Members of European Parliament (MEPs) gathered for a plenary session here, pressing on Wednesday for the European Council and the European Commission to condemn the decision by Japan to resume whale hunting and to catch 333 small rorqual whales during the 2015-2016 season.
Japanese whaling vessels on Tuesday departed from a port in Yamaguchi Prefecture in western Japan to join a fleet that will begin hunting whales for "scientific research" in a controversial move that marks the first hunt since an international court ruled against the practice a year ago.
New Zealand researchers said Wednesday they have identified a previously unknown whale group that lived 27 million to 25 million years ago.
Scientists have renewed hopes that one of the world's rarest whales might return to New Zealand waters after confirming a significant population around the sub- Antarctic Campbell Island.
Conservation officials were hopeful Tuesday that most of a pod of 46 stranded pilot whales
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