Genetic research on Tokyo whale meat reveals that minke whales may not be experiencing an unprecedented surge in numbers as had previously been thought. BBC

Rescuers struggled on Thursday to save dozens of stranded dolphins in shallow waters off the Florida Keys, with many volunteers standing in water for hours to support the animals.

Using old US Navy hydrophones once employed to track submarines, Christopher Clark has collected thousands of acoustical tracks of singing blue, fin, humpback and minke whales.

Fears for the future of rare whales will not halt the Shell-led Sakhalin-2 gas project in Russia’s far east, Shell’s country manager said on Friday. Planet

Have you ever wanted to get involved in watching and recording whales and dolphins? A scheme called ISCOPE, which is in its final year, may be just what you were looking for. ISCOPE is a 3 year initiative aimed at encouraging public participation in cetacean recording. We are in the last year of data collection

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It is with deep regret that we learn of the passing of Sean Eviston today in Killarney. Sean, who was the youthful face of the Irish Seal Sanctuary in the Kerry area, was a tireless campaigner, who in recent years dedicated so much of his energy into car

Two beluga whales which were held captive in hot, cramped conditions in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt have been confiscated by the authorities. They are in Cairo pending export back to Russia.

Noxious chemicals found in whale blubber may not be entirely artificial, research shows. Some of the compounds, which resemble the environmentally polluting chemicals we create as flame retardants, may be produced by sponges and other sea creatures.

A reported minke whale reported trapped in buoy ropes off the north Wales coast has now been identified as a humpback whale. The whale was reported to be in difficulties in Penrhyn Bay by a member of the public last Thursday.

A 20-foot whale has been freed after becoming tangled in a mooring rope off the north Wales coast. BBC