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Dozens of Amazon river dolphins found dead in Brazil
The carcasses of at least 125 Amazon river dolphins have been found floating or beached after temperatures in Lake Tefé, Brazil, reached a staggering 39.1 degrees Celsius.
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Last-minute attempt to stop Shell’s oil exploration of whale breeding grounds
An 11th hour attempt has been launched to try to halt plans by Shell to explore for oil in vital whale breeding grounds along the Wild Coast of eastern South Africa.
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Great, now climate change is causing slow and painful deaths for dolphins
As we continue to pump a seemingly endless stream of greenhouse gases into our atmosphere, warming the planet and causing devastating extreme weather events, it feels increasingly like our habitat is poisoning us.
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Fatal skin disease in dolphins linked to climate crisis
It's the first time that scientists have been able to attribute a cause to the condition since it appeared 15 years ago in bottlenose dolphins.
Does wildfire smoke harm whales and dolphins? Here’s what we know
As North America's West Coast burns, scientists are concerned marine mammals will be harmed by smoke inhalation, an unstudied phenomenon.
Pandemic offers scientists chance to ‘hear’ oceans without man-made noise
Last month, scientists cobbled together an array of 130 underwater hydrophone listening stations around the world to learn how marine animals are doing.
Ten years later, BP oil spill continues to harm wildlife—especially dolphins
Some species, such as brown pelicans, have rebounded, while long-lived species have been hindered for generations. Still, data is scarce.
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