Royal Navy 'secretly' testing sonar blamed for mass deaths of whales Low-frequency device was banned by US courts but is now being used by UK off Kyle of...
Cuvier's Beaked Whale Found Beached BRISBANE, 12 November, 2002 - A rare whale has been discovered on a beach north of the Queensland town of 1770. Staff from...
Green Groups Seek Protection for Alaskan Whales By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska, 13 November, 2002 (Reuters) - A group of Alaskan whales that has been more...
Long Islanders await dead dolphins' test results, burial By Keva Lightbourne - Guardian Staff Reporter NEW YORK, 14 November, 2002 - Almost two weeks after the...
Call to End Whale Trade Ban Snubbed SANTIAGO, 16 November, 2002 (Kyodo) - Participants at a global wildlife conservation conference on Thursday rejected...
U.S. Navy Agrees to Limit Sonar By David Kravets SAN FRANCISCO, 15 November, 2002 (AP) - Under pressure from environmentalists and a federal judge, the U.S....
UW scientists: Noise from pipeline could threaten whales VICTORIA, British Columbia, 16 November, 2002 [AP] - Noise from the proposed Georgia Strait Crossing...
Killer whales in rare visit By Mildred Fernandes The whales spotted off the Dubai coast. DUBAI, 17 November, 2002 - In what could be the first documented ...
Controversial Navy Sonar Cleared for Limited Testing SAN FRANCISCO, California, November 18, 2002 (ENS) - A federal judge has lifted a worldwide ban on the...
Maui Bans Whale, Dolphin Exhibits MAUI, Hawaii, November 18, 2002 (ENS) - The Maui County Council voted unanimously on Friday to ban the exhibit of captive...
Whale Births - 3 baby orcas confirmed By Christopher Dunagan - Sun Staff PUGET SOUND, 20 November, 2002 - Three new baby orcas have been confirmed this year in...
Environmental Group Eyes Whale Rules By JAY LINDSAY BOSTON, 21 November, 2002 [AP] - An environmental group hoping to strengthen protections for endangered...
Student-designed satellite to track whale migrations TOKYO, 19 November, 2002 - A satellite designed by a group of university students will be launched on a...
Seismic survey could put whale visits "at risk" Report: TONY BLACK CANBERRA, 16 November, 2002 - ENDANGERED blue whales may be deterred from visiting their...
Experts puzzled by rash of dead whales on ships' bows SEATTLE, 16 November, 2002 [AP] - Over a period of about eight weeks, three ships pulled into Northwest...
Talks tackle troubled group of orcas in Sound BIOLOGIST: Craig Matkin tracked dwindling AT1 group last summer. By Doug O'Harra ANCHORAGE, 20 November, 2002 -...
Bill allows non-Natives to aid whalers FAIRBANKS, 22 November, 2002 - Native hunters from Alaska's coastal villages could ask non-Native boat operators to help...
Group: Expand Habitat for Whales in Atlantic BOSTON, 24 November, 2002 [AP] -- An environmental group hoping to strengthen protections for endangered right...
Sweden protests Icelandic membership in whaling commission STOCKHOLM, Sweden, 26 November, 2002 - Sweden on Tuesday launched an official complaint against...
Beached sperm whale dies AUCKLAND, NZ, 29 November, 2002 - A sperm whale that drifted ashore on Mahia Peninsula in northern Hawke's Bay died overnight, despite...
Navy Considering Deploying Dolphins Marine Mammals Trained To Find Mines, Protect Soldiers SAN DIEGO, 28 November, 2002 - Alongside the U.S. Navy's high-tech ...
Scientists Track Humpbacks' Migration By PETER MUELLO - Associated Press Writer RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, 27 November, 2002 -- Scientists have wondered for years...
Whale meat back on Osaka school lunch menus IKEDA, Osaka, 30 November, 2002 - Children at public elementary schools in Ikeda will be feed whale meat with their...
Report: 3,000 Dolphins Killed by Fishing By JOHN HEILPRIN WASHINGTON, 4 December, 2002 [AP] - About 3,000 dolphins are still being killed each year by tuna...
Pollution blamed for cancer ravaging Quebec's whales MONTREAL, 6 Decembner, 2002 [New Scientist] - Over a quarter of all the deaths of endangered adult beluga...
Iceland Whalers, Conservationists Angry Over Ban End By Sigga Hagalin COPENHAGEN, 7 December, 2002 (Reuters) - From environmental activists to old whalers...
The Mystery of the Killing Sounds Barry Siegel, Times Staff Writer The Whale Man - Ken Balcomb has spent a lifetime immersing himself in the giant mammals'...
Marineland killer whale makes 'bid' for freedom, jumps out of tank NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. 9 December, 2002 (CP) - A young killer whale put on quite a show at...