Eighty Whales Die in Mass Stranding on NZ Island Tue Jan 7,11:53 PM ET Add Science - Reuters to My Yahoo! WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Eighty pilot whales have died...
Alarm over spate of whale deaths By KATHERINE HOBY KAWAU Is. N.Z., 8 Jaunary, 2003 - The number of Brydes whales found dead in New Zealand waters is disturbing...
Groups Request Pause in Gray Whale Experiments ANIMAL GROUPS SEEK A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER (TRO) IN SAN FRANCISCO COURT TO STOP SONAR EXPERIMENTS ON 3,000...
Rescuers Save Part of Whale Pod in N.Z. WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 8 January, 2003 — Rescuers pushing and dragging whales managed to refloat 39 members of a...
Two Scientists Contend U.S. Suppressed Dolphin Studies By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS ASHINGTON, 8 January, 2003 — Two former government scientists who spent years...
Federal Judge Halts Whale Sonar Testing By DAVID KRAVETS SAN FRANCISCO, 9 January, 2003 [AP] - In response to a lawsuit filed by environmental groups, a...
Rescuers believe saved pilot whales will not return to mass stranding area WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 8 January, 2003 - Rescuers who saved 39 pilot whales after...
Whales stranded on Australian beach saved after hundreds of people assist in their rescue PERTH, Australia, 14 January, 2003 [AP] - Six whales were headed back...
Maui bans displays of captive cetaceans Captive Cetacean Displays Banned by Becky A. Dayhuff MAUI, Hawaii, 15 January, 2003 - The County Council of Maui...
Beached Whale Source of Alaska Botulism Cases NEW YORK, 16 January, 2003 (Reuters) - In the past year, eight people living in Alaska developed botulism after...
U.S. backs off on relaxed rules on tuna Activists announce pact that leaves in place 'dolphin-safe' standard Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer WASHINGTON, 8...
Sounding off over sonar Activists who would normally be allies fight over technology that either helps or hurts gray whales. By GARY ROBBINS - The Orange...
Dolphin Safe? EDITORIAL: The Mexican tuna industry should not be allowed to use Dolphin Safe seals on products if relaxed standards proposed by the Bush...
Toxic Algae May Harm Right Whales NARRAGANSETT, Rhode Island, 13 January, 2003 (ENS) - Toxins from algae blooms could harm northern right whales, a new study...
Dolphins identified as bait bandits By JINGLE DAVIS - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA, 14 January, 2003 - Commercial crabbers in McIntosh County were...
Few orcas found to eat sea lions RESEARCH: Biologists find little reason to blame whales for ebbing sea lion numbers. By Doug O'Harra ANCHORAGE, 15 January,...
Belugas roam ice-bound Arctic Ocean with ease STUDY: Biologists surprised at whales' ability to navigate pack ice on long journeys north. By Doug O'Harra ...
Keiko Could Return to the Wild in February OSLO, 16 January, 2003 [AFP] — Keiko, the killer whale star of the "Free Willy" movies, could make his final break...
SOUNDS OK SO FAR Sonic hunt for oil doesn't irk whales at all, early tests say Friday January 17, 2003 By John M. Biers - Energy writer Seismic testing done to...
Volunteers Help People Spot Whales By JEFF BARNARD BROOKINGS, Ore., 20 January, 2003 [AP] - Bundled up against the wind and rain, Joan Lynch leaned against the...
New Zealand urges EU members to join whaling commission to protect whales WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 21 January, 2003 [AP] - New Zealand wants members of the...
Judge Blocks Sonar Use to Track Whales By COLLEEN VALLES SAN FRANCISCO, 24 January, 2003 [AP] - Heeding a plea from environmentalists, a federal judge Friday...
U.S. Judge Blocks Research Project to Track Whales SAN FRANCISCO, 24 January, 2003 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a sonar research project on...
Rescued Whale Recovers in Florida Hot Tub ISLAMORADA, 25 January, 2003 [AP] - A rescued pygmy sperm whale was recovering Friday in a resort hotel's heated...
Oil consortium drilling off Russia's Sakhalin island pledges to fund whale research MOSCOW, 30 January, 2003 [AP] - A consortium led by the Royal Dutch/Shell...
Illegal hunting for human consumption kills 1000 or more dolphins per year in Peru! Mundo Azul initiates campaign against illegal dolphin killing! LIMA, Peru,...
NICARAGUAN GOVERNMENT BANS DOLPHIN EXPLOITATION 3 February, 2003 - The Nicaraguan Minister of Environment, Jorge Salazar Cardenal, confirmed today, through a...
BUSH'S ENVIRONMENTAL INCURSIONS NOW INCLUDE THE DOLPHIN By Mary McGrory WASHINGTON, 3 February, 2003 -- Last Tuesday, as the world was gathering to hear what...
Australia Protests Iceland's Readmission to International Whaling Commission Canberra, 6 February, 2003 [WID News] - The Minister for the Environment and...
Fishermen slaughter ten dolphins in front of shocked eyewitnesses PLAYA PULPOS, Lima, Peru, 8 February, 2003 - During the last four days local fishermen have...