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17 Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore in Mauritius Near Oil Spill

17 Dead Dolphins Wash Ashore in Mauritius Near Oil Spill

At least 17 dead dolphins washed up on Mauritius’ beaches Wednesday, raising questions about what effect the oil spilled from the Japanese cargo tanker MV Wakashio, which ran aground on July 25, is having on marine life surrounding the Indian Ocean island-nation, according to Reuters. As thousands of tons of fuel spilled into the ocean, […]

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    NOAA Offers $20,000 to Help Solve Brutal Florida Dolphin Murders

    NOAA Offers $20,000 to Help Solve Brutal Florida Dolphin Murders

    Government officials are offering an up to $20,000 reward for information that helps solve two brutal Florida dolphin murders. The first dolphin was discovered shot or stabbed late last week by biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission off of Naples, Florida, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries reported Tuesday. The second […]

    Oil Spill Causes ‘Major Disaster’ for Ganges River Dolphins Breeding Zone

    Oil Spill Causes ‘Major Disaster’ for Ganges River Dolphins Breeding Zone

    An oil spill in the endangered Ganges river dolphin breeding grounds located in southeast Bangladesh has been called a “major disaster” by environmentalists, reports Agence-France Presse (AFP). Ganges River dolphins are in crisis after a tanker carrying 1,200 tonnes of diesel collided with another ship on the Karnaphuli river near Chittagong port, #Bangladesh Friday and […]

    Whales and Dolphins Found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the First Time

    Whales and Dolphins Found in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch for the First Time

    By Chandra Salgado Kent Scientific research doesn’t usually mean being strapped in a harness by the open paratroop doors of a Vietnam-war-era Hercules plane. But that’s the situation I found myself in several years ago, the result of which has just been published in the journal Marine Biodiversity. As part of the Ocean Cleanup’s Aerial […]

    Canada Passes ‘Free Willy’ Bill Banning Whale and Dolphin Captivity

    Canada Passes ‘Free Willy’ Bill Banning Whale and Dolphin Captivity

    By the end of June, it will be illegal to keep whales and dolphins in captivity in Canada, the Huffington Post reported Tuesday. The so-called “Free Willy” bill passed the Canadian House of Commons by an overwhelming majority Monday, CBS News reported. It now must pass through a process called “royal assent” in which either […]

    Marine Heat Waves Could Threaten Dolphin Survival, Study Suggests

    Marine Heat Waves Could Threaten Dolphin Survival, Study Suggests

    Climate change could have a deadly impact on dolphins and other marine mammals. That’s the saddening implication of a study published in Current Biology Monday. Researchers looked at what happened when a marine heat wave scorched waters off the coast of Western Australia in 2011. What they found was that the survival rate of dolphins […]

    1,100 Mutilated Dolphins Have Washed Up on French Beaches Since January

    1,100 Mutilated Dolphins Have Washed Up on French Beaches Since January

    A record number of dolphins have washed up dead and mutilated on French beaches, and scientists don’t know exactly why. Activists say 1,100 dolphins have washed up on France’s Atlantic coast since January, but the number could be as much as 10 times higher than that, as many likely sink instead of washing ashore. Researchers […]

    6 Dolphins Stranded on SoCal Beaches in 14 Days

    6 Dolphins Stranded on SoCal Beaches in 14 Days

    A surprising number of dolphins are washing up on Southern California beaches this February, and the Pacific Marine Mammal Center (PMMC) wants to know why. The PMCC has responded to six beached dolphins in just 14 days, it said in a Monday press release. By this time last year, it had only responded to one […]