$20,000 Reward Offered After Dolphin Found Shot Dead in Louisiana
Photo: NOAA / Audubon Aquarium Rescue A dead dolphin recently found washed up at West Mae’s Beach in Cameron Parish, Louisiana was shot three times, according to a news release…
Orcas Attacked a Great White Shark and Ate Its Insides. Again.
A great white shark carcass that washed up near Portland, Australia, in October was killed and eaten by orcas, according to researchers who studied the fish’s remains. “Even AI Rappers…
Bottlenose Dolphins Somehow Even Cooler Than We Knew, Can Sense Electricity
It looks like bottlenose dolphins may have more tricks up their fins than we knew. New research involving trained zoo dolphins seems to confirm that these mammals can sense electricity,…
Putin’s War Against Ukraine Is Slaughtering Dolphins in the Black Sea
Russia’s ongoing war against Ukraine has destroyed infrastructure and displaced about 5 million people from the country since last spring. The country’s conservationists have also noticed that the war is…
Dolphin Moms Use Baby Talk Around Their Calves, New Research Suggests
It looks like baby talk isn’t just for humans. New research this week suggests that dolphin mothers also adopt a higher-pitched tone during certain forms of communication with their young.…
New Orca Defenses Are in Development
New strategies to save boats from the orca uprising are in the works. Portuguese officials plan to test devices that could deter so-called killer whales from taking down ships with…
Putin’s Porpoises: Russia Doubles Dolphin Soldier Pens in Crimea to ‘Counter Enemy Divers’
Russia is ramping up its efforts in the Ukraine war by doubling the number of its pens holding trained dolphins near the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, the UK defense…
In Ukraine, Dead Dolphins Tell a Story of Ecocide and Violence
PRYMORSKE, UKRAINE—This stretch of Black Sea coastline is almost deserted, save for a small hut, running entirely on solar power. About 50 kilometers across the blue water is Zmiinyi (Snake)…