Endangered

Offshore Wind Vs. Wildlife
Offshore Wind Vs. Wildlife
Offshore Wind Vs. Wildlife
New studies suggest that endangered marine species would not be significantly impacted by the construction and use of offshore wind farms off the Massachusetts coast. The state and federal studies released this week were based on observations of whales, turtles, and marine birds over a period of four years in federally designated wind energy areas south of Martha's Vineyard...
New Zoo Master Plan
New Zoo Master Plan
New Zoo Master Plan
The City has updated the master plan for the Buttonwood Park Zoo in New Bedford. The fifteen year, $22 million plan calls for a host of changes, including more exhibits featuring endangered and exotic species such as tigers, snow leopards, red pandas, and much more...
Right Whale Found Dead
Right Whale Found Dead
Right Whale Found Dead
CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Marine biologists are trying to figure out what caused the death of a North Atlantic right whale calf, one of just 14 born this winter. The calf was found dead Thursday off the coast of Chatham on Cape Cod. A spokeswoman for the International Fund for Animal Welfare says the nearly 30-foot long, roughly 10,000-pound whale has injuries consistent with a vessel propeller strike
Humpbacks Not Endangered
Humpbacks Not Endangered
Humpbacks Not Endangered
NOAA Fisheries is proposing that ten of fourteen humpback whale populations around the world be removed from the Endangered Species list. That's because the number of humpback whales has increased dramatically since they were first listed in 1970...