New research connects recent changes in the movement of North Atlantic right whales to decreased food availability and rising temperatures in the Gulf of Maine’s deep waters. Right whales have been showing up in unexpected places in recent years, putting the endangered species at increased risk. The study provides insights …
June, 2019
May, 2019
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22 May
Deakin research: Brutal episode has long-term impact on killer whales
Killer whales in the Southern Ocean are still reeling from the devastating impact of culling by illegal fisherman more than 20 years ago, research from Deakin University has found.
August, 2018
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31 August
Scientists probe why New Zealand’s Tawaki penguins swim halfway to Antarctica and back yearly
The penguins swam halfway to Antarctica, in areas where the warm northern waters collide with the cold waters of the south. Then they swam back New Zealand.
April, 2018
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22 April
Vaquita porpoise facing extinction due to ‘human greed and arrogance’
Although gill netting in the area has been made illegal, efforts to halt the declines and enforce the ban by the Mexican authorities have had limited success.
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16 April
Dogs in India are a problem for wildlife, study finds
The findings, reported in a new study published in Animal Conservation, highlighted dog attacks on some 80 species, including threatened ones dwindling in numbers, such as the golden langur (Trachypithecus geei), the great Indian bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and the green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas).
March, 2018
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30 March
See how fish get from coral reefs to your aquarium tank
Marine aquariums are a multimillion-dollar a year business and an obsession for many people. Each year about 10 million tropical fish are imported into the U.S., more than to any other country.
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9 March
Global fisheries to be, on average, 20 percent less productive in 2300, UCI study finds
Scientists expect the world’s fisheries to be, on average, 20 percent less productive in the year 2300, with those in the North Atlantic down nearly 60 percent and those in much of the western Pacific experiencing declines of more than 50 percent.
February, 2018
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27 February
Cove Monitors document as a pod of Pacific white sided dolphins faces captive selection
The amount of brutally and suffering endured by 10 Pacific white sided dolphins defies description. Their fierce devotion to each other has been their downfall over the past 9 days.
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21 February
Oil-eating microbes are challenged in the Arctic
New economic developments in the Arctic, such as trans-Arctic shipping and oil exploitation, will bring along unprecedented risks of marine oil spills.
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17 February
Olive Ridley turtles fall prey to dogs at beach
The team noticed that there were a number of dogs behind Sai Baba Temple. They spotted a sea turtle on the beach and on closer inspection, found that the adult female Olive Ridley turtle that had come to nest had been attacked and bitten by some of the dogs.
January, 2018
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7 January
Brutality in the Cove as 21 striped dolphins slaughtered in Taiji
Cove Monitors were concerned this morning when no other banger boats followed the three that first returned to the harbor.
December, 2017
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31 December
Cyclone Ockhi brought 80 tonnes plastic debris on coasts
Strong waves, rough sea dump waste along city’s coastline; Versova and Juhu the worst affected; civic body has cleared 26 truckloads so far.