Japan whalers out of Australia-claimed area
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has said it achieved its aim of forcing Japan’s whaling fleet out of Antarctic waters claimed by Australia. In a statement on its website (www.seashepherd.org), the U.S.-based group said its ship, the Steve Irwin, had forced the fleet into waters off the Ross Dependency, which is [...]
Whales returned to ocean after mass stranding
Eleven whales that survived a mass beach stranding on Tasmania’s far north-west coast have been returned to the open ocean. Rescuers have been working since early yesterday to save the long-finned pilot whales, the only survivors from a pod of 65 that became beached near Stanley. It is hoped the group will be able to [...]
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