Marine Mammal Expeditions
Whales and seagulls caught in feeding frenzy - Times Online
Ketchikan, Alaska, may be known as the salmon capital of the world, but for these whales and seagulls the schools of herring swimming in local waters proved much more of an appetizing meal.
The six Northern Pacific humpback whales were…
Protected Whales Found In Japan’s Supermarkets / Science News
Many of us get a feeling of satisfaction when we learn that governments or international bodies have issued regulations to protect imperiled wildlife. Such as whales. Then we encounter a paper like the one in…
The Associated Press: Feds reviewing humpback whale endangered status
HONOLULU — The federal government is considering taking the humpback whale off the endangered species list in response to data showing the population of the massive marine mammal has been steadily growing in recent decades.
Known for their acrobatic leaps from the sea and complex singing patterns, humpback whales were…
Whales vs. war: Navy training ground raises concern - Breaking News - MiamiHerald.com
Florida isn’t known for whale watching, but every winter the coastline offers a haven for endangered North Atlantic right whales. They migrate to warm shallow waters to give birth and…
Southern right whale sighting ‘reveals recovery’ - ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A whale expert says the sighting of southern right whales off south-east Queensland’s Fraser Coast shows…
Humpback Whales on Rocky Road to Recovery
SAN FRANCISCO— The National Marine Fisheries Service announced today that it will review the endangered status of humpback whales to determine if the classification is accurate. Humpbacks were listed as endangered in 1970; the upcoming review could..
BlueVoice.org - Saving Dolphins and Whales, Protecting the Oceans
There is a new and serious threat to humpback whales, some of the most beloved animals on earth. The whales under the gun are those that migrate as far as Greenland along the eastern seaboard of North America.
At the latest meeting of the International Whaling Commission Denmark requested a quota of…
Underwater warfare range to be built on Fla. coast - Florida AP - MiamiHerald.com
ACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Navy says it will locate an underwater warfare training range off the coast of Jacksonville, despite concerns about endangered right whales.
BJ Penn, assistant secretary of the Navy for installations and environment, signed the…
Beluga whale saves diver and all is well with our world
According to TreeHugger link below, a young Chinese diver named Yang Yun was struggling for air during a free-dive competition at the Polar Land Aquarium in Harbin, China and subsequently saved by the efforts of a beluga whale known as Mila.
Yang Yun was diving inside…
Researchers witness whale calf’s first breaths - news - LIVENEWS.com.au
Western Australian researchers have taken amazing pictures of a newborn baby humpback whale taking its first breath.
Not only did researchers witness the first breath of the calf but also the spectacle of the mother…
AFP: Hunting humpbacks: Plans attacked by environmentalists
LISBON (AFP) — Plans to resume the hunting of humpback whales, protected by a moratorium introduced more than 40 years ago, came under fire from environmentalists Tuesday, ahead of a key meeting.
The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS) said Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, intends to ask a summit on Monday to grant it permission to hunt a quota of…
Western Gray Whale Critically Threatened by Oil and Gas Exploration : EcoWorldly
One of the world’s most critically endangered whales, the western gray whale, is being pushed out of its annual feeding area by loud industrial activity from oil and gas exploration by…
Sound Solution: New Detection Technologies May Help Protect Whales: Scientific American
Ship traffic, seismic tests and sonar pings can make navigating the seas tricky for whales. But with the help of…