Cetacean News - Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises
A rare whale never before seen in B.C. washed ashore on Vancouver Islanddate added:
2025-06-08
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cottagelife.com
Scientists pinpoint when humans started to use tools made from whale bone
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2025-06-08
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www.aol.com
It Looks Like a Dolphin, Acts Like a Whale: This Bizarre Sea Creature Wasn’t Meant to Survive -- Then It Had Babies With traits from both a dolphin adate added:
2025-06-08
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indiandefencereview.com
Polyglot Trains With Experts to Learn How to Communicate With Dolphinsdate added:
2025-06-08
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laughingsquid.com
New worry: Another dolphin confirmed dead at Florida marine park: ‘These animals are suffering’
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2025-06-08
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www.wtnh.com
‘Nothing left’: Irish whale-watching company closes amid ‘overfishing’
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2025-06-08
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www.theguardian.com
Icelandic orcas have been including baby pilot whales in their groups – but scientists aren’t sure why
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2025-06-01
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www.the-independent.com
Auckland mates encounter ‘curious’ juvenile orca on morning fishing trip in Hauraki Gulf
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2025-06-01
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www.nzherald.co.nz
Latest: Humpback whales have babies much further south than previously thought
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2025-06-01
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www.abc.net.au
Going: 17 Irrawaddy dolphins left in Songkhla Lake amid extinction crisis
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2025-06-01
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thethaiger.com
Surprise baby whale sightings along a busy 'humpback highway' prompt new worriesdate added:
2025-06-01
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www.aol.com
Scientists report first known cases of tularemia in beluga whales
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2025-06-01
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www.cidrap.umn.edu
Famous humpback returns to B.C. waters alongside new calf
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2025-06-01
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www.ctvnews.ca
The French bureaucrats who may have doomed abandoned aquarium orcas to die... and why red tape leaves them trapped in a hellish existence
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2025-06-01
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Scientists identify language-like chatter among dolphins
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2025-06-01
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oceanographicmagazine.com
Rapid sea ice loss threatens bowhead whales' Arctic habitat: study
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2025-06-01
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english.news.cn
Beluga: Rare whale spotted on Scottish west coast 'for first time in 20 years'date added:
2025-06-01
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www.thenational.scot
A new hope: For the few right whales left, technology and teamwork are showing promise
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2025-06-01
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www.csmonitor.com
Baby porpoise rescued near Pine Point Beach, taken to rehabilitation centerdate added:
2025-06-01
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www.newscentermaine.com
Salish Sea's first humpback whale calf of 2025 spotted off southern B.C. coast
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2025-06-01
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www.missioncityrecord.com
What to do if a whale washes up on a beach in Scotland
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2025-06-01
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www.heraldscotland.com
Breeder of Yangtze finless porpoises witnesses conservation efforts
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2025-06-01
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english.news.cn
This Is the Story of Bladerunner, a Humpback Whale That Survived a Horrendous Boat Strikedate added:
2025-06-01
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www.theinertia.com
Study: Migrating humpbacks weigh social versus family rest sites; 'it’s important that we understand the functional roles of stopovers'
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2025-06-01
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oceanographicmagazine.com
New worry: Endangered right whales gave birth to few babies this year as population declines; 'stress'
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2025-06-01
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kdhnews.com
Whale Family Cuddling Together To Have a Conversation Is Awe-Inspiringdate added:
2025-06-01
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pethelpful.com
New worry: Humpback Whales Can’t See as Well as Scientists Thought, and It Might Explain Why They Keep Getting Tangled in Fishing Geardate added:
2025-06-01
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www.smithsonianmag.com
7 false killer whales are stranded on ‘remote’ Aussie beach -- then help arrives
