Aussie scientists predicted increased whale strandings
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Australian scientists predicted four months ago that climate patterns could trigger mass strandings of marine mammals around the Southern Ocean.
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The number of beluga whales swimming in Cook Inlet appears to be increasing, but biologist say it's too soon to know whether the winsome white whales are finally making a comeback.
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with two newborns in tow -- are heading south for the fall &quot;chum festival,&quot; says a whale researcher in the San Juan Islands.
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An extremely rare whale with a beak like a dolphin found dead on a Byron Bay beach has excited Australia&#39;s marine researchers.
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Rescuers succeeded in saving most of the whales still stranded on beaches in Australia and New Zealand as scientists pinpointed cyclical weather patterns as a likely cause of increased beachings.
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Australia has vowed to pursue its battle to ban whaling for scientific purposes after Japan cut short this year's whale hunting season in the Antarctic following a fire on its mother ship.
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Australia's government has released graphic photographs and video footage a whales being harpooned and dragged aboard a Japanese ship
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A MAJOR rescue effort was under way last night to save the survivors of a second mass whale stranding in Tasmanian waters in 24 hours.
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A naval exercise off the Australian coast using submarine-hunting sonar could kill whales or cause them to become stranded, the International Whaling Commission warned in a report.
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A new report by Australian scientists warns that life in Sydney could be made unsustainable by climate change.
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Rescue teams are confident of saving most surviving whales from a pod beached off Tasmania&#39;s east coast - the second mass stranding in Tasmanian waters in 24 hours.
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HOBART, Australia  - About 100 whales and dolphins died after beaching on a southern Australian island Sunday and about 50 more were still at risk, a government official said.
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Scientists have discovered that even whales can get the bends. The findings challenge long-held beliefs that marine mammals do not get decompression sickness, and provide potential evidence that underwater
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More than 100 whales and dolphins die in two separate beachings in islands off Tasmania in Australia.
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About 100 whales and dolphins died after beaching on a southern Australian island Sunday, and about 50 more were still at risk, a government official said.
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Seabirds' blood can hold vital clues about the long-term ecological impacts of oil spills, researchers suggest.
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Cyclical weather patterns have driven more than 150 whales and dolphins to become stranded on Australian and New Zealand beaches since the weekend, scientists say.