Swimmers warned as sharks circle sperm whale carcass off Victoria's east coast
Swimmers are warned to stay out of the water at Salmon Rocks, in far east Gippsland, as sharks circle the carcass of a sperm whale. ......
View ArticleRare pygmy hippo, a week old, dies at San Diego zoo
(Reuters) - A rare pygmy hippopotamus born last week at the San Diego Zoo, the first calf born at the California facility in over a decade, has died, staff said on Friday. The calf was born in...
View ArticleWhales In The North Sea Have Been Dying In An Incredibly Bizarre Way
Long-finned pilot whales are a pretty rare sight in Dutch waters. In over 400 years, there have only been 17 strandings on the coast of The Netherlands. However, in the space of just one month, two of...
View ArticleUp to 50 dolphins delight beachgoers at Coogee
A pod of up to 50 dolphins has put on a spectacular show, frolicking with swimmers and herding fish for a delighted crowd of beachgoers at Coogee, in Sydney's east, on Monday morning. The dolphins were...
View ArticleWhere to go in Costa Rica: readers’ travel tips
With its rainforests, beaches and astonishing wildlife, Costa Rica makes a huge blip on the radars of travellers seeking pristine environments, especially as its hostels, restaurants and cafes match...
View ArticleScientists Looking for Whales in Tanzania Find Widespread Blast Fishing...
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View ArticleScientists Looking for Whales Make Disturbing Discovery (Wildlife...
(Source: Wildlife Conservation Society) **NEWS RELEASE** CONTACT: Stephen Sautner - 1-718-220-3682; ssautner@wcs.org John Delaney - 1-718-220-3275 ; jdelaney@wcs.org Barbara Russo - 1-718-265-3428;...
View ArticleGreat white shark beaches itself at Cape Cod, USA, captured on YouTube video
Summer beachgoers were shocked to see a two-metre great white shark leap from the water and beach itself at a popular US tourist spot on Monday. The shark burst out of the water onto a sandbank while...
View ArticleFred Grimm: Ladies and gentleman, Florida’s conservation award goes to . . ....
Spoiler alert. I’ve got the inside word on who’s getting that special conservationist award from the Fish & Wildlife Foundation of Florida. If you’d rather wait until the foundation’s annual...
View ArticleWhat Kayaking With Whales Taught Me About My Kids
It was rumored there were whales in the bay today. My husband and I decided to see if it was true. We brought the children with us. That was probably a mistake. Like most of our excursions of late, 66%...
View Article10 Nov. 2015; Half Moon Cay, Bahamas. (Holland America Line Inc)
(Source: Holland America Line Inc) During the evening we crossed the Straits of Florida and then during the remainder of the night we sailed under Freeport towards Half Moon Cay. In the early morning...
View ArticleFlorida Fish & Wildlife searching for escaped cobra
An Asian monocled cobra escaped its enclosure Saturday and is now reported missing near Fort Meyers, Florida. The search area is centered around Stratton Rd & Kitty Hawk...
View ArticleShark sighting off Morro Bay leads to beach warning signs
MORRO BAY, Calif. (AP) — A shark sighting in Morro Bay has prompted officials to post warning signs to beachgoers. The San Luis Obispo Tribune reports (http://bit.ly/1OyuEMj ) a surfer reported seeing...
View ArticlePesticides and sperm, lose weight by standing, share the chores and perk up...
Teen exposure to pesticides linked to abnormal sperm Adolescent exposure to environmental pollutants known as organochlorines could lead to defective sperm, according to a study by scientists at George...
View ArticleRarely seen blue whale carcass washes ashore
A 78-foot dead blue whale weighing over 100 tons washed ashore this week north of Gold Beach. ......
View ArticleWatch The Whales In San Diego
The coast of San Diego is the ideal place to watch the annual migration of the gray whale and is considered one of nature's ultimate spectacles The coastline of San Diego is one of their migratory...
View ArticleRare pygmy hippo, a week old, dies at San Diego zoo
(Reuters) - A rare pygmy hippopotamus born last week at the San Diego Zoo, the first calf born at the California facility in over a decade, has died, staff said on Friday. The calf was born in...
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