A wave of porpoise deaths in Northern California has puzzled scientists and more of the dead mammals may wash ashore onto beaches in August, animal researchers said on Sunday.

Northern Irish whale watchers are once again treated to sightings of bottlenose dolphins.

The southern Georgia and northern Florida coastline could see fewer live bombs if an environmental safety document wins the approval of the U.S. Navy.

A whale which became beached on mud flats off the South Coast was put down yesterday after tests revealed it had suffered kidney failure during the ordeal.

A lack of fish in the seas is forcing dolphins to feed from nets, causing damage which fishermen say is crippling their business. Cyprus Mail

A whale which became beached on mud flats off the South Coast was put down yesterday after tests revealed it had suffered kidney failure during the ordeal.

A diminutive dolphin called “Snubby” may make history in marine science if DNA samples taken this week from animals off the northwest Kimberley coast prove they are the world’s newest dolphin species or sub-species.

Surfers making the most of the waves off Bondi Beach had an unlikely pair of companions. M

They are spectacular visitors to our shores, but more than 60 marine mammals have been stranded in Northern Ireland since 2000. BBC

The Alaska congressional delegation introduced legislation on July 24 that would protect the whaling rights of Alaska’s Native communities. Arctic Sounder