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
For generations, killer whales and First Nations hunted whales together. Now we suspect the orca group has gone extinct
The legacy of the killer whales of Eden lives on among Thaua people and local communities
Tasmania whales stranding: Climate change ‘among other factors’ can cause such events, say experts
Experts say whale stranding tend to recur at the same locations across the world
Carcass of whale shark found in Odisha
Forest officer guesses the animal was hit by a marine vessel; autopsy due
Rare find
What causes whale mass strandings?
More than 400 whales have died on a beach in New Zealand
Extinction threat: Vaquita porpoise global population down to only 10
The species saw a 98% decline in population in 2 decades
Defiant Japan to hold annual whale hunt
Ignores threat from conservation activists who have vowed to disrupt the programme
International Whale Shark Day: Wildlife Trust of India launches campaign to sensitise fishers along southwest coast
Whale shark landings and stranding are largely reported from Kerala, according to WTI
Australia says no to protecting Japanese whale hunters
Does not buy country’s argument that it is whaling for scientific reasons
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
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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Thar she blows: An ice-free Northwest Passage has enabled the Gray Whale’s return to New England
Last seen in the age of commercial whaling, an ice-free Passage enabled the species to travel from Pacific to Atlantic
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 …
Once upon a time whales walked liked us; here’s what happened next
Scientists at the Natural History Museum in London used whale skulls to trace three waves of evolution among whales
What it’s like to watch a harpooned whale die right before your eyes
Captain Paul Watson, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977, defends his organisation’s controversial tactics to prevent …
Why do rorqual whales need to be enormous? Answer helps identify species threatened by climate change
Depending on how their prey fares, certain whale species will either win or lose in future oceans
Is Migaloo … dead? As climate change transforms the ocean, the iconic white humpback has been missing for 2 years
Migaloo’s presence — or lack thereof — highlights the variations in whale migration
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
