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 …
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 …
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, …
