Tag: whales
What Is Really Behind These Mass Animal Deaths?
Researchers are starting to believe there is cause for concern due to the steady increase in mass animal deaths. They also warn that human...
Captive Orcas Are All the Rage In China
When it comes to animals in captivity, society is undergoing an ethical shift. Animals used for entertainment was previously accepted by the public for...
Is The U.S. Navy Harming Whales With Sonar?
The ocean is full of noise. Noise from boats, noise from waves crashing against the surface and noise from marine animals. Since the 1950s...
5 Reasons Keeping Animals in Captivity is Wrong
This week, the National Aquarium in Baltimore announced that it would move its dolphin population to a sea sanctuary. The move is in response to...
RIP Betsy: Can We All Just Say No to SeaWorld?
Recent news from SeaWorld: a 33-year-old Commerson's dolphin named Betsy has passed away, after a transfer from San Diego to Orlando. While Betsy was...
Toxins Threaten Extinction of European Whales and Dolphins
Research published this month in Scientific Reports examined data on polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations in more than 1,000 marine mammals. Tissue samples from European...
Endangered Orca Whales Give Birth to 7th Calf of 2015
Exciting news for whale lovers: A set of orca whale parents have given birth to a baby calf. Orca whales are the most endangered...
