Blind Dolphins, 78 Fish Species at Risk: As Mauritius Battles Oil Spill, Experts Say Full Impact Yet to Unfold
4 years, 4 months ago

Blind Dolphins, 78 Fish Species at Risk: As Mauritius Battles Oil Spill, Experts Say Full Impact Yet to Unfold

News 18  

Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef. Yasfeer Heenaye, a fisherman near Pointe aux Feuilles on the island’s eastern shore, said he had counted at least 45 dead dolphins since they were first discovered on Wednesday, and said half a dozen more dolphins were in the bay fighting for their lives. “The preliminary autopsy report has excluded that oil played a role, however we sent some samples of the dead dolphins to La Reunion to determine why the animals couldn’t swim and their radar wasn’t functioning,” Jasvin Sok Appadu from the Fisheries Ministry said on Sunday. On Sunday morning Heenaye was out with seven other boats, making loud noise by hitting together metal bars in an attempt to drive the animals away from the coral reef towards the open sea.

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Dolphin found shot to death on Louisiana beach, $20,000 reward offered
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Dolphin found shot to death on Louisiana beach, $20,000 reward offered

The Independent  

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Rescued Irrawaddy dolphin calf dies despite weeks of care
2 years, 4 months ago

Rescued Irrawaddy dolphin calf dies despite weeks of care

Associated Press  

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Dolphins show signs of health issues 8 years after Deepwater Horizon
2 years, 4 months ago

Dolphins show signs of health issues 8 years after Deepwater Horizon

Daily Mail  

A new study has revealed the devastating impact the Deepwater Horizon disaster is still having on wildlife. 'All of which have been documented in dolphins from Barataria Bay following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.' In the research, published today in PLoS ONE, 76 common bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, had blood samples taken between 2013 and 2018 before being released back …

How oil spills harm birds, dolphins, sea lions and other wildlife
3 years, 3 months ago

How oil spills harm birds, dolphins, sea lions and other wildlife

CNN  

CNN — An oil spill like the one off the coast of Southern California is a disaster on many levels – maybe none more tragic than the deadly effects of petroleum on wildlife. “These critters are living right where the floating oil accumulates,” says ecologist Sean Anderson, a professor of environmental science at California State University Channel Islands, adding, “This …

Faroes hunters slaughter dozens of whales just days after largest dolphin massacre
3 years, 3 months ago

Faroes hunters slaughter dozens of whales just days after largest dolphin massacre

The Independent  

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Faroe Islands to review hunting rules after 1,428 dolphins killed in one day
3 years, 3 months ago

Faroe Islands to review hunting rules after 1,428 dolphins killed in one day

The Independent  

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Endangered Burrunan dolphins found dead in Gippsland Lakes
4 years, 1 month ago

Endangered Burrunan dolphins found dead in Gippsland Lakes

ABC  

Scientists are investigating the death of four rare dolphins in the Gippsland Lakes in eastern Victoria. Key points: Four Burrunan dolphins have been found dead in the Gippsland Lakes since September Scientists are monitoring water quality to try to determine a cause People on boats and jet skis have been warned to stay away from the dolphins There are two …

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill
4 years, 4 months ago

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Deccan Chronicle  

Johannesburg: The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities’ handling of the disaster at sea. The dolphins began washing up this week, several days after some 1,000 tons of fuel spilled from …

Dead dolphins blamed on oil spill, thousands protest against government inaction in Mauritius
4 years, 4 months ago

Dead dolphins blamed on oil spill, thousands protest against government inaction in Mauritius

ABC  

Thousands of people have protested in the capital of Mauritius over the government's handling of an oil spill from a grounded Japanese ship and the alarming discovery of dozens of dead dolphins in recent days. Key points: At least 39 dead dolphins have washed ashore Experts fear chemicals from the oil spill may be to blame A Japanese ship struck …

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill
4 years, 4 months ago

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities’ handling of the disaster at sea. The dolphins began washing up this week, several days after some 1,000 tons of fuel spilled …

Wildlife group: Gulf oil spill still affecting wildlife
4 years, 9 months ago

Wildlife group: Gulf oil spill still affecting wildlife

Associated Press  

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A decade after the nation’s worst offshore oil spill, dolphins, turtles and other wildlife in the Gulf of Mexico are still seriously at risk, according to a report released Tuesday. The fact that the Gulf hasn’t fully recovered is “hardly surprising given the enormity of the disaster,” said David Muth, director of the Gulf of Mexico …

1,100 dolphins have washed up on France’s shores since Jan; toll highest in 40 years, crosses 2017, 2018 records
5 years, 9 months ago

1,100 dolphins have washed up on France’s shores since Jan; toll highest in 40 years, crosses 2017, 2018 records

Firstpost  

What shocked French marine researchers wasn’t just the brutality of the deaths of the dolphins, but the numbers involved — a record 1,100 have landed on France’s Atlantic coast beaches since January. But what shocked French marine researchers wasn’t just the brutality of the deaths of these highly intelligent mammals, but the numbers involved — a record 1,100 have landed …

Action demanded after 1,100 dead dolphins wash up in France
5 years, 9 months ago

Action demanded after 1,100 dead dolphins wash up in France

Associated Press  

PARIS — The dolphins’ bodies were horribly mutilated, the fins cut off. “There’s never been a number this high,” said Willy Daubin, a member of La Rochelle University’s National Center for Scientific Research. “Already in three months, we have beaten last year’s record, which was up from 2017 and even that was the highest in 40 years.” Though Daubin said …

Hundreds of mutilated dolphins caught by nets discovered piled up on beach in France
5 years, 9 months ago

Hundreds of mutilated dolphins caught by nets discovered piled up on beach in France

The Independent  

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