The deaths come after a 26ft-long pregnant sperm whale was found dead on a Sardinian beach with 48lbs of plastic in its belly.

Experts say Russia’s idea of releasing 10 captive orcas 800 miles from their home could endanger them.

Experts said the mammal, found in East Lothian, had become very weak and had the most parasites they had ever seen.

The Lummi Nation is dropping live salmon into the sea in a last-ditch rescue effort: ‘We don’t have much time’

A federal agency listed the Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s whale as endangered today, after years of ignoring legal requests to protect the whale.

In a major step forward in the fight against marine plastic pollution, Nordic governments have become the first in the world to formally call for a global treaty to tackle the plastic crisis in our oceans.

After reports of icy pens, rotten food and sick animals, 97 orcas and belugas will be released from a Russian ‘whale jail.’