Whale of a fight helps keep ocean giants visiting Warrnambool | The Standard:
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Wednesday, 31 July 2013
Wolves Identified by Unique Howls, May Help Rare Species
Wolves Identified by Unique Howls, May Help Rare Species: " new, more sophisticated method for analyzing sound recordings of wild wolf howls can, with absolute accuracy, tell individual wolves apart-and may even help save the old dog, according to a new paper in the journal Bioacoustics."
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Yellowstone's Wolves: The Moral Issue
Yellowstone's Wolves: The Moral Issue: "Once most of the tourists leave Yellowstone National Park, wolf hunting and trapping seasons will begin right next door, on surrounding national forests. Many of the same wolves that thrilled park visitors will be killed during hunting seasons that span seven months and begin as early as August 30th. Is killing park wolves crazy or what?"
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Wolf Hunt Foes Raise Most In Mich. Ballot Drives « CBS Detroit
Wolf Hunt Foes Raise Most In Mich. Ballot Drives « CBS Detroit: "Keep Michigan Wolves Protected, a ballot committee, reported by Thursday’s deadline that it had taken in nearly $568,000 in 2013, much of it from national animal rights organizations."
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Why the aquarium trade is the real dolphin killer behind 'The Cove'
Why the aquarium trade is the real dolphin killer behind 'The Cove': "Why the aquarium trade is the real dolphin killer behind 'The Cove'"
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More Than Half of Stranded Bottlenose Dolphins May Be Deaf | LiveScience
More Than Half of Stranded Bottlenose Dolphins May Be Deaf | LiveScience: "More than half of stranded bottlenose dolphins are deaf, one study suggests. The causes of hearing loss in dolphins aren't always clear, but aging, shipping noise and side effects from antibiotics could play roles."
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EU tackles Iceland over 'mackerel wars' - Europe - World - The Independent
EU tackles Iceland over 'mackerel wars' - Europe - World - The Independent: "The European Union is about to launch its
fiercest salvo yet in the so-called “mackerel wars”, finally opening sanctions
proceedings against Iceland and the Faroe Islands over their rising catches of
mackerel and herring, which have led to fears of overfishing."
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fiercest salvo yet in the so-called “mackerel wars”, finally opening sanctions
proceedings against Iceland and the Faroe Islands over their rising catches of
mackerel and herring, which have led to fears of overfishing."
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Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Cascadia Wildlands » We Have Oregon Wolf Pup-age in 2013
Cascadia Wildlands » We Have Oregon Wolf Pup-age in 2013: "the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife has confirmed reproduction in seven known packs this year—Imnaha, Minam, Mt Emily, Snake River, Umatilla River, Walla Walla, and Wenaha."
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BBC News - Shetland family: 'We could smell the killer whales' breath'
BBC News - Shetland family: 'We could smell the killer whales' breath': "A family found themselves just feet away from a pod of inquisitive killer whales off the coast of Shetland."
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SeaWorld Is So Pissed Over the Blackfish Documentary
SeaWorld Is So Pissed Over the Blackfish Documentary: "The corporation's general counsel told the Times that SeaWorld declined to be interviewed for the film "because they doubted the material would be used in good faith." SeaWorld also declined interviews for David Kirby's book Death at SeaWorld, which was released last year."
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Step Aboard America’s Most Advanced Ocean Research Vessel
Step Aboard America’s Most Advanced Ocean Research Vessel: "Right now, off the west coast of the United States, the world’s quietest non-military ship is cutting through the waves and deploying advanced underwater sensors, high-tech trawling equipment and sensitive sonar arrays. All in search of a few good sardines."
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Monday, 29 July 2013
Minnesota DNR Cuts Wolf Quota by Nearly Half | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul
Minnesota DNR Cuts Wolf Quota by Nearly Half | KSTP TV - Minneapolis and St. Paul: "Minnesota wildlife officials cut the quota for this year's wolf hunt by nearly half on Monday, citing a decline in the animal's numbers as seen in a comprehensive statewide survey earlier this summer."
