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06:34

Porpoise – Why does so many die?

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

Climate and Environment

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06:34

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

Research

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Dead porpoise outside Blekinge was pregnant

A dead porpoise was found in the Blekinge archipelago in August. When the unusual find is now investigated, it turns out that the cause of...

Text: Anna Karolina Eriksson/TT

Photo: Paula Olson/AP Archive image

Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea porpoise Research

Historical humpback whale and porpoise examined

62 dead seals, porpoises and whales were examined last year by the National Veterinary Institute (SVA). Among them were a humpback whale from the Baltic...

Text: TT

Photo: Suvad Mrkonjic/TT

Baltic Sea

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Warning sounds to spare porpoises in the Baltic Sea

Professional fishermen can now apply for funding to buy so-called pingers for fishing nets to scare away porpoises that risk getting caught in the nets...

Text: Erik Paulsson Rönnbäck/TT

Photo: Håkan Aronsson/TT

Baltic Sea

Baltic Sea porpoise Östersjön

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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03:48

Is it too late to save the Baltic harbour porpoise?

For thousands of years there have been porpoises in the Baltic Sea - a shy dolphin-like whale. But due to environmental toxins and fishing, their...

Reportage: Martin Widman and Björn Hagberg

Header image: Martin Almqvist

Porpoise video: Jens Peder Jeppesen, Öresundsarkivet

Header image: Martin Almqvist

Baltic Sea

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porpoise

Porpoise – Why does so many die?

Porpoise – Unique research in Lund, Sweden

Dead porpoise outside Blekinge was pregnant

Historical humpback whale and porpoise examined

Warning sounds to spare porpoises in the Baltic Sea

Good news for the Baltic Sea’s only whale

Is it too late to save the Baltic harbour porpoise?

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