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"Can we stop ships from killing the Mediterranean’s last great whales?"
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Can we stop ships from killing the Mediterranean’s last great whales?
Collisions with ships are a leading anthropogenic killer of the Mediterranean’s two endangered large-bodied cetacean species, sperm and fin whales. In 2025, thousands of vessels traveled through the Mediterranean’s key whale habitats at speeds above 15 knots (28 km/h), the threshold at which vessel strikes are almost always fatal, according to an analysis by Magma […]

"Sightings off Southern Africa suggest blue and fin whales may be rebounding"
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Sightings off Southern Africa suggest blue and fin whales may be rebounding
Sightings of blue whales and fin whales off Southern Africa’s Atlantic coast have increased in recent years, according to a newly published study. This could signal recovery of the marine mammals after being virtually eliminated from the area by commercial whaling in the 20th century, the study authors say. Scientists estimate around 350,000 Antarctic blue […]

"Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters"
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Iceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its waters
The country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice

"Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover"
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Sperm whales change ‘vowel’ sounds when boats are nearby, scientists discover
Researchers listening off the Caribbean island of Dominica found variations in the mammals’ audible clicks when marine traffic was close

"A breathtaking new museum dedicated to whales is shaped like a breaching humpback. It will open next year in Norway"
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A breathtaking new whale museum is shaped like a breaching humpback. It will open next year in Norway
Located about 190 miles from the Arctic Circle, the museum touts rooftop viewpoints and under-the-sea journeys.

"Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean"
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Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean
Matriarchal groups in east and west exhibit distinct click patterns, used to form social structures