December 2015

• Humpbacks Slow to Return to Hawaiian Waters This Winter — See Photo (Hawaii Tribune-Herald, 12/30/15).Read more here and here.

• Why Do Dolphins, Whales Strand? See Photos & Video (New Republic, 12/29/15).

• Large Sei Whale Strands, Dies on Galveston Beach — See Slide Show (Chron.com, 12/22/15). See video here. Read more, see another photo here.

• State of Maine to Acquire Soft-Bottomed Boats to Reduce Risks to Whales, Humans in De-Entanglement Work — See Photo

• Premiere Orca Researcher Recalls Birth of Photo ID’ing — See Photos (Marmam, 12/20/15, Hakai Magazine, 9/30/15).

• NOAA Uses Unmanned Aircraft to Assess Stranded Cook Inlet Beluga Mother-Calf Pair — See Slide Show and Footage (NOAA, with thanks to Bethany Augliere for Facebook post).

• Paddle-boarder Gets Close to Humpbacks Feeding in Glass-Calm Waters Off Jersey Shore — See Video (NJ.com, 12/10/15).

• Researchers ID Previously Unknown Species of Sperm Whale from Bone Fossils — See Photo & Illo (Plos.org, 12/9/15).

• Researchers Study Effects of Fishing-Gear Entanglement on Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales — See Photo & Illo (Phys.org, 12/9/15)

• More and More Whales Getting Entangled in Fishing Gear Off California — See News Report (USA Today, 12/9/15). Read more here and here. Listen to a radio broadcast here.

• Mexico Ups Efforts to Save Near-Extinct Vaquitas — See Photo (Los Angeles Times, 12/8/15).

• Endangered Pacific Northwest Southern Resident Orcas Welcome Another New Calf — See Photos (The Dodo, 12/7/15).

• Humpbacks Recorded in Hawaii Making Heartbeat-Like Sound Never Recorded Before (MauiNow.com, 12/7/15). Read more, see photos and watch video with audio here and here.

• Study Proves the Obvious: BC’s Endangered Southern Resident Orcas are Bombarded with Ship Noise (Nature World News, 12/4/15). Read more here, here, here and here.

• Fossil Find: Oldest-and-Smallest-Known Baleen Whale Had Teeth — See Photo (Scientific American, 12/4/15). Find the full study with fossil photos and diagrams here.

November 2015

• Hong Kong Bridge Construction, Airport Expansion Could Be Last Blows for Few Remaining Pink Dolphins — See Photo (The Washington Post, 11/30/15).  See news report here.

• Study: BC’s Northern Resident Orcas Share Food with Family Members (National Post, 11/30/15).

• Japan Still Determined to Kill Whales — See Photos (Maclean’s, 11/30/15). Read more here. See more photos and news report here.

• Sea Shepherd Releases Horrific Video of Taiji Fisherman Killing Pilot Whale — Watch Advisedly (The Maritime Executive, 11/28/15).

• Study: For Some Whale Species, Big Size, Other Traits that Give Males Mating Edge Come at Cost — See Photos, Listen to Radio Segment, Read Study (89.3KPCC, scpr.com, 11/27/15).

• Drone Captures Footage of Belugas Living Free and Wild— See Video (CBC News, 11/25/15).

• Study: Humpbacks Migrating from New Caledonia to Antarctic Take Long Breaks around  Underwater Mountains, Scientists Not Sure Why (New Scientist, 11/25/15)

• 2 Pilot Whales Suffocate on Fish Caught in Blowholes — See Graphic Photo (New Scientist, 11/24/15).

• Smart Sperm Whales Stealing Catch Off Fisherman’s Lines in Alaska (Newsweek, 11/22/15).

• 337 Whales Found Dead in Southern Chile in Biggest Stranding on Record – See Photos (National Geographic, 11/20/15).

• Attacking Gulls Now Targeting Right Whale Moms & Calves Off Argentina — See Photo (Discover, 11/20/15). Listen to a radio broadcast here.

• Critically Endangered Right Whales Returning to Nursery Waters Off Georgia, SC, FL, Boaters Asked to Take Care (Savannahnow.com, 11/20/15).

• Pilot Whales Rounded Up for Taiji Slaughter Huddle in Tight Group — See Photos & Video (The Dodo, 11/19/15). Read more, see more photos here.

• Discovery of 3 Dead Fins on BC Coast Raises Large Whale Death Total  to 10 — See Photo (The Vancouver Sun, 11/19/15).

• Divers Interact with Sperm Whales — See Photos (Daily Mail, 11/19/15).

• Researchers Dissect Stranded 70-Foot Blue Whale on Oregon Beach — See Photos (Smithsonian, 11/18/15).

