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The Vancouver Park Board has unanimously voted to allow the aquarium be allowed to keep cetaceans in captivity, but ordered an end to the breeding of most whales and dolphins.
Read moreA new study in the journal Plos One has revealed blue whales assemble for long periods in the busy shipping lanes off California, raising concerns about collisions between vessels and the endangered cetaceans.
Read moreYet the whales are elusive and their behavior is nowhere near what Herman Melville described in his famous novel, “Moby Dick”. Suddenly, a bulbous head sticks high out of the water.
Read moreThe animals tagged for this study exhibited profound diving capabilities; however, the dive depths and durations reported here far exceed the prior records for this species. The deepest dive of 2992 m.
Read moreResearchers from British Antarctic Survey found that although female whales have crossed from one hemisphere to another at certain times in the last few thousand years, they generally stay in their ocean of birth.
Read moreRenowned for their tusks that can reach 2.6m in length, narwhals induce comparisons with mythological unicorns.
Read moreNIWA marine ecologist Dr Leigh Torres is leading a team of blue whale researchers in the Bight on a journey that aims to collect critical data to enhance understanding of the blue whale population in the region.
Read moreThe researchers used a combination of DNA analysis and physical characteristics to identify the new species from seven specimens found stranded in Sri Lanka, the Gilbert Islands (now Kiribati), Palmyra Atoll in the Northern Line Islands near Hawai
Read moreA soon-to-be-introduced Icelandic beer containing whale meat has sparked outrage amongst conservationists.
Read morehumpback whales on B.C.’s north coast.
Read moreIn the North Pacific, the humpback whale populations now number more than 21,000, up from less than 1,000 at the end of commercial humpback whaling in 1966.
Read moreAccording to common belief, at least up to now, humpback whales migrate to Antarctic waters only in the austral summer months.
Read moreWhile the population of bowhead whales off Greenland is estimated to be in the mere tens, they make up for the low numbers in songs.
Read moreFollowing a public outcry, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that it has denied the Georgia Aquarium's request for a permit to import 18 beluga whales from Russia.
Read moreScientists working on the Southern California Behavioral Response Study tagged the whales in the California Bight with non-invasive suction cups, which recorded acoustic data and high-resolution movements as the animals were exposed to the control
Read moreThe gray whale is distributed in an eastern North Pacific (North American) population and a critically endangered western North Pacific (Asian) population.
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