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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.

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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.

Nature

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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Massive pod of whales stranded on Tasmanian coast

About 230 whales have been stranded on Tasmania's west coast, just days after 14 sperm whales were found beached on an island off the southeastern coast.

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Nature

7 of the best entries from Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2022

The competition aims to highlight the beauty of nature, and humanity’s responsibility to protect it.

Earth News

Shell banned from oil exploration on South Africa’s Wild Coast

In 2021, the South African government granted petroleum giant Shell exploration rights off the nation’s eastern coast. On Thursday, these rights were revoked.

Argentina

Paddlers get up close and personal with 12 whales in Argentina

On 11 August, two paddleboarders had a unique encounter with 12 whales on Argentina's Atlantic coast.

Moments

Swim with whales under the midnight sun on this epic Icelandic trip

This is a meeting that has been months and thousands of miles in the making, taking you into Iceland’s ethereal north.

France

Beluga whale stranded in French river dies after failed rescue mission

A beluga whale stranded in France's River Seine has died after a failed rescue mission.

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Stranded beluga whale removed from France's Seine river

The beluga whale stranded in the river Seine in northern France was removed from the water early Wednesday in the first stage of an ambitious rescue operation.

France

Experts struggle to save beluga whale lost in France's River Seine

Hopes are diminishing for saving the whale, which shows signs of illness and has been refusing food, thousands of kilometres from its usual habitat.

World News

Good News: Chemotherapy drugs delivered by drone

Your weekly dose of #GoodNews is fresh out of the oven with VR replicating the neurological effects of exercise, chemo drugs that descend from the skies, and more.

Earth News

Faroe Islands to curb ‘cruel’ dolphin hunt after international outcry

The government is proposing a cap after almost 1,500 white-sided dolphins were killed last year. But will it be enough to make the tradition sustainable?

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Iceland's last whale hunter

Iceland's only still-operating whale hunter brought home its first fin whale of the 2022 season in one of the last whaling campaigns in the country's history.

Nature

The search for a UK nuclear dump site could kill millions of fish

Like a giant horn, blasts of noise from seismic testing used to map the seabed could kill marine life.

Nature

Orca stranded in French river dies of natural causes

The 4 metre long killer whale has been lost on the river for 2 months now and was fatally ill.

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25-tonne humpback whale dies off coast of Valencia

A dying humpback whale measuring 12 metres long and weighing around 25 tonnes appeared off the coast of Tavernes de la Valldigna coast

Earth News

Beached ‘whale’ shocks locals in UK coastal town

Everyone is talking about a beached whale on the west coast of the UK, but is there more to it than meets the eye?

Nature

Spanish diver saves 12-metre humpback whale in 'daring' rescue mission

32-year-old marine biologist and diver Gigi Torras said the experience was 'incredible'.

Climate

How did it feel to experience Antarctica's 'erratic' new weather?

The ClimateForce 2041 expedition took 160 climate leaders to the Antarctic Peninsula - here's what they want you to know.