• Australian Court Fines Japanese Company for Illegal Whaling in Antarctic Sanctuary (The Japan Times, 11/18/15). Read more here. See photos here and here.

• Tampa FL Dolphin Tour Boat Captain: Dolphins Respond to Yanni Music (Discovery News, 11/16/15).

• Group says Russian Waters New Home to Orca, Beluga Capture Trade (Aljazeera America, 11/14/15).

• Researchers Try 2 Approaches to Studying Beaked Whales Off California — See Photo & Illustration (Wired, 11/13/15).

• NMFS Sets Limits on Navy Exercises in Gulf of Alaska (Juneau Empire, 11/13/15).

• NMFS Gives Navy OK on Exercises in Pacific Northwest, Says Impact on Endangered Orcas Not That Bad (U.S. News & World Report, 11/12/15).

• Ruling Forces Navy to Reassess How California-Hawaii Exercises will Affect Marine Mammals, Turtles (Animal Welfare Institute, 11/12/15). Read more here.

• Migrating Humpbacks Thrill, Scare Boaters Off New Jersey — See Videos (NewJersey101.5.com, 11/12/15).

• Researchers I.D. False Killer Whale Stranded on Big Island as Female Member of Endangered Population — See Photos (BigIslandNow.com, 11/11/15).

• Puget Sound Southern Resident Orcas Visit Inner Harbor for First Time Since Capture Operations 50 Years Ago — See Photos (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber, 11/11/15).

• Nala the Humpback Seen with 12th Calf off Western Australia — See Photos (ABC.net.au,  11/9/15).

• Researchers Record Song of Endangered, Elusive Antarctic Blue Whale for First Time Ever — See Photo, Hear Recordings (RN, ABC.net.au, 11/9/15). Hear the half-hour radio program here.

• Southern Right Whale Study Links Shared Migratory Routes, Feeding Grounds to Genetic Relatedness, Maternal Learning (Phys.org, 11/9/15). Read more here.

• Freediving Photographers Share Images of Interacting with Sperm Whales — See Images (news.com.au, 11/8/15).

• Emaciated Blue Whale Washes Up in Oregon — See Photos & Video (The Register Guard, 11/8/15).

• NRDC Screens Sonic Sea, New Film about Ocean Noise Pollution in NYC on 10/6 — See Trailer (Vimeo). Learn more about the film here.

• Why So Many Minkes in Scottish Waters? — See Photo (The Scotsman, 11/6/15).

• NMFS Investigating if Navy Sonar Killed 2 Bottlenose Dolphins in Dan Diego (Breitbart, 11/4/15).

• Study: Dolphins in Gulf Spill-Affected Waters Die Sooner, Babies Don’t Survive (LiveScience, 11/4/15). Read more here.

• Study: Female Dolphins in Brazil Pass Toxins in Sunscreens, Insecticides to Fetus (Marmam, 11/3/15). Find the study here.

• 10 Pilot Whales Strand in Calais, 7 Die, 3 Returned to Sea — See News Report (BBC News, 11/3/15). Read more, see more photos here.

• Australian Authorities to Test Letting Tourists Swim with Humpbacks in Ningaloo Marine Park (The Guardian, 11/1/15). Read more here and here.

October 2015

• Baja Whale-Watchers Get to Pet Grays and More — See Video (WhaleofaTime, YouTube, 11/31/15).

• Crews Free Humpback Entangled in Lobster Nets Off La Jolla — See Video (La Jolla Patch, 10/31/15). See more video here.

• Experts Suspect Bottlenose Dolphins Attacked Pilot Whale Calf Found Stranded, Injured in Scotland — See Photo (BBC News, 10/30/15).

• Filmmakers Get First Footage of Male Humpbacks Defending Mom & Calf from Attack by Orcas — See Video (BBC Earth, 10/30/15).

• Researchers Share Underwater Footage of Mysterious Omura’s Whale — See Videos, Maps, Photos (Gizmodo, 10/29/15).

• Humane Society International Australia Wants Japanese Whaling Company Held in Contempt of Court (The Guardian, 10/28/15).

• Surfer Magazine: Use SeaWorld Orcas for Surfer Shark Patrol — See 2014 Footage of Orcas Hunting Shark (Surfer Magazine, 10/28/15).

• Right Whales Abandoning Bay of Fundy? See Photo, Hear Radio Report (CBC News, 10/28/15).

• Marine Biologist who Works with U.S. Navy Argues Benefits of Exposing Whales, Dolphins to  Sonar — See Photos (Aljazeera America, 10/26/15).

• Whale-Watching Boat Sinks Off B.C., 5 Die — See News Report (CBC News, 10/26/15). Read more, see more photos and news reports here and here.

