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Garbage Found in Dead Whale

Critter News

It looks like the garbage didn't kill it, but still.just plain gross and unacceptable. A gray whale that died after stranding on a West Seattle beach had a large amount of trash in its stomach, ranging from a pair of sweatpants to a golf ball, said biologists who examined the animal. From the Seattle Times.

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At Least Five Dead Whales Around Bay Area

Critter News

It looks like they are getting killed by ships as they try to eat krill. A bountiful crop of krill and busy shipping lanes are to blame for a rash of dead whales that have surfaced around the Bay Area within a few short months, according to scientists. Really sad.

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Think Bush Is a Pro-Animal Environmentalist? Think Again!

Animal Ethics

According to this AP Newswire issued yesterday: "President Bush exempted the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using sonar in its anti-submarine warfare training off the California coast — a practice critics say is harmful to whales and other marine mammals. Navy to do so?

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