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Saving the planet one poop at a time

Feb 14, 2021

by Claudia Afeltra

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climate change, conservation, conserve dolphins, dolphins, dolphins & porpoises, Marine Conservation, ocean, Phytoplankton, porpoises, save the planet, Whales

Saving the whales really will help save the planet. These enormous, amazing marine mammals play a crucial role in keeping the ocean healthy and also in countering climate change. Driven mainly by increased levels of greenhouse gases, particularly carbon dioxide emitted by human activi

Differences Between Dolphins and Porpoises

Sep 21, 2019

by Verity Tonge

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boat survey, bottlenose dolphin, cardigan bay, cardigan bay monitoring project, dolphin, dolphins, dolphins & porpoises, education, Harbour porpoise, porpoise, porpoises, sighting, survey, wales

Porpoises are often confused with dolphins as being one and the same when in fact they don’t have as much in common as people might think. Dolphins and porpoises are both air-breathing, warm blooded marine mammals and they both belong to the same scientific order Cetacea. They are fu

What are the implications of BREXIT for marine conservation?

Jul 08, 2016

by Claudia Afeltra

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Birds Directive, Brexit, dolphins & porpoises, habitats directive, implications for whales, Marine Conservation

For almost a quarter of a century, the EU Habitats Directive and its sister legislation, the Birds Directive, have formed the pillar for conservation action in Britain. All our Special Areas of Conservation (and Special Protected Areas for birds) derive from this legislation. And in r

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Differences Between Dolphins and Porpoises

What are the implications of BREXIT for marine conservation?

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