Whale News Archive 
Japan Plans to Set Up Rival to the Int'l Whaling Commission; Could Spell the End of the IWC
source: www.theage.com.au
Expert: Navy sonar tests are harming Puget Sound orcas, whales; 'If we don't know what it's doing to them, don't do it'
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Canada blamed for delays in bid to move Luna the lonely orca; 'we need to act now'
source: www.komotv.com
Hawaiian whale research foundation fined $5,000 for 'misconduct' during research
source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Aussie poachers hack off stranded whale's jaw with chainsaw, axe; 'we're certainly disappointed'
source: www.smh.com.au
Nine beached sperm whales die off the Australian coast; 'this is not a rescue mission'source: www.planetark.com
Norway Planning to Kill 670 Minke Whales in 2004; 'Plentiful'
source: www.smh.com.au
Scientists fear whales pay high price for oil drilling; 'when they're gone, they're gone'
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Scientists label dead sei whale 'endangered species'; live sei's 'uncommon' in Washington State waters
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Faroes Island whale hunt continues despite controversy; 'the whales have come at last'source: news.bbc.co.uk
Hawaiian boaters seek amnesty for collisions with whales; 'these are unintentional encounters'
source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Rescued Hawaiian melon-headed whale recovers after setback, gains strength; 'he has a strong will to live'
source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Luna the lonely orca's fate in the hands of Canadian ocean agency; 'Luna's behavior has deteriorated'
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
UK leads international protest over 'unjustified and unnecessary' Icelandic whaling
source: www.smh.com.au
Pentagon funding whale song study off Australia; 'the humpbacks are famous for their songs'
source: www.spacewar.com
Report: Luna the lonely orca injured by boat propeller;'It's a fear we've been living with all along'
source: www.komotv.com
Chilean Sea Blob Positively Identified as Sperm Whale Skin
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Aussie albino humpback faces new threat: human stalkers; yacht crashing whale 'behaving relatively normally for a humpback'source: www.cnn.com
2 down, 36 to go: Iceland enforcing one-mile media exclusion zone, citing dangers from explosive harpoons
source: www.planetark.org
Baby whale seems to be thriving after release; 'we're cautiously optimistic'
source: www.sptimes.com
First Icelandic whaling ship leaves port; 'We are planning to begin whaling but I won't tell you anything else'
source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Iceland's Whalers Return Empty-Handed On First Day of Hunt; 'The Whales Were Elusive'
source: www.smh.com.au
Harpoon's readied as Iceland prepares for whale hunt; 'Norwegians do it, Russians do it, Japanese do it, Americans do it, why can't we? '
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Entangled Minke Whale off the Coast of Wales 'Facing Death'; 'It's Going to Die. I'm Convinced of It'
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Two arrested after trying to save Oregon beached whale; 'the people had no hope of saving this animal'source: www.cnn.com
New Zealand gov't: 'no justification' for any country to carry out lethal whaling program for 'science'
source: www.scoop.co.nz
Whale beachings linked to mysterious heart defect; 'disturbing, worrisome, and something we want to investigate'
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Investigation launched as Canadian official is accused of beating orphaned orca 'Luna'
source: www.komotv.com
Entangled whale 'disappears' off Aussie coast; 'It is possible our beast is swimming away somewhere'
source: www.theage.com.au
Japan's PM opposes withdrawing from the IWC; 'it is not good to withdraw'
source: www.planetark.org
Dead porpoises disrupt IWC meeting
source: www.planetark.org
Environmentalist Groups Charge Whale and Dolphin Meat Being Sold as Pet Food in Japan
source: www.smh.com.au
Scientists confirm great abundance of minke whales
source: www.scoop.co.nz
Japanese packaged whale meal a 'major health problem,' has 'extreme mercury contamination'
source: www.eurekalert.org
Humpback whales making a comeback in Fijian waters
source: www.iol.co.za
Seals Running Scared as Washington State Killer Whales Go On 'Rampage'
source: www.washingtonpost.com
Whale funeral draws 1000 mourners in Vietnam
source: www.smh.com.au
Iceland's Tourism Chiefs Warns Whalers; 'No Evidence That Whaling and Whale-Watching Can Co-exist'source: news.bbc.co.uk
Iceland Bids to Renew Whaling; 'Loophole' Allows 'Commercial Whaling in a Threadbare Disguise'
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Scientist: Some Whales Much Like Sheep, Should be Hunted; Protections Separated From 'Environmental Logic'
source: www.smh.com.au
Killer Whales--Killing Other Whales
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Whales win right-of-way in Atlantic shipping lanes; 'they never moved out of the way'
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Japan raise concerns over fish consumption by whales
source: www.scoop.co.nz
Hawaiian 'whale disentanglement team' frees humpback from potentially lethal entanglement
source: the.honoluluadvertiser.com
Iceland might resume 'scientific whaling,' citing 'very important' questions on whale diets
source: www.smh.com.au
NZ gray's beaked whale death an enigma; scientists unsure whether or not whale is raresource: www.nzherald.co.nz
Endangered Whales Win Right of Way; Canadian Shipping Lanes to be Altered
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Willy Celebrates First 'Wild' Christmas in 24 Years; Herring on the Men
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Conservationists: Pungent Sound killer whales in grave danger; lawsuit filed
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Endangered right whales make a comeback
source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Japan pushing to lift whaling ban
source: www.planetark.org
Scientist: orcas, not ship, caused whale death
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Seaquarium's Bid to Capture 'Willy' Blocked
source: www.sfgate.com
Alaskan tribe get OK to hunt whales
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Pod of 54 False Killer Whales Die on Australian Coastline
source: www.planetark.org
Norway defies global ban, resumes whale exports
source: www.planetark.org
Scientists lose tug-of-war with great whites over blue whale corpse
source: www.sfgate.com
'Crittercam' catches humpbacks feeding
source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Satellite launched to track whales
source: news.bbc.co.uk
Plan to relocate orca called "high-risk"
source: seattlepi.nwsource.com
Whale blubber: a taste sensation all its own
source: www.planetark.org
Japan: whaling "safe for a century"
source: news.bbc.co.uk