Anonymous promises response to Japanese gov't over marine issues

Anonymous promises response to Japanese gov't over marine issues: "In a video published on YouTube today, hacktivist group Anonymous threatens to take the Japanese Government to task over whaling and other marine issues."

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Japanese company withdraws fin whale purchase from Iceland

Japanese company withdraws fin whale purchase from Iceland: "Japanese company,  Michinoku Farm, has withdrawn their order for fin whale meat, caught in Iceland. The meat was supposed to be used as luxory dog treats."

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Ruling puts Minnesota's wolf seasons beyond public challenge — by anyone | MinnPost

Ruling puts Minnesota's wolf seasons beyond public challenge — by anyone | MinnPost: "Whether you're for or against the killing of wolves for sport, you might think the public has a right to be heard on a matter so enduringly contentious and emotional.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) thinks otherwise and so, apparently, does the Minnesota Court of Appeals."

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Dolphins gain unprecedented protection in India | Environment | DW.DE | 24.05.2013

Dolphins gain unprecedented protection in India | Environment | DW.DE | 24.05.2013: "India has officially recognized dolphins as non-human persons, whose rights to life and liberty must be respected. Dolphin parks that were being built across the country will instead be shut down."

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BBC News - Hunting wolves: Does the predator still need protection in US?

BBC News - Hunting wolves: Does the predator still need protection in US?: "The BBC's Matt Danzico went to Wyoming and Montana to talk to ranchers, environmentalists and government officials about the ongoing debate over how humans and wolves can co-exist."

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Boycott Monsanto – A Simple List of Companies to Avoid

Boycott Monsanto – A Simple List of Companies to Avoid: "In light of the recent public anger over the Monsanto Protection Act, here’s a simple, printable list of companies that use Monsanto products. By avoiding products made by companies on this list, you can help ensure your money isn’t going to Monsanto and also watch out for the health of your family and yourself."

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Sea Turtle Restoration Project : 50 Ways to Help Save the Ocean

Sea Turtle Restoration Project : 50 Ways to Help Save the Ocean: "The world's oceans face a mounting crisis of abuse and overuse--but you can help!  Just by taking small, common-sense steps that reduce your impact, you join a growing movement of ocean awareness that's good for the ocean....and good for you."

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Sea Shepherd International :: Iceland to Resume the Slaughter of Endangered Fin Whales

Sea Shepherd International :: Iceland to Resume the Slaughter of Endangered Fin Whales: "It was one of these magical days at sea. The ship I worked on had left the King Penguin colonies and sea elephant haul-outs of the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia behind, and we were steaming northeast to another South Atlantic wildlife pearl: Gough Island"

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Wildlife Extra News - Blue whales are feeding off New Zealand, not just migrating

Wildlife Extra News - Blue whales are feeding off New Zealand, not just migrating: "A recent study indicates that Blue whales in a coastal area of New Zealand, known as the South Taranaki Bight, might be doing more than just passing through on their way to and from summer feeding grounds in Antarctica."

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Predator Defense - Wolf Myths and Facts

Predator Defense - Wolf Myths and Facts: "Information the wolf hunters and trappers don’t want to believe and don’t want you to know"

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STW - Irrawaddy Dolphin

STW - Irrawaddy Dolphin: "As a result of intense competition with humans for freshwater resources, freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin populations are some of the most endangered of all cetacean species"

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Wyoming Game and Fish to trap and release wolves

Wyoming Game and Fish to trap and release wolves: "The Wyoming Game and Fish Department plans to trap and release wolves near Dubois, Cody and Pinedale over the next few months."

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Australia to kill 10,000 wild horses to save other species – In Serbia News

Australia to kill 10,000 wild horses to save other species – In Serbia News: "Authorities in Australia have issued a statement in which they spoke about initiation of the plan of culling approximately 10,000 wild horses, which, according to the statement, destroy land and water sources, reported Fox Crawl."

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Iceland to kill rare fin whales for dog snacks | The Sunday Times

Iceland to kill rare fin whales for dog snacks | The Sunday Times: "ICELAND is to resume commercial whaling next month, killing up to 184 endangered fin whales over the coming summer partly to supply a burgeoning Japanese market in luxury dog snacks."