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Divers find shark strung up in 'act of cruelty' off NSW central coast - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Divers find shark strung up in 'act of cruelty' off NSW central coast - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "The discovery of a two-metre shark tied up by its tail and drowned off the New South Wales central coast has horrified divers."
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Faroese are listening about the grindadráp say dolphin advocates (Includes interview)
Faroese are listening about the grindadráp say dolphin advocates (Includes interview): "Having just returned from a trip to the Faroe Islands once more to spark a conversation on the islands' controversial pilot whale hunt, two dolphin advocates talked with Digital Journal about their experiences."
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Are North Atlantic right whales mating in the Gulf of Maine?
Are North Atlantic right whales mating in the Gulf of Maine?: "Using data obtained during six years of regular aerial surveys and genetics data collected by a consortium of research groups, scientists have strengthened evidence pointing to the central Gulf of Maine as a mating ground for North Atlantic right whales, according to a study recently published online in the journal Endangered Species Research."
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Dolphin rights: The world should follow India’s lead | Asian Correspondent
Dolphin rights: The world should follow India’s lead | Asian Correspondent: "The government of India has officially recognized the “personhood” of dolphins, a move that will force the closure of planned dolphin parks across the country."
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Animal cruelty? Disturbing video shows young dolphin struggle to get back in the water at SeaWorld Orlando as trainers do nothing to help | Mail Online
Animal cruelty? Disturbing video shows young dolphin struggle to get back in the water at SeaWorld Orlando as trainers do nothing to help | Mail Online: "Audience members at a recent aquatic show at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida were left angered and upset after witnessing a young dolphin left to struggle for several minutes to try and get back in the water."
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Sunday, 28 July 2013
Narwhal | American Cetacean Society
Narwhal | American Cetacean Society: "The narwhal is a medium-size odontocete, or toothed whale. Some people think that its long, spiral tusk is the source of the myth of the unicorn. It has a thick layer of blubber and no fin on its back, which make it possible for the narwhal to live in the extremely cold waters of the Arctic and to move freely under ice. "
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High seas security loophole must be tightened | Global Ocean Commission
High seas security loophole must be tightened | Global Ocean Commission: "All vessels on the high seas should carry identification numbers and be trackable using satellite or other technology, says the Global Ocean Commission, an independent high-level initiative on the future of the ocean."
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Japan bucks trend: Captive dolphin biz big | The Japan Times
Japan bucks trend: Captive dolphin biz big | The Japan Times: "Despite an international trend taking the opposite tack, the number of aquariums in Japan is growing and sales of dolphins continue to flourish, results of an independent study have revealed."
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Wildlife Extra News - Eight arrested in Puerto Rico on charges of illegal trade in endangered sea turtles for human consumption
Wildlife Extra News - Eight arrested in Puerto Rico on charges of illegal trade in endangered sea turtles for human consumption: "US Federal authorities have arrested eight people in the cities of Arroyo and Patillas, in Puerto Rico, on charges for the illegal take, possession and sale of endangered sea turtles and their parts for human consumption."
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Wildlife Extra News - Large group of Minke whales spotted in the Irish Sea
Wildlife Extra News - Large group of Minke whales spotted in the Irish Sea: "Sailors and leisure craft users of the Irish Sea are being urged to keep an eye open for Minke whales and to report any sightings to Sea Watch Foundation, after an exceptionally large group of 15 was spotted in the Irish Sea. "
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Wildlife Extra News - Endangered Northern Right whale saved by local fishermen off Virginia Beach - Video
Wildlife Extra News - Endangered Northern Right whale saved by local fishermen off Virginia Beach - Video: "Local Virginia Beach fishermen, Captain "Pat Foster" and Mate "Adrian Colaprete", who run a charter fishing boat based out of Rudee Inlet, rescue endangered Northern Right whale that had become entangled in some rope or fishing gear."
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Wildlife Extra News - Iceland whale meat returned to Iceland
Wildlife Extra News - Iceland whale meat returned to Iceland: "Mr Loftsson, the lone, obstinate Fin whaler in Iceland, seems to be in trouble.
