An animal trainer in far eastern Russia has been caught on film hitting and kicking two beluga whales – causing a fierce backlash. Dmitry Bachinsky, 32, who works at the Primorsky Oceanarium in Vladivostok, was caught on film lashing out at two whales, named Nil and Lear. According to animal rights campaigners, Bachinsky was attempting […]
Tag: dolphins
Petition: Protect Endangered Dolphins
On March 29, 2021, an NOAA study was released that revealed that the endangered dolphin in the Indus and Ganges Rivers was actually two separate species. This is a fascinating discovery, but it means that each of these dolphins is even more endangered than previously thought. For years, scientists thought the rare dolphin in India, […]
Hunger, disorientation blamed for pilot whale mass stranding in Indonesia
DENPASAR, Indonesia — Lung damage, hunger and disorientation have been cited as the factors that led a pod of 52 pilot whales to a mass stranding on an Indonesian island earlier this year. Indonesian wildlife experts last week publicly announced their findings from the necropsies conducted on 34 of the 52 short-finned pilot whales (Globicephala […]
Dams drove an Asian dolphin extinct. They could do the same in the Amazon
For decades it was the only freshwater dolphin species in the world not considered threatened by human activity. The tucuxi of the Amazon held out even as similar species in South America and Asia were dammed in, poisoned, or killed as bycatch; one is considered to have gone extinct. Now, the tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) has […]
Incredible moment a father is knocked overboard by a WHALE and nearly swallowed as the animal smashes into boat with its mouth open looking for food off of South Africa
A whale hunting for food off the coast of South Africa almost bit off more than it could chew after knocking a hapless father off a sightseeing boat and very nearly swallowing him. Marino Gherbavaz, 51, was taking part in a whale-watching tour with 22-year-old daughter Gillian and the rest of his family in Algoa […]
POLL: Seaspiracy Controversial Documentary: Should marine life be treated as seafood or as wildlife?
If you’re wondering how detrimental eating fish is, sea for yourself: In the new Netflix documentary Seaspiracy, director Ali Tabrizi lays bare how commercial fishing devastates marine animals—and what will happen if humans continue to consume fish. Created by the same team that made the illusion-shattering feature Cowspiracy, Seaspiracy goes below the surface to reveal […]
The Jane Goodall Act Could Make Groundbreaking Strides for Captive Wildlife in Canada
A recently introduced bill could become one of Canada’s strongest captive animal welfare laws – and it’s named after a conservation hero who has changed the hearts of millions through her work with primates. The Jane Goodall Act would ban the new captivity of great apes and elephants, ban performances by these animals and cetaceans, […]
The Terrifying Truth: Our Future is Tied to the Future of Sharks
Mention the word “shark” to most people, and they will most likely think of a cruel, bloodthirsty monster along the lines of those portrayed in “Jaws” or the “Sharknado” series. When the word “shark” is used to describe a human, it carries negative connotations of deceitfulness and cunning. We seem to have developed an idea […]