Ocean Sentry
There probably are about 33 of them in a deepwater area called the DeSoto Canyon. If there are any in the southern Gulf, the total including the known population is probably less than 100.
April, 2019
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11 April
Canada’s seal “hunt” has begun
This first week is usually the most brutal, with thousands of seal pups being killed daily.
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10 April
Our Planet: Netflix documentary shows how climate change affects animals
Climate change is reshaping the natural world as rising temperatures cause polar ice to melt, and some animals are less equipped to adapt to their new environment than others.
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9 April
Russia moves to free nearly 100 captive whales after outcry
Russian authorities have decided to free nearly 100 whales held in cages in the country’s far east, according to reports.
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3 April
Fleet returns from Japan’s last ‘scientific whaling’ in Antarctic sea
Three vessels including the Nisshin Maru returned to Shimonoseki port in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the others arrived at ports in Miyagi and Hiroshima prefectures after catching a total of 333 whales.
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3 April
This pregnant whale died with 50 pounds of plastic in her stomach
When scientists and veterinarians cut open her womb and stomach, they found a horrifying sight: A dead baby whale, and nearly 50 pounds of plastic waste jammed into her belly.
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3 April
Climate change threat to dolphins’ survival
Their analyses revealed that the dolphins’ survival rate has fallen by 12 percent following the heatwave of 2011. Moreover, female dolphins were giving birth to fewer calves—a phenomenon that lasted at least until 2017.
March, 2019
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28 March
Canadian hunters want to club tens of thousands more baby seals to death in cull expansion
Hunters in Canada want to be allowed to club to death tens of thousands more baby seals each year in an expansion of their annual cull.
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25 March
Temperature blob in Pacific Ocean gives a glimpse of climate impact on humpback whales
Humpback whales were once hunted to the point that they became endangered, but several decades ago, international laws were enacted to protect them, and they rebounded. But now, it appears the whales face a new threat—climate change.
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21 March
Thumbs up for marine blueprint in the Mediterranean
Thanks to a trailblazing marine protection initiative in Turkey, the tide may finally be turning for the Mediterranean monk seal – one of the world’s most threatened marine mammals.
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20 March
Expert team prepares to visit notorious “Whale Jail”
The Whale Sanctuary Project is organizing a team of experts from non-profits and other NGO’s to go to Srednyaya Bay in Primorsky Region on the Far East coast of Russia and assess the condition of the orca and beluga whales being held there.
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20 March
This elusive marine creature is going extinct before our Eyes, with barely 10 left alive
The vaquita, the world’s smallest and most endangered cetacean, is almost gone. Last week, scientists announced only about 10 of these porpoises are left in the ocean, with their best estimates ranging between 6 and 22 individuals.