News Items - 2001
December
November
- 24 November, 2001 Alaska - Tagged Belugas Swim Miles Under Ice Pack
- 21 November, 2001 Melbourne, Aust - Experts Check Whales' DNA
- 20 November, 2001 Portland, USA - Breakaway float could be lifesaver for whales
- 17 November, 2001 Stonington, USA - 5 New Heavyweights In Mystic Aquarium
- 16 November, 2001 Washington, USA - Environmental Assessment for Issuing a Gray Whale Quota
- 16 November, 2001 Devon, UK - Sea Mammal Beachings Rise
- 15 November, 2001 Edmonton, Canada - Mall opens new research station on marine mammals
- 15 November, 2001 Anchorage, Alaska - Scientists, Natives aid each other
- 14 November, 2001 Tasmania Rare whale found dead after being rescued
- 14 November, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Japan lashes out against international criticism over whale hunt
- 13 November, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Japan's Whale Research Providing Valuable Scientific Information
- 12 November, 2001 Norwegian Control System "Won't Stop Illegal Whale Trade"
- 12 November, 2001 Halifax, Nova Scotia - Scientists call for rules to protect endangered right whale
- 12 November, 2001 Auckland, NZ - Hit Orca Appears Unharmed
- 09 November, 2001 Gland, Switzerland - Norway's whale trade controls are suspect
- 09 November, 2001 Washington, DC - U.S. urges Japan to stop Antarctic whaling
- 08 November, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Japanese whalers set sail
- 08 November, 2001 Washington, US - Norway's Whale DNA-Base Fails First Test
- 08 November, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Japanese whaling fleet off to Antarctica
- 07 November, 2001 SIMOON SOUND, BC - Fish Farmers' Noise Blasts Whales from B.C. Waters
- 06 November, 2001 Mexico City - Eyeing the Whale Hunt
- 06 November, 2001 Adelaide, Aust. - Whale skull recovered in South Australia
- 05 November, 2001 Norway - No whale products to Japan this year
- 05 November, 2001 California Coast - Whale numbers elicit joy, perplexity
- 05 November, 2001 Sydney, Aust. - Pink whale stalks Japan consulate
- 04 November, 2001 Eden, Aust. - Whale Rescued from Drowning off NSW Coast
- 04 November, 2001 Auckland, NZ - Commercial whaling claim refuted
- 02 November, 2001 Sydney, Florida - Sydney sea life deformed, study says
- 01 November, 2001 Panama City, US - Stranded whale euthanized in Panhandle, one survivor remains
- 01 November, 2001 Halifax - Dead right whale found floating off Magdelaine Islands
- 01 November, 2001 Tokyo - Japan defies Whaling Commission, begins Dall's porpoise hunt
- 01 November, 2001 Murmansk, Russia - Chukot whale fishing season in full swing
- 01 November, 2001 New York, US - Defenders Go to Court to Protect Dolphins
October
- 31 October, 2001 Wailuku, Hawaii - Season's 1st whale spotted off Lanai
- 28 October, 2001 Melbourne, Aust. - Whale Fears held over Basslink Project
- 28 October, 2001 Sant Cruz, Calif. - Scientists Examine the Seas Our Ancestors Fished
- 27 October, 2001 Lofoten Islands, Norway - Eat it or save it?
