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    • 12 fishermen killed in lake clashes 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Bulletin, July 11, 2018, on page 4)
      At least 12 fishermen have died and a dozen more are missing after deadly clashes on Lake Edward, which is shared by Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, a Congolese official said Monday. "The 12 bodies of our ...
    • 145 pilot whales die in remote beach 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, November 27, 2018, on page B3)
      Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding in a remote part of New Zealand, with authorities saying Monday they made the “heart-breaking” decision to euthanize dozens that lay stricken on the shore. The stranding ...
    • 2 dolphins, sea turtle found dead 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, March 23, 2013, on page A-19)
      Two dolphins and a sea turtle were found dead in this capital town’s coastal waters yesterday. One of the dolphins had three bullet wounds. Fernando de Guzman, chairman of the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management ...
    • 2,500 dead seals found on Russia's Caspian coast 

      Associated Press (The Manila Times, December 6, 2022, on page B7)
      About 2,500 seals have been found dead on the Caspian Sea coast in southern Russia, officials said on Sunday. Authorities in the Russian province of Dagestan said it was unclear why the mass die-off happened, but that it ...
    • 3 of 17 dolphins sighted off P'sinan die 

      Visperas, Eva (The Philippine Star, January 28, 2015, on page A-17)
      Three of 17 dolphins that have been sighted in Lingayen Gulf since Monday died from injuries believed to have been inflicted by humans, the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) said yesterday. Some dolphins ...
    • 4th dead dolphin found in Negros town 

      Masculino, Grazyl (Manila Bulletin, September 16, 2019, on page 6)
      The decomposing carcass of a dolphin was found floating on the waters of Barangay Patic, Pulupandan, Negros Occidental last Wednesday, September 11. It was the fourth dead dolphin that got stranded in Bago- Pulupandan ...
    • Another dolphin, sea turtle found dead in Panay 

      Tayona, Glenda (Panay News, January 26, 2022, on page 9)
      Another dolphin and a sea turtle were found dead in Panay town here recently. The dead dolphin was found in Barangay Butacal, Panay on Jan. 23, 2022 by residents Daniel Alaban Jr. and Ryan Binondo. This was eventually ...
    • Another whale beaches in Bali 

      (Daily Tribune, April 10, 2023, on page B14)
      A 17-meter-long sperm whale died after washing up on a beach in Bali, a conservation official said Sunday, making it the third whale that beached itself on the Indonesian island in just a little over a week. The male sperm ...
    • Baby dugong dies of plastic ingestion 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Philippine Daily Inquirer, August 18, 2019, on page A9)
      A sick baby dugong whose fight for recovery won hearts in Thailand and cast a spotlight on ocean conservation has died from an infection exacerbated by bits of plastic lining her stomach, officials said Saturday. "Mariam" ...
    • Beached dolphins 

      Riñoza, Jojo (Manila Bulletin, January 28, 2015, on page 13)
      The carcass of a dolphin, one of several beached along the Lingayen Gulf, is prepared for burial at the Fish Cemetry in Dagupan City yesterday morning. At right, Bureau of Fisheries and aquatic Resources-National Integrated ...
    • BFAR probes whale shark's death in Cagayan 

      Catindig, Raymund (The Philippine Star, October 14, 2014, on page 5)
      The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) is investigating the cause of death of a butanding (whale shark) that washed ashore in the Port of San Vicente in Sta. Ana, Cagayan last Sunday. BFAR regional director ...
    • Boy, 10, killed by croc in Palawan 

      Africa, Raymond (Malaya, August 15, 2019, on page B2)
      A 10-year-old boy was killed and eaten by a crocodile in the waters of Sitio Taagpanasan, Barangay Salang, Balabac, Palawan last Sunday night, the Mimaropa Police Regional Office reported yesterday. Police Lt. Col. Socrates ...
    • 'Butanding' found dead in Libas port 

      Celino, Felipe V. (The Daily Guardian, March 21, 2018, on page 3-14)
      Roxas City, Capiz – The carcass of a “butanding” or whale shark was found floating by fishermen Monday morning near Libas fishing port here. A concerned citizen informed Libas village chief Dhonyl Alisasis about the find. ...
    • Carcass of female whale found 

      Barcia, Rhayz D. (The Manila Times, October 10, 2019, on page A5)
      The carcass of a young female sperm whale found dead at Tabgon village in Caramoan town last October 5 underwent necropsy to determine the cause of death and to preserve the skeleton for scientific display to the public. ...
    • Dead butanding recovered in Navotas 

      Galupo, Rey (The Philippine Star, August 18, 2018, on page 14)
      The carcass of a whale shark, locally known as “butanding,” washed ashore near the Navotas Fish Port Complex before dawn yesterday. The whale shark was at least 15 feet long and weighed more than 3,000 kilos, according to ...
    • Dead dolphin 

      Riñoza, Jojo (Manila Bulletin, July 7, 2016, on page B8)
      A personnel of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources National Integrated Fisheries Technology and Development Center carries a bottlenose dolphin that was washed up dead on Tondaligan Beach last week. The dolphin, ...
    • Dead dolphin, turtle washed ashore 

      Yap, Tara (Manila Bulletin, January 27, 2022, on page 5)
      A dead dolphin and a dead turtle have recently washed ashore in Panay town, Capiz province. The Capiz Provincial Environment and Resources Office (Capiz PENRO) reported that the dolphin shoreline of Butacal and Navitas ...
    • Dead dolphins wash up in France in record numbers 

      Reuters (Philippine Daily Inquirer, June 27, 2020, on page A7)
      hundreds of dead dolphins have been washing up on France’s Atlantic coast in such high numbers that local populations of the mammals are at risk, marine biologists say. The majority drowned in the nets of fishing trawlers. ...
    • 'Dead fish everywhere' in Germany, Poland after feared chemical dump 

      Agence France-Presse (AFP) (Manila Standard, August 14, 2022, on page 3A)
      Thousands of fish have washed up dead on the Oder river running through Germany and Poland, sparking warnings of an environmental disaster as residents are urged to stay away from the water. The fish floating by the German ...
    • Dead great white shark washed ashore in Dipaculao, Aurora 

      Avendaño, Ariel P. (Manila Bulletin, January 25, 2018, on page 6)
      The Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (MDRRMC) has alerted barangay officials of this coastal town to take precautionary measures following the discovery of a great white shark washed ashore in ...