The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), is a large, torpedo-shaped predatory mammal that is native to temperate waters in oceans throughout the world.Berkeley: The Great White Shark They are ...

The term endangered species is often used as a blanket category for animals and plants considered seriously at risk of extinction. More specifically, it is a designation given by the ...

The Togian White-Eye is a rare species of bird in the Zosteropidae family. The Togian White-Eye is found on the Togian Islands in Sulawesi, Indonesia. The Togian White-Eye is believed ...

A Wild River (United States, Australia, & New Zealand) or Heritage River (Canada) is a river or a river system designated by a government to be protected and kept "..almost untouched by development and .. therefore in near natural condition, with all, or almost all, .. natural values intact." Queensland Department of Environment and Resource Management's "Wild Rivers" webpage Accessed 28 October 2009Australian Heritage Commission (1998) "Conservation Guidelines for the Management of Wild River Values"> Accessed 28 October 2009Canadian Heritage River System webpage Accessed 4 November 2009

Arctic char or Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) is both a freshwater and saltwaterFisheries and Oceans Canada fish in the Salmonidae family, native to Arctic, sub-Arctic and alpine lakes and ...

The whaling controversy is the international environmental and ethical debate over whale hunting. The debate has focused on issues of sustainability and conservation as well as ownership and national sovereignty ...

The Swinhoe's soft shell turtle, a rare giant turtle once thought to be extinct in the wild, was discovered by Cleveland Metroparks Zoo researchers in northern Vietnam in April ...

Michael Pollan is a professor, journalist, lecturer, and author whose focus of interest is food culture with an emphasis on nutrition, agriculture and environmental issues. Pollan is a frequent essayist ...