Tuesday 25 January 2011

The Sunda Clouded Leopard X 2

Scientists have confirmed that there are two distinct forms of the Sunda Clouded Leopard,
one living in Sumatra, the other on Borneo.

To Read the BBC news report click here.

Friday 21 January 2011

Shark Fin Soup!

On Sunday 16th January 2011 at 9.00pm, Channel 4 screened a documentary called 'Gordon Ramsay: Shark Bait' and involves Gordon Ramsey setting off on a quest to investigate the controversial dish, shark fin soup.

It's estimated that each year 100 million sharks are killed worldwide, and Gordon wants to find out if the slaughter is really necessary. Sharks are both terrifying and beautiful, but experts believe overfishing is threatening to drive a third of the world's open ocean shark species to extinction.

Incredibly, some of the most threatened species remain untouched by international fishing regulations. What Gordon discovers on his journey leads him to campaign against the brutal and destructive shark fishing industry.

The programme is available to watch until Tuesday 15th February on Channel 4's 4OD website.

The image is of Jenny Barnard, Ambassador of the Basking Shark. Photography by Tom Bing.


Calling all extInked Ambassadors!

Calling out to the 100 extInked Ambassadors to get in touch if you would like to be involved in the future development of the extInked project...VERY EXCITING THNGS IN THE PIPELINE!

For more information, please send an email to kate@uhc.org.uk and put 'extInked future development' in the subject heading. Please also state which Species you are the Ambassador for and make sure your full contact details are also in the email.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks,

Kate

Touring Exhibition Co-ordinator, Ultimate Holding Company

Tuesday 11 January 2011

White Tailed Eagle spotted over the New Forest.

There have been reports that a rare White Tailed Eagle has been spotted soaring high over the New Forest. The White Tailed Eagle went extinct in Britain in the 1800s and has since been reintroduced to Scotland.

To read the full article please visit the Metro Website.

The image above: Huw Spanner, Ambasador of the White Tailed Eagle.