20,000 Species Are Near Extinction: Is it Time to Rethink How We Decide Which to Save?

Prioritizing which animals and plants to help is driven mostly by whether we like them or not. Some experts say that may not ...
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Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China

TORONTO — Marineland says it is "profoundly" disappointed by the federal government's decision to deny its request to ship 30 belugas to China, saying it leaves the park "with no ability to pay" for ...
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Southern right whales awe admirers in Patagonia after coming back from brink of extinction

After coming back from the brink of extinction, Southern right whales are swimming in greater numbers off the coast of ...
Miami Herald

Prehistoric ocean giant — a right whale ancestor — found as new species in Japan

Fossils found in a riverbed in Japan were revealed as a large, ancient ancestor of right whales. Tanaka, et al (2025) Palaeontologia Electronica The largest animal thought to ever live is swimming ...
Los Angeles Times

Whales are getting tangled in lines and ropes off the California coast in record numbers

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Whale entanglements in U.S. waters hit a record 95 cases in 2024, well above the historical average of 71 per year ...
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Number of whales entangled in fishing gear increased in 2024, says NOAA report

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration documented 95 large whales entangled in fishing gear in the United States in 2024, including 17 off the coast of Massachusetts. That’s an increase ...