カテゴリー: Whales
Fisheries minister says rehoming Marineland’s cetaceans in China would only ‘perpetuate the treatment’ the whales have enduredCanada’s government has refused a request by the beleaguered Marineland theme park to export its remaining 30 beluga whales to…
A vast network of volunteers leap into action to save beached creatures in New Zealand, a global hotspot for strandingsOn a blustery March day in Wellington, a group of would-be whale rescuers wearing wetsuits and hi-vis vests are waist deep in the chi…
Whaling activist Paul Watson celebrates release from jail after Denmark refuses extradition to Japan
US-Canadian founder of Sea Shepherd, who was arrested in Greenland in July, will now spend Christmas with his sonsPaul Watson, the anti-whaling campaigner, has spoken of delight that he will be reunited with his young children for Christmas after Denma…
Only seven spade-tooth whales have ever been documented, now work is beginning on a specimen that washed ashore in New Zealand in JulyA spade-tooth whale – thought to be the world’s rarest whale species – is undergoing dissection in New Zealand, in the…
A new $47m vessel is preparing for its maiden voyage in coastal waters, but there are fears the Kangei Maru could one day mean a return to hunting in the Southern OceanThe dish of the day has the appearance and consistency of steak. But the item on the…
Pod of orcas in north Japan freed themselves as gaps between the ice grew, officials sayA pod of killer whales trapped by drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, have apparently safely escaped, officials have said.The orc…
Pod of orcas in north Japan freed themselves as gaps between the ice grew, officials sayA pod of killer whales trapped by drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, have apparently safely escaped, officials have said.The orc…
Footage aired by the Japanese broadcaster NHK shows a pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, apparently trapped in drift ice off the coast of Hokkaido. At least 10 were seen poking out of a small gap in the surface and struggling for airConcern for…
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…
On 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…
Unique 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…
The 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…
A 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…
Orca 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 …
Hundreds 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…