tx: 5th Dec 1997. I can't help thinking Ian Brown
would sell his soul to be able to reach that high
note at 03:10 (and I say that as a Roses fan.)
Oh and this clip is a reminder that the annoying
habit of announcers talking over the end of
programs isn't that new a phenomenon... Tags :seahorsesstonerosesjohnsquirechrishelme
They look suspiciously like coral... but they're
really tiny, tiny seahorses.
See All National Geographic Videos
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/?source=
4001 Tags :pygmyseahorseseaoceanaquatic
A number of short-snouted seahorses (Hippocampus
hippocampus) have recently been discovered in the
Thames during routine ZSL conservation surveys.
ZSL didn't announce the findings publicly when
they occurred because the creatures were not
protected by the Act. Usually found in shallow
muddy waters, estuaries or seagrass beds, their
presence in the Thames estuary is another good
sign that the water quality of the river is
improving - but any disturbance to their habitats
could be disastrous.
Conservationists are relieved that the animals now
have the full protection of the law and hope that
announcing their previously hush-hush existence in
the Thames will remind people how important it is
to maintain the cleanliness of British waterways.
ZSL's Marine and Freshwater Conservation Programme
Manager, Alison Shaw, said:
"These amazing creatures have been found in the
Thames on a number of occasions in the last 18
months during our regular wildlife monitoring
work. It demonstrates that the Thames is becoming
a sustainable biodiverse habitat for aquatic life.
It is not clear how endangered short-snouted
seahorses are because there is little data known,
particularly in the UK, so every scrap of
information is valuable. Now they are protected
conservationists are more relaxed about telling
the world they are there."
http://www.zsl.org Tags :seahorsezslzoologicalsocietyoflondonthamesshortsnouted