Cetacean News - Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
Sargasso Sea surveys find vulnerable sperm whales and elusive pygmy sperm whales, as Greenpeace calls for ocean sanctuary
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2025-09-07
source:
www.greenpeace.org.uk
Rare pygmy whale swallows plastic bag and dies on Honduras coast. ‘Tragic event’
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2025-09-07
source:
www.mahoningmatters.com
A new hope: Dramatic rebound for southern right whale numbers along Great Australian Bight
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2025-09-07
source:
www.abc.net.au
The old ways: Bowhead whale research project hires Iglulik and Clyde River guides; 'We’ll rely on local knowledge'
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2025-09-07
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www.espn.com
Inspired by China: Cambodian dolphins in Kampi to be put under drone surveillance
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2025-09-07
source:
www.khmertimeskh.com
Southern right whale poo found at Fowlers Bay reveals clues about gut health; 'I'm stockpiling it again in my freezer'
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2025-09-07
source:
www.abc.net.au
Dirty jobs: For orca left in limbo, zoo resorts to sexual stimulation to stop inbreeding; 'this is natural and totally painless for the animals'date added:
2025-09-07
source:
www.bbc.com
When researchers put a camera tag on a whale, they never expected to see this; 'have you seen it from the whale’s point of view?'
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2025-09-07
source:
www.discoverwildlife.com
Sperm whales of the Sargasso embolden ocean sanctuary claim
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2025-09-07
source:
oceanographicmagazine.com
In Manitoba, I went paddle boarding in a river full of playful, friendly wild beluga whalesdate added:
2025-09-07
source:
www.thestar.com
Lipsi Island at the Center of Orca Relocation Debate; 'If dolphins start dying, there will be international disgrace'
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2025-09-07
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greekcitytimes.com
‘Ride it, my orca’: my strange, sexy day at the Ginuwine SeaWorld concert; 'desperate abusement parks'
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2025-09-07
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www.theguardian.com
Cape Town residents in shock as city transports dead humpback whale through the suburbs
date added:
2025-09-07
source:
dailynews.co.za
Fin whale captured lunging for fish off coast of Ireland
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2025-09-07
source:
uk.news.yahoo.com
Compassionate Kayakers Push a Stranded 3,500 Pound Beluga Whale Safely Back Into the Oceandate added:
2025-09-07
source:
laughingsquid.com
Meet the Northern Right Whale Dolphin: The ocean’s acrobatic marveldate added:
2025-08-31
source:
www.getaway.co.za
The return of the southern right whale to the coast of Buenos Aires marks a turning point: a comeback that calls for conservation.
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2025-08-31
source:
noticiasambientales.com
The deepest-diving whales could inspire new treatments for stroke and cancer
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2025-08-31
source:
www.nationalgeographic.com
Listen: No, blue whales aren't going silent off California. Here's why.
date added:
2025-08-31
source:
www.livescience.com
Dolphins and sea lions abandoned in the former Aquarium of Mar del Plata, a solution to the abuse is requested
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2025-08-31
source:
noticiasambientales.com
New worry: Gray whale population crashes amid climate-driven starvation
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2025-08-31
source:
independentaustralia.net
Scientists are baffled by an ‘exponential’ increase in whale and dolphin strandings in Britain – as they reveal the surprising potential causes
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2025-08-31
source:
www.dailymail.co.uk
RIP: Northern Resident killer whale I76 dies in B.C. waters
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2025-08-31
source:
cheknews.ca
Saving China's finless porpoise from the brink of extinction
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2025-08-31
source:
www.bbc.com
The deepest-diving whales could inspire new treatments for stroke and cancer
date added:
2025-08-31
source:
www.nationalgeographic.com
Playing: Expert explains why dolphin playfully swimming with family was really doing itdate added:
2025-08-31
source:
www.ladbible.com
Activist demands end to brutal slaughter of whales and dolphins; 'ecological obscenity'date added:
2025-08-31
source:
www.express.co.uk
Virginia: Rare white dolphin makes waves off Chincoteague
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2025-08-31
source:
www.wboc.com
Eating lunge: Rare footage shows extraordinary whales off Scotland’s west coast; 'Encounters like this are unforgettable'
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2025-08-31
source:
www.thenational.scot
Largest dolphin stranding in US history on Cape Cod investigated; 'it was a war'
date added:
2025-08-31
source:
whdh.com
New worry: New rule could clear path to harm Cook Inlet’s endangered whales
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2025-08-31
source:
www.alaskasnewssource.com
Postpartum: Orca who carried her dead newborn 1,000 miles gives birth to another new calfdate added:
2025-08-31
source:
theorcasonian.com
Living up to their 'killer' reputation: Watch the shocking moment a pod of orcas drowns a humpback whale off the coast of California
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2025-08-31
source:
www.dailymail.co.uk
New worry: Terrifying moment Reggie the dolphin 'nearly drowns' swimmer by repeatedly pushing her underwater in Dorset bay - as experts warned he could hurt naive touristsdate added:
2025-08-31
source:
www.dailymail.co.uk
The return of the southern right whale to the coast of Buenos Aires marks a turning point: a comeback that calls for conservation.
