Whale News Archive 
Poop-savvy pups help science unravel the secrets of whale scatdate added: 2006-05-24 source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Ecologists Home In On How Sperm Whales Find Their Prey: Echolocation
date added: 2006-05-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Shell says endangered western grey whale numbers recover, Greens doubtful
date added: 2006-05-20 source: www.planetark.com
Small whale stoned to death in Manila harbor after being mistaken for a shark
date added: 2006-05-19 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Survey of minke whales to begin off Scottish coast
date added: 2006-05-18 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Japanese Firm to Target Children with Sales of Whale Meat
date added: 2006-05-17 source: www.guardian.co.uk
Anti-whaling ship runs into diplomatic squall; 'We don't injure anyone (but) we do damage property'
date added: 2006-05-16 source: www.iol.co.za
Japan to Boost Whale Sales, Hoping to Whet Demand; 'We Just Want People to Enjoy Whale'
date added: 2006-05-14 source: www.planetark.com
Researchers: Resurgent humpback whale population responsible for increased collisions
date added: 2006-05-11 source: starbulletin.com
Washington state man may face whale teeth trafficking charges
date added: 2006-05-03 source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Scientists: Navy sonar blamed for whale stranding; no other likely cause
date added: 2006-05-02 source: www.physorg.com
Aussies, Kiwis develop satellite tag plan to help track entangled whales
date added: 2006-04-27 source: news.ninemsn.com.au
Georgia Aquarium's Beluga 'Gasper' Sick; 'The Healing Process Takes a Long Time'date added: 2006-04-27 source: edition.cnn.com
Kiwis try diplomacy to counteract Japanese pro-whaling offensive
date added: 2006-04-22 source: tvnz.co.nz
Japan Poised to Control World Whaling as Commercial Hunting Ban Likely to End
date added: 2006-04-20 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
'Tasty' fin whale to return to Japanese menus
date added: 2006-04-19 source: www.theage.com.au
The Whale Warriors: Whaling in the Antarctic
date added: 2006-04-11 source: www.nationalgeographic.com
Study: Troubling Finding Shows Pollution Accumulating in Whales; 'An Enormous Health Risk'
date added: 2006-04-10 source: www.boston.com
Five Japanese Firms Quit Whaling; Government Vows to Press On with Hunt
date added: 2006-04-05 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Building, farm groups challenge 'needless' orca endangered species listing
date added: 2006-03-27 source: www.komotv.com
Researchers: Warbling Whales Speak a Language All Their Own; 'Elements of Language' in Songs
date added: 2006-03-23 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Mexican land boom creates commotion in whale nursery
date added: 2006-03-19 source: www.nytimes.com
Maui Pair Develops Tools to Free Entangled Whales
date added: 2006-03-09 source: www.kpua.net
One teen's crusade to save the whales; 'I could maybe do something about'
date added: 2006-02-26 source: www.boston.com
Expert: Disentangling Whales Perilous; 'Interpreting What a Whale Does is Difficult'
date added: 2006-02-26 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists set to monitor baleen whales with autonomous underwater robots
date added: 2006-02-25 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Researchers use beached beaked whale to test hearing and sonar sensitivity
date added: 2006-02-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Kiwi Greens: 'Whales are not dog tucker!'; Japan's scientific research program a 'fallacy'
date added: 2006-02-23 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Japanese Researchers Attack British Environmentalists' Claims Whale Meat is Being Fed to Dogs
date added: 2006-02-21 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Excess whale meat being fed to school children in Japan; 'whale meat tastes horrible'
date added: 2006-02-14 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Minkes for Mutts: Conservation Group Claims Japan Using Whale Meat to Make 'Natural' Dog Food
date added: 2006-02-13 source: news.bbc.co.uk
World First? Dive Instructor Captures Images of Divers Interacting with Killer Whales off Argentine Coast
date added: 2006-02-12 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Thames Whale Soul for Sale on eBay -- One Tragic Owner
date added: 2006-02-07 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Water Can Used on London Whale Sold on eBay for £2,050
date added: 2006-02-04 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Researcher: Killer whales demonstrate 'cultural learning'
date added: 2006-01-30 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Rare bit of whale vomit may net Aussie family over $1 milliondate added: 2006-01-28 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Necropsy: UK Whale Died from Dehydration, Muscle Damage and Failing Kidneys; 'Unable to Find Squid'date added: 2006-01-28 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Thames whale could help others; 'an ambassador for all whales'date added: 2006-01-26 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Sailor missing as fire rages on Japanese whaling ship
date added: 2007-02-18 source: www.smh.com.au
