The first charge of disturbing Luna, the young orca, is in the works as police try to stop people from touching and feeding the lonely whale living off Vancouver Island’s west coast.

Pro-whaling countries have fired the first shots ahead of this year’s meeting of the International Whaling Commission. Full Story

In May 1999, a young female whale slowly died off the Washington coast after being shot three times — once with a harpoon and twice with a high-powered .50-caliber rifle.

Plans are being made to tranship the cargo of vacuum gas oil on board a tanker which has been anchored off Donegal since the death of two of its crewmen. Full Story

A wildlife charity is launching a campaign to prevent the deaths of hundreds of dolphins around the South West coast of England. Full Story

Climate change and global warming mean the fabled Northwest Passage could become an accessible thoroughfare. Full Story

Federal marine officials have concluded the region’s orca population is less than optimal and are looking at whether they should say it is so low that it warrants special protection under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Volunteers Tuesday moved an ailing pygmy sperm whale from the Islander Motel pool to a Key Largo lagoon. Full Story

Canada increased sharply the number of seals that can be culled over the next three years yesterday, dismissing protests from environmentalists who say this will have a devastating effect on the seal population.

Post-mortem examinations on dead dolphins washed up on South West beaches have been stopped because vets cannot cope with the large number of bodies. Full Story