From National Geographic, April 11, 2013 Editor’s Note: Most highlights by N911 staff The dead sea otters arrived at Melissa Miller’s Santa Cruz, California, lab with bright-yellow eyes and gums, their livers destroyed. One by one, Miller, a marine-wildlife veterinarian,… Read More ›
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Nigerian Writer Paints the Plastic Picture
Editor’s Note: This post comes from Daily Post, Nigeria Online. The author, Abah John Abah, is a sailor/geologist and public interest commentator on energy and environment resides in Lagos, Nigeria. The Neptune911 editorial staff has highlighted portions of this… Read More ›
Scientists Stumped on Sea Lion Strandings
From the Christian Science Monitor April 10, 2013 Highlighting by Neptune911 editorial staff California’s sea lions, usually celebrated for their entertaining, prankster ways and doglike barks, are making very different headlines right now. Young pups are washing up dehydrated… Read More ›
A Thousand Starving Sea Lion Pups on California Coast
A team of scientists is also testing blood and tissue samples for bacterial, viral and other infectious agents as well as radioactive traces as part of their investigation, launched last week when NOAA declared an “unusual mortality event.”
“Dugong, Irrawaddy dolphin, on the verge of extinction” Says New Book
From Inquirer News, April 5, 2013 MANILA, Philippines—Local populations of dugong and Irrawaddy dolphin are on the verge of extinction, according to a new book released this month detailing the conservation status of marine mammals found in the Philippines. The… Read More ›
Sylvia Earle Urges a Rethink on Fish as Food
From The Maritime Aquarium 3/28/13 When marine scientist Dr. Sylvia Earle, National Geographic’s first explorer in residence, visited The Maritime Aquarium recently, she offered a very interesting challenge to the audience. “I ask you to go to the tanks here… Read More ›
Divers Free Entangled Whale Near Maui
Crittercam captures Humbolt Squid Flashdancing on Neptune911 for Kids Just in from Yahoo News: Specially trained divers recently freed a humpback whale swimming off the island of Maui from a tangle of rope, a potentially life-threatening situation for the… Read More ›
Plastic Starved Sperm Whale Confirmed
Crittercam captures Humbolt Squid Flashdancing on Neptune911 for Kids Surfrider Foundation reports today that: Almost a year after a sperm whale washed ashore on Spain’s southern coast, marine biologists have confirmed that the animal died of starvation. Scientists discovered that… Read More ›
Sea Lions Entangled in Fishing Line Rescued
Editor’s note: The following comes from the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, CA. The sea lions were entangled in monofilament fishing line. This can be prevented by proper disposal of fishing line. Visit our new blog for kids, Neptune 911… Read More ›
Nearly 100 Sick Sea Lions Rescued in So California
Crittercam captures Humbolt Squid Flashdancing on Neptune911 for Kids March 15, 2013 update: Southern California coast sees deluge of sick sea lion pups March 12, 2013 Update: Stranded Sea Lions Overwhelm NonProfit March 4, 2013 update on California Sea… Read More ›
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