Humpback Whale Death Raises Climate Change Concerns in Nova Scotia

Humpback Whale Death Raises Climate Change Concerns in Nova Scotia

Recent whale sightings in Nova Scotia, including the discovery of a humpback whale in the Stewiacke River, are prompting discussions about Climate change. Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society, remarked on the unusual presence of species in unexpected locations, linking these events to potential shifts in oceanic conditions. The humpback whale, […]

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Shrimp farms threaten Mexico’s mangroves and the jaguars that inhabit them

Shrimp farms threaten Mexico’s mangroves and the jaguars that inhabit them

Among the spindly saline roots of the mangrove trees that line western Mexico’s coast, the jaguar is the ecosystem’s apex predator. Yet despite being at the top of the food chain, its existence is threatened by the abundance of another, much smaller species: the whiteleg shrimp. Aquaculture of whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei), or Pacific white […]

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Shark attacks are on the rise worldwide, study says: How common are they in California?

Shark attacks are on the rise worldwide, study says: How common are they in California?

The start of summer signals the return of shark sightings, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. Last year, the number of unprovoked shark attacks increased worldwide, with over half of the incidents occurring in U.S. waters, the University of Florida’s International Shark File, a scientific database of global shark attacks, reported in […]

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