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Honeyboy deserves better than this article[edit]
Given Honeyboy's longevity and stature as one of the last surviving Delta bluesmen from the heroic period of the 1920s and 1930s, he deserves a much more extensive entry. I'm surprised and dismayed by the brevity of this stub. Plenty of textual evidence for the details of Honeyboy's life story is available, most notably his autobiography, The World Don't Owe Me Nothing, ghostwritten by Janice Martinson and Michael Franks. He's been interviewed repeatedly by the major blues periodicals; English bluesman Dave Peabody has spoken about touring with him; Alan Lomax writes about him in The Land Where the Blues Began. Come on, people! Help out. KudzuRunner (talk) 21:59, 17 June 2009 (UTC)
last Delta blues player?[edit]
The text right now reads that Honeyboy and Pinetop Perkins are "arguably, the last Delta blues players still touring the United States remaining from the last century." What does it mean to be the "last Delta blues player" or the last "remaining from the last century." Oldest makes sense, but there are plenty of other Delta blues players - they are neither the last nor the only ones from the 20th century. I think this sentence should be clarified or removed. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 22.214.171.124 (talk) 06:58, 28 February 2010 (UTC)
Was it all a lie?[edit]
So... uh... did David Edwards die or not? I read the history of the article and it said he died. The article remained that way for 3 weeks. Then someone took that part out. Is he dead or isn't he??? — Preceding unsigned comment added by JamieTwice (talk • contribs) 19:53, 4 April 2011 (UTC)
Life and career[edit]
His friend Robert Johnson did not die by poisoned Whsikey. That is a legend, because poisoned Whiskey sounds better than Syphilis.Simply (talk) 19:59, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
"Film" section[edit]
Paragraph about "autobiographical" documentary (surely the writer meant "biographical," unless Edwards was filming himself) needs sourcing and formatting fixes. I see no reason to try to fix the formatting myself, as neither Google nor imdb leads me to a source to reference. Relgif (talk) 21:48, 30 August 2011 (UTC)
New sources don't belong in the External links section[edit]
External links is not the place to put new sources. They belong here on the talk page. Beware- I didn't check to see if what I just moved here is acceptable in the article. In the future, please place new references here! Thank you. --Leahtwosaints (talk) 20:13, 17 March 2012 (UTC)
- Illustrated David "Honeyboy" Edwards' discography
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- 2006 interview with David "Honeyboy" Edwards
- CD Review of Last of the Great Mississippi Delta Bluesman - Live in Dallas
- 2001 Documentary film featuring David Honeyboy Edwards
- 2008 documentary film "Cheat You Fair: The Story of Maxwell Street"
- Photographs of David Honeyboy Edwards performing at various venues
- Works by or about David "Honeyboy" Edwards in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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I replaced the photo in the infobox. It is clear, beautiful in color, and from the same time period. Next, I don't see any real attention to a guitar and/or instrument section. I noticed the "See Also" section and the Photo gallery. Both technically shouldn't exist since they only add more clutter, and the photos are supposed to reflect what is in the text. Apparently, too often we just jam more and more into these biographies, and it affects the whole piece. Normally, a very good editor should be able to add focused and detailed text, and place the photos as I mentioned above. See: WP:IMAGES to help. When considering either additional sections or images, think: "less is more"!
- Re: jamming too much into the article, long quotes should be used sparingly. This article was just made of 2 paragraphs, a long quote which could have been avoided merging the info around the photo with a reference, and then that cluttered gallery, and other unnecessary junk. We can fix all this! --Leahtwosaints (talk) 20:54, 23 August 2012 (UTC)
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Are you serious? How is this a story?
This article implies that somehow a fuckup in the mixture of the concrete for the bases of the windmills puts the turbines themselves in a questionable light. Really?
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Britain alone is investing 150 billion dollars within the next 10 years, yet a maybe-6-months retrofit that may cost Europe as a whole 20 million carries a "mighty hefty price tag?" One sum is .0133 _percent_ of the other, for crying out loud! Seriously?
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(06/19/2015) Dr. Richard Corlett is the current Director of the Center for Integrative Conservation at the Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, which is part of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is also a former president of ATBC, and one of the keynote speakers for this year's conference in Hawaii. Dr. Corlett recently spoke with Mongabay.com about some of the insights he's gained from his research in tropical ecology and conservation.
Can we save the Sumatran rhino? Indonesia holds out hope
(06/19/2015) 'One percent of the world's population,' veterinarian Zulfi Arsan says as he nods towards Bina, a 714-kilogram, 30-year-old female Sumatran rhinoceros leisurely crunching branches whole. A gentle and easygoing rhino, pink-hued Bina doesn't seem to mind the two-legged hominids snapping pictures and awing at her every move at the Sumatran Rhino Sanctuary.
The ivory trade and the war on wildlife (rangers) [commentary]
(06/13/2015) In this commentary, Fred Bercovitch, wildlife conservation biologist at Kyoto University, confronts the conservation community with an unconventional approach to stopping the ivory trade and illegal elephant killing. The views expressed are his own.
Happy tigers: Siberian population continues to grow
(06/09/2015) The Siberian tiger population continues to rebound, according to the latest numbers from the subspecies' stronghold in Russia. Ten years ago, conservationists estimated 423-502 Amur tigers in Siberia. But last month, the Russian government and WWF said numbers had risen to 480-540 tigers, including an estimated 100 cubs.
Passenger pigeon redo? Superabundant bird collapses across Eurasia
(06/08/2015) In 1914 the world's last passenger pigeon died. Nicknamed, Martha, she was not killed by hunters, but simply old age. With her passing, the passenger pigeon fell into extinction. A hundred years before Martha's death, however, the passenger pigeon may have been the most populous bird in the world with a population often estimated in the billions. Now, conservationists warn history may be repeating itself.
Amid rhinoceros poaching frenzy, dark days for South African society
(06/05/2015) South Africa is in the eye of a global rhino-poaching cyclone, with highly organized and elusive international syndicates running a brisk black-market trade in rhino horn. Public trust is faltering: 'Rhino money buys many people at all levels,' a senior antipoaching official said.
