Wild boars have been found dead along France's Brittany coast- 31 of them. The cause: extremely high levels of algae due to nitrates and fertilizer runoffs from farms.

In the U.S., the gray wolves have lost their protected status, but in the Antarctic, whales are experiencing a reprieve from Japan's annual hunt.

"Sea turtles are sentinel species of how oceans are functioning. The impacts that human activities have on them give us an idea as to how those same activities are affecting the oceans on which billions of people around the world depend for their own well-being."

The U.S. government has recommended an endangered listing for the Loggerhead sea turtle. The Loggerhead's numbers have been decimated by fishing gear and damage to their nesting sites.