Sea otters were once found across the North Pacific Rim, stretching from Japan through the Aleutian islands and down the Pacific coast into Mexico. At one point, their population was between 150,000 and 300,000. However, by the early 1900s, their numbers had dwindled to below 2,000 due to high demand for their fur. While the […]
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Tell Putin to Halt The Use of Marine Animals in Acts of War
The Russian Navy is using highly trained militarized dolphins to counter Ukrainian divers attempting to enter the port and sabotage Russian warships. Satellite imagery shows what military experts believe are two dolphin pens floating off the mouth of its key navy base in Sevastopol harbor off Crimea, says Daily Beast. However, the attack against Ukraine […]
Norway and United States Continue to Experiment on Endangered Whales Despite Backlash
Norway and the United States continued to experiment on endangered whales for the second year and again delivered no results. The risky experiments entail capturing whales and testing how they respond to ocean noise. Again, besides causing trauma and stress on the animal, they got no results. Just like last year, researchers from the United […]
Speedboat owner fined for disturbing dolphins
A speedboat owner who ‘corralled’ a pod of dolphins has been convicted in what is thought to be the first prosecution under a new clampdown in wildlife disturbances. Witnesses saw Christopher Barker, 45, intentionally circling the cetaceans off the coast of Scarborough, North Yorkshire, at excessive speed, causing the animals to split up. One witness […]
Another Dead Whale Washed Ashore Found to Have 33 Pounds of Plastic in Stomach
A dead whale washed up on the shores of Greece and was found to have 33 pounds of plastic in their stomach. The cuvier’s beaked whale washed up on Kremasti beach in Rhodes at the end of April. The magnificent 16-food creature likely died a traumatizing and painful death due to the mounds of plastic […]
Cruel Science Experiments on Crabs and Lobsters Could Finally End After Animal Sentience Law Passes in the UK
Finally! Scientific experiments on crabs and lobsters could finally end when the animal sentience bill became a law in the United Kingdom. Welfare rules would finally be applied to crustaceans and decapods. Many people still wrongly believe that fish and other marine animals are not sentient beings, which is far from the truth. As opposed […]
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 […]
Stranded 19-meter sperm whale refloated and saved by Chinese fishermen
A beached sperm whale was rescued near the port city of Xianjiang in China’s Zhejiang province after being stranded for about 21 hours. According to local media, a fisherman discovered the stranded 19-meter sperm whale and alerted authorities. Authorities attempt to save the gorgeous whale and eventually succeed in returning it to the water, as […]