Whale News Archive 
50 years ago, U.S. commercial whaling was coming to an end
date added: 2021-03-17 source: www.sciencenews.org
Extremely rare beaked whale spotted near Antarctica for the first time in 5 years
date added: 2021-03-17 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
'Minke whales for dinner': Norway's controversial whale hunt is still on
date added: 2021-03-17 source: news.mongabay.com
Endangered right whale found dead off South Carolina coast
date added: 2021-03-11 source: www.fox35orlando.com
Russian MP moves to ban poaching of killer whales & dolphins in bid to shut vibrant but controversial marine mammal park industrydate added: 2021-03-11 source: www.rt.com
Thai woman finds lump of whale vomit worth $225K while walking along beachdate added: 2021-03-11 source: www.timesnownews.com
Conservationists delight in seeing first mother, calf right whale pair of the season
date added: 2021-03-11 source: whdh.com
'Cottontail' the endangered N. Atlantic right whale found dead off Myrtle Beach coastdate added: 2021-03-11 source: wpde.com
A spectacular underwater look at humpback whales, their amazing learned behaviors; 'I try to get that suction cups on them'
date added: 2021-03-11 source: www.khon2.com
Chinese white dolphins spotted off China's southeastern coastdate added: 2021-03-11 source: news.cgtn.com
Louisiana: Report says proposed diversion could kill 34% of bottlenose dolphins in Barataria Bay
date added: 2021-03-11 source: www.nola.com
13-yr study shows Southern resident orcas eat other fish when Chinook salmon is scarce
date added: 2021-03-11 source: www.q13fox.com
A new hope: Incredible footage of breaching dolphin captured off Irish coast; 'Is this Fungie?'date added: 2021-03-11 source: extra.ie
Crew digs up 20-foot whale buried in 2018 on Outer Banks beach. The smell was awful
date added: 2021-03-07 source: www.newsobserver.com
Why don't whales get cancer? Cetaceans may have more rapidly evolving genesdate added: 2021-03-07 source: cosmosmagazine.com
Dramatic moment Scots couple are surrounded by pod of orcas who swim under their boat
date added: 2021-03-07 source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk
'Pivot' the humpback whale, often seen in Gulf Of Maine, found dead on Maryland coast
date added: 2021-03-07 source: boston.cbslocal.com
Harrowing footage shows devoted dolphin mum 'Cracker' refusing to let go of her young calf after it died in childbirth
date added: 2021-03-07 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Drone reporting: Killer whales doing barrel rolls and playing off Shetland coast
date added: 2021-03-07 source: www.scotsman.com
Researchers studying why sperm whale became stranded in Mobile Bay; 'He was very, very skinny'
date added: 2021-03-07 source: www.fox10tv.com
Loneliest number: Only 1 of 52 pilot whales survives mass stranding in Indonesiadate added: 2021-03-07 source: news.mongabay.com
Protecting right whales: Advocates, fishermen say proposal needs more work
date added: 2021-03-07 source: saportareport.com
Afraid of the dark: Kiwi Whale Rescue Group Claims it's too dangerous to help at Night;' I'd love to be in court and expose this'date added: 2021-03-07 source: www.stuff.co.nz
Always a reason for Worry: Despite recent births, 'a long way to go' to save Southern Resident orcas
date added: 2021-03-07 source: www.king5.com
Government of Canada outlines its 2021 measures to protect North Atlantic right whales
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.newswire.ca
Pregnant orca in J pod appears to have lost her baby, scientists say
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.kiro7.com
Don't go near the right whales: After right whale calf death, researchers stress the law
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.news-journalonline.com
Philippines: Dolphins in CamSur likely stranded, died due to dynamite blasts – report
date added: 2021-03-02 source: cnnphilippines.com
Study: Fin, blue whales getting tangled in fishing gear in Gulf of St. Lawrence more often than thought
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.cbc.ca
Canada: Amazing scene of killers whales encircling sea lions
date added: 2021-03-02 source: news.cgtn.com
Surprise! New orca calf spotted with endangered Southern Resident pods
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.king5.com
Three pilot whales survive mass stranding in Indonesia
date added: 2021-03-02 source: borneobulletin.com.bn
Why narwhal are the most vulnerable to a warmer, louder Arctic
date added: 2021-03-02 source: wwf.ca
Western Australia: Valiant humpback fights off four-hour orca attack
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.smh.com.au
Rare synchronized blue whale 'breach' leaves boaters stunned; 'I still can't believe it'
date added: 2021-03-02 source: ftw.usatoday.com
Rarely seen pygmy sperm whale washes up on South Texas beach
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.chron.com
Rarely seen pygmy sperm whale washes up on SF Bay Area beach
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.sfgate.com
'Cottontail' the endangered N. Atlantic right whale found dead off Myrtle Beach coastdate added: 2021-03-02 source: wpde.com
Hit and Run: Mother of dead right whale calf found in St. Augustine also suffering injuries, propeller cuts
