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Kyodo Senpaku opened ‘stores’ at two locations in Tokyo after successful trialA Japanese whaling company has sparked an angry response from animal rights campaigners after it started selling whale meat from vending machines in an effort to boost consum…
Read MoreOn wild beaches, secretive harvesters seek the coveted whale byproduct that can make a fortune in an instantFrans Beuse sits at his kitchen table, examining what looks like an array of rocks. Using a slim, sharpened blade he scrapes each in turn, produ…
Read MoreUnique colony of blue whales increasingly at risk from tankers and container ships, say marine campaignersScientists and conservation groups are calling for one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes to be rerouted in an effort to protect the world’s la…
Read MoreThe resumption of killing whales for profit for the first time in over 30 years is offering little cause for celebrationYou don’t have to look far to find evidence of Wada’s centuries-old connection to whaling. Visitors to the town on Japan’s Pacific c…
Read MoreA satellite tag which unexpectedly kept working for a year has followed one whale’s 15,000km journey across three oceansA loud bang shatters the winter calm of Port Ross, in New Zealand’s remote Auckland Islands, and the small inflatable boat is rocked…
Read MoreOrca cared for by hundreds of volunteers and experts in bitter cold after becoming separated from its pod two weeks agoAn orphaned baby orca that captured the hearts of people across New Zealand has been farewelled at a special ceremony and taken away …
Read MoreHundreds of people have joined the search for the killer whale’s pod, with rescuers hopeful his family will return for himAnimal rescue teams in New Zealand have begun trying to reunite a baby orca with its pod after it was found stranded near Wellingt…
Read MoreAbout 50 long-finned pilot whales became stuck in the shallow water off Farewell Spit, and about 26 have diedA team of experts and volunteers are racing the tides to save a pod of pilot whales stranded at Farewell Spit at the northern tip of New Zealan…
Read MoreAnimal killed with what appeared to be exploding harpoon, after one ‘half-hearted’ attempt to free itAnimal welfare campaigners have condemned the killing of a trapped minke whale off the coast of Taiji, a town in Japan best known for its annual dolphi…
Read MoreAnimal rights groups demand animal’s release but locals claim its size and strong currents are making it hard to freeAnimal rights campaigners have demanded the immediate release of a minke whale that has been trapped for more than two weeks in nets in…
Read MoreGruelling rescue involved navy and volunteers pulling the pilot whales back into deeper waters Sri Lanka’s navy and volunteers have rescued 120 pilot whales stranded in the country’s worst mass beaching, but at least two injured animals were found dead…
Read MoreNavy joins forces with rescuers and volunteers in effort to push pilot whales back into oceanRescuers and volunteers were racing to save about 100 pilot whales stranded on Sri Lanka’s western coast in the country’s biggest mass beaching.The short-finne…
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