For years the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has been asking "what's the point?" of his whaling operation. Besides being cruel, his whaling has never looked profitable. His only possible market, Japan, has never been particularly inviting and now he's having trouble finding anyone who will carry the products of his cruel trade."
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For years the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) has been asking "what's the point?" of his whaling operation. Besides being cruel, his whaling has never looked profitable. His only possible market, Japan, has never been particularly inviting and now he's having trouble finding anyone who will carry the products of his cruel trade."
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Setting sail for the plastic seas
Setting sail for the plastic seas: "“How sad it is that garbage and debris are what is calling us to wild shores,” said ocean conservation pioneer Dr. Carl Safina as he joined an international team of scientists, artists and educators in Seward on Friday."
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Eight-ton orca leaps 15ft into the air to finally capture dolphin after two-hour chase | Mail Online
Eight-ton orca leaps 15ft into the air to finally capture dolphin after two-hour chase | Mail Online: "Look out, he's behind you! Eight-ton orca leaps 15ft into the air to finally capture dolphin he wanted for dinner after two-hour chase"
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Climate Change Monitoring - News : Pine Island Glacier In Antarctica Splits
Climate Change Monitoring - News : Pine Island Glacier In Antarctica Splits: "Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier has calved, forming a new iceberg that is 277 square miles in size and is almost as big as New York City. Scientists have predicted the glacier to split since October 2011. Iceberg formation like this is natural, but often it is caused by global warming and climate change."
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Saturday, 27 July 2013
Who killed the Mexican gray wolf? Feds investigate - latimes.com
Who killed the Mexican gray wolf? Feds investigate - latimes.com: "The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is investigating the killing of a female Mexican gray wolf that had been denning with pups in New Mexico."
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Friday, 12 July 2013
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society :: Week Three in The Hague
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society :: Week Three in The Hague: "Week Three in The Hague
Second round of oral arguments: Australia and the intervention of New Zealand.
Commentary by Alex Cornelissen, Sea Shepherd Global Executive Officer"
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Second round of oral arguments: Australia and the intervention of New Zealand.
Commentary by Alex Cornelissen, Sea Shepherd Global Executive Officer"
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Thursday, 11 July 2013
Killer whale genetics: Redefining stock structure in a marine top predator | Science Codex
Killer whale genetics: Redefining stock structure in a marine top predator | Science Codex: "Found in every ocean around the world, killer whales are a force to be reckoned with globally. Their remarkable social bonds and sophisticated hunting techniques make them top predators in their salty domain."
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Non-lethal Control of Humans Key to Future | Exposing the Big Game
Non-lethal Control of Humans Key to Future | Exposing the Big Game: "An article in an Idaho paper the other day carried the title, “Non-lethal control of wolves key to future.” While that may sound sensible to some people, there are others who feel the reverse would be more appropriate: non-lethal control of humans is the answer. (Some may even be tempted drop the prefix “non.”)"
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Dead minke whale washes up on Scarborough beach - AOL Travel UK
Dead minke whale washes up on Scarborough beach - AOL Travel UK: "A dead minke whale has been found washed up on a beach in Scarborough, Yorkshire."
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Spooked By Sonars, Whales Are Starving to Death | Care2 Causes
Spooked By Sonars, Whales Are Starving to Death | Care2 Causes: "For years, environmentalists have been speaking up about the dangerous effects of military sonar testing on whales. Since such testing began in the 1950s, the number of mass strandings of whales and dolphins has risen significantly, occurring every year in places including the Canary Islands, the Bahamas and Greece."
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Officials: Montana Wolf Hunt Sets Sights on Yellowstone Wolves - Yellowstone Insider
Officials: Montana Wolf Hunt Sets Sights on Yellowstone Wolves - Yellowstone Insider: "Yellowstone officials expressed displeasure at a Montana state plan to increase grey-wolf hunting that also rejects the idea of a no-hunting buffer near the Park."
