Mon Jun 28, 2010
The International Whaling Commission granted Greenland the right to hunt nine humpback whales a year for its inuit population. The decision came at the end of the commission’s 62nd annual meeting in Agadir, Morocco, on Saturday. A ban on commercial whaling has remained in force after delegates failed to agree on a proposal to lift [...]
Thu Jul 23, 2009
WA based whale researchers say they’ve just witnessed and photographed a newborn humpback whale taking its first breath. The researchers from the Centre for Whale Research saw the mother lifting the newborn completely clear of the water for about 10 seconds while it took its first breath.
Fri Jun 19, 2009
Environment Minister Peter Garrett has released the Global Cetacean Summary Report ahead of the 61st International Whaling Commission meeting in Portugal next week. The report summarises existing scientific knowledge on the global conservation status of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and the threats to their survival, and reviews the economic value of cetaceans and their [...]
Mon Mar 2, 2009
Experts respond to the latest shark attack in Sydney over the weekend. It was the third shark attack in Sydney as many weeks.
Fri Jan 23, 2009
The discovery of 50 beached sperm whales in the northwest of Tasmania, sparked rescue attempts by Wildlife officials this morning. The Australian Science Media Centre has gathered comments from experts as to why this strange behaviour occurs.
Thu Aug 21, 2008
Several whale experts comment below on the abandoned baby humpback whale in Sydney’s Pittwater.
Fri Jun 16, 2006
With the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in the Caribbean this weekend, whaling and the Japanese proposal to increase their catches for scientific purposes is again high on the media agenda.