27 whale sharks killed along country’s coast in five years, moot told - DAWN.COM: "Whale shark, a highly docile marine species enjoying a protected status in many countries, is mercilessly killed in Pakistan, often after becoming entangled in long fishing nets that are in extensive use in the country despite international restrictions, a seminar held to mark International Day of Whale Sharks was told on Friday."
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Saturday, 31 August 2013
Whale's protected status is reviewed
Whale's protected status is reviewed: "The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has launched a review of whether it should take North Pacific humpback whales off the endangered species list."
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Friday, 30 August 2013
Ready, Set, Slaughter: Dolphin Killings to Begin in Infamous Cove
Ready, Set, Slaughter: Dolphin Killings to Begin in Infamous Cove: "The killing season opens Sunday, September 1 in Taiji, heralding a six-month orgy of mass terror, suffering, kidnapping, bloodshed and slaughter inflicted upon hapless pods of whales and dolphins unlucky enough to swim near the coast of Japan’s Kuman-nada Sea."
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"Walking" shark looks like it's waddling across the reefs
"Walking" shark looks like it's waddling across the reefs: "Certain species of longtail carpet sharks (or bamboo sharks) have an unusual means of locomotion. Instead of swimming, these sharks wriggle their bodies and push against the floor with their pectoral and pelvic fins. It's a strange sight to behold."
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Secrets of Whale Shark Migration Revealed
Secrets of Whale Shark Migration Revealed: "The world's biggest fish are hungry migrators on a mission, according to a tracking study that mapped whale sharks' long journeys around the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean to a favorite feeding hot spot off the Yucatan Peninsula."
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Oceanic Black Holes Found in Southern Atlantic : Discovery News
Oceanic Black Holes Found in Southern Atlantic : Discovery News: "physicists have found features resembling black holes, albeit temporarily, here on Earth, specifically in the southern Atlantic Ocean where eddies whirl about. The work was posted to arXiv and reported first by the The Physics arXiv Blog."
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Coalition claims DNR statistics inflated need for wolf hunt - MiningJournal.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Marquette Information | The Mining Journal
Coalition claims DNR statistics inflated need for wolf hunt - MiningJournal.net | News, Sports, Jobs, Marquette Information | The Mining Journal: "The anti-wolf hunting coalition Keep Michigan Wolves Protected alleged Wednesday that poor animal care and negligent behavior on an Ontonagon County cattle farm skewed statistics used by the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to justify establishing the state's first wolf hunt this fall."
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Wolf attacks push state closer to 'lethal control' decision under new rules | Outdoors | KPIC CBS 4 - News, Weather and Sports - Roseburg, OR
Wolf attacks push state closer to 'lethal control' decision under new rules | Outdoors | KPIC CBS 4 - News, Weather and Sports - Roseburg, OR: "Wolves killed a goat and a cow calf and injured an adult cow in northeastern Oregon this month, pushing the state closer to the first test of a settlement between conservation groups and ranchers."
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Wolves Again in the Crosshairs: Idaho Hunting Season Begins Friday | citydesk
Wolves Again in the Crosshairs: Idaho Hunting Season Begins Friday | citydesk: "The 2013-2014 wolf hunt season runs Friday, Aug. 30 through Monday, March 31, 2014, except in the Lolo, Selway and Middle Fork zones, where the season will close at the end of June 2014. On private land in Idaho's Panhandle Zone, the wolf hunting season is open year-round."
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Hawaii's Captive Dolphins Are Linked to the Taiji, Japan, Brutal Captures | Candace Calloway Whiting
Hawaii's Captive Dolphins Are Linked to the Taiji, Japan, Brutal Captures | Candace Calloway Whiting: "It seems gruesome that one of the founding partners of Dolphin Quest (swim-with-dolphins facilities located in Hawaii and Bermuda), Dr. Jay Sweeney DVM, now spends his days carving dolphins out of wood, as he stood by while dolphins were carved up in Taiji. His direct involvement with the removal of dolphins and small whales from Japan to amusement parks in the U.S. is irrefutable."
