Whale Rescue

• Entangled North Atlantic right whale spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

  The sighting triggered a 15-day fishing closure in specific fishing grids in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence.

  Canada

  May 20, 2022
  
• Total of 70 beached whales rescued off Australia coast, but hundreds more lost

  Another 20 surviving whales could potentially still be saved on Thursday and vets were considering euthanizing another four, officials said.

  World

  Sep 23, 2020
  
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• Nearly 500 whales found beached off Australia, many of which have already died

  The discovery of 200 additional pilot whales three days into the rescue of 270 others makes it Australia's biggest beaching in modern times.

  World

  Sep 22, 2020
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• Video shows baby humpback whale freed from fishing gear off Vancouver Island

  The calf had "several wraps of line around the base of the tail and the flukes," the DFO said.

  Sep 12, 2019
• Whale-watching tourists witness humpback rescue off coast of Nova Scotia

  "We saw that it was swimming kind of funny."

  Environment

  Jul 23, 2019
• New Brunswick whale rescue team frees first entangled whale since team member’s death

  The whale reportedly had lines wrapped around its head and took the rescue team more four hours to disentangle the whale calf. 

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2018
• Meet Tyonek: The beluga whale rescued in Alaska now living at SeaWorld in Texas

  Tyonek could not be released to the wild because he lacks the survival and social skills needed to thrive on his own, officials say.

  Environment

  Mar 9, 2018
• Rescue of humpback whale near Maui, Hawaii, caught on camera

  An entangled humpback whale has been rescued through the efforts of rescuers near Maui, Hawaii, on Friday. 

  World

  Jan 15, 2018
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• ‘Hopefully he can reunite with his family’: 100 volunteers help guide beached whale into waters

  The whale was first spotted on the beach around 9 a.m.

  Canada

  Jan 1, 2018
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• Fisheries department monitoring North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear

  At least 13 of the whales have been found dead this year off the coasts of Canada and New England.

  Environment

  Aug 29, 2017