whales

Environment

Sonar may provoke suicide in whales, reveals Spanish study

Scientists have long known that some beaked whales beach themselves and die in agony after exposure to naval sonar, and now they know why: the giant sea mammals suffer decompression sickness, just like scuba divers.

Environment

Clean seas campaign launched on Spanish coast after sperm whale beached full of plastic

Regional authorities in Murcia have launched a campaign to rid the Spanish coast of plastic waste after it emerged a sperm whale found dead on the beach had died from plastic poisoning.

Drone

VIDEO: Drone captures incredible footage of whales off Barcelona coast

Extraordinary footage of fin whales feeding at the surface have been captured for the first time by conservationist using a drone camera off the Catalan coast.

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Owner of Spain’s biggest kayak firm disappears while kayaking off Ibiza

Alfred Milà went missing on Tuesday while kayaking off the coast of the Balearic island of Ibiza.

wildlife

Free Willy: Spanish swimmer saves whale caught in illegal fishing net

A young Spaniard risked his life to free a whale that had become caught in an illegal fishing net off the island of Fuerteventura.

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Spain plans super 'whale highway' to help safe migration through Med

Spain’s Environment Ministry is planning a special route through the Mediterranean that will protect whales and dolphins from the dangers of oil drilling.

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Lost whale calf spotted swimming alone off Barcelona beach has died

UPDATED: A young whale that appeared off the beach in Barcelona had to be put down by vets on Friday after becoming so weak because it had lost its mother.