The body of a young endangered whale that rescuers managed to free last month after it became entangled in fishing gear washed ashore Saturday on Nantucket. Full Story: http://www2.bostonherald.com/news/local_regional/lnib110172002.htm
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Last week the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWCC) finished its preliminary review of the manatee population’s status and found that it meets the definition of “threatened.” Full Story: http://www.tallahassee.com/mld/democrat/news
A rare sea turtle nest on a busy beach in Hilo, Hawaii, is getting special treatment to protect its eggs. Full Story: http://ens-news.com/ens/oct2002/2002-10-17-09.asp#anchor3
The Irish Air Corps has photographed a pod of fin whales during a surveillance flight off the South-West Coast.
Sweden said its representatives made an unfortunate mistake when they voted for Iceland’s membership in the International Whaling Commission earlier this week, a move allowing Iceland to restart whaling. Full Story: http://www.planetark.org/dailynew
Japan will push for reduced protection of two whale species at an international meeting next month, fisheries officials said on Friday — a move that could open the door to resuming trade in the giant mammals. Full Story: http://www.ledger-enquirer.c
Story: www.canada.com Transient orcas kill lone minke whale Saltspring Island residents witness attack by killer whales Four members of a transient killer whale pod hunted and killed a lone minke whale in front of about 200 Saltspring Island spectators Tuesday afternoon. It was the first time that scientists had ever witnessed killer whales killing a
) Conservationists fear that sound blasts being fired into the Gulf of California to help map the ocean floor may have caused two whales to beach themselves and die. Full Story: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/10/16/tech/main525869.shtml
Iceland said this week it planned to resume whaling, a day after the International Whaling Commission decided to readmit the country as a full member. “We have decided to begin whaling again, but not when we start,” Fisheries Minister Arni Mathiesen
Between 9 October and 15 October there have been 288 dead seals reported bringing the total to 2653 since the beginning of the outbreak. A total of 2294 dead seals have been reported from around the English coast. 75 post-mortem examinations have been carried out, 35 cases have been confirmed as positive for PDV (34