• Study Links Rise in Right Whale Calf Deaths off Argentina to  Toxic Algae Blooms — See Photos (Phys.org, 10/26/15). Read more here. Find the study here.

• B.C. Whale-Watching Company, Video Crew Catch Orcas on the Hunt — See Video (CBC News, 10/25/15).

• Endangered Puget Sound Southern Resident Orca Community’s J Pod has a New Baby — See Photos (King5.com, 10/25/15). See more photos here.

• Diver Immersed in Humpback Whale Call Off Queensland — See Video, Listen to Call (The Telegraph, 10/25/15).

• NOAA Drones Capture Footage of Wild Orca Mom Nursing Calf and More — See Images (Discover News, 10/23/15). Learn more, see more images here, here and here.

• Researchers Report on First Field Observations of Little-Known Omura’s Whales — See Photos (Phys.org, 10/22/15).

• Young Female Humpback Found Dead in Long Island Sound May Have Died from Ship Strike — See Photos (Greenwich Time, 20/22/15).

• Stranding Pygmy Killer Whales Receiving Treatment at Gulfport Facility — See Photos & Video (MS News Now, 10/21/15).

• 2 Older, Well-Known, Male Members of Long-Studied  Sarasota Resident Bottlenose Population Found Dead — See Photo (Sarasota Patch, 10/20/15). Read more, see another photo here.

• Dead Orca in Southeast Alaska ID’d as Female from Offshore Population — See Photos (KFSK, 10/20/15).

• Mother and Calf Humpback Swim with Mother and Calf Dolphin Off Eastern Australia — See Drone Footage (The Telegraph, 10/19/15).

• Climate Change Could Starve Whales by Killing Krill (Popular Mechanics, 10/19/15).

• Enjoy the Orca Animation—Set to Recording of Real Call (MotionServed.com, 10/19/15). Thanks to Kalia Doner for this item.

• Is Gulf Spill-Triggered Dolphin Die-Off Finally Ending? (The Christian Science Monitor, 10/18/15).

• NOAA Investigates Deaths of 33 Whales in Western Gulf of Alaska (Republican Herald, 10/18/15).

• Japan Rejects Whaling Limits (The Sydney Morning Herald, 10/19/15).

• Drone Captures Footage of White Right Whale Calf Off Western Australia— See Photos & Video (Daily Mail, 10/14/15).

• West Bengal Plans Reserve to Save River Dolphins (India Today in Education, 10/10/15).

• Study: Evidence that Right Whales Inhabit Georgia, SC Waters Almost Year Round Should Prod Evaluation of Off-Shore Activities (Marmam, 10/8/15). Find the study here.

• Sightings Suggest Long-Gone Grey Whales May be Southeastern Atlantic — Listen to Radio Report (WNYC, 10/8/15).

• Humpbacks Swim under Northern Lights in Norway — See Footage (WPTV5, 10/7/15).

• First Humpbacks Arrive in Hawaii — See Photo (U.S. News & World Report, 10/7/15). See video here.

• Sperm Whale Clicks Add to Evidence that Whales Have Cultures — Hear Recording (Student Science, 10/6/15).

• More Evidence that Dolphins, Whales Mourn Dead — See Video (Huffington Post, 10/5/15).

• Suit says Government Approval of Northern Gateway Pipeline Violates Legal Obligation to Protect Humpbacks (CTV News, 10/5/15). Read more here.

• Australian Kayakers Filming Dolphins, Rays Feeding on Bait Ball almost Swamped by Lunge-Feeding Whales — See Video (9news.com.au, 10/4/15).

• Study: Feeding Blues Adjust Energy Expenditure to Match Abundance of Prey (The Christian Science Monitor, 10/3/15). Read more, see photos here and here.

• After Agreeing to Limit Exercises Harmful to Marine Mammals off California, Navy Pushes to Continue Exercises off Pacific Northwest — Listen to News Report (kuow.org, 10/2/15). Read more here.

• Man Says Wave from Unidentified Passing Whales Capsized his Fishing Boat Off Queensland — See Photo (Brisbane Times, 10/1/15).

• Iceland Tallies 184 Whales Killed This Year (The Straits Times, 10/1/15). Read more here.

September 2015

• False Killer Whale Shows Tour Boat Crew Member her Teeth Off Oahu — See Video (9News.com.au, 9/27/15).

• Drone Films Paddle Boarder Getting too Close to Right Whales in SW Australia — See Video (ABC Esperance, 9/25/15).

• Slower Ship Speeds in Port of Auckland Seem to be Reducing Whale Deaths (Scoop.co.nz, 9/25/15).

• Orca Expert Erich Hoyt on Speaking Tour in British Columbia/Puget Sound (Marmam, 9/24/15).

