This is an impressive view of an army of Portuguese trying to push a beached sperm whale near Lisbon Portugal back into deep water. The… Read More »Army of Portuguese try to push a beached whale out to sea (video)
The Times reports that sailors off the coast of Spain and Portugal have been told to be vigilant about the possibility of attacks on boats… Read More »Marauding killer whales ram Spanish sailors and I’ll tell you why
You didn’t realise, and neither did I, that whale excrement is so important to the oceans’ ecosystem. And of course, because humans have been mercilessly… Read More »Whale poop was a pillar of the marine ecosystem and its largely gone
NEWS AND COMMENT – ICELAND: The Times has reported that Iceland has announced it will stop hunting whales by 2024 because of a decline in… Read More »Whaling to end in Iceland after drop in demand for its meat
NEWS AND COMMENT: Ayukawa in north-eastern Japan have a long history in the whale meat industry. They are linked to whaling and they are proud… Read More »Japanese are losing their appetite for whale meat thank God
Thieves have plundered the carcasses of sperm whales washed up on the English coast. It’s happened five times. The latest appears to be a 10-tonne… Read More »Thieves cut off jawbone of stranded sperm whale
A survey has found that the calving rate of humpback whales in the Gulf of St Lawrence off Canada has halved in the past 15… Read More »Is climate change causing failed pregnancies in humpback whales?
Each group of blue whales in a specific region has their own unique style of vocalisation. A new song has been heard in the “northernmost… Read More »New group of blue whales discovered with a new song
New research from Curtin University, Perth, Australia tells us that Southern Australian long-finned pilot whales employ copycat techniques to mimic the calls of killer whales… Read More »Pilot whales copy killer whales’ sounds to improve survival
At last, after years and years of campaigning, it appears to me that the public are against whaling. The report by the National Geographic website… Read More »The public don’t want to eat whale meat any more and are against whaling