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People are heartbroken over a mother orca who carried the corpse of her newborn calf for 17 days

Scientists have called her actions ‘unprecedented’ and have said the pod is in danger of becoming extinct.

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Aug 13th 2018, 6:45 PM

Swimmers defy shark ban and form human chain to save 200 whales

The pod was trying to access the area where 416 pilot whales were stranded overnight.

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Feb 11th 2017, 7:25 AM

UN court tells Japan to leave the whales alone

Japanese Fisheries Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi last year vowed Japan would never stop whaling.

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Mar 31st 2014, 11:35 AM