• Leaping Dolphin Soars through Air off Laguna Beach — See Photo (The Orange County Register, 9/23/15)

• Belugas Off Connecticut? Humpbacks in Long Island Sound? What’s Going On? See Video (The Christian Science Monitor, 9/23/15). Read more here.

• El Niño Conditions Drive Humpbacks Up Oregon’s Columbia River to Feed — See Video (Oregonlive.com, 9/23/15). Read more, see more video here.

• U.S Ambassador to New Zealand Gets Close to Humpbacks — See Video (Stuff. co.nz, 9/23/15).

• Changing Right Whale Migration Patterns Hold Up Whelk-Fishing Season off Cape Breton (Herald News, 9/22/2015). Read more here.

• Kayaker Almost Crushed by Breaching Whale Tells the Story — See Photos & Video (The Guardian, 9/21/15).

• Whale-Watcher Snaps Pic of Seal atop Humpback off Australia — See Photos (The Sydney Morning Herald, 9/18/15).

• Who Needs Captivity when We Have Orca Cam? See Live, Archived Video of Orcas in Wild (Mashable, 9/16/15). See more video, other live cams, videos and photos here.

• 2 Humpbacks Spotted in Shallow Long Island Sound — See Photo (WXEdge.com, 9/16/15).

• Hong Kong Population of Pink Dolphins Facing Extinction — See Photo (Newsweek, 9/16/15).

• U.S. Fisheries to Swordfish Gillnet Fleet: Kill More than 2 Turtles, Marine Mammals in 2 Years, We’ll Shut You Down (Reuters, 9/15/15). Read more here.

• Vancouver Port Installs Hydrophones to Monitor Shipping-Noise Impact on Marine Mammals — See Photo (The Vancouver Sun, 9/15/15). Read more here.

• San Diego Fisherman Video Orcas Following, Chasing Boat  — See Beautiful Footage, Watch to the End! (Mashable, 9/15/15). Also see video here.

• Researchers Report First-Ever Observation of Orcas Harassing Sperm Whales in Gulf of Mexico (Marmam, 9/13/15). Find the report here.

• To Settle Suit, Navy Agrees to Limit Sonar, Training Exercises Harmful to Dolphins, Whales Off Hawaii, Southern California (U.S. News & World Report, 9/14/15). Read more here, here, here and here.

• Breaching Humpback Knocks Sense into Kayakers Too Close to Feeding Action — See Video (KSBW.com, 9/13/15).

• Roger Payne, Co-Discoverer of Humpback Whale Song, Receives Sierra Club Award (Valley News, 9/13/15).

• Did Warm-Water Algae Bloom Kill 36 Whales Off Alaska and BC? (Canada News, 9/12/15). Read more, see news report here.

• Underwater Observation of Right Whales off Argentia Disproves Theory on Mating Habits — See Video (Mirrr.co.uk, 9/11/15).

• Drone Films Dolphins Surfing in One Beautiful Line — See Video (The Dodo, 9/10/15).

• Beautiful Orcas from Mexican Waters Appear Off San Clemente — See Photos & Video (The Orange County Register, 9/10/15).

• Paddle Boarder Gets Too Close to Hunting Orcas or Vice Versa — See Video (CBC News, 9/10/15).

• Writer Describes First Experience in Water with a Sperm Whale — See Photos (The Guardian, 9/10/15).

• Tug Hits Humpback Calf, Dead Already or Killed by Strike, on Great Barrier Reef (The Sydney Morning Herald, 9/10/15).

• Shark Flings Self onto Rocks to Escape Orcas in New Zealand — See Photos (Daily Mail, 9/9/15).

• 2-lb Chunk of Ambergris, a.k.a Whale Vomit, Goes to Auction in England — See Photo (Newsweek, 9/8/15).

• Good News: British Columbia’s Endangered Southern Resident Orcas Produce Another Calf — See Photo (CTV News, 9/8/15). Read more here.

• Study: Sperm Whale Vocalization Show Evidence of Culture (National Geographic, 9/8/15). Read more, listen to recordings here.

• Observers Report Humpbacks Trying to Foil Orca Attacks on Other Species — See Photos (Huffington Post, 9/815).

• Rescuers Search for Blue Whale Tangled in Fishing Line Off L.A. — See News Report (The Christian Science Monitor, 9/6/15). Read more, see an earlier news report here.

• Seal Hides Near Whale-Watching Boat in Futile Attempt to Evade Orcas — See Photos & Related Video (Daily Mail, 9/4/15).

• A Primer on How Oil-Exploration in Arctic will Hurt Whales (OneGreenPlanet.org, 9/4/15).

• Photographer Gets Great Shot of Spy-Hopping Humpback in Tonga — See Photo (Wired, 9/4/15). See more photos here.

