The dwindling North Atlantic right whale population is on track to finish its breeding season this year without any new births – an unprecedented and alarming sign for this critically…
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Following the deaths of 17 endangered North Atlantic right whales during their annual migration north along the coasts of the USA and Canada last summer, efforts to find ways of…
In 2016 revenue to Russia from exports of marine mammals including whales, dolphins, sea lions and walruses to China amounted to $US6.8m – a 32% increase on the previous year. …
Over the past 4 months, Marine Connection has been highlighting the plight of two dolphins held in a basement swimming pool at the Best Western Paradise Hotel in Dilijan, Armenia….
Vancouver’s park board did not have the authority to ban cetaceans at the city’s aquarium, a British Columbia judge has ruled. This recent decision follows the Vancouver Aquarium’s announcement that…
There has apparently been a spate of brutal shark attacks on some of the dolphins at Monkey Mia, Australia – the area is known for close interaction between the dolphins…
Thomas Cook is to carry out an independent audit of SeaWorld following its decision to stop promoting the attraction online. Asked about the situation during a media conference call following…
In October last year, we reported about a temporary dolphin show in Beirut which had been established in a circus tent, owned and operated by Cirque du Liban. The dolphins…
For some years, the Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) has been considering revamp options for Bayworld Oceanarium (formally known as the Port Elizabeth Museum Complex) and deciding whether or not…
The Fisheries Department is planning to extend the dolphin protection area which is currently 72 kilometres wide, extending from Mingun to Kyauk Muang in the Sagaing Region, as designated in…
