About 60 dolphins swam onto the shore of Cape Cod, south of Boston, in Massachusetts last week, baffling marine life experts by their huge numbers. The animals have been swimming onto the shores since Thursday last and about 60 of them have been stranded all along the shores of Cape Cod Bay so far. It was one of the largest such cases in years, the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said in a statement. The IFAW has managed to release a few dolphins back into the sea.
The Federal Government’s current plan proposes only token protection for 1% of the area’s most threatened ocean habitat, in a region which includes the world’s largest, yet still recovering, population of humpback whales. On Monday 28 November at 5pm, our chance to push for protected areas for whales in the pristine Northwest will end. Please join IFAW ...
As we read this, baby grey seals on Hay Island in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia are sleeping, playing, and nursing with their mums. They have no idea that their peaceful scene could soon turn into a brutal killing frenzy. The government of Canada has authorized the slaughter of 60,000 grey seals for 2011. ...
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