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Notorious for drawing large crowds, Emerson was removed by officials who were surprised to find him back in Victoria in a weekLast week, gun-wielding conservation officers stuffed a 500lb elephant seal in the back of a van, drove him along a winding highway in western Canada and left him on a remote beach “far from human habitation”.The plan was to move the young seal...

Residents and marine officials in British Columbia hope a changing tide will save her orphaned calfA killer whale stranded off Canada’s west coast has died despite efforts to rescue her, but residents and marine officials hope a changing tide will save her orphaned calf.On Saturday, members of the Ehattisaht First Nation, a coastal community along the north-western reaches of Vancouver Island, spotted an orca...

Another 78 people taken to hospital after consuming delicacy, which is known to cause food poisoningEight children and an adult have died after eating sea turtle meat on Pemba Island in the Zanzibar archipelago, and 78 other people have been taken to hospital, authorities said on Saturday.Sea turtle meat is considered a delicacy in Zanzibar but it periodically results in deaths from chelonitoxism, a...

Four-metre shark euthanised after becoming beached on shore at Kingscliff on Tweed CoastFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA great white shark washed up on to a beach on the New South Wales north coast, shocking locals and attracting a crowd of beachgoers.The 4m shark was seen swimming close to...

Yemeni government warns of Red Sea environmental disaster after cargo ship struck by rebels last weekMiddle East crisis – live updatesHouthi leaders have denied they have targeted critical underwater sea telecommunication cables, as Yemen’s UN-recognised government warned of an imminent marine environmental disaster if a cargo ship struck by the rebels last week was not quickly rescued.The Rubymar, a Belize-flagged but British-owned bulk carrier,...