A dolphin which had been trapped in Maryport Marina for almost a month has been set free by rescuers. BBC

South Africa has detained an anti-whaling ship and its captain in Cape Town harbour over safety concerns after the Canadian vessel spent weeks harassing Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters.

A whale that made world headlines when it swam up the River Thames into central London last week died of several factors including dehydration, scientists who conducted a post-mortem said on Wednesday.

Update The animal invoved in Monday’s rescue bid was found dead by Mrs Pauline Delahunt on the 26th January on Magherabeg beach to the north of Brittas Bay. The dolphin was confirmed as the same animal by distinctive scars on its body. We can now confirm that the animal was a male and was a

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Greenpeace said on Friday that its two vessels shadowing the Japanese whaling fleet in the icy Southern Ocean were ending their protests because their fuel and food were running short.

Marine experts who failed to rescue a whale stranded in London’s Thames River said on Sunday they hoped worldwide public interest in its fate would promote conservation of the endangered species.

Europe’s fishermen busted their annual catch allowances for the third year in a row in 2004, risking legal action and hefty fines for persistent violations of EU fisheries rules, the European Commission said on Thursday.

Greenpeace said on Thursday it believes Japanese hunters have killed at least 123 whales in the icy seas off the coast of Antarctica since the start of the whaling season this year.

A huge beached whale has been dumped outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin. in a Greenpeace anti-whaling protest. BBC

Researchers were surprised this week by the sudden appearance — and quick disappearance — of two rare Northern right whales in the busy industrial port of Corpus Christi Bay.