• Woman Knocked Off Paddle Board by Breaching Whale in Australia (Sydney Morning Herald, 9/4/15).

• Japan Announces Plans to Kill Whales Off Northern Japan (South China Morning Post, 9/3/15). Read more here.

• 2 Deep Water-Dwelling Pygmy Killer Whales Strand in Mississippi— See News Report (CNN, 9/4/15). Read more here. See another news report here.

• A Close-Up Look at Iceland’s Fin-Whaling Industry and the Man Behind It — See Graphic Photos & Video Report (Bloomberg, 9/2/15).

• Fossil of Ocean Ancestor to Modern River Dolphin Found Off Panama (The Christian Science Monitor, 9/1/15). Read the study here.

• Woman Intent on Giving Birth in Ocean near Dolphins (and Who Knows What Else) —See Photos (HollywoodLife.com, 9/1/15).

August 2015

• Study: In Right Circumstances, Lone Stranded Dolphins Can Be Released and Survive (OneGreenPlanet.org, 8/31/15).

• Boaters Get Rare Visit from Pilot Whales Off Cornwall — See Photos (Western Morning News, 8/30/15).

• Young Male Fin Whale Killed by Container Ship Washes Up in Alameda, CA — See Photos (SFGate.com, 8/28/15).

• Photographer Films Brydes Whales Feeding Off Australia — See Video (Northstar.com.au, 8/27/15).

• Humpbacks Check Out Boat in Shallow, Clear Water Off Australia — See Photos (Herald Sun, 8/27/15).

• Drone Operators Fined for Flying Too Close to Orcas Off San Juan Islands (Q13Fox, 8/26/15). See footage here.

• Humpbacks Feed Right Next to Whale-watching Boat Off Cape Cod — See Video (OneGreenPlanet.org, 8/26/15). Also see video here.

• NOAA Conducts First-Ever Survey of Endangered North Pacific Right Whales in Gulf of Alaska (USA Today, 8/25/15).

• Orcas Give Boaters a Close Look Off Vancouver — See Video (GlobalNews.ca, 8/25/15).

• Anti-Whaling Sea Shepherd Ship Bob Barker Refused Entry into Whale-Killing Faroes  (The Guardian, 8/24/15).

• Humpback Does Backward Breach Off Brier Island, Nova Scotia — See Photos & Video (CBC News, 8/24/15). Also see video here.

• Organization Proposes “Heritage Site” Designation for Best Dolphin/Whale-Watching Destinations (Marmam, 8/24/15). Learn more here.

• NOAA to Investigate Whale Die-Off in Alaska — See News Report (Time, 8/23/15).

• Drone Captures Footage of Humpbacks, Dolphins, Seals Off Australia — See Photos & Video (Daily Mail, 8/22/15).

• Whale Deaths in BC, Alaska Declared “Unusual Mortality Event” — See News Report (CBC News, 8/21/15). Read more here, here and here.

• Sea Shepherd Gears Up for Sixth Year of Monitoring Dolphin Slaughter in Taiji (OneGreenPlanet.org, 8/21/15).

• Scottish Town Cuts Links with Faroes over Whale Slaughter (The Guardian, 8/21/15).

• Filmmaker Captures Drone Footage, Underwater Images of Blue Whales — See Video & Photos (DailyMail.com, 8/20/15).

• White Sperm Whales Spotted off Southern France and Sardinia (Marmam, 8/20/15). Read more, see photos here.

• Bottlenose Dolphins Follow Food to Long Island Sound (The Suffolk Times, 8/20/15).

• Cruise Lines to Drop Faroe Islands over Whale Slaughter (Express, 8/20/15).

• Hamas Captures Alleged Israeli Spy Dolphin (RT, 8/19/15).

• Report: Proposed W. Canada-to-St. John Pipeline Threat to Bay of Fundy Marine Mammals, Fishing Industry (CBC News, 8/19/15).

• Swimming with Whales: Good Idea or Bad? See Photos (The Guardian, 8/18/15).

• Faroe Island Authorities Defend Whale Slaughter (Express, 8/18/15). Read more here.

• Pilot Whales Check Out Fishing Tournament off Jersey Coast — See Video (Asbury Park Press, 8/18/15).

• Beluga Whales Swim 550 Miles Up Yukon River (Alaska Dispatch News, 8/17/15).

• Right Whale Approaches Australian Boaters for Help with Bag, Line Caught in Mouth, They Respond — See Video (OneGreenPlanet.org, 8/17/15).

• Author Susan Casey Discusses New Book on Dolphins (National Geographic, 8/16/15).

• Researchers ID 50-Year-Old Humpback in Alaska — See Photo (The New York Times, 8/14/15, 8/3/15).

• Whale-Fossil Graveyard in Saharan Desert was once Bottom of Ancient Sea — See Photos (Daily Mail, 8/14/15).

