(SHARKS) AUSTRALIA — In response to last year’s five fatal shark attacks, the Australian government has launched a rather excitable plan to lash back and attack the sharks instead. Taking what they call, “proactive action,” the government unveiled the $7.12 million track, catch, and destroy operation. If a shark happens to wander too close to the beach, it’s their life that will be in danger now. Read on for the full details on this controversial new preventative measure. — Global Animal
(TAKE ACTION) GEORGIA — The Humane Society of the United States has created a petition against the Georgia Aquarium. The facility is requesting a permit from the National Marine Fisheries Service to import 12 wild caught Beluga Whales for entertainment purposes. The Belugas will be taken from their natural environment and placed in a tank to be guffawed at by insensitive spectators. The permit also entails the legal transport of these marine mammals 6,000 miles by plane. The animals will also be transferred from one container and plane to another during a layover in Belgium. These conditions will be extremely stressful for the whales, and not to mention that their heightened noise sensitivity will be exposed to hours worth of screaming engines. Continue reading and sign the petition to stop the exploitation of these Beluga Whales. — Global Animal
(DOLPHINS) FLORIDA — A bottle nosed dolphin was found dead over the weekend on Elmer Islands Wildlife rescue in Louisiana, with a bullet hole behind his blowhole. The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are offering a 1,500 thousand dollar reward for information that can lead to the conviction of the killer. Read on for more about this horrific story. — Global Animal
(OCEANS/TAKE ACTION) CALIFORNIA — Animal advocates are deeply concerned for California’s central coast marine life in response to PG&E’s decision to start seismic mapping this November. The Seismic Imaging Project entails blasting 18 underwater cannons every 15-20 seconds, 24 hours a day for 33 days. The blasts send shock-waves into the earths crust which will supply data to create 3-D images of multiple earthquake faults near Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The project will test whether further precautions are necessary to prevent a nuclear meltdown in the event of an earthquake, not unlike the 2011 nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan. — Global Animal
(WHALES)— A pod of 26 pilot whales stranded themselves off the east coast of Scotland between Anstruther and Pittenween on Saturday, September 1. In stranding situations, rescuers only have twelve hours to get the whales back into deep water before their internal organs begin to fail. Reacting swiftly, the Fife Coastguard, Fire Brigade, British Drivers Marine Life Rescue team, and other local volunteers were able to rescue ten whales. Reasons as to why these highly intelligent, social animals swim into shallow waters and strand themselves is unclear. – Global Animal
(WHALES) FLORIDA — A pod of 22 pilot whales beached themselves at Florida’s Avalon Beach State Park on Saturday. Local volunteers and wildlife officials mobilized to save the marine mammals, but unfortunately only five survived. While the cause of the stranding is unknown, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is currently caring for the young survivors who will hopefully be moved to SeaWorld Orlando for their long-term care and eventual release back into the oceans. Read on for more on this latest beaching and the incredible effort made by volunteers to keep these amazing animals comfortable in their last moments. — Global Animal
(ANIMAL WELFARE) Today, animal activists including the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), PETA, the Orca Network, and private citizens filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) challenging the decision to renew Miami Seaquarium’s federal Animal Welfare Act (AWA) license. ALDF and PETA currently have another lawsuit pending against the National Marine Fisheries Service for excluding the last orca remaining at the marine park, Lolita, from the endangered list of Pacific Northwest’s Southern Resident orcas. Read on to learn more about the lawsuits and sign the petition for Lolita’s freedom. — Global Animal
(GREAT WHITE SHARKS) CALIFONIA — A team of California environmentalists filed a petition with the federal National Marine Fisheries Service to declare the great white shark endangered. Although it’s difficult to come by accurate population number the alarming amount of sharks caught in fisherman’s nets each year is cause for concern. Read on for more on the future of great whites. — Global Animal
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