- 26 October, 2001 Anchorage, Alaska - Group plans to sue federal agency over failure to protect whales
- 26 October, 2001 Petaluma, Calif. - Environmentalists Use High Tech to Delay Dolphin Massacre
- 26 October, 2001 Anadyr, Russia - Chukotka seeks bigger quotas for Gray whale catches
- 26 October, 2001 Prudhoe Bay, Alaska - Drilling at sea to boost Alaska oil production
- 25 October, 2001 Anchorage, Alaska - Gray whale population holding steady this year
- 25 October, 2001 Thurston County - San Juan orcas feast in South Sound waters
- 24 October, 2001 Panama City - Pilot whales get chiropractic care
- 22 October, 2001 Sydney, Aust - Esso Tests Call after Whale Kill
- 21 October, 2001 Portland, US - Makah Tribe Plans Whale Hunt
- 20 October, 2001 Boston - US officials propose rules to protect whales
- 19 October, 2001 Cape Town, S.Africa - Whale Calf Freed from Crayfish Trap
- 16 October, 2001 Haro Strait - Struggle to Survive for an 'Urban Whale'
- 16 October, 2001 Reykjavik - Iceland, 75% Back a Move to Reverse Ban on Whaling
- 15 October, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - Whaling Ban, Not NATO, Heats Iceland's Temper
- 15 October, 2001 Devon, UK - RSPCA forced to destroy stranded whale
- 14 October, 2001 Boston, US - Close encounters of the whale kind
- 13 October, 2001 Norwegian Whale Meat
- 12 October, 2001 Port Elizabeth, S.Africa - Sixteenth whale beaches
- 12 October, 2001 Oslo, Norway - Japan, Norway to Trade Whale Meat
- 10 October, 2001 Taiji, Japan - Pilot Whale Massacre
- 09 October, 2001 San Diego, US - Bjossa dies at SeaWorld after long illness
- 09 October, 2001 San Diego, US - SeaWorld killer whale Bjossa dies after suffering from chronic lung infection
- 08 October, 2001 Seattle, US - How to ensure the survival of threatened orcas
- 04 October, 2001 Munich, Germany - Help for Canadian Belugas
- 01 October, 2001 London, UK - Contaminated dolphin meat sold as whale in Japan
- 01 October, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Dolphin Hunt begins in Japan
September
- 30 September, 2001 San Francisco, US - Landmark Phenomena along North Calif. Coast
- 30 September, 2001 Gulf of Mexico - Scientists Eavesdrop on Sperm Whales
- 28 September, 2001 Rome - Italy, France and Monaco Create Whale Sanctuary
- 27 September, 2001 Washington, US - Chessie the north-loving manatee sighted again
- 27 September, 2001 Antarctica - New Research 0n Antarctic Killer Whales
- 27 September, 2001 London, UK - RSPCA: Out of sight, out of mind?
- 26 September, 2001 Junea, Canada - Park says whale was killed by cruise ship
- 26 September, 2001 San Francisco, Calif. - Endangered Humpback Whale Entangled
- 26 September, 2001 Beluga expecting --unexpectedly so
- 26 September, 2001 Grahamstown, S.Africa - Number Of Whale Strandings Alarming Says Bayworld Co-Ordinator
- 25 September, 2001 Panama City Beach, Florida - Pygmy Killer Whale rescued in Panhandle
- 24 September, 2001 Fairbanks, Alaska - Thar she blows! Alaskans in Interior report rare whale sighting
- 24 September, 2001 Cook Islands - Whales get South Seas Safe Haven
- 24 September, 2001 Cape Town, S.Africa - Whale 'lingo' is growing
- 23 September, 2001 Miami, Florida - Captured on film: a whale of a fish tale
- 22 September, 2001 Wailuku, Hawaii - Maui Dolphin Facility's future looks dim
- 22 September, 2001 Gulf of Mexico - Scientists rush to study Gulf sperm whales
- 20 September, 2001 Finding sheep in whales' clothing
- 19 September, 2001 Boston, US - Whale Feared Dead As Signal Stops
- 19 September, 2001 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - A Whale of a Time Off Copacabana Beach
- 19 September, 2001 Pakistan fossils may indicate whales evolved from cows
- 17 September, 2001 Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland - A Remarkable Summer for Keiko
- 16 September, 2001 Kuala Lumpur - Whales are mammals of the sea
- 14 September, 2001 Moscow, Russia - Gray Whales Return to Sakhalin
- 12 September, 2001 London, UK - Satellites track giant whales to secret home
- 11 September, 2001 Los Angeles, Calif. - Navy Is Sued Over Coastal Sonar Tests
- 11 September, 2001 Belmar, New Jersey - Disposal of whale's body rules out an exam
- 09 September, 2001 St Petersburg, Russia - The Ministry of Nature Stood Up for the Whales
- 09 September, 2001 Los Angeles, US - Wildlife census takers comb land, sea and air
- 09 September, 2001 London, UK - Stop Blubbering-Moral Outrage to Gourmet Cuisine
