whales
Dead sperm whale washes ashore in Philippines, latest in string of deaths
World
May 23, 2022
Dead sperm whale washes ashore in Philippines, latest in string of deaths
(CNN) – A dead sperm whale has washed ashore in the Philippines, the latest in a string of whale deaths…
Fayoum governor inspects Museum of Fossils and Climate Change
Egypt
March 7, 2021
Fayoum governor inspects Museum of Fossils and Climate Change
Fayoum Governor Ahmed al-Ansar and Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ghada Shalaby on Friday visited the Museum of Fossils…
Baby whale found dead on beach south of Israel’s Tel Aviv
Middle East
February 19, 2021
Baby whale found dead on beach south of Israel’s Tel Aviv
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli officials have said that a dead whale has washed up on a beach south…
Environment Ministry debunks video of strange sounds in Marsa Matrouh
Environment
December 23, 2019
Environment Ministry debunks video of strange sounds in Marsa Matrouh
The head of the Nature Conservation Sector at the Ministry of Environment, Mohammed Salim, debunked a video recording of what…
Whaling ships set sail as Japan resumes commercial hunts
World
July 1, 2019
Whaling ships set sail as Japan resumes commercial hunts
Japan began its first commercial whale hunts in more than three decades on Monday, brushing aside outrage over its resumption…
Outlook uncertain for Japan’s whaling industry despite commercial restart
World
June 24, 2019
Outlook uncertain for Japan’s whaling industry despite commercial restart
MINAMIBOSO, Japan (Reuters) – When Yachiyo Ichihara was a child in Wada, one of Japan’s oldest whaling villages, she’d go…
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Environment
March 6, 2019
Climate change forces Arctic animals to shift feeding habits: study
Seals and whales in the Arctic are shifting their feeding patterns as climate change alters their habitats, and the way…
Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study
Environment
February 26, 2019
Blue whales ‘hedge their bets’ in search for food: study
Every spring, the largest animals in the world, blue whales, migrate from their winter breeding grounds off of Costa Rica…
For some whales, sonar may provoke suicidal behavior: study
Environment
January 30, 2019
For some whales, sonar may provoke suicidal behavior: study
Scientists have long known that some beaked whales beach themselves and die in agony after exposure to naval sonar,…
Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north
Environment
January 28, 2019
Climate change pushing killer whales to migrate north
Paying no attention to nearby divers, a killer whale and her calf hunting for food frolic in a snowy…