Disposing of the body of a great sperm whale washed up of the Norfolk coast is proving a weighty problem. Full Story

If you are involved in primary education or have children in a national school, you may be interested to know that Simon Berrow, Padraig Whooley and Faith Wilson are “Heritage Specialists” working on this scheme which is a partnership between the Heritage Council and the INTO. The scheme enables specialists to visit primary schools for

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The corpse of a great sperm whale was washed up on a British coastline today after a suspected collision with a vessel. Full Story

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

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.

Dolphins off the South West coast are in danger of being wiped out, environmentalists have warned. Full Story