A rare white whale has been sighted off Australia’s east coast, exciting whale watchers but prompting suggestions that special laws might be needed to protect it from curious onlookers.
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Chilean scientists said last week their study of a huge blob of flesh found on a Pacific beach about three weeks ago concluded it was the carcass of a sperm whale, ending speculation of a giant octopus.
We have just received a report from sailor, Jim Ryan, sailing from Cork to Dublin, that they encountered a group of 3 large whales, off the East Waterford coast this evening July 12th at 17:00 hrs. Having validated the sighting over the phone, while Jim was in close proximity to the whales, we are confident
British Columbia – Springer the killer whale has returned to Canada’s Pacific coast, much to the relief of scientists who organized a ground-breaking family reunion for the animal last year.
The world’s longest reef is losing its dugongs and nesting sea turtles at a rapid rate, according to the first comprehensive assessment of the Great Barrier Reef since 1998. <
Italy’s age-old custom of swordfishing isn’t likely to be stopped by EU law — instead last year’s ban on dangerous nets has created a league of ‘pirate’ fishermen willing to go to extreme measures for the days’ catch.
Dozens of wild dolphins have been caught in the strife-torn Solomon Islands and are being held in makeshift pens as part of a scheme by a foreign syndicate to sell them around the world.
In light of an alarming recent increase in mortality events, it is becoming clear that man-made noise, at different intensity levels, negatively affects cetacean populations in important ways.
China supports international efforts to actively conserve and rationally exploit whales, but is reserving its decision on setting up whale sanctuaries until it receives more scientific data, a Chinese fisheries official said Wednesday.
Danish officials have lost sight of a whale that turned up in the Oeresund Strait dividing Denmark and Sweden at the weekend, and warned that it could wreak havoc to sailboats.