Until last year, photographer Reiko Takahashi was working as a semiconductor engineer, escaping the office a few times a year to pursue her longtime passion for marine life, diving, and underwater photography. Then, in early 2018, a last minute trip to snorkel off the coast of Kumejima Island near Okinawa, Japan, brought the photographer face-to-face …
A study has uncovered the secret to why endangered whale sharks gather on mass at just a handful of locations around the world. The new insights into the habits of the world’s largest fish will help inform conservation efforts for this mysterious species, say the researchers. Large groups of whale sharks congregate at only around …
NAVARRE BEACH, Fla. (WKRG) – The latest rescue makes two dozen sea turtles saved near the Navarre Beach pier in the past month. A local conservation group says it mostly sees turtles caught in fishing line. A fisherman at the pier accidentally hooked a sea turtle over the weekend. “Over the past month, we have …
Thanks to its historic isolation, Madagascar has long been famed for its unique wildlife, ranging from lemurs and rare chameleons to exotic birds and the carnivorous, cat-like fossa. But now a new study published in the journal Endangered Species Research has revealed that the island nation is also a hotspot for whale sharks (the world’s largest fish). …
Ahmedabad: The satellite tagging of two whale sharks off the Gujarat coast by scientists of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and the Gujarat forest department, some time ago, has allowed researchers a 350 -day and a 150-day peek into the lives of the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is among the least studied fish species. …
On Friday May 4, Patrick Cena, a local resident, spotted an injured green sea turtle washing ashore in Christmas Cove. According to Erica Palmer, a Coral World veterinary technician, who is also a sea turtle assistance and rescue responder, “Patrick contacted Coral World for assistance. He then transported Matt Tartaglio, Coral World assistant curator, and …
HARLINGEN — They came, they dug and they laid. The first big day of sea turtle nesting season on Texas beaches Monday resulted in 41 total nests confirmed from San Jose Island near Rockport south to Boca Chica Beach. On South Padre Island, Sea Turtle Inc. reported 13 turtle nests confirmed, along with an additional …
New research led by University of Otago scientists indicates there is growing evidence that whale and dolphin-watching activities can adversely affect the marine mammals. The study “Behavioural responses of spinner dolphins to human interactions” was published recently by the journal Royal Society Open Science. The research focused on populations of spinner dolphins off the coast …
In 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature moved the whale shark from ‘vulnerable’ status to ‘endangered’ after concluding that its population had fallen by about 50 per cent in the past 75 years. SIMON J. PIERCE The Maldives, a sandy necklace of islands that stretches 750 kilometres across the Indian Ocean, just north …
