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Canada

Rare whale washes up on Vancouver Island, in possible 1st sighting of species in B.C.

A Rare Bryde’s Whale Washes Ashore on Vancouver Island, Sparking Concern In a potentially unprecedented event for British Columbia, a…

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Canada

Second dead grey whale in less than a week washes ashore in B.C.

A second dead grey whale has washed ashore in British Columbia in less than a week. Fisheries and Oceans Canada…

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Tech

Onboard a dangerous mission to disentangle a right whale

Saving a distressed whale, especially one as large as a 15-metre North Atlantic right whale, is a challenging and dangerous…

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Tech

This N.L. man took a selfie with a beached whale, and took his photography to a whole new level

Brendon Gould, a resident of River of Ponds, N.L., on the Northern Peninsula, recently captured the attention of social media…

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Nova Scotia

Lack of consent stalls plans for North America’s first whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia

The ambitious plan to build North America’s first coastal refuge for captive whales in Nova Scotia may be facing a…

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World

Kayaker gets swallowed by humpback whale off Chilean coast: Watch

A humpback whale made headlines last week after swallowing a man on a kayak off the coast of Chile. The…

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Tech

Whale song shows ‘hallmarks’ of human language

The word “antidisestablishmentarianism” may hold a place in history as one of the longest words in the English language, but…

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Tech

France says no to retiring 2 orcas at proposed N.S. whale sanctuary

A proposed retirement home for marine park whales on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore has faced another setback. France has denied…

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Nova Scotia

New funding will help Saint Mary’s researchers update database of right whale DNA

Researchers at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax have secured funding to update the DNA database for the critically endangered North…

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Tech

Renowned whale museum lost to fire in B.C.’s Telegraph Cove was a ‘labour of love’

The devastating loss of the Whale Interpretive Centre in Telegraph Cove, B.C., has left the community in mourning. Mary Borrowman,…

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