An RAF bombing range on the coast of Lincolnshire is to be declared the first national nature reserve on land owned by the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/england/newsid_2135000/2135029.stm

Bottlenose dolphins could be extinct in UK waters within 10 years unless immediate action is taken to regulate destructive fishing practices, The Wildlife Trusts warn in their new report. Far from being what most people regard as a provider of healthy, na

Ever evening at sunset, Maruyama Keizo, 64, and his brother Motoichi, 54, of Minabe, Wakayama Prefecture, take their boat out and return the next morning at dawn with their catch: either flatfish or sardines, depending on the season. In his 50-year workin

The Vancouver Aquarium hopes donors will come up with roughly $70,000 to cover the costs of helping Springer, an orphaned killer whale, rejoin her family pod. Full Story: http://www.canada.com/vancouver/story.asp?id={CADF4A86-D869-4BE4-814B-7BF8DA

Many cultural barriers between Japan and the West were torn down during last month’s World Cup – but on the issue of whaling, the differences remain. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_2051000/2051091.stm

The U.S. Navy has won approval to deploy two ships that use low-frequency sonar to detect faraway submarines, despite continuing questions about whether the system’s loud blasts will injure whales and other ocean mammals. Full Story: http://www.iht.c

An orphaned killer whale recently released into her native Canadian waters is still having trouble in keeping with her family, preferring instead the company of boats, researchers say. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/americas/news

A pygmy sperm whale stranded alive in the Magaherees in Co. Kerry yesterday. The animal was reported to Dingle Oceanworld. Upon veterinary inspection it was deemed too ill to save and was euthanised. The animal appears to be female and is currenlty a

Bottle-nosed dolphins could become extinct in British waters within a decade, a report has warned. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/scotland/newsid_2130000/2130499.stm

The cross-channel adventures of Georges, the Cherbourg dolphin, known as Flipper in Weymouth, have raised the question: Are we endangering friendly dolphins by encouraging them to make contact?