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Twice the reward for whale watchers | Travel | Travel News and Holiday Deals | | Herald Sun

Twice the reward for whale watchers | Travel | Travel News and Holiday Deals | | Herald Sun: "IT'S one of the most spectacular whale-watching sights to behold.

When a 30-tonne humpback whale launches two-thirds of its 12m body into the air and then falls back into the water."

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Watch dolphins race US Navy nuclear submarine USS Minnesota

Watch dolphins race US Navy nuclear submarine USS Minnesota: "However, these adorable dolphins seem innocently unaware of the fact that the nuclear submarine, like most things man-made, is a threat to their natural habitat. Nuclear submarine radiation accidents are potential threat to the natural marine environment."

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Sunday, 26 May 2013

Extinction warning: racing to save the little dodo from its cousin's fate

Extinction warning: racing to save the little dodo from its cousin's fate: "The dodo, a giant flightless pigeon, was a marvel of the animal world: now another island ground pigeon, known as the little dodo, is facing its namesake's fate."

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graphic: Gray wolves’ history and recovery - Data Desk - Los Angeles Times

graphic: Gray wolves’ history and recovery - Data Desk - Los Angeles Times: "Hunting virtually eliminated gray wolves from the western U.S. by the 1930s. The Endangered Species Act offered Canis lupus federal protection in 1973, and wolves were reintroduced to Yellowstone National Park more than 20 years later."

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Activists, ranchers reach deal on wolves | Local News | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon

Activists, ranchers reach deal on wolves | Local News | The Register-Guard | Eugene, Oregon: "Conservation groups and cattle ranchers have agreed to a landmark settlement in a lawsuit that, for the past year and a half, has kept the state of Oregon from killing wolves that prey on livestock."

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Italian authorities confiscate illegal driftnets

Italian authorities confiscate illegal driftnets: "In a surprising move, Italian coast guard officials confiscated illegal driftnets yesterday, in the country's southern region of Calabria. Local inspectors found at least one driftnet measuring over 3 kilometers in length and with a mesh size of 20cm, well outside of legal limits."

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Worst Fears Confirmed: Wisconsin Plans to Kill a Minimum of 275 Wolves This Fall | Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife

Worst Fears Confirmed: Wisconsin Plans to Kill a Minimum of 275 Wolves This Fall | Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife: "Word is starting to filter in that the anti-wolf group dominated “Wolf Advisory Committee” has chosen a quota of 275 wolves to be slaughtered this fall. It is also believed that this number does not include the number that tribes can claim, which would be 50 percent of the quota. So that means that the “official” quota looks to be in excess of 550 wolves"

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'Teenage' elephant seals shedding their skins | Cambrian Columnists | SanLuisObispo.com

'Teenage' elephant seals shedding their skins | Cambrian Columnists | SanLuisObispo.com: "The beaches at the Piedras Blancas viewing site have been covered from bluff to sea with elephant seals during the molting season. Right now the population is changing as the juveniles, ages about 2 to 6 years old, complete their month-long molt, shedding a layer of skin and hair and heading to sea in sleek new grey coats."

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Taranaki seabed mining raises whales concerns | Wanganui Chronicle

Taranaki seabed mining raises whales concerns | Wanganui Chronicle: "The protection afforded to blue whales in New Zealand waters may need to be increased, now a study has found they may be more regular visitors to the South Taranaki Bight than previously thought."

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Basking shark bonanza in Northwest

Basking shark bonanza in Northwest: "Historically the basking shark season is a late spring early summer affair in Irish waters, of course there are always likely to be a few outliers that arrive early and stay late, but the vast majority of sightings are between April-July. The peak period is pretty well right now, May/June."

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Where have all the Denali wolves gone? | State News | ADN.com

Where have all the Denali wolves gone? | State News | ADN.com: "The lowest count of wolves in Denali National Park and Preserve in 26 years is causing alarm among wildlife advocates who argue that elimination of a no-trapping zone in 2010 may be costing the park one of its prized attractions."

