Story: www.ananova.com Wildlife experts have warned the public to stay away from a boisterous dolphin because they fear someone could be injured. Georges the dolphin has entertained crowds along the south coast but he has hurt several people with his tail after they entered the sea to play with him. The friendly 800lbs mammal has
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They keep getting washed up on Australian beaches: giant squid up to 12 metres long that seem to have died of old age.
Northland’s international orca expert Ingrid Visser found herself following another species of whale up the Whangarei Harbour yesterday.
HONG KONG, Sept. 4 (Xinhuanet) — “Although the baby whale failed to survive long after our rescue, it will always live in our memory!” the two Hong Kong police officers, who assisted in re-launching a beached whale in Sai Kung last month, said here Wedne
The first organized “safaris” to visit Keiko, the affection-starved killer whale, start Friday but marine officials are none too pleased. They want people to stay away from Keiko, in the hopes he’ll swim back out to sea before coastal ice starts forming.
A federal grant will allow three members of the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission to travel to England to discuss subsistence quotas for bowhead whales. Full Story: http://www.adn.com/alaska/story/1722599p-1839187c.html
A whale suddenly breached and crashed into the bow of a fishing boat, killing a restaurant owner on board. Full Story: http://www.news-journalonline.com/2002/Sep/5/NOTE4.htm
Marine researcher Nils Oeien’s suggestion that Keiko the killer whale – star of the film “Free Willy” – should be destroyed rather than be left in the wild where he cannot cope has ignited a global storm of indignation.
The decline of some Antarctic seabirds may be linked to the warming of the earth’s climate, though fishing and hunting of seals and whales could also be responsible, according to new research conducted by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
Two southern right whales lazed in viewing distance off Tasmania’s East Coast yesterday, taking a break on the long journey south to their summer feeding grounds.