Cetacean News - Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Scientific research links toxic algae to cognitive decline in dolphins, may pose risks to humans as well
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2025-10-26
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wsvn.com
Listening to whales: What would it mean if we were able to ‘speak’ with whales?
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2025-10-26
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aeon.co
Most of B.C.’s marine mammals are flourishing, so why aren’t orcas?
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2025-10-26
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www.ctvnews.ca
Stranded Dolphins’ Brains Show Signs Of Alzheimer’s-Like Diseasedate added:
2025-10-26
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www.iflscience.com
Niagara Falls mayor stresses urgency of finding Marineland belugas a new home as it’s running out of fooddate added:
2025-10-26
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www.cbc.ca
Humpback Whales’ Special Spiralized Feeding Technique Is Completely Unique, According To A New Researchdate added:
2025-10-26
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twistedsifter.com
31-foot whale that washed up on Hilton Head beach died of 'starvation', say scientists
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2025-10-26
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amp.islandpacket.com
’We need to get them out’: Beluga trainer fired by Marineland speaks outdate added:
2025-10-26
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ici.radio-canada.ca
Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas
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2025-10-26
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www.detroitnews.com
New worry: Republicans try to weaken 50-year-old law protecting whales, seals and polar bears
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2025-10-26
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www.wcax.com
Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada says Hullo Ferries vessel struck humpback
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2025-10-26
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toronto.citynews.ca
Endangered orca in Washington seen carrying a dead calf
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2025-10-19
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businessmirror.com.ph
When a drone photographer filmed the world's most elusive whales, they did something that surprised him
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2025-10-19
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www.discoverwildlife.com
New orca calf brings hope to endangered J pod near Vancouver Island
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2025-10-19
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cheknews.ca
Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds
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2025-10-19
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www.abc.net.au
Spiral tusks, big square heads, strange pink skin: 10 weirdest dolphins and whales on the planetdate added:
2025-10-19
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www.discoverwildlife.com
Attempt to rescue beached sperm whales was complex; 'they are pretty massive'date added:
2025-10-19
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www.peicanada.com
Marineland says its belugas shouldn't go to Nova Scotia's Whale Sanctuary Project
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2025-10-19
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www.cbc.ca
Lone dolphin moves from Lyme Bay after welfare concerns
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2025-10-19
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www.bournemouthecho.co.uk
Canada: Photos show humpback whale trying to protect seal from orcas near Sooke
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2025-10-19
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cheknews.ca
Former Miami Seaquarium employees voice concerns over transfer of animalsdate added:
2025-10-19
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www.cbsnews.com
New worry: Southern right whales are having fewer calves; what this says about ocean health
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2025-10-19
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theconversation.com
New worry: In a changing Arctic, how much noise is too much? Alaska’s bowhead whales can hear the climate changing. Scientists are listening in, too.
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2025-10-19
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alaskabeacon.com
30 beluga whales still alive after Canadian park threatened to euthanize them, reports say
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2025-10-19
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ca.news.yahoo.com
How sperm whales ram without breaking their skulls? A ploy for female attention
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2025-10-19
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www.wionews.com
10-meter dead whale washes ashore on Vietnam island amid storm Bualoi
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2025-10-12
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news.tuoitre.vn
2 sperm whales stranded off P.E.I. have died, 3rd in poor condition, says response groupdate added:
2025-10-12
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www.cbc.ca
Sea Shepherd highlights dolphin’s death in shark net, calls for non-lethal alternatives
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2025-10-12
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www.sunshinecoastnews.com.au
Indonesia: Ministry strengthens efforts to save endangered Mahakam River Dolphin
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2025-10-12
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en.antaranews.com
Refugee: Marineland says its 30 belugas may fall into government care or face ‘euthanasia’
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2025-10-12
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www.niagarafallsreview.ca
New study: Humpback calves require 38 times more energy after birth
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2025-10-12
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mauinow.com
New worry: Decline in porpoise sightings off protected island
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2025-10-12
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www.bbc.com
Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinction
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2025-10-12
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www.mrt.com
Baleen whale carcass found in Singapore waters likely collided with a vessel, died from impact
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2025-10-12
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www.channelnewsasia.com
‘Absolutely heartbreaking’: Three sperm whales dead on P.E.I. shore
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2025-10-12
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www.ctvnews.ca
Eighteen Dolphins and Porpoises Found Dead Along Goa Coast in September, Conservationists Demand Actiondate added:
2025-10-12
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www.heraldgoa.in
Ottawa rejects Marineland’s bid to export beluga whales to China