date added:
2025-08-31
source:
noticiasambientales.com
Menace: Dolphin behind rash of swimmer attacks found dead off Fukuidate added:
2025-08-31
source:
www.asahi.com
New worry: Reggie the dolphin prompts interaction alert; 'calmly leave the area'date added:
2025-08-31
source:
divernet.com
New worry: New 'forever chemicals' found in killer whale blubber; 'challenges long-held assumption'date added:
2025-08-31
source:
oceanographicmagazine.com
Study: Only the humpback whale is capable of bubble-net feedingdate added:
2025-08-31
source:
oceanographicmagazine.com
A world-renowned California scientist's career is defined by chance; 'I'm not letting anything that we believe in get bullied into nonexistence'date added:
2025-08-31
source:
www.sfgate.com
New worry: Why Orkney beaches are ‘whale trap’ after latest mass stranding on the islands
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2025-08-24
source:
www.pressandjournal.co.uk
Astonishing moment playful dolphin joins family on their morning swim in Dorset - jumping around and asking for belly rubsdate added:
2025-08-24
source:
www.dailymail.co.uk
New worry: Whale strandings along India’s southwest coast rose tenfold in past decade
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2025-08-24
source:
indianexpress.com
Petition to relist gray whales as an endangered species filed, population ‘lowest since the 1970s’
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2025-08-24
source:
www.alaskasnewssource.com
Ireland: Boomerang the whale lives up to his name as he returns againdate added:
2025-08-24
source:
www.southernstar.ie
Scotland: Pod of 23 pilot whales found dead after mass stranding
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2025-08-24
source:
www.bbc.com
Watch two humpback whales desperately try to save a seal from hungry orcas
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2025-08-24
source:
www.upworthy.com
Drones tracking whales reveal they lose tons during annual migration
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2025-08-24
source:
www.iosconews.com
Researchers using 'tap-and-go' drones to tag whales in the Caribbean
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2025-08-24
source:
uk.news.yahoo.com
Cause of Orkney whale stranding ‘almost impossible to figure out’, says expert
date added:
2025-08-24
source:
news.stv.tv
News about non-news: Fake Jessica Radcliffe Orca Attack Video Questions Viral Reach In AI Age
date added:
2025-08-24
source:
www.forbes.com
Legendary killer whale ‘Old Thom’ spotted, shark researchers deploy first-ever camera tag in Cape Cod Bay; ‘There he is! There he is! It’s an orca! That’s crazy!’