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Gruesome Secret Lies Beneath Pacific - Scoop San Diego: Local News

Gruesome Secret Lies Beneath Pacific - Scoop San Diego: Local News: "A gruesome secret hides in the waters off the California coast: mile-long nets that sit in the ocean like invisible walls."

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Thursday, 23 May 2013

Animapocalypse: Dead Dolphins, Sea Lions Found on Peru Beaches | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com

Animapocalypse: Dead Dolphins, Sea Lions Found on Peru Beaches | HispanicallySpeakingNews.com: "According to local reports, the body of at least three dolphins washed up on Puerto Eten beach last week, and those of eight sea lions were found along various nearby beaches over the last two weeks."

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Wednesday, 22 May 2013

The Reykjavik Grapevine - Life, Travel and Entertainment in Iceland / Whaling Area Reduced

The Reykjavik Grapevine - Life, Travel and Entertainment in Iceland / Whaling Area Reduced: "Outgoing Minister of Industry and Innovation, Steingrímur J. Sigfússon, signed a new regulation yesterday which significantly reduced the area where whaling vessels are permitted to hunt in Faxaflói bay, mbl reports. "

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BBC News - Puzzle of why penguin cannot fly 'solved'

BBC News - Puzzle of why penguin cannot fly 'solved': "In the water, penguins can swim with agility and ease - but this ability might have cost these creatures the power of flight"

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Why we need to put the fish back into fisheries

Why we need to put the fish back into fisheries: "Overfishing has reduced fish populations and biodiversity across much of the world's oceans. In response, fisheries are increasingly reliant on a handful of highly valuable shellfish. However, new research by the University of York shows this approach to be extremely risky."

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False killer whales make rare appearance in Sea of Cortez - Pete Thomas Outdoors

False killer whales make rare appearance in Sea of Cortez - Pete Thomas Outdoors: "Mark Rayor has lived in Baja California's East Cape region for more than 15 years, guiding sportfishing and diving trips.

He has seen plenty. But on Monday morning, Rayor was visited by a pod of cetaceans that he could not positively identify.

They turned out to be false killer whales, which are large toothed whales that generally reside in the open ocean."

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Research identifies snag in shark conservation

Research identifies snag in shark conservation: "A case of mistaken identity for sharks found in Northern Territory waters could be preventing the conservation of some species from environmental change."

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Loud Seismic Tests Probed for Harm to Whales, Dolphins | Environment News Service

Loud Seismic Tests Probed for Harm to Whales, Dolphins | Environment News Service: "The U.S. federal agency that oversees offshore oil exploration will analyze the effects of noisy underwater seismic blasts on whales and dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico."

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India Bans Captive Dolphin Shows as 'Morally Unacceptable' | Environment News Service

India Bans Captive Dolphin Shows as 'Morally Unacceptable' | Environment News Service: "India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests has decided to forbid the keeping of captive dolphins for public entertainment anywhere in the country."

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Living on Earth: Right Whale in the Wrong Place Update

Living on Earth: Right Whale in the Wrong Place Update: "North Atlantic right whales ordinarily give birth in the balmy waters of Florida and Georgia but in January a whale named Wart gave birth in the cold waters of Cape Cod Bay. We check in to see how Wart and her baby fared since then"

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Steve Irwin's dad gets on board - Today Tonight

Steve Irwin's dad gets on board - Today Tonight: "Bob Irwin, father to crocodile hunter Steve Irwin, has visited the Sea Shepherd's flagship named after his son"

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Wildlife Extra News - Shipping organisations join wildlife charities to call for controls on PIBs - Seabird killing glue

Wildlife Extra News - Shipping organisations join wildlife charities to call for controls on PIBs - Seabird killing glue: "The number of seabirds recorded washed up on beaches in two incidents along the English Channel, covered in polyisobutene (PIB), has now passed 4,000. Lleading wildlife conservation and animal welfare charities and the UK Chamber of Shipping, supported by the wider industry body MaritimeUK, have come together as a single voice to call for an urgent review of the hazard classification status of PIB."

