Little Hercules ROV discovers new marine species in Indonesia

by funnywebpark | 10:44 AM in , , , , , , , |

Little Hercules ROV discovers new marine species in Indonesia

The image shows a newly discovered marine creature captured by the Little Hercules ROV during the Indonesia-USA deep-sea exploration expedition, according to media reports on Thursday.

World Wide Fund For Nature

by funnywebpark | 4:16 AM in , , , , , |

In 1961, a limited number of organizations around the world – such as the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) and The Conservation Foundation – were trying to meet conservation needs, but were desperately short of funds.
A small but influential group of Europeans—scientists, naturalists, business and political leaders—rose to the occasion: on September 11, 1961 World Wildlife Fund was formed and soon set up shop at IUCN’s headquarters in Morges, Switzerland. H.R.H. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands became the organization’s first president.
Several leaders arranged the key organizational meeting for the new venture.

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