• More Pilot Whales Slaughtered in Faroes (Express.co.uk, 8/14/15).

• Orcas Check Out Happy Human and Dog in Dinghy — See Video (Kirotv.com, 8/13/15).

• Wild Belugas Seem Drawn to Cello Music — See Video (UPI, 8/12/15). Learn more here.

• Four Dead Humpbacks Wash Up in 1 Week of Central BC—See News Report & Photos (CTV News, 8/12/15). Read more, see more photos here.

• New Zealand Diver Gets Surprise Close Pass by Orca — See Video (Huffington Post, 8/12/15).

• Researchers Encounter Elusive Transient Orcas Off Canada’s West Coast — See Photo (The Vancouver Sun, 8/11/15).

• Researchers Search, Listen for Last 30 Surviving North Pacific Right Whales — See Photos, Listen to Radio Report, Whale Calls (Alaska Public Media, 8/11/15).

• Study: Small Change in Fishing Lines Could Help Entangled Whales Break Free (Live Science, 8/10/15).

• Migaloo, the White Humpback Returns to Australia, or is it Migaloo, Jr.? See Photos & Videos (9news.com.au, 8/10/15). Read more, see more photos and video here, here, here and here.

• Large Group of Socializing Orcas Thrills Whale-watchers Off Galiano Island, BC —See Video (Gary Cullen, YouTube, 8/9/15). Read more, see video and more photos here.

• Dog Tries to Swim Away with Pod of Dolphins — See Video (TMZ, 8/9/15).

• Whale Researchers Seek Funding for Mini-Copter Photo/Whale Blow Technology — See Photos (TakePart.com, 8/7/15).

• Researcher Katy Payne Recalls Discovering that Humpbacks Sing — See Photos, Listen to Interview, Whale Songs (NPR, 8/6/15).

• Survival Prospects Dim for Near-Extinct Vaquita — See Photos (Greenpeace.org, 8/4/15).

July 2015

• Study: Different Dolphin Species Fight, Associate, Coexist in Bahamas (IFL Science, 7/26/15). Find the study here.

• Kayakers Celebrate Whales on National Whale Day in Australia — See News Report (BBC, 7/26/15).

• Icelandic Whaling Honcho thinks Australia Should Kill Humpbacks — See Photos (The Sydney Morning Herald, 7/26/15).

• Rarely-Seen Sowerby’s Beaked Whale Washes Up in Plymouth, MA — See Photo (The Boston Globe, 7/25/15). Read more, see more photos here and here.

• Ken Balcomb, Center for Whale Research, Share Beautiful Footage of Orca Family in San Juan Islands — See Video (One Green Planet, 7/25/15).

• Humans Care for Female Orca Trapped on Rocks in British Columbia until Tides Rise — See Photos (One Green Planet, 7/24/15). Learn more, see more photos here.

• Florida Wildlife Managers Monitoring Dolphin Horribly Sliced by Boat Propeller off Madiera Beach, FL — See Graphic Photo (The St. Petersburg Tribune, 7/22/15).

• Study: Male Dolphins Try to Kill Newborn Calf off Savannah — See Video (The Island Packet, 7/23/15). Read more, see more photos and video here. Read the full study, see photos, video and diagrams here.

• Southern Right Whale Off Sydney Beach Looks Pregnant — See Video (ABC.net.au, 7/23/15).

• Researchers Document Cooperative Behavior between Wild Spotted & Bottlenose Dolphins — See Photo (New Scientist, 7/22/15). Find the study here.

• Report: Researchers Concerned about High Toxin Levels in Meterranean Whales — See Photos (PBS News Hour, 7/22/15).

• New Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whale Count: 81, including 4 Babies — See Photos & Video (Komo News Network, 7/22/15). Read more here.

• Study: Dolphin’s Can Dive Deep Because of Collapsible Lungs (Discovery News, 7/20/15).

• Dolphins Distract British Rowing Team — See Video (9MSN, 7/2015).

• Researcher says Tired, Migrating, Half-Asleep Whales Getting Caught in Shark Nets off Australian Beaches — See Photos & Video (Daily Mail, 7/19/15).

• Member of Emergency Whale-Detangling Team Talks about Work — See Video (The Province, 7/17/15).

• Pacific Northwest Southern Resident Orcas’ 4 New Babies All Thriving — See Photos (San Juan Islander, 7/17/15). Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Pygmy Sperm Mom, Calf Strand, Die Near Myrtle Beach — See Photos & News Report (WPDE.com, 7/16/15).

• Study: Japanese Falsified Sperm Whale-Kill Numbers in ’60s, Throwing Off Population Estimates, Recovery Efforts (The Guardian, 7/15/15). Read the full study here.

