Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Scientists dig broad-shelled turtles stuck under mud in dried up wetlands – video

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:00:48 +0000

Footage supplied by the office of the Greens legislative council member Cate Faehrmann shows scientists digging to reach broad-shelled turtles stuck under boggy mud in the Gingham watercourse. Researchers from the University of New England have been desperately trying to help more than 300 turtles they say have been left to die in the Gwydir wetlands after the NSW state water agency stopped environmental flows after a landowner complained about overflow on their property. UNE conservation biologist Prof Debbie Bower called the scene a 'disaster'.

US Senate votes to repeal Biden-era ban on mining near Minnesota wilderness area

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:56:11 +0000

Measure passed 50-49 to overturn a 20-year ban on mining near renowned Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness

The US Senate narrowly voted on Thursday to overturn a ban on mining near Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, an enormous complex of interconnected lakes, rivers and forests that is among the most visited wild areas in the US.

Average new UK electric car price is now lower than petrol vehicles

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:35:28 +0000

Autotrader says average EV cost is £785 cheaper, in an important milestone in the move away from fossil fuels

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The price of new battery electric cars has fallen below petrol cars in the UK for the first time, according to the car sales website Autotrader, in a significant milestone in Britain’s transition away from fossil fuels.

Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:44 +0000

At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment

Where I come from – Hawai’i – the reef isn’t just something you look at. It’s part of us. It feeds our families, protects our shores, and lives at the center of our culture. In our stories, coral is one of our oldest ancestors. It’s a reminder that everything in the ocean, and all of us, are connected.

Right now, that integral connection is under threat.

South Koreans breathe sighs of relief as escaped wolf is returned to zoo safely

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:49:38 +0000

Nine-day search for two-year-old Neukgu gripped nation and sparked safety concerns for animal and public

The internet in South Korea erupted in celebration as a two-year-old wolf that escaped from a zoo was captured safely after a nine-day search that had gripped the nation and made the animal a national celebrity.

More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project

admin — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:23 +0000

Exclusive: Experts say scheme will help repair damaged marine ecosystems while sequestering large amounts of carbon

More than 15m juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea in one of the biggest rewilding projects in UK waters.

The scheme, which will use a unique rearing process, hopes to re-establish a huge oyster bed around Orkney that experts say will create a “trophic cascade” of climate and ecological benefits.

Puerto Rico’s rainforest center reborn: in pictures

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:02 +0000

After two devastating hurricanes, El Yunque national forest has built a new visitors center that hosts a vibrant arts festival

MSC’s ‘blue tick’ scheme creates illusion of ethically sourced fish, study claims

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:57 +0000

Sustainability certification by Marine Stewardship Council may be obscuring labour abuses in seafood supply chains, say researchers

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which operates a “blue tick” scheme to indicate the sustainability of fish, has been accused of creating an “illusion” of ethical sourcing, after a study reported that widespread labour abuses have taken place on the fishing vessels it approves.

‘I don’t go out’: Vermont’s undocumented dairy workers live in fear after immigration raids

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:56 +0000

A tenfold increase in the number of immigration detentions has compelled many workers to barely leave the farms where they work

‘They want to keep denying us our rights’: workers in Vermont’s $5.4bn dairy industry fight for basic labor protections

In the footsteps of Linnaeus: scientists share their passion for species from tiny wasps to hairy plants – in pictures

admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:00:56 +0000

For his project ‘De Oförtrutna’ (The Relentless), photographer Christer Björkman pictured Swedish scientists working in the spirit of Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who created the modern taxonomic system that classifies organisms based on appearance. Each scientist brought to the shoot a book and an item of importance to their work