When some surfers attempted to reenter the ocean, the visibly disoriented animal continued to charge at them, forcing them back once again. Watch the clip here: The incident is one of many ...

The animals that do recover are returned back to the wild. Smith said it’s important to keep a 50-foot distance between you and the sea lion and contact their rescue team if you notice symptoms ...

US enforcement of import restrictions will pressure foreign fisheries to implement stronger protections for these animals, thus reducing this staggering toll and promoting sustainable fishing abroad ...

HJM 4004 seeks to encourage a weakening of MMPA protections under the guise of increasing the “flexibility” of adaptive management tools—which really means trying to give Columbia River Basin salmon a ...

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This “burglar alarm” mechanism likely evolved to startle predators or attract larger animals that might eat whatever is disturbing the dinoflagellates. Species like Noctiluca scintillans (commonly ...

Perhaps most exciting are developments in animal-borne sensors and tracking technologies. Sea otters equipped with small GPS-linked devices provide unprecedented insights into their foraging patterns, ...

coastal development and climate change to the marine animals. In more than half of the areas studied, threats are declining overall, the study found. But there are some exceptions. Sea turtle ...

a world expert on deep-sea squid species who later confirmed the identification. The colossal squid has long been a creature that stirred imaginations. It’s believed these animals can reach up to 7 ...

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