Ocean Sentry
Shark fins from endangered species including the giant, placid whale shark were found in a Singapore Airlines shipment to Hong Kong in May, highlighting the widespread challenges the Chinese territory faces in regulating the trade.
May, 2018
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30 May
Garuda Indonesia: Stop transporting dolphins
As horrible as this sounds, dolphins are being featured as the main acts in Indonesia’s barbaric traveling circuses.
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30 May
Great Barrier Reef survived five climate change ‘death events’ but may not bounce back this time
The Great Barrier Reef survived five “death events” over the past 30,000 years, but might not be resilient enough to bounce back from current climate pressures, according to a new study.
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30 May
Japanese whalers killed 122 pregnant whales and 114 babies last summer
Japanese research vessels harpooned, killed and necropsied 333 Antarctic minke whales during an annual hunt last summer — and 122 of those whales were pregnant.
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29 May
Four whales found ‘shot in head’ on Pacific island beach
Four whales have washed up dead on a remote Pacific island, with witnesses claiming all of the whales had been shot in the head.
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29 May
Warning issued after Maui’s dolphin numbers drop below 50
A new warning has sounded for the world’s smallest dolphin, with a researcher now reporting there are less than 50 Maui’s dolphins left.
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28 May
Lamma Island beach clean-up for sea turtles draws 2,000 volunteers as sightings of the creatures dwindle
Known as Turtle Beach, the area is one of a few nesting grounds in southern China for endangered sea turtles, and is closed to the public between June and October – a measure introduced a decade ago to protect the area from human impact.
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25 May
Dolphin which washed up dead on Norfolk beach had rubber glove in its stomach
A Risso dolphin found dead on a British beach had ingested part of a rubber glove before dying due to a lack of nutrition.
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24 May
Officials say 3 monk seals found dead on Oahu in 1 week
Officials are investigating the causes of death for three monk seals that were found on Oahu in the span of one week.
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24 May
Researchers find invasive seaweed makes fish change their behavior
When it comes to finding protection and a safe feeding ground, fish rely on towering blades of seaweed, like kelp, to create a three-dimensional hiding space. Kelp forests have been shown to be one of the most productive systems in the ocean with high biodiversity and ecological function. However, in …
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24 May
Brutal images show slaughter of an estimated 150 pilot whales in Faroe Islands
On the evening of 22st May the first pilot whale drive hunt of 2018 took place on the Danish Faroe Islands at the killing beach at Syðrugøta, a village on southwest of the Faroese island of Eysturoy.
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24 May
Mangroves destroyed in Mumbai through debris dumping: Offenders not caught yet
“Around 200 truckloads of debris have been dumped over half a hectare patch in the reserved mangrove forest at Mahim,” said Godfrey Pimenta, trustee, Watchdog Foundation.