Critter News

JANUARY 26, 2009

First wolves, then polar bears, now beluga whales. At issue is the population of {the Cook Inlet beluga) whales, which were put under the protections of the Marine Mammal Protection Act eight years ago, which scientists argue hasn't sped their recovery: Palin begs to differ. Tags: beluga whale Palin alaska endangered species.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 21, 2016

The Ross Sea is the most productive stretch of water in the Southern Ocean, teeming with large predatory fish, whales, seals, penguins and other animals that form the last intact marine ecosystem on Earth. Sperm Whales prey on Toothfish and large squid and in February 2007, a 10-metre (32.8

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Critter News

OCTOBER 6, 2008

Whale Wars will air on Animal Planet in early 2009. During Sea Shepherd’s Antarctic Whale Defense Campaign: Operation Migaloo in 2007/08, Animal Planet had a camera crew on board a campaign that saved the lives of nearly 500 whales, leaving the Japanese fleet with less then half of their quota and costing them tens of millions of dollars.

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Animal Ethics

APRIL 15, 2007

To the Editor: Re “ Japan’s Whaling Obsession ” (editorial, April 1): Japan strongly supports the international protection of endangered whale species and advocates for the sustainable harvest of species in abundance only. Japan Information Center Consulate General of Japan New York, April 4, 2007 Jiro Okuyama Dir.,

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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 30, 2013

Cory’s Shearwater – 06 Oct 2013 – Going on a whale-watching trip with my family really paid off. There are lots of records from the 1970s at Jamaica Bay but only one since then in eBird, a single bird at Breezy Point in 2007. Number 300 in Queens!

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