Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Norway’s 2020 Whaling Season is Deadliest in Years
Press ReleaseAugust 24, 2020Marine WildlifeNorwegian whalers slaughtered more whales in 2020 than in each of the last three years, according to statistics released today by the Fishermen’s Sales Organization (Råfisklaget). A total of 481...
More than 700 Sea Lions to Be Killed, Despite Widespread Opposition
Press ReleaseAugust 17, 2020Marine WildlifeIn an ill-conceived attempt to save endangered salmon, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on Friday issued a permit for wildlife managers and local tribes to kill as many as...
Shark vs. Human: Who Is More Dangerous?
Press ReleaseAugust 10, 2020Marine WildlifeAs Shark Week kicks off this week, more than 200 restaurants across the United States and Canada are exacerbating the rapid decline in shark species by continuing to serve an...
Gulf of Maine Lobster Fishery Temporarily Loses Sustainable Seafood Certification
Press ReleaseAugust 5, 2020Marine WildlifeThe Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) has suspended its certification of the Gulf of Maine lobster fishery after determining that the fishery was potentially jeopardizing the survival of the critically endangered North Atlantic...
Trump Administration Again Tries to Undermine Endangered Species Act
Press ReleaseJuly 31, 2020Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeToday, in its latest attack on the Endangered Species Act (ESA), the Trump administration announced a proposed new rule that would harm threatened and endangered species by making it harder...
Aquariums Receiving COVID-19 Bailout Must End Cetacean Breeding
Press ReleaseJuly 20, 2020Marine WildlifeIn a letter delivered today to congressional leaders, the Animal Welfare Institute (AWI), the International Marine Mammal Project (IMMP) of Earth Island Institute, Oceanic Preservation Society, and 16 other animal protection and...
Okhotsk Orcas Gain Protections
Marine WildlifeIn summer 2018, 101 whales—90 belugas and 11 orcas—were captured in a single operation in the Okhotsk Sea and held in a sea pen complex near Vladivostok, in Russia’s Far...
Sea Turtles Thriving on Unoccupied Beaches
Marine WildlifeThe nesting season of sea turtles has begun in the Northern Hemisphere. During this time, mother turtles digging nests in the sand are often disturbed by human beachgoers. Newborn hatchlings...
Study Shows Human Impacts on Disease Transmission in the Ocean
Marine WildlifeRecent studies have linked anthropogenic stressors to disease occurrence in marine species. In a 2019 study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Allison Tracy and others examined relevant studies...
Night on Earth
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeNight on Earth reveals the startling activity of the natural world hiding behind the dark curtain of night. From the producer of Plant Earth II, this six-part Netflix series follows nocturnal animals...