It seems that the Risso’s story we posted on May 31st needs updating, as these dolphins were observed again from Greystones over the weekend of June 7th & 8th.

At a swimming hole some 30 miles north of Key West, volunteers tend day and night to five ailing pilot whales who stranded themselves for reasons unknown.

Another of the world’s rarest dolphins has been found dead on Auckland’s west coast. The New Zealand Maui dolphin, previously known as Hector’s dolphin, was taken to Massey University for an autopsy.

New Caledonia wants to set up a sanctuary for whales in its exclusive economic zone as part of a South Pacific regional initiative to protect the mammals, the French Pacific territory’s government said Thursday.

Canadian and U.S. scientists have decided against forcing a family reunion on a killer whale that has baffled observers by living alone off Canada’s Pacific Coast. Ful

Niue is expected to announce it will formally declare its entire Exclusive Economic Zone as a whale sanctuary. Full Story

WDCS, together with Renate Künast, the Federal Minister of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture, Germany have launched “The Best Whale Watching in Europe” a new, comprehensive guide to whale and dolphin watching in European waters. [Report Downloadab

Scotland’s coastal wildlife is one of the country’s fastest growing tourist attractions and could help some communities counter losses from the downturn in fishing, it has been reported.

Overfishing, coastal sprawl, pollution and invasive species threaten the oceans off America, according to a report released this week that called for a new federal agency to manage the country’s troubled waters.