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S. Korea formally dumps 'scientific' whaling plan

Dec 05, 2012 (AFP)

South Korea confirmed Wednesday that it had formally dropped its fiercely criticised plan to resume "scientific" whaling and adopted non-lethal means to study t...

Japan support for whaling outweighs opposition: poll

Nov 27, 2012 (AFP)

More Japanese people support the country's controversial whale hunt than oppose it, a survey carried out on behalf of animal rights activists showed Tuesday. Of...

Eating right key to survival of whales and dolphins

Nov 26, 2012 (SPX)

In the marine world, high-energy prey make for high-energy predators. And to survive, such marine predators need to sustain the right kind of high-energy diet. ...

Activists rally against dolphin, whale hunt in Tokyo

Nov 24, 2012 (AFP)

Environmentalists and nationalists held opposing rallies over the issue of Japan's dolphin and whale hunts in a rare showdown in central Tokyo on Saturday, lead...

Dolphin bound for Singapore oceanarium dies

Nov 22, 2012 (AFP)

One of 25 dolphins being transferred to a Singapore oceanarium despite protests from activists died during its flight to the city-state on Thursday, the resort ...

Worldwide anti-dolphin, whale hunt rallies planned

Nov 22, 2012 (AFP)

Anti-whaling activists said Thursday there would be demonstrations in Tokyo and eight other cities around the world this weekend against Japan's hunt. Protester...

Pilot whales stranded on New Zealand beach

Nov 15, 2012 (AFP)

A pod of 28 pilot whales that were left stranded on a New Zealand beach on Thursday are likely be put down as there is little chance of refloating them, wildlif...

World's rarest whale seen for the first time

Nov 08, 2012 (SPX)

A whale that is almost unknown to science has been seen for the first time after two individuals-a mother and her male calf-were stranded and died on a New Zeal...

40 whales die in mass stranding on Indian island

Oct 25, 2012 (AFP)

About 40 whales died in a mass stranding on the west coast of India's remote North Andaman island in the Bay of Bengal, wildlife officials said on Thursday. "Th...

A whale with a distinctly human-like voice

Oct 25, 2012 (SPX)

For the first time, researchers have been able to show by acoustic analysis that whales - or at least one very special white whale - can imitate the voices of h...

Ancient DNA sheds light on Arctic whale mysteries

Oct 22, 2012 (SPX)

Scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the American Museum of Natural History, City University of New York, and other organizations have published t...

Choreography of submerged whale lunges revealed

Oct 11, 2012 (SPX)

Returning briefly to the surface for great lungfuls of air, the underwater lifestyles of whales had been a complete mystery until a small group of pioneers from...

Australia hits out at Japan at whale research launch

Oct 04, 2012 (AFP)

Australian Environment Minister Tony Burke Thursday hit out at Japan's "alleged" scientific whaling as researchers hailed the testing of new acoustic tracking t...

Indonesians hack into beached whales in mass stranding

Oct 02, 2012 (AFP)

Locals on a remote island in eastern Indonesia on Tuesday cut up several dead pilot whales for food after a mass stranding that killed at least 41 of the mammal...

Fiji denies ordering Sea Shepherd vessel to leave

Sep 19, 2012 (AFP)

Fijian authorities Wednesday denied claims they ordered the Sea Shepherd vessel Brigitte Bardot to leave its waters a week after the anti-whaling group's trimar...

Long menopause allows killer whales to care for adult sons

Sep 18, 2012 (SPX)

Scientists have found the answer to why female killer whales have the longest menopause of any non-human species - to care for their adult sons. Led by the Univ...

US experts probe beaching that killed 17 whales

Sep 02, 2012 (AFP)

US scientists are to investigate what led 22 whales to beach themselves in Florida -- killing 17 of them -- one of three such incidents in North America over th...

Brazil humpback population on the rebound

Sep 02, 2012 (AFP)

Last year, nearly 11,500 humpback whales were counted off the coast of Brazil -- a new record, the Baleia Jubarte Institute cheered Sunday in a report. That's 2...

Underwater noise decreases whale communications in Stellwagen Bank sanctuary

Aug 21, 2012 (SPX)

According to a NOAA-led paper published in the journal Conservation Biology, high levels of background noise, mainly due to ships, have reduced the ability of c...

Interpol issues notice for arrest of Sea Shepherd founder

Aug 08, 2012 (AFP)

Interpol has issued an international notice for the arrest of fugitive eco-warrior Paul Watson, famed for his high-seas clashes with Japanese whalers, after he ...