In a story more fantastical than “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” or “Mary Poppins”, dozy faux-cockney chimney sweep Dick Van Dyke has revealed how his life was saved by a pod of porpoises as he caught some zzzzs instead of waves while surfing. Read More »
Whales in Mexico’s Gulf of California are showing worsening signs of sunburn according to new report published Wednesday. Read More »
SeaWorld officials in Orlando have rejected calls for a killer whale which killed its trainer to be released back into the wild or to a seaside sanctuary. Read More »
SeaWorld has suspended some killer whale shows at its parks after a female trainer was killed in front of a horrified audience. Read More »
Australia has placed an exclusion zone around a unique white humpback whale following its return to the continent’s waters for the first time in several years. Read More »
Pollution in the Mekong River has pushed a local population of Irrawaddy dolphins to the brink of extinction, the World Wildlife Fund warns in a new report. Read More »
Canada’s Vancouver Aquarium had double cause for celebration Wednesday as baby beluga whale Tiga turned one just days after welcoming another baby beluga to the family.
A fleet of Chinese merchant ships sailing through the hijack-prone Gulf of Aden has been saved from pirates by a pod of dolphins, according to Chinese state media reports. Read More »