Protection Tagged Whales Whaling 
4 The Love Of Animals
MAY 11, 2010
We recently got an email about the dangers currently being faced by our whale population as a result of a recent proposal to legalize commercial whaling. As whale lovers, and people who hope to one day be able to see them in the wild, we wanted to share this information with you in case you would like to get involved.
Critter News
FEBRUARY 22, 2009
Salon has a pretty good piece up about Sarah Palin's attempt to deny protection for beluga whales all for the sake of the oil industry. Tags: whales Palin.
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Critter News
OCTOBER 13, 2008
Tags: us supreme court whale sonar military. On the other, the chief justice continued, there is “the potential that a North Korean diesel electric submarine will get within range of Pearl Harbor undetected” if Navy personnel are not properly trained in the use of sonar.
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.
Critter News
JULY 31, 2009
The use of sonar is controversial because of its harmful effects on marine life such as whales. Tags: seattle navy marine life whales pacific northwest. The Navy has been able to get away with using it for "national security" reasons. From the Seattle P-I (yep, the online newspaper!).
Critter News
FEBRUARY 21, 2010
Eleven of them signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) pledging to protect the whale sharks. The participants also agreed to advance the protection of seven shark species that needed protection—the Basking Shark, Great White Shark, Whale Shark, Spiny Dogfish Shark, Porbeagle Shark, and Shortfin and Longfin Mako Sharks.
Animal Person
APRIL 14, 2009
According to Reuters: Japan, which considers whaling to be a cherished cultural tradition, killed 679 minke whales despite plans to catch around 850. It caught just one fin whale compared with a target of 50 in the hunt that began in November. That's one result. Guess what the answer is? No surprise there.
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