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Articles for Marine Mammals

Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it
9 months ago

Bird flu is decimating seal colonies. Scientists don’t know how to stop it

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems and flummoxing scientists who don’t see a clear way to slow the devastating virus. The virus can be controlled in domesticated animals, but it can spread unchecked in wildlife and marine mammals such as South America’s seals …

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California wildlife is vulnerable to an avian flu ‘apocalypse.’ What is driving the spread?
9 months, 4 weeks ago

California wildlife is vulnerable to an avian flu ‘apocalypse.’ What is driving the spread?

LA Times  

An “apocalyptic” mass mortality event that has left thousands of sea lions and elephant seals dead on the beaches of South America is raising alarms among some California sea mammal experts who fear similar scenes could play out along California’s Pacific Coast and other continents as the H5N1 bird flu continues its march across the globe. The disease “presents an …

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Pod of orcas are spotted hunting dolphins close to swimmers and surfers off the California coast
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pod of orcas are spotted hunting dolphins close to swimmers and surfers off the California coast

Daily Mail  

Surfers and swimmers in California witnessed a rare event up close as a pod of orcas were seen hunting and ripping a dolphin apart near the coast. Footage from the moment shows a group of surfboarders off the coast of La Jolla in San Diego watching orcas jumping through the water As they quietly float on their boards in the …

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An algae bloom devastated sea mammals last year. L.A. wants to improve its rescue efforts
10 months, 3 weeks ago

An algae bloom devastated sea mammals last year. L.A. wants to improve its rescue efforts

LA Times  

Marine mammals are penned in as they recuperate at the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro in 2023. City leaders and residents scrambled to help as the nonprofit Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro worked to rescue and rehabilitate ill seals, sea lions and dolphins. She commended city leaders and the Marine Mammal Care Center for setting up …

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Contrary to politicians’ claims, offshore wind farms don’t kill whales. Here’s what to know.
1 year ago

Contrary to politicians’ claims, offshore wind farms don’t kill whales. Here’s what to know.

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Unfounded claims about offshore wind threatening whales have surfaced as a flashpoint in the fight over the future of renewable energy. The Associated Press sorts fact from fiction when it comes to whales and wind power as the rare North Atlantic right whale’s migration season gets underway: WHERE ARE U.S. OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS? Lawsuits from community groups …

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Whales and dolphins in U.S. waters are losing food, habitat to climate change, study says
1 year, 2 months ago

Whales and dolphins in U.S. waters are losing food, habitat to climate change, study says

LA Times  

Scientists have found that large whales such as humpbacks, above, and North Atlantic right whales were among the most vulnerable to climate change. Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment. The scientists found large whales …

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Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says
1 year, 2 months ago

Whales and dolphins in American waters are losing food and habitat to climate change, US study says

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — Whales, dolphins and seals living in U.S. waters face major threats from warming ocean temperatures, rising sea levels and decreasing sea ice volumes associated with climate change, according to a first-of-its-kind assessment. The scientists found large whales such as humpbacks and North Atlantic right whales were among the most vulnerable to climate change, and that other toothed …

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How to be smart when it comes to ordering, cooking and eating raw fish
1 year, 8 months ago

How to be smart when it comes to ordering, cooking and eating raw fish

Salon  

From sushi and sashimi to poke bowls and ceviche, consumption of raw or undercooked fish and other seafood is becoming increasingly popular. In Japan alone, where it is traditional to eat raw fish and seafood dishes, more than 7,000 cases of anisakiasis occur annually. From marine mammals to human stomachs Today, anisakiasis is not only an emerging global human health …

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Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on marine mammals
1 year, 10 months ago

Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on marine mammals

The Hindu  

Correct answers are highlighted in green. Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: on marine mammals 1 / 5 | Which of the following sea mammals is called the sea cow? Sea snake Sea beauty Sea elephant Sea monster The name of the genus that contains seahorses is taken from the Greek word hippos and kampos. Southern elephant seal Stellar sea …

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Groups: ‘No evidence’ offshore wind killing whales in NJ-NY
1 year, 11 months ago

Groups: ‘No evidence’ offshore wind killing whales in NJ-NY

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Environmental and fishing groups said Tuesday there is “no evidence” that site preparation work for offshore wind farms in New Jersey and New York is responsible for a spate of whale deaths in the two states. Many of New Jersey’s leading environmental groups held a press conference on the Atlantic City Boardwalk — directly in front …

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How the war in Ukraine is killing marine mammals
2 years ago

