Whales and dolphins have been officially recognized as "legal persons" in a new treaty formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Tonga.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2024
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Greenpeace on Thursday urged Greece to abandon a deep-sea gas exploration project in the Mediterranean, citing newly published research to argue that its impact on endangered whales and dolphins would be greater than previously ...
Ecology
Oct 27, 2023
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The large-scale international survey SCANS-IV has estimated there are more than 1.4 million whales, dolphins and porpoises in the European Atlantic.
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2023
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Modern cetaceans—whales and dolphins—have one of the largest size ranges of any living animal group, ranging from as small as 1.5 meters long to as much as 30. However, a new study reveals this diversity came much later ...
Evolution
Mar 30, 2023
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Increasing numbers of whales and dolphins appear to be taking up solitary lives around the world.
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2022
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New research reviewing the standard operating procedures (SOPs) for euthanasia of stranded cetaceans across Australasia has highlighted the need for more detailed guidance and consistency in end-of-life decisions and euthanasia ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2022
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Modern cetaceans—which include dolphins, whales and porpoises—are well adapted for aquatic life. They have blubber to insulate and fins to propel and steer. Today's cetaceans also sport a unique type of nasal passage: ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2021
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New research on the euthanasia of stranded marine mammals has highlighted the need for increased reporting and improved data collection on the euthanasia of sick, injured or debilitated stranded marine mammals globally.
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2021
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The International Whaling Commission (IWC) was founded to regulate whaling. Today, it also increasingly focuses on the value of live whales for planetary health. A new workshop report confirms the great ecological value of ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 8, 2021
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The two major types of cetaceans appear to have evolved their characteristic blowholes through different anatomical transformations, according to a study being presented at the American Association for Anatomy annual meeting ...
Evolution
Apr 27, 2021
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