Critter News

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Tags: marine life whales us endangered species.

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Critter News

JULY 21, 2010

Scientists studying the massive BP oil spill fear a decades-long, “cascading” effect on marine life that could lead to a shift in the overall biological network in the Gulf of Mexico. Tags: marine life 2010 oil spill pollution Gulf of Mexico.

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Marine Life Sea Turtles Whales Whaling 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 23, 2013

These nutrient-rich currents provide sustenance for a variety of marine-life, including the many thousand of seabirds that call this place home. The surrounding waters are also home to Whale Sharks year-round and on my recent visit I was very fortunate to hop overboard after coming across not one, but two, of these gentle giants.

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Whales Whaling Sharks Marine Life 262

Critter News

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Morgan, a 4-year-old killer whale, has lost her bid for freedom Agriculture Secretary Henk Bleker ruled Wednesday that the orca, rescued last year ailing and emaciated from the Wadden Sea off the northern Dutch coast, should be transferred to an amusement park on the Spanish island of Tenerife. Here's an excerpt from the online Boston Globe.

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Whales Whaling Boston Zoos 100

10,000 Birds

JULY 7, 2015

Offshore Sea Life ID Guide: West Coast is designed to be a quick, handy resource for use on whale watching and one-day pelagic trips. The book says nothing about photographing marine life; I highly recommend it.). We saw two Blue Whales on our trip, quickly identified by the boat’s crew.

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Dolphins Whales Whaling Porpoises 162

Critter News

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

Do whales deserve constitutional protection against slavery? PETA went on to request that the whales be freed and released to a habitat better suited to their needs. Well, it's still historic and precedent-setting. Here's hoping we see more of these legal challenges. Full story posted on Global Animal and from the Huffington Post.

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PETA San Diego Whales Whaling 100

Critter News

APRIL 26, 2012

It's just another sign of the garbage we throw into the oceans. There was also some plastic and pieces of rope, but there's no determination of what may have actually killed it. It was not emaciated so it's still a mystery as to whether what it consumed played a factor in its death. Full story here in Washington Post.

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Washington Whales Whaling Killing 100

10,000 Birds

APRIL 10, 2013

What put this once small fishing town on the map was not birds but mammals, specifically whales and dolphins. Being a convenient stop between the ferry town of Picton and the city of Christchurch didn’t hurt, but it was the chance to get up close and personal with marine mammals that turned the place into a popular tourist destination.

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Whales Whaling Albatross New Zealand 202

Animal Ethics

JANUARY 17, 2008

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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10,000 Birds

DECEMBER 14, 2015

We should see a variety of marine life and even if the sightings are slow we will definitely have lots of Northern Gannets (like in the picture at the top of this post) which should be seen from a boat to be properly appreciated. Past trips have had jaegers, Humpback Whales , and a variety of other sea life.

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Bald Eagle Marine Life 2016 Florida 101