You love whales and plan to go whale watching this summer? Read our articles on these fascinating creatures, the dangers they’re facing and the numerous projects and studies that have been launched to protect them.
Transport Canada fines ship for exceeding whale safety speed limit
By Levon Sevunts | July 19
Rescuers partially disentangle 2 whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
By Levon Sevunts | July 17, 2019
Technology use in research of endangered right whales
By Marc Montgomery | July 12, 2019
Rescue team frees 1 of 3 entangled right whales in Gulf of St. Lawrence
By Levon Sevunts | July 12, 2019
Conservation groups call for additional measures to protect endangered right whales
By Levon Sevunts | July 11, 2019
2 more dead right whales spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence
By Levon Sevunts | June 26, 2019
Deaths of endangered North Atlantic right whales driven by manmade causes, says study
By Levon Sevunts | Friday, June 21, 2019
Ending whale and dolphin captivity in Canada
By Marc Montgomery | June 11, 2019
Right whales, a ray of hope
By Marc Montgomery | May 27, 2019
Icelandic whale sanctuary can’t offer safe haven to ‘spy’ beluga
By Levon Sevunts | May 3, 2019
Fears mount for migrating West Coast grey whales
By Terry Haig | May 2, 2019
Conservation group calls for more research into effects of Nunavut mine shipping noise on narwhal
By Levon Sevunts | April 8, 2019
Belugas use personalized sounds to identify themselves: researcher
By Lynn Desjardins | 5 February, 2019
Whale sanctuary location sought in eastern Canada
By Lynn Desjardins | 30 January, 2019
Nepi, a beluga, becomes a class act Down East
By Terry Haig | 26 December, 2018
North Atlantic Right whales: fewer than ever
By Marc Montgomery | 13 November, 2018
Whales–dolphins: Canadian bill to ban captivity advances
By Marc Montgomery | 25 October, 2018
A whale of a tale: Lost Narwhal finds new “diverse” friends
By Marc Montgomery | 14 September, 2018
Humpback whale found dead in the Bay of Fundy Saturday
By Carmel Kilkenny | 10 September, 2018
Whales’ ‘bubble-net’ hunting witnessed by excited tourists
By Lynn Desjardins | 8 August, 2018
Scientists hope to find and treat ‘lethargic’ killer whale off Vancouver Island
By Levon Sevunts | 7 August, 2018
Noise effects on whales, other mammals to be studied
By Lynn Desjardins | 20 July, 2018
Beluga tour operators protest new government regulations
By Lynn Desjardins | 20 July, 2018
Ottawa invests $3M in endangered whale research
By Levon Sevunts | 18 July, 2018
Whale entanglement: one freed, searching for another
By Marc Montgomery | 17 July, 2018
Whales seen in Gulf of St. Lawrence, fisheries closed
By Marc Montgomery | 23 May, 2018
Lobster fishery rules changed to protect right whales
By Lynn Desjardins | 24 April, 2018
Scientists alarmed: no right whale calves
By Marc Montgomery | 27 February, 2018
Canada to ban capture of dolphins, whales
By Levon Sevunts | 8 February, 2018
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