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6 July 2010
'Sea monster' whale fossil unearthed
Paleontologists have discovered remnants of the fossilized skull of an ancient whale in a Peruvian desert -- and named it after Herman Melville, the author of "Moby Dick." The newly discovered species, Leviathan melvillei, lived about 12 million years ago. Scientists believe it feasted on smaller whales that shared what were oceans at the time. BBC

22 June 2010
Hopes fade for 92 beached whales in Cape Verde
Cape Verde islanders have abandoned hope for the survival of 92 pilot whales that were found washed up in a mass beaching. This is the latest in a history of mass strandings on these islands visited by the IWDG in 2003 and 2006. RTE News

10 July 2009
Blue whales commonly sighted off south-east Sri Lanka
Between 08 October 2008 and 13 April 2009, Mirissa Water Sports had 108 whale watching expeditions, during which Blue whales were encountered 71 per cent of the time. Wildlife Extra

3 July 2009
Korea and Japan have growing whale ‘bycatch’ markets
Scientists are warning that a new form of unregulated whaling has emerged along the coastlines of Japan and South Korea, where the commercial sale of whales killed as fisheries "bycatch" is threatening coastal stocks of Minke whales and other protected species. Wildlife Extra

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