Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Canada's killer whale population on the Pacific Coast remains at risk of extinction as its main food source continues to decline, a government panel said on Monday.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The endangered North Atlantic right whale can live as long as a human being. It breathes air, like other mammals, but can submerge for 30 minutes and feed on plankton 600 feet below the surface. It generally stays close to shore but can cross the open ocean from Maine to Norway. What this creature cannot do, usually, is survive a collision with a ship.
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Jonny Malbon skipper of Artemis suffers setback on maiden attempt of Vendee Globe after colliding with a whale.
Towleroad (Free subscription) | yesterday
A grim first look inside the Taj Hotel following the weekend's deadly terrorist siege in Mumbai. The owner of the Taj said the hotel had temporarily increased security following a warning they received. The Big Picture offers some powerful and...
Achenblog (Free subscription) | yesterday
[My story on right whales in today's paper.] Last Monday, researchers aboard a Cessna aircraft spotted a right whale and her calf loitering in the Atlantic about six miles east of Hilton Head Island, S.C. They fired off a bulletin to the Coast Guard, the Navy, and ship captains up and down the coast: "WHALE ALERT 18NM NE "T" (SCGA003) 24NOV2008, 1440(L), 3209.3N, 08027.8W, 1 ADULT, 1 CALF, NW" The...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
At least 150 whales have died in a mass stranding off Tasmania's west coast, Australian authorities said on Sunday, despite the efforts of rescuers who managed to shepherd a small number back to the ocean.
Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | yesterday
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Animal Crazy (Free subscription) | yesterday
HOBART, Australia (AP) — A group of 150 whales that became stranded on a remote coastline in southern Australia were battered to death on rocks before rescuers could save them. Officials from Tasmania state’s Parks and Wildlife Service rushed Sunday...
Offshore Services (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The Cato Institute has published a series of videos about Tax Havens and the myths about them. They want these videos spread far and wide and so in the interests of making New Zleand into a tax haven I re-post the details here for your ...
Doobybrain.com (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Casey sent over this animation of a beached whale talking to a seagull. I don’t quite understand why it has 3 million+ views, but I think the fact that it does have that many views makes it that much more funny.
The Ethicurean (Free subscription) | yesterday
Leaving resistance to the weeds': In response to surging food prices and population growth, Brazil, the EU, and other regions that haven’t allowed the cultivation of herbicide-tolerant and other GM crops are loosening their restrictions, crossing their fingers, and hoping for a second Green Revolution. (AP via Washington Post) A transgenic transition: Obama’s ag team is [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Sydney - When whales become stranded on beaches in Australia, television pictures flash across the globe of volunteers with towels and buckets keeping the hapless creatures wet and trying to coax them back out to sea. Sometimes, even before the tears...
Daily Mail News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Heartbroken wildlife officials, mourning the death of 150 small whales when they were smashed against rocks in Tasmania, admit there will probably be other mass strandings in the weeks to come.
France24 (Free subscription) | yesterday
More than 150 whales have died after beaching themselves in southern Australia, with many sustaining deep cuts after thrashing onto rocks, an official said Monday.
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legionofmarduk | 11/23/2007
The Northern Mediterranean Cetaceans' Sanctuary has been created inbetween Corsica, West Liguria and Cote d'Azur to shelter marine mammals from the hazards of human activities: one would surmise that dolphins and whales in its waters would, hence, have little to fear...
