Whale News Archive 
Scientists discover bowhead whale with the longest lifespan – which could have been swimming around the Arctic for 268 yearsdate added: 2019-12-26 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Ancient whale fossil helps detail how the mammals took from land to sea
date added: 2019-12-26 source: www.smithsonianmag.com
Modern fishing methods are driving small whales and dolphins to extinction
date added: 2019-12-26 source: www.sciencemag.org
Hungry, hungry orcas: study explains why populations of big Chinook salmon are declining
date added: 2019-12-26 source: www.king5.com
Rescuers free humpback whale entangled in fishing gear near Montereydate added: 2019-12-26 source: www.latimes.com
Concern as Canary Island Whales See a Sudden Spike in Ship Strikesdate added: 2019-12-26 source: www.hakaimagazine.com
Orca family of Miami Seaquarium's Lolita on path to extinction as feds mull whale watch ban
date added: 2019-12-26 source: www.palmbeachpost.com
Study: Ship exhaust 'scrubbers' are dumping polluted water that threatens B.C. orcas
date added: 2019-12-26 source: bc.ctvnews.ca
Canadian researchers find microplastics in every beluga whale they testeddate added: 2019-12-21 source: www.theweathernetwork.com
The limits of ocean heavyweights: Prey availability helps curb size of whales
date added: 2019-12-21 source: www.irishnews.com
Baby girl gurgles with delight as 50ft whale plays peek-a-boo and surfaces close to boat
date added: 2019-12-21 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Research: Post-menopausal killer whale grandmothers improve the chances of survival for their grand-calves
date added: 2019-12-21 source: www.tunisiesoir.com
To go where no orca has been seen before: Fishermen spot a pod of killer whales in a Tasmanian river - baffling experts
date added: 2019-12-21 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Tico Surfers hear baby whale crying, spend hours rescuing her; 'Don't worry, baby. Surfers will forever protect you'date added: 2019-12-21 source: beachgrit.com
B.C. man first person fined $2,000 for getting too close to a whale
date added: 2019-12-21 source: www.theloop.ca
Beluga whale sanctuary likely on its way to Nova Scotia
date added: 2019-12-17 source: www.thechronicleherald.ca
Hawaii: Woman is ordered to pay fines for trafficking illegal whale items
date added: 2019-12-17 source: www.kitv.com
Beluga whale sanctuary likely on its way to Nova Scotia
date added: 2019-12-17 source: www.thechronicleherald.ca
The Controversy Surrounding 'Whale Wars' Explained
date added: 2019-12-17 source: www.distractify.com
Scientists evoke Canary in the coal mine Scenario: North Atlantic right whale use of key habitat changing rapidly
date added: 2019-12-17 source: news.mongabay.com
Minke whale found washed up underneath London's Battersea Bridge is the third to die in the Thames within two months
date added: 2019-12-13 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Rare sighting for coastguards as orcas visit Italian coastal waters
date added: 2019-12-13 source: www.euronews.com
Necropsy reveals orca killed near Newfoundland was healthy male; 'Blundered into net'
date added: 2019-12-13 source: www.cbc.ca
How whales and dolphins evolved for life at sea; 85 'lost genes
date added: 2019-12-09 source: wellstonjournal.com
Enormous 45-foot sperm whale dies on Isle of Harris coast after it got stranded on a beach
date added: 2019-12-09 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Cancelled Antarctic killer whale study reinstated following 1 NEWS story
date added: 2019-12-09 source: www.tvnz.co.nz
Shocking pictures show whale starved to death by fishing nets on Scots beach
date added: 2019-12-09 source: www.dailyrecord.co.uk
What's It Like To Be Sri Lanka's First Whale Biologist?date added: 2019-12-09 source: www.forbes.com
The alarming trend of beached whales filled with plastic, explained
date added: 2019-12-09 source: www.vox.com