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2025-05-25
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www.miamiherald.com
Search underway for whale entangled in fishing gear in Tasman Bay
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2025-05-25
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www.1news.co.nz
NOAA investigating badly decomposed whale that washed up on La Jolla Shores
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2025-05-25
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www.nbcsandiego.com
A new hope: Hearing whale song can change how tourists think about protecting the ocean, study finds
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2025-05-25
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www.euronews.com
Killer whale exhibit to spend summer at Royal Alberta Museumdate added:
2025-05-25
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www.ctvnews.ca
Until further notice: Popular Tofino beach closed to public as First Nations hold ceremony honoring dead whale
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2025-05-25
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www.westernstandard.news
Lala Kent strips down for dramatic, anti-SeaWorld PETA ad: ‘Shut these places down’date added:
2025-05-25
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pagesix.com
‘Potential impact’: Blunt-force trauma may have killed whale washed ashore in Tofino, ecologist says
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2025-05-25
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cheknews.ca
Necropsy ordered after 2nd grey whale washes up on B.C. beach
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2025-05-25
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www.ctvnews.ca
Horror show: Abandoned theme park left ‘frozen in time’ where stranded Orca whales and bottlenose dolphins have been left to rot
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2025-05-25
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www.thesun.co.uk
Killer whales spotted in Oregon rivers as sightings rise along coastdate added:
2025-05-25
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www.oregonlive.com
The world’s 'sweetest' dolphin is facing extinction—but it’s not too latedate added:
2025-05-25
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www.nationalgeographic.com
Enlisted: Navy dolphins help scientist discover nutrient that may be key to living longer
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2025-05-25
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www.nbcsandiego.com
Another dead whale washes onto Vancouver Island shore, this time rare Bryde’s whaledate added:
2025-05-25
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cheknews.ca
Seafood caught in cages can put other ocean creatures at risk, including whales
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2025-05-25
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www.cbsnews.com
Whale Presumed to Be Dead Reappears After 3 Years -- New Photos Show the Surprising Developmentdate added:
2025-05-25
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people.com
In a tiny boat 7,800 miles from UC Berkeley, graduate students made a daring documentary
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2025-05-25
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news.berkeley.edu
Whale Tagging at Dawn and Other Stunning Photos of Science in the Wilddate added:
2025-05-25
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www.zmescience.com
Man Encounters Sperm Whales ‘Chatting’ and ‘Cuddling’; 'I still can’t believe this momentdate added:
2025-05-25
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outdoors.com
Friend or Food: Why Are Iceland’s Orcas Taking in Pilot Whales?
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2025-05-25
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www.scientificamerican.com
A dolphin was decapitated in North Carolina. NOAA is offering a reward for any information.
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2025-05-25
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www.usatoday.com
Orca sightings and the last sunset on Operation Antarctica
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2025-05-18
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www.nzdf.mil.nz
Animal rights group who put child in tank for orca protest slammed
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2025-05-18
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needtoknow.co.uk
Rescuers unable to save injured dolphin on Paignton beach; 'This was a stressful situation for all involved'date added:
2025-05-18
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www.torbayweekly.co.uk
South Carolina: Beached whale euthanized after washing up on Hilton Head; 'It was clear the animal was unwell'
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2025-05-18
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www.blufftontoday.com
Disturbing footage shows young whale trapped near coast as urgent rescue unfolds: 'This is heartbreaking'date added:
2025-05-18
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www.thecooldown.com
It is written: Dolphin dies 5 days after being rescued in Ilocos Norte
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2025-05-18
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www.pna.gov.ph
Incredible moment family of killer whales come within feet of tourist boat off English coast in 'once-in-a-lifetime event'
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2025-05-18
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www.dailymail.co.uk
Get out: Visitors urged to avoid dead grey whale near Tofino, B.C.
