Browsing Aquatic News Index by Subject "marine birds"

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    • Balloons, sky lanterns harm the environment 

      Gamboa-Amante, Kitty (The Manila Times, January 10, 2019, on page B5)
      The spectacle of the symbolic releasing of balloons and night sky lanterns is, without a doubt, a beautiful sight to behold and has become increasingly popular at festivals, weddings and other celebrations across the world. ...

    • Bird on brink of extinction flies over Apo Reef park 

      Virola, Madonna T. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 3, 2018, on page A1-A11)
      One of the world’s critically endangered seabirds, the Christmas Frigatebird, was spotted for the first time at Apo Reef Natural Park (ARNP) in Sablayan town in Occidental Mindoro province, the third record of the species ...

    • Dolphins swim through slick as oiled birds preen on shore 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (BusinessWorld, June 14, 2010, on page S1/9)
      Its brown feathers sticky with oil, the pelican tries to preen in the hot sun as men in white plastic suits lay absorbent pads on the rocky shore of Queen Bess Island off the coast of Louisiana. Two wildlife rescue workers ...

    • Shore birds 

      (Manila Bulletin, February 4, 2013, on page 8)
      Beach and habitat losses attributable to Superstorm Sandy have wildlife groups scrambling to repair the damage by the time spring birds arrive. The storm washed away sand and vegetation that many species spawn in or call ...

    • Starving seabirds 'full of plastic' 

      British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Panay News, June 25, 2018, on page 7)
      New footage of the devastating impact of plastic pollution on wildlife has been captured by a BBC team. Seabirds are starving to death on the remote Lord Howe Island, a crew filming for the BBC One documentary Drowning in ...

    • Tubbataha incident caused by total negligence 

      Manaloto, Jennileen A. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, February 11, 2013, on page A20)
      The Tubbataha Reefs Natural Park, located in the Central Sulu Sea, is cited as one of the most biologically diverse and one of the remarkable coral reefs on the planet. It is home to 600 species of fish, 360 species of ...