Makahs dream of whale: A U.S. tribe wants to resume hunting. Should it revive this tradition?date added: 2019-12-09 source: www.latimes.com
SeaWorld frees whale tangled in 900 feet of rope off La Jolla
date added: 2019-12-04 source: www.10news.com
Injured false killer Whale rescued in Pattaya Thailand
date added: 2019-12-04 source: www.chiangraitimes.com
Failing ice cellars signal changes in Alaska whaling towns; 'I'm worried'
date added: 2019-12-04 source: mainichi.jp
Scientists: Heartbeat of blue whale recorded for first time; 'There were a lot of high fives'
date added: 2019-12-04 source: www.standard.co.uk
Oregon: Carcass of giant blue whale brought to surface for study
date added: 2019-12-04 source: www.courant.com
'It's coming right up' - Curious pod of orca comes within feet of Auckland kayakers
date added: 2019-12-04 source: www.tvnz.co.nz
Saved by math: Scientists review divisive whale risk reduction model
date added: 2019-12-04 source: www.ellsworthamerican.com
Curious gray whale and her calf swim up to boat and let tourists stroke them in stunning close encounter
date added: 2019-12-04 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Dwarf minke, big questions: 'The longer I was in the water with them, the closer they approached'date added: 2019-12-04 source: www.oceanographicmagazine.com
'It's Nessie!' Mystery surrounds gigantic 'skeleton' washed up on beach during Storm Ciara as locals say it's the Loch Ness Monsterdate added: 2020-02-24 source: www.thesun.co.uk
It is written: Beached whale is saved by good samaritans after hours of rescue attempts... only to be eaten by sharks waiting off the coast
date added: 2020-02-19 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Send in the lawyers: Lawsuit planned to protect Cook Inlet belugas
date added: 2020-02-19 source: www.thecordovatimes.com
Killer whales surround monster great white shark during attackdate added: 2020-02-19 source: www.news.com.au
VIDEO: Dolphin can't stop staring at curious service dog through aquarium window
date added: 2020-02-19 source: abc11.com
Having a whale of a time! Excited calf leaps out of the water in front of amazed divers off of Tongadate added: 2020-02-19 source: abc14news.com
Hungry: Whale stranded in Thames Estuary died on an empty stomach
date added: 2020-02-19 source: metro.co.uk
Beaked Whales Use Coordinated Stealth Mode to Evade Killer Orcasdate added: 2020-02-19 source: gizmodo.com
Whales Struggled to Find Food After New Zealand's 2016 Earthquake
date added: 2020-02-19 source: www.smithsonianmag.com
Breakthrough alert system aims to protect endangered B.C. killer whalesdate added: 2020-02-13 source: vancouversun.com
Speed zone restriction near Nantucket extended to protect 50 right whales spotted in area
date added: 2020-02-13 source: www.bostonglobe.com
Tour boat captures rare footage of humpback whale giving birth
date added: 2020-02-13 source: www.hawaiinewsnow.com
Update: Entangled right whale resighted among 60 south of Nantucketdate added: 2020-02-13 source: www.ack.net
Speed zone restriction near Nantucket extended to protect 50 right whales spotted in area
date added: 2020-02-13 source: www.bostonglobe.com
Kiwi experts puzzled over whale behavior; 'we're all quite delighted that they haven't stranded'
date added: 2020-02-13 source: www.stuff.co.nz
3 more right whale calves spotted off Florida-Georgia coast; NOAA reports 9 calves born so far this winterdate added: 2020-02-13 source: www.news4jax.com
Earthquakes can make it harder for whales to find food, first-ever study says
date added: 2020-02-13 source: www.nationalgeographic.com
Critically endangered orca that fathered 20 babies feared deaddate added: 2020-02-13 source: abcnews.go.com
Gone: Sperm whale dies after getting caught in the Thames Estuary for three days without being able to escape back to open sea
