Five whales taken out to sea in Cape Town
- 24 Mar 2013 17:48 - Miranda Andrew
- Five of 19 pilot whales that beached at Noordhoek Beach in Cape Town have been taken out to sea.
Three men injured after whale lands on their boat
- 06 Nov 2012 13:23 - Sapa
- Three men were injured when a whale breached off the PE coastline and landed on their inflatable boat, the National Sea Rescue Institute said.
Whalers and watchers battle in Iceland
- 20 Jul 2011 11:16 - Nina Larson
- A slick black head breaks the surface, drawing shrieks from whale watchers in a lucrative activity that some say should replace whale hunts.
Risking all for whales
- 07 Oct 2009 06:00 - Yolandi Groenewald
- A Cape Town woman puts her life on the line as an eco-warrior with Sea Shepherd.
Dolphin slaughter in Japan turns sea red
- 15 Sep 2009 07:20 - Justin McCurry
- Taiji's annual cull of bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales continues despite growing international condemnation.
Post-mortems begin on euthanised whales
- 01 Jun 2009 11:12 - Staff Reporter
- Post-mortems began on Monday for 44 false killer whales that were euthanised after being stranded on a beach near Cape Town, an official said.
Fifty-five whales stranded at Kommetjie
- 30 May 2009 13:04 - Staff Reporter
- About 55 whales were stranded on a beach near Cape Town on Saturday and high waves were hampering efforts by rescue teams.
From whale to jail ...
- 17 Feb 2009 06:00 - Yolandi Groenewald
- Move over poachers. Whale watching in the Eastern Cape has taken over as the hot new eco-crime.
Cape whales face new threat
- 28 Jan 2009 06:00 - Yolandi Groenewald
- Project would boost production at the refinery, allowing PetroSA to continue exploring South Africa's southern and western coasts.
Dozens of whales die in Australian mass stranding
- 22 Nov 2008 13:40 - Staff Reporter
- Dozens of pilot whales have died in a mass stranding on Australia's island state of Tasmania, state parks and wildlife officials said on Saturday.