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Monday, 20 May 2013

Whale & Dolphin Weekly

Whale & Dolphin Weekly: "Nic Slocum's round-up of marine mammal news around the globe."

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Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801

Gibraltar Chronicle - The Independent Daily First Published 1801: "Hunted almost to extinction, it is now estimated that there are around 80,000 left worldwide. Japan is one of the few countries that still hunt these mammals despite them being an endangered species,” she adds."

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Killer Whales and Compassion

Killer Whales and Compassion: "A whale pod off the coast of South Africa was seen feeding one of its disabled members."

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FIS - Worldnews - EC warns Faroe Islands of impending sanctions

FIS - Worldnews - EC warns Faroe Islands of impending sanctions: "The European Commission (EC) has notified the Faroe Islands that it plans to take steps, including closing off fishing ports, to support the sustainability of herring fisheries shared between the two parties. This notification is a preliminary step meant to give the Faroe Islands a chance to respond before measures are implemented and was prompted by the Faroes’ massive and autonomously set quota for 2013."

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Blue whale protection may need to increase - National - NZ Herald News

Blue whale protection may need to increase - National - NZ Herald News: "The protection afforded to blue whales in New Zealand waters may need to be increased, now a study has found they may be more regular visitors to the South Taranaki Bight than previously thought."

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Colvin Winner Tara Thean ’13 Explores How Bottlenose Dolphins Learn Their Signature Whistles - Princeton Environmental Institute

Colvin Winner Tara Thean ’13 Explores How Bottlenose Dolphins Learn Their Signature Whistles - Princeton Environmental Institute: "In May 2012, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology major Tara Thean '13 received the Becky Colvin Memorial Award from the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI) and the Colvin family. That summer, the Colvin funds supported her research examining the signature whistles of dolphins and how their unique form of communication might inform the understanding of animal communication in general. Her thesis title is "Signature Whistle Models in Bottlenose Dolphins, Tursiops truncatus.""

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Anna Clark: Texans Unite in the Fight to Save Sharks

Anna Clark: Texans Unite in the Fight to Save Sharks: "Endangered Species Day may be yesterday's news, but animal advocates around the nation continue fighting to save species from what scientists term the 6th Great Extinction. Sharks, long portrayed in the media as surfer-stalking predators with a personal vendetta, are among the most exploited of ocean species."

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West Africans Fight Pirate Fishing With Cell Phones - National Geographic

West Africans Fight Pirate Fishing With Cell Phones - National Geographic: "Although piracy off East Africa has garnered much international attention in recent years, it is the waters off West Africa that are seeing the highest rates of a different type of piracy: pirate fishing."

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Sunday, 19 May 2013

Agency to consider listing for Alaska lake seals - Las Vegas Sun News

Agency to consider listing for Alaska lake seals - Las Vegas Sun News: "The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Thursday it will consider listing a population of harbor seals that live in a freshwater Alaska lake as a threatened or endangered species, a decision that could affect the massive Pebble Mine development project."

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Friday, 17 May 2013

Sea Shepherd Australia :: The Icelandic Boot Stomping Biodiversity Bank Robbing

Sea Shepherd Australia :: The Icelandic Boot Stomping Biodiversity Bank Robbing: "Iceland announced their intention to continue their criminal commercial whaling of endangered species with the slaughter of at least 154 fin whales"

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Swine flu transmitted to seals - Independent.ie

Swine flu transmitted to seals - Independent.ie: "The H1N1 strain is the same one that caused a worldwide pandemic in 2009. It is the first time the flu strain has been confirmed in a marine mammal."

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Wednesday, 15 May 2013

Experts astonished as Grey whale spotted south of equator for first time | News | Practical Fishkeeping

Experts astonished as Grey whale spotted south of equator for first time | News | Practical Fishkeeping: "A Grey whale has been spotted in the Atlantic — only the second individual to have been documented there since the Atlantic population was hunted to extinction back in the 1700's. And what's more, this is the first time the species has been seen south of the equator."

