The unique wildlife of Haida Gwaii’s 150 islands is under attack by invasive crabs, rats and deer – echoing how local people also became vulnerable to outside forces.
An investigation into thousands of dead and dying crabs and lobsters washed up on North Sea beaches last year did not identify a clear cause, but a harmful algal bloom in the area at about the same time was identified as being of significance.
Climate change is playing a role in worsening oxygen levels in Pacific Northwest shores. Conditions are causing the deaths of marine creatures, startling scientist and coastal communities whose livelihoods rely on the ocean.
The annual count along the Delaware Bay beaches showed another severe drop in numbers of the shorebird, whose migration is one of the longest avian journeys in the world.
