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...
Alaska Eskimo dies after harpooned whale tips boat By MARY PEMBERTON - The Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska, 27 June, 2002 (AP) -- An Eskimo died Wednesday ...
Navy Exercises May Be Harming Right Whales WASHINGTON, DC, June 28, 2002 (ENS) - The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) is asking the U.S. Navy to stop...
Agendas behind people who kill whales are suspect Craig Medred - Outdoors 30 June, 2002 - A dead whale is a dead whale. It doesn't care who killed it or why or...
Japanese Set Off to Hunt 260 Whales By KENJI HALL, Associated Press Writer TOKYO, 28 June, 2002 (AP) - Japanese whalers left their home ports in eastern and...
In Iceland Whales May Be Worth More Alive Than Dead By Sigga Hagalin ON BOARD THE HUNI II, Iceland, 28 June, 2002 (Reuters) - The old fishing boat cuts through...
Japanese Whaling Fleet Sets Sail by David Milner 30 June, 2002 - The Japanese Fisheries Ministry announced on Friday that a fleet of four ships had departed...
U.S. Ready to Ship Sick Whale Home By Chris Stetkiewicz SEATTLE, 3 July, 2002 (Reuters) - A sick, orphaned killer whale captured and treated by U.S. marine...
For sale: Russia's killer whales, $1m a head By Paul Kelbie 6 July 2002 - The Russian government is offering hunters the chance to capture and sell killer...
Marine Mammal Sanctuary for Papua New Guinea Ocean Alliance Named A Key Player In The Establishment Of Marine Mammal Sanctuary In Papua New Guinea LINCOLN, MA,...
Finback whale songs may be mating calls Baltimore, 19 June, 2002 - Scientists lowered microphones into the Pacific Ocean and came up with evidence suggesting...