New report highlights benefits of the whale watching industry CANBERRA, 26 May, 2004 - Australian Minister for the Environment and Heritage, Dr David Kemp,...
Orcas feast on harvest of gray whale calves Killer whales team up in Monterey Bay by Alan Gathright, Chronicle Staff Writer MONTEREY, 26 May, 2004 -- The...
Gray Whales Visible In Record Numbers, Say Experts Marine Mammals Migrate Biannually SAN SIMEON, Calif., 26 May, 2004 -- A record number of gray whales and...
Dolphin DNA blows myth of home-loving dads Heather Catchpole SYDNEY, Aust., 28 May, 2004 - Male dolphins leave home to prevent inbreeding, new genetic tests...
Sonar tests 'are threat to dolphins' LONDON, UK, 30 May, 2004 - Animal rights campaigners are calling on the Ministry of Defence to abandon sonar tests off the...
New Zealand to ask tiny Palau to support South Pacific whale sanctuary WELLINGTON, New Zealand, 4 June, 2004 [AP] - New Zealand wants the tiny Pacific state of...
Appeals Court Again Blocks Makahs From Quick Return To Whaling By KOMO Staff & News Services SEATTLE, 8 June, 2004 - It may take years to determine whether the...
Whale saved from fishing rope PORT MACQUARIE, Aust., 9 June, 2004 [AAP] - A whale migrating north along the NSW coast became tangled in fishing ropes before...
Dozens of dolphins found dead in Mauritania DAKAR, 11 June, 2004 - Forty-nine dolphins have been found dead on beaches in Mauritania, the deputy head of the...
Scientists Euthanize Stranded Whale NEWPORT, 14 June, 2004 - A juvenile finback whale that became stranded in Newport's Brenton Cove was euthanized Monday...
Croc hunter defends whale stunt By Denis Peters SYDNEY, 14 June, 2004 - Crocodile hunter Steve Irwin's wildlife antics have got him in deep water again - this...
Brazilian President Seeks Support for Atlantic Whale Sanctuary BRASILIA, Brazil, June 14, 2004 (ENS) - For the first time, a Latin American head of state has...
Four dead whales found on beach OCEAN BEACH, Tasmania, 16 June, 2004 - A SPERM whale stranded on Tasmania's west coast is breathing well and is quite stable,...
Giant net for whale rescue OCEAN BEACH, Tasmania, 17 June, 2004 - WILDLIFE experts will use a giant net suspended between two vessels to try to free a whale ...
Australia's White Whale Charges Boats Rare White Whale Is Tiring of His Celebrity, Charges Boats, Researchers Says CANBERRA, Australia, 21 June, 2004 [AP] - A...
U.S. Concerned by Iceland Whaling, Rejects Sanctions WASHINGTON, 22 June, 2004 (Reuters) - The United States expressed concern about Iceland's whale hunts on...
100 dead dolphins in Mauritania NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, 21 June, 2004 - More than a hundred dolphins, eight marine turtles and five beaked whales have washed...
White whale spotted off NSW BYRON BAY, 22 June, 2004 - The white whale Migaloo has been sighted in waters off northern New South Wales this morning. Travelling...
Aboriginal band urges end to Luna reunification CTV.ca News Staff GOLD RIVER, B.C., 23 June, 2004 - On-again, off-again plans to reunite Luna the lonely orca...
Blobs of the deep PARIS, 24 June, 2004 - One of the myths of the sea has been skewered by gene researchers, who say that huge "blobs" of weird tissue that have...
Capture of Luna the whale on hold Decision follows conflict with aboriginals BY Scott Sutherland - Canadian Press GOLD RIVER, B.C., 24 June, 2004 - The federal...
Whale freed from craypot lines PERTH, W.Aust., 24 June, 2004 [AAP] - A specialist conservation team has freed a 40-tonne whale that had become entangled in...
Public appeal for southern right whale sightings Press Release: N.Z. Department of Conservation WELLINGTON, NZ., 24 June, 2004 - The public is being asked for...
Whale song may provide clues to suffering BRISBANE, Qld., 24 June, 2004 - It is hoped listening to whale songs will help scientists learn if the marine mammals...
Largest whale survey ever undertaken gets under way By Peggy Andersen SEATTLE, 25 June, 2004 [AP] - Researchers will head out into the North Pacific this...
Scientists Listen to Whale Hearing Via 'Third Ear' By Meraiah Foley SYDNEY, 25 June, 2004 (Reuters) - Scientists have long studied haunting whale songs, but...
Pacific waters are laboratory for humpback whale studies By Sandi Doughton - Seattle Times staff reporter SEATTLE, 25 June, 2004 - John Calambokidis'...
Watchers track whale recovery By Leisa Scott BYRON BAY, 26 June, 2004 - A band of dedicated whale watchers will today begin their annual pilgrimage to the top...
Divers in whale rescue GILSAY, Outer Hebrides, 28 June, 2004 - Divers have rescued a minke whale snagged in nylon packaging at Gilsay in the Outer Hebrides,...