date added: 2021-03-02 source: www.firstcoastnews.com
Dolphins have similar personality traits to humans, study findsdate added: 2021-03-02 source: www.theguardian.com
Whale spotting: 56 orcas, including rare white one, spotted in Salish Sea over weekend
date added: 2021-04-16 source: www.kiro7.com
Explainer: We discovered that whale and dolphin brains produce lots of heat. Why it matters
date added: 2021-04-16 source: theconversation.com
Three dead whales found in San Francisco Bay area in a week
date added: 2021-04-16 source: www.ktvu.com
Argh! Watch man knocked overboard by lunge-feeding whale
date added: 2021-04-16 source: ftw.usatoday.com
Whale app could create oceans of opportunity for Irish tourism, says marine biologist
date added: 2021-04-16 source: www.irishexaminer.com
Right time, right place: Scientists study rare Chinese white dolphins in South China
date added: 2021-04-16 source: news.cgtn.com
North Sea whale death raises by-catch safety fears; 'No fisherman wants to catch a whale'
date added: 2021-04-16 source: www.bbc.com
Ghana Fisheries Commission: Mass dolphin die-off blamed on 'stress'
date added: 2021-04-16 source: www.bbc.com
Rare 'celebrity' orca whales Tl'uk and Chainsaw spotted in the Salish Sea near Washington
date added: 2021-04-16 source: www.seattlepi.com
Black Gold: Yemen: Fishermen find valuable 'whale vomit' and become rich overnightdate added: 2021-04-16 source: www.middleeasteye.net
Not over the hump: Caution urged on ending endangered status for whales; 'We think it's rash'
date added: 2021-04-16 source: www.smh.com.au
Experts unconcerned about recent dolphin, porpoise deaths in Mainedate added: 2021-04-11 source: www.pressherald.com
Four dolphins rescued from Wellfleet Harbor; 34 rescued off Cape Cod in March
date added: 2021-04-11 source: www.msn.com
Grey whales save pandemic-hit tourism in Mexico's Baja California
date added: 2021-04-11 source: www.euronews.com
Over 100 whales to be killed in Japan as country starts controversial commercial whaling season
date added: 2021-04-11 source: www.rt.com
Births among endangered right whales reach greatest numbers since 2015
date added: 2021-04-11 source: ktla.com
Bermuda: Reckless boaters, swimmers getting too close to whalesdate added: 2021-04-11 source: www.royalgazette.com
Indus and Ganges River dolphins are separate species, new study showsdate added: 2021-04-11 source: www.sci-news.com
The Lost Whales: A startling number of whales were maimed or killed by industrial whalers and lost at seadate added: 2021-04-11 source: www.hakaimagazine.com
Florida college students study species of dolphin rarely under human caredate added: 2021-04-11 source: www.abcactionnews.com
Ghana: Over 60 dolphins, large fish wash ashore dead in Axim and Osu in 2 days
date added: 2021-04-11 source: www.graphic.com.gh
Find and save: An Entire Group of Whales Has Somehow Escaped Human Attention
date added: 2021-04-11 source: www.theatlantic.com
U.S., Canadian agencies blame each other's fishing industries for right whale's deathdate added: 2021-04-11 source: www.cbc.ca
Argh! Sea captain fights off killer whales with a pole and screams at them to 'p**s off' as they attack his sail boat in the Strait of Gibraltar
date added: 2021-04-11 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Australia: 380 'pilot dolphins' stranded in a gulf; 'we have already saved 50 'people''
date added: 2021-04-11 source: presstories.com
The beluga whale who became famous: Aleksander Nordahl's best photographdate added: 2021-04-05 source: www.theguardian.com
'Guys, I think it's a whale:' Fisherman captures video of humpback breaching off Florida's coastdate added: 2021-04-05 source: www.clickorlando.com
Whale spotters flocking to Devon coast to catch glimpse of minke
date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.devonlive.com
Mexico: One of two pygmy sperm whales released at Holbox found dead
date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.riviera-maya-news.com
Watch: Tourist drenched by gray whale; 'I was sprayed on purpose'date added: 2021-04-05 source: ftw.usatoday.com
Baby blue whale sighting near Bremer Bay an 'incredible' first in Australian waters
date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.abc.net.au
Look inward: Why do whales beach themselves? We're partially to blame.
date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.nationalgeographic.co.uk
Heart of rare Blainville's beaked whale buried in beach as part of Indigenous ceremony
date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.abc.net.au
Patagonia's blue whales besieged by hundreds of boats, study finds
date added: 2021-04-05 source: news.mongabay.com
'Reality check' needed as N.S. whale sanctuary project coasts ahead; 'there will be critters for them to explore'date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.cbc.ca
Trust, anticipation, fear: Researchers study public comments on orca conservation to aid future protection efforts
date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.currypilot.com
Iceland: In country known for whale hunts, pandemic has been good for the deep-sea giants
date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.reportdoor.com
Inquiring minds: What Caused the Largest Known Mass Stranding of Stejneger's Beaked Whales?
