Mosquitoes Threatening Animals to Extinction



..and you’d think mosquito-borne diseases are for humans alone? Apparently not, because these blood suckers are driving animals from all over the world to extinction!—something that sends researchers and local government agencies across the globe into frenzy to stop mosquitoes from making further- and ultimately, irreversible- damages.

Earlier this month, it was reported that mosquitoes in the Galapagos Island developed a rare taste for reptilian blood and were sucking off blood from Galápagos tortoises and its close cousins. In this course of action, mosquitoes are passing diseases unknown to a reptilian’s system that could kill them which was exactly what local biologists fear of. Galapagos wildlife is the island’s most notable feature and the very reason why they were declared as one of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. That alone warrants preventive measures from its local government as they believe mosquitoes breeding in the island are undergoing potentially dangerous mutation stages.

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Greenland Ice Melt Will Cause Severely High Sea Levels



Greenland’s ice sheets are melting and it is already exceeding its expected rate according to researchers. Because of this, there is a predicted sea level rise that is frighteningly severe for the years to come. Researchers fear that if it continually gains pace, some parts of the world will be erased permanently on the face of the Earth and worse, without any warning.

It was predicted that there would be 12-20 inches rise in sea levels if Greenland glaciers continue to melt and will ultimately affect North America and some of its neighboring cities. Not only will it affect those residing near coasts but it will also affect the drainage systems which will result to flooding of major cities all over the world.

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Global Warming Causing Frequent Heat Waves



Summer is just around the corner and one can easily notice that days are now warmer and more humid than last year’s. It is quite impossible nowadays to spend the whole day out at the beach—with or without sunblock!

Climate experts even predicted that hot and humid days will occur frequently and a lot longer this year and, unfortunately for the years to come which will result to life-threatening heat waves. Heat waves are known to earn fatalities over the countries it hit in the past. Aside from that, heat waves put children under 4 years of age and older people 65 years above in a greater health risk—usually fatal.

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Palm Oil Causes Deforestation



Palm oil is heavily in demand these days and the palm oil industry is certainly booming, ensuring good income for many years to come. Palm oil is a major component to common necessities such as shampoos, soaps and candles. And because palm oil is edible oil, it can also be used in foods like chocolates and margarine making it a very lucrative business to many farmers experiencing difficulties in farming.

Due to these ever increasing demands, huge palm oil plantations are replacing large portions of forests in Asian countries particularly in Malaysia, the leading palm oil exporter in the world. These land conversions are certainly taking their toll to the biodiversity within the area, threatening many animals living in these forests to extinction.

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Endangered Birds Got the Beach



Most of us normal, average people would like to have a beach of our own where we can lie down and savor the sun all day. What will make it better than somebody else buying it for you and allowing you to use the beach for free? Apparently, you have to be an endangered species first before you can get someone to buy you a whole stretch of beach to lay egg on.

Meet the Maleo birds, these endangered birds got their own stretch of Indonesian beach to their name, complete with bodyguards to protect their eggs from human scavengers and hungry poachers. Maleo birds are considered endangered since they are very rare. These endangered species are also a native of Indonesia; unfortunately, their eggs have become a popular delicacy around the Sulawesi, an island in Indonesia. This situation had brought down the number of live Maleo birds threatening to extinct them.

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