Whales

Researchers use whale photo archive to help protect important WA calving site
Southern right whale populations were severely depleted by whaling but may be bouncing back in Geographe Bay
Donna Lu
14, Jun, 2022 @12:45 AM

‘Forever chemicals’ are killing whales – and harming us | Ella Al-Shamahi
Their use is linked to the rise in whale strandings on British beaches, but partial bans keeps letting industry off the hook, says paleoanthropologist Ella Al-Shamahi
Ella Al-Shamahi
11, Jun, 2022 @9:00 AM

Our entire civilisation depends on animals. It’s time we recognised their true value | Tony Juniper
We must restore our largely broken relationship with nature if we are to ensure the planet’s future – and our own
Tony Juniper
09, Jun, 2022 @5:15 AM

Whale watching season starts early as humpback population bounces back
Not long ago, the humpback was almost wiped out, now its numbers are booming in what conservationists say is a ‘wonderful success story’
Jordyn Beazley
04, Jun, 2022 @8:00 PM

The last hunt? Future in peril for ‘the unicorn of the sea’
Scientists want to protect narwhals, but local people who hunt them say their traditions are being ignored
Sofia Moutinho and Regin Winther Poulsen
02, Jun, 2022 @5:30 AM

Rejection of Arctic mine expansion bid offers hope for narwhal population
Conservationists and Inuit community relieved at decision on Canadian iron mine that threatened ‘extirpation’ of cetacean
Tracey Lindeman in Gatineau
16, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

‘Completely weird-looking’: rare all-white whale spotted off the coast of New South Wales
Unique coloration of smaller-than-usual albino humpback sparks speculation it is offspring of famous white whale Migaloo
Caitlin Cassidy
22, Apr, 2022 @9:57 AM

Killers confronted: humpback whale turns on orca pod in rare encounter
Footage shows five-year-old humpback in Canadian waters stalking and ambushing group more used to role of attackers
Richard Luscombe
19, Apr, 2022 @3:16 PM

Much of Scottish crab and lobster is ‘fish to avoid’, says sustainable seafood guide
Rating given over threat to whales, with worrying declines for other fish, warns Marine Conservation Society’s Good Fish Guide
Karen McVeigh
06, Apr, 2022 @5:14 AM

The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 review – a crack team goes on a wild cetacean chase
Joy in nature and scientific geekery fuel this documentary quest for an elusive whale, whose unique song was first detected 30 years ago
Cath Clarke
04, Apr, 2022 @12:00 PM

Soundings by Doreen Cunningham review – a whale of a journey
A mother and her young son follow pods of whales from Mexico to Alaska in this brave, lyrical memoir
Edward Posnett
02, Apr, 2022 @6:30 AM

‘Meet us, don’t eat us’: Iceland turns from whale eaters to whale watchers
The country’s plan to end commercial whaling is driven by falling demand but also a 15-year-long campaign aimed at their biggest consumers of whale meat – tourists
Abby Young-Powell in Faxaflói Bay, Iceland
28, Mar, 2022 @6:45 AM
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