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Thursday, 29 August 2013
The death of a Buller’s Albatross |
The death of a Buller’s Albatross |: "Albatross are spectacular birds, so spotting one is always a joy — unless it’s one that is a species not often seen in Queensland and is critically ill with a longline fishing trace hanging out of its mouth."
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Virgin Holidays promoted Dubai's Dolphin Cove 'rescue' marine park that housed no rescued dolphins | Mail Online
Virgin Holidays promoted Dubai's Dolphin Cove 'rescue' marine park that housed no rescued dolphins | Mail Online: "Virgin Holidays has been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority for claiming that Dolphin Bay Atlantis is "Dubai's first and only marine animal rescue and rehabilitation facility", after it was discovered the animals in the park were not actually rescued."
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Badger found dying in Coventry after being shot in the head - Coventry Telegraph
Badger found dying in Coventry after being shot in the head - Coventry Telegraph: "“The person who has done this has no shame – anyone who can kill animals like this hasn’t got feelings.”"
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Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Study: Crab-eating otters combats water pollution - Houston Chronicle
Study: Crab-eating otters combats water pollution - Houston Chronicle: "he familiar sight of a sea otter floating on its back, meal on its belly, is more than a cuddly spectacle, research at a Central California estuary has found."
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Radio New Zealand : News : National : Commuting seal returned to sea
Radio New Zealand : News : National : Commuting seal returned to sea: "A seal has been returned to the sea after a two-hour pursuit by emergency services across a busy Auckland highway and through a paddock."
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ANIMALS - Dolphin in captivity dies from cancer aggravated by stress in Turkey, rights group claims
ANIMALS - Dolphin in captivity dies from cancer aggravated by stress in Turkey, rights group claims: "A dolphin reportedly forced to perform for entertainment has died of cancer due to stress, an animal rights group announced, demanding that the facility holding some three other dolphins be closed and for animals to be freed."
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Australian researchers discover new species of 'walking' shark
Australian researchers discover new species of 'walking' shark: "Australian researchers have discovered a new shark species that uses its fins to "walk" across stony reef heads and the sandy bottoms of oceans in Indonesia."
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Can Technology End Pirate Fishing? – News Watch
Can Technology End Pirate Fishing? – News Watch: "Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, also known as pirate fishing, is a massive problem across the globe. It is estimated that IUU fishing costs the industry as much as $23.5 billion per year and accounts for up to 20% of global wild marine catch, though the extent of the problem is impossible to determine."
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CEO Note: Oceana Victory -- Decision on Atlantic Seismic Testing is Delayed | The Beacon: Oceana's Blog
CEO Note: Oceana Victory -- Decision on Atlantic Seismic Testing is Delayed | The Beacon: Oceana's Blog: "It’s not often that a government delay is cause for celebration, but this time the oceans caught a break."
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Two Settlement Agreements Reached to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves
Two Settlement Agreements Reached to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves: "Two Settlement Agreements Reached to Protect Mexican Gray Wolves"
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Scientists to Use Google's Underwater Street View to Better Understand Coral Reefs | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building
Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Radioactive Bluefin Tuna Caught Off California Coast | Liberals Unite
Radioactive Bluefin Tuna Caught Off California Coast | Liberals Unite: "Every bluefin tuna tested in the waters off California has shown to be contaminated with radiation that originated in Fukushima. Every single one."
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Monday, 26 August 2013
How Britain's taste for fish and chips is putting endangered fin whales at risk - Nature - Environment - The Independent
How Britain's taste for fish and chips is putting endangered fin whales at risk - Nature - Environment - The Independent: "Unwitting consumers across the country are eating fish landed by an Icelandic firm with links to a company which resumed commercial fin whaling this summer"
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Endangered green sea turtles nesting season threatened by light pollution - CBS News
Endangered green sea turtles nesting season threatened by light pollution - CBS News: "Green sea turtles are nesting at remarkable rates along Florida's beaches, but hatchlings may get lost on the way to the ocean because of a phenomenon called skyglow."
