Warming sea waters caused the Great Barrier Reef to experience another mass coral bleaching event on Friday. The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) reported widespread bleaching over the reef on …
Cambodian wildlife officials reported the death of the last known freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin on the stretch of the Mekong River in northeastern Cambodia on Wednesday. The dolphin was found dead on Tuesday on a riverbank in Stung Treng province near …
A global assessment released on Tuesday has reported that about 14% of the world’s coral reefs were destroyed between 2009 and 2018 due to dynamite fishing, pollution, and mostly global warming. The report, titled “Status of Coral Reefs of the …
A rare ‘megapod’ of more than 100 humpback whales surrounded a boat off the coast of Australia last week. Simon Millar, the owner of Sapphire Coastal Adventures, was heading a team training exercise with his staff when they spotted the …
Turkey has vowed to solve the mucilage covering its waters known as “sea snot” which has threatened marine life and affected livelihoods, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said over the weekend. Experts say the marine mucilage or the overpopulation of phytoplankton, …
The Department of Conservation reported on Monday that there were 49 whales stranded in the New Zealand Bay. Nine whales have died. “Our staff responding to the stranding at Farewell Spit have confirmed that 9 of the stranded whales have …
More than 120 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins died in a mass stranding on the Chatham Islands, the Department of Conservation (DOC) of New Zealand said on Nov. 25.
Teams composed of the Sri Lankan navy, coast guard, and volunteers rescued 120 stranded pilot whales from Nov. 2 to Nov. 3 in the South Asian country’s biggest mass stranding, according to officials.
