Whales & Dolphins (& Porpoises)

An Amazon river dolphin in Brazil. © Mike Lane/Getty

River dolphin guide: where they live, the threats they face, and what is being done to save them

An Indus River dolphin in Sukkur, Pakistan. © WWF Pakistan

Analysis of skulls reveals that river dolphins in South Asia are two separate species

Bottlenose dolphin leaping in the air in the Moray Firth, Scotland, UK. © Getty

Research into ‘pingers’ to stop cetacean bycatch shows they are effective

Humpback whale mother and calf. © Emma Holman/Getty

Comeback for humpback whales

Harbour porpoise ready for postmortem at ZSL (c) CSIP-ZSL

Young porpoises in the UK are ingesting toxic milk

A Baby Humpback Whale Plays Near the Surface in Blue Water

10 fascinating facts about humpback whales

Fungie the free Dingle dolphinis happy jumping around in the bay.

Famous dolphin secures a Guinness World Record

Drones used to weigh whales

Green turtle. © Ellis Roberts/BBC

When are Blue Planet Live and Blue Planet UK on TV?

Short-beaked common dolphins photographed off Gerrans Bay, Cornwall, in August 2018. © Rupert Kirkwood

Record number of whale and dolphin sightings in 2018

Orca underwater in Norway. © Audun Rikardsen

Orcas still affected by toxic PCBs despite the ban

Hector's dolphins are endemic to New Zealand © Rob Pine

Increased concern over endangered dolphins in New Zealand following new data

Sperm whale carcass washed up on isle of Texel, off coast of The Netherlands. © Steve Geelhoed

Why did 30 sperm whales strand in 2016?

Two of the four True's beaked whales spotted © ORCA

Elusive whale species photographed in “once in a lifetime” encounter

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Volunteers spot thousands of British cetaceans