UK fishing vessels ‘underreporting’ whale, dolphin and porpoise bycatch
Only 19 cases of cetacean bycatch reported under Defra scheme, but experts say figure much higher
February 2023
The age of extinction
Agony on a Cornish beach: what do whale strandings tell us about our oceans?
The number of whales, porpoises and dolphins being washed up on the UK’s shores is on the rise, and human activity is largely to blame, say experts
November 2022
Seascape: the state of our oceans
Blood, guts and suspiciously mangled fins: inside a porpoise autopsy
On a steel table at London Zoo sleuths are trying to solve a tricky whodunit: what is killing the UK’s cetaceans?
June 2019
Seascape: the state of our oceans
'Why replace dolphins with oil drilling?': the battle for Greece's marine life
From sperm whales to dolphins, marine mammals in the eastern Mediterranean face a lethal threat from oil and gas exploration
April 2019
Harbour porpoises needlessly dying in UK waters, says WWF
Charity calls for action as report finds more than 1,000 killed in fishing nets each year
June 2018
Country diary
Country diary: bottlenose dolphin attack shatters Flipper illusions
Chanonry Point, Moray Firth: These cetaceans kill their porpoise cousins. Do they see them as competition for food? Or are they just killing for sport?
September 2017
Channel Islands' buried porpoise is not the first such mysterious find
Medieval porpoise 'grave' on Channel island puzzles archaeologists
June 2017
Animal magic
#WorldOceansDay: vaquita porpoises are fast dying out - can a radical rescue plan save them?
It’s World Ocean Day, so spare a thought for the vaquita – by the end of 2017, there could be just 15 of these small porpoises left
September 2016
UK faces European court for failing to protect porpoises
UK has failed to provide enough safe habitats for the mammals, with just one small site formally proposed so far, says European commission
March 2016
Country diary
Rolling history among herb-rich dunes
Country Diary: Gibraltar Point, Lincolnshire Nearly 5,000 years ago, this coastal fringe of the Wash was an immense freshwater wetland
December 2015
Relocation of finless porpoises in China boosts hopes for species' survival
Conservationists celebrate after four critically endangered Yangtze porpoises are successfully relocated to a secure reserve
August 2015
Want to see some seals? Head to Canary Wharf
Philip Hoare
Thousands of dolphins, whales, seals and porpoises have been spotted in the Thames. It’s good news for the London river
November 2014
Grey seals identified as killers behind mystery harbour porpoise deaths
Study reveals seals along the coast of the Netherlands are switching from eating fish to eating mammal
October 2014
UK is breaking EU's conservation laws on porpoises
European commission could take UK to court within two months for failure to protect harbour porpoises
August 2011
German 'bubble curtain' study hopes to protect whales' hearing
Government looking into soundproofing for underwater construction sites to protect whales and porpoises in Baltic
November 2010
Porpoises rescue Dick Van Dyke
Mary Poppins star feared death after apparently falling asleep on his surfboard but friendly sea creatures pushed him to shore
May 2010
Research notes
Dolphins bully porpoises, researcher discovers
Why are dolphins killing porpoises? Researchers are hoping a listening device could solve the mystery
June 2008
Harbour or common porpoise
Outshone by their show-off cousins, porpoises are more common but harder to spot than dolphins because of their shy nature
April 2008
Shortcuts
The Thames it is a-changin': wildlife returns to the river
David Adam: A colony of seahorses has made the river its home it has been revealed, along with fish, dolphins, seals and porpoises
