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Critically endangered whales sing like birds
Aug 03, 2012 (SPX)
When a University of Washington researcher listened to the audio picked up by a recording device that spent a year in the icy waters off the east coast of Green...
Gray whale 'baby boom' reported
Aug 03, 2012 (UPI)
A baby boom of gray whales is apparently under way along Alaska's coast and off Southern California, marine researchers say. Scientists tracking marine mammals ...
Humpback Whales Staying in Antarctic Bays Later into Autumn
Aug 02, 2012 (SPX)
Large numbers of humpback whales are remaining in bays along the Western Antarctic Peninsula to feast on krill late into the austral autumn, long after their an...
The fin whale, under more threat in the Mediterranean than thought
Jul 30, 2012 (SPX)
Until now it was thought that fin whales in the Strait of Gibraltar and the Alboran Sea made up part of the distribution of this species of whale in the Mediter...
German court renews extradition warrant for sea activist
Jul 25, 2012 (AFP)
A German court Wednesday reissued an arrest warrant for the extradition to Costa Rica of Paul Watson, founder of marine conservation group Sea Shepherd, who had...
S. Korea dumps whaling plan: report
Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea has decided to scrap its fiercely criticised plan to resume "scientific" whaling, apparently because of international pressure, a report said Tuesda...
Indonesia's 'unique' whale sharks get pet tags
Jul 17, 2012 (AFP)
The "unique habit" of whale sharks that converge to feed from fishing nets in Indonesia has allowed them to be tagged with low-cost technology usually used on p...
Australia says S. Korea expected to dump whaling plan
Jul 12, 2012 (AFP)
Australia on Thursday said South Korea had indicated it will scrap its controversial plan to resume "scientific" whaling following talks between senior official...
South Korea hints at scrapping whaling plan
Jul 11, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea said Wednesday it may scrap its fiercely criticised plan to resume "scientific" whaling if experts come up with non-lethal means to study the mammal...
Japan, Norway block UN role on whales
Jul 06, 2012 (AFP)
Japan, Norway and their allies blocked a bid Friday to give the United Nations a greater role in protecting whales, as sought by conservationists frustrated by ...
EU votes down Greenland whaling
Jul 05, 2012 (AFP)
Denmark on Thursday lost a bid to extend whaling by Greenland's indigenous people beyond this year, with EU nations sharing concerns that tourists were being se...
Defiant South Korea vows whaling
Jul 04, 2012 (AFP)
South Korea said Wednesday that it would start whaling under a loophole in a global moratorium that allows scientific research, outraging conservationist nation...
Aboriginal whaling wins partial victory
Jul 03, 2012 (AFP)
The world's whale body narrowly agreed Tuesday to extend whaling rights for indigenous peoples in the United States, Russia and the Caribbean but opposition mou...
Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary
Jul 02, 2012 (AFP)
Japan and its allies shot down a Latin American-led proposal Monday to create a sanctuary for whales in the southern Atlantic Ocean, reigniting international te...
Too few salmon is far worse than too many boats for killer whales
Jun 14, 2012 (SPX)
Not having enough Chinook salmon to eat stresses out southern resident killer whales in the Pacific Northwest more than having boatloads of whale watchers nearb...
Killer whale at risk due to inadequate prey population
Jun 13, 2012 (SPX)
Southern resident killer whales, found along the northwest coast of North America, are in trouble mostly because of inadequate prey, the number vessels in their...
75% of Japan's NW Pacific whale hunt unsold: official
Jun 13, 2012 (AFP)
Three-quarters of the tons of meat from Japan's controversial whale hunt last year was not sold, despite repeated attempts to auction it, officials said on Wedn...
Scientists discover a new sensory organ in the chin of baleen whales
May 25, 2012 (SPX)
Lunge feeding in rorqual whales (a group that includes blue, humpback and fin whales) is unique among mammals, but details of how it works have remained elusive...
Costa Rica assures fair trial for anti-whaling crusader
May 23, 2012 (AFP)
Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla said Wednesday that anti-whaling activist Paul Watson would have a fair trial if extradited to the Central American count...
Anti-whaling leader says extraditing him won't halt campaign
May 23, 2012 (AFP)
Marine wildlife activist Paul Watson, currently on bail in Germany pending a decision on whether to extradite him to Costa Rica, vowed Tuesday that his campaign...
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