• Research Question: Dolphin atop Humpback — Just Play? — See Photo & Video (Mother Nature News, 7/14/15).

• Young Transient Orca Rescued in 2013 Spotted with Family — See Photos (CBC News, 7/13/15).

• Researchers Think, Hope Dolphin Die-Off along U.S. East Coast is Over (The Post and Courier, 7/1415).

• Dolphins Surf with Surfers in South Africa — See Photos  (New York Post, 7/13/15).

• Researchs Lose 2 Entangled Humpbacks Spotted in Cook Strait, NZ — See Photos (stuff.co.nz, 7/13/15).

• 2 Entangled Humpbacks Evade Human Help in Nova Scotia Waters — See Photos (CBC News, 7/13/15).

• Researchers Free Entangled Humpback Bitten by Great White — See Photo & Videos (The Boston Globe, 7/12/15).

• Humpbacks, Blues and Fins All Feeding off Farallons — See Photos (SF Gate, 7/13/15). Read more here.

• Researchers Concerned by Deaths of 9 Fin Whales in Alaskan Waters in 2 Months (Alaska Dispatch News 7/10/15).

• Kayaking Couple Expect Feeding Humpbacks to Watch Out for Them? Not! — See Video (The Telegraph, 7/10/15).

• 12-Foot Minke Makes 6th Dead Whale to Wash Up in Long Island This Year — See News Report (Eyewitness News, 7/9/15).

• Researcher Lori Marino & Colleagues Discover Whole New Level of Dolphin Brain Complexity (Marmam, 7/8/15). Read the entire study here.

• Rare Whale, Possible Antarctic Minke, Trapped in Lagoon off Great Barrier Reef — See Photo (The Guardian, 7/7/15).

• Lots of Whales of All Kinds off Ireland — See Photos & Videos (Irish Central, 7/7/15).

• Migaloo, the White Humpback, is Back off New Zealand!— See Photos (Radio New Zealand, 7/6/15). Learn more, see news report here.

• Drone Camera Captures Beautiful Footage of Humpbacks Fishing and Their Calls —See Video (One Green Planet, 7/6/15). See More feeding humpback footage here.

• Denver Photographer Runs “Swim with Sperm Whales” Tours off Dominica — See Photos (Mirror, 7/6/15).

• “Swim with the Humpbacks” Tours Offered off Queensland, AU for 2nd Year — See Photos & Video (ABC.net.au).

June 2015

• Sea Shepherd Documents Annual Faroe Islands Whale Slaughter — See Graphic Photos & Video (IB Times, 6/30/15). Read more, see more graphic photos and video here and here. Read more, see more photos and video here.

• Dolphin Lands in Boat off California, Injures Woman, Self — See Photo, Video (The Orange County Register, 6/30/15).

• Migrating Humpbacks Thrill Whalewatchers Off Australia — See Photos & Video (Daily Telegraph, Manly Daily, 6/30/15). Read more here.

• Dead Whales Wash Up in Hamptons, Fire Island — See Photo (Long Island Press, 6/30/15).

• Third Entangled Humpback in 1 Week Freed off BC Coast— See News Report (CTV Vancouver, 6/29/15).

• New IMAX Humpback Whales 3D Opens at California Science Center (NBC Los Angeles, 6/29/15).

• Iceland Begins Another Whaling Season despite Protests, 1986 Ban — See Photo (The Guardian, 6/29/15).

• Faroe Islands Tourist Law: Report Dolphin, Whale Sightings so We Can Hunt Them or Face Fines, Jail Term — See Photo (Takepart, 6/29/15).

• Underwater Photographer Gets Gorgeous Pics of Dolphins, Birds, Seals Feasting on Sardines off South Africa — See Photos (Daily Mail, 6/28/15).

• Antarctic Orcas Don’t Stay Put as Thought, Some Travel to New Zealand—See Photos (Stuff.co.nz, 6/27/15).

• Of Orcas and Men excerpt: Should Orcas be Considered Persons? (Salon, 6/27/15).

• Canadian Expert Discusses International Problem of Humpback Whale Entanglement —Listen to Interview (CBC News, 6/27/15).

• Sea Shepherd Pays Japan $2.5 Million in Court Settlement (One Green Planet, 6/22/15).

• Researchers Document First Known Incident of Polar Bears Eating Dolphins — See Photos (Huffington Post, 6/12/15). Read the fully study here.

• New Documentary Joins Effort to Save Endangered Vaquita (Marmam, 6/4/15). See a film clip here. Learn more here.

May 2015

• TEDx Talk: Naomi Rose on Orca Family Bonds and Why Captivity Must End Now — See Video (TEDx, YouTube, 5/25/15).

