After years of following orca families, scientists have learned that orca mothers sacrifice everything in raising sons. Mothers will sacrifice their own well-being to raise prominent, strong sons. Unlike females who learn to be independent in adulthood, male orcas stay with their mothers. They depend on their mothers to feed them and even demand a…
Did you ever think that you’d see dolphins in the Bronx River? Neither did the residents in the neighborhood. The last time there was a dolphin in this river in 2017. What made the dolphins come back after so many years? Probably their hungry bellies. The authorities believe this is a good sign and that…
A new bottlenose dolphin subspecies has been discovered in the eastern Pacific ocean. Ana Costa, a marine researcher with the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science at the University of Miami, with her colleagues, discovered a new subspecies of dolphins. They concluded that the new subspecies are much smaller than other bottlenose dolphins….
On Wednesday, the IFAW had four pilot whales euthanized on Cape Cod beach. Six pilot whales were first spotted on Monday swimming close to the shore. By Tuesday morning, all six pilot whales were stranded in Eastham by Sunken Meadow beach. Heather Pilchard, a volunteer looking on the shore for cold-stunned sea turtles, found the…
Over the weekend, around 500 pilot whales stranded in Chatham Islands, New Zealand. The first stranding of over 200 pilot whales took place at the remote Chatham Islands. The second pilot whale stranding of around 240 pods took place at Pitt Island/Rangiauria. In the two incidents, the total number of pilot whales stranded at the…
On Wednesday, 230 pilot whales stranded on Tasmania beach. This happened just days after 14 stranded sperm whales died around 170 miles north of the beach. While earlier reports stated that at least half of the stranded pilot whales were alive, only 35 remain alive now, according to the wildlife officials. Tasmania Parks and Wildlife…
On July 29th, Faroe Islands slaughtered 100 bottlenose dolphins. This tradition that dates back 1,200 years is causing controversy yet again. Every year the island hunts whales and dolphins and slaughters them at the shore in front of spectators. For some locals, this is a “necessary tradition,” while others think it’s barbaric, unnecessary, and needs…
Shark Week is in full effect and on Thursday night you can watch orca whales killing a great white in South Africa. For years we’ve seen washed up white sharks on shores and now we know exactly what happens. These sharks would be missing livers and hearts, leading to only one suspect, orca whales. While scientists…
A video is spreading like wild fire of a topless woman trying to ride a dolphin. The incident happened in Zandvoort, west of Amsterdam, in the Netherlands. The topless woman in the Netherlands has since handed herself to the authorities. Police will be investigating to see whether she committed a crime. For all of us…
On Saturday, a rescue team was called to Chatham, Massachusetts, on Cape Cod to help five pilot whales. The International Fund for Animal Welfare worked with US Fish and Wildlife and harbormasters officials to rescue the mammals. In their efforts, they were able to help four of the five whales go back into deeper water….
Scientists have determined that they will euthanize a sick killer whale in France after efforts to rescue him failed. Since May 16th, a 13-foot-long orca has been seen in the River Siena. After miles of swimming between harbors, the whale ended west of Rouen. Scientists and marine specialists gathered to form a plan and try…
Scientists are worried that the rise in dolphin deaths is due to the Russian-Ukraine war. Since the start of the war, there has been an increase in cetaceans death in the Black Sea. Researchers believe that the heightened noise pollution in the air and water is causing this. Turkey and Bulgaria have also seen an…