Scientists and Peruvian officials are investigating a mass die-off of hundreds of dolphins along the South American country's coast.
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Into the blue of the Azores: It's even easier for whale-watchers to catch one of the planet's great spectacles
Friday 06 April 2012
Direct flights to these Atlantic islands have resumed.
'Sabotage' forces whaling fleet to end season early
Saturday 10 March 2012
Conservationists claimed victory yesterday after Japan announced it had ended its whaling season early, having hauled less than a third of the annual target.
Nature: All things bright and beautiful
Wednesday 22 February 2012
Scientists are arguing that dolphins are so clever they should be treated like humans. But why stop there? Simon Usborne salutes the smartest species
Proposed bill of rights for whales and dolphins
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Marine biologists and philosophers have joined forces to support a controversial declaration of rights for whales and dolphins because their astonishing intelligence and emotional empathy makes them equal to humans.
Whales and dolphins are so intelligent they deserve same rights as humans, say experts
Tuesday 21 February 2012
Marine biologists and philosophers have joined forces to support a controversial declaration of rights for whales and dolphins on the grounds that their astonishing intelligence and emotional empathy puts them on a par with humans.
Big Miracle (PG)
Friday 10 February 2012
Starring: Kristen Bell, Drew Barrymore, John Krasinski, Ted Danson
36 stranded whales die in New Zealand
Tuesday 24 January 2012
A mass-stranding of whales on a New Zealand beach has left 36 of the creatures dead and threatens 40 more.
Seal deaths may be fatal attraction
Friday 26 August 2011
Scientists believe they may have partly explained the mystery of the growing number of dead seals being washed up on UK shores exhibiting horrific "corkscrew" injuries.
Open Jaw: 'I saw whales on a mini-cruise to Bilbao'
Saturday 06 August 2011
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Whales returned to open seas after 25 die
Saturday 23 July 2011
Rescuers have returned 44 pilot whales to open water after a mass stranding in an estuary of a sea loch in the Scottish Highlands.
Whales stranded on loch shore
Friday 22 July 2011
Three pilot whales have become stranded on the shore of a sea loch.
Pro-whaling nations walk out of meeting
Friday 15 July 2011
Japan and other pro-whaling nations walked out of a meeting of the International Whaling Commission yesterday to protest against a proposal for a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic.
Whaling Commission accepts clean-up plan
Thursday 14 July 2011
British proposals to clean up the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which has been racked by allegations of corruption among its member countries, were accepted by the Commission at its meeting in Jersey last night.
Video: Clashes at Channel Island whaling meeting
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Australia and Japan clash at International Whaling Commission meeting in the Channel Islands.
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