It is one of the loudest sound systems devised by man, capable of sending a sonic boom so thunderous experts warn it can rupture the brains of whales hundreds of miles away.

The rotting carcass of a dead whale beached in the Solent has been removed. Full Story

Sailors are being warned to be on the look-out for the body of a large dead whale that is beached in the Solent. Full Story

Two dead whales have landed in Spain’s Canary Islands, raising fears they may have been hurt by NATO military exercises off Morocco and that more could have died, officials said.

Sonar used by the military to spot enemy submarines is to blame for increasing cases of whales being stranded on beaches and dying, the scientific committee of the International Whaling Commission said in a report this week.

The International Whaling Commission’s annual meeting closed yesterday with a small but significant victory for countries that want to maintain a ban on commercial whaling well into the future.

A depleted population of beluga whales has stabilized five years after Alaska Natives agreed to virtually stop hunting them, the National Marine Fisheries Service said yesterday.

Whalers should strive to limit the suffering of the giant sea mammals they kill, says the International Whaling Commission (IWC), in a resolution hailed as a victory for animal welfare.

The International Whaling Commission (IWC) looked set to take a big step on Thursday toward lifting an 18-year-old ban on commercial whaling. Full Story

A whale killed on the bow of a giant container ship was brought up the Mersey yesterday.