On a Grim Anniversary, 230 Pilot Whales Are Stranded in Tasmania
“At least 95 percent will die, because the ocean’s just so fierce,” said a boat skipper on the scene, where 470 whales were also beached in 2020.
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“At least 95 percent will die, because the ocean’s just so fierce,” said a boat skipper on the scene, where 470 whales were also beached in 2020.
Thousands of seabirds are dying in large numbers, either dead in their nests or washed up on shore. Extreme heat, altered ocean currents, and worsening storms are all effects of the climate crisis, which is also having disastrous results on one of the most endangered bird species in the world.
A harmful algal bloom in the San Francisco Bay is killing fish, sharks and stingrays. Some are washing ashore.
The German Environment Ministry has said the search is still ongoing to determine the cause of the mass die-offs of fish in the Oder River. Poland rejected a German report that pesticides were present
Climate change, habitat loss, invasive species, pollution and mining have contributed to a drastic decline in the populations of some wildlife species.