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Archipelago 1 day ago

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Mass stranding kills 21 protected pilot whales in East Nusa Tenggara

Yuvensius Stefanus Nonga, executive director of WALHI’s East Nusa Tenggara branch, said the incident is a serious warning about the increasing vulnerability of the region’s marine ecosystem.

Archipelago 1 year ago

Sperm whale found stranded near Balikpapan

Local residents and officials are trying to help the animal back to the sea.

Environment 1 year ago

Whaling in Japan: Key things to know

Japan goes after Bryde's, minke and sei, and wants to expand the list to include fin whales, the second-largest animal species on the planet after the blue whale.

Environment 1 year ago

Greenland arrests anti-whaling activist on Japan warrant

His ship had just docked on Sunday in Nuuk to refuel on its way to "intercept" Japan's new whaling factory vessel in the North Pacific, the Captain Paul Watson Foundation (CPWF) said.

Environment 1 year ago

Whale of a tail: Scientists track unique humpback 'fingerprint'

Photograph inventory allows scientists to track the movement of specific whales, which is crucial for conservation initiatives.

Archipelago 2 years ago

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Third massive whale in a month beaches itself, dies in Bali

The male sperm whale was found stranded on Yeh Leh beach in Jembrana on Saturday afternoon.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

About 200 pilot whales perish on Australian beach

Just 35 of the approximately 230 whales discovered on the beach the day before were still alive, the state's wildlife service operations manager, Brendon Clark, told journalists at the scene.

Environment 3 years ago

New whale spotted in Seine river, one month after orca dies

A cetacean that could be a 10-meter-long (33-foot-long) Minke whale was spotted in France's Seine river close to the English Channel, local authorities said on Thursday, only a month after a terminally ill killer whale died in the same river.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Dozens of whales die in New Zealand mass stranding

The Department of Conservation said 29 long-finned pilot whales were already dead when the pod of 34 marine mammals was found at remote Farewell Spit on the South Island late Thursday.