New study shows that big mammals suffer brain damage in captivity

Caging large mammals and putting them on display is undeniably cruel from a neural perspective, it says

Plight of the vaquita forces International Whaling Commission to issue first extinction alert

There are just 10 vaquita, a type of porpoise, left in the world; all in the northern part of the Gulf of California or Sea of Cortez

Dead dolphin thrown back into Ganga in Bihar without autopsy

Locals in Patna district threw carcass back into the river out of fear even as officials failed to reach spot in time

Amazon River Dolphins face extinction risk: Study

Dolphin flesh and blubber is being used as bait to ensnare catfish, endangering the species

Commercial deep sea mining will increase risk to blue whales, dolphins: Study

Sounds produced from mining operations can overlap with frequencies at which marine mammals communicate; can cause auditory masking and behaviour …

India bans use of dolphins for commercial entertainment

Environment ministry says dolphins are ‘non-human persons’; morally unacceptable to capture them for entertainment

How and why we should support marine mammal science in India

Conservation of marine mammals requires a strong scientific foundation

What causes whale mass strandings?

More than 400 whales have died on a beach in New Zealand

Population of world’s smallest porpoise dwindles to 97

The vaquita porpoise is fast heading towards extinction, warns a new study

Whales and dolphins now have legal personhood in the Pacific — but one treaty won’t be enough to protect them

The treaty was formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) & Tonga