Showing posts with label dolphins. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dolphins. Show all posts

Hundreds of dolphins have died along Gulf Coast since February, scientists say

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At least 279 animals have been stranded, triple the usual figure, and 98% have died, prompting investigation Associated Press The Guardian ...

Vietnam: Dolphin species thought extinct in Vietnam caught in Mekong Delta

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Phan Anh, Hoang Nam, Cuu Long Vietnam Express 17 May 19; Phan Van Thai, 49, and his wife were fishing on the Co Chien River in Cho Lach D...

Malaysia: Man frees dolphin from fishing net in Sungai Kilim

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Bernama New Straits Times 4 May 19; LANGKAWI: A tourist boat skipper saved a dolphin that was entangled in a fishing net at the Sungai Ki...

Indonesia: Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in East Kalimantan river

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N. Adri The Jakarta Post 25 Apr 19; An Irrawaddy river dolphin, locally known as a pesut, was found dead in the Pela River in Kutai Karta...

Hundreds of dead dolphins wash up on French coast

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AFP Yahoo News 26 Apr 19; Nantes (France) (AFP) - A record number of dead dolphins have washed up on France's Atlantic coast in recen...

Malaysia: Dead dolphin found washed ashore on Kedah beach

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Zuliaty Zulkiffli New Straits Times 4 Apr 19; ALOR STAR: The carcass of a dolphin was found washed ashore at a beach near Alor Ibus, Jala...

Mutilated dolphins wash up on French coast in record numbers

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Activists say 1,100 dolphins found since January - but real figure may be 10 times higher Kim Willsher The Guardian 32 Mar 19; A record ...

Malaysia: Tawau firefighters save beached dolphin

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ABDUL RAHEMANG TAIMING New Straits Times 24 Feb 19; TAWAU: Firefighters rescued a dolphin that was stranded at the beach near Bha Zhong c...

Malaysia: Carcass of male dolphin washed ashore on Melaka beach

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Nur Saliawati Salberi New Straits Times 17 Sep 18; MELAKA: A dead male juvenile dolphin, weighing about 35kg, was found washed ashore on ...

Pod of Indo-Pacific humpbacked dolphins spotted off Pulau Semakau

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Charmaine Ng Straits Times 19 Jun 18; SINGAPORE - In his 10 years of fishing, Mr Quek Wei Teck has never come across anything like it. ...

Leaked report warns Cambodia's biggest dam could 'literally kill' Mekong river

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Government-commissioned report says proposed site at Sambor reach is the ‘worst possible place’ for hydropower due to impact on wildlife To...

India: Sundarbans Census - Dolphins declining

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Pinaki Roy The Daily Star 27 Apr 18; The dolphin census going on in the Sundarbans area is indicating that the number of the mammals in ...

Cambodia: Census finds increase in Mekong River's Irrawaddy dolphins

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SOPHENG CHEANG, Associated Press Yahoo News 23 Apr 18; PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The number of critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins...

Dolphin freed after it was caught by fishing line at Bedok Jetty

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Today Online 10 Apr 18; SINGAPORE — A wild dolphin which was entrapped by a fishing net at Bedok Jetty over the weekend was finally freed...

Dolphin seen entangled in fishing line at Bedok Jetty

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Chew Hui Min Channel NewsAsia 7 Apr 18; SINGAPORE: A dolphin that wandered to Bedok Jetty on Saturday (Apr 7) morning was injured after ...

Malaysia: Two dead dolphins washed up in Penang in under a week

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AUDREY DERMAWAN New Straits Times 4 Jan 18; GEORGE TOWN: Two dolphins have been found dead at the Tanjung Bungah beachfront in less than ...

Two of seven pink dolphins at Underwater World never left Singapore

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Audrey Tan Straits Times 24 Nov 17; SINGAPORE - Two of seven pink dolphins previously housed at Underwater World Singapore (UWS) never le...

Australia: Rare dolphins and dugongs die after being caught in fishing nets, Barrier Reef authority says

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Louisa Rebgetz ABC News 19 Nov 17; Dugongs and snubfin dolphins have died after being caught in commercial fishing nets in northern Queen...

Indonesian travelling shows where dolphins perform in the name of education

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More than 90 dolphins are held in captivity in Indonesia and trained to perform tricks in shows as part of the country’s so-called conservat...

Malaysia: Second dead finless porpoise washes up at beach in a month

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Borneo Post 1 Aug 2017; The carcass of the finless porpoise at Tanjong Lobang beach. MIRI: A dead finless porpoise was found washed as...