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Thursday, 22 August 2013
The Ochre Project: raising awareness of the dingo cull - Part I - Akron animal advocacy | Examiner.com
The Ochre Project: raising awareness of the dingo cull - Part I - Akron animal advocacy | Examiner.com: "The Ochre Project: raising awareness of the dingo cull - Part I"
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Marine Connection
Marine Connection: "The US Navy has rejected suggestions by the California Coastal Commission to limit sonar training to avoid harming whales and other marine mammals but talks are continuing to resolve the issue."
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Researcher: State Wolf Hunt Is Unsustainable | WUWM
Researcher: State Wolf Hunt Is Unsustainable | WUWM: "A UW researcher is growing increasingly concerned about the plight of the gray wolf on Wisconsin’s landscape."
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Wednesday, 21 August 2013
Over 1,500 wolves killed in the contiguous U.S. since hunting legalized » Focusing on Wildlife
Over 1,500 wolves killed in the contiguous U.S. since hunting legalized » Focusing on Wildlife: "Hunters and trappers have killed approximately 1,530 wolves over the last 18 months in the contiguous U.S., which excludes Alaska."
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Coordination, not cooperation on Mexican gray wolf plan - Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman, Arizona
Coordination, not cooperation on Mexican gray wolf plan - Kingman Daily Miner - Kingman, Arizona: "The Mohave County Board of Supervisors wants to be involved in a federal study of the Mexican Gray Wolf, but they want to be clear - they do not support the federal government's plan to expand the endangered animal's territory. "
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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society :: Brutal Death and Suffering; Business as Usual in The Faroe Islands
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society :: Brutal Death and Suffering; Business as Usual in The Faroe Islands: "It’s been an extremely bloody few weeks in the Ferocious Isles, even by Faroese standards. On August 8, 107 Long-finned Pilot whales were slaughtered in Sandavágur. On August 11, 21 were butchered in Leynar and on the 13th, 135 lost their lives in HúsavÃk."
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U.S. Navy to Increase Sonar Training and Underwater Detonations Despite Injury to Marine Mammals – EcoWatch: Cutting Edge Environmental News Service
BBC Nature - Baikal seal videos, news and facts
BBC Nature - Baikal seal videos, news and facts: "The Baikal seal, Lake Baikal seal, or nerpa (Pusa sibirica, obsolete: Phoca sibirica), is a species of earless seal endemic to Lake Baikal in Siberia."
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Giant leatherback turtle makes a splash - Irish Mirror Online
Giant leatherback turtle makes a splash - Irish Mirror Online: "The cause of death of this spectacular creature remains unknown"
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Peta bosses call for Seaworld edit in Anchorman sequel - FOX23 News
Peta bosses call for Seaworld edit in Anchorman sequel - FOX23 News: "Animal rights activists at Peta are calling on the producers of the Anchorman sequel to edit out all scenes shot at SeaWorld as part of a protest against theme park bosses."
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Beluga deaths in St. Lawrence worry whale researchers - Montreal - CBC News
Beluga deaths in St. Lawrence worry whale researchers - Montreal - CBC News: "Marine biologists in Quebec are trying to figure out what's behind the alarming increase in dead beluga whale calves washing up on the shores of the St. Lawrence River since 2008."
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Portland Aquarium Death Logs | Tim Zimmermann
Portland Aquarium Death Logs | Tim Zimmermann: "It always takes a whistleblower, it seems, to find out what is truly going on, and it would change a lot if aquariums and marine parks were subject to the sort of “glass walls” regulations and required disclosures which have been recommended as the best way to reform the meatpacking industry."
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Could “Voice Recognition” Software Help Save Wolves? | Good Nature
Could “Voice Recognition” Software Help Save Wolves? | Good Nature: "A new computer program makes distinguishing individual wolves by their howls highly accurate. Could this help save their legal protections?"
