Nov. 18—Toxoplasmosis, the disease that originates from the feces of cats, has been known in recent years to have killed at least 15 Hawaiian monk seals, as well as endangered birds and other ...

There are a few exceptions, including people who "inadvertently come within 50 yards of a Hawaiian spinner dolphin or are approached by a spinner dolphin, provided they make no effort to engage or ...

Hawaii’s spinner dolphins get their name from their habit of leaping in the air and spinning around. Some scientists say such behavior is not always playfulness and can instead be an attempt to ...

A new rule prohibits swimming with or approaching within 50 yards of a spinner dolphin that is within two nautical miles of the shore of the populated Hawaiian Islands. Photo Credit: Emily Dickey ...

Swimming with Hawaiian spinner dolphins will be a thing of the past come next month. Swimming with Hawaiian spinner dolphins (Stenella longirostris) is a popular activity among tourists and ...

Swimming with Hawaiian spinner dolphins is now a thing of the past. At a zoom meeting of the West Hawaii Fishery Council last Thursday, further details of the rule including enforcement efforts ...

Hawaii residents and tourists will no longer be able to swim or get in close contact with Hawaiian spinner dolphins, according to a new rule by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ...

A new federal rule will require people to maintain a 50-yard distance from spinner dolphins in Hawaii in an effort to better protect them from human disturbances.

Stay 50 yards away from spinner dolphins in or out of the water. That's a new rule finalized by NOAA.

U.S. regulators on Tuesday banned swimming with Hawaii’s spinner dolphins to protect the nocturnal animals from people seeking close encounters with the playful species.

Spinner dolphins swim in Hawaii. Federal regulators on Tuesday banned swimming with Hawaii's spinner dolphins to protect the nocturnal animals from people seeking close encounters with the playful ...