The poachers' bill: at least 65,000 elephants in Tanzania
(06/02/2015) During the last couple years there have been persistent rumors and trickles of information that elephant poaching was running rampant in Tanzania as the government stood by and did little. Yesterday, the government finally confirmed the rumors: Tanzania's savanna elephant population has dropped from 109,051 animals in 2009 to just 43,330 last year—a plunge of 60% in just five years.
120,000 dead: half of the world's saiga die in less than a month
(05/28/2015) No one knows what's killing them, but scientists estimate that almost half of the world's saiga (Saiga tatarica) have perished since May 10th. To date, researchers on-the-ground unofficially estimate that 120,000 saiga have died in Kazakhstan from what appears to be a wildly virulent disease, although no cause has been ruled out.
Mozambique loses almost 10,000 elephants in just five years
(05/26/2015) Mozambique has lost nearly half of its elephants to relentless, brutal, and highly-organized poaching in just five years, according to a new government survey. In 2010, the country was home to an estimated 20,000 pachyderms, today it houses just 10,300.
Nepal's rhino population rises by 72% in ten years
(05/26/2015) A new survey in Nepal counted 645 one-horned rhinos, up from 375 animals ten years ago and 534 animals in 2011. This represent a rise of 72 percent over the last ten years, an impressive feat given that the world's rhinos are facing a savage poaching crisis.
South African Airways bans all wildlife trophies from flights
(05/14/2015) Trophy hunters may need to find another flight home, as South African Airlines (SAA) has announced a new ban on any wildlife trophies from their flights. The debate over trophy hunting in Africa is rising as many of the continent's most beloved mammals—including lions, elephants, rhinos, and giraffes—face precipitous declines.
Rhino poaching rate rises 18 percent in South Africa
(05/13/2015) In the first four months of 2015, poachers killed 393 rhinos in South Africa, the epicenter of the rhino poaching crisis. This is an 18 percent rise from last year, which saw 1,215 rhinos butchered in total. Like previous years, the biggest hotspot was Kruger National Park where 290 rhinos have died so far.
The triumph of the bison: Europe's biggest animal bounces back a century after vanishing
(05/12/2015) On a path flanked by thick woods, I first spied our quarry. When she appeared, far away between the long verticals of bare trees, I could hardly believe she was there. She was a ghost, a specter haunting this winter forest. Her horns were prettily curved, her face slender, her whole 400 kilogram (880 pound) mass framed by the trees.
Ranger killed by poachers in park known for grisly elephant slaughters
(05/07/2015) On April 25th, poachers shot and killed wildlife ranger, Agoyo Mbikoyo, in Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to the organization African Parks. On the frontline of the illegal wildlife trade, Garamba Naitonal Park is known as a hotspot for elephant poaching.
Photos: new zoo exhibit dramatically displays real threat to Asian turtle
(05/04/2015) Usually animal pens in zoos are designed to resemble a species' native habitat: lions in sprawling savanna, pandas in bamboo forests, and crocodiles in mangroves. But a new pen at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL)'s London Zoo is meant to dramatically highlight not a species' habitat, but it's biggest threat.
Ongoing overkill: loss of big herbivores leading to 'empty landscapes'
(05/01/2015) Ten thousand years from now, human historians—or alien ones—may view the current wave of biodiversity loss and extinctions as concurrent with the Pleistocene extinction. At that time, peaking around 11,000 years ago, many scientists argue that human hunters killed off the majority of the world's big species. According to a paper today in history may be repeating itself.
Five tons of frozen pangolin: Indonesian authorities make massive bust
(04/28/2015) Five tons of frozen pangolin, 77 kilograms (169 pounds) of pangolin scales, and 96 live pangolins: that's the grisly haul of the latest pangolin bust in Indonesia. Officials confiscated the illegal wildlife goods in Medan, Sumatra and busted the smuggler, who has only been identified as SHB. This is the largest pangolin bust in Indonesia since 2008.
Illegal ivory trade alive and well on Craigslist
(04/28/2015) As it has become more difficult to buy illegal ivory from slaughtered elephants on places like eBay, Etsy, and Amazon.com, traders and buyers in the U.S. have turned to another venue: Craigslist. A new report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) finds that the ivory trade is thriving on Craigslist.
Officials: Sumatran rhino is extinct in the wild in Sabah
(04/23/2015) There are no Sumatran rhinos left in the wild in the Malaysian state of Sabah, confirmed Masidi Manjun, the Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister, over the weekend. In 2008, conservationists estimated there were around 50 rhinos in the state. Five years later, it dropped that estimate to just ten. Now, it's admitted the awful truth: the wild rhino is very likely gone.
Elephant poaching rate unchanged – and still devastating
(03/25/2015) New figures show essentially no change in the number of elephants killed in Africa by poachers last year, despite a high-profile meeting on the crisis which was attended by 46 countries and a number of commitments. Data from CITES' Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) estimated that around 20,000 elephants were killed in 2014, the same as in 2013.
Conservationists announce program to protect East Africa's largest elephant population
(03/12/2015) The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and the Tanzanian government have launched an ambitious new initiative to protect East Africa's largest population of elephants (Loxodonta Africana). With funds from USAID, the plan aims to reduce poaching and protect biodiversity - including the area's 25,000 elephants- across an 115,000 square kilometer ecosystem.
Photo essay: filming in the remote Amazon
(03/09/2015) You wake up at 4:30 AM, a little before the first rays of tropical sun begin to dance behind the treetops. You put on your wet clothes from the previous day, pack your bag, and pick up your tripod. The jungle is shrouded in a thick mist from the previous nights rain. As you walk, you recognize many of the strange calls that echo between the trees.
China bans carved ivory imports
(02/26/2015) China has established a one-year ban on imports of carved African elephant ivory.
$7 million could save lemurs from extinction
(02/25/2015) Last year, scientists released an emergency three-year plan that they argued could, quite literally, save the world's lemurs from mass extinction. Costing just $7.6 million, the plan focused on setting up better protections in 30 lemur hotspots. However, there was one sticking point: donating to small programs in one of the world's poorest countries was not exactly user friendly.
Sting operation nets tiger poachers
(02/24/2015) A sting operation by Indonesian officials snared a group of tiger hunters operating in Karinci Seblat National Park in Jambi Province, Sumatra. After an extended investigation, undercover officers caught three local residents as they attempted to sell a tiger skin and bones in the village of Karang Mendapo, in Sarolangun Regency.
