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Canada passes ‘Free Willy’ bill to ban captivity of all whales, dolphins

Mongabay.com 11 Jun 2019
A short-finned pilot whale in the Canary Islands, Spain. Image by Gustavo Perez via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

New pilot whale subspecies revealed: Q&A with marine biologist Amy Van Cise

Rebecca Kessler 7 Jun 2019

The health of penguin chicks points scientists to changes in the ocean

Mongabay.com 22 May 2019

’Unprecedented’ loss of biodiversity threatens humanity, report finds

Mongabay.com 7 May 2019

Killer whale vs. great white? No contest — the shark always flees

Mongabay.com 25 Apr 2019

Swelling amount of plastic in the ocean confirmed by new study

John Cannon 17 Apr 2019

Omura’s whale much more widespread across the globe than previously thought

Mongabay.com 17 Apr 2019

Scientists urge overhaul of the world’s parks to protect biodiversity

John Cannon 11 Apr 2019

Russia plans to release nearly 100 belugas, orcas from icy ‘whale jail’

Mongabay.com 10 Apr 2019

Crab season to be cut short in California to protect whales and turtles

Mongabay.com 1 Apr 2019

New research teases apart complex effects of naval sonar on whales

Mongabay.com 28 Mar 2019

Latam Eco Review: Pumas hate disco and Ecuador’s newly described glass frog

Mongabay.com 23 Mar 2019

Tear down the dams: New coalition strives to enshrine rights of orcas

Gianluca Cerullo 19 Mar 2019

Possible vaquita death accompanies announcement that only 10 are left

Mongabay.com 18 Mar 2019

Wildlife conservation strategies must take animals’ social lives into account: Researchers

Mongabay.com 13 Mar 2019

Blue whales remember best times and places to find prey

Mongabay.com 26 Feb 2019

Plastics found in dolphins, seals, and whales in UK waters

Mongabay.com 21 Feb 2019

Marine mammal and sea turtle populations benefitting from Endangered Species Act listing

Mongabay.com 25 Jan 2019

After a year of no babies, 3 right whale calves spotted off U.S. coast

Mongabay.com 24 Jan 2019

Japan leaving IWC, to resume commercial whaling

Mongabay.com 26 Dec 2018

U.S. whale entanglement figures steady in 2017

Mongabay.com 19 Dec 2018

Latam Eco Review: Jaguar protection plan signed by 14 Latin countries

Mongabay.com 15 Dec 2018

Latam Eco Review: Whale attacks, palm oil woes, and hope for vaquitas

Mongabay.com 7 Dec 2018

Trump Admin moves closer to authorizing oil and gas exploration off the Atlantic coast

Mongabay.com 30 Nov 2018

Whale stress levels influenced by human activity, earwax study suggests

Mongabay.com 28 Nov 2018

Human activities are impeding population growth of North Atlantic right whales

Mongabay.com 19 Nov 2018

Pod-cast: New app streams whale songs for web users in real time

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 19 Nov 2018

Tech prize finalists promote collaboration to fight extinction

Marianne Messina 11 Oct 2018

Whales not enough sustenance for polar bears in fast-changing climate

Mongabay.com 10 Oct 2018

Young right whale dies, likely from entanglement in fishing gear

Mongabay.com 3 Oct 2018

Largely banned industrial chemicals could wipe out killer whales, study warns

Mongabay.com 1 Oct 2018

Latam Eco Review: Shark ceviche, bat-friendly tequila, and protein-rich worms

Mongabay.com 27 Sep 2018

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