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Endangered protectors: Turtle conservationist's death highlights perils of protecting Costa Rica's environmental wealth / News Briefs / More news / Costa Rica Newspaper, The Tico Times
There Is One Whale That Zero Other Whales Can Hear And It's Very Alone
There Is One Whale That Zero Other Whales Can Hear And It's Very Alone: "It’s named “52-Hertz” because that is the frequency at which it sings. Science doesn’t know which species of whale our 52-Hertz belongs to."
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Protect the World's Rarest Dolphins in New Zealand - The Petition Site
Protect the World's Rarest Dolphins in New Zealand - The Petition Site: "Protect the World's Rarest Dolphins in New Zealand"
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The Icelandic whale meat was left behind in Hamburg
The Icelandic whale meat was left behind in Hamburg: "The customs in Hamburg demanded information about the cargo and they reviewed waybills, according to the German paper Hamburger Abendblatt. The customs also ordered that the whale meat should be brought to land. The customs finally reached the conclusion that the waybills were alright and that the cargo could be shipped away, even though whale product trade is illegal in German. But then the ship Cosco Pride had sailed away and the containers where still in Hamburg. Another ship has therefore to be found."
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Wednesday, 10 July 2013
Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Pygmy sperm whales beach on Jupiter Island according to a caller to Florida wildlife officers
Pygmy sperm whales beach on Jupiter Island according to a caller to Florida wildlife officers: "The mother died shortly after beaching. Her calf was later euthanized by a veterinarian from Juno Beach-based Loggerhead Marinelife Center."
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Yellowstone officials say Montana plan targets park wolves
Yellowstone officials say Montana plan targets park wolves: "A proposal to relax gray wolf hunting and trapping rules in Montana got a cool reception from Yellowstone National Park administrators who said Monday the move appears to be aimed at substantially reducing the park’s population of the animals."
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Grey wolf pups arrive at Highland Wildlife Park - Environment - Scotsman.com
Grey wolf pups arrive at Highland Wildlife Park - Environment - Scotsman.com: "Grey wolf pups arrive at Highland Wildlife Park"
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7 Wildlife Photo Tips to Never Forget : Wildlife Promise
7 Wildlife Photo Tips to Never Forget : Wildlife Promise: "7 Wildlife Photo Tips to Never Forget"
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Monday, 8 July 2013
The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction : TreeHugger
The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction : TreeHugger: "The Ethiopian wolf, one of only two wolf species in Africa, is seriously endangered, with only 450 individuals left. However, hope remains among the conservationists who are doing heroic work to preserve this fascinating species for future generations."
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Iceland Review Online: Daily News from Iceland, Current Affairs, Business, Politics, Sports, Culture
Iceland Review Online: Daily News from Iceland, Current Affairs, Business, Politics, Sports, Culture: "Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson suspended the decision of his predecessor SteingrÃmur J. Sigfússon on Friday on extending the reserve for minke whales in Faxaflói bay off ReykjavÃk, restoring the bay’s whaling zone to its former size."
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Missing Energy Found In Warming Deep Oceans | Deep Sea News
Missing Energy Found In Warming Deep Oceans | Deep Sea News: "Missing Energy Found In Warming Deep Oceans"
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What Happens to Orca Whales in Captivity? | Animals - PawNation
What Happens to Orca Whales in Captivity? | Animals - PawNation: "Many whales die within a year of being captured, suggesting stress and poor animal husbandry skills are to blame for their deaths."
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Why the aquarium trade is the real dolphin killer behind 'The Cove' - The Science Show - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Why the aquarium trade is the real dolphin killer behind 'The Cove' - The Science Show - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "On Tuesday the International Court of Justice will hear arguments on 'scientific whaling' and the dispute between Australia and Japan. But what about that other killing scandal—the dolphin fishing in Taiji made notorious in the film The Cove? Goldman Sachs banker Alastair Lucas has travelled to Japan to break down the economics of dolphin hunting, and campaign against the practice."