Authorities catch kingpin responsible for killing 20 rhinos
(02/19/2015) With the aid of Interpol, authorities have arrested the leader of a rhino poaching gang responsible for killing a 20 Indian rhinoceros in Nepal. Last month, authorities nabbed Raj Kumar Praja in Malaysia where he had been evading capture for two years. Kumar was already evicted of 15 poaching incidents in absentia and sentenced to 15 years in prison.
42 pangolins rescued...then sold to restaurants
(02/17/2015) On February 1st, local police seized 42 live Sunda pangolins from poachers and handed them over to forest rangers in Vietnam's northern province of Bac Ninh. While the poachers were slapped with a fine, the rangers turned around and sold the live pangolins to local restaurants for a reported $56 a kilo, netting a total of $11,300 for the Critically Endangered mammals.
Sabah shocked by banteng poaching
(02/16/2015) Malaysia's Daily Express recently published graphic photos of poachers in the Malaysian state of Sabah posing proudly with a number of illegally slaughtered large animals, including the incredibly rare and cryptic banteng. Wild, forest cattle, banteng are scattered across parts of Southeast Asia, but Borneo is home to a distinct subspecies: Bos javanicus lowi.
Malaysian authorities failing to take action against poachers
(02/10/2015) Authorities in Sabah are failing to enforce anti-poaching laws, undermining governance and wildlife protection efforts in the Malaysian Borneo state, argues a letter published by several local conservation groups.
Suspects acquitted in shocking murder of sea turtle conservationist
(01/27/2015) Yesterday, the seven men accused of brutally murdering Jairo Mora Sandoval on a beach in Costa Rica two years ago were acquitted of the crime. Sandoval's murder shocked the Central American country—long known for the progressive protection of its lush rainforests and sweeping beaches—but the judge who acquitted the accused cited reasonable doubt and a investigation marred by mistakes.
1,215 rhinos butchered in South Africa in 2014
(01/22/2015) 1,215: that's the total number of rhinos butchered last year in South Africa for their horns. The number represents another annual record—the seventh in a row—topping last year's total by 195 rhinos. South Africa houses the bulk of the world's rhinos (around 80 percent), but has also become the center of the illegal poaching trade.
Malta approves public referendum of bird hunt that kills over 15,000
(01/12/2015) Malta's Constitutional Court has upheld a public referendum to decide the fate of the country's controversial spring bird hunt, which kills over ten thousand migrating birds every year. The Constitutional Court threw out objections by Malta's powerful hunting lobby, and instead sided with the 11 conservation groups who organized the referendum, known as the Coalition for the Abolition of Spring Hunting—gathering 40,000 signatures from Maltese voters.
California introduces bill to close ivory loophole
(01/08/2015) California congresswoman, Toni G. Atkins, introduced a bill yesterday (AB 96) that would close a major loophole allowing ivory to be sold all over the state. Thousands of miles away, across Africa, poachers are decimating elephants for their ivory tusks. A recent study estimated that one fifth of the continent's elephants have been slaughtered in just three years.
How black rhinos and local communities help each other in Namibia
(01/07/2015) Africa's rhinos are in a state of crisis. Poaching for their horn has resulted in the deaths of thousands of animals and pushed the continent's two species—the white and black rhino—against the wall. Yet, despite the crisis, there are pockets of rhino territory where poaching remains rare and rhinos live comparatively unmolested. Indeed, one of the brightest spots for rhinos is in Namibia.
Judge protects Midwest wolves after 1,599 killed in three years
(01/06/2015) Future wolf hunting and trapping seasons in the Upper Midwest are on hold after a judge ruled the Obama Administration erred in removing the top predator from the Endangered Species Act. The ruling came nearly three years after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service dropped federal protections for the Great Lakes' wolf population. Since then hunters and trappers have killed 1,599 wolves.
Indonesia's silent wildlife killer: hunting
(12/26/2014) By and large, Indonesia is a peaceful country. In fact, on the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime's list of homicide rates, Indonesia ranks number 10, making Indonesians one of the least murderous people on Earth. A ban on gun ownership probably helps, although obviously there are many other ways to snuff out another person. Maybe Indonesia's general tendency to avoid conflict helps, too. Whatever the reason why Indonesians are relatively unlikely to kill each other, such favors are not extended to Indonesia's non-human wildlife. The relative safety of Indonesia's people does not guarantee similar security for its animals.
Top 10 Environmental Stories of 2014
(12/23/2014) In 2014, the unimaginable happened: companies representing the majority of palm oil production and trade agreed to stop cutting down rainforests and draining peatlands for new oil palm plantations. After years of intense campaigning by environmentalists and dire warnings from scientists, nearly two dozen major producers, traders, and buyers established zero deforestation policies.
Hunting is a greater threat than logging for most wildlife in Borneo
(12/16/2014) Persistence is the key factor in the two most common human stressors on tropical wildlife. In Malaysian Borneo, hunting continually diminishes wildlife populations, whereas the negative impacts from selective logging are more transient, according to a recent study in Conservation Biology.
Then there were five: rhino death moves species closer to extinction
(12/15/2014) As if news for rhinos couldn't get any worse: this weekend, Angalifu, died a the San Diego Zoo. Forty four-year-old Angalifu was a male northern white rhino and his death means only five of this subspecies remains on the planet. Angalifu's death, which keepers suspect was simply from old age, follows soon after the death of another northern white rhino, Suni, in October.
For the first time, Sea Shepherd targets Antarctic toothfish poachers
(12/09/2014) For the first time, marine conservation group, Sea Shepherd, is employing their controversial methods to protect Antarctic and Patagonian toothfish. Dubbed 'Operation Icefish,' Sea Shepherd Australia is sending two ships into Antarctic waters to disrupt illegal vessels targeting the little-known species that are often sold in luxury markets as Chilean seabass.
Meet the world's most wanted environmental criminals
(11/26/2014) In keeping with recent efforts to ramp up action against environmental crime, INTERPOL has highlighted nine fugitives for breaking laws related to illegal logging, poaching and the wildlife trade, illegal fishing, and waste dumping, among other crimes.
