Endangered birds prompt closure of the West Dennis beach parking lot

DENNIS - The West Dennis Beach Main Parking Lot will be closed to all vehicles starting on Tuesday, May 27 due to endangered birds. Town staff … [Read more...]

Listen: WHOI Researchers Capture First-Ever Recorded Shark Sounds

https://youtu.be/ANWsPZNUghY FALMOUTH - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) scientists have captured the first-ever recorded shark … [Read more...]

Scientists Launch Acoustic Buoys to Track Right Whales in Near Real-Time

FALMOUTH - State and local scientists are launching acoustic buoys to monitor the presence of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales as … [Read more...]

WATCH: New England Aquarium Sets Up Aging Penguin “Retirement Home”

https://youtu.be/T2e09YMtUfo?si=TzjPz9_8Q-ZCFidw Six African penguins at the New England Aquarium are settling into a new “retirement home” that is … [Read more...]

PICS: ARL Caring for Rabbit Found in National Seashore, Reminds Public that Pets Can’t Survive in Wild

EASTHAM - The Animal Rescue League of Boston's Brewster location is caring for a rabbit found in the National Seashore by Coast Guard beach in … [Read more...]

Researchers Catalog 100 New Sharks in Cape Waters

HYANNIS - Researchers have cataloged even more sharks in Cape and Islands waters as the marine animals return to their natural habitat after … [Read more...]

Bird Flu is Decimating Seal Colonies. Scientists Don’t Know How to Stop It

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Avian influenza is killing tens of thousands of seals and sea lions in different corners of the world, disrupting ecosystems … [Read more...]

Baby Shark: New England Aquarium Celebrates 100th Epaulette Shark to Hatch Since 2012

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy39o3RazF4 New England Aquarium is celebrating the hatching of their 100th epaulette shark, the latest juvenile in … [Read more...]

Watch New England Aquarium Experts Treat Sea Turtles Amid Annual Stranding Season

https://youtu.be/ndNnTIPUf3E As the annual sea turtle stranding season ramps up, the New England Aquarium is treating a large number of hypothermic … [Read more...]

Decline of Rare Right Whale Appears to be Slowing, But Scientists Say Big Threats Remain

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but scientists warn the giant mammals still face … [Read more...]


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