A mysterious whale that has puzzled scientists for decades may not be an anomaly, but a clue to what climate change is doing ...

Scientists have spent a lot of time thinking about how the nutrients in whale feces—also known as whale pump —benefit species ...

More information: Michele Thums et al, Tracking pygmy blue whale diving behaviour and validation of foraging areas defined from horizontal movement data, Global Ecology and Conservation (2024).

By Ali Reza Ghasemi The 10th season of the Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies (BWBS) Program in 2024 achieved impressive environmental results: It reduced the risk of deadly ship strikes to ...

Research results show that the 10th annual season of Protecting Blue Whales and Blue Skies Program (BWBS) in 2024 reduced the risk of deadly ship strikes to whales by 50%, underwater noise by 38%, ...

Community, First Nations, and environmental groups united to demand an urgent moratorium on seismic blasting off Warrnambool ...

The Saya de Malha Bank is one of the world’s largest seagrass fields and the planet’s most important carbon sinks. It faces incalculable risks that threaten the future of humanity.

"Krill feeds the blue whales, humpback whales ... which still forage around the island during the winter." From a wider conservation point of view, South Georgia is one of the world's stand ...

Both blue whales and humpbacks were depleted from hunting, but some humpback and other whale populations are rebounding after several decades of concerted conservation efforts. "Lots of people ...

South Georgia has been in the headlines after the world's largest iceberg ran aground off its coast amid concerns it could impact wildlife on the island.