date added: 2021-04-05 source: www.sitnews.us
Manana Manana: Costa Rica delays protection of dolphins
date added: 2021-04-05 source: ticotimes.net
Always something to worry about: As the end of their Georgia season nears, concerns about North Atlantic Right Whales grow
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.wabe.org
Sea White: Ultra rare albino dolphin 'Casper' spotted off California coast six years after first 'baby' sighting
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.thesun.ie
Pregnant whale dies after accidentally eating fishing netdate added: 2021-03-29 source: www.ladbible.com
I had planned a quiet, obscure life studying orca. I got caught up in the bizarre intrigues of the wild salmon wars
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.thestar.com
Close encounters of the Dingle dolphin kind - swimming with the beloved Fungiedate added: 2021-03-29 source: www.thejournal.ie
Rare: About 40 false killer whales spotted along California coast
date added: 2021-03-29 source: santamariatimes.com
Sitka team conducts first humpback whale necropsy in 5 years
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.alaskapublic.org
Two dolphins swim up Venice canal in 'exceptionally rare' sighting
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
'This one was in trouble': Stranded gray whale dies on Los Angeles beach
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.yourcentralvalley.com
Amazing moment a 15-metre blue whale is eaten alive by 75 orcas known as 'wolves of the sea' off Australia's west coast
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Dive: Study shows highly socialized sperm whales taught each other to avoid harpoons
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Stranded: Gray whale hoists calf on back, image stirs emotionsdate added: 2021-03-29 source: ftw.usatoday.com
Video: Texas fishing boat gets 'incredible' encounter with huge pod of killer whales off Galveston coast
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.ksat.com
Fin whales could help scientists map what lies below the seafloor
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.sciencenewsforstudents.org
Stranded endangered false killer whale divulges a dietary first, octopus
date added: 2021-03-29 source: www.hawaii.edu
SeaWorld San Antonio Releases Rare Video of Baby Beluga Whale Sonogram
date added: 2021-03-29 source: programminginsider.com
Ben the orca who was stranded, run over by boat, now thriving 24 years ondate added: 2021-03-29 source: www.stuff.co.nz
Australia: Pieces of jawbone stolen from sperm whale washed up at Phillip Island
date added: 2021-03-22 source: www.theage.com.au
Florida: Documents shed new light on boat strike that killed right whale calf; 'We hit an object in the inlet here'
date added: 2021-03-22 source: www.news4jax.com
A whale of a tale: Salty Lady Seafoods crew enjoy an unexpected visitdate added: 2021-03-22 source: www.juneauempire.com
Casper spotting: The search for the elusive white dolphin in Monterey Bay
date added: 2021-03-22 source: kion546.com
Holy fish! Dolphin tries stealing Naples fishermen's bait
date added: 2021-03-22 source: nbc-2.com
Mesmerizing moment majestic humpbacks show off their acrobatic dance moves - captured by a freediving photographer off the coast of Tonga
date added: 2021-03-22 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
They didn't make it: Three sperm whales stranded on New Zealand's Dargaville beach all now dead
date added: 2021-03-22 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Stuck in the mud: 10 stranded dolphins rescued off coast of Cape Cod
date added: 2021-03-22 source: whdh.com
Protection measures slows down decline of Yangtze finless porpoise
date added: 2021-03-22 source: news.cgtn.com
Oh, baby! New right whale calf spotted off the coast of North Carolinadate added: 2021-03-22 source: www.nbc12.com
Humpback whales change their migration patterns as the climate warms, making it difficult for tourist sightseeing
date added: 2021-03-22 source: yaleclimateconnections.org
The Shame in Spain: Baby Dolphin Dies After Beachgoers Pull It From Water For Selfiesdate added: 2021-03-22 source: www.ecowatch.com
Beached sperm whale in Australia shows scars from tussle with a giant squiddate added: 2021-03-22 source: www.livescience.com
The Narwhal's Impressive Unicorn-Like Tusk Reveals Its Past Living Conditionsdate added: 2021-03-22 source: scitechdaily.com
Lobstermen say NOAA's proposed whale rule won't work, conservationists agree
date added: 2021-03-17 source: www.mdislander.com
Drone reports: Pod of dolphins, shark doing something together near Miami Beach
date added: 2021-03-17 source: wsvn.com
'Everyone likes to see Casper': Lucky whale watchers spot snow-white dolphin in Monterey Bay
date added: 2021-03-17 source: www.sfgate.com
Trained responders free entangled humpback whale off Maui
date added: 2021-03-17 source: www.staradvertiser.com
Breaching orca soaks boaters with perfectly timed cannonballdate added: 2021-03-17 source: ftw.usatoday.com
Australia: The young humpback whale escaped 'unusual' attack of 15 orcas in Australia
date added: 2021-03-17 source: presstories.com
Meet the 'father of Yangtze finless porpoises' in Anhui, Chinadate added: 2021-03-17 source: english.anhuinews.com
Mozambique: Mystery hovers over the mass stranding of 118 dolphins in Bazarutodate added: 2021-03-17 source: www.afrik21.africa
It's a girl! B.C. orca calf offers new hope for endangered speciesdate added: 2021-03-17 source: vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca