Whales
Shell to go ahead with seismic tests in whale breeding grounds after court win
Judgment rules company can blast sound waves in search for oil along South Africa’s eastern coastline
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
03, Dec, 2021 @10:45 AM
Last-minute attempt to stop Shell’s oil exploration of whale breeding grounds
Campaigners file legal challenge against seismic survey along South Africa’s Eastern Cape province
Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent
01, Dec, 2021 @5:13 PM
Mythic white sperm whale captured on film near Jamaica
Type of whale immortalised in Moby-Dick has only been spotted handful of times this century
Philip Hoare
30, Nov, 2021 @4:53 PM
California’s crabbing season delayed again to protect humpback whales
The move has sparked backlash from the $88m industry even as incidents of whales getting trapped in fishing gear have increased
Gabrielle Canon in Los Angeles
23, Nov, 2021 @10:16 PM
Maine’s lobster fishers caught up in fierce fight with conservationists over entangled whales
Critically endangered North Atlantic right whales are dying in alarming numbers after getting caught in lobster trap ropes
Maya Yang
13, Nov, 2021 @10:17 PM
Makah Tribe in US hopes for rights to resume sacred tradition of gray whale hunting
The tribe could be granted a special waiver after a lengthy legal battle to try to resume the historic practice
Hallie Golden in Seattle
12, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
Expedia to stop selling holidays that include captive dolphin shows
Travel firm amends animal welfare policy to no longer offer activities involving captive cetaceans
Jessica Murray
07, Nov, 2021 @10:11 AM
‘Super rare’ group of four blue whales spotted off Western Australia coast
Perth photographer sent a drone up after hearing a whale spout and was stunned to see four of the mammals less than 200 metres from coast
Elias Visontay
05, Nov, 2021 @7:19 AM
Exmouth Gulf: development plans stir up fears about future of Ningaloo’s neighbour
Fears for the ‘extraordinary natural asset’ in Western Australia have prompted calls to formally include it in the Ningaloo protected area
Royce Kurmelovs
25, Sep, 2021 @8:00 PM
Horror at the Faroes dolphin slaughter is only human – but it risks hypocrisy | Philip Hoare
Our response to a mass cetacean hunt reveals man’s duplicitous attitudes to animals, says Philip Hoare, author of Leviathan, Or the Whale
Philip Hoare
15, Sep, 2021 @4:05 PM
Fast or slow? Study reveals differences in how humpback whales change tune
Researchers solve mystery of why southern hemisphere whales switch suddenly but in north it is gradual
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
06, Sep, 2021 @1:42 PM
North Atlantic right whales critically endangered by climate crisis, new study finds
Warming sea and shifting food sources drive whales into areas where they risk ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear
Hallie Golden
03, Sep, 2021 @6:00 AM
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