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In part two, we delve into the threats facing the small-toothed whales that inhabit Sweden's waters. Why are these porpoises becoming increasingly rare, and what...

REPORTAGE: MARKO T WRAMÉN

PHOTO: MARKO T WRAMÉN, SARA TORRES ORTIZ, JAKOB HØJER KRISTENSEN, LASSE/KULLEN DYK

EDIT BY: ANNA W THORBJÖRNSSON

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Porpoise – Unique research in Lund, Sweden

Sweden's only whale is not easy to see. In the Baltic Sea it is acutely threatened, but outside Kullaberg there is a small colony. There,...

REPORTAGE: MARKO T WRAMÉN

PHOTO: MARKO T WRAMÉN, SARA TORRES ORTIZ, JAKOB HØJER KRISTENSEN, PER CARLSSON

EDIT BY: ANNA W THORBJÖRNSSON

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Blue whales eat 10 million microplastic pieces daily

Blue whales ingest up to 10 million pieces of microplastics per day, according to estimates in a study. This suggests that the pollution poses a...

Text: TT Nyhetsbyrån

Photo: Jan-Morten Bjørnbakk/NTB/TT Arkivbild

Climate and Environment

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Scientists worried after whale deaths in Argentina

Researchers in Argentina are concerned that several whales have been found dead in the south of the country. They believe a microalgae may be behind...

Text: TT Nyhetsbyrån

Photo: Maxi Jonas/AP/TT

International

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Local whale song spreads to other populations

It has been known for some time that humpback whales can communicate over great distances. The song is carried along during the humpback whale's long...

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International

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Out and scare whales

We are going to the northern Norwegian fjord Kvänangen approximately 20 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Fishing boats from all over the Norwegian west...

Reportage: Lars-Öivind Knutsen

Photo: Lars Öivind Knutsen, Roberto Lo Monaco, Göran Ehlmé, Simon Stanford, Anders Kronborg

Editor: Apollonia Meleouni, Alexandre Gobatti Ramos

International

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Requirements for protected areas for whales

Whales, with their majestic appearance, enthrall most people, but human activity in the oceans makes it increasingly difficult for animals. Now the World Wildlife Fund...

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Photo: Johan Hallnäs/TT, Tony Wu/WWF

Climate and Environment

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Good news for the Baltic Sea’s only whale

The Swedish Museum of Natural History has released a new report showing that the porpoise population in the Baltic Sea may be recovering. The porpoise,...

Source: Naturhistoriska riksmuseet

Photo: Martin Almqvist / TT Bild

Research

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My First Dive with Whales

I think I’m in love with a whale

The secret of the narwhal

Porpoise – Why does so many die?

Porpoise – Unique research in Lund, Sweden

Blue whales eat 10 million microplastic pieces daily

Scientists worried after whale deaths in Argentina

Local whale song spreads to other populations

Out and scare whales

Requirements for protected areas for whales

Good news for the Baltic Sea’s only whale

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