Whales

The Western North Pacific gray whale is under threat of extinction, say WWF, as Russia plans a third oil platform off Sakhalin Island

Faroese government accused of ignoring scientific evidence over safety of whale meat as record number of pilot whales are slaughtered

Some of nature's most majestic creatures are migratory, but their future in a changing world is far from certain, as a stunning new book of photographs makes clear

Whale and dolphin cull exposed in new documentary film continues despite worldwide protests

Fish and other sea mammals are paying a heavy price for the tonnes of lost or abandoned fishing gear in our oceans

Lobbying by WWF UK to protect Arctic wilderness from a £11bn ($22bn) oil and gas project that threatened the Western Gray Whale with extinction has been successful after the UK and US governments withdrew backing.

The Government of the Phillipines has tightened regulations to stop fishing on the country's largest coral reef, Reuters has reported.

A group of environmental organisations headed by Earthjustice are sueing the US Navy for continuing to carry out sonar trials which are crippling whales and dolphins.

Convenient, flimsy, costly, cynical, manipulative, wasteful, deadly...we'll never forget the plastic bag

Richard Ellis celebrates the beauty of one of nature’s most miraculous, and least appreciated creatures – the bluefin tuna.

Navy vs the Whales. They have the most mysterious and beautiful songs in the natural world. But now they are dying, drowned out by the deafening roar of Western navies’ new sonar devices.

A new threat to whales, dolphins and other marine life exists in the worlds oceans, as the US Navys new sonar technology could have huge long-term effects on their whole way of life. Leigh Calvez reveals why the lords of the sea aren't singing any more.