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New research shows that marine heat waves last longer in deeper water, increasing the possibility of species displacement or mortality. Marine heat waves, defined as events where ocean temperatures rise to extreme levels and hold steady for at least five days, are becoming increasingly common as human-induced climate change fuels global warming. The ocean absorbs […]

More than a third of all elasmobranch (shark and ray) species are at risk of extinction due to overfishing. Indonesia is both a hotspot of elasmobranch biodiversity and one of the leading shark and ray exporters in the world, putting already critically endangered species such as hammerhead sharks and wedgefish under great pressure. Reducing that […]

As a fisheries biologist in Indonesia, Andhika Prasetyo connects with fishers by accompanying them on their voyages out to sea. He can always tell from their faces whether the day’s fishing is going well: if there are smiles, the catch will be good. “When I see [the fishers] happy, I wish that they could always […]

THERE has been another sighting of a big cat in Cheshire - this time in Warrington.

THE Puma of Pontybodkin has been caught on video again.

2020 has been a strange year for all of us - but nobody expected the year to end with a proliferation of big cat sightings in North Wales. That is nobody except Puma Watch North Wales, a group set up to log and raise awareness of big cat sightings in the region. Footage of a cat-like creature was captured by Toby Matthews in Pontybodkin in November this year There have been reports of big cat sightings in North Wales since at lease the 1970s, with areas like the Clwydian Hills and Snowdon...

A MYSTERIOUS creature believed to be roaming the countryside near Pontybodkin has been spotted again. A resident living close to the Wood Pit Nature Reserve between Pontybodkin and Llanfynydd, who wished to remain anonymous, submitted a report of the sighting to Puma Watch North Wales. They said they saw a cat-like creature "at least the size of a Welsh Springer Spaniel" running across a field on December 20 at 3.21pm. The witness report reads: "I was drying my hair in my mums room, I h...