Humpback whales have changed their behaviour when looking for a mate with which to start a family. Back in the day when the humpback whale had been decimated to less than 500 in the 1960s off the east coast of Australia, they were far more …
A study concluded that the oceans pose a greater risk to the health of the world’s largest creatures than was previously thought as a single blue whale may swallow as much as 10 million pieces of plastic in a day. These 150 tonne animals consume …
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 suggestion is that the whale’s inability to make deep dives caused by barotrauma (exploded ear drums) might have caused this …
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 by killer whales. A group of orcas are thought to have bashed into two yachts and put them out of …
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 killing whales for the past century, the amounts of whale excrement have been reduced dramatically to the point where the …
NEWS AND COMMENT – ICELAND: The Times has reported that Iceland has announced it will stop hunting whales by 2024 because of a decline in demand for whale meat. The fisheries minister, Svandís Svavarsdóttir said: “There is little proof that there is any economic advantage …
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 of it. For 30 years they weren’t allowed to whale commercially. This is because of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) …
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 sperm whale about 36 feet long which was found on the rocks at Sheringham, north Norfolk on Monday. It’s jaw …
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 years. It is believed that this might be caused by warmer water due to climate change. This is because female …