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B3 flies free again in Co. Dublin
B3 flies free again in Co. Dublin: "The Dublin Red Kite Blue White B3 has been helped by the amazing actions of Nessie Bergin and north Co. Dublin farmer David Garrigan"
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Tuesday, 20 August 2013
Close encounter: Moss Landing kayaker gets thrill when humpback buzzes by - Santa Cruz Sentinel
Close encounter: Moss Landing kayaker gets thrill when humpback buzzes by - Santa Cruz Sentinel: "Karen Hatch got the rush of a lifetime last week when two marine giants suddenly rushed at her while she was sitting on a kayak in the middle of the ocean."
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OCEANS: LESS THAN 30 DAYS Until IOC Names 2020 Host City; How YOU Can Help; New Article & Video!
OCEANS: LESS THAN 30 DAYS Until IOC Names 2020 Host City; How YOU Can Help; New Article & Video!: "LESS THAN 30 DAYS Until IOC Names 2020 Host City; How YOU Can Help"
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Artificial Reef In Gibraltar Leads To Protest By Spanish Fishermen
Artificial Reef In Gibraltar Leads To Protest By Spanish Fishermen: "Gibraltar's government, led by Chief Minister Fabian Picardo, says the reef protects fish stocks from being over-exploited."
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North Atlantic Killer Whales May Be Branching Into Two Species | Science/AAAS | News
North Atlantic Killer Whales May Be Branching Into Two Species | Science/AAAS | News: "Evolutionary biologists have long argued about whether it’s possible for a new species to arise in a population that isn’t separated by geographic barriers, such as an ocean or a mountain range—a process called sympatric speciation"
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BBC Natural World Video: The Woman Who Swims With Killer Whales | Dolphriends.Com
BBC Natural World Video: The Woman Who Swims With Killer Whales | Dolphriends.Com: "The killer whale is one of the most feared predators in the ocean and most would consider it madness to enter the water with one. But New Zealander Dr Ingrid Visser thinks differently – and by swimming with her beloved whales she has come to know almost all of them by sight. But there’s been an unusual number of deaths recently and Ingrid is on a mission to find out what is going on. Her findings reveal disturbing new information about the health of our oceans."
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Ice Age wolves a different animal than today's Alaska predators | Alaska Dispatch
Ice Age wolves a different animal than today's Alaska predators | Alaska Dispatch: "An Alaska wolf that disappeared about 12,000 years ago just made another appearance."
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Monday, 19 August 2013
One Problem Farm Has Most Wolf Livestock Kills | Interlochen Public Radio
One Problem Farm Has Most Wolf Livestock Kills | Interlochen Public Radio: "One problem farm in the Upper Peninsula appears to exaggerate the problem of wolves killing livestock. A main reason state officials approved a wolf hunting season this year was to prevent such attacks."
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BBC News - Oxygen mystery: How marine mammals hold their breath
BBC News - Oxygen mystery: How marine mammals hold their breath: "Scientists say they have solved the mystery of one of the most extreme adaptations in the animal kingdom: how marine mammals store enough oxygen to hold their breath for up to an hour."
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RSPCA warns of the danger of fishing litter after seal pup is hurt | Anglia - ITV News
RSPCA warns of the danger of fishing litter after seal pup is hurt | Anglia - ITV News: "The RSPCA is warning about the dangers of fishing litter after a seal suffered horrific injuries after becoming tangled in a line and hooks."
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More than 700 seals counted in Thames Estuary | Environment | theguardian.com
More than 700 seals counted in Thames Estuary | Environment | theguardian.com: "Conservationists and volunteers recorded 708 grey and harbour seals along the Thames in a survey stretching up the estuary to Tilbury, the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) said."
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IWDG Welcomes Moves To Protect Deep-Diving Cetaceans From Seismic Survey
IWDG Welcomes Moves To Protect Deep-Diving Cetaceans From Seismic Survey: "The new measures have been implemented by the Petroleum Affairs Division (PAD) of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS)."
