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A humpback whale has set a world record for the longest journey ever recorded by a whale, traveling an incredible 13,046 kilometers (8,106 miles) from South America to East Africa.

WWF-New Zealand and Save the Children New Zealand are calling for young Kiwi ocean advocates to share their views on how to better protect our ocean - with at least…

World Oceans Day is an annual event celebrated on June 8th to raise awareness about the crucial role oceans play in our lives and the need to protect and conserve them.

A move to grant whales legal personhood would include the right to sue. In a groundbreaking declaration earlier this month, Indigenous leaders of New Zealand and the Cook Islands signed a…

The Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) is calling for expressions of interest (EOI) for commercial whale watching tours in the marine park.

Thousands of bus-sized humpback whales are currently on their way to Australian waters. They’ve spent the summer feeding in the cold waters of Antarctica before heading north to breed and calve.

Today, commercial whale watching is a well-established, rapidly expanding industry in many parts of the world.It is worth over US$1 billion and attracts millions of tourists each year in over…

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Scientists have worked out how some of the largest whales in the ocean produce their haunting and complex songs. Humpbacks and other baleen whales have evolved a specialised "voice box" that enables them to sing underwater.

When it comes to saving the planet, one whale is worth thousands of trees. Scientific research now indicates more clearly than ever that our carbon footprint—the release of carbon dioxide…

Facial recognition software is being used to track turtle movements in the Cook Islands. The citizen science turtle monitoring project has been up and running for a year now, launched in 2023 by Te Ipukarea society to involve the community in conservation efforts.

Researchers from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia claim to have spotted one of the world's most unusually colored dolphins, known as Speckles, for the first time in…

For the first time ever, cinematographers capture a humpback whale birth before the 5000 mile voyage to their feeding grounds. In Maui, and worldwide, scientists have only recorded a handful…

Beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean off Australia's east coast, record numbers of humpback whales are making their way south on their annual migration journey. After commercial whaling from…