Ocean Sentry
According to MMCU, there is no conclusive proof for the mammal deaths in Mumbai even as 29 deaths were reported in 2015, 33 in 2016 and 18 in 2017.
September, 2017
August, 2017
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31 August
Indonesian travelling shows where dolphins perform in the name of education
More than 90 dolphins are held in captivity in Indonesia and trained to perform tricks in shows as part of the country’s so-called conservation efforts. Their future is uncertain as the government continues experimenting with a captive breeding programme to increase dolphin population in its waters.
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31 August
Latest distressed whale may have escaped fishing ropes on its own
A North Atlantic right whale spotted earlier this week entangled in ropes off the Gaspé Peninsula may have freed itself and joined a pod in the area, the federal government said Wednesday.
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31 August
Dolphin Project returns to Taiji
When Dolphin Project Founder/Director Ric O’Barry first witnessed the dolphin drive hunts in the tiny fishing town of Taiji, Japan, he committed to exposing the cruelty inflicted upon dolphins – a cruelty he could only describe as “breathtaking”. Sights and sounds that no human, nor dolphin, should be subjected to …
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30 August
Study shows whales dive deeper and longer when exposed to human produced sonar
A combined team of researchers from Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division has found evidence of whales diving deeper and longer than normal when exposed to sonar from submarines and helicopters.
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30 August
Government keeps watch on latest entangled North Atlantic right whale off Gaspé Peninsula
The latest right whale discovered entangled off Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula is a male, known by the number 3245.
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28 August
Senator Cory Bernardi vows to investigate slaughter of dugongs and sea turtles
Another crossbench senator has vowed to investigate the slaughter of dugongs and sea turtles with a view to bringing a halt to the controversial practice.
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26 August
U.S., Canada to collaborate to find out what is killing whales
Marine authorities in the U.S. and Canada said Friday they will marshal resources to try to find out what’s behind a string of deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales.
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25 August
Baby seals are bludgeoned to death as they attempt to flee to the ocean in horrifying video footage
The pups are rounded up and clubbed by Sealers for their fur in Namibia, animal rights group PETA claims – some hit with giant hooks and drained of their blood.
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24 August
Studies reveal worrisome trend for health of wild dolphins
Twelve years of data on the health of two Atlantic bottlenose dolphin populations paints a grim reality concerning the wellbeing of the Atlantic Ocean.
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24 August
Are blue whales finding new “microphone channel” to communicate in?
For the past two decades, scientists have documented a gradual lowering of the frequency of blue whale calls and they haven’t been sure why – or even whether the phenomenon is intentional.
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23 August
Court affirms right to sue U.S. military over new base’s threats to endangered Okinawa dugong
The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals today affirmed the right of American and Japanese conservation groups and Okinawan citizens to sue to compel the U.S. military to fully consider the impacts of a new U.S. military base in Okinawa, Japan.