Environment ❯ Wildlife Conservation

Marine Ecosystems

Human Impact Threats to Marine Life Threatened Species Impact of Human Activity Human-Wildlife Interaction Coastal Areas Marine Mammals Impact of Pollution Predator-Prey Relationships Whale Behavior

Supersized Steller Sea Lion ‘Chonkers’ Draws Crowds at San Francisco’s Pier 39

Experts say abundant prey explains his extended stay.

Giant Steller Sea Lion ‘Chonkers’ Keeps Crowds Coming to San Francisco’s Pier 39

Germany Loads Stranded Humpback Onto Barge for Planned Tow to Deeper Waters

Giant Steller Sea Lion ‘Chonkers’ Extends Stay at San Francisco’s Pier 39

Bird Flu Outbreak at Año Nuevo Reaches Sea Otter and Sea Lion as Elephant Seal Toll Rises

H5N1 Bird Flu Confirmed in Año Nuevo Elephant Seal Pups, First Detection in California Marine Mammals

Humpback Whale That Washed Ashore in Newport Beach Vanishes Overnight

Rare Elephant Seal Draws Crowds to Nayarit Beach as Authorities Enforce Safeguards

Fin Whale Continues in Flensburg Fjord as Same Individual Confirmed

Sea Lion Triggers Emergency Response on Vicente López Waterfront on Christmas Day

Wild Gray Seal Milk Surpasses Human Milk in Sugar Complexity

Sonic Push Briefly Moves Venice Dolphin From San Marco as Authorities Ready AI Deterrents

Harbor Seal Escapes Pod of Orcas by Climbing Onto Photographer’s Boat Near Seattle

Orcas Sink Family’s Yacht Off Portugal as Air Force Rescues Five

Marineland Threatens to Euthanize 30 Belugas After Ottawa Blocks China Transfer

Ottawa Blocks Marineland’s Plan to Export 30 Belugas to China

Plymouth Beaches Reopen Under Caution After White Shark Attacks Seal Off Manomet Point

Dead Sixgill Shark With Clean Neck Wound Washes Up on Palma Beach

First Documented Orange Nurse Shark Confirmed off Costa Rica

Beaked Whale on Sylt Euthanized After Repeated Strandings