Researchers examine one of the North Atlantic right whales that have died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / HO- Marine Animal Response Society) HALIFAX — Another endangered North Atlantic right whale has been found floating lifeless in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A Facebook post by […]
In this photo taken July 9, 2014, humpback whales feed at the Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary off Cape Cod near Provincetown, Mass (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) BOSTON — For centuries, sailors have shouted their own language aboard – “Hoist sail!” ”Prepare to come about!” ”Anchors aweigh!” Now they’re teaming […]
Animal rescuers hope to capture and relocate an endangered beluga whale that has been making its home in a northern New Brunswick river for several weeks look at the whale from shore in this undated handout image (THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Marine Animal Response Society) CACOUNA, Que. — Scientists are looking for […]
Researchers examine one of the North Atlantic right whales that have died in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (THE CANADIAN PRESS / HO- Marine Animal Response Society) HALIFAX – Another North Atlantic right whale has been found floating lifeless in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, making it the seventh death […]
Whales die due to human interactions Experts say humans are likely to blame in the deaths of three of the six North Atlantic right whales recently found floating lifeless in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. But they remain hopeful the attention drawn by the grisly discoveries, and an uptick in […]
In this Feb. 2009 photo provided by the New England Aquarium, a North Atlantic right whale swims with her calf in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the United States near the border between Florida and Georgia. (Photo courtesy of the New England Aquarium) NORWAY, P.E.I. – Marine mammal […]
Vaquita porpoises are rarely seen / PAULA OLSON Mexico’s government says it plans to use dolphins trained by the US Navy to try to save the world’s most endangered marine species, the vaquita porpoise. Environment Minister Rafael Pacchiano said that the dolphins would be deployed to locate and herd vaquitas into […]
A female resident orca whale breaches while swimming in Puget Sound near Bainbridge Island as seen from a federally permitted research vessel Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014. (AP / Elaine Thompson) SEATTLE – Endangered killer whales that frequent the inland waters of Washington state are having pregnancy problems because they cannot […]
FILE — In this Feb. 14, 2017 photo provided by the Center for Coastal Studies, a pair of right whales feed just below the surface of Cape Cod Bay off shore from Provincetown, Mass. (Center for Coastal Studies via AP) MONCTON, N.B. — The federal fisheries department is trying to […]
Sperm whales showed the biggest declines in body size from 1905 to 1985 / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY The shrinking size of whales over the 20th Century could help scientists detect when wildlife populations are in trouble, a study suggests. The analysis shows that the average body size of four whale species […]