Decades after the global fight over whaling reached a boiling point, one of its most dramatic moments came in 2014 when a ...

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship the Steve Irwin (foreground) collides with the stern of Japanese whaling ship the Yushin Maru 2 in the Southern Ocean in this Februar ...

In 2014, one of the most dangerous confrontations in the anti-whaling war was caught on camera when the Japanese catcher vessel Yushin Maru No. 3 struck Sea Shepherd’s Bob Barker in the Southern Ocean ...

The warming world has disrupted the timing for plant and animal reproduction, and it's usually bad news for species that depend on each other — like flowers blooming too early and pollinating bees ...

Wild orcas across four continents have repeatedly floated fish and other prey to astonished swimmers and boaters, hinting that the ocean’s top predator likes to make friends. Researchers cataloged 34 ...

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First it was Whale Wars, now it’s krill wars. The groups that took on Japanese whaling in Antarctica now have a new industry in their sights.

Endangered blue whales made a rare and exciting appearance off Cape Cod recently, thrilling marine biologists and marking two firsts for the New England Aquarium’s aerial survey team. On Feb. 27, ...

Albany’s Historic Whaling Station represented WA at the Qantas Australian Tourism Awards in Fremantle last night (March 6), as a national finalist in both the cultural tourism and tourist attraction ...

More than half a century after the last whale was caught and killed in New Zealand, humpbacks are showing promising signs of recovery. An international study involving researchers from the University ...

A rare whale that was freed after being stranded at a popular Auckland harbour bay has re-beached a day later and died. The male shepherd’s beaked whale was spotted washed up on rocks near St Heliers ...

The Shepherd's beaked whale that was refloated near St Heliers in Auckland on Tuesday 3 March was found deceased on the afternoon of Wednesday 4 March off Hobsonville. This statement can be attributed ...