Archivo mensual: octubre 2012
The Amazon home to around 10% of global aquatic biodiversity
The Amazon river and its affluents are filled with more than 3,000 species of fish, including piranhas and electric feared eels. As in the case of many other types of wildlife, it is almost certain that there are still many more species to be discovered.
The exceptional biological richness of the Amazon opens high potential for the fishing industry… Continue reading | 31 Comments
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Lithium the “white gold” that abounds in the Andes, another hope for clean energy
Two years ago the U.S. edition of Forbes magazine published an article in which it called for the Andean region of Bolivia, Chile and Argentina as the “lithium of Saudi Arabia “.
It is the lightest metal, its density is half of the water. Like other univalent alkali metals is very reactive but less than sodium, it is not… Continue reading | 179 Comments
Publicado en Notes Etiquetado Andes, Li-Ion battery, Lithium, Lithium-Ion Batteries, South America 179 comentarios
Increase efforts to conserve sea turtles in Venezuela
The National Sea Turtle Conservation, is conducted since 2009 by the National Biodiversity, Ministry of Environment, and consists of transferring to a controlled breeding ground the nests of turtles that are at risk, either by high tides or looting.
Recently on the Central Coast, were released a total of 834 sea turtles belonging to the species (Dermochelys coriacea), in… Continue reading | 31 Comments
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Magellanic penguins, now designated as “Near Threatened”
The latest Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) records the Magellanic penguin as ‘Near Threatened’ from the point of view of conservation.
Spheniscus magellanicus, commonly called Magellanic penguin or Patagonian penguin is a bird species of the family of penguins (Spheniscidae), which nests in the Falkland Islands and on the coasts and islands of… Continue reading | 5 Comments
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Birds in North America find support in their migration route
The Mississippi River is a long river located in North America that runs through the central part of the United States. It has a length of 3,770 km2, and only one of its affluents, the Missouri, is the longest in the region.
Born in the southwest of the state of… Continue reading | 23 Comments
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