This marine protected area could safeguard 166,000 square miles

Environment Update 200 Years On, Antarctica Needs Better Safeguards Discovered two centuries ago this week, the icy continent has been preserved for peace and science for decades. It's time to give the waters around it similar protections. WHAT'S AT STAKE U.S. Agency Ignores Own Findings in Land Proposals Millions of acres of U.S. public land are at risk of losing protections under new proposals from the Bureau of Land Management. The plans contradict the agency's own research, which deemed these lands worthy of safeguards. WHAT WE COULD LOSE Must See: Inside Look at "Life-Changing" Patagonia Whales, glaciers, an octopus's garden—see why Chilean Patagonia "changes the way you look at the planet." Five locals show us Patagonian wonders and why they matter to residents, visitors, wildlife, and the regional economy. WATCH Shipping Vessel Noise May Harm Arctic Cod Melting sea ice is opening new routes for vessels and affecting the behavior and availability of key species in the region, a study co-written by two Pew marine fellows suggests. WHY IT MATTERS French Polynesia's Ocean of Peace The waters around the Marquesas Islands, part of French Polynesia, are home to 35 species of coral and more than 550 fish species, including 26 species of sharks and rays. Now, a proposed marine protected area could provide much-needed safeguards for these species. SEE VIDEO FACT OF THE MATTER 110,000 miles Combined length of Oregon's rivers and streams Ten rivers that need stronger protection IN THE MEDIA Congress Working to Repair U.S. National Parks WWLP Fishing Industry Lines Up to Protect Sea Grass with Preserve CITRUS COUNTY CHRONICLE