A 10-metre whale made entirely of plastic has been unveiled to raise awareness about ocean pollution, as part of Sky's Ocean Rescue campaign. The whale has been covered with 250 kg worth of ...
A necropsy revealed 40 kilograms of plastic waste in the whale’s stomach, made up of shopping bags, banana plantation bags and 16 rice sacks. It had died of starvation and dehydration ...
The current off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao had washed away the blood it vomited before its death. He already knew how the 15-foot-long whale had died. “I knew this whale had ...
When whales get hurt or sick, it doesn't just affect the animals. State wildlife officials issue urgent warning after discovery of dead whale: 'Exercise extreme caution' first appeared on The Cool ...
"It was plastic bags, balloons, things that are commonly observed in the stomachs of stranded whales," Merrill said. They made an H-shaped rig of fishing line with weights at the bottom to hold the ...
The huge 46 feet adult sperm whale was first spotted in January chronically entangled in rope and attempts were made to help the mammal before ... comprising a knotted ball of rope, plastic, and ...
The BDMLR attempted to take a closer look at the whale, however the wind and sea conditions made it impossible to ... packing straps, bags and plastic cups among the items discovered in a ...
Just in the first quarter of 2016, already more than 30 dead sperm whales were found washed up in the shores of Europe, with large amounts of plastic waste in their stomachs. Late last year, one of ...