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Scientists use new acoustic tools to study sounds made or heard by marine creatures
Thaindian News —
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Washington, December 30 (ANI): Reports indicate that scientists are using new acoustic tools to study sounds made or heard by marine mammals and fish.Over the past decade, researchers have developed a variety of reliable real-time and archival instruments to study sounds made or heard by marine mammals and fish.These ...6 hours ago -
Tis the season for gray whale-watching excursions
Outposts —
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The annual south-bound migration of Pacific gray whales has begun. Each winter, more than 20,000 of the leviathans pass near the Southern California coast as they travel from the waters of Alaska to Baja California, where the females give birth to calves. Beginning Saturday and continuing through mid-April, daily ...6 days ago -
Sea Shepherd crew engages in water cannon battle with Japanese whaling fleet vessel
Outposts —
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The latest update from Paul Watson, captain of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society flagship vessel Steve Irwin, was posted on the groups website today. Watson tells of continued run-ins with the Shonan Maru 2, a Japanese whaling fleet ship that has been tailing the Steve Irwin since it left port en route to ...1 week ago -
If Polar Bears Could Vote
Texas Liberal —
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(12/22/09—This is a reposting from July of 2008. Thank you for reading Texas Liberal.) (Blogger’s Note—This is the second of my series ”If Animals Could Vote.” Please click here for a discussion of Crayfish voting.) What if Polar Bears were allowed to vote? What would they ask for? How would ...1 week ago -
Monday Inspiration: Whale Songs as Art
Sea Notes —
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Software developer turned artist Mark Fischer creates stunning, kaleidoscopic visual images from whale and dolphin songs, using a proprietary process.1 week ago -
Sea Shepherd encounters shenanigans by Japanese whalers
Outposts —
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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society posted an update on its website Thursday stating its flagshipvessel, Steve Irwin -- en route to Antarctic waters to try to disrupt the annual whale hunt -- has been followed for most of its 10 days at sea by the Japanese whaling fleet ship ShonanMaru 2. When the Steve Irwin ...1 week ago -
Uninhabited tropical island paradise seeks REDD funding to save it from loggers
Mongabay.com News —
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Tetepare may be one of the last tropical island paradises left on earth. Headhunting and a mysterious illness drove its original inhabitants from the island two hundred years ago, making Tetepare today the largest uninhabited island in the tropical Pacific. The 120 square kilometer island (46 square miles), long ...1 week ago -
Ilya the manatee returns home
National Aquarium | WATERlog —
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We are happy to share that Ilya, the wayward manatee who made an amazing journey up the East Coast this past summer, has finally made it home safely to the warm waters of Florida. His journey was an incredible story of many organizations, across many states, coming together to help an animal who lost its ...1 week ago -
Gray Amber is Whale Vomit
Scienceray —
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Ambergris is the aggregate secretion of the bile glands into the intestine of sperm whale. The parrot-like beaks of digested squid are commonly found embedded in ambergris so it is theorized that this substance encapsulates the sharp bony irritants and facilitates easier elimination. Beak of the Giant or Colossal ...2 weeks ago -
Sea Shepherd crew logs seasons first clash with Japanese whalers
Outposts —
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A prolonged game of cat-and-mouse between the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and a vessel from the Japanese whaling fleet today turned into the first clash this season between the adversaries, according to the group that is en route to Antarctic waters to try to disrupt the annual whale hunt. Sea Shepherd ...2 weeks ago -
Photos: ten beloved species threatened by global warming
Mongabay.com News —
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has released a list of ten species that are likely to be among the hardest hit by climate change, including beloved species such as the leatherback sea turtle, the koala, the emperor penguin, the clownfish, and the beluga whale. The timing of the list ...2 weeks ago -
Japan vows to proceed with controversial whale hunts
Outposts —
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So much for recent claims by Greenpeace that an end to Japanese whaling might be in sight because of its high cost in a bad economy. Japans foreign minister, Katsuya Okada, this week stated the countrys new government will not review its policy on whaling, which has a powerful cultural significance. Japans ...2 weeks ago -
Killer whales again today, Owhiro Bay
Te Papa's Blog —
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There were killer whales (orca) hanging around Wellington harbour yesterday – as reported by Anton van Helden, Te Papa’s marine mammal specialist. More killer whales were seen this morning, though I’d don’t know if they are the same animals.After a txt from Anton I raced down to the South Coast at Owhiro ...2 weeks ago -
Sea Shepherd crew being watched closely by Japanese whale hunters
Outposts —
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Capt. Paul Watson and his Sea Shepherd Conservation Society crew are only three days into their mission to locate the Japanese whaling fleet and disrupt its annual Antarctic region hunt, and they themselves have been located and are being watched. Watson reported that an unidentified aircraft -- a possible spotter ...2 weeks ago -
The Dugong: a revered marine mammal threatened in Okinawa
RTSea Blog: keeping an eye on Nature —
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The Dugong , with a face only a mother dugong could love, is a gentle marine mammal that lives in the marine saltwater shallows along the coast of Asia, northern Australia, and the east coast of Africa. A kissin cousin to the manatee, except for its preference for salt water (the manatee prefers brackish water), ...2 weeks ago -
Entangled humpback whale off Maui finally freed
Outposts —
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A juvenile humpback whale entangled in hundreds of feet of heavy-duty polypropylene rope was finally freed on Sunday. As reported last week in Outposts , the mammal was first spotted off Maui by the crew of a whale-watching vessel, Ocean Explorer of the Pacific Whale Foundation . A team with the Hawaiian ...3 weeks ago -
New Whale Wars season begins as Sea Shepherd seeks Japanese fleet
Outposts —
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Capt. Paul Watson of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society embarked Monday in an effort to locate Japanese whalers in the Antarctic region and disrupt their hunts. The campaign also marked the beginning of Animal Planets third season of " Whale Wars ." For the third time, a film crew has joined Sea Shepherd in a ...3 weeks ago -
Blue Whale Song Mystery
StrangeArk —
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Wired has an interesting article on the tonal change mystery in blue whale songs over the years.3 weeks ago -
Humpback whale remains entangled, but with less rope, off Maui
Outposts —
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Humpback whales that migrate into Hawaiian waters for the winter support a thriving whale-watching industry, but it seems that every season theres a heart-wrenching tale involving a whale -- or multiple whales -- paying the price for so much human activity around the islands. This usually involves vessel strikes; ...3 weeks ago -
Sea Shepherd to embark next week on mission to thwart Japanese whale hunt
Outposts —
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The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society will launch "Operation Waltzing Matilda," its name for this seasons campaign against Japanese whaling, next Monday from Fremantle, Australia. Sea Shepherd will hold a fundraiser in Fremantle on Wednesday to garner support for the controversial groups sixth mission against ...4 weeks ago
