Climate change an indirect cause of whale strandings, say experts
Extreme weather events like cyclones and torrential rains disrupt the echolocation mechanism of the cetaceans and cause them to land on beaches …
US issues warning against boating as dozens of whales frolic in San Francisco waters
Vessels have been told to stay 300 feet away from cetaceans
Tenth whale carcass found in Odisha in a year
Carcass of a 25-feet-long Sei whale washed ashore on March 13, 2019, taking the total to 10
Solar geomagnetic storms responsible for whale strandings, claims new study
The study zeroed in on two specific instances of geomagnetic storms, one of which occurred between December 31, 2015 and January 1, 2016
Carcass of whale shark found in Odisha
Forest officer guesses the animal was hit by a marine vessel; autopsy due
Rare find
Unprotective Shell
What causes whale mass strandings?
More than 400 whales have died on a beach in New Zealand
No wails for whales
Beluga whale spotted in September, still in the Thames
The marine mammal is spending its time in Gravesend, near the river mouth
Defiant Japan to hold annual whale hunt
Ignores threat from conservation activists who have vowed to disrupt the programme
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Australia says no to protecting Japanese whale hunters
Does not buy country’s argument that it is whaling for scientific reasons
Microplastic pollution could push whale, shark towards extinction: study
These species are getting exposed to toxic chemicals through breakdown of microplastics in their digestive system
Court asks US Navy to ban use of sonar harming whales, marine life
Noise pollution in the oceans is disrupting whales’ abilities to hear and migrate
Massive dead whales seen on California coasts
Some experts have blamed increasing ship collisions for whale deaths
To whale or not to whale
Nations for and against whaling clash once again, and fail to reach consensus
Meet the Lazarus creatures: six species we thought were extinct, but aren't
It is extremely difficult to determine whether a species is extinct, or just absent from an area
Norwegian whale meat exports to Japan found contaminated with pesticides
Japan, a major whale meat market, refused to accept the consignment
Blue whales face risk from ship strikes
Shipping lanes intersect with feeding areas of the world’s largest mammal
Global Eco Watch: Ice Age woolly rhino unearthed in Siberia
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Japan leads opposition to establishing marine sanctuary for whales
Proposal for a sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean has been repeatedly submitted to the International Whaling Commission in recent years, but …
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Thirty-two vulnerable species proposed for protection at UNEP convention
Polar bears, sawfish, African lions and the Great Bustard are among the proposed species