In August 2021, scientists recorded a first-of-its-kind event in the animal kingdom. An orca, known as “Sædís,” was spotted swimming alongside a long-finned pilot whale calf in the west of Iceland, and scientists realized she was actually caring for the calf. This is the first time scientists have documented an orca nurturing and taking care […]
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Emaciated Sperm Whale Washes Ashore With 330 Pounds of Fishing Gear in Stomach
An emaciated sperm whale washed up on a beach in Canada with a whopping 330 pounds of fishing gear in his stomach. The whale was alive when he washed up on Cape Breton Island on November 9 and teams rushed to try to save the whale. Teams from the Marine Animal Response Society (MARS), the […]
32 Out Of 200 Beached Whales in Tasmania Have Been Rescued
Wildlife experts rescued 32 out of the 230 beached pilot whales that were found stranded on the remote west coast of Australia’s island state of Tasmania. Half of the pod of whales were stranded in Macquarie Harbour and were thought to still be alive on Wednesday, according to the Department of Natural Resources and Environment […]
Nearly 200 stranded pilot whales die on Tasmanian beach but dozens saved and returned to sea
Nearly 200 stranded pilot whales have died on Tasmania’s west coast, but rescuers successfully returned 32 animals to deeper water on Thursday. A pod of about 230 pilot whales became stranded on Wednesday on Ocean Beach, west of Strahan. Some were also stranded on a sand flat inside Macquarie Harbour, south of the town. Marine […]
Watch as 50ft blue whale is eaten alive by pack of bloodthirsty orcas off Australian coast
This is the grisly moment a 50ft blue whale is eaten alive by a pack of bloodthirsty orcas off the Australian coast. The orcas were captured tearing into the blue whale, causing a streak of blood in the water in their wake. Jemma Sharp, who runs Whale Watch Western Australia, was only a few metres […]
New SWIMS Act Will End The Capture and Breeding of Whales for Public Display
The Nonhuman Rights Project (NhRP) has successfully developed its first federal legislation to end the capture and breeding of whales for public display. The Nonhuman Rights Project is the only organization in the United States that is dedicated solely to securing legal rights for nonhuman animals. The SWIMS Act was introduced by Representatives Adam Schiff […]
The Faroe Islands to limit dolphins killed to 500 following international backlash
The Faroe Islands will limit the number of dolphins killed in its annual hunt after it faced a backlash for the number of animals slaughtered last year. In September 2021, more than 1,400 white-sided dolphins were killed in just one day sparking international outrage. In response, the prime minister of the Faroe Islands announced that […]
Rescuers work to free whales stranded on Cape Cod
CHATHAM, Mass. — Rescuers worked to free five whales stranded on a Cape Cod beach Saturday. The pilot whales were beached on a sandbar in the southern part of Chatham Harbor, across from the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, according to Brian Sharp, director of the International Fund for Animal Welfare’s Marine Mammal Rescue and Research […]