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2025-10-12
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www.ctvnews.ca
Dogs and drones: how scientists are saving Washington’s endangered orcasdate added:
2025-10-12
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www.theguardian.com
Dolphins just want to have fun, panelists’ experiences tell themdate added:
2025-10-12
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easyreadernews.com
Albino orca: Rare Creature Spotted Leaping from the Ocean Off Japan’s Coastdate added:
2025-10-12
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indiandefencereview.com
Expert: Marineland’s ‘failure to plan’ for safe whale exportation is ‘reprehensible’
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2025-10-12
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www.ctvnews.ca
Scientists make concerning discovery while studying extraordinarily rare pink dolphins: 'An invisible enemy'date added:
2025-10-12
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www.thecooldown.com
Ireland: Mother and baby dolphins saved from stranding on Waterford beach by volunteers
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2025-10-12
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www.ireland-live.ie
New worry: Whale sanctuary in Tenerife is under threat from uncontrolled tourismdate added:
2025-10-12
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www.canarianweekly.com
Whale calf freed in tense shark net rescue off Kirra Beach as Sea World and fisheries teams battle rough seas; 'It’s a dangerous process'
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2025-10-12
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7news.com.au
Have You Seen This Epic Encounter With The Notorious Orca Duo Port And Starboard In Kalk Bay?date added:
2025-10-12
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www.2oceansvibe.com
Euthanasia threat: Marineland seeks federal aid for whales feed and aid amid export permit denial
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2025-10-12
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www.chch.com
A 100-Year-Old Harpoon Was Found Embedded In The World’s Longest-Living Mammaldate added:
2025-10-12
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www.iflscience.com
Heartbreaking footage shows struggling whale and her calf deeply tangled in shark net before rescue
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2025-10-05
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www.newsbreak.com
Drama: Video shows ‘Fader’ the humpback whale being freed of 450 feet of rope in B.C.
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2025-10-05
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cheknews.ca
'It's just terrible over there,' Canadian Premier Doug Ford says of Marinelanddate added:
2025-10-05
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www.orilliamatters.com
How orca ‘dialects’ could help solve the puzzle of why killer whales keep attacking boats
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2025-10-05
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www.the-independent.com
World’s smallest marine dolphins turn out to be acrobat, dive up to 394 feet deepdate added:
2025-10-05
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interestingengineering.com
‘Something I have never seen before’: Pygmy sperm whale found dead in South Padre Island
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2025-10-05
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www.valleycentral.com
Marineland asks federal government for permission to export remaining belugasdate added:
2025-10-05
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www.cbc.ca
Dodging New York traffic: how hundreds of whales are on a collision course with ships and boats
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2025-10-05
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www.theguardian.com
Shetland: Photo shows dolphin’s fin tangled in monofilament linedate added:
2025-10-05
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www.shetnews.co.uk
With permit to move whales to China in limbo, Marineland says sanctuaries not a ‘real option’
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2025-10-05
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www.niagarafallsreview.ca
I was attacked by a pod of orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar - the terrifying encounter lasted 45 minutes and left my boat with £15,000 of damage
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2025-10-05
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www.dailymail.co.uk
‘Useless and destructive’: Noosa community outraged after humpback whales trapped in shark nets
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2025-10-05
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www.news.com.au
Bridge to Extinction: Panay-Guimaras-Negros project tagged as threat to Philippines' last Irrawaddy dolphins
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2025-10-05
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newsinfo.inquirer.net
SeaWorld Looks at Putting Trainers Back in Water with Killer Whales
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2025-10-05
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www.aol.com
The Curious Case of ‘Old Thom,’ an Orca Traveling Alone in the North Atlantic
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2025-10-05
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www.smithsonianmag.com
New worry: Even The Guts Of Extremely Rare River Dolphins Are Chock-Full Of Microplastic Pollutiondate added:
2025-10-05
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www.iflscience.com
New worry: California leads spike in whale entanglements last year, NOAA report says; 'our current safeguards are not enough'
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2025-10-05
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www.cbsnews.com
New worry: The World's Newest Whale Species Is Critically Endangered With Only 50 Individuals Left
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2025-10-05
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www.iflscience.com
52-Hertz Whale: The World’s 'Loneliest' Whale May Not Be As Lonely As We Thoughtdate added:
2025-10-05
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www.iflscience.com
'Is this AI or real?': Rare pygmy blue whale sighting in Western Australia stuns locals
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2025-10-05
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timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Whale watchers excited about return of 'friendly' orca to the Bay of Fundy
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2025-09-28
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www.cbc.ca
NE Aquarium is using drones as a less invasive way to study right whales. How it works
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2025-09-28
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www.capecodtimes.com
Video captures shocking moment boat collides with a minke whale along Jersey Shore: 'This is so sad'
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2025-09-28
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www.thecooldown.com
This San Diego cop also trains dolphins at SeaWorld. The police wetsuit says it all.date added:
2025-09-28
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www.msn.com
South Carolina man sentenced for trafficking sperm whale parts
