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Marine life

Boating with whales: The Nature Conservancy’s new online course aims to educate boaters

by Sep 25, 2025
Vessel strikes and fishing gear entanglements are the leading causes of whale deaths, threatening species from humpbacks to the endangered North Atlantic right whale. This free online course will help boaters safely navigate whale habitats — protecting both boaters and whales.

Suffolk Closeup Is the horseshoe crab headed for extinction? Suffolk scientist believes days are numbered for these ‘living fossils’

by Nov 26, 2016
Horseshoe crabs are facing possible extinction after 455 million years of life on Earth — largely because it's become an Asian delicacy.