Marine mammals

On the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act last month, a group of scientists asked the federal government for protection and funds for recovery of Rice’s whales.

The aquarium has been planning to open a manatee rehabilitation facility for years, but recent spikes in the marine mammals’ deaths have sped up the process.

Nearly 40 different species of animals have swallowed or become entangled in plastic, according to a new study.

Just imagine that you’re sitting in your home and you hear a loud explosion from down the street that nearly blasts your eardrums out. And then after...