Critter News
JANUARY 24, 2009
A brief story with two subjects I love, whales and the Azores. On 5th January 2009 a North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) was seen 5 miles south of Faial Island in the Azores by biologists from Whale Watch Azores and the University of the Azores (UA). Tags: oceans right whale azores whaling.
Critter News
JULY 12, 2009
Of 679 whales reported to have been killed during the 2008-2009 whale hunt in Antarctica, 304 were female. Four of the female whales were lactating, and 192 were pregnant at the time of death. Tags: whales Japan hunting whaling. Leave it to the Japanese. Always classy. From Wildlife Extra.
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Critter News
OCTOBER 6, 2008
Whale Wars will air on Animal Planet in early 2009. I don't get animal planet, but hopefully I can find it on Pirate Bay or someplace after it airs.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 27, 2020
Suzie wrote about her experiences as a bird rehabber in Flyaway: How A Wild Bird Rehabber Sought Adventure and Found Her Wings (2009) and used those experiences as the source for her fictional children’s book, Hawk Hill (1996). (And, if you’re a more recent fan, you can read some of her classic posts; the links are below).
10,000 Birds
JULY 16, 2013
Sharks, Cape Fur Seals and even Killer Whales will prey on them in the ocean. In 2009 the population was recorded as 20,699 pairs. Obviously, the penguins are more vulnerable on land, hence their propensity to nest on offshore islands. From 1978 to 2008 the Namibian population declined from 12,162 pairs to 4,563 pairs.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 30, 2013
Cory’s Shearwater – 06 Oct 2013 – Going on a whale-watching trip with my family really paid off. Sooty Shearwater – There are a total of three records in eBird of this species in Queens, from 2006, 2009, and 2012. Number 300 in Queens! I will get one eventually.
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