Whale News Archive 
Hand it to Digit: This baby sperm whale was tangled in ocean trash for 3 yearsdate added: 2019-01-11 source: www.nationalgeographic.com
No North Atlantic right whales killed in Canadian waters in 2018
date added: 2019-01-11 source: www.theguardian.com
Desperate bid to save 30ft-long sperm whale tangled for more than 24 hours in rope in Scottish sea loch
date added: 2019-01-11 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
California: Whale entanglements on the West Coast rise again in 2018, is this the new normal?date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.ocregister.com
As Japan prepares to restart commercial whaling, how are whale populations holding up?
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.forbes.com
Japan's perplexing decision to resume commercial whaling
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.europeanscientist.com
How Japan's return to commercial whaling could actually kill the industry and save whales
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.scmp.com
First right whale calf in two years spotted off Florida coast
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.smithsonianmag.com
Response tepid to commercial whaling restart in Japan waters
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.asahi.com
Fried, boiled or raw: how to consume whale meat; 'It tasted like a normal beef steak'
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.smh.com.au
Harpoon's Away: More nations could follow Japan's lead on whaling Say Kiwi Sir Geoffrey Palmer
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.tvnz.co.nz
Scientists point finger for mass whale deaths at rise in submarine war games
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.heraldscotland.com
Florida: Whale shark visits anglers
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.tcpalm.com
Teams free close to a third of whales found entangled in fishing gear, debris off U.S.
date added: 2019-01-08 source: www.vcstar.com
Canada: Struggling orcas to receive more protections in 2019 as they face 'urgent problem' of extinction, says minister
date added: 2019-01-03 source: www.thestar.com
Abandoned beluga whale calf receiving treatment at SeaWorld San Antonio
date added: 2019-01-03 source: www.kens5.com
Canada: Stubborn young beluga won't stay away from the Maritimes; 'He just kept intruding'date added: 2019-01-03 source: www.ctvnews.ca
Japan officially announces IWC withdrawal; will resume commercial whalingdate added: 2019-01-03 source: japantoday.com
Police: A whale jaw bone that was allegedly stolen on the Cape has been returneddate added: 2018-12-31 source: www.boston.com
As many as 12,000 humpback whales estimated to migrate to Hawaii this season
date added: 2018-12-31 source: www.hawaiinewsnow.com
Kremlin to talk with far east officials of 'detained' orcas, white whales
date added: 2018-12-31 source: www.urdupoint.com
How a San Pedro marine biologist found her passion in killer whales; 'I dream of killer whales'
date added: 2018-12-31 source: www.dailybreeze.com
Whale Tale: Benny the beluga whale causes chaos for £6billion River Thames projectdate added: 2018-12-31 source: www.express.co.uk
'Dangerous Precedent': Japan's exit from international whaling group draws outcry
date added: 2018-12-31 source: asia.nikkei.com
Police searching for stolen right whale jaw bone on Cape Coddate added: 2018-12-25 source: www.wcvb.com
Ottawa designates two new areas as critical habitat for killer whales in B.C. waters
date added: 2018-12-25 source: www.cheknews.ca
'Benny the Beluga' facing Christmas in the Thames far from home; 'it's not a fussy eater'
date added: 2018-12-25 source: www.arabnews.com
Watch: Spectacular moment orca pod cruise up, shove fishing boat caught on video
date added: 2018-12-25 source: www.newshub.co.nz
Attention deficit disorder: Groups threaten to sue unless feds reassess how salmon fishing harms orcas
date added: 2018-12-25 source: komonews.com
How to Milk a Killer Whale: You need to have a relationship with the whale
date added: 2018-12-25 source: www.nytimes.com
Scientists: Offshore testing puts whales at risk
date added: 2018-12-21 source: www.gloucestertimes.com
Washington State Gov. Inslee calls for billion-dollar package to save endangered orcasdate added: 2018-12-21 source: www.kuow.org
Matter concluded: SeaWorld says feds won't pursue action over 'Blackfish' allegationsdate added: 2018-12-21 source: www.wtsp.com
How we saw it then: An era of capture, when a generation of orcas was taken from Puget Sounddate added: 2018-12-21 source: www.seattletimes.com
Pod of pilot whales stranded in Fife led to their deaths after 'helping stricken matriarch'
date added: 2018-12-21 source: www.heraldscotland.com
'One hell of a fright': Auckland couple's close whale encounter
date added: 2018-12-21 source: www.newshub.co.nz
Doomed to die: Rescue bid fails to save injured whale that dies in bloodied waters after swimming into French port seeking refugedate added: 2018-12-21 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Scientists sound the alarm on underwater blasting's effect on whales and other marine wildlife
date added: 2018-12-21 source: www.fox5ny.com
The orca and the orca catcher: How a generation of killer whales was taken from Puget Sounddate added: 2018-12-21 source: www.seattletimes.com
