Whale
Orlando: Killer whale kills SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau (video, pictures)
According to local reports and U.S. cable news channels, a trainer was killed by a killer whale inside Shamu Stadium at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. According to witnesses (see Sky News video below where witness Eric Nichols tells what he has seen...
Major whale hunt underway despite critics
A fleet of Japanese ships embarked Sunday on a mission to kill more than 1,000 whales, despite strong criticism from environmentalists. While environmentalists have condemned the whale hunt, government officials have said it is necessary for scientific...
Brazilian jungle housing lost whale
A minke whale ran aground deep inside the Brazilian jungle recently after apparently getting lost and traveling 994 miles upriver from the Atlantic Ocean. Said to have weighed 12 tons, the aquatic mammal became trapped on a sandbar on the Amazon River...
Newborn killer whale in Puget Sound
An Orca pod in Puget Sound in Washington State has a new arrival, a calf named J43. The baby killer whale was first spotted Tuesday, and government whale observers confirmed the birth on Wednesday, The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported. The calf...
Greenpeace opposes Italian gas terminal
Environmental activists want to block Italian plans to install a floating natural gas terminal in the middle of a whale and dolphin sanctuary. Under a plan approved by the Italian government, 40 to 50 tankers a year would transfer liquefied gas to...
Third blue whale found dead in California
Sharks gnawed at its carcass Saturday as the third blue whale to die off California in two weeks was towed to a beach for examination. Two 30-foot tow boats, looking like dinghies next to the whale, wrapped a sling around its tail Friday to haul it...
