Playful whale dies after run-in with boat propellor CALVERT, Newfoundland, 21 May, 2002 - The debate between tourism and ecology will likely heat up after the...
No Whale Sanctuaries Approved SHIMONOSEKI, Japan, 21 May, 2002 (ENS) - Neither the pro-whaling nations nor those against whaling gained support for their...
REVISED MANAGEMENT SYSTEM DELAYED Aborigine whaling almost brings IWC to stalemate SHIMONOSEKI, Yamaguchi Pref. 23 May, 2002 (Kyodo) The meeting of the ...
Whaling panel gives Makahs 5 more years to hunt grays By Hal Bernton - Seattle Times staff reporter On the final day of a bitterly contested meeting, the...
Hypocrisy mars whale protection SYDNEY, 28 May, 2002 - WHALING might become an acceptable enterprise again one day. But whether you're Japanese, Norwegian or a...
Culture Clash Makah Say Whale Hunt Opponents Debase Indian Culture By Dean Schabner - ABC News.com 29 May, 2002 - For the Makah, whaling is a tradition dating...
From Dolphin Hunt to Dolphin Watch 29 May, 2002 In October, 1999, the village of Futo, Japan became infamous around the world for the brutal slaughter of a pod...
Brazil lobbies for total whaling ban BRASILIA, Brazil, 18 May, 2002 - Brazil will try to push through a permanent and total ban on whaling in the South...
Groups favoring, opposed to whaling square off before IWC plenary meeting By MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press Writer SHIMONOSEKI, Japan, 19 May, 2002 -...
Researchers: Gray-whale numbers shrink SEATTLE, 21 May, 2002 - The population of Eastern North Pacific gray whales has dropped in the past four years from an...
Columbian Dolphin Killer Busted in Galapagos THE GALAPAGOS, 31 May 2002 - The Galapagos National Park apprehended the Columbian tuna seiner El Dorado inside...
DOLPHIN IN CURACAO SEAQUARIUM 28 May, 2002 [The St. Maarten Daily Herald] - Six dolphins have been swimming in a special basin at the Curacao Seaquarium since...
New dolphin lagoon at Connyland leisure park An end to all concerns? Wädenswil, 5 June 2002 - Tomorrow, the Connyland leisure park opens the doors to its new...
Extreme mercury levels revealed in whalemeat Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition JAPAN, 6 June, 2002 - Tests on whalemeat on sale in Japan have revealed...
Whale Experts Want International Commission To Protect Orcas By KOMO Staff & News Services BREMERTON, 7 June, 2002 - Experts want to create an international ...
Japan reverses whaling stance IWC: Government says it won't oppose subsistence bowhead hunt. By Joel Gay JUNEAU, 21 June, 2002 [Anchorage Daily News] - The...
Alarm at toll of dolphin death brings EU crackdown on nets Mark Townsend - Guardian Unlimited 9 June, 2002 [The Observer] - The slaughter of hundreds of...
Interior Department Supports Native Whaling WASHINGTON, DC, 11 June, 2002 (ENS) - The Department of Interior says it will seek to restore whaling rights to...
Unprecedented orca rescue mission set to begin NewScientist.com news service SEATTLE, 12 June, 2002 - An unprecedented attempt to rescue a sick, stranded...
Beached Sperm Whale Headed for Museum NEW BEDFORD, Massachusetts, June 12, 2002 (ENS) - A 48 foot sperm whale found beached in Nantucket is slated to become a...
Captured Orphaned Orca Doing Fine By AP and KING Staff MANCHESTER, WASH., 14 June, 2002 - Springer's doing just fine. That's was the word Friday from the...
Chinese scientists to relocate endangered Yangtze dolphins 16 June, 2002 [ABC News] - Chinese scientists have given up hope on the Yangtze river dolphin...
Greek President Wants to Join IWC Greek president says he hopes his country will join whaling commission to help protect whales WELLINGTON, 10 June, 2002 [AP]...
True's beaked whale find June 16, 2002 [IOL Newspapers] - A True's beaked whale, one of the world's rarer whales, has washed up dead on the seaward side of the...
Environmental Groups Launch Orphan Orca Fund SEATTLE, Washington, June 17, 2002 (ENS) - The rehabilitation of an orphaned orca rescued in Puget Sound will be...
Noisy Oceans Shrink Whales' World ITHACA, New York, June 19, 2002 (ENS) - "There are 100 year old whales alive today who can probably remember when the ocean...
Norway to Defy Ban, Resume Whale Exports to Iceland By Inger Sethov OSLO, 21 June, 2002 (Reuters) - Norway said Friday it would defy an international ban on...
Fisheries Service to announce today if it believes orcas need protection By Eric Sorensen - Seattle Times science reporter HARO STRAIT, 26 June, 2002 - Puget...
Federal protection denied for Puget Sound orcas By Eric Sorensen - Seattle Times science reporter SEATTLE, 26 June, 2002 - Puget Sound's killer whales are...
Iceland, Norway Resume Intl. Whale Meat Trade 27 June, 2002 - After a 14 year hiatus, all systems are now go for the resumption of international trade in whale...