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SeaWorld Upset by Dophin Slaughter Film "The Cove"

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They are basically portrayed as benefiting from the horrific hunting and capture of dolphins in Japan. Tags: captivity dolphin marine life Japan amusement parks. It is not a favorable portrayal.

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Good News About Blue Whales

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The hunting peaked in 1931 with more than 29,000 animals killed in one season. Tags: oceans marine life whales environment alaska endangered species. The animals used to cruise from Mexico and Southern California to Alaska, but they had mostly vanished from Alaskan waters.

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"The Cove" Continues to Disturb

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The affecting cloak-and-dagger documentary “The Cove,” which documents a brutal dolphin hunt off the Japanese town of Taiji, is putting would-be amusement park visitors in an ethical bind and park owners on the defensive. Tags: captivity dolphin animal cruelty marine life Japan. From MSNBC.

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South East Queensland [SEQ] Birding Destinations – Lady Elliot Island.

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Eastern Reef Egrets, mostly white phase, hunt the shallow reefs when the low tide allows. Wonderful clear water reveals an astonishing diversity of fish and marine life. Red tailed Tropicbirds nest here in small numbers and are one of the major reasons birders visit. Buff banded Rail. Eastern Reef Egret.

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Birding Kadavu and Nadi in Fiji

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It is popular with surfers for its great waves and divers fro its profusion of marine life. Polynesian Trillers and Silvereyes were common in the gardens, and were hunted by several Fiji Goshawks that were often seen in the trees around the place. Image used with permission of Matava Eco Lodge.

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Sperm Whales in Kaikoura

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Just offshore is the Kaikoura Canyon, a marine crevasse that means you can quickly pass over water that is a thousand metres deep. This makes the waters massively productive, which attracts fishermen and marine life close to the shore, where it can be watched without hours spent reaching the continental shelf.

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