Japan's Kabukiri Wetlands, a Ramsar site, hopes birders return

Kabukiri Wetlands, where farmers flood their fields to serve migrating ducks and swans, hopes birders will return to the area about 100 miles from the nuclear disaster.

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November 30th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Asia, birds, Ducks, Geese, Swan and other waterfowl, International, japan, nuclear, science, sea, travel | Comments are closed

Wildlife near Fukushima: thriving but radioactive

major migration routes

Wild boars are thriving near Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant, but test with really high levels of radiation. What will happen to the birds and fish that migrate through?

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April 14th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Asia, Australia, China, crane, Ducks, Geese, Swan and other waterfowl, eagle, hawk, health, International, japan, nuclear, odd bird, politics, population, science, sea | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)

Yale report: not enough data to believe Japan’s radioactive water dump is safe

Japan isn’t releasing enough information on radioactive compounds and levels to know if sea life is safe. Past nuclear dumps have lead to mass die-offs.

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April 7th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Asia, China, disaster, dolphin, Europe, fish, food, health, International, japan, marine mammal, nuclear, Russia, science, sea, seal, shark, uk, whale | One comment - (Comments are closed)