Expert skeptical of Washington state's Billion Dollar orca-saving proposal
date added: 2018-12-21 source: mynorthwest.com
Male killer whales hunt and eat more than females do
date added: 2019-02-13 source: www.earth.com
After orca death, experts weigh when to intervene to help ailing killer whales
date added: 2019-02-13 source: www.kitsapsun.com
Return of whaling gives hope to Japanese tsunami town
date added: 2019-02-13 source: www.thetimes.co.uk
Orca stranding: Whales refloated following frantic rescue effort in Kaipara Harbour
date added: 2019-02-13 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Giant plastic and styrofoam whale meant to raise awareness of giant plastic whales; 'I want to create the soundscape'
date added: 2019-02-13 source: www.cbc.ca
Research: Beluga whales use 'acoustic name tags' to identify themselves within pods
date added: 2019-02-13 source: www.theglobeandmail.com
Rare Footage Shows a Humpback Whale Calf Just Minutes After Birth
date added: 2019-02-13 source: gizmodo.com
Killer Whales Are Attacking Sharks and Eating Their Livers off Cape Town's Coast
date added: 2019-02-13 source: www.capetownetc.com
Wiretapping minke whales: Hundreds of hours of intense listening reveal the secretive communications of the Pacific's smallest baleen whale
date added: 2019-02-09 source: www.hakaimagazine.com
Video: Snorkeler almost crushed by passing whale
date added: 2019-02-09 source: www.maritimeherald.com
Sperm whale carcass beached on Oahu offers rare chance for scientists
date added: 2019-02-09 source: www.hawaiinewsnow.com
Another dead dolphin washes up on a Cornwall beach after swallowing plasticdate added: 2019-02-09 source: www.cornwalllive.com
'Fish flush' could be part of orca and salmon recovery
date added: 2019-02-09 source: www.seattlepi.com
Rare Bryde's whale found dead in Florida Bay, cause of death still unknown
date added: 2019-02-09 source: www.news-press.com
Whales that beach themselves are actually 'scared to death' by SONAR
date added: 2019-02-09 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Research: Why do beaked whales return to a Navy sonar range despite frequent disturbance? Scientists say it's the food
date added: 2019-02-09 source: www.tunisiesoir.com
Scientists demand military sonar ban to end mass whale strandings
date added: 2019-02-09 source: www.independent.co.uk
Law of the tongue: Man and orca combined to hunt for whales in Aussie Eden
date added: 2019-02-09 source: thewest.com.au
1278: Norway keeps minke whale quota unchanged
date added: 2019-02-05 source: www.sbs.com.au
'It felt like we'd ran aground': Sailor describes collision with whale on SF Bay
date added: 2019-02-05 source: www.sfgate.com
Japan whalers to restart commercial hunts in July
date added: 2019-02-05 source: asia.nikkei.com
Russia: Recently captured young orcas and belugas now face danger as their pens freeze over
date added: 2019-02-05 source: blog.seattlepi.com
Killer whales are moving northward into Pacific Arctic, possibly spelling trouble for local mammals
date added: 2019-02-05 source: www.sciencemag.org
30-year-old whale, second-oldest ever born in captivity, dies at SeaWorld Orlandodate added: 2019-02-05 source: www.nbcnews.com
Rebound: 3 newborn endangered right whales seen after year with no births
date added: 2019-01-31 source: www.nytimes.com
Iceland Environment Association want controversial 'no effects' whaling report to be withdrawn
date added: 2019-01-31 source: icelandmonitor.mbl.is
Celebrities call on Japan to scrap resumption of whaling
date added: 2019-01-31 source: www.theguardian.com
Hawaii swimmers stealing dead whale's teeth, climbing on body warned to stay away as dozens of sharks swarm
date added: 2019-01-31 source: www.foxnews.com
3rd right whale calf spotted this season excites researchers
date added: 2019-01-31 source: www.cbc.ca
P.E.I. fishermen question enforcement of protection measures if no right whales are being spotted
date added: 2019-01-31 source: www.theguardian.pe.ca
Experts plan health assessments for two ailing Southern Resident orcas
date added: 2019-01-31 source: www.kitsapsun.com
Scientists suggest odd new threat to endangered B.C. orcas: pink salmon
date added: 2019-01-31 source: www.ctvnews.ca
California woman's hunger strike aims to free orcasdate added: 2019-01-31 source: www.thecoastnews.com
Humpback Whales Separated by a Continent Are 'Remixing' Each Other's Songsdate added: 2019-01-31 source: mymodernmet.com
Auckland man and his sons treated to 'experience of a lifetime' by orca
date added: 2019-01-27 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
A generation of killer whales have been taken for our entertainment
date added: 2019-01-27 source: www.afr.com
Whale of a mystery: Local orcas three times more likely to die in even years
date added: 2019-01-27 source: vancouversun.com
River advocate: Removing dams would harm orcas, environment, economy
date added: 2019-01-27 source: www.capitalpress.com
Thar she grows: A new way to tell a gray whale's age
date added: 2019-01-27 source: www.hakaimagazine.com
'You just felt like it was looking at you': Kiwi volunteer recounts killer whale rescue effortdate added: 2019-01-27 source: www.examiner.com.au
Incredible footage shows Kiwi divers swimming with pod of orca whales in Whitiangadate added: 2019-01-27 source: www.tvnz.co.nz
From the humpback to the Antarctic blue: why do whales sing?
