Oceana is calling for fast action to protect loggerhead sea turtles from destructive fishing gear.

And in two to three years' time, when Ah grows too big for his tank -- say, when it's 19 to 20 feet long -- the seaside National Museum of Marine Biology and Aquarium will set it free in the Taiwan Strait, Liu said.

LOS ANGELES - Marine scientists from California are venturing this week to the middle of the North Pacific for a study of plastic debris accumulating across hundreds of miles (km) of open sea dubbed the "Great Pacific Garbage Patch."

Pacific island nations called Thursday for urgent action on climate change, warning some of them faced "obliteration" unless world leaders moved quickly and decisively.

Urge Barack Obama and the nations at the 2009 G8 to increase the allocation of money toward helping developing countries that could use additional funds to support renewable energy (solar, wind) projects that could ensure low-emission futures.

Sea Shepherd Sets Sights on a Mediterranean Campaign. The Slaughter of the Bluefin Tuna Must be Halted

To start with there will be environmental degradation which will lead to habitat loss for many species of birds as well as for the endangered Hawksbill Turtle, which nests in the area. There will also be more strain on marine life and the coral reef

More mercury flowing into Arctic Ocean than thought: Research

Sea Shepherd Victory in the Canadian Courts

Efforts are under way to end a deadly battle between farmers and elephants in a rural area of Malawi. An organization says it is moving more than 60 elephants in the southern African country. They are being taken to the Majete Wildlife Reserve.