Announcement: Chile Creates Enormous Ocean Preserve | National Geographic

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The water surrounding Chile’s Desventuradas Islands is home to a diverse population of marine species such as the giant Juan Fernandez lobster and the Juan Fernandez fur seal. Today, the government of Chile announced the creation of a 300,000 square kilometer (115,830 square mile) marine protected area this unique ocean habitat. The purpose of the MPA is to protect the unique ocean habitat and the diverse population of marine species. National Geographic’s Pristine Seas project, led by marine ecologist Enric Sala, has been directly involved with the efforts to conserve the Desventuradas Islands and is credited with Chile’s decision to create the marine protected area.
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Farmer Finds Woolly Mammoth Bones in Michigan | National Geographic

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James Bristle, a farmer in Michigan recently found a woolly mammoth rib bone while digging a hole on his newly acquired property. He alerted the University of Michigan who sent Dan Fisher and a team to excavate the area. What they found was several bones and evidence that they believe shows that the mammoth was killed by humans and stashed away in an ancient pond for safe keeping. Fisher believes the mammoth died at least 11,000 years ago, but further testing is needed to confirm the age of the fossils.
Click here to read more: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/151007-woolly-mammoth-michigan-extinction-humans-science/
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أغرب قصص النجاة من هجوم القرش المفترس على البشر

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يمكن اعتبار أن هجوم سمك القرش على البشر افظع حادثة بحرية يمكن أن تقع لأى أنسان
فمعنى هذا الهجوم أن الإنسان الذي ينجو منه قد عاد إلى الحياة بعد رحلة مع الموت!
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See the Extreme Ice Changes Near the Antarctic Peninsula | Short Film Showcase

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Join the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) team on an expedition to South Georgia Island near the Antarctic Peninsula. This trip adds the Southern Hemisphere to a network of 43 time-lapse cameras placed worldwide on 24 glaciers. Capturing one photo per hour of daylight, the cameras placed on South Georgia will document the story of the island’s melting glaciers.
Extreme Ice Survey (EIS): http://extremeicesurvey.org/
Learn more about climate change: http://www.gettingthepicture.info/
See more videos from the Earth Vision Institute: http://earthvisioninstitute.org/
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