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Some €50 million in funding is to be provided to farmers to adopt measures on their farms to improve water quality.

New €60m water quality EIP targets 15,000 farmers 2023-07-17

Another killer whale has attacked a yacht in Spain, prompting some to wonder if orcas are teaching their young to ram boats.

Is it a whale uprising or just a playful "fad"?

The incident occurred roughly 2,000 miles away from the recent encounters near Spain and Portugal

Previous orca attacks on boats occurred 3,000 miles away, off the coasts of Portugal and Spain, suggesting the behavior is spreading between pods.

The behavior may be "leapfrogging" between orca populations, and it could be in response to human activities such as fishing.

A killer whale has attacked a boat off the coast of Scotland, exhibiting the same sort of behaviour as the Iberian orca population

One scientist suggested the yacht-damaging fad might be “leapfrogging” from a southern killer whale population.

One scientist suggested the yacht-damaging fad might be “leapfrogging” from a southern killer whale population.