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2025-08-24
source:
www.bostonherald.com
Do Dolphins And Whales Really 'Play' Together? Yes -- And It's A Joy To Watch
date added:
2025-08-24
source:
www.iflscience.com
Deep-Sea Explorers Found A Sunken Whale Carcass – And Watched A Wild Banquet Unfold
date added:
2025-08-24
source:
www.iflscience.com
Whale pops up and lifts up fishing boat near Sitka; 'There wasn't time to be scared or anything'
date added:
2025-08-17
source:
www.chilkatvalleynews.com
Actual distance traveled by migrating whales drastically underestimated
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2025-08-17
source:
geographical.co.uk
Dolphins stranded on Oahu had infectious bacterial disease
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2025-08-17
source:
www.westhawaiitoday.com
Looking for a whale of a surprise: The Pacific Sperm Whale pi Project
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2025-08-17
source:
www.taiwannews.com.tw
Distressing’ sight as rare deep-diving whale & calf wash up on Irish beach & experts probe ‘acoustic trauma’ theory
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2025-08-17
source:
www.thesun.ie
New worry: Researchers identify cause of decline in blue whale vocalizations
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2025-08-17
source:
www.the-independent.com
‘Holy crud’: They went to watch whales but spotted a basking shark instead
date added:
2025-08-17
source:
www.cbc.ca
Whale killed off Jersey Shore after bashing boat, throwing passenger into waterdate added:
2025-08-17
source:
nypost.com
New worry: Dolphins trapped at low tide in Canning, N.S.; 'We have a team on-site monitoring the situation'
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2025-08-17
source:
www.ctvnews.ca
Artificial breeding increases endangered Yangtze finless porpoise populationdate added:
2025-08-17
source:
www.bastillepost.com
Oman: Whale dies after entanglement in fishing net on Al Ashkhara beach
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2025-08-17
source:
www.muscatdaily.com
New worry: Ominous warning for humanity as blue whales go mysteriously silent
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2025-08-17
source:
www.dailymail.co.uk
A Day in the Life of a Student Researching Dolphins in the Potomacdate added:
2025-08-17
source:
www.georgetown.edu
SeaWorld’s new Orca Encounter is ‘love letter’ to whales, guestsdate added:
2025-08-17
source:
timesofsandiego.com
First in India, researchers' drone captures mating behavior of humpback dolphins in Kochi
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2025-08-17
source:
www.onmanorama.com
#TheMoment a community rescued a pod of dolphins stuck in the muddate added:
2025-08-17
source:
www.cbc.ca
Baja California Sur launches first rules in Mexico for orca watching and swimming
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2025-08-17
source:
www.vallartadaily.com
New worry: Killer whales are a perilously rare and super-smart predator we risk loosing from British waters forever
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2025-08-17
source:
www.countrylife.co.uk
Ramming speed: Necropsy to determine cause of death of whale that charged boat on Barnegat Bay
date added:
2025-08-17
source:
newjersey.news12.com
Japan: Longest-living Pantropical Spotted Dolphin in Captivity Dies in Wakayama Pref. Aquariumdate added:
2025-08-17
source:
japannews.yomiuri.co.jp
Whale Makes Medical History as First Beluga to Recover From General Anesthesia After Surgerydate added:
2025-08-17
source:
mymodernmet.com
Nantucket: 200 Years Later – The Atlantic’s Extinct Gray Whale Returns Due to Changing Oceans
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2025-08-17
source:
www.newsbreak.com
Ukrainian polar scientists collect rare orca tissue samples in Antarcticadate added:
2025-08-10
source:
www.ukrinform.net
Injured baby dolphin recovering after found on rock jetty at Haulover Beach, Miami-Dade Fire Rescue says
date added:
2025-08-10
source:
www.cbsnews.com
Chilling moment killer whales practice drowning each other in horror ‘training session’ captured on film for first time
date added:
2025-08-10
source:
www.thesun.co.uk
New worry: Blue whales are going eerily silent--and scientists say it’s a warning sign
date added:
2025-08-10
source:
www.nationalgeographic.com
