Wildlife

£5.5 Million Cairngorms Wildlife Project Aims to Plant One Million Trees

Cleaner Seas June 2, 2020

Located in Northeast Scotland, Cairngorms National Park is the largest of its kind in the British Isles, but its wildlife has been threatened over the years, mostly due to a decline in trees in the area. This year, an initiative led by the River Dee Trust charity aims to plant one million trees

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While the World Is On a Standstill, Marine Life Has a Chance to Recover

Cleaner Seas May 30, 2020

Since the coronavirus pandemic hit the world, almost everything has been temporarily closed down to protect the people from contracting the virus. For the first time since the war, commercial fishing has also been disrupted with ships and boats tied up due to travel restrictions around the world. There has also been a low demand […]

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Can Coronavirus Infect Marine Mammals?

Cleaner Seas May 30, 2020

Coronaviruses (CoVs) can actually be found in different kinds of animals and they can cause neurological, respiratory and hepatic diseases among them.

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How the Ocean Could be Our Biggest Ally against COVID-19

Cleaner Seas May 26, 2020

As scientists and medical experts rally to find a cure or vaccine against this deadly virus, they are now looking to the bottom of the ocean for possible answers.

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Marine Life Thrives Amidst Coronavirus Pandemic

Cleaner Seas April 22, 2020

After having people encroach on their natural habitat for decades, animals above land and below water are having a new lease on life.

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Coronavirus: The Sea and Its Marine Life Are Finally Getting a Rest Because of the Pandemic

Cleaner Seas March 23, 2020

Although the invention of ships and other marine vessels has been greatly beneficial to humans, the noise they bring to the oceans has been detrimental to marine life.

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Coronavirus: Deserted Beach in the Philippines Is Now Teeming With Pink Jellyfish

Cleaner Seas March 18, 2020

Now that there are no people around their natural habitat, this population of pink jellyfish no longer feels threatened, making them rise to the surface.

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Plastic Waste: Research Says That Our Plastic Waste Is Harming Sharks and Rays

Cleaner Seas November 10, 2019

The problem with plastic waste has long been a cause of debate for many countries around the world. But while several efforts have been made to help lessen the world’s waste, hundreds of sharks and rays are still dying.

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Living Underwater: A Possibility?

Cleaner Seas October 3, 2019

For years people have looked up at the sky and wondered what it would be like to travel into space. The possibility of colonising another planet is exciting and fills us with a sense of immeasurable awe. But what if we turned our eyes a little closer to home?

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Will England Finally be Plastic-Free in 2020?

Cleaner Seas August 7, 2019

Currently, 316 million plastic drink stirrers, 4.7 billion plastic straws and 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds are used in England each year. But starting April 2020, the government plans to eradicate the usage of these plastic products by restricting their availability.