Today 6 more slaughtered, while two juvenile Risso’s got dumped at sea.
February, 2018
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4 February
Rare baby monk seal reunited with mother
A rare baby monk seal spotted alone in Paphos harbour last week was recently seen swimming alongside its mother, the fisheries department said in a statement.
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4 February
Devastating day for dolphins off Taiji, Japan
Today we saw 3 separate drives, thankfully one got away. 3 Bottlenose taken captive and 17 Risso’s Dolphins slaughtered for their meat.
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2 February
17 Halda dolphins die in four months
As many as 17 river dolphins have been found dead in Chittagong’s Halda River since October last year. Experts have mainly blamed pollution, river dredging and the plying of mechanized vessels for the deaths.
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2 February
Florida’s cold spell killed dozens of manatees in January
At least 35 manatees died from the cold between Jan. 1 and 26, compared with seven over the same period last year, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
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2 February
Another Risso’s family destroyed in Taiji, Japan
Another awful day for Risso’s dolphins. Cove Monitors were shocked – especially since the waves were so choppy – when the 5 banger boats that were heading back to the harbor sharply turned around towards the open ocean, for a small pod of just 8 individuals.
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1 February
Brutality for dolphins continues into the first day of February
A pod of 17 Risso’s dolphins, including one calf, was slaughtered in the Cove this morning.
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1 February
Large whales are washing up along the East Coast at an alarming rate
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday announced minke whales – as well as humpback and endangered North Atlantic right whales – are experiencing what officials call “an unusual mortality event.” Since January 2017, 29 minke whales have been found dead or stranded on land.
January, 2018
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31 January
Myanmar to set up new Irrawaddy dolphin protection zone
Myanmar’s Department of Fisheries has decided to add a new stretch of the Ayeyawady River to the Dolphin Protection Zone in response to several recent suspected killings of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins by fishermen.
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31 January
Year’s first dead right whale a young female well-known in Cape waters
When she was only 3, the North Atlantic right whale known as 3893 survived an entanglement in gillnet float line, after rescuers cut away some of the rope and she shed the rest. Six years later she wasn’t so lucky.
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30 January
Bloody morning in Taiji as a pod of 51 Striped dolphins brutally murdered
It was a very bloody morning in Taiji as a pod of 51 Striped dolphins was brutally murdered. The level of cruelty that was inflicted on these animals was unimaginable.
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26 January
Fears for seals as Scottish fish farming industry grows
Growth of Scotland’s fish farming industry could lead to more seals being shot unless new non-lethal deterrents are developed to keep them away, experts say.