Taking a swim in the ocean is a popular summertime activity in Cape Cod, but it is also a favorite spot for great white sharks. Beachgoers are warned to be on the lookout for great white sharks. Purple flags with a silhouette of a great white are flying to remind people of the danger as […]
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Rescuers work to free whales stranded on Cape Cod
CHATHAM, Mass. — Rescuers worked to free five whales stranded on a Cape Cod beach Saturday. The pilot whales were beached on a sandbar in the southern part of Chatham Harbor, across from the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, according to Brian Sharp, director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Marine Mammal Rescue and Research […]
7 Stranded Dolphins Rescued by Dozens of People, Experts and Volunteers
Seven stranded dolphins are “doing great,” said International Fund for Animal Welfare after getting beached at low tide in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on May 18. Dozens of people, including IFAW, trained volunteers, and AmeriCorps members offered their help to get the Atlantic white-sided dolphins in Wellfleet back into the water, said ifaw. Footage released by […]
Cape Cod: eight great white sharks seen feeding on humpback whale carcass
For those aboard a recent whale watching cruise off Cape Cod, the decomposing carcass of a year-old humpback calf floating in the waters of the Stellwagen Bank national marine sanctuary made for a heartbreaking sight. But it turned into a camera-ready moment, and a rare bonanza for shark researchers, when two large great whites showed […]
Injured Goose Makes Recovery and Rejoins Mate in the Wild
An injured Canadian goose was able to recover with help and was released to rejoin his mate in the wild. The story went viral as the love affair between these two geese touched people’s hearts. The New England Wildlife Centers Cape Cod Branch rescued a goose whose foot was badly injured. They named him Arnold […]
Hundreds of Critically Endangered Baby Turtles Continue to Get Stranded Every Year in Cape Cod Bay due to Warming Waters
Global warming is affecting sea turtles, who are getting stranded on beaches close to Cape Cod. Sea turtles get stranded up in the area due to warming waters. A 2019 paper linked warmer waters in the Gulf of Maine to “cold-stunned” sea turtles in Cape Cod Bay. According to Mass Audubon,the warmer waters lure the […]
Echoes of Jaws as Cape Cod learns to live with rise of the great white shark
When beachgoers arrive at Cahoon Hollow Beach in Wellfleet on Massachusetts’ Cape Cod peninsula, the first thing they see is a large sign displaying a photo of a great white shark. It reads: “WARNING. Great white sharks hunt seals in the shallow water at this beach. People have been seriously injured or killed by sharks […]
Atlantic puffin population is in danger, scientists warn
The Atlantic puffin population is at risk in the United States, and there are signs the seabirds are in distress in other parts of the world. In the Gulf of Maine, the comical-looking seabirds have been dying of starvation and losing body weight, possibly because of shifting fish populations as ocean temperatures rise, according to […]