http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/old/taxonomy/term/10330/0 en http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/oceans-oldest-predator-need-love-and-understanding/31878 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/blue_shark.jpg" alt="" title="The blue shark is among the most common in Atlantic Canada. Though often portrayed as man-eaters in the media, sharks rarely attack people. In fact, for every one person killed by a shark, 20 million sharks are killed by people. You are more likely to be killed by a dog bite, a collapsing sand hole or a lightning strike than you are to be killed by a shark. Mary O&#039;Malley photo" width="450" height="300" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>(K&#39;JIPUKTUK) HALIFAX - Sharks have survived five great extinctions on this planet, patrolling the high seas since the time of the dinosaurs. They&#39;re the oldest predators in the ocean, but now they&#39;re falling victim to one of the youngest.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/oceans-oldest-predator-need-love-and-understanding/31878" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/oceans-oldest-predator-need-love-and-understanding/31878#comments Zack Metcalfe Environment Atlantic Ocean Boris Worm Emily Dodge Sharks Thu, 09 Oct 2014 11:59:44 +0000 Robert DeVet 31878 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/offshore-seismic-testing-puts-wildlife-risk-biolog/19939 <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subhead"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Are blasting airguns jeopardizing Atlantic Ocean&#039;s ecosystem? </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/800px-beaked_whale.jpg" alt="" title="Beaked Whales spend 98% of their time below the surface and are unlkely to be spotted by observers on board of the seismic testing vessels, biologist Lindy Weilgart tells the Halifax Media Co-op. Photo WikiCommons." width="450" height="285" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img src="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/sites/mediacoop.ca/files2/mc/imagecache/page450/lindy.jpg" alt="" title="Biologist Lindy Weilgart believes more can be done to protect marine wildlife from seismic testing off the coast of Nova Scotia. Photo Dalhousie University" width="427" height="827" class="imagecache imagecache-page450 imagecache-default imagecache-page450_default"/> </div> </div> </div> <p>K&#39;JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - Nova Scotia&#39;s offshore oil and gas production is on the upswing.</p> <p><a href="http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/offshore-seismic-testing-puts-wildlife-risk-biolog/19939" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://halifax.mediacoop.ca/story/offshore-seismic-testing-puts-wildlife-risk-biolog/19939#comments Robert Devet Environment Atlantic Ocean gas and oil pipelines Nova Scotia seismic testing Thu, 21 Nov 2013 11:06:06 +0000 Robert DeVet 19939 at http://halifax.mediacoop.ca