Marine Animals Found on California Beaches with Signs of Domoic Acid Poisoning

Marine Animals Found on California Beaches with Signs of Domoic Acid Poisoning

Dozens of marine animals in California are being found on beaches with signs of poisoning. The animals appear disoriented and agitated, with their heads bobbing and their mouths foaming. Officials first became concerned in mid-August when sea lions, mostly adult females, were appearing on the southern California coast with signs of poisoning. “We are responding […]

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Dugongs (Related to Manatees) Declared Functionally Extinct in China

Dugongs (Related to Manatees) Declared Functionally Extinct in China

The human imagination once transformed dugongs into mermaids. But now, human activity is pushing the gentle marine mammals into the realm of the imagination in a more sinister way. A new study published in Royal Society Open Science Wednesday found that the dugong (dugong dugon) is “functionally extinct” in Chinese waters. “The likely disappearance of […]

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