Showing posts with label whales. Show all posts
Showing posts with label whales. Show all posts

Malaysia: Short-finned pilot whales sighted in Terengganu waters

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Bernama New Straits Times 26 Jul 19; KUALA TERENGGANU: Barely nine days after a pair of orcas or killer whales sighted in Terengganu wate...

Indonesia: Dead whale washed ashore in East Java

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Antara 11 Jul 19; Lumajang, E Java (ANTARA) - An 11-meter-long whale was found dead after it was washed ashore on the Bambang Beach of Lu...

Japan whaling: Commercial hunts to resume despite outcry

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BBC 29 Jun 19; Japan is about to resume catching whales for profit, in defiance of international criticism. Its last commercial hunt wa...

U.S. biologists probe deaths of 70 emaciated gray whales

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Yereth Rosen, Reuters Yahoo News 1 Jun 19; ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - U.S. government biologists have launched a special investigation...

Right whale population decline linked to ocean warming, research says

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Amanda Holpuch, The Guardian Yahoo News 28 May 19; The endangered North Atlantic right whale faces increased odds because its main food s...

13th dead whale of the year washes ashore near San Francisco

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Associated Press Yahoo News 25 May 19; SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Authorities say a dead gray whale has washed ashore in the San Francisco Bay ...

Dozens of gray whales are dying on the West Coast as they make their epic Alaskan migration

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Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Yahoo News 17 May 19; SAN FRANCISCO — At least 53 dead or dying gray whales have washed up on West Coast beach...

Squid beaks, plastic debris among contents found in Jurong Island sperm whale’s belly: Study

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Fann Sim Channel NewsAsia 12 Apr 19; SINGAPORE: Jubi Lee, the 10.6m female sperm whale that was found off the coast of Jurong Island in 2...

Malaysia: Dead dolphin found washed ashore on Kedah beach

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Zuliaty Zulkiffli New Straits Times 4 Apr 19; ALOR STAR: The carcass of a dolphin was found washed ashore at a beach near Alor Ibus, Jala...

WWF sounds alarm after 48 lbs of plastic found in dead whale

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COLLEEN BARRY, Associated Press Yahoo News 2 Apr 19; MILAN (AP) — An 8-meter (26-foot) sperm whale was found dead off Sardinia with 22 ki...

Shocking autopsy photos show toll of plastic waste on dead whale

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Images show marine biologist removing 88lb worth of plastic bags from stomach of whale that died in Philippines of ‘gastric shock’ Erin Dur...

Japan to resume commercial whaling after leaving IWC – report

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Tokyo denies report by Kyodo news agency that government will reveal its decision by the end of the year Justin McCurry and Graham Readfear...

Clues sought for decline in Hawaii humpback whale sightings

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CALEB JONES, Associated Press Yahoo News 27 Nov 18; HONOLULU (AP) — Researchers are gathering to compare clues on the reasons behind a si...

145 whales die on remote New Zealand beach

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AFP Yahoo News 26 Nov 18; Up to 145 pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on a remote part of a small New Zealand island, authoritie...

Saving Indonesia`s marine life

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Rahmad Nasution Antara 24 Nov 18; This week, Indonesia has been in the spotlight of the mainstream media in the country and abroad after ...

Indonesia: Dead whale had 115 plastic cups, 2 flip-flops in its stomach

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Associated Press 20 Nov 18; JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A dead whale that washed ashore in eastern Indonesia had a large lump of plastic wa...

Recovery of endangered whales hampered by humans long after hunting

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Marlowe HOOD, AFP Yahoo News 7 Nov 18; Paris (AFP) - When an endangered female North Atlantic right whale spends months, even years, dise...

Sighting of sperm whales in Arctic a sign of changing ecosystem, say scientists

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Rare sighting in the Canadian Arctic as a growing number of species expand their range into warming waters Leyland Cecco The Guardian 5 No...

Orca 'apocalypse': half of killer whales doomed to die from pollution

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Banned PCB chemicals are still severely harming the animals – but Arctic could be a refuge Damian Carrington The Guardian 27 Sep 18; Alt...

Malaysia: Carcass of male dolphin washed ashore on Melaka beach

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Nur Saliawati Salberi New Straits Times 17 Sep 18; MELAKA: A dead male juvenile dolphin, weighing about 35kg, was found washed ashore on ...