A newborn humpback whale has been put down, and the carcasses of 52 false killer whales left to rot, because of the tricky locations where the mammals became stranded.
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Three southern right whales put on a dazzling display in Sydney Harbour this morning. Full Story
Japanese and Norwegian government officials will meet in Oslo on Tuesday to discuss the practicalities of exporting whale meat from Norway to Japan. Full Story: http://japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=1&id=224806
The Institute of Cetacean Research said Monday it will cut the sale prices on some 1,900 tons of meat from minke whales caught for “research” purposes in the Antarctic Ocean in fiscal 2001. Full Story: http://japantoday.com/e/?content=news&cat=3&id=2
More than 50 pilot whales beached themselves on a stretch of Cape Cod sand Monday and nine of them died before vacationers and other volunteers could push the animals back out to deeper water in a feverish rescue effort. Full Story: http://www.macon.
The humpback whale is one of the best known and enigmatic of all the whales. Famous for their mournful songs and ebullient behaviour, which sees them frequently breach and slap their long flippers on to the sea surface.
A little over 200 sites were manned around the British Isles including Northern Ireland, from Hermaness in Shetland down to Jersey in the Channel Islands and Isles of Scilly in Cornwall. Around one thousand people participated, with groups of as many as 20-30 attending some sites. Systematic watches were carried out from the land-based sites
The discovery of two dead seals on a Lincolnshire beach has sparked fears of a fresh outbreak of a fatal virus in UK waters. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2155289.stm
The Department of Conservation will not issue commercial viewing permits for southern right whales around the Auckland Islands for at least ten years. Full Story: http://www.doc.govt.nz/whats-new/presult.asp?prID=795
Mysteries of one of the Australian deep ocean’s larger denizens are being unravelled as scientists study the giant squid washed up on a beach near Hobart. Full S