Marine life
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Minke whale trapped in nets in Japan for two weeks
Animal rights groups demand animal’s release but locals claim its size and strong currents are making it hard …
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New species of extinct monk seal identified from fossils in New Zealand
Previously unknown animal - that has been named after a sea in Lord of the Rings - radically changes scientist…
- Animals, Cetaceans, Environment, Marine life, Oceans, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Whales, Wildlife, World news
Race to save 100 whales in Sri Lanka’s biggest mass beaching
Navy joins forces with rescuers and volunteers in effort to push pilot whales back into oceanRescuers and volu…
- Animals, Bangladesh, Conservation, Employment, Environment, Fishing, Global development, Marine life, South and Central Asia, World news
‘We do not get a chance at happiness’: the Bangladeshi fishermen caught by debt
Hilsa fishermen must borrow to buy equipment but have to sell their catch at a low price to moneylenders – cre…
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Fukushima reactor water could damage human DNA if released, says Greenpeace
Environmental organisation says ‘dangerous’ levels of carbon-14 exist in water that could soon be released int…
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Russian rocket fuel leak likely cause of marine animal deaths
Injured surfers and large number of dead sea creatures reported in Kamchatka regionWater pollution in Russia’s…
- Asia Pacific, Cetaceans, China, Cities, Conservation, Coronavirus outbreak, Dolphins, Environment, Hong Kong, Macau, Marine life, Water transport, Wildlife, World news
Dolphin numbers up in Hong Kong after Covid crisis halts ferries
Revival prompts calls to divert boats to help protect native Indo-Pacific humpbacksCoronavirus – latest update…
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Thousands protest in Mauritius over dolphin deaths after oil spill
Government says it will carry out autopsies on all 40 animals and investigate spill from Japanese shipThousand…
- Coronavirus outbreak, Environment, Environmental sustainability, Global development, Hinduism, India, Marine life, Mumbai, Oceans, Pollution, Religion, Society, South and Central Asia, Sustainable development
Covid turns tide on India’s Ganesh festival traditions
Thousands of ritual statues are dunked into the sea off Mumbai each year – but coronavirus and pollution conce…
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Tokyo Bay’s seaweed forests – and prized abalone that live in them – disappear
Rise in sea temperatures caused by climate emergency is transforming marine environment and affecting local sp…
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Experts and volunteers scramble to save Mauritius’s wildlife after oil spill
Grounded carrier has split in half and poor conditions make removal of ship’s remaining oil riskyInternational…
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Beloved Eel McPherson disappears from New Zealand pond during massive storm
Owners hope the friendly shortfin eel, which delighted children in Whangārei for 35 years, made it out to sea …
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New Zealand beaches turn red as lobsters dig in to the death
Swaths of coastline covered with squat lobster, which cling to the sand at high tide and then perishThe sandy …
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Japanese aquarium urges public to video-chat eels who are forgetting humans exist
Sensitive creatures are starting to hide when keepers walk past, as a result of the lack of visitorsCoronaviru…
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Hundreds of thousands of mussels cooked to death on New Zealand beach in heatwave
Northland residents describe ‘heartbreaking’ find as experts warn climate crisis could make it a more frequent…