date added: 2020-02-13 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Baby Sperm Whale Dies After Beaching Itself In Palm Beach
date added: 2020-02-13 source: wflanews.iheart.com
Killer Whale Just Spotted in Lebanese Waters for the First Time Everdate added: 2020-02-13 source: www.the961.com
Scientists listen to whales, walruses, & seals in a changing arctic seascapedate added: 2020-02-13 source: www.myvetcandy.com
The news is always bad: Why humpback whale entanglements in Monterey Bay could get worse
date added: 2020-02-08 source: www.mercurynews.com
South Africa: PE couple's efforts to save stranded whale end in heartache
date added: 2020-02-08 source: www.heraldlive.co.za
Entangled right whale spotted third time off Nantucket
date added: 2020-02-08 source: www.capecodtimes.com
Giant sperm whale 50ft long is spotted in the Thames Estuary; fears it could get trapped on mudflats at low tide
date added: 2020-02-08 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
An orphaned humpback whale calf nuzzled a tour boat for a heartbreaking reason
date added: 2020-02-08 source: www.hawaiinewsnow.com
You Never Forget the Smell: Remembering one of North America's last whaling stationsdate added: 2020-02-08 source: www.hakaimagazine.com
Stench of rotting whale carcass overwhelms beachgoers on Lanai
date added: 2020-02-05 source: www.hawaiinewsnow.com
Flurry of gray whale sightings raise hopes after 200 stranded dead whales last yeardate added: 2020-02-05 source: www.ocregister.com
Australia: Ningaloo whale sharks show sharp increase in boat collision injuries
date added: 2020-01-31 source: www.brisbanetimes.com.au
Nova Scotian population of Northern Bottlenose Whales 'unique' to anywhere in the worlddate added: 2020-01-31 source: www.halifaxtoday.ca
Shocking moment Stacey Dooley watches a minke whale shot with a grenade and cut up for meat in Norwaydate added: 2020-01-31 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
One of four North Atlantic right whale calves spotted so far this breeding season struck by shipdate added: 2020-01-31 source: news.mongabay.com
Thailand: Marine experts confirm dwarf fin whale killed by human activity
date added: 2020-01-28 source: www.thephuketnews.com
Solar storms cause grey whales to become stranded as radio waves interfere with their ability to detect the Earth's magnetic fielddate added: 2020-01-28 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Boaties harass pod of orca in Northland; Kiwi Authorities investigating
date added: 2020-01-28 source: www.stuff.co.nz
Kiwi police patrol helps with crowd control as pilot whale gives birth
date added: 2020-01-20 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Rescuers seek injured right whale newborn offshore South Carolina, Southeast coast
date added: 2020-01-20 source: www.postandcourier.com
Whaling: The rise and fall of New Zealand's oldest, most ruthless industry
date added: 2020-01-20 source: www.stuff.co.nz
Having a whale of a time: Swimmer gets synchronised with ocean beast off coast of Tongadate added: 2020-01-20 source: www.dailymail.co.uk
Days-old North Atlantic right whale already injured by propeller, NOAA says
date added: 2020-01-20 source: www.cbc.ca
'Lost' sperm whale stranded in Ardersier may have had brain problemdate added: 2020-01-20 source: www.bbc.com
A new documentary explores one man's whale obsessiondate added: 2020-01-20 source: www.outsideonline.com
Malnourished millennial killer whales grew up smaller, but scientists unsure the impact
date added: 2020-01-20 source: www.hakaimagazine.com
Scotland: Dead sperm whale guarded over fears of tooth lootersdate added: 2020-01-15 source: www.thetimes.co.uk
Scotland: 'Thin' sperm whale dies after washing ashore in the Highlands
date added: 2020-01-15 source: www.standard.co.uk
Rare drone footage shows grey whale calf drinking milk from motherdate added: 2020-01-15 source: news.cgtn.com
Can Scientists Protect North Atlantic Right Whales by Counting Them From Space?