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Marianas Variety - Feds investigate reported dolphin poaching on Guam

Marianas Variety - Feds investigate reported dolphin poaching on Guam: "Prompted by reports and allegations from eyewitness accounts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has opened a criminal investigation into the illegal poaching of dolphins in Guam’s coastal waters."

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Dire predictions for whale habitat

Dire predictions for whale habitat: "THE core habitat of one of the world’s largest mammals could be halved by the end of the century based on current climate predictions, according to scientists at Murdoch University."

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Cryptozoology Online: Daily News: New Deep-Sea Fish Species Found in Antarctica

Cryptozoology Online: Daily News: New Deep-Sea Fish Species Found in Antarctica: "To catch Antarctic toothfish, you must bait your hook with Peruvian squid and cast it into the depths of the Ross Sea. This is what a team of Ukrainians did on a fishing trip near Antarctica. But sometimes, Mother Nature trips you up. Sometimes, you catch a hopbeard plunderfish. "

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Wildlife agency dismisses wolf baiting claims

Wildlife agency dismisses wolf baiting claims: "Montana wildlife officials on Tuesday rejected allegations that a Montana rancher and hunting guide illegally baited wolves by leaving sheep carcasses piled up on his property near Yellowstone National Park."

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What Do Orca Whales and Solar Have in Common? - Domestic Fuel

What Do Orca Whales and Solar Have in Common? - Domestic Fuel: "Canadian Solar Solutions has donated solar modules to power the OrcaLab Whale Research Centre, on a remote island off the British Columbia coast near Alert Bay."

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Tuesday, 14 May 2013

First grey whale spotted south of the equator | Environment | guardian.co.uk

First grey whale spotted south of the equator | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "Astonishing news from Walvis Bay, Namibia, where scientists from the Namibian Dolphin project on Tuesday confirmed the sighting of a grey whale. Not only has this north Pacific species been extinct in the Atlantic since the 18th century, it has never been seen south of the equator."

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Can a Mosquito Kill a Killer Whale? Yes, Says New Case Report

Can a Mosquito Kill a Killer Whale? Yes, Says New Case Report: "It sounds almost impossible. How could a tiny mosquito possibly kill one of the top predators in the ocean? According to a new peer-reviewed case report published in the Journal of Marine Mammals and Their Ecology, it’s because they lived in captivity."

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Basking Sharks by Vincent Hyland

Basking Sharks by Vincent Hyland: "What's it like to film the largest and second largest fish in the world?"

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Two Rare Mexican Wolf Pups May Help Save Endangered Species : Nature & Environment : Science World Report

Two Rare Mexican Wolf Pups May Help Save Endangered Species : Nature & Environment : Science World Report: "Mexican wolves are endangered. Now, though, two newly born Mexican wolf pups may provide some help to the rest of this rare species. Scientists hope that by caring for these pups, they can eventually breed individuals that can be released into the wild."

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Marine Connection

Marine Connection: "After 4 years in captivity in Seouls' Grand Park Zoo, Jedol the 13 year old female dolphin is being prepared to be released back into the wild."

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Sunday, 12 May 2013

Center for Whale Research - about us

Center for Whale Research - about us: "The Center for​ Whale Research (CWR) is dedicated to the study and conservation of the Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orca) population in the Pacific Northwest."

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Baby Weddell Seals Have the Most Adult-Like Brains in the Animal Kingdom | Surprising Science

Baby Weddell Seals Have the Most Adult-Like Brains in the Animal Kingdom | Surprising Science: "With their big, glossy black eyes and downy fluff, baby Weddell seal pups are some of the most adorable newborns in the animal kingdom. But these cute infants are far from helpless bundles of joy. New research published in the journal Marine Mammal Science reveals that Weddell seal pups likely possess the most adult-like brain of any mammal at birth."

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Local kids put out a whale of an effort to save Lolita | Chestnut Hill Local Philadelphia PA

Local kids put out a whale of an effort to save Lolita | Chestnut Hill Local Philadelphia PA: "Gwynedd Valley local animal welfare group 22 Reasons, founded by former longtime Chestnut Hill resident Gigi Glendinning, has begun an innovative art-humane-education project in the Philadelphia-area schools, enlisting young people to paint massive, life-sized murals of the killer whale Lolita (a.k.a. Tokitae)."

