Beware of the river otter? Authorities in Anchorage, Alaska are urging residents to do just that after a series of incidents in which a group of river otters attacked humans and pets. “Because of the risk to public safety, efforts will be made to locate this group of river otters and remove them,” the Alaska […]
More than 100 birds have been found covered with oil following a spill linked to Hurricane Ida‘s path through the Gulf of Mexico late last month. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) said Thursday that the birds were impacted by a spill at the Alliance Refinery in Belle Chasse, Louisiana. “The number of […]
More than a third of shark and ray species are directly threatened by extinction, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) warned on Saturday. The revelation came in the IUCN’s updated Red List assessment on endangered wildlife, which was released at the body’s World Conservation Congress in Marseilles, France. The most comprehensive survey […]
Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are in the midst of an Unusual Mortality Event (UME), with an estimated 50 whales dying in the last four years. Now, new research published in Oceanography on Tuesday reveals that the climate crisis is the ultimate culprit in their decline as changing conditions have forced them to move […]
The death of a humpback whale off the Cape Cod coast was a tragedy for the marine mammal, but an opportunity for sharks. A total of eight great white sharks were seen feasting on the whale carcass in mid-August, The Guardian reported. “A dead whale is a lot of really easy food for great white […]
Scientists have discovered an ancient species of four-legged whale that can help explain the animals‘ evolution from land to sea. The new whale, written up in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Wednesday, was discovered in the Egypt desert and named Phiomicetus anubis. “Phiomicetus anubis is a key new whale species, and a critical discovery […]
Scientists have grown increasingly alarmed about the decline in insect populations worldwide. While some causes — like pesticide use, habitat loss and the climate crisis — are clear, other potential factors, like artificial light at night (ALAN), are more nebulous. Now, researchers writing in Science Advances Wednesday told BBC News they have found the strongest […]
Blue whales are returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after an absence of more than 40 years. Since 2017, there have been four sightings of three different whales off the coast of Galicia in northwest Spain. The most recent was reported August 10 by the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute (BDRI). “We want to share with all […]
Researchers have caught an extraordinary event on camera: a Seychelles giant tortoise killing and eating a tern chick. The incident, documented in the journal Current Biology Monday, is so surprising because tortoises are generally assumed to be vegetarians. “This is completely unexpected behaviour and has never been seen before in wild tortoises,” study leader Dr. […]
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