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Marine Mammals

birds on beach and flying
Oceans & Clean Water

Are Forever Chemicals Harming Ocean Life?

Here’s what we know (and don’t know) about how dangerous PFAS chemicals travel ocean currents and harm wildlife — and what that could mean for humans.
August 24, 2020
by
Max G. Levy
Here’s what we know (and don’t know) about how dangerous PFAS chemicals travel ocean currents and harm wildlife — and what that could mean for humans.
large bloom stretching across water
The Ask

Harmful Algal Blooms Are on the Rise — Here’s Why Stopping Them Is So Hard

More frequent, longer-lasting blooms can harm both wildlife and human health — and even kill. Can we learn to predict and prevent them?
July 30, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
More frequent, longer-lasting blooms can harm both wildlife and human health — and even kill. Can we learn to predict and prevent them?
seal under water
Oceans & Clean Water

The Top 10 Ocean Biodiversity Hotspots to Protect

A new study took a deep dive into critical aspects of ocean life to identify the areas of the high seas most worthy of conservation effort.
May 21, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
A new study took a deep dive into critical aspects of ocean life to identify the areas of the high seas most worthy of conservation effort.
turtle swimming
Oceans & Clean Water

New High Seas Treaty Could Be a Gamechanger for the Ocean

A historic international treaty to protect marine biodiversity is currently being negotiated, but will it be strong enough to create reserves and boost conservation efforts?
May 7, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
A historic international treaty to protect marine biodiversity is currently being negotiated, but will it be strong enough to create reserves and boost conservation efforts?
mountain yellow-legged frog
Wildlife

Pandemics Aren’t Just for People: Five Disease Threats to Wildlife

Diseases can cause animal populations to decline or even go extinct. And they’re often worsened by environmental threats caused by people.
May 1, 2020
by
Dipika Kadaba
Diseases can cause animal populations to decline or even go extinct. And they’re often worsened by environmental threats caused by people.
oil sheen on water
Oceans & Clean Water

10 Things We’ve Learned a Decade After the Deepwater Horizon Disaster

We know a lot more now about the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and the risks of deep-water drilling, but that doesn’t mean we’re any safer.
April 17, 2020
by
Tara Lohan
We know a lot more now about the ecology of the Gulf of Mexico and the risks of deep-water drilling, but that doesn’t mean we’re any safer.
bird camera
Wildlife

Beat the COVID-19 Blues With These Wildlife and Nature Livecams

Just because we’re all self-isolated doesn’t mean we have to isolate ourselves from nature.
March 17, 2020
by
John R. Platt
Just because we’re all self-isolated doesn’t mean we have to isolate ourselves from nature.
penguins on ice
Climate Change

10 Species Climate Change Could Push to Extinction

From the mountains of Ethiopia to the ice floes of the Arctic, numerous species could be pushed to the brink. Here’s how.
February 21, 2020
by
Tara Lohan and Dipika Kadaba
From the mountains of Ethiopia to the ice floes of the Arctic, numerous species could be pushed to the brink. Here’s how.
manatee
Wildlife

The Shocking Number of Florida Manatees Killed by Boats Last Year

Manatee deaths from watercraft strikes have doubled in the past five years. But that’s not the only threat they face.
January 31, 2020
by
John R. Platt and Dipika Kadaba
Manatee deaths from watercraft strikes have doubled in the past five years. But that’s not the only threat they face.
whaling boats
Voices

Is Iceland Losing its Taste for Whaling?

No whale hunts in Iceland last year were just one sign of the public's fading appetite for whale meat.
January 30, 2020
by
Joe Roman
No whale hunts in Iceland last year were just one sign of the public's fading appetite for whale meat.

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