Whalers have caught two minke Whales along the northern coast of Japan that had traces of radiation found. It is presumed to be from the leaks at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. Though only...
Japan said Monday it has caught 59 whales one short of the maximum allowed by international guidelines under a research program that critics say is a cover for commercial whaling
The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in...
Scientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling in 1965
South Korea would consider resuming whaling off its shores if the International Whaling Commission (IWC) approves a plan for neighbour Japan to conduct coastal whaling
The United States and five other nations have called on Iceland's new government to drop a plan to step up whale hunts that whalers say would create jobs in the shattered economy
