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Two days into a rescue operation in Kamchatka, in the Russian Far East, to free a family of whales stranded in the shallows in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said.

Since it was first spotted in Norwegian Arctic waters in 2019, the whale has sparked a range of speculations. This latest development regarding the whale’s death may lead to even more theories.

A Beluga whale, nicknamed "Hvaldimir," has been found dead off the southwest coast of Norway, according to the NGO Marine Mind, which has been tracking the whale's movements for years. Hvaldimir first gained attention in 2019 when he appeared off Norway's far-northern Finnmark region, wearing a man-made harness with a mount suited for an action camera. The harness had the words "Equipment St.

The Environment Ministry signed a memorandum of understanding Tuesday for the establishment of a monitoring system which warns passing ships if large marine mammals, specifically whales, are on their route.

A six-year program to record and protect nine emblematic, but also vulnerable species of the Greek marine fauna was launched a few days ago with the participation of educational and research institutions and environmental organizations.

The European program called "LIFE MareNatura - conservation of marine megafauna species in Greece and Italy" has a budget of 11 million euros. 

According to estimates, the initial length of the large fin whale spotted by the fisherman was estimated at 15 metres and its weight at 40 tonnes

Whales sing loud enough that their songs travel through the ocean, but knowing the mechanics behind that has been a mystery.

Scientists now think they have an idea, and it's something not seen in other animals: A specialized voice box.

Experts say the discovery, while based on a study that is too tiny to be definitive, will direct future research into how whales communicate.

The sight of a humpback whale in the Mediterranean is rare. Just 45 have been spotted, photographed and recorded over the past decades.

Greenpeace has urged the government to abandon a deep-sea gas exploration project in the Mediterranean, citing newly published research to argue that its impact on endangered whales and dolphins would be greater than previously believed.

Iceland's government said that whaling could resume with stricter conditions and monitoring, after it decided not to extend a temporary two-month ban imposed amid animal welfare concerns.

Iceland is one of just three countries in the world that allow commercial whaling, along with Norway and Japan.