Fisheries official: Japan trying to prevent accidental gray whale deaths
date added: 2007-02-12 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Anti-whaling 'pirates' found after going missing in the fog; 'back to business'
date added: 2007-02-12 source: www.theage.com.au
Kiwi Diver Witnesses Killer Whales Ripping Apart, Eating Stingrays; 'I Froze'
date added: 2007-02-11 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Killer whale found snacking on another whale off Barbados; 'unusual'
date added: 2007-02-07 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Five dozen killer whales believed to be hunting salmon off San Francisco coast; 'unusual'date added: 2007-02-05 source: www.sfgate.com
Brits urge nations to back its anti-whaling plea; 'whale-watching is the only use of whales'
date added: 2007-02-05 source: www.iol.co.za
$32,000 reward offered for Japan whalers' location; 'We're here to stop them'
date added: 2007-02-01 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Greenpeace: Iceland leaves slaughtered whales to rot
date added: 2007-01-30 source: www.greenpeace.org
Science or Butchery? Kiwi Gov't Releases Footage of Japanese Whale Slaughter
date added: 2007-01-30 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Indian spiritual guru’s word saves hundreds of whale sharks
date added: 2007-01-26 source: www.indianexpress.com
Anti-whalers planning 'can opener' attack on Japanese fleet
date added: 2007-01-24 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Thames whale skeleton goes on display; 'extraordinary amount of information'
date added: 2007-01-24 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Chinese Vets Stumped, Ask for Help as Captive Beluga Whale 'Tina' Suffers from Pus-filled Lumps, Lacerated Tail
date added: 2007-01-21 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Commission imposes strict rules for Navy's use of sonar off California coast
date added: 2007-01-16 source: www.sfgate.com
Anti-whaling 'pirates' get more muscle for Antarctic skirmish; hydraulic 'can opener'
date added: 2007-01-14 source: www.theage.com.au
Report: Less Lobster Traps and Less Time Means More Money and More Right Whales
date added: 2007-01-11 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Kiwi Yacht Sunk By Humpback Whale; 'You Could Hear Them All Talking or Clicking'
date added: 2007-01-11 source: www.smh.com.au
Activists: Six Whales Killed During Ship Canal Project Off Indian Coast
date added: 2007-01-07 source: www.gulfnews.com
Right Whale Carcass off Georgia Coast Brings 2006 Death Toll to Six
date added: 2007-01-05 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Photographer captures graphic evidence of whale's near miss with trawlerdate added: 2007-01-02 source: www.iol.co.za
Sea Shepherd Plans to Attack Japanese Whaling Vessels with Fouling Gear, 'Safety Rules'
date added: 2006-12-30 source: www.theage.com.au
Expedition films rare Arnoux's Beaked Whale pod; scars draw attention of scientists
date added: 2006-12-27 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Challenge to Puget Sound orca protection denied; 'the orcas have hope'
date added: 2006-12-22 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Greenpeace, Sea Shepard Race to Confront Japanese Whalers
date added: 2006-12-17 source: www.taipeitimes.com
Japan's Whaling Program Put to Science Review
date added: 2006-12-11 source: www.abc.net.au
Scientists: Attacking Seagulls Eating Whales Alive off Argentine Coast
date added: 2006-12-07 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Investigation Ordered into SeaWorld Orca Attack; 'You Don't Know What They're Thinking'
date added: 2006-12-04 source: www.upi.com
Recovery plan for Puget Sound orcas: $50M, 30 years; 'We don't have a smoking gun'
date added: 2006-12-03 source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Europe's First Captive-Born Beluga Dead at 25 Days; Rejected Whale 'Never Adapted to Artificial Milk'date added: 2006-12-01 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Bad Shamu: Trainer Hospitalized After SeaWorld Killer Whale Attacks
date added: 2006-12-01 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Scientists to sink whale carcass, document decomposition; 'I'm anxious to see it firsthand'
date added: 2006-11-22 source: seattletimes.nwsource.com
Study: Humpback Whales Capable of Emanating 622 Social Sounds; 'Wops' and 'Yaps'
date added: 2006-11-22 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Norwegians kill 546 minke whales in 2006; weather blamed on missed quota
date added: 2006-11-20 source: www.iol.co.za
Group: Japan's Whaling Fleet Set to Sail to Whale Sanctuary; 'No Humane Way to Kill a Whale'
date added: 2006-11-16 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Spain sees first Beluga born in European zoo
date added: 2006-11-11 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Icelandic Firm to Sell 100 Tons of 'Excellent Eco-friendly Whale Meat' to Japan
date added: 2006-11-09 source: www.smh.com.au
Japan catches 35 whales near Hokkaido under 'research program'
date added: 2006-11-08 source: www.smh.com.au
Plastic shopping bag kills 'Temata', beaked whale stranded in the Cook Islands; 'a belly ache'
date added: 2006-11-01 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Iceland to test whale meat before selling it; 'I don't expect anything dramatic'
