Early on Wednesday morning, a large flock of dozens of adult and young dolphins enjoyed the blue waters of Theologos in Phthiotis, in central Greece, putting on a real nature show. The spectacle was captured by the UpStories drone. Theologos bay is a famous dolphin sanctuary in the Gulf of Evia. The crystal clear shallow […]
A dead dolphin was found by vacationers on the beach “Magnos” (Neapolis) in Laconia. Against this background, very disturbing news comes from Greek environmentalists. Large mammal populations are declining in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. And while marine biologists like to talk about the diversity of biological species in Greek waters, experts argue that whales […]
USNI, the US Naval Institute, has reported a troop of combat dolphins near Sevastopol guarding Russian warships. Satellite images confirm that the dolphin enclosures at the entrance to Sevastopol Bay appeared in February, when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began. Presumably, specially trained aquatic mammals protect ships from saboteurs. However, not all dolphins are so lucky […]
The inhabitants of the Faroe Islands killed 53 whales. They had to be counted and special sensors placed on them, but … there was not enough personnel to carry out this work. They decided to simply destroy the whales instead of installing tracking devices. True, at first it was assumed that there were no more […]
Members of the environmental organization iSea decided to study the dolphins of Thermaikos Bay, registering each one individually with the help of a unique “fingerprint”, which is a dorsal fin in dolphins. “Our Thermaikos Dolphin Project, which was launched in late spring with the support of SANIResort, includes the systematic monitoring of cetaceans in Thermaikos […]
Cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises) that swim in European seas face a much greater threat than in all other parts of the planet. At the same time, Europe has one of the most advanced and integrated systems for their protection. This paradox is described in a report called “Under Pressure,” recently released by OceanCare, an international […]