AP PHOTOS: In this Indian city, locals patrol the beaches at night to protect endangered sea turtles
CHENNAI, India (AP) — For nearly four decades, residents in southern India's coastal city of Chennai have patrolled moonlit ...
April marks nesting season for endangered Kemp's ridley sea turtles on Texas coast
April signals the start of Kemp's ridley sea turtle nesting on Texas beaches. Discover how to safely observe and protect ...
The Canadian Press on MSN4d
Critically endangered sunflower sea stars are seeking refuge in B.C. fiords
A new study published this month says the cold-water fjords on B.C.'s central coast might hold a key to sea star survival by ...
Antarctic giants and first-of-their-kind catches: See latest animal encounters
The species with “deep-sea gigantism” was spotted off the remote South Sandwich ... The study also recorded other rare ...
Smithsonian Magazine24d
From a Guitar Shark to an Octocoral, Scientists Discover More Than 800 Marine Species
The creatures include everything from a squat lobster to a deep-sea limpet. Launched in April ... of marine life before many species become extinct. “The ocean covers 71 percent of our planet ...
Mongabay27d
Scientists identify more than 800 new species in global Ocean Census
The Nippon Foundation is also involved with deep-sea mining research ... is a type of critically endangered ray. Many more novel species, including sea butterfly, mud dragon, bamboo coral, water ...