Dolphins & Whales

Pilot Whales Killed

Fishermen in Taiji, Japan are apparently releasing bottlenose dolphins they have captured—after sorting the animals to choose about 50 for Japanese zoos and aquariums. About 50 pilot whales weren’t so…

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Japan Dolphin Hunt Resumes

Reports coming from Japan of a resumed dolphin hunt in the town of Taiji may not signal as much cause for alarm as we had previously thought. Some dolphins and…

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Update on Dolphin Slaughter

In the wake of a movie called “The Cove,” media have descended on the town of Taiji, Japan for the start of the dolphin slaughter season. What they’ve found—or haven’t…

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What Do Dolphins Eat?

The US Fish & Wildlife Service warns that feeding dolphins can harm the animals. Not only are human snacks unhealthy for the popular sea mammals, but other dangers are involved…

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Northern Right Whale

The most endangered of all the world’s whale species, the northern right whale (Eubalena glacialis) numbers around 350 individuals that travel the Atlantic coasts of Canada and the US. During…

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Are Pink Dolphins Endangered?

That’s a popular question among readers of this website–and an extremely understandable one considering the fact that so many species around the world, particularly rainforest species such as the pink…

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What Do Pink Dolphins Eat?

Like all dolphins, the pink Amazon river dolphin, which is the largest of the world’s four freshwater dolphin species, eats fish. Even though food is plentiful in the waters of…

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