- 09 September, 2001 Maui, Hawaii - Coastal Trip Features Dance with Whales
- 07 September, 2001 Norway - Whale Product Exports Will Probably Start in 2002
- 07 September, 2001 San Diego, US - Orca Conceived by Artificial Insemination is a Male
- 07 September, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - Seas called unlikely home for Keiko
- 06 September, 2001 Sakhalin Island - EXXON - Seismic and whales don't mix
- 06 September, 2001 Vancouver, Canada - Animal rights activists suggest 'Eat the Whales'
- 06 September, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - False Reports on Keiko
- 04 September, 2001 Haro Strait, San Juan Island - Toxins threaten orcas' survival
- 04 September, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Health ministry to examine risks of contaminated whale meat
- 04 September, 2001 Honolulu, Hawaii - Whale Foundation Group Spots Orcas Off The Coast
- 03 September, 2001 Bar Harbor, US - Biologists fear sonar's effect on ocean life
- 02 September, 2001 San Diego, US - Baby Killer Whale Conceived Through Artificial Insemination
- 01 September, 2001 Muroto,Japan - Japanese See Whales as Majestic and Tasty
August
- 30 August, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - No Freedom for Keiko this Year
- 30 August, 2001 Sydney, Aust. - Whale and her calf at Bondi
- 30 August, 2001 Provincetown, US - Last-ditch effort planned to save dying right whale
- 30 August, 2001 London, UK - World's rarest whale is too buoyant, researchers find
- 29 August, 2001 Lagos, Nigeria - Whale Eaters in Nigeria Risk Illness
- 28 August, 2001 Ottawa, Ont. - Beluga Whale saved from shallow waters of St. Paul River in Quebec
- 28 August, 2001 Seattle, US - Researchers Investigate Cause of Plummeting Orca Population
- 26 August, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - Free Willy star almost free
- 25 August, 2001 Adelaide, Australia - Sightseers Whale of a Season
- 24 August, 2001 Boston, US - Churchill the whale bucks odds, swims strong
- 24 August, 2001 San Diego, US - Bjossa the killer whale doing much better
- 24 August, 2001 San Diego, US - Whale Injuries Off West Coast on the Rise
- 24 August, 2001 Puerto Ayora, Galapagos - Ecuadorian Navy Orders Sea Shepherd out of Galapagos
- 23 August, 2001 Maui, Hawaii - Proposed Bill will Prohibit Exhibiting Dolphins
- 23 August, 2001 Anchorage, Alaska - Judge rejects extra protections for Alaska whales
- 23 August, 2001 Niue - Niue to declare Whale Sanctuary
- 22 August, 2001 Washington, DC - Whale Watching May Hurt Marine Mammals
- 22 August, 2001 Washington, DC - Belugas Denied Endangered Species List
- 22 August, 2001 Lihue, Hawaii - Underwater tests opposed on Kauai
- 22 August, 2001 Rotorua, NZ - Whale Watch Kaikoura Tourism Operator Of The Decade
- 21 August, 2001 Washington, DC - Navy Claims Environmental Laws are Threat to National Security
- 21 August, 2001 Canberra, Australia - New Hope for Dugongs in Barrier Reef
- 21 August, 2001 Port Elizabeth, S.Africa - Sad Ending For Port Elizabeth Humpback
- 21 August, 2001 Washington - Navy's anti-sub frigates to fire shots as warnings to dolphins
- 21 August, 2001 San Diego, US - Bjossa 'gravely ill' at SeaWorld
- 21 August, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - Real-Life 'Free Willy' Needs Call of the Wild
- 20 August, 2001 Muroto, Japan - A hunger for whales: The Japanese revere them
- 20 August, 2001 Puntarenas, Costa Rica - Illegal Fish Boats Caught Off Costa Rica's Cocos Island
- 20 August, 2001 London, UK - Navy Spends to Save Dolphins
- 20 August, 2001 Port Elizabeth, S.Africa - Beached whale returned to sea
- 20 August, 2001 Vancouver - Orca (Bjossa) Receiving Medical Treatment
- 19 August, 2001 New Zealand - Pacific Islands Forum to push South Pacific Whale Sanctuary
- 19 August, 2001 Victoria, BC - Watching for whales is outpacing hunting them
- 18 August, 2001 Indonesia - Rare whale species identified in Komodo National Park, Indonesia
- 17 August, 2001 Iceland - Keiko May Be Ready To Swim Away
- 17 August, 2001 Adelaide, Australia - Dolphins used as shark bait
- 17 August, 2001 California, US - Another Navy Ship Strikes a Whale
- 17 August, 2001 New Zealand - Minister comments on New Scientist Editorial
- 17 August, 2001 Huntington Beach - Dead whale washes ashore
- 16 August, 2001 Kaikoura - NZ Tourists watch whale hunt
- 16 August, 2001 Lagos - S. Africa doomed whale hacked to bits
- 15 August, 2001 US Navy Threatens Whales with Noise
