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Marine Protected Areas /
UK
North Sea whales and dolphins falling through cracks of UK law
The Wildlife Trusts warn that UK cetacean protections are too weak and poorly enforced. Their new report calls on government to act on bycatch, underwater noise and MPA management before it is too late. Read More
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Australia /
Conservation
Citizen science enables new tracking and identification of threatened rare seabird
A vast database of public photos and recordings has allowed researchers to track the elusive Kermadec Storm Petrel, mapping its journeys across the Tasman and Coral seas for the first time Read More
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Conservation /
Iceland
Iceland stands on the brink of resuming fin whale hunt
Iceland's Minister of Industries holds the fate of fin whales this summer. With a whaling ban promised for autumn, conservationists are demanding she acts now, not later. Read More
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Conservation /
UK
Against the tide: Earth Raise 2026 doubles down manta ray efforts
The Manta Trust's Earth Raise 2026 campaign runs 22–29 April, matching every public donation to fund manta and devil ray conservation at a time of mounting ecological and financial pressure. Read More
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France /
Marine Life
Environmental groups take France to court over seabird bycatch
The three organisations allege France is failing to monitor and regulate the deaths of tens of thousands of seabirds which die in fishing nets every year Read More
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Conservation /
Hawaii
Native Hawai’ian sea turtles critical in fight against invasive algae
When a camera captured the native turtles eating at the alga mats, researchers realised the animals could be pivotal in defending the reef Read More
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Climate change /
Galapagos
Galápagos deep-water corals vanished for a millennium, study finds
Deep-water corals in the Galápagos vanished for over 1,000 years around 5,000 years ago, driven by a prolonged La Niña phase — raising concerns about deep-sea reef vulnerability to future climate change. Read More
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Marine Protected Areas /
UK
Sussex waters win landmark protection as trawling ban takes effect off Beachy Head
A new bylaw shielding Sussex coast from bottom trawling means nearly a third of Sussex's inshore waters are now protected Read More
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Conservation /
UK
Ancient poo offers insight into how seabirds will fare as climate warms
Researchers hunting for clues about historic wind patterns on one of Earth's greatest seabird breeding grounds found an 8,000-year guano archive that reveals how populations will fare in a warming world Read More
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