To whale or not to whale

Nations for and against whaling clash once again, and fail to reach consensus

Rare find

Unprotective Shell

No wails for whales

Defiant Japan to hold annual whale hunt

Ignores threat from conservation activists who have vowed to disrupt the programme

Australia says no to protecting Japanese whale hunters

Does not buy country’s argument that it is whaling for scientific reasons

Norwegian whale meat exports to Japan found contaminated with pesticides

Japan, a major whale meat market, refused to accept the consignment

Science & Technology - Briefs

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

Massive dead whales seen on California coasts

Some experts have blamed increasing ship collisions for whale deaths

Blue whales face risk from ship strikes

Shipping lanes intersect with feeding areas of the world’s largest mammal

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 …

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

Thirty-two vulnerable species proposed for protection at UNEP convention

Polar bears, sawfish, African lions and the Great Bustard are among the proposed species

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

What causes whale mass strandings?

More than 400 whales have died on a beach in New Zealand

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

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

Beluga whale spotted in September, still in the Thames

The marine mammal is spending its time in Gravesend, near the river mouth  

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 …

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

Carcass of whale shark found in Odisha

Forest officer guesses the animal was hit by a marine vessel; autopsy due

Global Eco Watch: Ice Age woolly rhino unearthed in Siberia

Down To Earth brings you the top happenings in the world of global ecology

Whale shark caught in fishing net in Odisha, released into Bay of Bengal

Forest officials are keeping an eye on the shoreline at night in case it beaches again 

Fishers in Odisha rescue second whale shark in a week

The 10-feet-long animal was caught in a net before fishers freed it and guided it to sea