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By Simon EVANS MIAMI, Dec 25, 2023 (AFP) – The Miami Dolphins booked their place in the NFL playoffs after a last second field goal from Jason Sanders gave them a thrilling 22-20 win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. The Detroit Lions also secured a postseason spot after clinching the NFC North with a victory over the Minnesota Vikings, while the Seattle Seahawks’ late win over the Tennessee Titans kept their season alive. Quarterback […]
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AFP) — Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled a law he created just two months ago to protect critically endangered Mekong dolphins as the mammals continue to die from illegal fishing activities. The population of Irrawaddy dolphins in the river Mekong has dwindled from 200, when the first census was taken in 1997, to just 89 in 2020 largely due to illegal fishing and habitat loss. Hun Sen issued a new […]
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AFP) – The Faroe Islands, an autonomous territory of Denmark, said Thursday it would take another look at the practice of dolphin-hunting after the slaughter of more than 1,400 of the mammals earlier this week sparked an outcry. “The government has decided to start an evaluation of the regulations on the catching of Atlantic white-sided dolphins,” the northern archipelago’s prime minister, Bardur a Steig Nielsen, said in a statement. “Although these hunts are considered […]
Los Angeles, United State (AFP)-The Miami Dolphins stunned the New England Patriots 27-24 on Sunday, allowing the Kansas City Chiefs to seize an NFL first-round playoff bye with a 31-21 triumph over the Los Angeles Chargers. The heavily favored Patriots’ loss on their home field at Gillette Stadium, coupled with the Chiefs’ win, means Tom Brady and the reigning Super Bowl champions will play in the wild card round for the first time since 2009 — […]
by Kerry Sheridan Agence France-Presse SARASOTA, United States (AFP) — A state of emergency has been declared in Florida as the worst red tide in a decade blackens the ocean water, killing dolphins, sea turtles and fish at a relentless pace. More than 100 tons of dead sea creatures have been shoveled up from smelly, deserted beaches in tourist areas along Florida’s southwest coast as a result of the harmful algal bloom this month alone. […]
TANGALAN, Aklan (Eagle News) — Tinatayang nasa isangdaan (100) mga dolphin na kasinglaki ng kalabaw ang nakita sa baybaying dagat ng Barangay Afga, Tangalan, Aklan. Tuwang -tuwa ang mga bantay-dagat maging ang mga residente sa lugar sa nasaksihan nilang maraming mga dolphin na napadpad sa nasabing dalampasigan. Ayon kay Glenda Sanchez, Municipal Environment ang Natural Resources Officer ng Tangalan, ito raw ang kauna-unahang pagkakataon na may nakitang ganito karaming mga malalaking dolphin sa lugar. Posible daw […]
WASHINGTON, United Sates (AFP) — After years of research on dolphin behavior and under pressure from animal rights groups, the National Aquarium in Baltimore has decided to move the marine mammals to a sanctuary, officials said Wednesday. It will be the first sanctuary for dolphins in North America. The transfer from the aquarium in the Atlantic coast port city will not be done before 2020, they said. The venue for the dolphins will be a […]
Activists raise lawsuit in Japan to bring attention to the annual dolphin drive hunt in the town of Taiji. Dennis Lu reports from Japan
