The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice

US agency releases plan to lease millions of hectares of seabed off the coast of the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam

A heritage sport is enjoying a data revolution, with animal welfare as the justification

Jennifer Finch, the longtime bassist for influential rock group L7, has died at age 59.

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The move comes as the Trump administration is trying to weaken the act that’s meant to protect endangered species from going extinct in the first place.

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The fossilized remains of more than 450 whales have amassed along a 750-mile-long stretch of the Indian Ocean floor

Conservationists say cherished creatures such as whales, dolphins and seabirds are being killed in large numbers by fishing tackle

Papua New Guinea has announced the Western Manus Marine Protected Area - a no-take zone covering 200,000 km² of the Pacific Ocean.

A walk on the beach turned into a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Michelle Robertson and a handful of Parksville onlookers on Tuesday.

Twenty-three North Atlantic right whales were born during this year's calving season — the highest number in more than 15 years.

Researchers say the discovery of the oldest known recordings of whale sounds could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate.

Conservation International helped secure a million-hectare marine park, two decades in the making.

A Florida teen will have quite the story for his friends to chew on when they all meet back in class after spring break.

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A rare blue whale with albinism was spotted off the coast of Mexico. The National Commission for Natural Protected Areas confirmed the discovery via a press release shared by the Mexican government on...

A Guardian investigation with DeSmog reveals thousands of tonnes of fish are illegally turned into fishmeal and oil off the coast of Guinea-Bissau

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There are fewer than 380 right whales left in the world, with roughly 70 females capable of bearing young.

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The wolf, known as BEY03F, roamed more than 500 miles from Northern California, signaling that the species continues to rebound after being wiped out in the 1920s.

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New research has uncovered a mass die-off of sea urchins living in the Canary Islands—one that could signal an ongoing marine pandemic.

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A new study from the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the Marine Megafauna Foundation finds that young Caribbean manta rays (Mobula yarae) often swim...

There is high global demand for critical metals, and many countries want to try extracting these sought-after metals from the seabed. An international study, which has discovered large numbers of new ...