↓
 

Animal-human relationship

Animal Welfare at Heart

  • Home
  • Compassion
  • Animal Advocates
    • Abandoned
    • Air pollution
    • Animal cruelty
    • Animal shelters
    • Animal testing
    • Climate change
    • Conservation
    • Sport hunting
    • Welfare
    • Therapy animals
  • Cats
    • Feline Health
  • Dogs
    • dog anatomy
    • dog behaviour
    • dog breeds
    • canine diet
    • Canine Health
    • dog rescue
  • Environment
    • Extinction
    • Plastic pollution
  • Humans
    • Zoonotic
    • Law
    • Vegetarian
    • Religion
    • Veterinarian
  • Marine wildlife
Home→Tags oceans

Tag Archives: oceans

Plastic pollutes the North Pole

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 13, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 13, 2021
Measuring plastic in the oceans

It is shocking to read in The Times that microplastic pollution has found its way into the Arctic Ocean, a place which should be pure. The destructive behaviour of humankind extends into the four corners of the planet. Nothing is … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged Arctic, oceans, plastic pollution

Thieves cut off jawbone of stranded sperm whale

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 9, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 9, 2021

Thieves have plundered the carcasses of sperm whales washed up on the English coast. It’s happened five times. The latest appears to be a 10-tonne sperm whale about 36 feet long which was found on the rocks at Sheringham, north … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine wildlife | Tagged conservation, crime, human behavior, marine wildlife, oceans, water pollution, whales

Is climate change causing failed pregnancies in humpback whales?

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on January 6, 2021 by MikeBJanuary 6, 2021
Humpback whale breaching

A survey has found that the calving rate of humpback whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence off Canada has halved in the past 15 years. It is believed that this might be caused by warmer water due to climate … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine wildlife | Tagged climate change, conservation, environment, global warming, human behavior, human consumption, human population, marine wildlife, oceans, whales

Rectangular slabs of cheese are more environmentally friendly than square slabs

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on November 13, 2020 by MikeBNovember 13, 2020

I’m not sure that it is strictly the change from square to rectangular which reduces the amount of plastic waste from cheese products because the amount of plastic remains the same it seems to me but Tesco, a major supermarket … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged environment, oceans, plastic pollution, Tesco

Protecting 5% more of the oceans would boost fish catches by 20%

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 27, 2020 by MikeBOctober 27, 2020
Fishermen - Mediterranean

A study by the University Of California and the National Geographic Society has shown that by banning fishing in 5% more of the oceans there would be at least a 20% increase in fish catches in the future. This should … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine wildlife | Tagged conservation, fishing, marine wildlife, oceans, overfishing, resources

Shock horror: one tonne of plastic per person produced since 1950

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on October 15, 2020 by MikeBOctober 15, 2020
Oceans polluted with plastic

It is a shocking statistic to read that there is one tonne of plastic sloshing around the planet today per each living person. It seems that the cumulative global plastic production is exponential and it probably is because human population … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged law, marine wildlife, oceans, plastic pollution, study

Bacteria finds a way to help recycle plastics

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on September 29, 2020 by MikeBSeptember 29, 2020
Plastic munching enzymes from a bacterium

Recycling plastics using enzymes developed from bacteria is a game changer. Some plastics can be recycled but each time you recycle it you lose quality. This new approach combines two plastic-munching enzymes developed by a bacterium. In 2016 a species … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged environment, oceans, plastic pollution, recycling, science

1,000 particles of plastic per cubic metre of sea water in Atlantic Ocean

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 19, 2020 by MikeBAugust 19, 2020
Measuring plastic in the oceans

The Atlantic Ocean contains 1,000 particles of plastic per cubic metre of sea water. These are the new findings of a new study to assess the amount of plastic in the oceans and it has been decided that the quantity … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment | Tagged air pollution, environment, marine wildlife, oceans, plastic pollution, study

640,000 tons of fishing gear dumped or lost at sea worldwide per year

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on August 15, 2020 by MikeBAugust 15, 2020
Ghost fishing nets

When irresponsible fishermen lose or dump their nets at sea they create “ghost fishing nets” which can kill marine wildlife by trapping the animals. There is a volunteer organisation (a charity) called Ghost Fishing UK which is dedicated to removing … Continue reading →

Posted in Marine wildlife | Tagged conservation, environment, marine wildlife, oceans, plastic pollution

600 million tonnes of plastic in the oceans is our future

Animal-human relationship avatarPosted on July 24, 2020 by MikeBJuly 24, 2020
Horrible but great picture of plastic pollution

Sharks have it in their stomachs. Whales can have a huge number of plastic bags inside them which can be fatal. Sixty percent of seabirds and a hundred percent of turtles have plastic inside them and they mistake it for … Continue reading →

Posted in Plastic pollution | Tagged conservation, environment, marine wildlife, oceans, plastic pollution, seas, study

Recent Posts

  • Red setter dog attacks a deer in Richmond Park January 19, 2021
  • Are camels dangerous? January 19, 2021
  • Is it legal to own a raccoon in Texas? January 18, 2021
  • Is it legal to own a hyena in Texas? January 18, 2021
  • Buzzards allegedly intentionally killed in Kneeton, Nottinghamshire January 18, 2021
  • Former head of HR at BBC drowned trying to save his dog January 18, 2021
  • Getting rid of dog poo in an environmentally friendly way January 17, 2021
  • Father dog gives biscuit to his son because he thought he didn’t get one January 16, 2021
  • Organised criminals cut microchips from stolen dogs January 16, 2021
  • Woodpeckers don’t get their beaks stuck for this reason January 16, 2021

Dog senses

3 dogs sleep with noses touching

3 golden retrievers sleep with noses touching

There can be only one reason why these three golden retrievers are snoozing with their noses touching: they like it ...
Read More
Rhubarb and Jake

Digital Device Detection Dogs

Digital device detection dogs have protected people from sexual abuse by a man, Nicky Paul Mitchell, thirty-eight, who was under ...
Read More
Dog's nose

Dogs have infrared detectors in their noses

Surprisingly, it has been discovered that dogs' noses contain infrared detectors. Infrared detectors can pick up thermal radiation and in ...
Read More
Dog's ear

Is a dog’s hearing better than a human’s

Yes, a dog's hearing is better than a human's at the higher frequencies. At sounds of low pitch or frequency ...
Read More
Billie a seminal fluid sniffing dog

UK’s sperm-sniffer dog Billie retires

Britain's only sperm-sniffing dog, Billie, a cocker spaniel is retiring after six years in the role as reported by The ...
Read More
Teddy

Possible reasons why a dog, Teddy, attacked and killed a 12-day-old baby, Elon

We need to discuss why a Chow-Chow cross dog called Teddy attacked a 12-day-old baby and killed him after escaping ...
Read More
Anybody is free to use the information on this site as they wish but if they do so I would like them to provide a link back to the site.
↑