Icelandic whalers have killed a minke whale in a whale watching bay, just south of Reykjavik, despite promises from the Ministry of Fisheries that the whalers would steer clear of whale watching areas.
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Faroe islanders have been hunting for pilot whales for centuries, giving them valuable food stocks for the winter. But to animal rights activists, the kill is cruel and unnecessary. The BBC’s Nick Haslam witnessed a whale hunt.
ORCA ( www.orcaweb.org.uk ) has just received news of the live stranding of two Melon-headed Whales close to La Rochelle on the Biscay coast of France. Full Story
A new website ( www.shannondolphins.ie ) dedicated to the resident bottlenose dolphins in the Shannon estuary has been launched by the Shannon Dolphin and Wildlife Foundation. On this website you will find information on the bottlenose dolphins in the Shannon estuary including their conservation management, ongoing research and monitoring and about attempts to establish sustainable
A single humpback whale that was photo identified in 2001 and 2002 has returned to the waters off Galley Hd, West Cork on the 6th, 8th and 9th Sept. This is the third consecutive year this whale has been identified in the same location. It’s distinctive, damaged dorsal fin and tail fluke markings were first
A new dolphin at SeaWorld San Antonio represents the latest breakthrough for scientists trying to preserve the Earth’s endangered marine life, officials of the aquatic park said today.
Think again if you feared that Britain had become a nation obsessed with celebrity, money and football. Full Story
Marine researchers are getting a signal off the east coast of central Florida from a tracking device belonging to a once-stranded juvenile pilot whale that disappeared during a shark attack three weeks ago.
Luna, who is attracted to boats and the humans who play with him, is sporting a second flesh wound, Marilyn Joyce of the Department of Fisheries and Oceans said yesterday.
A young humpback whale entangled in potentially deadly fishing gear in the Bay of Fundy has been released relatively unharmed. Full Story