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Latest Veterinary News & Clinical Insights

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Warm-bodied sharks and tunas face “double jeopardy” in warming seas – new research

A new study reveals that some of the ocean’s most powerful predators are running hotter, and that they are likely paying an increasingly steep price for it.

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Almost all aquarium fish in the US are caught in the wild

New research has revealed that about 90 percent of marine aquarium fish sold by online retailers in the United States are sourced directly from wild populations, mostly in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean. With the US accounting for around two-thirds of all global aquarium fish imports, researchers warn that this reliance on wild capture threatens the sustainability of coral reef ecosystems and puts endangered and threatened species at greater risk of extinction.

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Report indicates neural harm of marine parks on cetacean brains

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Microplastics affect sand crabs' mortality and reproduction, study finds

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Harbor porpoise calves exposed to neurotoxic PCBs in mothers' milk

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Whales may owe their efficient digestion to millions of tiny microbes

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