Critter News
MAY 3, 2010
So far, there is no evidence that the oil spill killed the turtles, but tests are ongoing." Tags: oil spill marine life marine animals turtles Gulf of Mexico. According to this article, "at least 25 sea turtles have washed up dead on Mississippi beaches over the past few days, according to multiple media reports.
Critter News
MAY 11, 2010
Seems odd, although officials with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality said that fish they've tested have not been killed by oil, but a lack of oxygen in the water. Tags: dead animals marine life marine animals 2010 oil spill. Still, though, 60 sea turtles over 3 weeks? Seems like an awful lot.
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Critter News
APRIL 22, 2010
It looks like the garbage didn't kill it, but still.just plain gross and unacceptable. Tags: seattle whale marine life pollution. From the Seattle Times. Starvation was not considered a major contributor to its death.
10,000 Birds
APRIL 10, 2013
Just offshore is the Kaikoura Canyon, a marine crevasse that means you can quickly pass over water that is a thousand metres deep. This makes the waters massively productive, which attracts fishermen and marine life close to the shore, where it can be watched without hours spent reaching the continental shelf.
Critter News
MAY 18, 2009
The hunting peaked in 1931 with more than 29,000 animals killed in one season. Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species. The animals used to cruise from Mexico and Southern California to Alaska, but they had mostly vanished from Alaskan waters.
Critter News
OCTOBER 10, 2010
It looks like they are getting killed by ships as they try to eat krill. Tags: california san francisco marine life marine animals whales krill. Really sad. Last year's krill population was also large, but it did not bring the same cluster of whale deaths.
Critter News
AUGUST 6, 2009
The rest are killed with spears, knives and clubs in an orgy of cruelty. Tags: captivity dolphin animal cruelty marine life Japan. Once penned, some dolphins are picked out by dolphin trainers and animal brokers for purchase and transport to amusement parks and resorts. The cries of the dolphins are pathetic.
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