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Wild things - NYPOST.com
Wild things - NYPOST.com: "“It is proximity — whether it’s whales killing people or people killing whales,” explains David Kirby, author of the book “Death at SeaWorld,” which follows Tilly and other orcas in captivity. “We don’t belong in each other’s spaces.”"
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Sunday, 7 July 2013
Earthroots - Wolves Ontario!
Earthroots - Wolves Ontario!: "No other species in the world has been so hated and misunderstood as the wolf. Many of us have been conditioned since childhood to envisage wolves as vicious and merciless killers. Some of our most popular children's stories like Little Red Riding Hood, The Three Little Pigs and Peter and the Wolf all portray the wolf as a ruthless villain. "
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Tuna-catching devices kill silky sharks | Conservation
Tuna-catching devices kill silky sharks | Conservation: "Devices used to catch tuna are killing hundreds of thousands of sharks per year in the Indian Ocean, researchers estimate."
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Prominent scientists sign declaration that animals have conscious awareness, just like us
Prominent scientists sign declaration that animals have conscious awareness, just like us: "An international group of prominent scientists has signed The Cambridge Declaration on Consciousness in which they are proclaiming their support for the idea that animals are conscious and aware to the degree that humans are — a list of animals that includes all mammals, birds, and even the octopus. But will this make us stop treating these animals in totally inhumane ways?"
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Montanan Hunter Speaks Out | The Wolf Preservation Blog
Montanan Hunter Speaks Out | The Wolf Preservation Blog: " A friend of Footloose Montana, a hunter, rancher and 7th generation Montanan speaks out about trapping and ethics in hunting!
I grew up as a member of a 7 generation pionee"
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I grew up as a member of a 7 generation pionee"
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Trash piling up on ocean floor, researchers find | James Bruggers – Watchdog Earth
Trash piling up on ocean floor, researchers find | James Bruggers – Watchdog Earth: "There’s one more piece of evidence of how humans are so trashy. It’s not just that there are these epic swirls of trash in the oceans. A paper by researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in California shows trash building up in the deep sea – namely, Monterey Canyon."
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Saturday, 6 July 2013
Monterey Bay teeming with whales | Monterey News - KSBW Home
Monterey Bay teeming with whales | Monterey News - KSBW Home: "
Killer whales appeared joyful as they breached the ocean near a KSBW photographer."
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Killer whales appeared joyful as they breached the ocean near a KSBW photographer."
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Making war on wolves - chicagotribune.com
Making war on wolves - chicagotribune.com: "Care to join the thousands of Americans who already have urged Fish and Wildlife to keep protection of gray wolves intact? Easy: chicagotribune.com/wolf takes you to the appropriate federal website and its blue "Comment Now!" button."
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A Dangerous Fad: Dolphin-Assisted Therapy
A Dangerous Fad: Dolphin-Assisted Therapy: "Dolphin Assisted Therapy (DAT), where patients enter the water with captive dolphins at "swim with" facilities, is expensive. And according to scientists who have investigated the practice, there is no hard evidence to prove it is effective, or even safe."
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Seeking Whale Calls in Underwater Seismic Data | Endangered Species | LiveScience
Seeking Whale Calls in Underwater Seismic Data | Endangered Species | LiveScience: "A rich, but untapped trove of whale calls hides in decades of recordings collected by geologists surveying the ocean floor."
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Losing Nemo: Short animated film about industrial overfishing : TreeHugger
Losing Nemo: Short animated film about industrial overfishing : TreeHugger: "Overfishing is one of the biggest problems our planet currently faces. Just imagine if instead of taking place underwater, unseen by most people, all of these activities took place on land. If we regularly saw huge industrial machines roam around the land, indiscriminately catching and killing billions of wild animals... This would be seen as totally unacceptable. Yet because it takes place in the oceans, most people never give it much thought."
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Friday, 5 July 2013
Everyone Hates Marineland: The Marineland Whistleblowers & How You Can Help Them
Everyone Hates Marineland: The Marineland Whistleblowers & How You Can Help Them: "The Marineland Whistleblowers & How You Can Help Them"
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How Should We Respond When Humans and Sharks Collide?