- 15 August, 2001 Wellington, NZ - New Zealand Would Welcome Cook Islands Moves To Protect Whales
- 14 August, 2001 Rio de Janeiro - Rescuers save Humpback Whales from beaching in Brazil
- 14 August, 2001 Keahou, Hawaii - Baby Sperm Whale recovering after trying to beach itself
- 14 August, 2001 Kaliua-Kona, Hawaii - Baby whale dies despite vets efforts
- 13 August, 2001 Juneau, BC - Floatplane narrowly misses whale
- 12 August, 2001 Study suggests ways to protect whales
- 10 August, 2001 London, UK - IWC AGM 2001 Final Press Release
- 10 August, 2001 Juneau, BC - Whale rescue is called off until distressed animal can be found
- 10 August, 2001 Adelaide, Australia - Fishers say whale net tangle not local
- 09 August, 2001 Jordan - Bag threat to Amman Gulf wildlife
- 09 August, 2001 St George - Whale beaches itself on St. George
- 09 August, 2001 Bath, UK - Japan Expands Whale Hunt Again
- 09 August, 2001 Tokyo - Japan Kills 158 Whales "In The Name Of Science"
- 08 August, 2001 Iqaluit - Land animal disease found in marine mammals
- 08 August, 2001 Hervey Bay, Qld. - Tangled Whale Heading South
- 07 August, 2001 Washington - Federal officials will review decline of killer whales
- 07 August, 2001 Toyko - Japanese Whaling Fleet Gets Home
- 07 August, 2001 Tokyo - Japanese Whaling Fleet Gets Home
- 06 August, 2001 Port Elizabeth, SA - 'Mercy killing' traumatic
- 06 August, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Wailing Over Whales
- 06 August, 2001 Port Elizabeth, S.Africa - South Africa Kills Beached Whale
- 06 August, 2001 Tokyo - Japanese Whaling Expedition Nets 158
- 05 August, 2001 Johannesburg - S.Africa to uphold ban on whale hunting
- 05 August, 2001 Channel Islands - California whale-watchers delight in blue whale sightings
- 05 August, 2001 Japan - Chewing the Fat: Japanese Trade Barriers
- 05 August, 2001 The Eye of the Whale: Epic Passage from Baja to Siberia
- 04 August, 2001 Anchorage, Alaska - Ships May Have to Skip Glacier Bay
- 03 August, 2001 Moscow - Oil exploration in Russian Far East harms rare whales
- 03 August, 2001 San Antonio - SeaWorld biologists baffled by killer whale's death
- 03 August, 2001 Anadyr, Russia - Russia gets quota for 129 whales in 2001
- 03 August, 2001 New Jersey - U.S. backs ship restrictions to protect endangered whale
- 03 August, 2001 Miami, Florida - Seaquarium's Killer Whale Ready for a Bigger Home
- 02 August, 2001 Exxon Controls The Future of Western Gray Whales
- 02 August, 2001 Ireland - Six coastal sites to observe whales
- 02 August, 2001 Boston, Mass. - Ships Told to Slow to Help Whales
- 01 August, 2001 'Japan - We Do Not Need to Eat Whales'
- 01 August, 2001 Cape Cod, Mass. - Shipping Must Be Regulated to Protect Right Whales
- 01 August, 2001 London - How to Stop the Whale Slaughter
- 01 August, 2001 Washington, US - Goodbye, and thanks for all the fish
- 01 August, 2001 Vancouver, BC - B.C. Aquarium adds dolphin from Japan
- 01 August, 2001 Kihei, Hawaii - Helpers Guide Whales out to Sea
July
- 31 July, 2001 Victoria, BC - Whale rams Boat after Men swipe Fish
- 31 July, 2001 New York, US - Whale Killed in Collision with Ship
- 31 July, 2001 Adelaide, Australia - Police Blow Up Whale of a Problem
- 29 July, 2001 London, UK - Whale Population Devastated by Warming
- 29 July, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - Killer Whale Star May Never Be Free
- 27 July, 2001 London - Whaling Conference Ends in Discord
- 27 July, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Whales hogging the fish
- 26 July, 2001 Washington - Ancient humans decimated ocean species, damaged ecosystems
- 26 July, 2001 London - Whale Meeting Agrees Urgent Fish Stock Study
- 26 July, 2001 London - Uncertainty Over Whales Sparks Debate
- 26 July, 2001 London - Rejection of proposed whale sanctuary will hurt tourism
- 25 July, 2001 London - Australia to encourage Pacific nations to set up whale sanctuaries
- 25 July, 2001 Castries, St Lucia - Group Ordered Out of St. Lucia
- 25 July, 2001 London - Whale Meeting Stalemate on Ending Ban
- 25 July, 2001 London - Whale Meeting Criticizes Norwegian Hunting
- 25 July, 2001 London - Iceland an Observer at Whaling Meeting
- 25 July, 2001 Anchorage, Alaska - Blow to Head Kills Alaska Humpback Whale
- 25 July, 2001 Washington State - Whale hunt okayed off Washington coast
- 25 July, 2001 Washington State - Activists Plea to the World: "Address Makah Hunt at IWC!"
