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.
Posts Categorized: News
The harpoon brought them close to extinction. Now whales run a new, murderous gauntlet strung along the Australian coast, writes Andrew Darby. Full Story
Story: www.canada.com A pair of endangered whales have been spotted near the mouth of Halifax Harbour, but officials say it’s a locale that won’t do much for the mammals’ chances of surviving. The two North Atlantic right whales were identified yesterday morning by a Halifax whale tour, about 14 kilometres from the city’s downtown waterfront.
Story: www.theaustralian.news.com.au The risky release of a humpback whale tangled in a shark net off the northern NSW coast last week would lead to more careful rescues in the future. Rescue co-ordinator, Sea World’s marine sciences director Trevor Long, said today too many chances were taken to cut free the 13m whale near Yamba on
A dead whale was found floating in the Columbia River Monday. Full Story
Keiko, the killer whale who became famous as the star of “Free Willy” movies, has turned up in a Norwegian fjord, six weeks after he was returned to the wild from his pen in Iceland. Full Story: http://www.katu.com/news/story.asp?ID=49875
A Humpback whale thought to have drowned after being caught in shark nets on the Gold Coast found some new friends as it was finally untangled by rescuers.
The Bush administration is reviewing a landmark environmental law both reviled and praised because it requires lengthy studies before foresters cut a tree or developers start to dig. Full Story: http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/bw-wh/2002/a
The United States has launched an intense diplomatic lobbying campaign for the renewal of an aboriginal whaling quota ahead of a special meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to consider the matter, a US official said on Wednesday.
A whale believed to have drowned in shark netting off the Gold Coast has seemingly risen from the dead. Full Story