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North Atlantic right whales – which can weigh as much as 70 tons – pay a high price for dragging hundreds of pounds of rope and fishing gear for thousands of miles for days or months, sometimes years, according to a study published today in the journal “Current Biology.” Lobster-gear entanglements are stunting the growth of the endangered species, the study concluded. Researchers from NOAA, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, New England Aquarium in Boston and Oregon State University analyzed photographs from aerial surveys and drones to determine that right whales are exhib...
WITH West Sussex County Council elections this week, the leaders of the main political parties have made their pitches for your votes.
NEW BEDFORD — The pilot whale that attracted the attention of many as it swam in Clarks Cove on Saturday afternoon was euthanized after it stranded. The older, female whale had a severe ear infection in both ears that likely contributed to her stranding, according to a rescue organization. "Her condition subsequently deteriorated, indicating that euthanasia would be the most humane option for her," said Stacey Hedman, a spokesperson for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, by email. "Our veterinarian began administering sedatives and she passed away shortly afterwards, a furthe...
Dan Whelan The regeneration firm launched by former Placefirst directors David Smith-Milne and Peter Martin earlier this year has hired Faye Whiteoak as development director, one of three appointments at the fledgling firm. Whiteoak spent four years as development director at Redrow Homes, leading the housebuilder’s strategic partnership with Liverpool City Council and Torus to deliver 1,500 new homes in Liverpool, before departing the firm in May 2019. Since September 2019 she has worked part-time as an independent committee member at housing association Plus Dane Housing, a role sh...