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 …
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 …
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 …
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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