US EditionEndangered species: whale found dead on Zikim Beach
Scientists are investigating causes of death for the endangered Mediterranean sperm whale, with threats including fishing gear entanglement and plastic pollution impacting 250-2,500 remaining whales.
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A Cachalote, a species classified as endangered, appeared dead this Tuesday on a beach in southern Israel, according to the authorities.Continue reading...
Grim day at sea: dead whale, rare turtle wash ashore in Israel
Critically endangered leatherback turtle found entangled in fishing gear in Herzliya and large sperm whale discovered at Zikim beach, as experts warn of mounting threats from nets, plastic pollution and offshore energy surveys in the Mediterranean
A whale carcass was discovered this morning (Tuesday) on Zikim Beach. According to Eviatar Ben-Avi, the inspector of the Marine Unit at the Nature and Parks Authority, "I received a report this morning about a whale that washed up on Zikim Beach in the Yam Shikma Marine Nature Reserve. It is a large whale. I saw a huge fin and it appears to be motionless. Dr. Danny Morik and Yali Mevorach from the Maurice Kahn Marine Research Laboratory of the L…
A right whale was washed up on the beach in Zikim this morning (Tuesday), but it soon became clear that it was a whale carcass and the cause of death is now being investigated. Eviatar Ben Avi, inspector of the Marine Unit at the Nature and Parks Authority: "I received a report this morning about a whale that washed up on the beach in Zikim in the area of the Yam Shikma Marine Nature Reserve. It is a large individual of the right whale species. …
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