This hidden canyon in the Mediterranean teems with whales and dolphins. But it’s under threat

An ambitious mission aims to protect one of the Mediterranean’s last great frontiers: Caprera Canyon, a vast underwater valley off Sardinia’s coast.
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These 23 Animals Have Gone Extinct in the Past 150 Years

Thought to be extinct in the wild, the Spix Macaw currently exists in captivity with their numbers in the dismally low 60 to ...
The Island Packet

Deceased bottlenose dolphin washes ashore in Hilton Head, but what killed it? What we know

An adult female dolphin bearing a shark bite and barnacles washed ashore in the Sea Pines area of Hilton Head on Nov. 9. Here ...

A new way to measure the age of dolphins opens a window onto the lives of these iconic animals

In our new research, we linked DNA markers with known tooth ages of dead dolphins to build the first molecular "epigenetic clock" for common dolphins ( Delphinus delphis ). This allows scientists to ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Farewell to the pink dolphins—Amazon lakes reached 41°C, causing the mass death of hundreds of dolphins

We consider the Amazon to be the lungs of the world, but it is much more than that. Apart from containing the densest and ...

Louisiana has a rare bubble-gum pink dolphin swimming in the state's Gulf Coast waters

"Pinky," an incredibly rare pink dolphin, has been swimming in Louisiana's Gulf Coast waters for nearly 20 years. What to ...

Video. Dolphin Mimmo thrills Venice but faces danger in the lagoon

Video. Mimmo, a bottlenose dolphin, delights Venice with its playful leaps, but experts warn of dangers from boat traffic.