500 pilot whales dead after New Zealand mass strandings
About 500 pilot whales have died in mass strandings on New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands, the government said Tuesday after ...
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Faroe Islands mass dolphin slaughter casts shadow over tradition
Every summer in the Faroe Islands hundreds of pilot whales and dolphins are slaughtered in drive hunts known as the ...
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Rescuers find another 200 stranded whales in Australia
Rescuers trying to refloat a pod of stranded whales in a remote Australian harbour say they have found another 200, ...
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Up to 70 whales stranded in southern Australia
Around 70 whales are stranded in a bay on the Australian island of Tasmania, officials said Monday, with marine experts ...
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Paradise regained then lost: Med mammals mourn lockdown end
When Europeans retreated into their homes to observe strict stay-at-home rules to contain the coronavirus, dolphins and whales on the ...
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Whales drawing tourists to Iceland
FAXAFLOI BAY, Iceland"•Iceland’s whales have traditionally ended up as steaks on a plate. But times are changing, and as tourists ...
Read moreJapan kills 333 whales in hunt
TOKYO"•A Japanese whaling fleet returned to port Friday after an annual Antarctic hunt that killed more than 300 of the ...
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