Faroes hunters slaughter dozens of whales just days after largest dolphin massacre
3 years, 2 months ago

Faroes hunters slaughter dozens of whales just days after largest dolphin massacre

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hunters in the Faroe Islands have slaughtered dozens of pilot whales – just days after the brutal massacre of 1,428 dolphins in a bloodbath that caused widespread global anger. Sea Shepherd said it believed the dolphin slaughter had been the largest single hunt of dolphins or pilot whales in Faroese history, and was possibly the largest single hunt of cetaceans ever recorded worldwide. The Blue Planet Society called for urgent action, saying the EU Commission could not “sit back and let the Faroe Islands devastate Europe’s protected dolphin and small whale populations”. Sea Shepherd’s Rob Read told Yahoo News Australia: “The Faroese have no quota for the grindadrap hunts, no season, no need for the meat and, it seems, no compassion.” In response to the outrage at the dolphin slaughter, Faroese premier Bardur a Steig Nielsen said: “We take this matter very seriously.

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‘Lonely’ and sexually frustrated dolphin blamed for spate of attacks on beachgoers
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Lonely’ and sexually frustrated dolphin blamed for spate of attacks on beachgoers

The Independent  

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Dolphin mass stranding on Cape Cod found to be the largest in US history
5 months, 1 week ago

Dolphin mass stranding on Cape Cod found to be the largest in US history

Associated Press  

Rescuers who helped free more than a hundred dolphins from the Cape Cod shoreline say they’ve confirmed that the mass stranding that began June 28 was the largest involving dolphins in U.S. history. There were two prior events on record in Hawaii and the Florida Keys where dolphin species were observed circling in shallow water, but the Cape Cod event …

Living up to their 'killer' name! Watch the 'astonishing' moment an orca individually kills and consumes a great white shark within just two minutes
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Living up to their 'killer' name! Watch the 'astonishing' moment an orca individually kills and consumes a great white shark within just two minutes

Daily Mail  

When it comes to the ocean's apex predator, the great white shark most likely springs to mind. For the first time, a killer whale has been seen individually killing and consuming a great white shark – and within just two minutes. For the first time, a killer whale has been seen individually killing and consuming a great white shark – …

We've got orcas all wrong and it's killing them
11 months, 2 weeks ago

We've got orcas all wrong and it's killing them

Salon  

In November, killer whales again made headlines after sinking their fourth boat in the Strait of Gibraltar in two years. One 1937 killer whale encounter was described as “a tale of murder and marine slaughter,” even though the orcas were only hunting seals and no humans were harmed. The violent reaction traces back to the earliest documented interactions between humans …

Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled
1 year, 2 months ago

Mystery behind killer whales killing porpoises without eating them finally unravelled

The Independent  

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More than 50 whales dead on Australian beach after mysterious mass stranding
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 50 whales dead on Australian beach after mysterious mass stranding

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly 100 pilot whales stranded …

Explained: Why killer whales continue to attack boats in Europe
1 year, 5 months ago

Explained: Why killer whales continue to attack boats in Europe

Firstpost  

The latest example of this occurred last week in Spain when a pod of Orcas, also known as killer whales, rammed into a boat near the Strait of Gibraltar. Experts seem divided between two theories —that the animals are either playing or some trauma spawned these incidents Orcas, also known as killer whales, are continuing to attack boats in Europe. …

Why are killer whales going ‘Moby-Dick’ on yachts lately? Experts doubt it’s revenge
1 year, 6 months ago

Why are killer whales going ‘Moby-Dick’ on yachts lately? Experts doubt it’s revenge

LA Times  

An unusually large group of killer whales was spotted off the coast of San Francisco on May 7. The attacks started suddenly and inexplicably in the spring of 2020 — pods of endangered killer whales began ramming yachts and fishing boats in European waters, pushing some off course and imperiling others. “So, I just don’t really see it as an …

