#whales

devevo@diasp.org

#whales #orcas #orcasandhumans
They’re learning
Finally, the whales have had enough. Orcas have sunk 3 boats off the coast of Spain. All it took was one innovative revolutionary who decided she’d had enough, and then her fellows took notice and realized they don’t have to take it.
https://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/2023/05/23/theyre-learning/

anonymiss@despora.de

‘One of the most important talks no one has heard of’: why the high #seas #treaty matters

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/feb/28/one-of-the-most-important-talks-no-one-has-heard-of-why-the-high-seas-treaty-matters

Among the high seas #biodiversity hotspots that would benefit from being sanctuaries is the Costa Rica Dome – nutrient-rich waters that attract yellowfin #tuna, migratory #dolphins, endangered blue #whales and leatherback #sea #turtles. There is also the Emperor Seamount chain, a biodiverse series of seamounts that arches north-west of the Hawaiian islands towards #Russia.

#nature #ocean #uno #politics #environment #fishing #pollution #protection #news #future

faab64@diasp.org

New Zealand: Over 200 whales die in mass stranding

More than 200 #whales have died in a remote island off the eastern coast of #NewZealand. Rescue teams were unable to refloat the whales because of the active threat of great white sharks in the region.

More than 200 pilot whales have died after being stranded on the shores of New Zealand's remote Chatham Islands, the New Zealand's Department of Conservation said on Saturday.

Conservation officers said in a statement that they could not actively refloat whales stuck on the island because of "the risk of shark attack to both humans and the whales themselves."
#Earth #Oceans #Catastrophe #Environment
https://m.dw.com/en/new-zealand-over-200-whales-die-in-mass-stranding/a-63377484