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2025-05-18
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www.ctvnews.ca
No fluke: Injured humpback whale ‘Schooner’ makes remarkable return to Salish Seadate added:
2025-05-18
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mauinow.com
Our responsibility for cetacean conservation grows with proof of their intelligence (commentary)
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2025-05-18
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news.mongabay.com
Watch: Injured dolphin 'Pickles' dies despite rescue efforts off North Vancouver shoredate added:
2025-05-18
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www.nsnews.com
Saving right whales starts with listening — Cape Cod just turned up the volume
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2025-05-18
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www.capecodtimes.com
Protected on paper, forgotten by people, humpback dolphins struggle for survival
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2025-05-18
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india.mongabay.com
Killer whales mesmerized by classical music concert in Chinadate added:
2025-05-18
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uk.news.yahoo.com
Deep-sea photos capture killer whales attacking a rare prickly shark for the first time ever
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2025-05-18
source:
www.earth.com
Ancient Chinese Poetry Reveals The 1,400-Year Decline Of World’s Only Freshwater Porpoisedate added:
2025-05-18
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www.iflscience.com
Necropsy complete on juvenile sperm whale found stranded on Hilton Head Island; 'This was an emotional response for everyone involved'
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2025-05-18
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abcnews4.com
‘It’s like putting a whale in a blender’: the rise of deadly ship collisions in Chiledate added:
2025-05-18
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www.theguardian.com
New worry: Rise in Whale Fatalities Alarms San Francisco Bay Area as Sixth Gray Whale Found Dead Near Treasure Island
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2025-05-18
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hoodline.com
'So the killer whales attacked my boat.' The testimony of Alessandro Tosetti
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2025-05-11
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www.giornaledellavela.com
'Screw survival of the fittest': The 'dumbest' whale in Bay Area history
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2025-05-11
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www.sfgate.com
Sperm whale vomit ‘Ambergris’ worth Rs 2.9 crore seized in Ahmedabad; four arrested
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2025-05-11
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indianexpress.com
Unexpected humpback whale sighting sets off shark alarm at Sydney beach
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2025-05-11
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www.9news.com.au
Stunning footage captures incredibly rare albino killer whale with all-white markings swimming with normal-colored orcas off Japanese volcanic island
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2025-05-11
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www.dailymail.co.uk
The Mysterious Spade-Toothed Beaked Whale Had Always Avoided Humans -- Until Nowdate added:
2025-05-11
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www.discovermagazine.com
Rare white dolphin spotted off Taiwan's northeast coast
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2025-05-11
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www.taiwannews.com.tw
Another sick dolphin washes up on the Mississippi Coast. ‘We are kind of concerned'
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2025-05-11
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www.sunherald.com
Massive dead whale drew thousands to North Carolina shore 97 years ago. What happened to it?date added:
2025-05-11
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www.newsobserver.com
‘Slow down’: Mariners warned about North Atlantic right whales seen in shipping lanes south of Massachusetts
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2025-05-11
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www.boston25news.com
New worry: Southern right whale population growth has stalled, scientists say, with a possible 'onset of a decline'
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2025-05-11
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www.abc.net.au
Seattle: Harbor porpoise subpopulation may be forming in Burrows Pass; 'it’s obviously important for them'date added:
2025-05-11
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www.anacortesnow.com
French gov't: Stranded killer whales 'must leave now' as rehoming options shrinkdate added:
2025-05-11
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www.bbc.com
New worry: Melting Arctic Ice Leaves Gray Whales Starving Along the West Coast
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2025-05-11
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www.onegreenplanet.org
Fishing boat's very close encounter with orca; 'exciting to see'
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2025-05-11
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www.bbc.com
Blue whale decline in Sri Lanka tied to climate and human activitydate added:
2025-05-11
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news.mongabay.com
'Suddenly surfaced'. How a right whale calf in Cape Cod Bay caught researchers by surprise
