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Threats to dolphins
Dolphin study reveals the genes essential for species’ survival
UNSW scientists have added to the growing body of research into genetic markers that are important for animal conservation. Certain types of immune genes may be particularly important for the…
Bottlenose dolphin numbers declined by 12% following marine heatwave
An unprecedented spell of marine heat in Shark Bay, Australia, caused bottlenose dolphin numbers to decline for the following six years, a study finds. Dolphin population numbers fell by up…
Plastic bags and balloons are found in the stomach of rare deep-water baby dolphin
A deep-water dolphin calf that washed up on Fort Myers Beach in Florida last week had two plastic bags and a shredded balloon in its stomach The young rough-tooth dolphin…
200 whales stranded in New Zealand
More than 200 whales stranded on a remote beach in New Zealand on Saturday have refloated themselves and returned to sea. But conservation officials have warned that they could still…
Race to save 100 stranded whales on New Zealand beach
Hundreds of locals and conservation officers have been trying to rescue the survivors since early Friday and formed a human chain to refloat the whales. Scientists do not know what…
Dolphins are mysteriously washing up on Cornish beaches in greater numbers
Marine experts are investigating after the number of dolphins being washed up on the UK’s Cornish coast increased six-fold in a year. In the two-week period from the start of…
Dopey Dick, killer whale that swam into Derry in 1977, still alive and well
The whale was nicknamed Dopey Dick by locals after he made his way up the river Foyle into the heart of Derry in pursuit of salmon in 1977. He is…
Rare baby dolphin dies after people pass it around for selfies
A young dolphin has died after beachgoers took it from the sea to pose for photographs with it. Huge crowds gathered around the small animal on the beach resort at…
Japan deports ‘The Cove’ dolphin activist, Ric O’Barry
US animal rights activist Ric O’Barry, detained for nearly three weeks after being denied entry to Japan, has been deported from the country, his supporters said Friday. The star of…