How Should We Respond When Humans and Sharks Collide?: "Would you go swimming where there's recently been a shark attack? It's a quandary that shark attack expert Christopher Neff, a doctoral researcher at the University of Sydney, strives to understand."
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Dolphin Diary: Port River dolphins go tail walking | The Advertiser
Dolphin Diary: Port River dolphins go tail walking | The Advertiser: "Read the Whale and Dolphin Conservation volunteer's latest diary and view her video and photos below:"
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Sea Shepherd Australia :: “Scientific Whaling” Morphs into “Cultural Whaling”
Sea Shepherd Australia :: “Scientific Whaling” Morphs into “Cultural Whaling”: "The final decision of the International Court of Justice in The Hague concerning Australia’s case against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary could have dire consequences far beyond the issue of whaling."
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The Lab: The hi-tech fishing net that could save our seas - Yahoo! News UK
The Lab: The hi-tech fishing net that could save our seas - Yahoo! News UK: "A new hi-tech fishing net could help save our seas - by allowing smaller fish to swim free unharmed through an illuminated LED “escape hatch”."
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Amateur fishermen also a threat to Hector's dolphin - study - National - NZ Herald News
Amateur fishermen also a threat to Hector's dolphin - study - National - NZ Herald News: "Amateur fishermen have been allowed to use nylon mesh set nets, which can entangle the mammals and stop them surfacing for air, from April to September because it was previously thought dolphins only visited over summer."
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Schools of Sardines Swim Around Sharks in Amazing Photos | WebEcoist
Schools of Sardines Swim Around Sharks in Amazing Photos | WebEcoist: "Software architect turned photographer Alexander Safanov captured an incredible series of images over several years, documenting the annual sardine run off the coast of South Africa. The images show schools of sardines undulating in beautiful patterns around larger sea creatures like sharks, dolphins and swordfish."
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Now Sea This: The 10 Most Amazing Bizarre Sharks | WebEcoist
Now Sea This: The 10 Most Amazing Bizarre Sharks | WebEcoist: "Strange, scary and sharp of tooth, sharks are the oceans’ most efficient predators. They’re much more than “mindless killing machines”, however, as these ten bizarre sharks so graphically illustrate."
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Thursday, 4 July 2013
SriLankan Airlines announces new policy against the carriage of wild animals - WDC
SriLankan Airlines announces new policy against the carriage of wild animals - WDC: "SriLankan Airlines has announced a new policy refusing to transport any animals caught in the wild."
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Shocking footage of hunters killing young seals fails to stop Namibia's cull | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Shocking footage of hunters killing young seals fails to stop Namibia's cull | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "Shocking footage of young seals being clubbed to death in a Namibian nature reserve by hunters has been presented to the country's government, but a request by animal protection groups to ban the practice has been ignored."
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Wolf Rendezvous - The Present and Future of Oregon Wolves — Oregon Wild
Wolf Rendezvous - The Present and Future of Oregon Wolves — Oregon Wild: "The Present and Future of Oregon Wolves"
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Wolves threatened: Ending federal protection is a mistake - San Jose Mercury News
Wolves threatened: Ending federal protection is a mistake - San Jose Mercury News: "Until recently the restoration of the gray wolf to a portion of its natural habitat in the lower 48 was one of the success stories of the Endangered Species Act of 1973. However, the job is far from complete, and now the U.S. Department of the Interior wants to allow the states to return to many of the same methods of the late 1800s and early 1900s that led to the eradication of the wolf in California and elsewhere."
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Ports urged to reject attempts to use UK as route for the bloody trade in whale meat | IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare
Ports urged to reject attempts to use UK as route for the bloody trade in whale meat | IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare: "UK ports are being urged to take a stand against whaling amid speculation they could be targeted as a transport route for meat from whales slaughtered in Iceland or Norway."
