A mysterious deep-sea whale washed up on a California beach on Sunday. The 16-foot beaked whale was discovered by a passerby at Mendocino County’s Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Fort Bragg, which is 3.5 hours north of San Francisco, SFGate reported. Because beaked whales live deep beneath the waves and can dive down as […]
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Rejection of Arctic mine expansion bid offers hope for narwhal population
The expansion of an iron ore mine in the Arctic that would have increased shipping and led to the “complete extirpation of narwhal” from the region has been blocked. After four years of consultations and deliberations, the Nunavut Impact Review Board rejected a request from Baffinland Iron Mines Corp asking to significantly increase mining on […]
Another Dead Whale Washed Ashore Found to Have 33 Pounds of Plastic in Stomach
A dead whale washed up on the shores of Greece and was found to have 33 pounds of plastic in their stomach. The cuvier’s beaked whale washed up on Kremasti beach in Rhodes at the end of April. The magnificent 16-food creature likely died a traumatizing and painful death due to the mounds of plastic […]
Petition: Shut Down Marineland Before Any More Whales Die
We already know that captivity is detrimental to whales, however, leadership at Marineland in Canada has not responded to protest. Over the past two years, more than fifteen beluga whales have died at the park’s facilities, and Marineland has not put a statement or addressed the horrible incidents in any way. In 2019 Marineland documents […]
Vaquita porpoise could survive … but only if illegal fishing stops immediately
Scientists studying the DNA of the world’s smallest cetacean and rarest marine mammal, the vaquita porpoise, have made a surprising and bittersweet discovery. With a tiny population of fewer than 10 individuals left, the mammal was assumed by conservationists to be at a similar risk of harmful mutations and inbreeding as other species with small […]
Stranded 19-meter sperm whale refloated and saved by Chinese fishermen
A beached sperm whale was rescued near the port city of Xianjiang in China’s Zhejiang province after being stranded for about 21 hours. According to local media, a fisherman discovered the stranded 19-meter sperm whale and alerted authorities. Authorities attempt to save the gorgeous whale and eventually succeed in returning it to the water, as […]
Support our initiative to remove shark nets which indiscriminately kill other marine life
Shark nets are contraptions designed to deter sharks from reaching beachgoers and keep swimmers safe in Australia. They do, however, kill marine life more than anything else. Thousands of protected animals such as dolphins, turtles, rays, and whales are ensnared and often killed by the terrible devices. The issue does not appear to be getting […]
Large pod of whales stranded across almost two miles of beach in South Island
Last week, around 30 pilot whales died in New Zealand’s “death trap” following mass beaching in a region known for whale deaths. A pod of around 30 whales was discovered washed up on the beach, stretching for over two kilometres. Mammal strandings are common at the Farewell Spit beach in northern New Zealand’s South Island. […]