Tag: Whales - Page 7
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Pete Bethune Says Sea Shepherd Deliberately Sunk Its Own Ship to 'Garner Sympathy'
It's been a couple months since Captain Pete Bethune (then of Sea Shepherd) was given a suspended sentence by Japanese authorities for boarding the Japanese whaler which ran down the Ady Gil and attempting to deliver their captain a bill for the sunken
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10 Amazing Stories of Animals Rescuing Humans (Slideshow)
Animals have a knack for saving other animals, but they've also been known to put themselves in the line of danger for humans -- and we're not just talking about pet dogs that protect their homes from burglars.
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Amazing Animal Heroes Rescuing Humans
Animals have a knack for saving other animals, but they've also been known to put themselves in the line of danger for humans -- and we're not just talking about pet dogs that protect their homes from burglars. From dolphins that rescued a surfer from s
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Week in Animal Photos: A Wood-Eating Fish, an Ultra-Rare Zedonk, and More
As part of the CIWEM Environmental Photographer of the Year competition, Florian Schulz took home first prize for this shot of a group of Munkiana devil rays congregating off the shore of Baja California Sur. This is just one amazing photo in our roundup
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80 Pilot Whales Stranded on New Zealand Beach
On a remote beach in northern New Zealand, a group of conservationists and volunteers is struggling to keep 80 beached pilot whales alive until they can be pushed back into the ocean. With wind and waves too severe to
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Beached Whale Defies Death From 'Lethal Injection'
For the last six days, a 50-foot-long right whale has been stranded on a beach in Brazil, still alive but too weak to return to the sea - and for the last six days, authorities have been puzzled with what to do with it. Teams of
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Critically Endangered Whales Stop Feeding Thanks To Russian Oil & Gas Exploration
The issue of how marine noise impacts whales is a subject of intense study. We're seeing more and more evidence of how human activity in the ocean negatively affects whales and dolphins. Most often the
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Greenpeace's Tokyo Two Convicted of Whale Meat Theft by Japanese Court
The saga of the two Greenpeace activists arrested over two years ago for stealing whale meat from a shipping depot, in an effort to expose corruption within Japan's whaling program, is over. Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki were given
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18% of Grade Schools in Japan Feed Whale to Kids
It turns out that a surprisingly high number of grade schools in Japan are serving their students more than just a well-rounded education. According to the results of a survey released today, whale meat is back on the menu at
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Hail the Whale! See And Hear The Blues Gathered Off The Coast Of Long Beach
In the past week, copious amounts of planktonic krill have drawn large groups of blue whales off the coast of Long Beach in Southern California. As many as 25 whales have been spotted
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Taiji Opens Season on Dolphins Today
Each year in early September, Japan opens season on dolphins, and today marks the start of the season in Taiji, a now notorious place for slaughtering cetaceans thanks to the Oscar-winning documentary The Cove. And of course,
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Curious Whales Check Out Photographers with Stunning Results (Slideshow)
The ocean's whales are some of the Earth's most massive and majestic animals, reaching sizes of up to 80 feet long and 150 tons. As the targets of centuries of whaling, they have a violent history -- and are still recovering
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Curious Whales Check Out Photographers with Stunning Results
Reaching sizes of up to 80 feet long and 150 tons, whales are some of the oceans' most varied and majestic creatures -- and they're also some of its most endangered: Of the 11 species of great whales, at least nine have been severely impacted by years of
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3D Look Inside Whales' Heads Shows Negative Effects of Marine Noise
What happens inside a whale's head when it encounters sound? The mammals have highly developed capabilities of detecting and processing sound waves, something that helps them communicate over long distances, but which also spell their
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Take A Blue Vacation On The San Juan Islands
With Labor Day around the corner, people are trying to get their last licks of summer in before the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler. The San Juan Islands, in Washington, provide a destination close to a
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Luna the Killer Whale Hits the Big Screen! Ryan Reynolds To Produce And Narrate Documentary
If you haven't heard of Luna the killer whale, you very soon will know the incredible story as actor Ryan Reynolds has decided to create a documentary on the inspirational orca. As a calf, Luna (officially named L98)
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Russian Oil Corp Further Endangers Grey Whales With Seismic Surveys
A follow-up to a story from a couple months back on how Russian oil and gas corp Rosneft proposed to begin seismic surveys near Sakhalin Island, in the process endangering already critically endangered grey whales.
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Modern-Day Captain Ahab Spears Whale With Cruise Ship
The Sapphire Princess, a cruise ship operated by Princess Cruises, struck a 43 foot long female humpback whale on Wednesday, causing it to become lodged in an undersea protuberance of the bow.
