Ocean Sentry
Mexican authorities should consider trapping some of the few remaining vaquita marina porpoises in order to attempt breeding the endangered species in captivity or semi-captivity, conservationists have recommended. Some experts oppose that, saying efforts to capture them could kill the few vaquitas left. Nobody has ever kept vaquitas in captivity, much …
June, 2016
January, 2016
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15 January
Banned chemicals remain an extinction threat to Europe’s killer whales and dolphins
A chemical banned more than 30 years ago but persisting in the environment is threatening killer whales and dolphins living in ocean waters around Europe, a study suggests…
August, 2015
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17 August
Four B.C. whale deaths in a week baffle scientists
The discovery of four dead humpback whales in B.C. waters in a single week, just as Alaska is experiencing a surge of whale deaths, has scientists searching for a possible connection…
July, 2015
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24 July
Illegal chemicals linked to decline in dolphin fertility
Harbor porpoises and protected dolphins have difficulty breeding because of banned chemical pollutants that are present in European waters…
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22 July
NGO shows evidence of ruthless slaughter of sea lions by the fisherie Salmonera Yadran
The brutal complaint was presented by the Organization of Rescue and Environmental Conservation, ORCA Chile, after the appearance of 4 photographs which showed the slaughter of a sea lion in the Aysen region…
May, 2015
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22 May
Deepwater Horizon oil spill linked to Gulf of Mexico dolphin deaths
Animals suffered from adrenal and lung problems that are consistent with exposure to petroleum. More than 1,300 bottlenose dolphins have stranded themselves in the northern Gulf of Mexico since early 2010. Research now links this unusual mortality event to the massive Deepwater Horizon oil spill…
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4 May
Fossils help identify marine life at high risk of extinction today
A detailed study of marine animals that died out over the past 23 million years can help identify which animals and ocean ecosystems may be most at risk of extinction today, according to an international team of paleontologists and ecologists…
April, 2015
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11 April
Caspian seals in danger of slipping away
Over-exploitation of the Caspian seal population fisheries, the impact of invasive species, disease, pollution and other factors have led to a substantial reduction in the seal’s population size…
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10 April
Some 150 dolphins found washed up on beach northeast of Tokyo
Around 150 melon-headed whales, a member of the dolphin family usually found in the deep ocean, beached in Japan on Friday, sparking frantic efforts by locals and coastguards to save them…
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9 April
Mekong River dolphin death reduces Lao population to five
The dolphin, weighing 223 kilogrammes and measuring 2.4 metres in length, was believed to be one of just six remaining in a 6-km2 trans-boundary river pool that spans the Laos-Cambodia border…
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7 April
Outrage as hundreds of seals secretly slaughtered by Britain’s fish farming industry
Seal cubs are being left to starve to death as their mums are slaughtered by Britain’s fish farming industry…
March, 2015
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30 March
China starts relocating endangered porpoises
Chinese authorities yesterday began relocating the country’s rare finless porpoise population in a bid to revive a species threatened by pollution, overfishing and heavy traffic in their Yangtze River habitat, state media reported…