Great white sharks can reach lengths of up to 6.4 m and weigh as much as 2,041 kg. This powerful swimmer can travel long distances with ease but is also capable of short bursts of speed, reaching up to around 50 kph – making any encounter in the water a terrifying prospect. The great white shark is a […]
Tag: marine mammals
SC man punished for trafficking sperm whale parts, prosecutor says
A South Carolina man was punished for trafficking sperm whale parts, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday in a news release. From September 2021 to September 2024, 69-year-old St. Helena resident Lauren DeLoach violated the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Lacey Act, according to the release. DeLoach illegally imported, sold and possessed sperm whale […]
Another dolphin dies at troubled Miami Seaquarium, adding to deaths, welfare concerns
Another dolphin has died at the Miami Seaquarium, an embattled marine park at the center of ongoing controversy for repeated animal safety violations and “suffering,” inspection violations, bankruptcy and an eviction battle. The Seaquarium, owned by the MS Leisure Company, under which subsidiary The Dolphin Company operates, has been the subject of criticism and regular […]
Tell Your Representative: Don’t betray marine mammals by voting to gut the MMPA!
America’s waters are home to an incredible array of marine mammals – many species of whales, dolphins, manatees, sea otters, polar bears and more. Right now, those animals are protected from deadly threats by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). But this key law is under attack in Congress by a draft proposal to gut […]
Whale and her calf entangled in shark net off Queensland coast
A whale entangled in a shark net about five days ago with her calf is yet to be fully freed, two of four humpback whales to be entangled in shark nets off the coast of Queensland in recent days. Dr Olaf Meynecke, who researches marine mammals at Griffith University, said humpback whales were caught in […]
Wily coyotes thrive in Central Park as animals adapt to urban life across US
In the spring this year in New York, Chris St Lawrence would finish work as a naturalist on a whale-watching boat and then quickly make the 90-minute trek to Central Park to arrive in time for sunset, when a pair of coyotes would often start to creep out. St Lawrence, who is also a photographer, […]
Petition: Give Dolphins Legal Personhood to Protect Them from Harm
Discarded fishing lines are everywhere, and they’re killing wildlife – including brilliant, playful, social dolphins. The old gear can tangle around dolphins, permanently maiming them or even killing them via drowning. Jeongjoon Lee, a Korean documentary filmmaker known as “Dolphin Man,” recalls one time he and a group of other animal lovers helped save an […]
Whales and dolphins regularly hang out with each other – new study
As the annual humpback whale migration is underway with thousands of whales passing by the Australian coast, there are reports of dolphins joining the mass movement. But this isn’t a one off. In fact, our new study, published today in Discover Animals, shows interspecies interactions between dolphins and whales are widespread and frequent around the […]