Large amounts of oil have been washed up on beaches along the south coast of Cornwall prompting fears that it could have come from the sunken tanker, Prestige. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2524687.stm
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Story: www.canada.com The friendly Northern Bottlenose whale has been upgraded to endangered because of the noisy world it lives in. Some 130 of the beaked whales live in an Atlantic canyon off the Nova Scotia coast. While their habitat is off-limits to oil and gas exploration, it is surrounded by areas where the oil industry
Dead Dolphin Covered With Fuel Oil is Taken Away by Enviroment Workers on Nemina Beach, North Western Spain. Picture
A sea cow named Pig is receiving round-the-clock care after finding life in the wild too dangerous to handle. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/not_in_website/syndication/monitoring/media_reports/2516161.stm
Scientists have wondered for years where humpback whales disappear to after they mate in the warm waters off Brazil’s Atlantic coast in the spring, and show up three months later in Antarctica. Full Story: http://www.bradenton.com/mld/bradenton/news/
The UK’s National Seal Sanctuary in Cornwall says it is being overwhelmed by sick baby seals. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2517071.stm
The Canadian government this week said it would consider scrapping a 15-year-old ban on hunting some young seals, an idea which would undoubtedly raise the ire of environmentalists around the world.
DOLPHIN meat has been found on two Indonesian vessels accused of illegal fishing in Australian waters.
On Oct. 12, the staff and volunteers of Mote Marine Laboratory and Aquarium’s Dolphin and Whale Hospital were saddened by the death of Ami, an orphaned pygmy sperm whale calf that had been in their care for more than 21 months. During that time, staff and volunteers watched over her 24 hours a day. That