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It is a sight to take the breath away, and one that draws awe-inspired tourists to Victoria’s southwest coast each winter. Full Story

Sea Change for Whales

Whaling conservationists, who have long battled with Iceland and Japan, win a big round in Berlin Full Story

A 23-year-old humpback whale that had been entangled in fishing gear some 30 miles offshore from Portsmouth was freed Tuesday by rescuers from the Center for Coastal Studies (CCS) based in Provincetown, Mass.

A juvenile gray whale has been sighted several miles up the Skagit River – just south of the Samish River, where there was a similar adventure late last week.

On Wednesday, scientists will meet at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution to study and discuss a deadly heart disease affecting pygmy and dwarf sperm whale populations. The workshop will bring together human and marine mammal researchers in an effort

An international tribunal has delivered a setback to Irish efforts to stop nuclear fuel manufacturing at the Sellafield nuclear plant in the UK. It has emerged that Ireland could face legal action from the European Commission for having brought the case i

Canada’s birthday this year will bring an unusual gift to one of the world’s most critically endangered whales: a long-sought change in international shipping lanes in the Bay of Fundy.

Beached whales in Japan may soon be shore lunch under a new government proposal that could allow local communities to euthanise and butcher the high-and-dry animals for food and use their bones in traditional craft work.