In the latest animal news, a friendly beluga whale who’s become a celebrity in Norway. Known for his amicable nature, Hvaldimir’s been swimming the Norwegian coast since 2019, often spotted playing with boat-goers and grazing on surplus fish at farms. However, locals have been advised to “avoid contact” with Hvaldimir to avoid accidentally injuring or […]
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Captive Beluga Whale and Bottlenose Dolphin Die at Marineland Months After Kiska Died at Same Abusement Park
A captive beluga whale and a bottlenose dolphin have died at Marineland just two months after Kiska, the last captive killer whale in Canada, died at the same park. Although Marineland has not responded for comment, the ministry spokesperson Brent Ross said in an email that Marineland told Animal Welfare Services (AWS) that necropsies of […]
Belugaland
we swim the seas our belugaland. we raise our families we make our stand, our icy world, is paradise. people leave us alone. that would be nice. we just want to hunt and play, to live our lives the belugaway we are not cute objects. we are living whales, so when you are in the […]
One Third of Freshwater Fish Face Extinction, New Report Warns
The latest warning of the Earth’s mounting extinction crisis is coming from its lakes and rivers. A new report from a coalition of 16 conservation groups warns that almost a third of freshwater fish species face extinction because of human activity. “Nowhere is the world’s nature crisis more acute than in our rivers, lakes and […]
Tranquil setting and a seafood meal plan: the retirement home for whales
More than 300 beluga whales and 60 orcas remain captive in aquariums around the world, with recent films such as Blackfish highlighting the ethics of breeding them for entertainment. The stress can be even more dire for ageing whales that are no longer able to perform for audiences but remain doomed to live out their […]
Listening to marine mammals is helping scientists understand Arctic impacts of climate change
A 4-year bioacoustic study of marine mammals in the northern Bering Sea will help scientists track the impacts of global climate change on Arctic ecosystems. Researchers with WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), Columbia University, Southall Environmental Associates, and the University of Washington wanted to understand how seasonal variation in sea surface temperatures and sea ice affect […]
Petition: Viral Pic Shows Beluga Whales in Tank Barely Bigger Than Their Bodies
As more and more people every day are condemning companies that hold cetaceans captive (we’re looking at you, SeaWorld), it’s no surprise that an image of two beluga whales imprisoned inside a minuscule tank in China has caused outrage online. Cambodian anti-captivity organization Ningyo La Mar d’Aprop originally shared the photo taken at Sun Asia […]
Is Russia Training Beluga Whales to be Spies?
There’s nothing unusual about a beluga whale sighting in the Arctic, since that’s where these cetaceans make their homes. But what’s highly unusual is spotting one of these whales wearing a harness with camera mounts. Fishermen off the coast of Norway recently encountered a friendly beluga who rubbed up against several of their boats, pulling […]