Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
Seven Worlds, One Planet
Marine Wildlife, Terrestrial WildlifeSeven Worlds, One Planet is a BBC docu-series that wonderfully brings the natural world of seven continents to viewers with beautiful cinematography and narration by the incomparable Sir David Attenborough. Each...
As Sea Traffic Stalls, Oceans Grow Quieter
Marine WildlifeShips carry over 90 percent of the world’s trade. Recent research conducted off the coast of British Columbia has found that reduced ship traffic due to COVID-19 shutdowns has led...
Captive Animals at Shuttered Marine Attractions Left in Limbo
Marine WildlifeAccredited zoos, aquariums, marine theme parks, and swim-with-dolphin operations—places that naturally concentrate large groups of people—were among the first tourism venues to close their doors in response to the COVID-19...
Lawsuit Seeks Trade Sanctions Against Mexico as Vaquita Porpoise Faces Extinction
Press ReleaseJune 11, 2020Marine WildlifeConservation groups sued the Trump administration today to force a long overdue decision to sanction Mexico for its illegal fishing and trade that is causing the vaquita porpoise’s extinction. The US government...
Mystic, Georgia Aquariums Lobby Commerce Secretary for Beluga Import Permit
Press ReleaseApril 22, 2020Animals in Laboratories, Marine WildlifeLobbyists and executives for Mystic Aquarium and Georgia Aquarium used back-door politics to try to win approval for a controversial permit application to import five captive-born beluga whales from Marineland...
AWI Offers Reward for Info on Dolphin Killings
Marine WildlifeAt least three dolphins were brutally killed within a year, and AWI is supporting the efforts of local authorities to bring those responsible to justice. In late January 2020, a...
Marine Mammal Conference Sounds Alarm, Highlights Positive Actions
Marine WildlifeIn early December 2019, more than 2,700 marine mammal scientists, policymakers, students, and activists, as well as journalists and others interested in the latest marine mammal science developments, gathered from...
Right Whale Births This Year a Positive Sign for Species
Marine WildlifeThe past three years have been devastating for the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale. Only 400 individuals of the species are thought to remain. Since 2017, over the course...
Shark Fin Sellers Foiled in Florida, Texas
Marine WildlifeUS Fish and Wildlife Service officials seized 18 boxes of dried shark fins at PortMiami in late January. The shipment, estimated to be worth up to $1 million, was believed...
Solar Storms Implicated in Some Gray Whale Strandings
Marine WildlifeSolar storms eject high-energy particles from the sun, which stream toward Earth and disrupt communications systems and the planet’s magnetic field. Researchers at Duke University and Chicago’s Adler Planetarium, reporting...