Ocean Sentry
The banger boats found a large pod of melon-headed whales before 7 am this morning. The pod fought for their lives and a portion of them did escape during the drive.
December, 2017
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3 December
Vaquita porpoise facing extinction after £3m rescue plan abandoned
Only hope for world’s most endangered marine mammal now rests with bid to stop illegal fishing.
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3 December
Eight dolphins captured by Japanese fishermen in order to be sold to dolphinariums all over the world
Within an hour of leaving the harbor, the banger boats had found a pod of rough-toothed dolphins.
November, 2017
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30 November
Feces from entangled North Atlantic right whales reveals ‘sky-high’ stress levels
In a new study published this week in Endangered Species Research, North Atlantic right whale scientists found that whales who undergo prolonged entanglements in fishing gear endure “sky-high hormone levels,” indicating severe stress.
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29 November
North Atlantic right whale washes up on Nantucket
A team of scientists examined a dead North Atlantic right whale Monday morning after it washed up in Madaket Harbor, potentially bringing this year’s documented death toll of the endangered species to 17.
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28 November
Rescue efforts continue after dolphins wash ashore in Tamil Nadu
Forest department officials and fishermen in a coastal village in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday continued their efforts to ensure that around 45 dolphins that were rescued and put back into the sea would not return to the shore again.
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27 November
North Atlantic’s greatest survivors are hunted once more
After decades of recovery, right whales are now under threat from industrial fishing.
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25 November
Migrating dolphins trapped in the Cove, Taiji
The banger boats left at sunrise this morning to hunt for dolphins and quickly found a mixed pod of about 26 individuals.
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24 November
Another innocent family of melon-headed whales slaughtered in the Cove, Taiji
A family of melon headed whales was quickly found this morning off the coast of Taiji and driven into the Cove.
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20 November
The Cove turns to blood as melon-headed whales slaughtered
According to The Dophin Project, a family of melon-headed whales were driven towards the killing Cove at Taiji today. Many of the pod escaped during the drive but 36 unfortunate souls were netted in and their fate sealed.
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14 November
Tragedy of ‘suffering’ dolphins kept in tiny hotel swimming pool as ‘therapy for sick kids’
Marine experts say the animals – offered as a dubious form of therapy to supposedly cure sick children – are suffering.
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14 November
Four sperm whales die in Indonesia beach rescue
Four sperm whales stranded on a beach in Indonesia have died, a local official said Tuesday, despite frantic efforts to save the massive mammals.