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A Welsh videographer captured stunning drone footage of one of Earth's largest creatures gulping 18,000 gallons of water in a single breath. The rare coastal encounter shows nature's giants thriving in unexpected places.
A simple floating device is protecting endangered seabirds from deadly fishing nets, giving conservationists a powerful new tool. The innovation could save thousands of birds each year without disrupting fishing operations.
A specialized rescue team traveled to a remote island to free a California sea lion slowly being strangled by a plastic packing band. The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue crew is the only team in Canada trained for these life-saving missions.
After two months of patient effort, a tour boat captain and rescue team freed a sea lion with fishing line cutting into its neck in Santa Barbara Harbor. The 200-pound mammal is now recovering and could be released within a month.
Blue and fin whales are appearing in growing numbers off Southern Africa's coast, nearly a century after industrial whaling almost wiped them out. Scientists say 95% of recent sightings happened since 2012, suggesting these ocean giants may finally be coming home.
After decades of protection efforts, green sea turtles have rebounded so successfully they're no longer classified as endangered globally. South Florida beaches are witnessing the hopeful sight of recovering turtle populations coming ashore to nest.
A volunteer diver cleaning deadly fishing nets from a Mediterranean shipwreck came face to face with a critically endangered great white shark. The rare encounter highlighted both the importance of ocean cleanup work and the hidden life still thriving in these waters.
California just made plastic producers responsible for reducing their own waste instead of making consumers do all the work. The new law could protect ocean wildlife and human health by cutting down on harmful microplastics.
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While removing deadly ghost nets from the Mediterranean Sea, volunteer divers captured the first-ever underwater footage of an adult great white shark in the region. The rare encounter highlights both the ocean's hidden resilience and the urgent need to protect it.
Scientists expected seabirds to avoid Belgium's Thornton Bank wind farm, but 60,000 gulls arrived instead, turning turbine foundations into safe roosting spots. The wind farm accidentally created an artificial reef that transformed how these birds feed and rest.
SeaWorld's rescue teams have now saved more than 43,000 injured, sick, and orphaned animals across their three locations. The milestone rescue was an underweight California sea lion pup found on the stairs of a beach house.
Scientists just mapped six "marine flyways" across the world's oceans, creating a blueprint to protect 151 seabird species that don't recognize borders. The breakthrough could help coordinate conservation efforts across 54 countries to reverse steep declines.