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

A 40-tonne whale washed up on a sandbank will be left to the forces of nature in its remote last resting place.

An area of sea to the east of Lundy is to be the UK’s first No Take Zone. Full Story

A young whale found beached in a West Auckland river yesterday is thought to be the calf of a whale that died on Waiheke Island last week.

A dead, baby gray whale washed up on rocks near the Harbor Bay ferry landing Tuesday, apparently separated from its mother while en route to breeding grounds in Mexico.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced new measures aimed at protecting the endangered Florida manatee. Full Story

The Auckland Islands Marine Reserve is closer to becoming a reality now that the application of a New Zealand government agency for this protected status has been approved. <

Officials at the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) say a petition to designate the Prince William Sound population of orcas as depleted may have merit. Full