Cuttings (short and sweet):

• Watch this spotted eagle ray swim in Arkive footage.
  

  Footage from Arkive

• Follow Samantha Leigh, a graduate student investigating (among other things) how bonnethead sharks can digest seagrass, on twitter.
• Cecil the lion was killed 2 years ago, and wildlife authorities still struggle to protect animals in the park where he lived. By Christina Nunez, for National Geographic.
• Rare footage of crayfish spawning captured by divers in a marine reserve off Wellington, New Zealand. By Ruby Macandrew, for Stuff.

Spoils (long reads and deep dives):

• Extreme ice on Canada’s east coast. By Louis Helbig, for the Guardian.
• Where once there were mangroves, Javan villages struggle to beat back the sea. By Elizabeta Zavoli, for MongaBay.
• The bipartisan fight for quieter oceans. By Ed Yong, for the Atlantic.

Share your own cuttings and spoils in the comments!