date added: 2019-01-27 source: www.independent.co.uk
The Dismal Science: Icelandic Economists Say Whaling Overall Profitable
date added: 2019-01-27 source: www.icelandreview.com
Peru: Good Samaritans Come to the Rescue of Trapped Whales
date added: 2019-01-27 source: www.insideedition.com
Blue whale poo reveals health of Antarctic food chain
date added: 2019-01-27 source: www.abc.net.au
Hawaii: Woman performs greeting celebration for the whales; 'What we do affects them'date added: 2019-01-22 source: www.thegardenisland.com
Whale watching: Researchers release photos and video of southern resident orca calf
date added: 2019-01-22 source: www.cheknews.ca
Study: Pilot whales use different dialects and teach them to their childrendate added: 2019-01-22 source: www.wgbh.org
Hawaii's humpback whales to be counted despite fed shutdown
date added: 2019-01-22 source: www.thenational.ae
Benny the beluga latest: Whale still thought to be living in Thames; 'He's a wise animal'
date added: 2019-01-22 source: www.standard.co.uk
Japan rebuts NY Times editorial on whaling; 'It is unfair to single out Japan'
date added: 2019-01-22 source: www3.nhk.or.jp
SeaWorld uses playful otters, killer whales and giant sea turtles to reconnect with visitorsdate added: 2019-01-22 source: www.sandiegouniontribune.com
Killer Whales and Chimpanzees Have Similar Personalities, Can Be Assessed With 'Big Five' Personality Factors
date added: 2019-01-22 source: www.scientificamerican.com
A new hope: Orca calf seen among Puget Sound's critically endangered killer whales
date added: 2019-01-17 source: www.seattletimes.com
Save the whales, again: Japan's whaling restart presents an opportunity for a fresh start, and a larger role for science
date added: 2019-01-17 source: www.nature.com
Scientists find massive ancient whale with stomach full of fish and other whales
date added: 2019-01-17 source: www.independent.co.uk
Orca spotted in Scottish waters leaves wildlife watchers 'jumping for joy'
date added: 2019-01-17 source: www.itv.com
North Carolina: State official says plastic played role in endangered whale's death
date added: 2019-01-17 source: www.wect.com
When killer whale 'Suzy Wong' was a star attraction at Hong Kong's Ocean Parkdate added: 2019-01-17 source: www.scmp.com
In 2019, how hungry is Japan for whale meat?
date added: 2019-01-17 source: www.japantimes.co.jp
Over? Electric ferries are cleaner and quieter. But for orcas, that might not be enough
date added: 2019-01-17 source: www.kuow.org
Vancouver: Vets discuss treatment options for pair of ailing endangered orcas
date added: 2019-01-17 source: www.thestar.com
Humpback whale population surges off B.C.'s West Coast, says research group
date added: 2019-01-14 source: www.cbc.ca
Beluga whales to leave Shanghai park for sanctuary in Icelanddate added: 2019-01-14 source: www.shine.cn
Kiwi scientists getting up close and personal with Antarctica's orcas
date added: 2019-01-14 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Researchers rule out virus outbreak in beaked whale 'unusual mortality event' in Scot, Irish waters
date added: 2019-01-14 source: afloat.ie
Narwhal: Band of beluga whales spotted swimming together but a closer look reveals a surprisedate added: 2019-01-14 source: www.theepochtimes.com
Humpback: Uptick in rare whale sightings off Florida coast
date added: 2019-01-14 source: www.wtsp.com
North Carolina: State official says plastic played role in endangered whale's death
date added: 2019-01-14 source: www.wect.com
In the great debate to save the orcas, the apex predator is missing
date added: 2019-01-11 source: www.seattletimes.com
Study: Whales, dolphins recognize when killer whales are near by their alarming calls
date added: 2019-01-11 source: www.studyfinds.org
11-foot 'toothed' creature washed up on a Hilton Head beach. Here's what experts found; 'it did smell'
date added: 2019-01-11 source: www.phnompenhpost.com
Amazing footage shows friendly orca playing around Wellington coast
date added: 2019-01-11 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Illin': 2 more Puget Sound orcas predicted to die in critically endangered populationdate added: 2019-01-11 source: www.seattletimes.com
Humpback whales can't tell you who they hang out with. But their lice can.
date added: 2019-01-11 source: www.hakaimagazine.com