The dark, cold, crushing depths of one of the world’s largest ecosystems is home to about half of all known shark species. However, living at depths between 200-3000m, these deep-sea species aren’t your typical sharks. Armed with sharp defensive fin spines, large reflective eyes, and, in some cases, an ability to glow in the dark, these alien sharks could be the stars of a science fiction horror movie.
The Moray Firth and North East coast of Scotland are home to a resident population of bottlenose dolphins, around 200 or so in number and I am fortunate to spend my working life studying and photographing these big, charismatic predators.
In the sea, the plankton begin the marine food chain. Without plankton there wouldn’t be polar bears on the ice.
Over the coming weeks Blue Planet Society needs your help to highlight the availability of wild marine animals in supermarkets, fishmongers and fish markets across the globe by posting your photographs on social media using the hashtag #Wildlife4Sale.
At a time when the Australian conservation movement faces great challenges, a protected seabird species in decline was consumed for novelty value on British reality TV show ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’ (Nov 22nd) in Murwillumbah, New South Wales.
It should be common knowledge by now, mass balloon release events are bad for wildlife. But the message has yet to sink in, even with organisations that should know better.
Australia’s south west offers a little-known wildlife experience that’s hard to beat. At Hamelin Bay near Augusta huge wild smooth stingrays and eagle rays regularly come to the beach to be hand-fed by eager visitors.
Upwards of 4,000 people gathered on Cottesloe Beach, Perth, Australia today to rally against the upcoming cull of sharks by the Western Australian government. Similar events were held all over the country including New South Wales and Queensland, both of which have been culling sharks for decades.
The dark, cold, crushing depths of one of the world’s largest ecosystems is home to about half of all known shark species. However, living at depths between 200-3000m, these deep-sea species aren’t your typical sharks. Armed with sharp defensive fin spines, large reflective eyes, and, in some cases, an ability to glow in the dark, these alien sharks could be the stars of a science fiction horror movie.
The Moray Firth and North East coast of Scotland are home to a resident population of bottlenose dolphins, around 200 or so in number and I am fortunate to spend my working life studying and photographing these big, charismatic predators.
In the sea, the plankton begin the marine food chain. Without plankton there wouldn’t be polar bears on the ice.
Over the coming weeks Blue Planet Society needs your help to highlight the availability of wild marine animals in supermarkets, fishmongers and fish markets across the globe by posting your photographs on social media using the hashtag #Wildlife4Sale.
At a time when the Australian conservation movement faces great challenges, a protected seabird species in decline was consumed for novelty value on British reality TV show ‘I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!’ (Nov 22nd) in Murwillumbah, New South Wales.
It should be common knowledge by now, mass balloon release events are bad for wildlife. But the message has yet to sink in, even with organisations that should know better.
Australia’s south west offers a little-known wildlife experience that’s hard to beat. At Hamelin Bay near Augusta huge wild smooth stingrays and eagle rays regularly come to the beach to be hand-fed by eager visitors.
Upwards of 4,000 people gathered on Cottesloe Beach, Perth, Australia today to rally against the upcoming cull of sharks by the Western Australian government. Similar events were held all over the country including New South Wales and Queensland, both of which have been culling sharks for decades.
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