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New High Seas treaty set by the UN to protect marine life

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has welcomed the approval by UN member states of a landmark legally binding agreement, under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, for the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity in international waters, covering nearly two-thirds of world’s ocean. The world’s oceans […]

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Why are orcas sinking boats in Spain?

Orcas have been targeting and sinking boats off the coast of Spain, and scientists aren’t quite sure why. Orcas (Orcinus orca) otherwise known as killer whales have sunk three boats off the Iberian coast of Europe in the last few years, and this naughty behavior towards humans and their watercraft seems to be spreading. It’s […]