Hong Kong’s rare pale pink dolphins are battling for survival as building work on a 31 kilometre bridge linking the financial hub to China disrupts the communication and feeding activities of the highly sociable animals, marine experts say.
July, 2018
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6 July
Oxygen loss in the coastal Baltic Sea is ‘unprecedentedly severe’
The Baltic Sea is home to some of the world’s largest dead zones, areas of oxygen-starved waters where most marine animals can’t survive.
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5 July
Study identifies which marine mammals are most at risk from increased Arctic ship traffic
The study looked at 80 subpopulations of the seven marine mammals that live in the Arctic and identified their risks on or near major shipping routes in September, a month when the Arctic Ocean has the most open water.
June, 2018
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29 June
Marine plastic: Hundreds of fragments in dead seabirds
New footage of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on wildlife has been captured by a BBC team.
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28 June
Barents Sea just crossed a climate tipping point — and we watched it happen
The loss of Arctic sea ice in the region has fundamentally changed the Sea, from a buffer between the Atlantic and Arctic ocean into a de facto extension of the Atlantic.
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26 June
Man gets 10 months in prison for stabbing rare sea turtle, causing its death
The Netanya Magistrate’s Court on Monday sentenced a man to 10 months in prison for abusing and causing the death of a sea turtle, in one of the most severe punishments for animal abuse in the nation’s history.
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25 June
Coral reefs losing ability to keep pace with sea-level rise
Many coral reefs will be unable to keep growing fast enough to keep up with rising sea levels, leaving tropical coastlines and low-lying islands exposed to increased erosion and flooding risk, new research suggests.
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22 June
There’s nothing cute about a whale wearing lipstick, or keeping marine mammals in captivity
Jason Baker says those entertained by an amusement park employee in China putting lipstick on a beluga whale should understand that keeping marine mammals in captivity at all is harmful to their mental and physical well-being.
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21 June
Icelandic Fin whaling restarts after two years hiatus
After a two year hiatus, Iceland has carried out its threat to resume whaling with the vessel “Hvalur 8” leaving Rekjavik to begin a hunt yesterday. Iceland’s only remaining fin whaling company, Hvalur-hf, announced in April that they would be seeking to kill as many as 200 of the endangered …
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20 June
Marine natural parks in Catalonia, affected by climate change
Populations of gorgonian and other benthic organisms in the Natural Park of Cap de Creus and Natural Park in Montgrí experienced a high mortality rate during 2017 due the proliferation of filament algae in the Catalan coast during 2017.
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20 June
The brutal massacre of Cape fur seals in Namibia is due to begin on 1 July
Harp seals are not the only pinniped victims of mass slaughter. Cape fur seals are also killed by the tens of thousands each year. Cape fur seal pups are massacred in Namibia from July to November. They are killed in so-called ‘seal reserves’, beach colonies where pups are born and nurse …
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19 June
Starbucks urged to cut ties with Hong Kong chain that still serves shark fin
Starbucks is being pressured to cut ties with popular Hong Kong restaurant chain Maxim’s Caterers Limited over its offering of dishes with shark fin.