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

Young right whale dies, likely from entanglement in fishing gear

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

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

Taking it slow can help reduce impacts of Arctic shipping on whales (commentary)

Global marine wilderness has dwindled to 13 percent, new map reveals

Red flags abound as a warming Arctic opens up to shipping

How to use drones without stressing wildlife

Ice-free passage for ships through the Arctic could cause problems for marine mammals

Sylvia Earle on why we must act now to save the oceans

Humpback whales near Antarctica making a comeback, study finds

Impacts of agriculture on Brazil’s Cerrado region

Audio: Bowhead whales in the Arctic sing hundreds of complex songs

NOAA publishes global list of fisheries and their risks to marine mammals

Brazil creates four massive marine protected areas

‘Ropeless’ consortium aims to end entanglements of declining North Atlantic right whales

Microplastic pollution in world’s oceans poses major threat to filter-feeding megafauna

Whale of a tale: Protecting Panama’s humpbacks from ship collisions

African Parks backs marine reserve brimming with wildlife in Mozambique

Amazon tribe’s traditional medicine encyclopedia gets an update, and conservation effectiveness in Madagascar examined

Entanglements hamper reproduction as right whale population slides

4 sperm whales dead after mass stranding in Sumatra

‘Record’ number of migratory species protected at October wildlife summit

‘Ships, sonar and surveys’: Film explores impacts of a noisy ocean

Move to open U.S. Atlantic coast to oil drilling meets increased opposition

Surprisingly, Indonesia’s most famous dive site is also a playground for whales and dolphins (commentary)

The fight to save Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem

Whale entanglements skyrocket off the U.S. West Coast

Gabon pledges ‘massive’ protected network for oceans

Microalgae genes help them adapt to harsh oceans, other species less lucky

Paul Simon on his new tour in support of E.O. Wilson’s Half-Earth initiative

Rare beaked whale filmed underwater for the first time

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