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Whale entanglements have been on the rise. Large animals including whales, porpoise, sharks and tuna, have been feeding ...

Toronto Blue Jays fans are gearing up for the postseason, and also probably resting their stomachs after a season of stuffing ...

Ecologists are increasingly tapping into artificial intelligence to help aid conservation, but many are grappling with how to ...

Crew members aboard Vancouver Island Whale Watch vessels Cascadia and Kula reported the entanglement to Fisheries and Oceans ...

Source: Facebook/EV Photo The upsetting reality of Australia's annual humpback whale migration season has been laid bare after a calf became stranded and died at a popular east coast beach, attracting ...

Whales have a lot to tell us if we just listen, and we can use that information to help them. Discover why blue whale calls ...

Brazil’s top environment council cited a recent Mongabay investigation as it weighed a ban on shark fin exports and the use of wire leaders, a type of industrial fishing gear, within marine protected ...

A humpback whale has been spotted tangled in fishing gear near the Ballenas Islands in the Strait of Georgia, sparking an ...

Researchers documented 95 large whales entangled in fishing gear in the United States in 2024. That’s an increase from 2023 ...

Soaring orcas, curious grey whales, and a toothy alligator—the 2025 Ocean Photographer of the Year awards showcase the ...

South Africa's iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site with whales, dolphins, turtles, and pristine beaches.