A new study shows the number of humpback whales in the Northern Pacific has grown dramatically to more than 18,000, a finding likely to spark new debate about the whales’ status as an endangered species, according to Hawai’i whale experts.
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A Japanese public prosecutor announced on 19 May that it was launching an investigation into allegations that workers on whaling ships are embezzling whale meat and selling it to restaurant owners.
A new study shows the number of humpback whales in the Northern Pacific has grown dramatically to more than 18,000, a finding likely to spark new debate about the whales’ status as an endangered species, according to Hawai’i whale experts.
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, humpback whales have made a dramatic comeback in the North Pacific Ocean over the past four decades, a new study says.
Senegalese fishermen dragged dozens of stranded pilot whales back out to sea on Wednesday but at least 20 more died on the beach after mysteriously coming ashore.
We received 24 sightings over the weekend period of 6 species from 6 counties, breaking down as follows: Kerry (8), Cork (7), Donegal (5) and one each for Sligo, Galway and Waterford. The run of basking shark records continued and they were the most frequently reported species during this period. They represented 39.1% of all
For years he had heard fishermen’s tales of killer whales (or orcas) coming to Port Elizabeth to hunt for dolphins, and decided to carry out his own research to find out if the rumours were true.
One of the largest nursery grounds of the blue whale is threatened by the expansion of the global salmon farming industry, a prize-winning conservationist warned yesterday.
One of the largest nursery grounds of the blue whale is threatened by the expansion of the global salmon farming industry, a prize-winning conservationist warned yesterday.
For years he had heard fishermen’s tales of killer whales (or orcas) coming to Port Elizabeth to hunt for dolphins, and decided to carry out his own research to find out if the rumours were true.