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Cook Islands announces protection zone for migrating Oceania humpback whales – RNZ

Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown arrives at Tuurangawaewae Marae Photo: Layla Bailey-McDowell / RNZ Cook Islands prime minister Mark Brown has announced the creation of a zone to protect the migratory corridors of the endangered Oceania humpback whale.Brown made the announcement at the UN Oceans Conference in Nice, France.“We can apply our traditional Ra’ui […]

UK ivory ban list to be extended to include five more species – Metro.co.uk

Trading ivory from a hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale will soon be made illegal, the Government has said. The Ivory Act 2018 came into force last June to protect elephants and ban the import, export and dealing of their tusks.But it will now be extended to cover five more species after it […]

A 40-foot endangered sperm whale washed up dead on the Oregon coast. How did it die? – USA Today

A 40-foot sperm whale washed up dead on the shore of the Oregon coast, and officials believe a ship was likely the cause of the endangered animal’s death. The sperm whale washed up on a beach just south of Fort Steven’s State Park in northern Oregon Saturday, according to the Seaside Aquarium. A video shared by the aquarium showed […]

Clever Whales and the Violent Fight for Fish on the Line – Hakai Magazine

This article is also available in audio format. Listen now, download, or subscribe to “Hakai Magazine Audio Edition” through your favorite podcast app.Congratulations to Nick Rahaim for winning the second place award in the Outstanding Feature Story, Small category at the 22nd Annual SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment.As I coiled rope on the […]

Hunt for man who stole whale’s teeth – The Times

Police are hunting a grisly trophy hunter who was caught on camera cutting teeth from the mouth of a stranded sperm whale under the cover of night.The unidentified man was photographed by a shocked onlooker as he hacked teeth from the jaw of a dead sperm whale by torchlight on Skegness beach in Lincolnshire.Sperm whales […]

Colossal killer sperm whale was 57-foot-long 'sea monster' that rivalled megalodon – The Mirror

One of the largest and most powerful marine predators was a prehistoric killer sperm whale so big in size it rivalled the famous giant shark megalodon.Named after the Biblical sea monster and the author of classic novel Moby Dick, Leviathan (or livyatan melvillei) used to dominate the food chain, hunting other whales and sea mammals.The […]