date added: 2006-10-29 source: rawstory.com
Icelandic Whalers Catch Second Fin Whale; Seven More To Meet Quota
date added: 2006-10-26 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Study: Beaked whales perform extreme dives to hunt prey; decompression mystery lingers
date added: 2006-10-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Iceland Resumes Commercial Whale Hunt, Ignore International Moratorium; 'I am Very Pleased'
date added: 2006-10-20 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Antique Whale Oil Provides Insights to Origin of Pre-Industrial Chemicals Found in Whales
date added: 2006-10-15 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Argh! Beached Whale Suspected in Sinking of Fisherman's Boat; 'Moby Dick'
date added: 2006-10-04 source: www.underwatertimes.com
South Pacific states to sign whale, dolphin conservation agreement; 'there is high-level support'
date added: 2006-09-18 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Argh! Passing pod of whales sink Indonesian boat; 'those animals hit our boat'
date added: 2006-09-16 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Report: Whale lost on the River Thames had arthritis; 'lots of punishment'
date added: 2006-09-06 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Whalers and opponents set for collision on the high seas
date added: 2006-08-31 source: www.theage.com.au
Scientists: 'Luna' the lonely killer whale was able to bark like a sea lion
date added: 2006-08-29 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Argh! Alaskan Cruse Ship Docks with Dead Whale on Its Bow
date added: 2006-08-23 source: www.upi.com
Slow minke hunt shows Norwegians losing taste for whales
date added: 2006-08-22 source: thescotsman.scotsman.com
Report: Blue whale ancestor 'was no gentle giant'
date added: 2006-08-18 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Rare humpback whale spotted off Scottish coast; 'more likely to see a lion'
date added: 2006-08-13 source: news.scotsman.com
South Africa officials: Ten tons of whale left after burning operation
date added: 2006-08-07 source: www.iol.co.za
Kiwi protestors throw verbal barbs at Japanese whale watcher
date added: 2006-08-01 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Environmental Group: Japanese 'Killing Off' Pregnant Whales; 224 Pregnant with 227 Fetuses
date added: 2006-07-29 source: www.smh.com.au
Kiwi lawmaker to take Japan envoy on whale-watching trip
date added: 2006-07-27 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Whale rescue expert teaching - and learning - in Alaska; 'no easy task'
date added: 2006-07-26 source: www.sitnews.us
Norway's whale catch falls short; 'It's been very slow this year'
date added: 2006-07-19 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientists: Rare Bowhead Whales Can Live to Nearly 200, Eye Tissue Reveals
date added: 2006-07-17 source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Survey shows drop in humpback whale numbers in the South Pacific
date added: 2006-07-10 source: www.iol.co.za
Hunters' harpoon kill shocks tourists on Norway whale trip; 'We wanted to see live whales'
date added: 2006-07-09 source: news.scotsman.com
New laws will clamp down on South Africa whale watching
date added: 2006-07-08 source: www.iol.co.za
Whaling commission meeting closes, Japan mulls separate 'meeting of the willing'
date added: 2006-06-27 source: www.underwatertimes.com
Greenpeace activists nabbed at whale meeting; 'This beach is not a port of entry'
date added: 2006-06-25 source: www.int.iol.co.za
Can the Whales 'Be Saved' - Again? 'No Humane Way to Kill a Whale'
date added: 2006-06-25 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Japan welcomes vote against whaling ban; 'a forum for exchanging emotions'
date added: 2006-06-22 source: www.guardian.co.uk
Green groups urge new battle against whalers; 'this is the final wake-up call'
date added: 2006-06-22 source: www.iol.co.za
Research: Slap Happy Killer Whales Battle Herring, Flatulence to Get Meal
date added: 2006-06-22 source: www.underwatertimes.com
The forces that drive Japanese whaling; 'the natural right for a sovereign nation'
date added: 2006-06-21 source: news.bbc.co.uk
Whaling Commission: Seismic Air Guns May Harm Whales
date added: 2006-06-21 source: www.theage.com.au
Fried whaleburger woos young Japanese customers
date added: 2006-06-20 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Japanese urged to consume whale meat; 'it is high in protein and low in calories'
date added: 2006-06-19 source: www.theage.com.au
Greenpeace Ship Banned From Caribbean Island IWC Meeting; 'We are Shocked'
date added: 2006-06-17 source: www.smh.com.au
The Shadow of Slaughter Hangs Over Whales; IWC Vote 'Too Close to Call'
date added: 2006-06-13 source: observer.guardian.co.uk
Why the Whalers Won; Lessons Must Be Learned from Successes of Japan's Pro-whaling Campaign
date added: 2006-06-08 source: commentisfree.guardian.co.uk
Latest Japanese research hunt catches 60 whales
date added: 2006-06-02 source: www.smh.com.au
Aussie Government: Japanese Could Use Dart, Spare Whales Painful Death
date added: 2006-05-26 source: www.smh.com.au
How ancient whales lost their legs, got sleek and conquered the oceans
date added: 2006-05-24 source: www.underwatertimes.com