New blood record: 1,020 rhinos killed in South Africa
(11/24/2014) South Africa has surpassed last year's grisly record for slaughtered rhinos—1,004—more than a month before the year ends. In an announcement on November 20th, the South African Department of Environmental Affairs said that 1,020 rhinos had been killed to date.
Conflict-fueled deforestation, poaching in Assam continue despite truce
(11/19/2014) Northeastern India boasts nearly 44 percent of the country's dense forests, and contains one of the most biodiverse areas in the world. However, the region lost approximately 548,440 hectares of tree cover—more than 3 percent—from 2001 through 2012. Sonitpur, Assam, has been particularly hard hit as people flooded into the area and cleared forest.
'Guns kill trees too': overhunting raises extinction threat for trees
(11/12/2014) A new paper confirms what ecologists have long feared: hunting birds and mammals drastically raises the risk of extinction for tropical trees. Following the long-lifespan of a single canopy tree, Miliusa horsfieldii, researchers discovered that overhunting of animals could increase the chances of extinction for the species fourteen times over a century, from 0.5 percent to seven percent.
Using mobile apps to stop wildlife trafficking at the border
(11/11/2014) Conservationists are successfully developing mobile apps that enable authorities to identify illegal wildlife products, making it more difficult for traffickers to smuggle animals and animal parts, reports a paper published in the journal Biological Conservation.
Corruption in Tanzania facilitates ivory trade
(11/06/2014) Corruption in Tanzania is enabling large volumes of illegal elephant ivory to be smuggled out of the country, alleges a new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA).
Tiger traffickers busted in Indonesia
(11/04/2014) Two online merchants of tiger parts have been arrested in Indonesia. The bust was the result of a coordinated effort between local and national authorities, and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) which supports 'Wildlife Crimes Units' operating throughout the country. The arrests are a small success in the battle to curtail the trafficking of wildlife parts online—where sellers can readily connect with a broad international customer base.
The inconvenient solution to the rhino poaching crisis
(10/28/2014) Daily, we read or hear of more rhino being poached to satisfy the seemingly insatiable demand from Asia for rhino horn. With countless articles and papers having been published on the subject - and the Internet abuzz with forums, including heated debates concerning possible solutions - current approaches seem to be failing. Evidence is in the numbers. Known poaching deaths in South Africa have risen sharply over the past three years: 668 rhinos in 2012, 1,004 last year, and 899 through the first nine months of 2014. This toll includes only documented kills — the real number is higher.
Demand for rhino horn drops 38 percent in Vietnam after advertising campaigns
(10/22/2014) A new poll finds that consumer demand for rhino horn in Vietnam has dropped precipitously following several advertising campaigns. According to the poll by the Humane Society International (HIS) and Vietnam CITES, demand has plunged 38 percent since last year.
Saving Asia's other endangered cats (photos)
(10/21/2014) It's no secret that when it comes to the wild cats of Asia—and, really, cats in general—tigers get all the press. In fact, tigers—down to an estimated 3,200 individuals—arguably dominate conservation across Asia. But as magnificent, grand, and endangered as the tigers are, there are a number of other felines in the region that are much less studied—and may be just as imperiled.
With death of rhino, only six northern white rhinos left on the planet
(10/20/2014) Rhino conservation suffered another tragic setback this weekend with the sudden death of Suni, a male northern white rhinoceros at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Kenya. Suni's passing means there are only six northern white rhinos left in the world, and only one breeding male. 'Consequently the species now stands at the brink of complete extinction, a sorry testament to the greed of the human race,' wrote the Conservancy.
Helping orangutans survive: new project aims to connect habitat fragments in Kalimantan (PART II)
(10/08/2014) Two decades ago, a project to convert one million hectares of forest to rice paddies was undertaken by the Indonesian government in southern Kalimantan. The project was a massive failure and was eventually abandoned, but not before it destroyed critical orangutan habitat. Now a new project is trying to knit together what's left and turn the area's isolated orangutan populations into one of Borneo's largest.
Marooned in shrinking forests, Bornean orangutans hang on as disaster looms (PART I)
(10/07/2014) The great apes are among some of the most endangered species on Earth, the targets of poachers and the victims of deforestation. However, from time-to-time there comes news of hope. A study published recently describes the dire situation faced by Bornean orangutans, as well as an ambitious project to help save them.
Elephants worth much, much more alive than dead, says new report
(10/06/2014) Elephants are worth 76 times more when they're alive than dead, according to a new analysis released this past weekend. The report follows on the heels of findings by WWF that the world has lost 50 percent of its wildlife over the past 40 years, with more than half of African elephants killed for ivory in just one decade.
Use of mammals still prevalent in Brazil's Conservation Units
(10/06/2014) For as long as humans and animals have co-existed, people have utilized them as resources. Animals, and their parts, have been used for a variety of purposes, ranging from basic food to more esoteric practices such as in magical ceremonies or religion. A new study has found that the undocumented use of animals, particularly mammals, continues to occur in Brazil's protected areas known as Conservation Units.
Photos: Czech Republic publicly burns confiscated rhino horns
(10/06/2014) Late last month, armed guards escorted officials marching 60 kilograms (132 pounds) of rhino horns to a pyre for burning. The event, at the Dvůr Králové Zoo in the Czech Republic, was the first public burning of rhino horns in Europe. The Czech Republic burned the horns, which came from a government stockpile as well as from past rhinos held at the zoo, in a bid to help conserve rhinos.
Armed conflict decimates tigers, rhinos, and swamp deer in Indian park
(09/30/2014) The human cost of war is horrendous. However, while most attention is focused on the suffering caused to people—and rightly so—an understudied element is the impact on wildlife conservation. This is worrying given that many of the world's conflict zones are situated in biodiversity hotspots.
Joint force uses Google Earth to find elephant poaching camps in Mozambique, captures poachers in raid
(09/30/2014) On Monday, September 22, two ivory poachers were arrested in Mozambique during a late-night raid near Niassa National Reserve. The arrest followed on the heels of nearly two-dozen reported kills in the reserve in just the first two weeks of the month.
