette image credits Bohemian Waxwing Northern Royal Flycatcher image credits Collared Aracari image credits American Kestrel image credits Colorful Mandarin Ducks image credits Golden Headed [...]
Endangered Species of the Week – Mountain gorilla
We started a awareness project to help protect endangered species. This week hero is a Mountain Gorilla. Species Mountain gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei Habitat There are two populations of Mountain gorilla. One of them is found in Central Africa among the Virunga volcanic mountains . The other is found in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda. Status There are less than 800 mountain gorillas worldwide as per the recent statistics. In Belgium, there is [...]
10 Global Warming Solutions
Technological advancements and growing needs have changed the natural climatic conditions. Increased burning of fossil fuels, raise in water, land and air pollution and increased use of fertilizers in an attempt to raise food production is the cause for accumulation of carbon compounds in the atmosphere. Raise in amount of carbon compounds in atmosphere is [...]
Colorful Jumping Peacock Spider Dancing For a Mate
image credits Not every colorful, and spectacular mating ritual on earth is easy to see with the naked eye, especially when creatures taking part could fit easily onto your fingernail. One of the more spectacular events of this type occurs when Jumping spiders, especially those of the peacock variety, get in the mood for love. [...]
