Investigations are continuing following the discovery of a rare whale which was found dead on the shoreline at Ballinful, Co. Sligo. Full Story: http://www.unison.ie/sligo_champion/stories.php3?ca=38&si=786756&issue_id=7697
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Common seals in northern Europe are again succumbing to a virus which killed thousands of them 14 years ago. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2124000/2124850.stm
An attempt to save a dolphin stranded on an Edinburgh beach failed when it was found to be too ill to return to the wild. Full Story
An orphaned orca is being moved to the Pacific Ocean off British Columbia in the hope she can find her family. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/newsid_2124000/2124717.stm
A deadly virus that killed thousands of northern European seals in 1988 is showing signs of resurfacing. According to Dutch and Danish scientists who compiled a report in the magazine Science, the epidemic could result in “devastating consequences” and le
A rescue operation is under way after a white-beaked dolphin became stranded on rocks on the Scottish coastline. Full Story: http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_627485.html
Although they are highly regarded as a good cause, some animal protection agencies have been receiving lots of criticism for not wisely spending their money. Full Story: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,57408,00.html
A female bottlenose dolphin was washed ashore in Doonbeg, Co. Clare yesterday. The animal was caught in gillnets, with net wrapped around the mouth and 7m of net trailing behind. The Shannon Estuary is home to Ireland’s only resident population of bottlenose dolphins. The stranding comes hot on the heels of a report from the
It looks like even 33-foot whales come to Florida to spend their final days, according to the necropsy recently performed on the adult female sperm whale found dead on the beach at Gasparilla Island. Full Story:http://www.sun-herald.com/NewsArchive2/
Overfishing and pollution in oceans off the U.S. coast threatening sea turtles and marine mammals with extinction, destroying coral reefs and making some water unfit for swimming, an environmental group said in a report issued this week. Full Story: