Cetacean News - Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Ship strikes a threat to recovering whale population in B.C., expert says
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2022-11-27
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rock101.com
Initial examination shows 20-foot minke whale was ‘compromised when it entered creek’
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2022-11-27
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suffolktimes.timesreview.com
Teesside filmmaker left 'super emotional' after capturing footage of Orcas in freezing cold Norway
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2022-11-27
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www.gazettelive.co.uk
Japan: Raw whale meat sells for a record price in auction in Shimonoseki
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2022-11-27
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www.asahi.com
Stranded dolphin rescued from Coffs Harbor Marina by wildlife groups
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2022-11-27
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www.abc.net.au
Mexico wildlife exports to be targeted if porpoise not protected -trade body
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2022-11-27
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www.nasdaq.com
Experts warn: Asia's freshwater dolphins swim into rough watersdate added:
2022-11-27
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asia.nikkei.com
Toxoplasmosis: 2 Hawaii Spinner Dolphins Died From A Parasite Found In Cats And Pigs
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2022-11-27
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www.civilbeat.org
End times: At-risk fin whales are in hot water with protection downgrade, LNG, and climate change
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2022-11-27
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www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com
Good news, bad news: Dead bowheads in Beaufort and Chukchi point to increased killer whale presence in Arctic
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2022-11-27
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alaskapublic.org
A new hope: Two calves among orcas seen swimming near Seattledate added:
2022-11-27
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komonews.com
From Migaloo with love: New paper explores sightings of world famous white humpback whaledate added:
2022-11-27
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www.abc.net.au
Blood, guts and suspiciously mangled fins: inside a porpoise autopsydate added:
2022-11-27
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www.theguardian.com
Cape Breton whale expert says some boats, drones are harassing the animals by getting too close
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2022-11-27
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www.cbc.ca
Sei whale breeding song identified for the first time in Falklands' waters
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2022-11-27
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en.mercopress.com
Two orcas have killed, driven Great White sharks from South African waters; here is why
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2022-11-27
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www.downtoearth.org.in
Right whale numbers are falling, could ‘ropeless’ fishing save them?
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2022-11-27
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geographical.co.uk
Blubber brunch: 'Stop eating washed-up dead whales,' Canadian public warned due to 'high levels of toxins'date added:
2022-11-27
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www.dailystar.co.uk
Indigestion: Sperm whale found dead in Nova Scotia had swallowed 150 kg of fishing gear
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2022-11-27
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atlantic.ctvnews.ca
Sperm Whales Have the Biggest Brains, but How Smart Are They?
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2022-11-27
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discovermagazine.com
Bones of contention: Kiwi West Coast whale fossil and ethics of private collecting
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2022-11-20
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www.rnz.co.nz
Clearwater Marine Aquarium welcomes new dolphin unable to live in the wild due to illegal human interactiondate added:
2022-11-20
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www.fox13news.com
A beaked whale dies after being stranded on a beach in Pas-de-Calais
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2022-11-20
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california18.com
Norway plans sanctuary for ‘spy’ whale Hvaldimir who came in from cold
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2022-11-20
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www.theguardian.com
Meet whale whisperer Rod Keogh and the southern rights in his 'front yard' at Fowlers Baydate added:
2022-11-20
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www.abc.net.au
Hey Joe: Scientists are calling on the White House to save a whale species unique to the Gulf of Mexico
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2022-11-20
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wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu
'Enigmas of the deep': Rare beaked whale washes ashore at Lennox Head
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2022-11-20
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www.9news.com.au
Noted: 'Super pod' of orcas spotted four days in a row in western Washington
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2022-11-20
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www.king5.com
‘Dolphin Doctor’ leaves a lasting impact on marine mammal biologydate added:
2022-11-20
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www.cbs8.com
Adorable moment a dog has its first ever interaction with a friendly whale; 'he’s very social'
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2022-11-20
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www.nationalworld.com
Reducing collisions between ships and whales? There's apps for that, but they need work
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2022-11-20
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www.nwnewsnetwork.org
South Africa: Pod of Dolphins Found Accompanying Body of Drowned Teen
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2022-11-20
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www.newsweek.com
Mayday: Terrifying moment pod of seven orcas sink a sailing yacht in 45 minutes by ripping a hole in the hull and swimming off with the rudderdate added:
2022-11-20
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Watch: Fishermen Untangle Distressed Dolphin Caught In Nylon Rope In Maltese Waters
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2022-11-20
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lovinmalta.com
How centuries-old whaling logs are filling gaps in our climate knowledge
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2022-11-13
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www.salon.com
Shipping lane change could be sea change for Sri Lanka’s blue whales
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2022-11-13
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news.mongabay.com
‘Little baby’: Chinese social media names artificially-bred Yangtze finless porpoise to draw attention to critically endangered speciesdate added:
2022-11-13
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www.scmp.com
Endangered North Atlantic right whales still declining, but new numbers give hope
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2022-11-13
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www.washingtonpost.com
Whales off California coast eat 10 million pieces of tiny plastic pollution a day, new Stanford study estimates
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2022-11-13
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www.mercurynews.com
Get out: Scientists document how ship noise sends beluga whales scrambling out of the way
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2022-11-13
source:
hakaimagazine.com
A visit with Clearwater Beach’s rescued baby dolphindate added:
2022-11-13
source:
stpetecatalyst.com
Young humpback whale photographed with southern right near Esperancedate added:
2022-11-13
source:
www.msn.com
End days: Fin whales may have ‘threatened’ status removed, drawing concern from B.C. conservation groups
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2022-11-13
source:
www.cheknews.ca
A pod of dolphins got stuck in the mud at low tide — here's how a Nova Scotia community saved them
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2022-11-13
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www.cbc.ca
More 'smiling angel' dolphins observed in Yangtze, heading toward effective recovery
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2022-11-13
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www.globaltimes.cn
Baby whale stranded on Taiwan beach dies five days after rescuedate added:
2022-11-13
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www.taiwannews.com.tw
Autopsy reveals plastic cup inside Phuket’s dead Truda whale
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2022-11-13
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borneobulletin.com.bn
Has Iceland had its last whaling season? 'just pure, pure torture'date added:
2022-11-13
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www.nationalgeographic.co.uk
Cruise ships visiting Akaroa Harbor may have changed Hector's dolphins' behavior - research
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2022-11-06
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www.newshub.co.nz
Fury as 23-million-year-old whale fossil 'stolen' from West Coast river
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2022-11-06
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www.stuff.co.nz
Cultural harvest: Iwi start stripping whale carcass on Coromandel beach, focusing on head and jawbone
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2022-11-06
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www.stuff.co.nz
This scientist uses drones and algorithms to save whales — and the rest of the oceandate added:
2022-11-06
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www.washingtonpost.com
340 left: Wrong trend for right whales amid ‘devastating’ population decline; experts 'increasingly concerned'
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2022-11-06
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news.mongabay.com
Hanboa: Netizens give rare artificially-bred finless porpoise a namedate added:
2022-11-06
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www.chinadaily.com.cn
Australia: More whales get stuck in fishing gear as marine scientists seek new ways to rescue them
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2022-11-06
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www.abc.net.au
Too big to bury? Dead whale towed from one Coromandel beach to another causes stirdate added:
2022-11-06
source:
www.stuff.co.nz
Necropsy on dead humpback whale near Sointula a ‘rare opportunity,’ says marine researcher
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2022-11-06
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www.cheknews.ca
Humpback whale found dead in B.C. likely killed by vessel strike
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2022-11-06
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vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
Baby dolphin 'Bowie' reintroduced to natural lagoons at Dolphin Research Center
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2022-11-06
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keysweekly.com
Taiwan: Incredible moment 63st pregnant whale is saved after washing up on beachdate added:
2022-11-06
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www.mirror.co.uk
Ensnared: Rescuing whales on Australia's 'humpback highway'date added:
2022-11-06
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www.bbc.com
Documents: Nova Scotia's retirement home for captive whales facing obstacles, delays; 'We have to focus on moving forward every day'
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2022-11-06
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atlantic.ctvnews.ca
'Excessive': South Carolina senators oppose proposed vessel speed changes that could protect endangered whales
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2022-11-06
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www.postandcourier.com
Putin's War May Have Killed up to 50,000 Dolphins in Black Sea
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2022-11-06
source:
www.newsweek.com
Incredible video shows humpback whale pull off nifty move to free itself from the ropes of a buoy in Canada after being stuck for two daysdate added:
2022-11-06
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www.dailymail.co.uk
'We are deeply saddened': Eldest bottlenose dolphin at Clearwater Marine Aquarium diesdate added:
2022-11-06
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www.wtsp.com
Mystery As Harbor Porpoises Found 60 Miles Upstream in San Franciscodate added:
2022-11-06
source:
www.newsweek.com
Putin’s hunter dolphin could not even save the bridge of Crimea, training has been given to attack enemy divers
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2022-10-23
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www.newsdayexpress.com
Cetacean on cetacean violence: Orcas photographed preying on minke whale south of Victoria
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2022-10-23
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vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
Photographs capture whale lice on humpback off Queensland's Hervey Bay; 'eating bits of dead skin'
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2022-10-23
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www.abc.net.au
Scientists just discovered a new whale. Now they fear it may go extinct.
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2022-10-23
source:
www.washingtonpost.com
Gallery: Majestic 'dwarf orcas' spotted leaping out of the sea off the coast of Angleseydate added:
2022-10-23
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www.dailypost.co.uk
Watch Hope the dolphin dance around as bubbles are blown: Video
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2022-10-23
source:
patch.com
Back from the brink: Miami Seaquarium officials say Lolita’s health has improved
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2022-10-23
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wsvn.com
Japan aquarium hopes to see Commerson's dolphin breed; showing 'good chemistry'date added:
2022-10-23
source:
mainichi.jp
New Zealand: DOC euthanizes surviving whales in second Chatham Islands stranding
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2022-10-23
source:
www.stuff.co.nz
Chicken of the sea: Bycatch limits in Hector's dolphin protection plan 'far too high', advocates say
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2022-10-23
source:
www.stuff.co.nz
Already endangered, Gangetic Dolphins are facing an existential threat on account of unchecked building of barrages, steamer traffic, fishing, water pollution etc...date added:
2022-10-23
source:
www.millenniumpost.in
Canada: Tainted orca meat prompts health warning in Pond Inlet
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2022-10-23
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nunatsiaq.com
Noise in the ocean: buoys are designed to protect whales from underwater cacophony
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2022-10-23
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www.indonewyork.com
Humpback whale makes surprise appearance during New Jersey fishing tripdate added:
2022-10-23
source:
abc7ny.com
Rare Albino Humpback Whale Seen in Costa Rica Waters; 'I saw something huge and white'
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2022-10-23
source:
ticotimes.net
Kiwi calamity: Hundreds of pilot whales die after mass stranding in the Chatham Islandsdate added:
2022-10-23
source:
www.stuff.co.nz
Whales are dying. Ropes from lobster traps are partly to blame. That’s put lobsters — and the people who catch them — in the crosshairs of conservation groups.
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2022-10-23
source:
www.bostonglobe.com
Western Australia community that once hunted whales now funding conservation research
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2022-10-23
source:
www.abc.net.au
Death of the gentle giants: Nearly 500 dead whales lie along New Zealand beach after 'heart-breaking' mass strandingdate added:
2022-10-23
source:
www.dailymail.co.uk
Young dolphin helped to swim back to its pod after stranding on a South Africa beach
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2022-10-16
source:
www.iol.co.za
Blue whales dance with the wind to find food, new study shows
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2022-10-16
source:
www.independent.co.uk
Save the whales: Feds get pushback against lobster restrictions during packed hearing
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2022-10-16
source:
www.bangordailynews.com
Friendly whale swims up to 'play' with shocked boaties - before soaking them with a huge spray
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2022-10-16
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Miami: Massive whale decomposing in Biscayne Bay sparks curiosity; 'It's a unique experience'
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2022-10-16
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www.axios.com
Maine leaders want to defund California aquarium calling for lobster boycott to protect whales
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2022-10-16
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www.wmtw.com
Gray whale population off western U.S. continues to decline
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2022-10-16
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www.sunherald.com
Inquiring minds: Why are more than 100 harbor porpoise gathering off Orkney?
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2022-10-16
source:
www.bbc.com
SeaWorld San Diego rescues entangled Humpback Whale off the coast of Carlsbad; 'he wasn't moving'
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2022-10-16
source:
www.cbs8.com
Back-to-back humpback whales freed from tangled lines off Southern Californiadate added:
2022-10-16
source:
www.mercurynews.com
Grey whale’s mysterious disappearance from Atlantic Ocean holds clues to possible return
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2022-10-16
source:
horizon.scienceblog.com
Argentina: Scientists worried by spate of Península Valdés whale deaths; 'At least 12 adults and one sub-adult'
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2022-10-16
source:
batimes.com.ar
How are Chinese white dolphins rescued and protected in China?
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2022-10-16
source:
theglobalherald.com
Whale and calf freed after entanglement in shark nets off Queensland; 'We will make no changes'
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2022-10-16
source:
www.9news.com.au
Iceland: 139 Fin Whales Hunted During Whaling Seasondate added:
2022-10-16
source:
www.icelandreview.com
End days: Health concerns grow for Miami Seaquarium’s orca, Lolita ; 'her appetite has decreased'date added:
2022-10-16
source:
www.local10.com
Migaloo Take Two? Rare Albino Humpback Whale Pictured Swimming With Momdate added:
2022-10-16
source:
www.newsweek.com
Question of the day: Would You Swim with a Robot Dolphin?
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2022-10-16
source:
hakaimagazine.com
Marine ranger enjoys first known swim by Israeli with pod of false killer whales
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2022-10-16
source:
www.timesofisrael.com
Tasmania's Russian princess and her whale rescue generosity
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2022-10-09
source:
www.theadvocate.com.au
Jamaica: Distressed whale in Negril freed, now back at sea
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2022-10-09
source:
jamaica-gleaner.com
Through Hell's Gate: Whale carcasses towed out to sea after mass stranding on Tasmania's west coast
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2022-10-09
source:
www.abc.net.au
Aussie surfers warned not to attempt whale rescues in shark nets
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2022-10-09
source:
www.swellnet.com
Mission possible: Humpback whale badly entangled in fishing gear is freed outside Boston Harbor
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2022-10-09
source:
www.bostonherald.com
Growing number of finless porpoises observed in Jiangsu, indicates eco improvement of Yangtze Riverdate added:
2022-10-09
source:
www.globaltimes.cn
Heartbreaking video captures the struggle of a mother dolphin pushing the body of her dead calf through the water in the Mediterranean
date added:
2022-10-09
source:
www.dailymail.co.uk
73: Here’s what the latest Southern Resident killer whale census showed for the past year
date added:
2022-10-09
source:
www.bellinghamherald.com
‘Dolphin Doctor’ Sam Ridgway, marine mammal research pioneer, remembered for ‘boundless curiosity’date added:
2022-10-09
source:
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
Watch: Join the Yangtze finless porpoise expedition to see the ‘smiling angel’
date added:
2022-10-09
source:
theglobalherald.com