Malayan tiger population plunges to just 250-340 individuals
(09/16/2014) Malaysia is on the edge of losing its tigers, and the world is one step nearer to losing another tiger subspecies: the Malayan tiger. Camera trap surveys from 2010-2013 have estimated that only 250-340 Malayan tigers remain, potentially a halving of the previous estimate of 500 individuals.
WCS-led raids lead to six arrests near Mozambique's largest reserve
(09/12/2014) A joint force of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and government authorities are in the midst of carrying out a series of raids against poachers in Mozambique aimed at halting the illegal killing of elephants in Niassa National Reserve, the country's largest protected area. Six men, thought to be responsible for killing 39 elephants in 2014, were arrested in an early morning bust in the town of Marrupa, just south of the park.
'A global tragedy' in the making? Thailand plans highway expansion through World Heritage Site
(08/29/2014) Dong Phayayen Khao Yai Forest Complex (DPKY-FC) is the largest tract of surviving forest in central Thailand, renowned for its biodiversity. Now, the Thai government is planning major expansions to a road that bisects the complex – which scientists say will bar animal movement throughout their natural ranges, result in higher rates of road kill, and give hunters and loggers increased access to the forest.
An uncertain future: world's last wild Siberian tigers threatened by illegal logging, global warming, disease (PART II)
(08/22/2014) Every year, between 20 and 30 tigers are poached. Illegal logging is reducing the tigers' habitat, and illegal hunting is reducing its food supply. However, these are not the only threats to wild tiger survival -- other problems are cropping up and taking a toll on the iconic big cat.
Logging of Russian Far East damaging tiger habitat, few intact forests protected (Part I)
(08/19/2014) The destruction of Russian forests to supply timber to international markets is becoming one of the biggest threats to the world's largest cat, the Siberian tiger. Russia has more forests than any other country, with more than half of the world's coniferous forests. However, worldwide demand for high quality timber, along with weak regulations, has led to widespread logging of Russia's trees.
20 percent of Africa's elephants killed in three years
(08/19/2014) Around 100,000 elephants were killed by poachers for their ivory on the African continent in just three years, according to a new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Between 2010 and 2012 an average of 6.8 percent of the elephant population was killed annually, equaling just over 20 percent of the continent's population in that time.
Elephant poaching soars as Sumatran forests turn into plantations
(08/14/2014) There has been a spike in elephant deaths in Sumatra this year, and conversion of rainforest to plantations is one of the main causes. The number of Sumatran elephants poached in the province of Riau so far this year is staggering, with 22 reported kills in the first six months of 2014 compared to 14 for the entirety of 2013.
Jane Goodall: how many elephants will be killed on World Elephant Day?
(08/12/2014) Marking World Elephant Day, a designation intended to raise awareness about the plight of elephants that are being widely poached for the ivory trade, primatologist Jane Goodall urged people to have greater compassion for Earth's largest land animals.
Want to save Africa's elephants? Close all ivory markets
(08/07/2014) The only way to save the long-suffering elephants of Africa is to close every ivory market on the planet and destroy all ivory stockpiles, according to a bold new essay in Conservation Biology. Written by Elizabeth Bennett, the Vice President for Species Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society, the paper is likely to prove controversial.
World Ranger Day: honoring our wildlife protectors
(07/31/2014) Like Memorial Day, when we honor our nation's military veterans, World Ranger Day is a day to recognize and celebrate the thousands of rangers who put their lives on the line as they protect wildlife and natural resources around the world.
Seeking justice for Corazón: jaguar killings test the conservation movement in Mexico
(07/31/2014) Eight years ago, a female jaguar cub was caught on film by a motion-triggered camera trap set in the foothills of canyons, oak forest, and scrubland that make-up the Northern Jaguar Reserve, just 125 miles south of the U.S.-Mexico border. Three years later, in 2009, the jaguar reappeared on film as an adult. They called her 'Corazón' for the distinctive heart-shaped spot on her left shoulder.
Poachers target elephants, tigers in Sumatran park
(07/31/2014) The Leuser Ecosystem in Aceh, Indonesia is gaining the attention of international animal traffickers, according to the Leuser Conservation Forum (FKL). From the beginning of 2013, FKL patrols have dismantled 282 makeshift traps targeting high value threatened species, and the situation is getting worse.
Conservation controversy: are bonobos protected in the right ways and in the right places?
(07/30/2014) Bonobos, endangered great apes, continue to survive in forests south of the Congo River in the DRC, albeit under constant threat of hunting, loss of habitat and the growing demands of an increasing human population. Conservationists have, over the years, tried and tested different conservation strategies to protect the last of the bonobos. And some of these strategies have invited considerable debate.
Don't eat or touch bat bushmeat amid worsening Ebola outbreak, UN warns
(07/29/2014) The world's worst Ebola outbreak was likely begun by a hunter shooting a fruit bat for their dinner or the market, according to the UN. The outbreak has killed over 660 people in six months to date, and recently spread via plane to Nigeria. The disease is particularly deadly with a mortality rate of around 90 percent.
Over a million pangolins slaughtered in the last decade
(07/28/2014) One of the world's most bizarre animal groups is now at risk of complete eradication, according to an update of the IUCN Red List. Pangolins, which look and behave similarly to (scaly) anteaters yet are unrelated, are being illegally consumed out of existence due to a thriving trade in East Asia.
Rebuilding Kissama: war-torn Angola's only national park affected by deforestation, but refaunation gives hope
(07/24/2014) The story of Kissama National Park is one of perseverance, vision and disaster in waiting. The only functional national park in Angola, a country wracked by war for decades, Kissama (also called Quiçama) lost much of its wildlife, with that which is left still impacted by poaching and deforestation. However, a project is attempting to bring the park back to life.
Is there hope for bonobos? Researchers, NGOs, gov't officials, local communities band together to save iconic ape (Part III)
(07/18/2014) Sankuru Nature Reserve was established in 2007 primarily for bonobo protection. The largest continuous protected great ape habitat in the world, Sankuru is still losing large swaths of forests to burning and other activities, primarily along roads that transect the center of the reserve. However, hope exists, both from human efforts – and from the apes themselves.
