Dolphins communicate like humans by calling each other by “name”, scientists in Fife have found. BBC
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Humpback whales swimming in the waters off Hawaii are increasingly in danger of being hit by boats. BBC
This afternoon a bottlenosed whale live stranded but died at Fermoyle, Brandon on the north side of the Dingle peninsula. Chris Van Schoor contacted his wife Lee and she then contacted the aquarium in Dingle. Once again Kevin Flannery was one of the first on the scene but no sooner had he called the IWDG
A bottlenose dolphin who was stranded in a Cumbria harbour for nearly a month has been spotted in the sea not far from where he was rescued. BBC
At least 300 dead dolphins washed ashore on a beach in Zanzibar overnight, residents said on Friday, but the cause of the deaths was unknown. Planet Ark
A pilot whale, live stranded on Inch strand Co Kerry, was successfully refloated this afternoon after a huge collective effort. First observed on the beach at 8:30 by early walkers on the beach, the IWDG were contacted at 10:15. “I was listening to Derek Mooney on Mooney Goes Wild, talking about the blue tits nesting
Marine rescuers criticised boat owners after reports they harassed a bottlenose dolphin in the sea. BBC
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Twenty-five dead dolphins washed up on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast on Friday, and officials said they probably drowned after becoming entangled in fishing nets. <
Norway hit back on Sunday at 12 nations led by Britain for urging an end to whale hunts, saying a plan to raise catches to the highest in two decades in 2006 would not damage stocks of the giant mammals.