UK fishing fleets may soon have to use hi-tech equipment to keep dolphins and porpoises out of their nets. Full Story
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After enduring several lean, difficult years, the gray whale population is rebounding, looking fat and happy as their annual northern migration past Oregon begins.
Australia has welcomed the Fiji government’s announcement it will declare the entire Exclusive Economic Zone of Fiji as a whale sanctuary. Full Story
Anna M spent the winter at El Rompido near Huelva in Andalucia, southern Spain. It is on the estuary of the Rio Piedras, that flows for a few miles parrallel to the coast, only separated from the sea by a narrow sandy spit of dunes and scrub that is a nature reserve. While crossing it
In a week which saw a by-caught dolphin and harbour porpoise wash up in Wexford, dolphin campaigners in England are concerned local authorities are struggling to cope with the number of animals being found on the South West coast of England.
A 45ft sperm whale has died after becoming stranded on a beach in East Lothian. Full Story
Biting the Hand that Feeds: The Case against Dolphin Petting Pools, a new report from The Humane Society of the United States and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), reveals that what looks benign is, in fact, unsafe for both the multitudes
Iceland said yesterday it would submit plans to resume scientific whaling to the International Whaling Commission (IWC) later this month – a key step towards restarting its controversial whale hunting.
Tama-chan, a wild Japanese seal who sparked a media frenzy after he got lost in a polluted Yokohama river, had evaded capture by concerned ecologists. Full Story
Dr Sam Ridgway kneels at the side of the pool at Sea World in San Diego, California, and waits for his Canadian protege to come and greet him. It doesn’t take long for Muk, a 34-year-old female beluga whale, to swim the length of the 20m-long tank.