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

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.