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Stranded whales detected from space
Oct 18, 2019 (SPX)
The study, published this week in the journal PLoS ONE by scientists from British Antarctic Survey and four Chilean research institutes, could revolutionise how...
Seven stranded whales found dead in Indonesia
Oct 12, 2019 (AFP)
Residents of nearby Menia Village managed to save ten of the whales, all roughly three to four metres long, in a rescue attempt on Friday. "There were some lace...
Whale 'whispers' keep young safe near predators: study
Oct 08, 2019 (AFP)
Several species of adult whales rarely get hunted by predators in the wild owing to their size, but preying on their young is common. A team of scientists used ...
Russia releases last orcas from 'whale jail'
Aug 27, 2019 (AFP)
But 75 beluga whales still languished in pens in the so-called "whale jail" in the Russian Far East, and the question remains whether Russia's controversial pra...
Bolsonaro takes on Norway for whaling, but bungles it
Aug 19, 2019 (AFP)
"Look at the killing of whales sponsored by Norway," Bolsonaro wrote on Twitter. The post includes a video and photographs of a spectacular whale hunt, where ma...
Japan under pressure over past hunting of endangered whales
Aug 16, 2019 (AFP)
The standing committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) last October found Japan in breach of the ...
Orcas loaded onto trucks as Russia releases more from 'whale jail'
Jul 11, 2019 (AFP)
The secluded facility near the port town of Nakhodka contains dozens of orcas and beluga whales which were caught to be sent to aquariums, but are now being set...
Canada takes new steps to protect endangered right whales
Jul 09, 2019 (AFP)
At least three of these deaths have been tentatively blamed on their being hit by ships, said Marc Garneau, Canada's Minister of Transport. In response to the "...
Japan whale restaurants cheer hunt resumption
Jul 03, 2019 (AFP)
Mitsuo Tani has spent 46 of his 64 years preparing and cooking whale meat and hosts a mixed clientele at his restaurant: salarymen in white shirts gulping down ...
Whaling ships set sail as Japan resumes commercial hunts
Jul 01, 2019 (AFP)
Five vessels from whaling communities left port in northern Japan's Kushiro with their horns blaring and grey tarps thrown over their harpoons. By Monday aftern...
Whales targeted by Japan face extinction threat
Jul 01, 2019 (AFP)
After pulling out of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at the end of last year, Japan announced it would allow 227 of the giant sea mammals to be harpo...
After decades, Japan courts controversy resuming commercial whaling
Jun 30, 2019 (AFP)
The planned hunts, while small and far from internationally protected waters, have also sparked anger in countries where whaling is considered outdated and harm...
Russia releases first whales held in 'jail'
Jun 27, 2019 (AFP)
The release of six beluga and two killer whales into the Sea of Okhotsk in Russia's far east came after a huge international outcry over the holding in captivit...
DNA proves Greenland man spotted first known beluga-narwhal
Jun 20, 2019 (UPI)
The discovery, described this week in the journal Scientific Advances, proves narwhals and belugas can interbreed. "As far as we know, this is the first and onl...
Putin oversees release of whales from 'jail' during phone-in
Jun 20, 2019 (AFP)
The release of eight beluga and killer whales comes after a huge international outcry over the holding in captivity of nearly 100 of the marine mammals. The mov...
Russia fines fishing firm running 'whale jail'
Jun 07, 2019 (AFP)
The company that supplies sea mammals to aquariums is one of four firms keeping 10 killer whales and 87 beluga whales in a controversial facility near the port ...
Activists petition court to halt Japan dolphin hunt
May 17, 2019 (AFP)
The plaintiffs argued before the court that the hunting method is cruel, and also that the capture of dolphins for sale to aquariums cannot be deemed a traditio...
Russia to release killer whales in new habitat, despite expert advice
May 15, 2019 (AFP)
The animals will instead be released from their pens in Russia's Far East and may "disrupt vacationers" at resorts nearby, said Vladislav Rozhnov, who was invol...
Canada lists three whale species as threatened
May 06, 2019 (AFP)
Sei whales were classified as endangered while Fin and Sowerby's Beaked whales were found to be "of special concern" by the Committee on the Status of Endangere...
River dolphin may provide new insights into marine mammal communication
Apr 19, 2019 (UPI)
It turns out, the river dolphin scientists thought was solitary and mostly speechless actually boasts an impressive vocabulary. "We found that they do interact ...
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