After 40 years, blue whales are returning to Spain
Blue whales have started returning to the coast of Spain 40 years after they vacated. The world's largest mammals...
Humpback whales in Alaska thrive in absence of cruise ships
The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed humpback whales in Alaska to enjoy some peace, according to a new study. Researchers...
Killer whale stranded in Alaska gets rescued
Last Thursday, boaters and locals helped rescue a stranded orca whale on Prince of Wales Island in Alaska. Boaters...
Cruise ships, shipping vessels can now earn a "Whale-Safe" label
An Italian NGO has launched a new eco-label that will be awarded to freight and cruise companies that take steps...
Human actions are causing endangered whales to shrink in size
Right whales born today are shorter by approximately one meter as compared to their counterparts born in the 1980s,...
Researchers discover new population of endangered blue whale
Researchers have discovered a new population of blue whale, according to a paper recently published in Endangered...
Fossil fuel companies denied seismic blasting permit renewals
On October 1, a status conference on seismic litigation ruled in favor of the environment by prohibiting fossil...
Record number of pilot whales get stranded, die in Tasmania
Over 380 long-finned pilot whales have been confirmed dead after nearly 500 were stranded on Tasmania's west coast....
Orcas threatened by highly contagious respiratory virus, CeMV
Marine mammal conservationists warn of a contagious respiratory pathogen, cetacean morbillivirus (CeMV), that...
Federal agencies propose designated marine habitat to help protect Pacific humpback whales
Earlier this week, three federal government agencies — the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), the National...
New app could save Puget Sound whales from boat strikes
Boat strikes are a major cause of injury and death for whales. This week, Washington State Ferries implemented...
Japan relaunches its whaling industry
Japan has officially relaunched its commercial whaling industry, sending the first vessels out to sea this month...
Iceland approves killing of more than 2,000 whales
Iceland has just approved the killing of 2,000 whales over the course of the next five years. The country's government...
Arctic shipping routes could threaten "unicorns of the sea"
Narwhals, or the "unicorns of the sea," could be at risk from additional Arctic shipping routes as polar ice continues...
World's first beluga whale sanctuary will welcome new arrivals
In 2019, two beluga whales, named Little Grey and Little White, will be transported from the Changfeng Ocean World...
