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Being the first person to circumnavigate the North Island on a windsurfer was a demanding trip for Jarrod Armitage: he was chased by killer whales, he hit a shark, and his feet started to rot during the three month journey.

A rescued pygmy sperm whale was recovering Friday in a resort hotel’s heated saltwater pool, being treated for dehydration and wounds possibly inflicted by a harpoon.

Maybe Norwegian orcas come equipped with Swiss internal clocks. A fisherman from Norway’s fjord region, where “Free Willy” star Keiko now lives, says that migrating killer whales arrive in the area each year at this time.

The beached body had not died of natural causes. A deep incision ran the length of the mammal’s stomach; a series of stab wounds punctured her scalp. Full S

A pygmy sperm whale that grounded itself on the nearshore flats just north of the Snapper Creek Bridge was discovered by a Coast Guard crew from Islamorada Wednesday morning, and by 4 p.m. that afternoon was resting at a boat ramp at the Coast Guard Stati

Dolphin fossil find lucky

A rare coincidence has resulted in University of Otago geologist Associate Professor Ewan Fordyce discovering a “new” species of ancient dolphin in the Waitaki Valley.

Euro MPs have called for a ban on warships using submarine-seeking sonar devices because campaigners believe they may be killing dolphins and whales. Full Story<

Ocean scientists have recruited wild arctic whales to their team to probe the waters deep beneath an Arctic island fjord for the first time. Full Story