- 25 July, 2001 Iceland - Iceland plays down 'inaccurate' whaling reports
- 25 July, 2001 Norway - Whale boycott whets politician sales appetites
- 25 July, 2001 London, UK - Australian Statement on South Pacific Sanctuary
- 25 July, 2001 London, UK - Why Japan won't back down on Whaling
- 24 July, 2001 Canada - Whale industry dreading U.S. decision
- 24 July, 2001 London, UK - Whaling Commission Rejects Sanctuary
- 24 July, 2001 London, UK - Bid for whale sanctuary fails
- 24 July, 2001 London, UK - IWC Rejects Plan for South Pacific Whale Sanctuary
- 24 July, 2001 London, UK - Whaling body votes against Iceland's request
- 24 July, 2001 London, UK - US threatens Norway over whaling
- 23 July, 2001 Canada - Japan and the whales
- 23 July, 2001 London, UK - Angry split at whaling meeting
- 23 July, 2001 Adelaide, Aust - Shark Patting by Sightseers May Prompt Whale Ban
- 23 July, 2001 London, UK - Commercial Whaling Ban at Stake
- 23 July, 2001 Oslo, Norway - Anti-whaling protests hit new heights
- 23 July, 2001 Oslo, Norway - Countries Condemn Trade in Blubber
- 23 July, 2001 London, UK - Commercial Whaling Ban at Stake
- 23 July, 2001 Roseau - Dominica - a little fish with a big vote to cast
- 23 July, 2001 London, UK - Outrage at 'eat whales' campaign
- 23 July, 2001 London, UK - Whaling Commission Puts Iceland Membership on Hold
- 23 July, 2001 London, UK - Iceland Vote Splits Whaling Commission in Half
- 23 July, 2001 London, UK - Iceland on the Offensive As Whaling Meeting Starts
- 23 July, 2001 London, UK - Whale populations at risk
- 23 July, 2001 South Australia - Whale of a feed
- 22 July, 2001 Anchorage, Alaska - Whales in Prince William Sound Imperiled
- 22 July, 2001 Oslo, Norway - Norwegians, Defying Protests, Will Sell Blubber to Japan
- 22 July, 2001 Vero Beach, Florida - It's A Whale Of A Rescue!
- 22 July, 2001 St Johns, Antigua - Caribbean Nations to Vote on Whaling
- 20 July, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland Set to Resume Whaling
- 20 July, 2001 Boston, US - New Whale Freed From Rope
- 20 July, 2001 Wellington, NZ - Japan was caught red-handed on whale votes, says N.Z.
