Dolphin
Findings throw light on Istanbul’s wildlife history
Türkiye's first Osteoarchaeology Application and Research Center at Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa (IÜÇ) has revealed important findings that throw light on Istanbul's diverse wildlife from 8,500 years ago.
Though Istanbul is famous for its cats and seagulls today, many species ranging from elephants to deer and vultures to loggerheads were found in Istanbul thousands of years ago.
Probe ordered into death of four dolphins in Aegean
The Archipelagos Institute of Marine Conservation filed a criminal complaint that has prompted an investigation into the death of four dolphins whose bodies washed up on the shores of Samos in the eastern Aegean Sea.
The complaint was lodged in May and the official probe was ordered on Wednesday by the Athens Prosecutor's Office.
Organization to open dolphin hospital
When members of the marine mammal team from the International Fund for Animal Welfare rush to a Cape Cod beach to help a stranded dolphin or porpoise, they have no choice but to treat the endangered animal on site and then immediately release it.
That is about to change.
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Dolphin species in Mediterranean endangered
A group of researchers conducting marine studies on whales and dolphins in Türkiye has warned that all of the dolphin species in the Mediterranean are endangered, as their population is in a "vulnerable situation."
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Science and fun at new dolphin centre
Dolphins have always attracted attention with their playfulness and intelligence, and they are the subject of intense scientific research. Now, there is a whole centre dedicated to the marine mammals on the Slovenian coast.
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Two dead dolphins washed up on Türkiye’s beaches
Two dead dolphins have been found washed up along the shores of the southwestern province of Aydın's Kuşadası district.
The lifeless body of two dolphins washed ashore on the Nazilli Sitesi and Kocagöl beaches in Kuşadası. Following the examinations of the dolphins, it was determined that both of them were striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba).
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Research center to manage, save stranded marine life
Greece is to establish the first National Coordinated Network of Observing and Managing Stranded Wildlife, the Environment Ministry stated on Monday, following an agreement with environmental and scientific organizations.
Another dolphin park in Muğla shuts down
A dolphin show center operating in the southwestern province of Muğla's Marmaris district, where five dolphins died within one-and-a-half years, has been finally closed for good.
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Scientists strapped cameras to Navy Dolphins & captured something terrifying
They wanted to learn about how dolphins hunt and feed. They got way more than they bargained for
Animal rights activists raise concern over dolphinariums
Animal rights activists and environmentalists have demanded the closure of dolphinariums, stating that dolphins, which have an average life span of 30 years, can only live up to five years in captivity.