Dolphins may be cause of spike in porpoise deaths
Sify (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
Marine biologists think they've figured out why a growing number of dead harbor porpoises have been found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks.
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Dolphins implicated in porpoise deaths
New Zealand Herald (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
CALIFORNIA - Marine biologists think they've figured out why a growing number of dead harbour porpoises have been found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks.The conservation group Okeanis shot video of bottlenose...
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Dolphins may be cause of spike in porpoise deaths
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Marine biologists think they've figured out why a growing number of dead harbor porpoises have been found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks.
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Dolphins may be cause of spike in porpoise deaths
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Marine biologists think they've figured out why a growing number of dead harbor porpoises have been found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks.
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Dolphins may be cause of spike in porpoise deaths
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Marine biologists think they've figured out why a growing number of dead harbor porpoises have been found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks.
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Dolphins may be cause of spike in porpoise deaths
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
MOSS LANDING, Calif. -- Marine biologists think they've figured out why a growing number of dead harbor porpoises have been found on California beaches in recent years: dolphin attacks.
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J. Paul’s Vision of Paradise
markstorer.com (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
It’s those little things that go un-noticed and need to be more…well, noticeable. Mom was in town and stayed with us for 10 days. Originally, it was supposed to be a week, but we begged her to stay a few more and to help sweeten the deal, we took her to the Getty Museum. Now, [...]
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Museums Go Mobile
Bigthink - Site Features Feed (Free subscription) | 07/30/2009
To say the least, it’s an interesting time for museums worldwide. While attendance remains steady, endowments and contributions have shrunk , forcing some museums to pursue layoffs and others to close down altogether. But an innovative move onto cell phones and PDAs could perhaps salvage the world’s museums by expanding their reach. The most prominent shift into the mobile space came courtesy...
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Santa Barbara Museum of Natura History Closed After Power Outage
KEYT - News - Local (Free subscription) | 06/06/2009
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is closed Saturday following a car crash that led to a power outage in the area. In addition to the Museum's closure, the Butterflies Alive exhibit is also closed for the day. However, the Sea Center is open, including the World Ocean's Day Festival. The festival is free with the price of admission, and goes until 5 P.M today. Officials say the Museum will...
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Want to Keep Having Your Sushi and Eat It, Too :: Santa Barbara
Vagablond (Free subscription) | 04/23/2009
The Santa Barbara Channel is one of the nation’s richest sources of bountiful, sustainable and high-quality seafood — from lobster, ridgeback shrimp, rock crab, white sea bass, California halibut, yellowtail, salmon, swordfish and thresher shark to such delicacies as Santa Barbara spot prawns and sea urchin….and THEY WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY! Show your support [...]
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Vessels Near Santa Barbara Whale May be Violating the Law
KEYT - News - Local (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
The whale at the entrance to the Santa Barbara Harbor may be a big attraction these days, but anyone getting too close to it may be making a big mistake.Kayakers, jet skiers and those at the helm of pleasure boats have, at times, been crowding the California Grey Whale while it is feeding.That could be a violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.Assistant Curator of the Santa Barbara Museum of...
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Santa Barbara Wine Festival
G Luxe (Free subscription) | 01/26/2009
If you plan on attending the Santa Barbara Wine Festival which will be held at Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History on June 27th - we will definitely be there - make sure to purchase your tickets by the end of January since you'll be able to save $15 if you're a non-member. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold for the event. Wineries that will be pouring including: Herzog Wine Cellars, Alma Rosa Winery,...
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Mammoth Tusk Found On Santa Cruz Island, Maybe
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/14/2009
Researcher reported Tuesday that a complete tusk, believed to belong to a prehistoric mammoth was uncovered on Santa Cruz Island off the Southern California coast. If the discovery is confirmed, it would prove that the beasts roamed 62,000-acre Santa Cruz Island more widely than previously thought.A
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California Burning - Fires in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, OC
Triphow (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
The Golden State tinderbox is facing a perfect storm - of fire. Three major fires have broken out in Los Angeles, Santa Barbara and Orange Counties, each of which has licked up thousands of acres, destroyed hundreds of homes and forced residents numbering in thousands to evacuate. Tea Fire - Started 5.50 pm, Nov 13 2008 at Coyote [...]
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Man, if only I were a 9 year-old boy again
Unqualified Offerings (Free subscription) | 09/20/2008
By Thoreau Via Schneier, I learn that the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History conducted a dissection of a giant squid. The dissection team was a museum curator and a 9 year-old boy. Schneier seems to have a weekly tradition of Giant Squid Friday, and I have decided to start a Monkey Tuesday at UO. [...]