Japan to start hunting fin whales after five years of commercial whaling
FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024
Japan will add large fin whales to its list of commercial whaling species, government spokesperson Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Thursday, five years after leaving an international body that regulates the commercial hunt of the marine mammals.
Little known about rare Omura’s whale spotted this week in Krabi
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 2024
An unfamiliar name, ‘Omura’s whale’, made news headlines this week after a rare albino whale was spotted recently in the Andaman Sea and is believed to be one of these endangered sea mammals.
Bryde’s whales are returning to marine park off Surat Thani
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2023
Three Bryde's whales were seen frolicking in a marine national park off the coast of Surat Thani province on Friday, but park officials were only able to identify two of them by name.
Italy first team to progress at Euro 2020, Wales edge Turkey
THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2021
Italy became the first side to assure their place in the knockout stages of Euro 2020 thanks to a 3-0 win against Switzerland in Rome on Wednesday. While Wales won 2-0 against Turkey.
New Zealand whale strandings 'linked to ocean warming'
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018
More than 50 beached pilot whales perished in New Zealand Friday, the latest in a spate of mass strandings this week that experts have linked to rising ocean temperatures.
Dozens of whales dead in latest New Zealand stranding
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2018
More than 50 pilot whales have perished in another mass stranding in New Zealand, taking the death toll of beached marine mammals to over 200 in the past week, wildlife authorities said Friday.