A young sperm whale that washed ashore in Spain had 64 pounds of waste and plastic inside its stomach. Scientists said that the garbage – mostly plastic, plus pieces of … Click to Continue »
Read More »NOAA probes 13 North Atlantic right whale deaths
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries division and Canadian authorities are launching an investigation after a number of North Atlantic right whales have died this summer, stressing the already … Click to Continue »
Read More »NOAA investigating humpback whale deaths, including 2 in Maryland waters
Biologists are investigating an unusual number of humpback whale deaths along the Atlantic Coast since the beginning of 2016, including six in recent months at the mouth of the Chesapeake … Click to Continue »
Read More »5th Puget Sound killer whale dies this year
The death this week of another Puget Sound killer whale makes 2016 one of the worst in recent history for the endangered marine mammals. The carcass of an 18-year-old male, … Click to Continue »
Read More »What scientists learned about whale sharks from the DNA they left behind in seawater
Whale sharks are the largest fish in the ocean, but that doesn’t mean they’re easy to study. Scientists hoping to learn about them must spy on them from the air, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Research tag not adequately sterilized is linked to death of whale
An endangered orca that died earlier this year likely developed a fatal infection after a scientist failed to adequately sterilize a research tag that was shot into its body, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Most humpback whale populations removed from US endangered species list
In a triumph for the global movement to save whales from oblivion, the U.S. government on Tuesday removed most of the world’s humpback populations from the federal list of endangered species, with some glaring exceptions on the West Coast. … Click to Continue »
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