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2025-05-04
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www.milforddailynews.com
London whale sculpture may contain 2011 tsunami debris; 'I was surprised'
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2025-05-04
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mainichi.jp
Mutual of Omaha: Georgia Aquarium’s beluga whale conservation to be featured on Wild Kingdom
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2025-05-04
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valdostatoday.com
California beaches become graveyards: 12 dolphins found dead in 3 weeksdate added:
2025-05-04
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www.newsbreak.com
Toxins: Here's what necropsy results revealed in the deaths of 2 whales in LA and Orange counties
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2025-05-04
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www.nbclosangeles.com
New England Aquarium celebrates Right Whale Day
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2025-05-04
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www.newscentermaine.com
Whale body parts found on Oregon coast - two whales strand on Washington Coastdate added:
2025-05-04
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www.beachconnection.net
Whale seen ‘singing his heart out’ in Caribbean, underwater footage shows
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2025-05-04
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www.miamiherald.com
'Utterly spectacular': Incredibly rare 'pack ice' killer whale filmed swimming in Antarctic snowdate added:
2025-05-04
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www.discoverwildlife.com
Oman: Bryde’s whale sighted in Musandam for first time
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2025-05-04
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www.muscatdaily.com
China: The struggle to save the Yangtze porpoise; 'There’s no way you can imagine how it used to be'
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2025-05-04
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dialogue.earth
Australia: Boy meets dolphin in remarkable encounterdate added:
2025-05-04
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www.brisbanetimes.com.au
New worry: Whales and dolphins at risk as report reveals ecological decline in Gulf of California
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2025-05-04
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news.mongabay.com
New worry: Whales could one day defend themselves in court--and in their own wordsdate added:
2025-05-04
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www.nationalgeographic.com
Dolphin was stranded on Irish beach -- then locals, tourists stepped in, photos show
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2025-05-04
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www.miamiherald.com
Change urged after pregnant porpoise dies in nets; 'most distressing'date added:
2025-05-04
source:
www.bbc.com
Killer Whale Head-Butts Dolphin into Stratosphere During Rare Southern California Sightingdate added:
2025-05-04
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www.surfer.com
Listening for Whale Sounds 1,000 feet Deep in the Antarctic Ocean; 'I’m nervous'date added:
2025-05-04
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insideclimatenews.org
Awareness shortage: ‘Nika, the Pilot Whale’ is a documentary raising awareness about the future of the Canary Islands
date added:
2025-05-04
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www.canarianweekly.com
Ireland: New Technique to Identify Sperm Whales Developed by ATU Studentdate added:
2025-05-04
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afloat.ie
New worry: To Whales, Our Plastic Debris Sounds Like Dinner
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2025-05-04
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www.pbsnc.org
Whales and dolphins at risk as report reveals ecological decline in Gulf of California
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2025-05-04
source:
news.mongabay.com
Chinese zoo celebrates 8-year-old walrus birthday, fed fish as treat; adorable video goes viral
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2025-04-27
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www.dnaindia.com
Injured seal with rope around neck found at Horsey Gapdate added:
2025-04-27
source:
www.edp24.co.uk
These Mississippi dolphins get their teeth brushed and they get belly rubs, too
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2025-04-27
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www.clarionledger.com
Sea of blood: Rare vid shows orca feeding frenzy as 60 beasts hunt and kill world’s biggest animal – picking 60ft carcass to the bone
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2025-04-27
source:
www.the-sun.com
Great expectations: Can motherhood help North Atlantic right whales to rise again? Promising signs from the latest calving season give experts new hope
date added:
2025-04-27
source:
www.theglobeandmail.com
New worry: Dolphins are dying from toxic chemicals banned since the 1980s; 'a triple planetary crisis'date added:
2025-04-27
source:
www.newscientist.com
New normal: Whale entangled with fishing gear among dozens seen in Cape Cod Bay; 'a particularly challenging case to solve'
date added:
2025-04-27
source:
www.wcvb.com
CSI: ‘Seriously rotten’ finless porpoise carcass found on Hong Kong outlying island
date added:
2025-04-27
source:
www.scmp.com
Mourning mother dolphin: Sad sight off Aussie coast prompts 'hundreds' of worried calls
date added:
2025-04-27
source:
au.news.yahoo.com