Animal and Species Conservation
Dolphins are struggling to survive in the heavily polluted and overfished Mediterranean Sea. Common dolphin stocks have declined dramatically. Also, bottlenose dolphins and striped dolphins are severely threatened. The situation is alarming, yet there is hope: the protection of these dolphins has been given highest priority by OceanCare.
The icy habitat of polar bears is melting away. Scientists are deeply concerned and project that, due to climate change alone, population numbers may decline by 70 percent by 2050. A more immediate and little known issue is the fact that each year, hundreds of polar bears are being shot – entirely legally.
Abundant fish supplies in supermarkets and restaurants are deceptive. Soon, fish will vanish from our dinner plates. Giant industrial fishing fleets systematically plunder the seas and, as a consequence, kill hundreds of thousands of whales, dolphins, sharks, birds and turtles worldwide as bycatch.