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Trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, March 1995.

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A fin whale is seen stranded, possibly stuck on its belly, in a shallow fjord on the western coast at Vejle, Denmark, June 2010.

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Iceland resumes fin whale hunting to dismay of animal welfare groups

Public opinion in Iceland does not indicate mass support for renewed hunting of endangered species using methods often described as exceptionally cruel.

01/09/2023

Blue whale dead on Ancud beach.

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An enormous blue whale, considered the largest animal on Earth, has washed up onto a beach in southern Chile, probably after dying at sea, according to local authorities.

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In this 2023 artist illustration by Alberto Gennari, Perucetus colossus is reconstructed in its coastal habitat.

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Heaviest animal ever may be ancient whale found in Peruvian desert

The bones were discovered more than a decade ago by Mario Urbina from the University of San Marcos’ Natural History Museum in Lima.

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Fishermen and volunteers pull on the shore pilot whales they killed during a hunt, as blood turned the sea red, on May 29, 2019 in Torshavn, Faroe Islands

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Campaigners urge boycott of Faroe Islands over controversial hunts

A cruise ship recently stumbled upon the spectacle, with horrified tourists seeing seas turned crimson with blood.

29/07/2023

More than 50 whales have died after stranding themselves on Cheynes Beach in Western Australia.

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Tragic footage shows a pod of 100 pilot whales beach themselves

The reason behind the stranding is unknown but pilot whales have a social nature which can lead them to follow pod-mates into danger.

26/07/2023

55 pilot whales were stranded on a Scottish beach.

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Dozens of whales die after becoming stranded on Scottish island

Investigators face race against time to find out what happened in what's believed to be the UK's worst fatal mass stranding.

17/07/2023

A female orca whale breaches while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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Are killer whales really taking revenge by ramming into boats?

Traumatic incidents may be the root cause of the unusual behaviour, which has ramped up over the last three years.

12/07/2023

A humpback whale jumps off the coast of Les Saintes, a part of the French west indies island of Guadaloupe

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Iceland cancels whaling season on animal welfare grounds

Iceland has suspended whaling for three months as support for the controversial practice drops.

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Sea World pictures of a hump back whale trapped in shark nets off Australia's Gold Coast, June 2023

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Watch: Rescuers free humpback whale trapped in shark nets in Australia

Conservationists in Australia successfully freed a humpback whale found in distress after being caught in shark nets off the Gold Coast.

07/06/2023

A Beluga whale

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'Russian spy' whale spotted off the Swedish coast

Scientists are monitoring the whale, which has now been reported off Lysekill, north of Goteborg, Sweden.

30/05/2023

Fishermen and volunteers pull on the shore pilot whales they killed during a hunt, as blood turned the sea red, on May 29, 2019 in Torshavn, Faroe Islands.

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'Blood sport': Controversial whale slaughter begins in Faroe Islands

Critics say the practice is cruel and unnecessary, though defenders claim it is an integral part of island life and resist what they see as meddling by outsiders.

24/05/2023

Whale beached in Bali

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Third massive whale dies after beaching itself in Bali

A 17-metre-long sperm whale has died after washing up on a beach in Bali, making it the third whale to beach itself on the Indonesian island in just a little over a week.

09/04/2023

Trainer Marcia Hinton pets Lolita, a captive orca whale, during a performance at the Miami Seaquarium in Miami, March 9, 1995

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This orca could soon return to the ocean after 52 years in captivity

This orca was taken from her family more than half a century ago. She could soon be reunited with them.

31/03/2023

First responders and a Monmouth County work crew load a dead whale onto the back of a flat bed truck to be hauled away from Whiting Avenue Beach, New Jersey.

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Wind turbines aren't to blame for whale deaths in the US, say experts

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21/02/2023

A whale is seen washed up dead on the northern shores of Cyprus near Argaka village, Cyprus, 10 February 2023.

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Record number of dead whales wash up on Cyprus shores

Seismic vibrations from the recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria may be to blame.

13/02/2023

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Polar noise exhibition reveals rarely heard Arctic and Antarctic sound

The interactive online exhibition features 54 sounds across the Antarctic and Arctic regions and can be fully explored from the warm comfort of your own living room.

12/02/2023

Researchers are investigating how net entanglement is affecting humpback whale populations.

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Meet the team tracking humpback whale scars in Iceland

Escaping a fishing net is not the end of the tale for humpback whales. These researchers are investigating what happens next.

26/11/2022

Rescuers use sling to move one of whales in water

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Rescuers save whales in Australian mass stranding "hotspot"

Rescuers work to save dozens of the beached long-finned pilot whales on Australia's rugged west coast of Tasmania.

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A rescuer pours water on one of stranded whales on Ocean Beach, near Strahan, Australia.

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Rescue efforts underway for more than 200 whales beached in Tasmania

The stranding comes just days after 14 sperm whales were found stranded on an island off the southeastern coast.

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