Meat from fin whales caught for the first time in nearly 50 years off Japan’s northern coast has fetched up to more than ...

Plymouth-based group Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) said they received reports of a stranded humpback whale on a beach ...

Japan’s Fisheries Agency this year added fin whales to its list of three species that can be legally hunted as the country ...

Fresh fin whale meat was auctioned in Japan for the first time in nearly 50 years, with prices reaching over $1,300 per ...

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A rare whale, which was only declared as a recognised species in 2003, has been sighted on the Great Barrier Reef this week.

Shortly after noon Sunday, the waters eight miles off the coast of Newport Beach were broken by an unusual, if not majestic, ...

Habitat management works on two Lough Ree islands have been initiated by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS). The ...

Iceland, one of only three countries still allowing whale hunting, on Thursday issued ... The permits allow for annual catches of 209 fin whales and 217 minke whales during each year's whaling ...

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