How the war in Ukraine is killing marine mammals

BBC  

How the war in Ukraine is killing marine mammals Getty Images Ivan Rusev has been logging the effects of the Russia-Ukraine war on the cetaceans of the Black Sea Dolphins and porpoises have been washing up dead on the shores of the Black Sea in unusually high numbers – scientists investigating the strandings are now pointing the finger at increased …

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Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction: Conservation group
2 years ago

Marine mammals, corals pushed to extinction: Conservation group

Al Jazeera  

Populations of a vulnerable species of marine mammals, numerous types of abalone and Caribbean corals are now threatened with extinction, an international conservation organisation has said. The dugong, a grey herbivorous mammal commonly known as the sea cow, is vulnerable throughout its range, and its population in East Africa has entered the Red List as critically endangered, IUCN said in …

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The hidden ocean pollution killing marine mammals
2 years ago

The hidden ocean pollution killing marine mammals

BBC  

The hidden ocean pollution killing marine mammals Alamy Noise pollution threatens whale and dolphin populations by interrupting their normal behaviour and driving them away from areas where they breed and feed Noise and chemical pollution in our oceans are affecting marine mammals' ability to navigate, communicate and detect danger. "High noise pollution or limited prey availability, climate change, chemical pollution …

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Scientists find new and mysterious DDT chemicals accumulating in California condors
2 years, 7 months ago

Scientists find new and mysterious DDT chemicals accumulating in California condors

LA Times  

With a 9 1/2-foot wingspan, the California condor is a sight to behold in the wild. Looking at the birds’ coastal food sources, researchers found that dolphin and sea lion carcasses that washed ashore in Southern California were also seven times more contaminated with DDT than the marine mammals they analyzed along the Gulf of California in Mexico. Just because …

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Would you quit your job for $110,000? This California swordfish catcher said no
3 years, 2 months ago

Would you quit your job for $110,000? This California swordfish catcher said no

LA Times  

Gary Burke, 75, is photographed aboard his 50-foot fishing vessel, Tytan, docked at Santa Barbara Harbor. In the 1980s, the California fleet landed more than 7 million pounds of swordfish worth close to $13 million annually, “I’m glad that Gary and a handful of other guys are fighting back,” said Kim Selkoe, executive director of the nonprofit Commercial Fishermen of …

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Toxic flame retardants are discovered in the blubber of KILLER WHALES for the first time
3 years, 7 months ago

Toxic flame retardants are discovered in the blubber of KILLER WHALES for the first time

Daily Mail  

Killer whales are passing on chemicals which end up in the ocean to their young, scientists have found for the first time. Investigators, from the University of Oslo, also found banned manmade chemicals called polychlorinated biphenyls in the blubber all eight killer whales studied. Seven had chemicals were recorded at levels beyond the threshold for toxic effect in marine mammals, …

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Orca enthusiast captures incredible photo of a rare newborn calf off the coast of Scotland
3 years, 7 months ago

Orca enthusiast captures incredible photo of a rare newborn calf off the coast of Scotland

Daily Mail  

A lucky orca enthusiast has captured some incredible photos of a newborn calf swimming with its mother off the coast of Scotland. Wildlife enthusiast Karen Munro, 44, travels around Scotland from her home in Thurso, Highlands, hoping to catch sight of the astonishing creatures. Scroll down for video A lucky orca enthusiast has captured some incredible photos of a newborn …

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Two orcas are spotted off the coast of CORNWALL
3 years, 7 months ago

Two orcas are spotted off the coast of CORNWALL

Daily Mail  

A pair of killer whales named John Coe and Aquarius have been spotted off the coast of Cornwall for the first time in over a decade by a group of wildlife experts. The pod they belong to, known as the West Coast Community, is made up of four males, including John Coe and Aquarius, as well as four females. This …

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25% of Marine Mammals are On Path to Extinction. Climate Change, Fisheries are to Blame
3 years, 8 months ago

25% of Marine Mammals are On Path to Extinction. Climate Change, Fisheries are to Blame

News 18  

A new study has revealed that at least 25% of marine mammals could be at the risk of extinction as climate change, fisheries, bycatch, pollution and maritime development continue to adversely impact their lives. Even though, she says, very few marine mammal species have gone extinct in modern times, human activities are "putting many of them under increasing pressure". the …

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At least 25% of marine mammals are on the path to EXTINCTION, study finds
3 years, 8 months ago

At least 25% of marine mammals are on the path to EXTINCTION, study finds

Daily Mail  

A new study reveals many of the world's marine mammals are at a crossroad – some are on the verge of extinction, while others are on the road to recovery. The published paper also notes that 98 percent of all marine mammal species are at some level of risk in 56 percent of the ocean. The analysis determined the near-extinct …

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