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Call to cut military sonar near humpback whales on Great Barrier Reef- Local Cairns News | cairns.com.au
Call to cut military sonar near humpback whales on Great Barrier Reef- Local Cairns News | cairns.com.au: "MILITARY sonar should be banned in Far Northern waters during humpback whale season, says one of Australia's leading marine documentary makers."
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Sunday, 18 August 2013
USDA has cited Clearwater aquarium five times since 2010 | Tampa Bay Times
USDA has cited Clearwater aquarium five times since 2010 | Tampa Bay Times: "Five times since 2010, federal inspectors have cited the Clearwater Marine Aquarium for problems that have the potential to harm marine mammals."
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The killer whale in the bathtub: Blackfish | Film Review | Indy Week
The killer whale in the bathtub: Blackfish | Film Review | Indy Week: "In the first 10 or 15 minutes of the killer whale documentary Blackfish, there's one basic, extremely worthy conclusion we'll draw: Humans should not keep orcas in captivity."
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Saturday, 17 August 2013
Wildlife Extra News - Minke whales being spotted more often off north east England
Wildlife Extra News - Minke whales being spotted more often off north east England: "Yet, last month seven Minke whales, an impressive 10 metre long migratory species were seen off England's north-east coast. The length of an average London bus, this whale has also been sighted in good numbers from shore and during small vessel surveys off the in recent weeks, including off the Farne Islands. A record number of Harbour Porpoises, up to 108 individuals, were also spotted.
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Field guide to whale sharks
Field guide to whale sharks: "The whale shark (Rhincodon typus) has the claim to fame of being the largest fish in the sea. A harmless filter feeder and ocean wanderer, it is most commonly seen at seasonal feeding aggregations. These take place consistently at special locales across the world's tropical oceans. "
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Op-Ed: Marineland's odd response to abuse allegations and fuzzy math
Op-Ed: Marineland's odd response to abuse allegations and fuzzy math: "Marineland's odd response to abuse allegations and fuzzy math"
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Friday, 16 August 2013
Aquarium and DFO Rescue Trapped Juvenile Orca | AquaBlog
Aquarium and DFO Rescue Trapped Juvenile Orca | AquaBlog: "A trapped juvenile transient (Bigg’s) killer whale, named Sam (T046C2), was rescued on Thursday by Vancouver Aquarium and Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) scientists after having been stranded in remote Weeteeam Bay on Aristazabal Island, located on the central coast of British Columbia."
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San Diego Loves Green – THE USDA’S DIRTY SECRET: A CENTURY-OLD WILDLIFE KILLING MACHINE
San Diego Loves Green – THE USDA’S DIRTY SECRET: A CENTURY-OLD WILDLIFE KILLING MACHINE: "By all accounts WS officials behave more like a secret good ol’ boys club than a federal agency."
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Howling pups show Isle Royale wolves are reproducing, but not out of danger | MinnPost
Howling pups show Isle Royale wolves are reproducing, but not out of danger | MinnPost: "Here’s a pretty big birth announcement from the wilds of Isle Royale — the howls of new wolf pups have been heard for the first time in two years"
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Conservation groups seek stronger wolf protections | Methow Valley News
Conservation groups seek stronger wolf protections | Methow Valley News: "Prompted in part by the state’s extermination of the Wedge Pack last year, a coalition of conservation organizations is advocating amending some provisions of Washington’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan to make them legally binding."
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Seal pup enjoys a new lease of life after being abandoned by mother for being too UGLY
Seal pup enjoys a new lease of life after being abandoned by mother for being too UGLY: "This is the adorable seal pup enjoying a new lease of life – after being shunned by her mother for being too UGLY."
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The Twenty Trillion-Dollar Reason Why Richard Branson Wants to Save Sharks
The Twenty Trillion-Dollar Reason Why Richard Branson Wants to Save Sharks: "The ocean ecosystem is being destroyed from seabed to surface due to toxic chemical waste, overfishing, and species depletion—including 70 million annual shark deaths."
