New Zealand plans to ban commercial fishing near its coast and set up marine reserves to protect the rare Hector’s dolphins, a government minister said on Thursday
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Conservation group Care for the Wild International (CWI) says that the Government’s disappointing decision on the Threat Management Plan (TMP) for Hector’s and Maui’s dolphins does not ensure the species’ survival, despite being an advance on current prot
We received 18 sightings last week 19-26 May, comprising 5 species from 6 counties, breaking down as follows: Kerry (7), Cork (4), Mayo (3), Donegal (2) and one each for Clare & Antrim. Sightings were down on previous weeks, due no doubt to the relentless easterly winds which resulted in our not receiving a single
In the global rush for resources, a tiny pink crustacean living in the seas around Antarctica is testing man’s ability to manage one of the world’s last great fisheries without damaging the environment.
Senegalese fishermen dragged dozens of stranded pilot whales back out to sea on Wednesday but at least 20 more died on the beach after mysteriously coming ashore.
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says.
A new study shows the number of humpback whales in the Northern Pacific has grown dramatically to more than 18,000, a finding likely to spark new debate about the whales’ status as an endangered species, according to Hawai’i whale experts.
A Japanese public prosecutor announced on 19 May that it was launching an investigation into allegations that workers on whaling ships are embezzling whale meat and selling it to restaurant owners.
A new study shows the number of humpback whales in the Northern Pacific has grown dramatically to more than 18,000, a finding likely to spark new debate about the whales’ status as an endangered species, according to Hawai’i whale experts.
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says.