Browsing Manila Standard by Subject "marine mammals"
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122 Pregnant whales killed in hunt
(Manila Standard,June 1, 2018 , on page B3)Japan killed 122 pregnant minke whales during a highly controversial annual whaling expedition that Tokyo defends as scientific research, but conservationists call "gruesome and unnecessary." The four-month expedition in ... -
145 pilot whales die in remote beach
(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 ... -
Baby dugong dies in Thailand
(Manila Standard,August 18, 2019 , on page A4)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 whale rescued, herded back to open sea
(Manila Standard,December 18, 2017 , on page B4)A 15-foot whale was eventually pulled back into the sea Saturday afternoon after a team of environment, maritime, and coast guard authorities spent several hours to rescue it in Honda Bay here. The large whale, suspected ... -
'Born to be Wild' airs three-part anniversary special
(Manila Standard,November 10, 2019 , on page D3)Today, travel and wildlife program Born to be Wild premiers its three-part anniversary special to celebrate its 12 years on television. As a young vet starting his hosting job in Born to be Wild nearly 12 years ago, Doc ... -
Climate change affects whales
(Manila Standard,December 3, 2015 , on page B7)The sight of thousands of whales surfacing, jumping and playing off the coast of South America as they migrate toward their breeding grounds is one of nature’s most majestic displays. But global warming is killing off their ... -
Climate change pushing killer whales to go north
(Manila Standard,January 29, 2019 , on page B3)Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer whale and her calf hunting for food frolic in a snowy Norwegian fjord. Their favorite meal, herring, abound, but climate change means both predator and prey must increasingly ... -
'Dead Whale' art installation wins in Cannes Lions 2018
(Manila Standard,June 26, 2018 , on page C1)The huge dead whale art installation unveiled last year on the beach of Naic, Cavite bagged two top awards in the 2018 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. Presented by Greenpeace Philippines and ... -
Dolphin rescued
(Manila Standard,January 13, 2017 , on page C1)Personnel of the Salcedo Municipal Police Station assist men from BFAR and MENRO header by Danilo P. Duran in rescuing a lost dolphin found at the r=territorial waters of Barangay Butig, Salcedo, Eastern Samar on Wednesday. ... -
El Nido reopens for tourism, resorts ready
(Manila Standard,August 24, 2020 , on page A4)Palawan, voted World’s Best Island in 2020 by Travel + Leisure magazine, awaits visitors once more as it reopens its doors to tourism. Now under a modified general community quarantine (MGCQ), and with the support of the ... -
Extinction
(Manila Standard,May 22, 2019 , on page A4-A5)About 93 percent of ocean fish is being harvested at above the level of sustainability or their being replaced by new stocks. In 2015, 33 percent of marine fish stocks were being harvested at unsustainable levels; 60 percent ... -
Fresh whale stranding on New Zealand beach
(Manila Standard,February 12, 2017 , on page B4)Rescuers defied a shark threat to form a human chain in a New Zealand bay on Saturday in a bid to keep another 200 whales from becoming stranded a day after hundreds died in a mass beaching. About 150 people waded out up ... -
HK's dolphins disappearing
(Manila Standard,November 30, 2015 , on page B7)As to expand its international airport and with a major new bridge project under way, campaigners warn that the dwindling number of much-loved pink dolphins in surrounding waters may disappear altogether. Conservationists ... -
Japan warned against whaling in Antarctic
(Manila Standard,November 30, 2015 , on page B8)Environmental activities group Sea Shepherd warned Japan on Sunday against resuming "research" whaling in the Antarctic and called on the Australian government to intervene. After a decade of harassment by Sea Shepherd, ... -
Kill the dolphins, sharks, whales
(Manila Standard,February 13, 2015 , on page B5)Mayor Nelson Garcia has maintained that marine animals on Tañon Strait are “parasites” and their population should be controlled by killing some of them, shrugging off criticisms from environmentalists. At a summit on ... -
Landmark manatee conservation program
(Manila Standard,August 25, 2016 , on page D1)River Safari Singapore’s Kai and junior set off on a historic journey to become the first two manatees in over a century to arrive in Guadeloupe as pioneers for the world’s first manatee repopulation program. At a farewell ... -
Orphaned dugong conservation star
(Manila Standard,July 5, 2019 , on page A1-A2)Cuddles at feeding time are one of many techniques vets in Thailand are using to raise an orphaned baby dugong named Mariam, and which have helped spread interest in ocean conservation in the process. Found stranded on a ... -
Rescue
(Manila Standard,January 20, 2014 , on page B10)Village watchmen rescue two spinner dolphins off the coast of Barangay Talao-talao in Lucena City. One of the dolphins has a large scar on its fins. -
Rescuers save six stranded whales
(Manila Standard,November 28, 2018 , on page B3)Six beached whales were successfully refloated off New Zealand Tuesday, rescuers said, after a spate of mass strandings in recent days that resulted in the deaths of dozens of the marine mammals. Wildlife rangers and ... -
Roque says sorry for visiting Subic theme park
(Manila Standard,July 3, 2020 , on page A8)Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque apologized to those who were offended after photos of him taking a dip with the dolphins hit social media despite a Metro Manila-wide quarantine which prohibits non-essential travel. ...