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Turkish dolphin park closed after online petition | ofcoursevegan
Turkish dolphin park closed after online petition | ofcoursevegan: "In another victory for animal activists and sympathizers, a dolphin entertainment park in Turkey was shut down recently. "
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KDFWR - News Release
KDFWR - News Release: "Federal officials recently confirmed that an animal taken by a hunter near Munfordville in Hart County on March 16 is a gray wolf."
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Thursday, 15 August 2013
Killer whales spotted off northern Jutland | The Copenhagen Post | The Danish News in English
Killer whales spotted off northern Jutland | The Copenhagen Post | The Danish News in English: "Aquatic life in Denmark keeps getting wilder and wilder"
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Cascadia Wildlands » Excuse me but when exactly did the USFWS become the CIA?
Cascadia Wildlands » Excuse me but when exactly did the USFWS become the CIA?: "The USFWS needs to go back to the drawing board but they also need to police their culture to rebuild the damage to the public's overall trust of this most important of agencies. "
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Manatees Wash Up On The Beach... For Fun! | i Love Shelling
Manatees Wash Up On The Beach... For Fun! | i Love Shelling: "Manatees Wash Up On The Beach… For Fun!"
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Dying dolphins keep washing up on the Atlantic. Here’s what could be killing them - Quartz
Dying dolphins keep washing up on the Atlantic. Here’s what could be killing them - Quartz: "Dying dolphins keep washing up on the Atlantic. Here’s what could be killing them"
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Wolves at Risk? Michigan Allows Hunting of Protected Species | Wildlife Conservation | LiveScience
Wolves at Risk? Michigan Allows Hunting of Protected Species | Wildlife Conservation | LiveScience: "Lansing politicians wrongly gave the unelected members of the Natural Resources Commission authority to open hunting seasons for wolves, lynx, sandhill cranes, and dozens of other species. "
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Fin whale death toll edges closer to a hundred in Iceland - WDC
Fin whale death toll edges closer to a hundred in Iceland - WDC: "Latest figures (August 12th) from the Iceland Fisheries Directorate give a shameful total of 89 fin whales killed by Kristjan Loftsson’s fleet so far this season."
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Wednesday, 14 August 2013
SoftBank refuses to stop selling elephant, dolphin and whale products on Yahoo! Japan - EIA
SoftBank refuses to stop selling elephant, dolphin and whale products on Yahoo! Japan - EIA: "Wildlife advocates expressed bitter disappointment today at the refusal of international conglomerate, SoftBank Corp., to ban advertisements for elephant ivory and whale and dolphin products on Yahoo! Japan – the dominant company in SoftBank’s internet division with revenues of nearly USD 4 billion in 2012."
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BBC News - 'Wolf man' Shaun Ellis fears destruction of his 'family'
BBC News - 'Wolf man' Shaun Ellis fears destruction of his 'family': "'Wolf man' Shaun Ellis fears destruction of his 'family'"
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Sounds of whale pods captured in proposed oil exploration zone - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
Sounds of whale pods captured in proposed oil exploration zone - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): "The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) says the area is a whale hot spot and that any sub-sea drilling could harm the population."
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Carolina Hammerhead, New Shark Species, Finally Gets A Name
Carolina Hammerhead, New Shark Species, Finally Gets A Name: "Because what the world needs now... is a new kind of shark."
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013
Shipping Live Fish: Striking Images Reveal How Betta Fish Are Packaged And Delivered (PHOTOS)
Shipping Live Fish: Striking Images Reveal How Betta Fish Are Packaged And Delivered (PHOTOS): "That betta fish you picked up at your local pet store may look pretty swell in its fishbowl, but ever wonder where it came from?"
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Hawaiian Water-Powered Jet Packs Pose a Threat to Fishes and Coral Reef : News : University Herald
Hawaiian Water-Powered Jet Packs Pose a Threat to Fishes and Coral Reef : News : University Herald: "People seeking an adrenaline rush of 'JetLev' , the wild new water sport in Hawaii, might have to face some heat from protestors who have raised concerns over the possible safety and environmental threats the sport might cause."