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2025-09-28
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www.wrdw.com
Tracking right whales the right way... by thinking small
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2025-09-28
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oceanographicmagazine.com
Old Thom is an orca living his best life, with dolphinsdate added:
2025-09-28
source:
boingboing.net
Humpback whale found dead after possible collision with B.C. Ferries ship
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2025-09-28
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www.cbc.ca
'Miracle' as dolphin defies odds after getting stranded four miles inlanddate added:
2025-09-28
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www.cornwalllive.com
Massachusetts: 11 dolphins rescued after becoming stranded in Wellfleet
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2025-09-28
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www.masslive.com
Experts issue warning after making alarming discovery inside whale's stomach: 'Rare and tragic event'
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2025-09-28
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www.thecooldown.com
Astonishing moment pod of orcas sinks tourist boat: Footage shows the killer whales slam into the vessel off Portugaldate added:
2025-09-28
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www.dailymail.co.uk
New worry: Endangered pink river dolphins face a rising mercury threat in the Amazon
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2025-09-28
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www.tdtnews.com
Watch: Scotland's last remaining killer whales caught on cameradate added:
2025-09-28
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news.stv.tv
'Definitely rattling': Fishermen encounter humpback whales up close near Isles of Shoalsdate added:
2025-09-28
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www.wmur.com
This pod of gray whales has made Oregon their summer home. Now, people flock to see them
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2025-09-28
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www.oregonlive.com
Distressed mother and baby whale rescued from shark nets off Queensland's coast
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2025-09-28
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www.9news.com.au
Dolphin Dies at Miami Seaquarium, Adds to Park's Checkered Pastdate added:
2025-09-28
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www.miaminewtimes.com
Killer Whales Show Surfers What’s Up in New Zealand; 'Freakiest but coolest encounter ever.'
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2025-09-28
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www.surfer.com
Humpback whale found dead after possible collision with B.C. Ferries vessel
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2025-09-28
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www.cbc.ca
Stunning moment whale and calf jump out of water next to awed kayakersdate added:
2025-09-28
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www.the-sun.com
On World Dolphin Day, spotlight falls on threats to dolphins worldwidedate added:
2025-09-28
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news.mongabay.com
Orca pushes another dead calf through Salish Sea in Washingtondate added:
2025-09-28
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www.seattletimes.com
Second vessel has to be saved from pod of orcas that sank tourist boat off Portugal: Mayday alert after killer whales 'kept crashing into the bow'
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2025-09-28
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Breaching speed: This May Be the Most Amazing Whale Video You’ve Ever Seendate added:
2025-09-28
source:
outdoors.com
Orcas attack boat off Portugal coast for third time in a week as four rescued
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2025-09-28
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uk.news.yahoo.com
Vinegar: The surprising way sailors fought off orcas attacking their boat as terrifying new footage shows vessel spinning out of control off Portugaldate added:
2025-09-28
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Bowhead: The Longest Living Mammals Are Giants That Live Up To 200 Years In The Icy Arctic
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2025-09-28
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www.iflscience.com
Whale watching tour gets front-row seat to shark ‘aggressively’ eating carcass
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2025-09-21
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globalnews.ca
Scotland: Dead whale washes up on beach after becoming entangled in fishing ropes
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2025-09-21
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news.stv.tv
92 gray whales have washed up dead in Baja California Sur, the worst die-off in decades
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2025-09-21
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mexiconewsdaily.com
Watch: Sperm whale trapped in net rescued, released back to sea in El Salvador City
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2025-09-21
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metrocdodev.com
B.C. researchers can now determine a whale’s sex from its wakedate added:
2025-09-21
source:
vancouversun.com
Canada: 3-day rescue of ‘energetic’ whale has successful outcome Saturday
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2025-09-21
source:
cheknews.ca
Help or hindrance? Is ecotourism in the Philippines working?
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2025-09-21
source:
oceanographicmagazine.com
Stranded dolphin expects to be released back into the wild in Hainan
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2025-09-21
source:
english.news.cn
More whales at Niagara Falls’ Marineland will die without urgent action, expert saysdate added:
2025-09-21
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www.chch.com
'Hasn't happened since 2019': Two male sperm whales caught in rare sighting off San Diego coast
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2025-09-21
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www.wral.com
Where the food is: These dolphins learned to hunt alongside a Florida angler. Researchers are studying why.
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2025-09-21
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www.tampabay.com
'Rescued' Beluga whales that captivated nation's hearts in John Bishop TV show are still confined to tiny pools years laterdate added:
2025-09-21
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Tutu the humpback whale is freed from 150 meters of fishing gear off Vancouver Island
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2025-09-21
source:
www.nsnews.com
Bye bye Wan Wan: Stranded dolphin released back into the wild in Hainan
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2025-09-21
source:
english.news.cn
False Killer Whale Stranded in Parrita: First Necropsy of the Species in Costa Rica in 20 Yearsdate added:
2025-09-21
source:
thecostaricanews.com
Floating Gold: The whale poop that made three fishermen rich
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2025-09-21
source:
timesofindia.indiatimes.com
New worry: Taiwanese white dolphin faces extinction due to developmentdate added:
2025-09-21
source:
newbloommag.net