News tagged with dolphin species

CITES seeks tougher limits on coral, shark, dolphin trade

UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Wednesday that tougher limits should be imposed on trade of aquatic species such as corals, dolphins and sturgeons to protect them from extinction.

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dolphin whistles are unfit for porpoise

Bottlenose dolphins have whistles which they use to exclusively greet other members of their species, marine biologists in Scotland reported on Wednesday.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

18 endangered dolphins spotted off Borneo: WWF

Conservation group WWF said it spotted 18 critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in Indonesian waters off Borneo island Tuesday and called for greater protection of the species' habitat.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ocean cacophony a torment for sea mammals

With the constant churn of freighter propellers, the percussive thump of oil and gas exploration and the underwater din of military testing, ocean noise levels have become unbearable for some sea mammals.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Dolphin conservationists save tigers in Bangladesh

A team of young Bangladeshi conservationists supported by the Conservation Leadership Program and Save Our Species have stopped a fire raging across an area of the Sundarbans in Bangladesh, threatening species ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Marine lab research tracks pollutants in dolphins, beluga whales

Bottlenose dolphins and beluga whales, two marine species at or near the top of their respective food webs, accumulate more chemical pollutants in their bodies when they live and feed in waters near urbanized ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Monk seal and hump-backed dolphin are threatened by fishing activities off coast of Mauritania

Catalan researchers have studied the marine trophic network in Mauritania, on the north west coast of Africa, which is an extremely heavily exploited fishing area, as well as being home to two of the world's ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists reveal dolphins' diplomatic social behaviour

Scientists from the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute (BDRI) on the island of Sardinia off the coast of Italy have published the most complete repertoire ever of sounds made by bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Jaws -- 4 million BC

It might sound like a mashup of monster movies, but palaeontologists have discovered evidence of how an extinct shark attacked its prey, reconstructing a killing that took place 4 million years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Mar 16, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Ancient toothed whale remains found near Santa Cruz

A 1,000-pound slab of sandstone lifted off a beach in Santa Cruz County, Calif., Wednesday may provide a better glimpse of what plied the seas 5 million years ago.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Whales and dolphins in hot water

(PhysOrg.com) -- More whales, dolphins and porpoises than was previously thought could be at risk from the effects of climate change, according to a new study.

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1