CONSERVATION NEWS
News, views and features from the front lines of conservation
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News spotlight: Can consumer choices protect a critically endangered whale?
By Will McCarry
December 5, 2022
In case you missed it: North Atlantic right whales are fast approaching extinction. Each year, this rare species migrates along the eastern coast of the United States. The path leads right whales into a gauntlet of treacherous fishing grounds around New England.
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Nature meets culture: A whale’s world, a cure for climate fatigue and more
By Kiley Price
March 4, 2021
In an age of lockdowns and social distancing, connecting with nature is not easy for most. With that in mind, here are a few shows, podcasts and more that can help bring nature to life for you, wherever you are.
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Whale, dolphin ‘superpods’ could be an economic boon for one tiny country
By Olive Andrews
January 10, 2017
A scientific survey has confirmed high numbers of whales and dolphins in Timor-Leste’s waters.
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Recent findings illuminate dark world of ‘demon whale-biters’
By Sophie Bertazzo
June 28, 2016
Research on the elusive cookie-cutter shark is the latest evidence of how little we know about the ocean and its marine life.
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On the trail of the South Pacific’s great humpbacks
By Olive Andrews
November 12, 2015
A team of whale researchers makes some exciting discoveries in a place never before surveyed for marine mammals.
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