Tag: Whales - Page 11
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Alaska Governor Fights Against Proposed Protected Space for Endangered Beluga Whales
The beluga whales of Cook Inlet have dwindled in population from around 1,300 in the early 1980s to around 300 today. They're genetically and behaviorally unique based on where they live, but their people-populated
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Hal Prince and Amber Valletta Strike A Pose For IFAW
Actress Amber Valletta and legendary Broadway director Hal Prince join the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) as honorary board members--along with Leonardo DiCaprio, Pierce
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Choose a Name for Vancouver's Baby Beluga Whale, Quickly
Veteran (as in since 2007) readers of TreeHugger may remember the earth-shattering and controversial competition to name Greenpeace's humpback whale. Mr. Splashy Pants was voted the most popular choice. The suggestion
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South Park Takes Aim at Whale Wars, Japan and Everyone Else
Image via South Park Studios South Park has done what it does best - make fun of everyone ruthlessly, hilariously, and without bias. Their latest episode takes on the Japanese (who hate all dolphins), Whale Wars' Captain Paul Watson (who isn't bad-ass
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Moby Dick was a Carbon Sink, Who Knew?!
What an interesting intersection of biology and geo-engineering: Our colleagues over at Discovery News are pointing out that because the amount of extra iron sperm whales bring up from the ocean depth when the feed
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Albatross-Mounted Cameras Show Smart Feeding Strategy with Killer Whales
Albatrosses spend most of their lives on the wing, and not a whole lot is known about what they do up there day in and day out, including when it comes to feeding. But why wonder when you can strap a tiny camera onto the birds and
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The Cove To Be Screened in Tokyo, One Time Only
Initially, the Tokyo International Film Festival passed on screening The Cove, the documentary about the annual slaughter of dolphins in Taiji, Japan. Though it didn't offer a reason, considering the government's media ban on whale/dolphin news due to
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Screaming to be Heard Over Ship Noise is Taking It Out of Killer Whales
Researchers have found that because of nearby ship noise, killer whales are having to make louder sounds to be able to communicate with one another. A particular group of killer whales in Washington's Puget Sound,
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The Week in Pictures: Obama's Battery Plan, Cute Critters, Clunkers and Other Cars, and More
From politics to taxidermy, a lot happened this week. Obama announced that $2.4 billion in funding will go to 48 different battery-operated and electric vehicle projects; cash for clunkers had a wild ride; we discovered a solar-powered forest, and a
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Heath Ledger's Anti-Whaling Modest Mouse Music Video Finally Released (VIDEO)
Although he passed away before his time, Heath Ledger left an impressive legacy behind--but it's not just his top-tier acting work that should be remembered. Ledger famously directed the animated anti-whaling music video for Modest
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Amazing Rescue: Beluga Whale Saves Diver
A young diver in China owes her life to a Beluga Whale, like the one pictured above. Belugas have an affinity for humans, but Mila the whale took the relationship to a new level at the Polar Land Aquarium in Harbin, North
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Threatened Whale Found Impaled on Cruise Ship (Video)
A couple weeks ago, we talked about two new technologies being explored to help keep ships and whales from colliding. Run-ins with ships is a serious threat to whales, and, unfortunately, we have a news story to prove it. A
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Giant Jellyfish Invade Japan's Waters
The world--and especially the world's oceans--are full of strange animals, but the weirdest may be the Nomura jellyfish. It can measure up to 6 feet in diameter and weigh more than 450 pounds. Half a dozen can break fishing lines and give a Japanese
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Two New Technologies Keep Whales and Ships from Colliding
"They are basically deer on the highway," says Christopher Clark, director of the Bioacoustics Research Program at Cornell University, of whales that are going along their merry way, until they cross paths with ships. In
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Convergence on Zero Conference Brings Welsh Climate Thinkers to U.S. for Climate Dialogue
A collection of Welsh scientists, engineers, architects, researchers and business people are coming to the U.S. to have a dialogue about transitioning to a world with zero global warming causing emissions. The conference is a part of the Smithsonian
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Whale Wars (Two) Tries to Prevent Deadliest Catch, Again
To celebrate the second season of Animal Planet's "Whale Wars," Captain Paul Watson and his stalwart Sea Shepherd crew, and the
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Sperm Whales Steal Cod Off Deep Sea Fishing Lines
As easy as plucking fruit from a tree, sperm whales can steal cod off deep sea fishing lines. And they've been caught red handed, er, finned, on video!Deep-sea fishing lines off Sitka, Alaska have been the source for a
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Endangered Right Whales Found In North Atlantic Waters Where They Were Thought Extinct
Every once in a while there's some good news on the endangered species front: A team of scientists from Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has discovered an undetermined number of North Atlantic
