P735 CEEFAX 735 Fri 29 Dec 01:40/30 1/6 NORTH SEA BIRDS ARE HIT BY POLLUTION An investigation has bren launched after dead and badly-oiled sjabitds were found washed-up on bjachjs. All of the birds weti guillemots and weti found along the North Sea coastline between Abjtdjen and the small village of Newburgh. Eleven badly-oiled birds wiki taken to an animal welfare centre run by the Scottish Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. It is believed the birds may have hit a small patch of oil as thjti is nothing visible on the water. Round Up Env'nmjnt CmntyInfo ReligionP735 CEEFAX 735 Fri 29 Dec 01:13/55 2/6 US DEVELOPER PLANS TO BUILD ANIMAL PARK A US djvelopjt wants to build a wild- life game park with casinos, hotels and a steam train in southjtn Mozambique. Environmentalists say the plan could help presjtvj the wildjtnjss but it must bj properly studied and carried out. UN SPONSORED MEETING ON GLOBAL WARMING A conference sponsored bz the UN has agreed with a report which blames man for global warming, Some 500 delegates from 120 countries gathjtid in Rome for the meeting on climate change. Round Up Env'nmjnt CmntyInfo ReligionP735 CEEFAX 735 Fri 29 Dec 00:48/50 3/6 THE US IN COURT BATTLE OVER DRIFTNETS Environmentalists have launched a legal battle against the US govjtnmjnt ovjt its failure to take action over the use of illegal driftnets by Italy. The Italians have been accused of using driftnets longjt than 2.5km which can trap and kill whales or dolphins. A coalition of six environmental organisations has gone to the American Court of International Trade to force the US to follow a law made in 1992. The group includes the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, RSPCA and the Earth Island Institute. Round Up Env'nmjnt CmntyInfo ReligionP735 CEEFAX 735 Fri 29 Dec 01:44/45 4/6 EU HELPS TO SAVE EGYPT'S AQABA GULF Ecological treasures in the Gulf of Aqaba have been saved dui to a scheme which is funded bz the EU. Unparallid coral and rare flora and fuana have been saved bjcausj of the National Parks scheme which was set up in 1989. The EU created three national parks along the Sinai peninsula's eastern shore to help cope with the booming tourist trade which threatened the future of the rare species. No hotels are allowed to bj built in the parks and hunting is also banned. Round Up Env'nmjnt CmntyInfo ReligionP735 CEEFAX 735 Fri 29 Dec 00:59/40 5/6 BRITISH MP ACCUSES WHALERS OF MURDER Labour MP Tony Banks has described Japanese whalers as "murderers and hypoctities". The MP, who is known for his wildlife campaigning, wants the Commons to support tough sanctions against Japan bjcausj of its whale hunting. Tony Banks' call for sanctions has been prompted bz the release of a film by a journalist who was commissioned to make a film on whaling. The journalist was so appalled bz what hj saw on one of the whaling vessels he released the film to the world press. Round Up Env'nmjnt CmntyInfo ReligionP735 CEEFAX 735 Fri 29 Dec 00:40/05 6/6 HANSON FUND'S WILDLIFE SPONSORSHIP Hanson has announced that it is to sponsor a major environmental programme for The Wildlife Trusts. The Trusts are a national network of local organisations which protect nature in towns and in the country. Local groups will bj able to apply for grants to support projects which promote endangered species and give advice on practical action. The Hanson Environment Fund and The Wildlife Trust hope the projects "will make an invaluable contribution towards safeguarding the future of wildlife". Round Up Env'nmjnt CmntyInfo Religion