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They did, and a rich fishing legacy began – one that continues on today. A new book, “The Nunans of Cape Porpoise,” tells a story in words and photographs of the Nunan family, immigrants ...
The story begins with Charles F. Nunan and Emily Tarrant Nunan, immigrants from Ireland who settled in Cape Porpoise on July 3, 1861, with their family at the urging of their son, Master Mariner ...
The vaquita, a member of the dolphin family, ... The Living Desert on Saturday hosted a “Party with a Porpoise” at its Discovery Center in recognition of International Save the Vaquita Day.
The vaquita, about 5 feet in length, is one of the smallest members of the dolphin, whale, and porpoise family, with a rounded head, black patches around their eyes and lips, and a triangle-shaped ...
Time is running out to save the smallest of the porpoise family from extinction. There are fewer than 60 vaquitas left in the Upper Gulf of California, and it’s estimated they could all be gone ...
A family that was boating in Casco Bay in Maine near Cliff Island around 3 p.m. on Aug. 19, 2022 spotted a juvenile great white shark feeding on a harbor porpoise, according to posts by the MA ...
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Vaquita means “little cow” in Spanish, diminutive of vaca (“cow”). The vaquita is a rare species of porpoise endemic to the northern end of the Gulf of California in Baja California.
KENNEBUNKPORT — The Cape Porpoise Motel is shifting hands, continuing a 40-year legacy. Built in 1962, the Route 9 motel has been a home and a school, but with the passing to new owners comes ...
Teams of volunteers were called onto the Solway Firth to rescue a family of porpoise. British Divers Marine Life Rescue was alerted at about 2pm on Monday and sent medics to the stranded mammals ...