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Michigan Lunatics Are Running the Asylum | Exposing the Big Game

Michigan Lunatics Are Running the Asylum | Exposing the Big Game: "Apparently, the average law-abiding citizen officially has no say any more in the state of Michigan. Anyone with a modicum of compassion for non-human animals is being ignored, written off and treated like a child in a power coup led by anti-wolf fanatics in their game department, state legislature and governor’s office."

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Denali Wolf

Denali Wolf: "Some say natural causes explain why the park’s wolf population has hit a 26-year low, but there’s more to the story than that."

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Dolphins saved my life: woman - The West Australian

Dolphins saved my life: woman - The West Australian: "
7News © Karyn Gitsham walks the beach with Buddy and Ramsay.
A woman says she owes her life to a pod of dolphins after slipping off a cliff and into the sea while trying to rescue her dog."

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Wildlife Extra News - Grey seal strands near Beachy Head

Wildlife Extra News - Grey seal strands near Beachy Head: "The following is taken from a press statement from British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) & East Sussex Wildlife Rescue & Ambulance Service (WRAS)"

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Paper Sharks | make a wish for shark conservation

Paper Sharks | make a wish for shark conservation: "Paper Sharks is a project that aims to raise support and awareness for shark conservation. In the same way that folding a thousand origami cranes has become a symbolic expression of hope and perseverance, Paper Sharks is a project that aims to inspire hope and support for sharks."

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Thursday, 9 May 2013

Certified Sustainable Seafood, really? | Speak Up For The Blue

Certified Sustainable Seafood, really? | Speak Up For The Blue: "Through globalization consumers have become aware that the choices they make  in the grocery store matters. If you buy a certified organic, fair-trade, or sustainable product you may well pay more – but, you can rest easy knowing you are doing your best to spark a change in the way we manage our resources."

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Blog: Study Confirms Taiji Kills Are Inhumane | Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project

Blog: Study Confirms Taiji Kills Are Inhumane | Ric O'Barry's Dolphin Project: "A new scientific study has confirmed what everyone pretty much already knows:  the dolphin slaughter in Taiji is conducted in an inhumane manner that no other civilized society would allow."

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Think before releasing balloon and sky lanterns say Marine Conservation Society (From Dorset Echo)

Think before releasing balloon and sky lanterns say Marine Conservation Society (From Dorset Echo): "The Marine Conservation Society (MCS), the UK’s leading marine charity, is hoping to encourage communities to think again before organising balloon and sky lantern releases."

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Stranded sea lions released to wild | UTSanDiego.com

Stranded sea lions released to wild | UTSanDiego.com: "Nine sea lion pups returned to the wild at Border Field State Beach Tuesday, after stints in rehabilitation at SeaWorld."

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Are seagulls killing whales in Patagonia?

Are seagulls killing whales in Patagonia?: "It sounds ludicrous, but it could just be true: scientists say seagulls may be responsible for hundreds of southern right whale moralities off the Argentine coastline."

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Activists say wolf-killer is baiting the animals | Local News - Home

Activists say wolf-killer is baiting the animals | Local News - Home: " Leaders of a wolf advocacy group say a big game outfitter who shot and killed a collared wolf from Yellowstone is intentionally luring the animals by leaving dead sheep carcasses in a pile."