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Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Natural Resources Board Ignored Massive Public Opposition to Wolf Kill Quota | Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife
Natural Resources Board Ignored Massive Public Opposition to Wolf Kill Quota | Wisconsin Wildlife Ethic-Vote Our Wildlife: "This is what Wisconsin “democracy” looks like under the Walker regime. The voice of the people mean absolutely nothing to Scot Walker, the DNR, and the NRB."
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State budget includes compensation for wolf depredation | capitalpress.com
State budget includes compensation for wolf depredation | capitalpress.com: "The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife now has money in the bank to deal with wolves.
The legislature appropriated $250,000 in 2014 to provide compensation for livestock injured or killed by the predators."
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The legislature appropriated $250,000 in 2014 to provide compensation for livestock injured or killed by the predators."
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The Science of a Marine Reserve
The Science of a Marine Reserve:
Global Ocean Legacy is collaborating with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on their current research expedition to Tristan da Cunha archipelago, in the remote South Atlantic Ocean. Tristan da Cunha is about 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) from the nearest human settlement, making it the remotest inhabited island on Earth.
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Global Ocean Legacy is collaborating with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) on their current research expedition to Tristan da Cunha archipelago, in the remote South Atlantic Ocean. Tristan da Cunha is about 2,400 kilometers (1,500 miles) from the nearest human settlement, making it the remotest inhabited island on Earth.
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Sea Shepherd Australia :: Report from the Hague - Week two, first round of the Japanese delegates, day one
Sea Shepherd Australia :: Report from the Hague - Week two, first round of the Japanese delegates, day one: "As expected today the Japanese delegates challenged the legitimacy of the International Court of Justice in regards to the court case about commercial whaling in the Antarctic."
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Beached whales swim free from Qld island | News.com.au
Beached whales swim free from Qld island | News.com.au: "A RARE stranding of seven killer whales off Queensland's Fraser Island has ended, after the surviving five were successfully refloated."
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“Whale Wars” Team in Port at Pensacola, Assisting with Gulf Whale Survey | Rick's Blog
“Whale Wars” Team in Port at Pensacola, Assisting with Gulf Whale Survey | Rick's Blog: "Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS), perhaps most famously known as the conservation group featured on Animal Planet’s “Whale Wars,” is currently assisting Ocean Alliance with sperm whale research in the Gulf of Mexico."
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Whales flee from military sonar leading to mass strandings, research shows | Environment | The Guardian
Whales flee from military sonar leading to mass strandings, research shows | Environment | The Guardian: "Whales flee from the loud military sonar used by navies to hunt submarines, new research has proven for the first time. The studies provide a missing link in the puzzle that has connected naval exercises around the world to unusual mass strandings of whales and dolphins."
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OCEANCARE
OCEANCARE:
Marine animals are dependent on their hearing to navigate, communicate, find a mating partner and catch prey. But sound levels in the oceans are rising constantly. Military sonars used to locate submarines are a particular danger, as their sound waves can be heard within an underwater radius of about 3,000 kilometres. Shipping, offshore oil platforms and the use of airguns in seismic oil & gas explorations all add to the ear-battering racket.
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Marine animals are dependent on their hearing to navigate, communicate, find a mating partner and catch prey. But sound levels in the oceans are rising constantly. Military sonars used to locate submarines are a particular danger, as their sound waves can be heard within an underwater radius of about 3,000 kilometres. Shipping, offshore oil platforms and the use of airguns in seismic oil & gas explorations all add to the ear-battering racket.
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OCEANCARE
OCEANCARE:
Levels of anthropogenic (human-generated) noise have doubled every decade for the past 60 years. But who is causing this ear-battering underwater racket ?
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Levels of anthropogenic (human-generated) noise have doubled every decade for the past 60 years. But who is causing this ear-battering underwater racket ?
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Tuesday, 2 July 2013
Gray Whale | American Cetacean Society
Gray Whale | American Cetacean Society: "The only member of the family Eschrichtiidae, the gray whale is a mysticete, or baleen whale. It is a "coastal" whale that migrates along the North American Pacific Coast between arctic seas and the lagoons of Baja California, Mexico."
