OWU Connection Supports Zoology Major’s Effort to Aid Leatherbacks Name: Ryan Bishop ’17 Major: Zoology Minor: East Asian Studies Hometown: Sofia, Bulgaria Experience: Theory-to-Practice Grant, “Leatherback Conservation in Costa Rica with the Earthwatch Institute” Before graduating in December, Bishop used an OWU-funded Theory-to-Practice Grant to travel to Costa Rica to support sea turtle conservation efforts. …
A dedicated boat trip, 18 hours of observation and a new regional coordinator helped Dorset notch up three sightings during the most recent National Whale and Dolphin Watch. The three recorded sightings of bottlenose dolphins all took place in Portlandharbour. The nationwide event took place between July 29 and August 6 last year, and was the …
A manatee swims with its calf. – Photo by Galen Rathbun (US Fish and Wildlife Service) THERE are four species of sea-cow of the order Sirenia, of which three are types of manatee and the fourth is the dugong. The Sirens were the classical mythological mermaids that tempted sailors to their death when their …
The Red Sea is one of the world’s least studied regions when it comes to whales and dolphins – until now. A report was released recently that brings together historic records and the latest information on a range of the sea’s mammal species. This will supply some of the information needed for science based conservation …
The last time we checked in with Boise filmmaker Matthew Podolsky in July, he said time was running out for the vaquita. For three years, he’s been documenting the plight of the small, dolphin-like sea mammal that is only found in the Gulf of California and is threatened by illegal gill-net fishing. Podolsky says since …
Biologist Lance Miller noticed something odd while conducting dolphin surveys in the Gulf of Mexico in 2007: baby dolphins. Lots of them, and lots more than he expected given the results of surveys in 2005 and 2006. The reason? Hurricane Katrina. Hurricanes like Harvey, the one that devastated Houston and other parts of Texas …
Marine turtles, a resilient group of creatures that have been around for over 200 million years and survived mass extinction that wiped out the dinosaur, are today facing their gravest challenge yet. Nearly all species are classified as endangered – under threat from overfishing, pollution, habitat destruction and rising temperatures. Members of a regional task force from …
HATTERAS INLET, N.C. – Members of the Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet released its third batch of sea turtles that were being rehabilitated after being cold stunned in December 2017. “Sea turtles are a “Federally Protected” species and we work closely with several agencies to recover, rehabilitate and release them back into warmer waters,” said …
