Walking whales

Recently found fossils provide evidence that mammals were predecessors of whales

It's whales today, but it could be you tomorrow

Industrial pollution along Canada's southeastern coast and its fatal results form the theme of BBC's Death on the St Lawrence.

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Welcome whale

Taiji is short of dolphin meat

Of whales and men

Is Japan’s decision to leave the International Whaling Commission really that big a deal?

Sanctions due to whaling

Foul water

An expert explains the stranding of 97 pilot whales in WA and their mysterious ‘huddling’ before the tragedy

More research is needed. Scientists need funding to attend mass strandings, collect and analyse samples and write up the findings

Death at sea

Pollutants are killing whales near Mexico

Punishing the offender

To whale or not to whale

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

Conservationists distort whaling body's raison d'etre

It took just five votes to shake the very edifice of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Voting 25-20 in favour of setting up a …

Pod of rare orcas found dead on Chile beach

Type D orcas are native to the Southern Hemisphere. Scientists are unsure of the reasons behind the beaching

Whaling rights

Solar storms can hamper whales' navigation, cause them to strand: Study

Radio frequency noise created by solar outburst affects whales’ senses and prevents them from navigating, according to the research

Count fish before catch

Identify the weakest link in ecosystem-based management

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Age no bar

Mercury can affect even adolescent brains

In court

Whales going deaf

Noise generated by tourist boats might result in loss of hearing in whales

Whale of a mouth

Killer appetites

Killer whales are eating sea otters in Alaska. This could change Alaska's coastal ecology