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Dominica announces new protections for sperm whales

Dominica has placed almost 800 square kilometers of sea off the west coast of the...
Commerson's dolphin

New Important Marine Mammal Areas added to global ocean conservation list

Commerson's dolphin Experts from a number of countries have mapped out a new set of...
Vaquita. Photo Thomas Jefferson

Scientific Committee gives first ever official species extinction warning

Photo: Thomas Jefferson We have welcomed the urgent call by experts to protect the vaquita...
blue whale

Whale fossil from Peru may have been heavier than blue whale

Scientists examining the bones of a 39 million-year-old ancient whale have concluded that it may...

Marine park director replaced after floods cause shut down

The director of Marineland in Antibes, France, has been replaced.  

The removal of Bernard Giampaolo follows recent controversy surrounding the death of one of the male orcas held at the marine theme park in the aftermath of flash floods that hit the region recently. Concerns remain about the health of other marine mammals held there. 

An interim replacement for Mr Giampaolo has be announced and the park, the largest of its kind in Europe, will stay closed until next year.