date added: 2020-01-15 source: www.smithsonianmag.com
Philippines: Governor orders halt to 'unlicensed' whale shark watching in Lila towndate added: 2020-01-12 source: cebudailynews.inquirer.net
Canada: Tensions rise after suspected sabotage of Eskasoni fishing boat; 'we're not trying to start a war'
date added: 2020-01-12 source: www.thechronicleherald.ca
'Like finding a unicorn': Victoria researcher photographs ultra-rare orcas
date added: 2020-01-12 source: vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca
'He's toying with me!' - Kiwi kayaker's incredible up-close encounter with pod of orcadate added: 2020-01-12 source: www.tvnz.co.nz
Hawaiian Telcom paints over unauthorized Wyland whale mural; 'I'm so passionate'
date added: 2020-01-12 source: www.westhawaiitoday.com
Amazing scenes as hundreds flock to save stranded whalesdate added: 2020-01-12 source: www.odt.co.nz
New Zealand: Four whales dead, seven refloated, after stranding on Matarangi Spit
date added: 2020-01-12 source: www.stuff.co.nz
Icelandic orca pod on mysterious odyssey resurface off Sicily
date added: 2020-01-07 source: www.thetimes.co.uk
Wildlife trusts: Record sightings of whales, dolphins and seals in UK
date added: 2020-01-07 source: www.bbc.com
Cargo ship held off Isle of Wight after hitting whale
date added: 2020-01-07 source: www.countypress.co.uk
Effort to free orca tangled in line in Whang?rei Harbour unsuccessful
date added: 2020-01-07 source: www.nzherald.co.nz
Orcas seen 'for the first time' within the Strait of Messina, within the Mediterranean
date added: 2020-01-07 source: ourbitcoinnews.com
Studies give insight on plight of orca whales
date added: 2020-01-07 source: www.spokesman.com
Canadian waters eyed for first permanent 'retirement home' for whales
date added: 2020-01-07 source: www.theglobeandmail.com
Philippines: Governor orders halt to 'unlicensed' whale shark watching in Lila towndate added: 2020-01-07 source: cebudailynews.inquirer.net
Egypt: Environment Ministry rejects videos of blue whales sounds in Egypt as fake
date added: 2020-01-04 source: www.egypttoday.com
Orca encounter: SeaWorld Orlando to change killer whale show in 2020
date added: 2020-01-04 source: www.abcactionnews.com
Philippines: Whale watching, feeding temporarily stopped in Bohol town
date added: 2020-01-04 source: newsinfo.inquirer.net
Killer whales that were stranded on Irish shores had 'very high' pollutants
date added: 2020-01-04 source: themediatimes.com
Acting unthreatening, giant whales use stealth to hunt tiny fish
date added: 2020-01-04 source: newatlas.com
Injuries of orca tangled in crayfish line likely to be incredibly painfuldate added: 2020-01-04 source: www.rnz.co.nz
The sad, smelly story behind a beloved gray whale skeleton in Long Beach
date added: 2020-01-04 source: www.oregonlive.com
Japan still hunts whales. But now it's more profitable to watch them.
date added: 2019-12-31 source: www.washingtonpost.com
Scientists: Whales echolocate with big clicks and tiny amounts of air
date added: 2019-12-31 source: www.sciencenewsforstudents.org
A killer installation: Alberta company helps with orca skeleton for science
date added: 2019-12-26 source: calgary.ctvnews.ca
Contaminated wastewater from ships harmful to orcas
date added: 2019-12-26 source: vancouversun.com
Booming northern orcas devouring chinook salmon that sustain southern resident killer whales
date added: 2019-12-26 source: vancouversun.com
Humpback whale rescued from fishing line off California coast
date added: 2019-12-26 source: www.upi.com
Report: Orcas swim from Iceland to Italy; 'one of the longest migration routes ever recorded'
date added: 2019-12-26 source: www.icelandreview.com
North Atlantic right whale 'moms,' including Cape regular Harmonia, arrive off Florida
date added: 2019-12-26 source: provincetown.wickedlocal.com