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Photographer enjoys rare close encounter with narwhals - Pete Thomas Outdoors
Photographer enjoys rare close encounter with narwhals - Pete Thomas Outdoors: "Daniel Botelho recently embarked on a mission to locate and photograph the legendary "unicorn of the sea": the narwhal."
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A whale of a season - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A whale of a season - ABC Melbourne - Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "During the winter months southern right whales are often found off the coast of south west Victoria and in the Great Australian Bight."
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Lolita the Killer Whale’s Plight Drew a Flood of Responses – What You Can Do Next | Candace Calloway Whiting - seattlepi.com
Lolita the Killer Whale’s Plight Drew a Flood of Responses – What You Can Do Next | Candace Calloway Whiting - seattlepi.com: "Lolita the Killer Whale’s Plight Drew a Flood of Responses – What You Can Do Next"
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UNDER PRESSURE: STIFF ARTERIES KEY WHEN DIVING
UNDER PRESSURE: STIFF ARTERIES KEY WHEN DIVING: "Diving is not for the faint-hearted; the deeper you go the more crushing the pressure bearing down on you becomes. However, intrepid fin whales will regularly dive down 100–200 m in search of their next meal, and consequently face pressures of 1000–2000 kPa."
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Boycott » The Seals of Nam
Boycott » The Seals of Nam: "send a clear message to government and various role players"
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Urgent action needed to save Maui's dolphins | Stuff.co.nz
Urgent action needed to save Maui's dolphins | Stuff.co.nz: "A status update presented to the International Whaling Commission scientific committee's annual meeting last month said the population had declined significantly."
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Monday, 1 July 2013
Fabien Cousteau recalls the influence of his grandfather Jacques Cousteau - Telegraph
Fabien Cousteau recalls the influence of his grandfather Jacques Cousteau - Telegraph: "He was four when he started scuba diving and seven when he went on his first expedition. Here Fabien Cousteau remembers time spent with his grandfather Jacques Cousteau."
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Unprecedented hole is growing in Arctic sea ice - Fairfax Climate Watch
Unprecedented hole is growing in Arctic sea ice - Fairfax Climate Watch: " The alarming loss of sea ice which has grown worse each summer over the past several decades, has taken a sharp turn for the worse: this year the loss is right in the middle, the most resilient part of the ice cover. This could lead to a completely ice-free Arctic Ocean by September."
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Scientists demand New Zealand save 'sea hobbit' | Fox News
Scientists demand New Zealand save 'sea hobbit' | Fox News: "Marine scientists have urged New Zealand to immediately ban fishing in waters inhabited by the world's rarest dolphin, saying that losing even one of the creatures will threaten the species' existence."
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A Turn in the Tide for Sharks and Their Public Image | Surprising Science
A Turn in the Tide for Sharks and Their Public Image | Surprising Science: "Your lifetime risk of suffering an attack from one of these predators is pretty small: 1 in about 3,700,000. Compare that to your odds of dying in a car accident (1 in 84), a fall (1 in 218), a lightning strike (1 in 79,746) or fireworks (1 in 340,733). Yet many people have an irrational fear of sharks, born from movies like Jaws."
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Fin Whale | American Cetacean Society
Fin Whale | American Cetacean Society: "The fin whale is one of the rorquals, a family that includes the humpback whale, blue whale, Bryde's whale, sei whale, and minke whale."
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Dall’s Porpoise | American Cetacean Society
Dall’s Porpoise | American Cetacean Society: "This uniquely marked, black and white porpoise was named after the American naturalist W. H. Dall, who collected the first specimen of the type, which is now on display in the U. S. National Museum."
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Japan’s whaling industry to advertise meat as nutritious to improve weak sales - The Japan Daily Press
Japan’s whaling industry to advertise meat as nutritious to improve weak sales - The Japan Daily Press: "Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) is attempting to improve the situation by advertising whale meat as “a nutritious food that enhances physical strength and reduces fatigue.”"
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