Four whales that beached in Japan could have been stranded by huge earthquake that triggered tsunami warning, say experts
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2025-08-10
source:
www.dailymail.co.uk
Slow down, whale crossing: biologist warns of collisions on the water
date added:
2025-08-10
source:
www.alaskasnewssource.com
Europe: Experts baffled as rarely seen beaked whales involved in series of strandings
date added:
2025-08-10
source:
www.theguardian.com
Scarborough: Pod of hundreds of dolphins causing 'quite a stir'
date added:
2025-08-10
source:
www.bbc.com
Chinese white dolphins spotted in Leizhou Bay, Guangdong Provincedate added:
2025-08-10
source:
english.news.cn
Whale freed from life-threatening entanglement in the Salish Sea
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2025-08-10
source:
www.islandsweekly.com
Rescue 911: Beached Whale Faced 6 Hours of Lethal Sun and Dryness, Locals Form Bucket Brigade to Save it
date added:
2025-08-10
source:
www.goodnewsnetwork.org
Believe it or not: ‘Whale Poop Loop’ Keeps Ocean and Humans Alive and Welldate added:
2025-08-10
source:
ecori.org
Researchers call for more research as they make alarming discovery about once-thriving whale population: 'We were very concerned'date added:
2025-08-03
source:
www.thecooldown.com
The heatwave that shattered ecosystems, starved whales, and drove fish north
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2025-08-03
source:
yubanet.com
Number of dead gray whales in San Francisco Bay highest since 2000, scientists say
date added:
2025-08-03
source:
www.cbsnews.com
New worry: Humpback whales are migrating southwards earlier than ever
date added:
2025-08-03
source:
oceanographicmagazine.com
Ramming speed: Southern right whale calf hit by boat off Aussie coast; 'I was absolutely shocked, I froze'date added:
2025-08-03
source:
www.abc.net.au
Decoding the fingerprint of a humpback whale: From scars to barnacle blooms, a whale’s tail is a living record of its life.date added:
2025-08-03
source:
www.popsci.com
Three whales found dead in Orkney stranding; 'We can learn so much'
date added:
2025-08-03
source:
www.bbc.com
Vaquita in the Gulf of California sent 41 location signals to scientists, ‘a sign of hope’
date added:
2025-08-03
source:
mexiconewsdaily.com
Slice: Dolphin killed by boat propeller in Nags Head prompts safety remindersdate added:
2025-08-03
source:
wcti12.com
Florida: Mother dolphin rescued after getting tangled in crab trap lines
date added:
2025-08-03
source:
www.fox21news.com
Vaquita in the Gulf of California sent 41 location signals to scientists, ‘a sign of hope’date added:
2025-08-03
source:
mexiconewsdaily.com
Saving polar bears and beluga whales: Interview with Alysa McCall; 'We can’t grow more ice'
date added:
2025-08-03
source:
news.mongabay.com
Brazil’s Humpback Comeback: Giants Breach, Songs Echo, and a Coastline Cheers Their Return
date added:
2025-08-03
source:
latinamericanpost.com
Kiwi Man Fined for ‘Body Slamming’ Orca Whale, Somehow Survives (Video)date added:
2025-08-03
source:
www.surfer.com
New worry: Bowhead whales are ingesting toxins driven by warming in Arctic, study finds
date added:
2025-07-27
source:
alaskabeacon.com
TikTok video shows Dolphins in Bahamas helping woman pick up plastic cups from the oceandate added:
2025-07-27
source:
www.perthnow.com.au
Researchers map key north-south divide in Australia's orca population
date added:
2025-07-27
source:
www.abc.net.au
Dolphins learn to wear sponges ‘like a clown nose’ to hunt fish
date added:
2025-07-27
source:
www.the-independent.com
Killer whales hunt following ‘a geometrical pattern’: They divide roles to stun their preydate added:
2025-07-27
source:
english.elpais.com
‘Apex predator’ orcas spotted off Hawaii Island; 'It was kind of scary'
date added:
2025-07-27
source:
www.khon2.com
Rush hour: Humpback whale makes its way through Sydney Harbour, pauses ferries during morning commute
date added:
2025-07-27
source:
www.abc.net.au
New worry: Taiwanese white dolphins under threat of extinctiondate added:
2025-07-27
source:
www.taipeitimes.com
Dramatic footage captures moment Sea World team free entangled whale caught in net off Queensland coast
date added:
2025-07-27
source:
www.news.com.au
Beluga Whales Shake Their Blob-Like Melons To Say Hello And Even Woo A Mate, But How?date added:
2025-07-27
source:
www.iflscience.com