The humpback whale is one of the best known and enigmatic of all the whales. Famous for their mournful songs and ebullient behaviour, which sees them frequently breach and slap their long flippers on to the sea surface.
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A little over 200 sites were manned around the British Isles including Northern Ireland, from Hermaness in Shetland down to Jersey in the Channel Islands and Isles of Scilly in Cornwall. Around one thousand people participated, with groups of as many as 20-30 attending some sites. Systematic watches were carried out from the land-based sites
The discovery of two dead seals on a Lincolnshire beach has sparked fears of a fresh outbreak of a fatal virus in UK waters. Full Story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/2155289.stm
The Department of Conservation will not issue commercial viewing permits for southern right whales around the Auckland Islands for at least ten years. Full Story: http://www.doc.govt.nz/whats-new/presult.asp?prID=795
Mysteries of one of the Australian deep ocean’s larger denizens are being unravelled as scientists study the giant squid washed up on a beach near Hobart. Full S
Story:www.themercury.news.com.au An overnight vigil with eight stranded false killer whales on the West Australian south coast has ended in tragedy for the animals with the survivors put down. Local fisherman came across 58 whales stranded at Tooregullup Beach, about 180km east of Albany, late yesterday afternoon, said WA Conservation and Land Management (CALM) department executive
A stranded juvenile male Risso’s dolphin was found dead at Ringaskiddy, Cork Harbour on Saturday. It is thought to be the same animal who made news headlines last week when he swam up the River Lee as far as Fr. Matthew Quay. The animal was assessed by IWDG personnel at the time and deemed to
The Institute of Cetacean Research Whale said Friday it will sell in Japan’s wholesale markets from July 31 to Aug. 31 the meat of minke whales caught for research purposes a practice criticized by many other countries and activists. Full Story: ht
Story:www.canada.com Springer, the orphaned baby killer whale, may have found a new mom. The two-year-old orca appears to have struck up a relationship with a 16-year-old female, called A-51. It appears A-51 has taken a motherly interest in Springer. It’s too early to know if the match will last but signs are hopeful. “It’s not
Sea temperatures at Australia’s Great Barrier Reef last summer were the warmest on record and this year’s El Nino event means the risk of mass coral bleaching has increased considerably, scientists reported yesterday.