Now playing Next Nature EU takes Germany to court for failing to protect nature The country has failed to implement laws that focus on the conservation of wildlife and plants. 22/02/2021
Now playing Next no comment Only 3 out of 45 whales survive after Java stranding East Java Gov. Khofifah Indar Parawansa said authorities are investigating the cause of death while the carcasses will be buried around the coast. 19/02/2021
Now playing Next Green News 120 whales have been rescued on a beach in Sri Lanka The pilot whales were stranded after the worst mass beaching in the country's history. 03/11/2020
Now playing Next no comment Beluga whales take first swim in new open-water sea sanctuary The whales — called Little White and Little Grey — were captured in Russian waters and sold to Changfeng Ocean World aquarium in Shanghai over ten years ago. 29/09/2020
Now playing Next World Australia’s beached whales: massive stranding is Tasmania A further 200 dead whales were found close to where hundreds of beached animals were discovered earlier this week. 24/09/2020
Now playing Next Australia Rescue operation underway as 270 whales stranded on Australian coast A pod of pilot whales stranded on sandbars off Australia's southern island of Tasmania state. 22/09/2020
Now playing Next Italy Italy: Divers struggle to free whale from illegally cast fishing net Italian coastguards and volunteers have been working for three days to cut the net from around the mammal. 20/07/2020
Now playing Next Denmark Whaling season is back in the Faroe Islands amid coronavirus concerns The government urged fishermen to avoid large gatherings, as the local whaling practice requires multiple boats to trap the animals, before the hunters physically enter the water to kill them with knives. 19/07/2020
Now playing Next no comment Entangled sperm whale liberated from fishing net by Italian Coastguard A ten-metre-long male sperm whale, which was entangled in fishing nets, has been freed by the Italian coast guard in the Mediterranean Sea. The illegal fishing net had prevented the whale from moving its tail fin. 29/06/2020
Now playing Next Green News Ten whales tangled in seaweed are saved off remote island in Scotland Local residents rallied together to rescue the stranded whales. 15/06/2020
Now playing Next no comment Aquarium releases first footage of newborn beluga whale The calf weighed 78.9 kilograms and measured 1.64 metres long. 26/05/2020
Now playing Next Green News Rescued beluga whales are in training for their new home After a decade in captivity, two beluga whales will be released into the first whale sanctuary in the world. 10/05/2020
Now playing Next no comment Rare sighting for coastguards as orcas visit Italian coastal waters The group – three adults and a calf – were seen swimming just a few hundred meters from the Ligurian shore 04/12/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom 100kg 'ball of rubbish' found in stomach of whale on Scottish beach A group that deals with whale carcasses said there was a "horrific" amount of plastic in the animal's stomach. 02/12/2019
Now playing Next Green News Saving the whales could help save humanity too Marine biologists have discovered that whales play a big role in capturing CO2 from the atmosphere. 30/10/2019
Now playing Next United Kingdom Dead whale found in Thames river was struck by ship, scientists say The whale was found dead in the Thames near Greenhithe on the evening of Tuesday 8 October. 10/10/2019
Now playing Next no comment Pod of orcas spotted frolicking in water near Seattle A pod of orcas, also known as killer whales, was spotted frolicking in Washington state's Puget Sound on Friday. 21/09/2019
Now playing Next Argentina Watch: Rescuers save Orcas stranded on Argentine beach Rescue workers and volunteers have saved six of seven orcas that became stranded on a beach. A local spotted the whales and firefighters and marine biologists were sent to the scene. 17/09/2019
Now playing Next Iceland Twenty pilot whales die after getting stranded on Iceland beach Volunteers from a local search and rescue squad worked through the night, trying to keep the animals in wet conditions. Another 20 whales were dead on the beach. 05/08/2019
Now playing Next no comment Divers and volunteers help to save humpback whale off Peru's coast Tour guide and professional diver Julio Cesar Castro joined forces with other volunteers to rescue a humpback whale on Monday (July 29) which was trapped in a fishing net near El Nuro beach off the Peruvian coast. 01/08/2019