Answering the siren's call

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The shy, gentle manatees spend their days peacefully grazing on seagrasses in the islands of Belize City belying their conservation status. The government of Belize is paying more attention to the plight of the manatees, threatened by boat collisions and Earthwatch teams studying their habitat, needs and behavior are putting a lot of efforts to protect these endangered mammals.

Hunting, trapping, game propagation, Hunting and Trapping, Belize, Marine Mammals, Environmental aspects, Protection and preservation, Rare mammals, Manatees

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A wake-up call from Kobe

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The Kobe earthquake of Jan. 17, 1995, showed that a moderate quake on a minor fault directly under a city can cause greater damage than a quake on a major fault which is miles away. Building codes in earthquake-prone cities should be modified taking into account this recent discovery.

Standards, Analysis, Buildings, Earthquake engineering, Earthquake damage, Kobe, Japan, Earthquake, 1995

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Senate committee rejects call to adjust Tuktut Nogait boundary

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The Canadian Senate committee on energy, the environment and natural resources voted 7-to-5 in favor of Bill C-38. The law will protect Tuktut Nogait, Canada's newest national park, from mineral development.

Canada, Laws, regulations and rules, National parks and reserves, National parks, Parks

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