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Arctic is Caught in Rapid Melt ‘Death Spiral’ – EcoWatch: Cutting Edge Environmental News Service
Arctic is Caught in Rapid Melt ‘Death Spiral’ – EcoWatch: Cutting Edge Environmental News Service: "Last week’s State of the Climate report confirmed it: Ice is melting in the Arctic at one of the fastest rates in human history. Researchers and climate scientists monitoring ice melt in the Arctic have started using the ominous term “death spiral” to describe what’s happening at the top of the world. But what does it mean? And is it as scary as it sounds?"
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Documents reveal date of Tilikum's capture
Documents reveal date of Tilikum's capture: "Tilikum, SeaWorld's prime bull orca was captured off the coast of Iceland in November 1983. Now newly released documents finally pin down Tilikum's capture date and his exact location at the time of capture."
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Monday, 12 August 2013
Marineland: In Depth: Marineland Harbour Seal Bleeding
Marineland: In Depth: Marineland Harbour Seal Bleeding: "Today twitter user Samantha Aemery posted photos of a harbour seal at Marineland who appears to have an open wound. The seal's identity is unconfirmed but believed to be named "Rolo" and is housed in the indoor Aquarium Dome which Marineland now refers to as a 'retirement home'."
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Chinese customs seize 645 wolf skins from Greece | Article Page | Home
Chinese customs seize 645 wolf skins from Greece | Article Page | Home: "Customs officials in China on Thursday seized almost 650 pieces of wolf skins that arrived on a flight from Greece last month."
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White Wolf: Exceptional birth of 8 wolf cubs in the Ardennes National Park -France (VIDEO)
White Wolf: Exceptional birth of 8 wolf cubs in the Ardennes National Park -France (VIDEO): "Exceptional birth of 8 wolf cubs in the Ardennes National Park "
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Manual for Sabotaging Wolf Hunts Released | Earth First! Newswire
Manual for Sabotaging Wolf Hunts Released | Earth First! Newswire: "Manual for Sabotaging Wolf Hunts Released"
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Bowhead whales - Animals with the longest life spans | MNN - Mother Nature Network
Bowhead whales - Animals with the longest life spans | MNN - Mother Nature Network: "The oldest known bowhead whale was at least 211 years old."
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Sunday, 11 August 2013
Chinatown Eatery Busted For Selling Shark Fin Soup | NBC Chicago
Chinatown Eatery Busted For Selling Shark Fin Soup | NBC Chicago: "A Chinatown restaurant is the first business in Illinois to be cited under a new state law that bans the sale, trade or distribution of shark fins."
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New shark species discovered off SC coast | Local News | Rock Hill Herald Online
New shark species discovered off SC coast | Local News | Rock Hill Herald Online: "Scientists have discovered a new species of shark in the ocean off South Carolina and have named it for the region where it was found."
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Horror for owner as Rollie the dog is euthanized by shelter because she couldn't afford a $100 admin fee | Mail Online
Horror for owner as Rollie the dog is euthanized by shelter because she couldn't afford a $100 admin fee | Mail Online: "A Nevada dog owner has been left distraught after staff members at Carson City Animal Services put her small dog down because she couldn't pay an administration fee."
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Saturday, 10 August 2013
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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What's it like to film the largest and second largest fish in the world?"
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WGME 13 - News - Harbor seal recovering from great white shark attack
WGME 13 - News - Harbor seal recovering from great white shark attack: "A baby harbor seal is recovering from serious injuries after a great white shark attack."
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15 million-year-old whale skull found on banks of Potomac River - Washington Post
15 million-year-old whale skull found on banks of Potomac River - Washington Post: "The skull is about six-feet long and is believed to weigh about 1,000 pounds. It was excavated in July from the cliffs at the edge of the Potomac on the grounds of Stratford Hall, the home of Virginia’s Lee family and the birthplace of Robert E. Lee."
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