• Curious Orca Takes Taste of Paddle Boarders Board — See Video (NBC News, 5/20/15).

• Study: Increase in Dolphin Deaths Caused by Gulf Spill (Huffington Post, 5/20/15). Read the full study here.

• Study Confirms: Orcas Die Young in Captivity (Hakai Magazine, 5/12/15).

• Last Remaining Gulf of Mexico Bryde’s Whales May Get Protection (Star Tribune, 5/10/15). Read more here.

April 2015

• Pressure Building for Japan to End Annual Dolphin Slaughter (Fox News, 4/30/15).

• Sperm Whale and Human Friend, Andrew Armour, Twirl Together in Dominica — See Beautiful Video (Caters TV, 4/27/15).

• Do Dolphins Talk? Can We Converse? Denise Herzing, Other Researchers Discuss Goals, Progress  (National Geographic, May Issue, available online 4/15/15).

• Western (or Eastern) North Pacific Gray Whale Makes Record-Breaking Journey from Russia to Mexico (USA Today, 4/15/15). Read more, see map of swimming route here. Find the study here. Read more, see more images here.

• Sperm Whale Investigates Deep Sea Rover 1,962′ Below Surface at Site of BP Spill —See Video (E/VNautilus, YouTube, 4/14/15). See more E/V Nautilus expedition videos here.

• Virginia Chapter Sierra Club Campaign: Stop Oil Exploration in Endangered Right Whale Waters (Sierra Club, 4/1/15).

• Marine Mammal Advocates Win Suit against NMFS for Approving Naval Sonar, Explosives in Hawaiian, Southern California Waters (NRDC via Marmam, 4/1/15). Read more here.

March 2015

• Old but Noteworthy: Underwater Photographer Captures First Moments of Newborn Sperm Whale’s Life — See Video (WetPixel.com, 9/2014). See edited YouTube version here.

• Study: Older Female Killer Whales Function as Repositories of Knowledge (The Register 3/7/15). Read the full study, see images and film footage here.

February 2015

• Almost 200 Pilot Whales Strand in New Zealand (National Geographic, 2/13/15).

• Orcas Enjoy Rubbing Beach as Humans Watch from Close By — See Amazing Video (OneGreenPlanet.org, 2/4/15). You can also find the video here.

• Study: Atlantic Spotted Dolphins Mourn their Dead (Smithsonian.com, 2/2/15). Read more here. Find the study here.Thanks to the Wild Dolphin Project for this item.

January 2015

• Obama to Allow Oil, Gas Drilling off  S.E. Coast — at What Cost to Whales, Other Marine Life? (National Geographic, 1/29/15).

• Study: Deep-Diving Marine Mammals Endure Irregular Heartbeat (Science Times, 1/19/15). Learn more here.

• Beneath the Waves Film Festival Issues Calls for Submissions (Marmam, 1/16/15). Learn more about the festival here. Find a list of previous festival film archives here. View the beautiful 2014 short film In Harmony with Whales here.

• How Champion-Diver Cuvier’s Beaked Whale, Other Deep-Diving Sea Creatures Do What They Do —See Photos & Diagram (BBC Earth, 1/15/15).

• Orcas Take Very Close Look at Inflatable Boat, Human Occupants — See Video (1/14/15 BT.com)

• Bowheads Beat Humpbacks for Diversity of Song — Hear Recordings (BBC Earth, 1/13/15).

• Activist Ric O’Barry Sees Public Turning Against Captivity (AP, SFGate, 1/12/15).

• 60-Foot-Long Fin Whale Found Dead on Beach in Cornwall — See Photo (The Independent, 1/12/15).

• Pygmy Sperm Whale Strands in Port Reyes (Perfect Science, 1/9/15). Read more here.

• Familiar Orca Family Returns to California Coast — See Slide Show (Orange County Register, 1/9/15).

• Foundation Filming, Raising Funds for Doc on Saving Ganges River Dolphin (Marmam 1/8/15). See trailer here.

• Navy Holds Public Hearings on Assessed Impact (Draft 2) of Proposed Northwest Training and Testing (Marmam, 1/6/15).

• Birth of Baby  Orca Gives Researcher Some Hope for Endangered Pod’s Survival (Discovery News, 1/6/15).

• Long-Lived Bowhead’s Genome May Offer Clues to Extending Human Lifespan  (IBTimes, 1/4/15). Read more here.

• Researcher Thinks Orca Grandma May Have Helped with New Baby’s Birth — Listen to Radio Segment (NPR, 1/3/15).

• White Bottlenose Dolphin Spotted in Florida’s Indian River Lagoon — See Photo (Florida Today, 1/2/15). See video footage here.

• Whale, Dolphin Sightings Off California Coast Breaking Records (The Daily Breeze, 1/2/15).