Canada tightens conditions for whale watching
In Canada, it is now illegal to disturb marine mammals, and therefore to swim, interact with them or approach them to within 100 to 400 metres depending on the region.…
Mediterranean: marine areas increasingly protected, why, how, the article to read to understand
With seven months to go before the presidential election, Emmanuel Macron has announced that he wants to increase the number of marine protected areas on the Mediterranean coast. But what…
Threatened bottlenose dolphins under close surveillance in the Mediterranean
A mission is sailing the waters of the French Mediterranean to observe bottlenose dolphins, a species classified as "vulnerable" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Binoculars in…
Mediterranean: scientists sound the alarm at IUCN congress
Although it covers only one percent of the Earth's marine surface, the Mediterranean is home to 18% of the world's aquatic species. Today, the Mediterranean is facing unprecedented climate and…
Sea turtles. Conservatory of natural spaces: volunteers needed
From July to the end of September, the coastal guards and eco-volunteers from CEN Occitanie organize mornings to search for traces and nests of Loggerhead Turtle on the natural beach…
Turtles released into the Mediterranean Sea in Barcelona
On the beach of Mar Bella, about twenty turtles were released on July 26 after having lived in captivity. This process increases the survival rate of sea turtles. A moving…
Instagram: what do we know about Plant A Tree Co and its “save the turtles” stories?
This page with nearly 1.2 million subscribers regularly broadcasts on the social network pledges to support causes, and based on users' shares. If several associations confirm to have received payments,…
Corsica: exceptional influx of marine turtles, care sites saturated
"A multitude of sea turtles" off the northeast and east coasts of Corsica due to an "exceptional weather phenomenon" has been observed by the association "Cetacean Association Research Island" (CARI)…