Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are commonly found in the bodies of short-beaked common dolphins that get stranded on UK ...

Globally, only 14 per cent of the plastic we use is recycled – but some countries achieve higher rates and new technologies ...

The Justice Department said Lauren DeLoach, 69, would instruct suppliers to label shipments as "plastic" to avoid seizure from U.S. customs.

Chances of whale entanglement have risen exponentially. Rescue team heartbroken after whale dies in shocking tragedy: 'It ...

Authorities believe the ropes wrapped around the animal came from deep-water trap gear. Experts stunned by whale's stomach contents after being washed ashore: 'Challenging … for a number of reasons' ...

Officials with the Ohio Division of Wildlife say they have made several unsuccessful attempts to tranquilize the deer and ...

Researchers at North Carolina State University are investigating the stranding of three marine animals that washed ashore ...

Several whale species are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List of Threatened Species as ‘vulnerable’, ‘endangered’ or ‘critically endangered’. These include the sei, ...

That's enough plastic to fill the stomachs of 18 million whales. The report arrives amid mounting concerns over the human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics, which scientists ...

Assisted dying may not available in England and Wales until at least 2029 after MPs approved an extension of the rollout period. An initial two-year "backstop" will now increase to four years ...

Grey whales are dying at twice the usual rate as a brutal migration unfolds, with whales washing up on Washington state beaches, apparently starved to death. As if grey whales didn't already have ...

A rare sighting of an endangered North Atlantic right whale was filmed off the coast of Fort Myers, Florida. Anyone who spots a right whale is encouraged to report the sighting to the Coast Guard ...