Wildlife officials in Florida are investigating the mysterious death of a bottlenose dolphin that was recovered on a beach with an apparent stab wound to the head. The mammal, which was found on Fort Myers beach in the south-west of the state on 24 March, is believed to have been killed deliberately, probably while it […]
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Killing of bottlenose dolphins in Western Australian trawl nets at ‘unsustainable’ levels, study warns
A study warns that bottlenose dolphins are being caught and killed at unsustainable numbers in trawl nets in Western Australia’s north. The discovery is based on an examination of the Pilbara trawl, which catches emperor, snapper, trevally, cod, and grouper for the Perth market. According to a report released last year by the federal environment […]
Dolphins and whales are thriving in UK waters despite pressure from human activities
Wally the walrus was the star attraction as he toured the coasts of the UK, Ireland, France and Spain before later turning up in Iceland. But the seemingly happy wanderer was a striking example of how mammals’ routines are being disrupted, sometimes dramatically. And The Wildlife Trusts are warning that marine life is suffering from […]
Dolphin Rescued from Louisiana Pond After Hurricane Ida
Hurricane Ida left a few unexpected surprises behind as local Louisiana residents began to report dolphin sightings in a residential pond. The male juvenile bottlenose dolphin had most likely been pushed through a nearby canal into the small pond and become trapped in the pond once Hurricane Ida had calmed. The pond was generally 6 […]
Bottlenose Dolphin Adopts a Pilot Whale Calf
New Zealand marine biologists spotted a sweet adoption story recently. A mother bottlenose dolphin has adopted a baby pilot whale! Far Out Ocean Research Collective spotted the pair in the Bay of Islands in Northern New Zealand. While adoptions are not unheard of among marine mammals, this pair’s size difference is certainly notable. Pilot whales […]
Skin Disease Harming Dolphins Linked to Climate Change
We’re learning more about a skin disease that is harming dolphins, according to scientists at The Marine Mammal Center in California. A new study uncovers the link between the disease first discovered in 2005 and climate change. Because of decreased water salinity, dolphins develop patchy and raised skin lesions that can grow on 70% of […]
Petition: Marine Life Harmed Most By Plastic In Florida Than Any Other State
A recent report from the International oceanic advocacy group, Oceana, has singled out Florida as having more incidents of wildlife being harmed by plastics in the ocean than anywhere else in the United States. Ocean’s report discovered evidence of nearly 1800 marine animals becoming entangled in or swallowing plastic debris in the ocean dating back […]
Dolphin ‘drive hunting’ season begins in Wakayama whaling town
TAIJI, WAKAYAMA PREF. – This year’s dolphin-hunting season kicked off Tuesday in the whaling town of Taiji, in Wakayama Prefecture, using a traditional “drive-hunting” method that animal-rights groups at home and abroad say is cruel. The controversial hunting technique, in which fishermen herd dolphins and small whales into a cove where they can be killed […]