10,000 Birds

MAY 9, 2024

What makes Bean Hollow stand out is that along with a rather pebbly beach, it also has some wonderful tide pools full of very accessible marine life. And in Mexico, we live a four-hour drive from the ocean. All Brandt’s The same goes for the three species of loons flying by. But he was certainly patient with me.

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California Sea Lions Marine Life Puffins 197

Critter News

JULY 21, 2010

Scientists studying the massive BP oil spill fear a decades-long, “cascading” effect on marine life that could lead to a shift in the overall biological network in the Gulf of Mexico. Tags: marine life 2010 oil spill pollution Gulf of Mexico. From the Khaleej Times Online/AFP.

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Marine Life Sea Turtles Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2013

Isla Isabel, a picturesque volcanic island situated 15 miles off Mexico’s Riviera Nayarit coast, is just such a place. These nutrient-rich currents provide sustenance for a variety of marine-life, including the many thousand of seabirds that call this place home. A male Magnificent Frigatebird in full breeding regalia.

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Whales Whaling Sharks Marine Life 264

Critter News

MAY 18, 2009

The animals used to cruise from Mexico and Southern California to Alaska, but they had mostly vanished from Alaskan waters. Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species. The hunting peaked in 1931 with more than 29,000 animals killed in one season.

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Whales Whaling Marine Life Alaska 100