'Surgical' shark-killing orcas fascinate scientists
1 year, 9 months ago

'Surgical' shark-killing orcas fascinate scientists

The Hindu  

Scores of disembowelled sharks have washed up on a South African beach putting the spotlight on a pair of shark-hunting killer whales whose behaviour has fascinated scientists and wildlife enthusiasts. "The dead sharks are torn open at the pelvic girdle, they have Orca teeth marks known as rake marks on their pectoral fins and their liver is missing," said Alison …

Faroe Islands government calls for re-evaluation of traditional hunt after citizens slaughter 1,400 dolphins
3 years, 3 months ago

Faroe Islands government calls for re-evaluation of traditional hunt after citizens slaughter 1,400 dolphins

Firstpost  

The hunt occurred on 12 September where locals butchered a large pod of Atlantic white-sided dolphins after spotting them off the coast of Eysturoy. Previous hunts — known locally as “grinds,” which is short for grindadráp in Faroese — have generally targeted pilot whales in pods ranging from a few hundred to about a thousand. I’ve never seen anything like …

Faroe Islands to review hunting rules after 1,428 dolphins killed in one day
3 years, 3 months ago

Faroe Islands to review hunting rules after 1,428 dolphins killed in one day

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The government of the Faroe …

Animal rights group: Faeroes should end dolphin slaughters
3 years, 3 months ago

Animal rights group: Faeroes should end dolphin slaughters

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — The international animal rights group Sea Shepherd said Wednesday it hopes that pressure will build from within the Faeroe Islands to end its traditional drive of sea mammals into shallow water, where they are slaughtered for their meat and blubber. “It was a complete disaster, completely unprecedented in fact, it could even be the largest single hunt …

Over 1400 dolphins killed in a barbaric tradition in Denmark
3 years, 3 months ago

Over 1400 dolphins killed in a barbaric tradition in Denmark

Op India  

Gory visuals from Faroe Island in Denmark where over 1400 dolphins were killed over the weekend in the name of ‘Grindadrap’, a local tradition, has sent shock waves. pic.twitter.com/yGlvPvbrX5 — peter baldwin September 13, 2021 Animal rights activist ‘Blue Planet Society’ calling the act barbaric shared visuals of hundreds of dolphins lying dead on the shore. 📷 Palli Asbjornsson Justesen …

Watch: Viral Video Shows Orca Jumping 15 Feet Into the Air During Bottlenose Dolphin Hunt
3 years, 7 months ago

Watch: Viral Video Shows Orca Jumping 15 Feet Into the Air During Bottlenose Dolphin Hunt

News 18  

The Orcas or killer sharks definitely scare swimmers with their fins as they hunt for their prey. However, a recent video captured by a group of divers on a boat shows how these marine animals can impress their audience as it hunts for food underwater. Miguel Cuevas of Cabo Pulmo Divers posted a video on his Instagram handle earlier this …

Blind Dolphins, 78 Fish Species at Risk: As Mauritius Battles Oil Spill, Experts Say Full Impact Yet to Unfold
4 years, 3 months ago

Blind Dolphins, 78 Fish Species at Risk: As Mauritius Battles Oil Spill, Experts Say Full Impact Yet to Unfold

News 18  

Fishermen battled on Sunday to save dozens of injured dolphins washed ashore in Mauritius where in recent days at least 40 of the animals were found dead in a lagoon near the site of an oil spill from a Japanese bulk carrier which struck a coral reef. Yasfeer Heenaye, a fisherman near Pointe aux Feuilles on the island’s eastern shore, …

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill
4 years, 3 months ago

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Deccan Chronicle  

Johannesburg: The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities’ handling of the disaster at sea. The dolphins began washing up this week, several days after some 1,000 tons of fuel spilled from …

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill
4 years, 3 months ago

39 dolphins, 3 whales wash up on Mauritius after oil spill

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The number of dead dolphins that have washed ashore on the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius after an oil spill has risen to 39, the government said Friday, ahead of protests this weekend against authorities’ handling of the disaster at sea. The dolphins began washing up this week, several days after some 1,000 tons of fuel spilled …

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