Poaching, fires, farming pervade: protecting bonobos 'an enormous challenge' (Part II)
(07/17/2014) Sankuru Nature Reserve in the DRC was established in 2007 to safeguard the 29,000 to 50,000 bonobos that remain in existence. However, while touted as the largest swath of protected continuous great ape habitat in the world, the reserve is still losing thousands of hectares of forest every year. Burning, bushmeat hunting, and agricultural expansion are taking a large toll on the endangered great ape.
Surrounded by deforestation, critically endangered gorillas hang on by a thread
(07/17/2014) The mountain forests at the Nigeria-Cameroon border are home to one of the rarest and most threatened subspecies of African apes – the Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli). Today, fewer than 300 individuals survive in the wild. These occur in 14 small, fragmented populations spread over a 12,000-square kilometer (4,633-square mile) landscape, characterized by rugged, hilly terrain and a matrix of farmlands, villages, and forests.
558 dead: rhino poaching in South Africa on track to exceed last year's record
(07/14/2014) Poachers have butchered 558 rhinos in South Africa so far this year, approximately a hundred more animals than lost during the same time in 2013.
Price of ivory triples in China
(07/07/2014) In the last four years the price of ivory in China has tripled, according to new research from Save the Elephants. The news has worrying implications for governments and conservationists struggling to save elephants in Africa amidst a poaching epidemic, which has seen tens-of-thousands of elephants butchered for their tusks across the continent annually
U.S should sanction Mozambique for its role in elephant, rhino poaching, urges NGOs
(07/03/2014) Two prominent NGOs U.S should sanction Mozambique for its role in elephant, rhino poaching, urges NGOsare petitioning the U.S government to slap Mozambique with trade sanctions due to the country's role in regional poaching. The groups contend that Mozambique has done little to combat both its own poaching epidemic or stop its nationals from spilling over the border to kill rhinos and elephants in South Africa and Tanzania.
On babies and motherhood: how giant armadillos are surprising scientists (photos)
(07/01/2014) Until ten years ago scientist's knowledge of the reproductive habits of the giant armadillo— the world's biggest— were basically regulated to speculation. But a long-term research project in the Brazilian Pantanal is changing that: last year researchers announced the first ever photos of a baby giant armadillo and have since recorded a second birth from another female.
Discarded cell phones to help fight rainforest poachers, loggers in real-time
(06/24/2014) A technology that uses discarded mobile phones to create a real-time alert system against logging and poaching will soon be deployed in the endangered rainforests of Central Africa. Rainforest Connection (RFCx), a San Francisco-based non-profit startup, is partnering with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) to install its real-time anti-deforestation technology at sites in Cameroon. 30 RFCx devices — recycled from old Android handsets — will monitor 10,000 hectares or nearly 40 square miles of rainforest, listening for audio signals associated with logging and poaching.
Shot Egyptian vulture leads conservationists to bizarre black-market for bird parts
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ION Reports First Quarter 2011 Results
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
ION Reports First Quarter 2011 Results16:30 EDT Wednesday, May 04, 2011HOUSTON, May 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- ION Geophysical Corporation (NYSE: IO) today reported first quarter 2011 revenues of $90.6 million, a 2% increase from revenues of $88.7 million in the first quarter of 2010, and a 25% increase excluding the revenues of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment. First quarter 2011 net income was $0.1 million, or $0.00 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of ($71.8) million, or ($0.60) per share, in the first quarter of 2010, or a net loss of ($11.2) million, or ($0.09) per share after excluding the special items associated with the formation of the land joint venture with BGP and the re-financing of our debts as shown in the table at the end of the first quarter 2010 press release.The first quarter 2011 results include non-cash, pre-tax charges of $4.2 million primarily related to the impact of foreign currency exchange rates on intercompany receivables held by the Software segment and non-cash stock-based compensation expense impacted by increases in ION's stock price during the first quarter. These two items reduced first quarter earnings by approximately $0.03 per diluted share. Bob Peebler, ION's Chief Executive Officer, said, "Our first quarter was one of our strongest first quarters in ION's recent history due to a very solid start in both our marine systems and multi-client businesses. This was significant as our first quarter has historically been the weakest of each year. As we expected, our data processing business is still being impacted by the Macondo incident, but as we reported last quarter, our pipeline of business strengthened in December and is still building and we remain confident that we will experience a robust 2011. A first quarter highlight of this business was the opening of our joint venture processing services center in Brazil, which should give us better access to a strategically important market for sub-salt depth imaging. "The current turmoil in Libya significantly impacted our sensor geophone business and forced us to put planned multi-million dollar first quarter sales into Libya on an indefinite hold. Overall, I was pleased that, even with a slow start in both our data processing and sensor geophone businesses, we still outperformed our internal plan and we continue to expect another solid growth year for ION. "Exploration budgets will likely continue to increase as oil prices are hovering above $100/bbl and the global search for energy continues to heat up as energy demand is on the increase due to the improving world economies." FIRST QUARTER 2011Total revenues for the first quarter of 2011 increased to $90.6 million compared to $88.7 million a year ago. Excluding the revenues of the Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment, total first quarter revenues increased 25%. Solutions, Systems and Software segment revenues increased by 20%, 49% and 9%, respectively, over the same period a year ago. The Solutions group revenues increased to $57.9 million during the first quarter, compared to $48.1 million for the same period a year ago. This increase was predominantly driven by customers' strong interest in access to the Company's multi-client programs in Northeast Greenland, East Africa and Brazil, partially offset by decreased data processing sales that were impacted by lagging effects of the slowdown in the Gulf of Mexico.Systems segment sales increased to $24.0 million in the first quarter compared to $16.1 million in the same period of 2010, principally due to increased sales of towed streamer positioning products as new vessels entering the market are outfitted with the latest marine technology, including DigiBIRD® and DigiFIN®. Additionally, the Company's sensor geophone business was adversely affected by recent events in the Middle East and North Africa as some contracted sales in this region were either cancelled or delayed.Software segment sales increased to $8.7 million in the first quarter compared to $8.0 million due to continued demand for the ORCA® software platform and