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Footage shows humpback whale 'bubble net feeding' off Cork coast

Technique involves whale diving hundreds of feet below surface then slowly spiralling upwards, blowing bubbles as it travels

A sperm whale washed up on a beach in Lincolnshire in April (HMCG Cleethorpes)

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Second whale in two days washes up on to a UK beach

Experts believe it was a young sperm whale.

<p>The carcass of the whale on Bridlington beach (Danny Lawson/PA)</p>

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Whale removed from UK beach in biggest operation of its kind

The carcass of a 55ft fin whale has been removed from a popular tourist beach in an operation the council said was the biggest of its kind it has ever undertaken.

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Sperm whale feared dead becoming stranded on UK beach

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Hawaii whale dies with fishing nets and plastic bags in stomach

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Stranded humpback whale dies on Long Island beach

Efforts to feed whale in French river fail again

Efforts to feed a dangerously thin whale that has strayed into the Seine River in France have failed so far and experts are trying to get the animal out of the river lock where it is stuck, environmentalists said.

Mon, 08 Aug, 2022

Beluga whale which strayed into France’s Seine River not accepting food

French environmentalists are working around the clock to try to feed a dangerously thin Beluga whale that has strayed into the Seine River. So far, they have been unsuccessful.

Sat, 06 Aug, 2022

Battle to save weakened whale lost in the Seine

The Beluga was first seen in the river earlier this week

Fri, 05 Aug, 2022

Weak protection for rare whale violates law, US judge says

A judge has ruled that the US federal government has not done enough to protect a rare species of whale from lethal entanglement in lobster fishing gear, and new rules are needed to protect the species from extinction.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2022

Richard Collins: Animal culture and the tragic tale of Free Willy star Keiko the orca

Orcas ‘talk’ to each other constantly but after being set free, poor Keiko never mastered the local dialect

Mon, 14 Feb, 2022

Divers bid to recue young whale stranded in shallow water off Athens

Divers, vets and the coastguard are mounting a rescue operation to help an injured whale calf trapped in shallow water in a seaside area of the Greek capital.

Fri, 28 Jan, 2022

Search on for humpback whale entangled in debris off Hawaii

First responders removed about 2,000ft of heavy-gauge line from the animal over the weekend when it was off the island of Kauai, The Garden Island newspaper reported

Fri, 21 Jan, 2022

Stranded minke whale in River Thames put down

Crowds gathered at Teddington Lock in south-west London on Monday to catch a glimpse of the animal, thought to be between 10ft and 13ft long

Mon, 10 May, 2021

Whale stranded at Richmond Lock and Weir

Minke whale freed after becoming stranded in River Thames

Hundreds gathered at Richmond Lock and Weir after the whale, believed to be a Minke and between three to four metres long, became stuck on the lock’s boat rollers

Mon, 10 May, 2021

Possible new beaked whale species discovered in Mexico

Scientists believe they may have discovered a new species of beaked whale off the western coast of Mexico.

Wed, 09 Dec, 2020

Whale swims free of crocodile-filled Australian river

A humpback whale has found its way back to sea weeks after it got lost in a murky, crocodile-infested river in northern Australia.

Mon, 21 Sep, 2020

Italian coast guard works to free sperm whale from fishing net

Italian coast guard divers and biologists were working on Sunday to free a sperm whale entangled in a fishing net near a tiny Mediterranean island.

Sun, 19 Jul, 2020

Whale washed up on Dublin beach is buried

A whale that was spotted swimming in the Liffey last week has been buried.

Tue, 08 Oct, 2019

Whale spotted in River Liffey found dead near Dublin Port

A whale that was spotted in the River Liffey this week has been found dead near Dublin Port.

Fri, 04 Oct, 2019

Deep sea whale watching provides some poetry in motion

Early last week, I went with a group of summer visitors for a morning’s whale-watching with Mark Gannon, owner-skipper of Courtmacsherry Atlantic Whale and Wildlife Tours.

Mon, 01 Jul, 2019

Conservation group in Sligo examining whale washed up in Streedagh Strand

The adult female sperm whale was found dead on Streedagh Strand earlier this week.

Thu, 04 Apr, 2019

Snorkeller swept into mouth of baleen whale

According to South Africa’s New Straits Times, a 51-year-old conservationist has become a second Jonah; he was swept into a whale’s mouth.

Mon, 01 Apr, 2019

Seven dolphins, whale washed up on Cork coast in a week

Seven dolphins and a sperm whale have been found dead in the past week along the Cork coastline.

Wed, 27 Feb, 2019

We’re destroying our oceans - We must turn tide on seas’ destruction

Footage of two killer whales — orcas — taken off Dublin on Saturday showed the grace and power of these magnificent, but endangered animal

Wed, 21 Nov, 2018

Whales need more protection

Whatever his many critics might say, the late Taoiseach Charlie Haughey had an ear for nature lovers.

Mon, 08 Oct, 2018

Donal Hickey: Mystery of dead whales

Mystery surrounds the reason for the stranding of an unusually high number of whales along the west coast but given man’s growing propensity for polluting the oceans, human interference cannot be ruled out.

Mon, 17 Sep, 2018