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Seals use their their long, cat-like whiskers to track down their prey in the deep, dark ocean

Seals use their their long, cat-like whiskers to track down their prey in the deep, dark ocean

June 29, 2022June 15, 2022 Supertrooper 1 Comment

Seals use their whiskers to track down their prey in the deep, dark ocean, according to a study that observed the sea creatures in their natural habitat. Because light can’t penetrate the darkness of the ocean’s depths, animals have devised a range of adaptations to survive and hunt there. Whales and dolphins, for example, use […]

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Man sentenced for shooting protected elephant seal dead on California coast

Man sentenced for shooting protected elephant seal dead on California coast

April 24, 2021April 19, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

A man has been sentenced to three months in federal prison for shooting a protected northern elephant seal to death on the central California coast. Armed with a .45-caliber handgun and a flashlight, on the night of 2 September 2019 Jordan Gerbich, 30, opened fire on an elephant seal at a popular viewing area where […]

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Video: Up Close With King Penguins and Elephant Seals

Video: Up Close With King Penguins and Elephant Seals

December 17, 2014February 18, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Just above Antarctica, off the island of South Georgia, lies a breeding hot spot for elephant seals and king penguins known as Gold Harbour. Filmmaker Richard Sidey captures incredible raw footage and the natural sound of this wild bounty for part of his series, Speechless. With the absence of narrative, the viewer is left to […]

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Oceana Fires Back at Flawed Federal Decision not to list Great Whites as Endangered

Oceana Fires Back at Flawed Federal Decision not to list Great Whites as Endangered

January 4, 2014December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 2 Comments

In the ongoing fight to protect the distinct population of great white sharks off the coast of California and Mexico, Oceana submitted a critical analysis of the federal Biological Review Team’s (BRT) status report used by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) as the basis for their decision not to list this West Coast population […]

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“Weaners” get a second chance!

“Weaners” get a second chance!

August 4, 2013December 23, 2019 Jacqueline Deely 3 Comments

The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California plays a critical role in the survival of many marine mammals along the northern and central California coast. Founded in 1975 on a former Nike Missile site in the Marin Headlands, it took in its first seven patients. Much has changed since then and the Center is now […]

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