Decomposed body of young whale found on Southwold beach
A second dead whale has washed up on a beach in the region – this time the remains of a decomposed baby whale have turned up at Southwold on Sunday morning. >> read more …
Categorie: dwergvinvis
Levende dwergvinvis op Ierse kust
“A minke whale live stranded on the high tide at midday near Cuan in Ventry bay, County Kerry. Local IWDG members were quickly on scene to assess the health of the animal. >> read more …
Dwergvinvis op Brits strand
British Divers Marine Life Rescue kreeg zondag melding van een levnd gestrande dwergvinvis in Pettycur Bay niet ver van Edinburgh.
Minke whales are struggling to communicate over the din of ocean noise
By analyzing more than 42,000 minke whale boings, scientists have found that, as background noise intensifies, the whales are losing their ability to communicate over long distances. This could limit their ability to find mates and engage in important social contact with other whales. >> read more …
Distressed TV Show Host Watches Minke Whale Get Shot With a Grenade for Meat
BBC Three program host Stacey Dooley is caught in a distressing situation on her latest program. She is in Norway and the Faroe Islands and watches as a minke whale is shot with a grenade and slaughtered for meat, according to the Daily Mail. >> read more …
Whaling in Norway
Whalers in Norway continue to carry out commercial whaling despite falling demand for whale meat and a decline in the number of boats hunting each year. >> read more …
Norway’s Minke Whale Quota Unchanged from 2019 to 2020
The Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Seafood has set the minke whale quota at 1,278 animals for 2020, according to a recent press release. >> read more …
Battersea Bridge whale found motionless on shore
A dead whale has washed up in the River Thames for the second time in two months. The mammal, believed to be a minke whale which can grow up to 33ft (10m) long, was found motionless on the river banks under Battersea Bridge late on Friday. >> read more …
Surfer redt baby walvis op strand Málaga
MÁLAGA – Een surfer heeft vrijdag op het strand van Rincon de la Victoria in de provincie Málaga een baby walvis gered. De walvis zat vast op het strand en de man duwde de walvis terug de zee in waarna de kleine walvis weg zwom. Volgens de krant gaat het om een jong exemplaar van […]
The dwarf minke whale migration through the Ribbon Reefs
Little is known about the dwarf minke whale, a subspecies of the northern hemisphere minke, which is yet to be given a formal taxonomic description. A team of researchers from the Minke Whale Project is harnessing citizen science in a bid to better understand the mysterious cetaceans. In Issue 09 of Oceanographic, underwater photographer Craig Parry heads out […]
Dwergvinvis in Belgische wateren op 10 november 2019
Grote verrassing op zondag 10 november in één van de windparken in het Belgisch deel van de Noordzee: onderhoudstechnici nemen een walvis waar en kunnen een kort filmpje maken voor het dier weer wegduikt. >> lees verder …
Moederwalvis en jong zwemmen rond in haven van Valencia
VALENCIA – Afgelopen 5 november gebeurde er iets heel zeldzaams in de haven van Valencia: Twee walvissen, een moeder en haar jong, besloten de boten van dichtbij te gaan bekijken. Na een paar minuten rondkijken, zwommen ze op eigen kracht de haven weer uit. >> lees verder …