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The Red Wolf Captive-to-Wild Foster Program | Wolf Conservation Center

The Red Wolf Captive-to-Wild Foster Program | Wolf Conservation Center: "The red wolf is one of the most rare mammals in North America. About 100 red wolves roam their native habitat in the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge in northeastern North Carolina and approximately 200 comprise the Red Wolf Species Survival Plan (RWSSP) in facilities across the United States"

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Anti-Wildlife Legislation Introduced to Congress | Exposing the Big Game

Anti-Wildlife Legislation Introduced to Congress | Exposing the Big Game: "Here’s a glimpse at things from the point of view of the dark side–an article in the “Daily Caller” in the “Guns and Gear” section from the Safari Club International (the self-proclaimed keepers of “common sense”) touting pro-hunting bills (which need to be stopped)…"

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Welfare ranchers, wolves, and the externalization of costs | Friends of the Clearwater Moscow, Idaho

Welfare ranchers, wolves, and the externalization of costs | Friends of the Clearwater Moscow, Idaho: "Cows are routinely left to forage without any supervision, making them vulnerable to predators. We continuously hear the livestock industry talking about “problem” wolves—those animals that attack untended livestock. Yet the real issue is “problem ranchers” who externalize one of the costs of doing business—namely operating a livestock operation in a manner that reduces or eliminates predator opportunity."

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Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Nourished Back To Health, Sea Lion Pups Return To Ocean : Animals : Nature World News

Nourished Back To Health, Sea Lion Pups Return To Ocean : Animals : Nature World News: "Some good news has come from California, where this year an unprecedented number of emaciated sea lion pups have been found washed ashore and on the verge of death."

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Dead or Alive: The Promise of Tourism for Shark Conservation – News Watch

Dead or Alive: The Promise of Tourism for Shark Conservation – News Watch: "When many people hear the words shark and tourism in the same sentence, the first thing they think of is how to avoid these creatures of the deep. The second thing is the ubiquitous image of a small diver in a shark cage, coming face-to-face with a great white in a caricature of what these intimate interactions once were and could be."

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We are almost there: MoEF will not allow dolphinaria in India

We are almost there: MoEF will not allow dolphinaria in India: "Thanks to the excellent support recieved for FIAPO's campaign to save dolphins from Captivity in India, Minister for Environment & Forests, Smt. Jayanthi Natarajan has stated today that the MoEF will not allow dolphinariums to be established in India."

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Seven ships probed after Britain's worst seabird pollution disaster in decades - Telegraph

Seven ships probed after Britain's worst seabird pollution disaster in decades - Telegraph: "Investigators probing the seabird pollution disaster have identified a possible seven ships responsible for the deadly chemical leak, it has emerged."

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Endangered Species Act Listing May be Lolita’s First Step Towards Freedom | Champions for Cetaceans

Endangered Species Act Listing May be Lolita’s First Step Towards Freedom | Champions for Cetaceans: "A battle to return the imprisoned orca Lolita also known as Tokitae  to her family the L-Pod in the Puget Sound makes steps forward, and towards freedom. Lolita is on the verge of being listed on the Endangered Species List."

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Tuesday, 7 May 2013

3 more dolphins die in Indian River Lagoon | FLORIDA TODAY | floridatoday.com

3 more dolphins die in Indian River Lagoon | FLORIDA TODAY | floridatoday.com: "Biologists removed three more dead bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon Monday, bringing this year’s total lagoon bottlenose body count to at least 30."

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Monday, 6 May 2013

Explaining Pattern in which Humpback Whales Drift in Pacific | French Tribune

Explaining Pattern in which Humpback Whales Drift in Pacific | French Tribune: "About 50 years ago, since the international community has banned commercial whaling, a gradual increase has been noticed in the population of North Pacific humpback whales. Considering this, a group of Hawaii fishermen is urging the federal government to take off these northern Pacific humpback whales from the rare species list."

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Hong Kong's pink dolphins face extinction - Times LIVE

Hong Kong's pink dolphins face extinction - Times LIVE: "Conservationists warned that Hong Kong may lose its rare Chinese white dolphins, also known as pink dolphins for their unique colour, unless it takes urgent action against pollution and other threats."

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Brutal Orcas prey on baby gray whales off Calif. coast | Nation & World | The Seattle Times

Brutal Orcas prey on baby gray whales off Calif. coast | Nation & World | The Seattle Times: "The Monterey orcas have been spotted attacking sea lions, elephant seals, harbor seals, dolphins and porpoises, but gray whale calves are especially coveted."

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BBC News - Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly'

BBC News - Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly': "The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report."

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Friday, 3 May 2013