whales

First Whale Sanctuary in North America to Open in 2023

First Whale Sanctuary in North America to Open in 2023

A new sanctuary for whales is coming to North America. In Nova Scotia, The Whale Sanctuary Project recently celebrated opening day for the Operations Centre for the nonprofit’s upcoming whale sanctuary, which will be the first of its kind in North America. The sanctuary is planned for Port Hilford Bay in Nova Scotia and will […]

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    Scientists Discover Ancient Four-Legged Whale

    Scientists Discover Ancient Four-Legged Whale

    Scientists have discovered an ancient species of four-legged whale that can help explain the animals‘ evolution from land to sea. The new whale, written up in Proceedings of the Royal Society B Wednesday, was discovered in the Egypt desert and named Phiomicetus anubis. “Phiomicetus anubis is a key new whale species, and a critical discovery […]

    Blue Whales Return to Spain After 40-Year Absence: What Does It Mean?

    Blue Whales Return to Spain After 40-Year Absence: What Does It Mean?

    Blue whales are returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after an absence of more than 40 years. Since 2017, there have been four sightings of three different whales off the coast of Galicia in northwest Spain. The most recent was reported August 10 by the Bottlenose Dolphin Research Institute (BDRI). “We want to share with all […]

    Sea Shepherd and Peruvian Government Intercept Illegal Fishing Vessels

    Sea Shepherd and Peruvian Government Intercept Illegal Fishing Vessels

    In June, the first missions of a successful joint operation between specialized environmental prosecutors of the government of Peru and Sea Shepherd Conservation Society encountered and apprehended multiple illegal fishing vessels in Peruvian waters. Aboard Sea Shepherd’s ship Ocean Warrior, officials and advocates worked together to support the Peruvian government’s efforts to monitor its sovereign […]

    U.S. Navy Detonates 40,000-Pound Bomb off Florida Coast

    U.S. Navy Detonates 40,000-Pound Bomb off Florida Coast

    By Brett Wilkins Marine mammal experts this week expressed deep concern over the potentially devastating effects of the U.S. Navy’s recent detonation of 40,000 pounds of explosives off the Atlantic coast of Florida on sea life, while progressive observers blasted what they called the government’s misplaced spending priorities. The Navy set off the massive blast […]

    New Ecolabel to Certify ‘Whale-Safe’ Shipping Companies and Cruise Lines

    New Ecolabel to Certify ‘Whale-Safe’ Shipping Companies and Cruise Lines

    By Claudia Geib In the 1980s, video of dolphins dying in fishing nets sparked a public boycott of tuna and the development of “dolphin-safe” labeling programs for canned tuna that have become ubiquitous in many countries. Now, one organization wants to use that model to protect whales from collisions with ships. The Italian NGO World […]

    Could the ‘Loneliest Whale’ Teach Us About the Need to Connect?

    Could the ‘Loneliest Whale’ Teach Us About the Need to Connect?

    For decades, legendary oceanographer and marine mammal researcher Bill Watkins tracked a mysterious creature without ever finding it. Watkins realized it was probably a whale. Researchers nicknamed it “The World’s Loneliest Whale” because they hypothesized that it sang at a frequency that other whales could not hear or understand — one that rang out clearly […]