Critter News

JUNE 20, 2010

As the future of whales once more comes under global debate, some scientists say the marine mammals are not only smarter than thought but also share several attributes once claimed as exclusively human. Tags: marine life marine animals whales.

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OCTOBER 10, 2010

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. Last year's krill population was also large, but it did not bring the same cluster of whale deaths.

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APRIL 8, 2010

The steeply declining number of whales in the world's oceans is causing the remaining creatures to suffer loneliness and 'lose the will the live', a leading expert has claimed. Tags: norway iceland whales Japan whaling endangered species. I came across this British article from 2008. From the Daily Mail.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 17, 2011

What a wonderful video, especially the joy and exuberance of the whale at the end! Thank you to Blue World Aquariums for sharing this with us. Great work!

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009

A major review of Japanese government spending could spell the end to whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, according to Greenpeace, after the review committee proposed massive cuts in subsidies to a body which funds the so-called scientific research programme. Tags: Japan hunting greenpeace whaling.

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DECEMBER 3, 2010

A severely injured whale off the shores of Olympia has little chance of survival, an expert said Thursday. The animal is either a sei or Bryde's whale, said biologist John Calambokidis with Cascadia Research. The 40-foot whale is suffering from a large, deep gash on its back, probably caused by a collision with a fast-moving boat.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Iceland recently announced a quota of 100 fin whales - an endangered species - which is a dramatic increase its original self-assigned quota of nine. They also almost doubled their quota of Minke whales. ". Tags: norway iceland whale Japan whaling. And they flagrantly continue killing.

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MAY 18, 2009

Looks like blue whales may be coming back to Alaska. From the Associated Press: Blue whales are returning to Alaska in search of food and could be re-establishing an old migration route several decades after they were nearly wiped out by commercial whalers, scientists say. Here's hoping Sarah Palin leaves them alone.

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4 The Love Of Animals

APRIL 28, 2010

Half way into her journey got some unexpected company, a 30-foot pygmy whale that Jodie nicknamed Larry. Isn’t it great that Larry the pygmy whale helped a great cause?! Pygmy Whale Befriends Jodie Nelson originally appeared on 4 The Love of Animals on April 28, 2010.

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JANUARY 5, 2010

New Zealand and Australia are joining forces to carry out research on whales using non-lethal methods, in an attempt to challenge Japan's hunting programme. Eighteen scientists will set sail for Antarctica next month to study minke, humpback and blue whale populations. Tags: australia whales new zealand Japan.

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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.

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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

JULY 20, 2012

This announcement is considered a major blow to the campaign to end global whaling. It sucks big time.

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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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FEBRUARY 10, 2010

“We did not actually expect them to follow our orders to quit the Whale Sanctuary but they have indeed exited and are now running outside the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary.” They have not killed a single whale since February 5th. We intend to turn four whaling free days into weeks.” Said Captain Paul Watson.

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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. Tags: beluga whale Palin alaska endangered species.

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10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Whale-watching! This may come as somewhat of a surprise to those who don’t know about it but the waters just off of Queens can apparently be pretty good for whales at the right time of year. As we headed east we stayed within several hundred yards of shore which seemed odd for a boat looking for whales. More whales!

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Reddit Animals

AUGUST 30, 2023

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Critter News

NOVEMBER 1, 2008

From Sea Shepherd: The Japanese whaling fleet supply ship Oriental Bluebird has been de-flagged and fined by the Panamanian Registry after being found guilty of: Using the ship for purposes it was not licensed for (i.e. The illegal operations of the Oriental Bluebird underscore the illegality of the entire Japanese whaling fleet.

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MARCH 1, 2010

We just need to end this useless practice of whaling. Tags: australia whales new zealand whaling. I hope they do it.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 28, 2012

Gulls in Argentina have learned to land on Southern Right Whales as the whales come to the surface to breathe. The gulls then peck at the whales’ backs, causing wounds from which the gulls feed. The solution? Kill the gulls. There has to be a better way to deal with this, no?

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Critter News

JUNE 15, 2009

We'll be watching episode 2 (season 1) of Whale Wars tonight. They work on whaling issues, rain forests, and a host of other good causes. As I am sure many of you know, it's already on to Season 2. I was kind of wondering how that makes Greenpeace feel (and I say that as someone who thinks they do a lot of good things).

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 16, 2014

Last October Daisy, Desi, and I, joined by my parents, had a grand ol’ time whale-watching aboard the American Princess. Despite my thrill about Desi identifying a gull we were still at sea and still without a whale, a dolphin, or any pelagic species. We tried following the bait fish. After all, we saw dolphins!

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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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OCTOBER 17, 2008

Sarah Palin, who I am sure reads the latest science journals when she isn't perusing the latest issue of the Economist, doesn't believe beluga whales are declining. Tags: beluga whale Palin. Fortunately, even the Bush Administration thinks they are. Or maybe there isn't enough money in killing off the rest.

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MAY 28, 2021

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Critter News

MARCH 1, 2010

Tags: Sea World captivity killer whales Orcas.

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APRIL 8, 2010

Tags: whales Japan.

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OCTOBER 13, 2008

Tags: us supreme court whale sonar military.

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AUGUST 26, 2022

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JULY 28, 2022

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AUGUST 10, 2023

If there's a video of a cute otter people will be like, "Oh otters are actually like this", or a killer whale having a wholesome interaction, "it probably wanted to do this" etc. Blatant speciesm tbh submitted by /u/MIDI_Jeanist [link] [comments]

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

Tags: marine life whales us endangered species.

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JANUARY 5, 2009

Tags: whaling.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Like I get the general idea of how they do it but it seems absolutely incredible that animals as massive as Great white Sharks, Orca's and even some of the bigger whales manage to launch their entire bodies several feet or even much more above the surface. And I'm talking specifically about the bigger animals.

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JULY 17, 2022

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AUGUST 12, 2021

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