the favorable impact of foreign exchange rates. Excluding foreign currency effects, Software segment revenues increased 6%. Consolidated gross margins for the first quarter of 2011 increased to 34% from 25% in the first quarter of 2010. The increase in gross margins was attributable primarily to the contribution of the Company's lower margin land business to INOVA Geophysical in March 2010, which had a gross margin of (6%) in the first quarter of 2010. Excluding the results of the legacy land business, the overall gross margin of the Company's remaining segments remained consistent with the prior period. Gross margins in the Systems segment improved 17 percentage points, predominantly related to sales mix and cost improvements, while Software and Solutions segment gross margins each decreased by 3% due to sales mix. As a percentage of revenue, after excluding the 2010 results of the legacy land business, operating expenses declined to 28% of sales during the quarter compared to 34% in the prior year period. Adjusted EBITDA increased 92% to $30.5 million compared to $15.9 million in the first quarter of 2010.The Company's effective tax rate during the first quarter of 2011 was 24.6% (provision on income) compared to (20.7%) (provision on a loss) for the same period of 2010. The effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2010 included the impact of the formation of INOVA Geophysical. Removing the impact of the INOVA Geophysical transactions, the effective tax rate for the first quarter of 2010 would have been 29.1% (benefit on loss). The decrease in the effective tax rate is attributable to lower expected tax expense in certain foreign jurisdictions for 2011.The Company accounts for its 49% interest in INOVA Geophysical as an equity method investment on a one fiscal quarter-lag basis. As a result, the Company's share of INOVA Geophysical's fourth quarter 2010 financial results is included in the Company's first quarter results. For the first quarter, the Company recognized a loss on its equity investment of approximately $0.9 million. During the first quarter, the Company invested $80 million of excess cash in short-term certificates of deposit. Total cash and cash equivalents plus these short-term investments were $130.8 million as of March 31, 2011. Additionally, the Company has no outstanding balance associated with its $100 million revolving credit facility, bringing total liquidity to greater than $230 million. OUTLOOKBrian Hanson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, commented, "While we normally anticipate the first quarter to be the weakest of each year, ION was able to break even as strong performances by our Solutions and Software segments, as well as the marine component of our Systems segment, offset weak performances by our sensor geophone business and our share of INOVA Geophysical. As previously mentioned in our fourth quarter earnings call, we anticipate 2011 financial performance to be significantly back-end loaded, which is consistent with our historical pattern over the past several years. Not only is this a reflection of the natural budget/planning cycle of our customers, but this year we are also seeing an increase in Solutions backlog to support a stronger second half and we anticipate recognizing the revenue on the 12 streamer system sold to BGP in the second half of the year.Additionally, we are increasing our guidelines for 2011 investments in multi-client data libraries by approximately $20 million for a full-year investment between $110 and $130 million. We expect a majority of this investment to be incurred during the third and fourth quarters. We will continue to invest in multi-client data libraries in strategic locations around the world; and we expect these investments to help position us for stronger financial results in the second half of 2011." CONFERENCE CALLThe Company has scheduled a conference call for Thursday, May 5, 2011, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time that will include a slide presentation. To participate in the conference call, dial 480-629-9869 at least 10 minutes before the call begins and ask for the ION conference call. The earnings presentation slides can be accessed at http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9OTIxNzd8Q2hpbGRJRD0tMXxUeXBlPTM=&t=1.A replay of the call will be available approximately two hours after the live broadcast ends and will be accessible until May 19, 2011. To access the replay, dial 303-590-3030 and use pass code 4436712#. Investors, analysts and the general public will also have the opportunity to listen to the conference call live over the Internet by visiting www.iongeo.com. Also, an archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call on the Company's website. About IONION Geophysical Corporation is a leading provider of geophysical technology, services, and solutions for the global oil & gas industry. ION's offerings allow E&P operators to obtain higher resolution images of the subsurface to reduce the risk of exploration and reservoir development, and enable seismic contractors to acquire geophysical data more efficiently. Additional information about ION is available at www.iongeo.com.CONTACTS: R. Brian HansonChief Financial Officer+1.281.879.3672Jack Lascar DRG&L +1.713.529.6600The information included herein contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include future sales and market growth, timing of sales, future liquidity and cash levels, future estimated revenues and earnings, benefits expected to result from the INOVA Geophysical joint venture and related transactions and other statements that are not of historical fact. Actual results may vary materially from those described in these forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements reflect numerous assumptions and involve a number of risks and uncertainties. These risks and uncertainties include the timing and development of the Company's products and services and market acceptance of the Company's new and revised product offerings; risks associated with the operation of the INOVA Geophysical joint venture; risks associated with litigation; risks associated with the Company's level and terms of indebtedness; risks associated with competitors' product offerings and pricing pressures resulting therefrom; the relatively small number of customers that the Company currently relies upon; the fact that a significant portion of the Company's revenues is derived from foreign sales; risks that sources of capital may not prove adequate; the Company's inability to produce products to preserve and increase market share; collection of receivables; and technological and marketplace changes affecting the Company's product lines. Additional risk factors, which could affect actual results, are disclosed by the Company from time to time in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010 and its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed during 2011. Tables to followION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(In thousands, except per share data)(Unaudited)Three Months EndedMarch 31,20112010Product revenues$ 32,387$ 40,242Service revenues58,16548,477Total net revenues90,55288,719Cost of products14,63930,491Cost of services44,77435,862Gross profit31,13922,366Operating expenses:Research, development and engineering5,8398,999Marketing and sales7,0427,906General and administrative12,18716,438Total operating expenses25,06833,343Income (loss) from operations6,071(10,977)Interest expense, net(1,615)(25,643)Loss on disposition of land division?