Vessels off the US east coast must slow down more often to help save a vanishing species of whale from extinction, the federal government said.…
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One deep sea mine could send noise 500km across the ocean – report
Noise pollution from proposed deep-sea mining could radiate through the ocean for hundreds of kilometres, scientists predict, creating a “cylinder of sound” from the surface…
View More One deep sea mine could send noise 500km across the ocean – reportThe last hunt? Future in peril for ‘the unicorn of the sea’
Age Hammeken Danielsen has hunted narwhals since he was a child. He and his father would travel along Greenland’s fjords on a small motorboat, armed…
View More The last hunt? Future in peril for ‘the unicorn of the sea’Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whales
There’s a strand of thinking, from sci-fi films to Stephen Hawking, that suggests artificial intelligence (AI) could spell doom for humans. But conservationists are increasingly…
View More Five ways AI is saving wildlife – from counting chimps to locating whalesOrcas recorded killing and feeding on blue whales in brutal attacks
From snatching sea lions off beaches to stunning fish with a strike of their tails, orcas are renowned for their highly specialised hunting techniques passed…
View More Orcas recorded killing and feeding on blue whales in brutal attacksNurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of
When the X-Press Pearl container ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean in May, Sri Lanka was terrified that the vessel’s 350 tonnes…
View More Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard ofFaroes PM pledges dolphin hunt review amid outcry at carnage
In a parked car overlooking the ocean sit two of the biggest whale killers in the Faroe Islands. They look exhausted, but not from hunting.…
View More Faroes PM pledges dolphin hunt review amid outcry at carnageBlue whales returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after 40-year absence
Blue whales, the world’s largest mammals, are returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after an absence of more than 40 years. The first one was spotted…
View More Blue whales returning to Spain’s Atlantic coast after 40-year absence‘My God, I’m in a whale’s mouth’: lobster diver on brush with hungry humpback
A New England lobsterman has described the moment he realised he was trapped in the mouth of a humpback whale off the coast of Cape…
View More ‘My God, I’m in a whale’s mouth’: lobster diver on brush with hungry humpbackWarning over dolphins at risk of disturbance as people head to UK coast
Dolphins face an increasing risk of disturbance from people taking to the sea on boats, jetskis, paddleboards and kayaks as lockdown eases, campaigners have warned.…
View More Warning over dolphins at risk of disturbance as people head to UK coast