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Captive Orca Nakai Dies at SeaWorld San Diego
credit: SeaWorld San Diego An orca has died while in captivity at SeaWorld San Diego. Nakai, a captive orca died of an infection this past Friday. He is the second orca to die at the park – Amaya, a 6-year-old female died in August 2021 and before that Kasatka, a 42-year-old female died in August…
08/08/2022
100 bottlenose dolphins hunted in Faroe Islands
This morning, (July 29th), 100 bottlenose dolphins were killed in Skálafjörður on the Faroe Islands. The hunt comes just weeks after the Faroe Islands government, despite both national and international outrage, allowed the killing of 500 dolphins a year. The dolphins were kept in the bay for several hours before the entire group was slaughtered. According…
Tags: Faroe Islands
07/29/2022
Update on Snow Cone – Critically Endangered Right Whale Who Gave Birth Despite Chronic Entanglement
July 2022 – Fisheries and Oceans Canada has reported that Snow Cone was spotted on Saturday, July 23rd and she is still entangled. She was seen in the Shediac Valley in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and her calf was not seen. She was last seen in April off Cape Cod, MA. North Atlantic #RightWhale…
07/27/2022
Whales Make Waves Off Manomet Point
Humpback whale lunge feeding off Manomet Point Credit:John Chisholm/MA Sharks Update July 25th, 2022: On Sunday, July 24th, a humpback breached and landed on the front of a small vessel. The operator reported no injuries and no major damage that affected the seaworthiness of the vessel. Plymouth Harbormaster is working with the Massachusetts Environmental Police to…
07/21/2022
Spout Spotters: Boater Safety Around Whales Online Course Launches
After countless hours behind the computer, bountiful snacks, and a few stress relieving walks with my dog, I am proud to announce WDC and our partners officially launched our Spout Spotters: Boater Safety Around Whales online course! This course has been in the works since 2016 when my colleague at Audubon Society of Rhode Island…
07/19/2022
Elusive whale seen alive for the first time
Using DNA evidence, scientists have been able to officially confirm the first live sightings of the Sato’s beaked whale. Up to now the only Sato’s whales seen have been the few that have washed up dead and some unconfirmed reports from whale hunters. As a result, we know very little about their lives, habits, where…
Tags: Species News
07/15/2022
Fin whales return to old feeding grounds in Southern Ocean
An exciting discovery by researchers in the waters around Antarctica suggest that fin whales are starting to return to their former feeding grounds. During the first part of the 20th century, commercial whaling decimated whale numbers in the region as whalers reduced populations to a fraction of their original figure. By the time it become…
07/12/2022
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