(38,115)Fair value adjustment of warrant?12,788Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical(860)?Other income (expense)(2,999)3,217Income (loss) before income taxes597(58,730)Income tax expense14712,160Net income (loss)450(70,890)Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interest25 ?Net income (loss) attributable to ION475(70,890)Preferred stock dividends338875Net income (loss) applicable to common shares$ 137$ (71,765)Net income (loss) per share:Basic$ 0.00$ (0.60)Diluted$ 0.00$ (0.60)Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:Basic153,666120,312Diluted155,555120,312ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In thousands)(Unaudited)March 31,December 31,20112010ASSETSCurrent assets:Cash and cash equivalents$ 50,834$ 84,419Short-term investments80,000?Accounts receivable, net63,43677,576Unbilled receivables40,99770,590Inventories80,39566,882Prepaid expenses and other current assets11,41713,165Total current assets327,079312,632Deferred income tax asset11,7648,998Property, plant and equipment, net21,70220,145Multi-client data library, net101,084112,620Investment in INOVA Geophysical94,89895,173Goodwill52,21651,333Intangible assets, net18,98820,317Other assets3,6613,224Total assets$ 631,392$ 624,442LIABILITIES AND EQUITYCurrent liabilities:Notes payable and current maturities of long-term debt$ 5,539$ 6,073Accounts payable27,96430,940Accrued expenses41,78854,799Accrued multi-client data library royalties10,70718,667Deferred revenue and other current liabilities38,49222,887Total current liabilities124,490133,366Long-term debt, net of current maturities101,373102,587Other long-term liabilities7,7648,042Total liabilities233,627243,995Equity:Cumulative convertible preferred stock27,00027,000Common stock1,5501,529Additional paid-in capital835,769822,399Accumulated deficit(447,911)(448,386)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(12,253)(15,530)Treasury stock(6,565)(6,565)Total stockholders' equity397,590380,447Noncontrolling interest175 ?Total equity397,765380,447Total liabilities and equity$ 631,392$ 624,442ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands)(Unaudited)Three Months EndedMarch 31,20112010Cash flows from operating activities:Net income (loss)$ 450$ (70,890)Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash provided by operating activities:Depreciation and amortization (other than multi-client data library)3,95311,238Amortization of multi-client data library23,44312,382Stock-based compensation expense2,8121,061Amortization of debt discount?8,656Write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs?10,121Fair value adjustment of warrant?(12,788)Loss on disposition of land division?38,115Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical860?Deferred income taxes(2,854)8,179Change in operating assets and liabilities:Accounts receivable14,50835,294Unbilled receivables29,593(7,053)Inventories(13,404)(52)Accounts payable, accrued expenses and accrued royalties(22,701)(11,937)Deferred revenue15,5373,913Other assets and liabilities(371)400Net cash provided by operating activities51,82626,639Cash flows from investing activities:Purchase of property, plant and equipment(3,674)(1,268)Investment in multi-client data library(11,907)(5,215)Purchase of short-term investments(80,000)?Proceeds from disposition of land division, net of fees paid?99,790Other investing activities ?(3,168)Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(95,581)90,139Cash flows from financing activities:Borrowings under revolving line of credit?85,000Repayments under revolving line of credit?(174,429)Net proceeds from issuance of debt?105,695Net proceeds from issuance of common stock?38,039Payments on notes payable and long-term debt(1,748)(139,211)Payment of preferred dividends(338)(875)Contribution from noncontrolling interest200?Proceeds from exercise of stock options11,793?Other financing activities(37)(28)Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities9,870(85,809)Effect of change in foreign currency exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents300(842)Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents(33,585)30,127Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period84,41916,217Cash and cash equivalents at end of period$ 50,834$ 46,344ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESSUMMARY OF SEGMENT INFORMATION(In thousands)(Unaudited)Three Months EndedMarch 31,20112010Net revenues:Systems:Towed Streamer$ 17,547$ 10,234Ocean Bottom2174Other6,4115,708Total$ 23,960$ 16,116Software:Software Systems$ 8,427$ 7,615Services272356Total$ 8,699$ 7,971Solutions:Data Processing$ 20,299$ 23,965New Venture22,4507,426Data Library15,14416,730Total$ 57,893$ 48,121Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)$ ?$ 16,511Total$ 90,552$ 88,719Gross profit:Systems$ 12,245$ 5,558Software5,5785,369Solutions13,31612,423Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) ?(984)Total$ 31,139$ 22,366Gross margin:Systems51%34%Software64%67%Solutions23%26%Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) ?%(6%)Total34%25%Income (loss) from operations:Systems$ 6,080$ 909Software4,8534,806Solutions5,8125,565Legacy Land Systems (INOVA)?(9,623)Corporate and other(10,674)(12,634)Total$ 6,071$ (10,977)Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss)(Non-GAAP Measure)(In thousands)(Unaudited)Adjusted EBITDA is a Non-GAAP measurement that is presented as an additional indicator of operating performance and is not a substitute for net income (loss) or net income (loss) per share calculated under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides useful information to investors because it is an indicator of the strength and performance of our ongoing business operations, including our ability to service our debt. The calculation of Adjusted EBITDA shown below is based upon amounts derived from the Company's financial statements prepared in conformity with GAAP.Three Months EndedMarch 31,20112010Net income (loss)$ 450$ (70,890)Interest expense, net1,61525,643Income tax expense14712,160Depreciation and amortization expense27,39623,620Equity in losses of INOVA Geophysical860?Loss on disposition of land division?38,115Fair value adjustment of warrant ?(12,788)Adjusted EBITDA$ 30,468$ 15,860Reconciliation of Income (Loss) from Operations Excluding theLegacy Land Systems (INOVA) Segment(Non-GAAP Measure)(In thousands)(Unaudited)The financial results are reported in accordance with GAAP. However, management believes that certain non-GAAP performance measures may provide users of this financial information additional meaningful comparisons between current results and results in prior operating periods. One such non-GAAP financial measure is our income (loss) from operations excluding our Legacy Land Systems (INOVA) segment. This segment was contributed to our joint venture (INOVA Geophysical) on March 25, 2010. Therefore, beginning on March 26, 2010, this contributed business is no longer consolidated into our results of operations. This adjusted income amount is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP. Accordingly, it should not be considered as a substitute for income (loss) from operations or other income data prepared in accordance with GAAP. See the table below for supplemental financial data and the corresponding reconciliation to GAAP financials for the three months ended March 31, 2010:Three Months Ended March 31, 2010AsReportedExcludingLegacy LandSystemsAsAdjustedNet revenues$ 88,719$ (16,511)$ 72,208Cost of sales66,353(17,495)48,858 Gross profit22,36698423,350Operating expenses: Research, development and engineering8,999(4,181)4,818 Marketing and sales7,906(1,559)6,347 General and administrative16,438(2,899)13,539 Total operating expenses33,343(8,639)24,704Income (loss) from operations$ (10,977)$ 9,623$ (1,354)SOURCE ION Geophysical Corporation