- 20 July, 2001 London, UK - Pacific sanctuary proposal is sinking
- 20 July, 2001 Provincetown, Mass - Rescuers brave hazardous seas to try save endangered whale
- 20 July, 2001 London, UK - Fishery official defends description of minke whales as cockroaches of sea
- 19 July, 2001 Rio de Janeiro - Brazil hopes to set up South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary
- 19 July, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Internet Relay Broadcast of the 53rd IWC Annual Meeting
- 19 July, 2001 Boston, US - Canadians welcoming American Whale Rescue Experts
- 19 July, 2001 Polynesia - French Polynesia to Create Whale Sanctuary
- 19 July, 2001 New Scotland, NY - Museum Welcomes Rotting Whale Carcass
- 18 July, 2001 Cork, Ireland - Cork Orca died from abscess of the jaw
- 18 July, 2001 Asia-Pacific - Japan admits trading Whale Votes
- 18 July, 2001 London - DNA Detectives Say Endangered Whale Sold in Japan
- 18 July, 2001 Tokyo - Japan Denies Remarks on Whaling 'Vote- Buying'
- 18 July, 2001 Canberra, Australia - Japanese Official Defends Whaling
- 18 July, 2001 London, UK - Blue Murder
- 18 July, 2001 Adelaide, Aust - Fishermen urged to accept Whale Protection Reforms
- 17 July, 2001 Norway - Fisheries Minister blasts SAS Whale Ban
- 17 July, 2001 Norway - SAS won't transport Whale Exports
- 17 July, 2001 Pembrokeshire, Wales - Experts fear for the future of one of Britain's most elusive mammals
- 17 July, 2001 Sydney, Australia - Pacific Whale Sanctuary Looks Beached
- 17 July, 2001 Oslo, Norway - Nordic airlines join whale blubber ban
- 15 July, 2001 Seattle, Washington - Baby lets staff at zoo find its Porpoise in Life
- 16 July, 2001 Scotland - Why it's time to save the whale again
- 16 July, 2001 Yarmouth Port - Pulling for Churchill, Whale Watching Stirs Interest
- 16 July, 2001 London - IWC scientific committee wraps up discussion on minke whales
- 15 July, 2001 Provincetown, Massachusetts - Massachusetts rescuers not ready to give up on entangled whale
- 14 July, 2001 Ship and Ferry Strikes Killing Whales, Earth Island Journal
- 14 July, 2001 Seattle, Washington - Makah Hunt for Whales may enter new waters
- 14 July, 2001 Canberra, Australia - Hill vows to shut Japan's Whale 'Science' Loophole
- 14 July, 2001 Neah Bay, Washington - 'Resident' gray whales now fair game for Makah
- 13 July, 2001 Ganby, Canada - Dolphin plan strafed - Granby Zoo defends idea
- 13 July, 2001 Seattle, Washington - US Government reaffirms tribal whaling rights
- 12 July, 2001 Guatemala City - Dolphins Airlifted Out of Guatemala
- 12 July, 2001 Maimi, Florida - Whaling Activists Head to Caribbean
- 11 July, 2001 Canberra, Australia - Fed Govt may reform protection laws after whale death
- 11 July, 2001 Washington, DC - U.S. Trade Representative discusses Japan's research whaling
- 11 July, 2001 Norway - Whalers shrug off plane boycott
- 11 July, 2001 Cork, Ireland - Dead whale in Cork may be 80 years old
- 11 July, 2001 Norway - 21 Airlines Ban Norwegian Whale Exports
- 11 July, 2001 London, UK - MP accuses Japan of 'vote-buying' on Whaling
- 11 July, 2001 Sydney, Australia - The City that once Loved Whales to Death
- 11 July, 2001 Melbourne, Florida - Rash of dolphin deaths around Florida puzzling scientists
- 11 July, 2001 London, UK - Faroe Islands Whale Survey banned from British Waters
- 11 July, 2001 Adelaide, SA - Fishing Ban may be Extended in the Bight
- 11 July, 2001 Fort Pierce, Florida - New Diseases threaten Manatees
- 10 July, 2001 Gland, Switzerland - Wildlife Fund Boosts Whale Watching
- 10 July, 2001 St Johns, Newfoundland - Whale-watching success off St. John's
- 10 July, 2001 Washington, US - Report Details Man-Made Threats to World's Whales
- 10 July, 2001 Provincetown, Massachusetts - Second attempt launched to save Injured Whale
- 10 July, 2001 Iceland - Keiko's Continuing Story
- 10 July, 2001 Canberra - Australia to renew push for South Pacific Whale Sanctuary
- 09 July, 2001 Adelaide, Australia - SA Museum to display Southern Right Whale Skeleton
- 09 July, 2001 Barrow, Alaska - Crew tries to Capture Whaling Culture on Film
- 09 July, 2001 Cork, Ireland - Cork Harbour whale found dead in water
- 09 July, 2001 South Australia - Whale caught in fishing gear dies in park designed for whale protection
- 09 July, 2001 London, UK - Future of Whaling Moratorium Uncertain
- 09 July, 2001 London, UK - Pollution 'poses new threat to Whales'
- 09 July, 2001 Adelaide, SA - Whale Tail Net may not be Local
- 08 July, 2001 Atlantic Ocean, US East Coast - A Whale of an Encounter
- 08 July, 2001 Seattle, Washington - Area's Orca Population continues to Decline
- 07 July, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Whaling program talks between Japan and US
- 07 July, 2001 London, UK - Whale Protest Keeps Pace with Inflation
- 07 July, 2001 Ottawa, Canada - Speedy new ships pose threat to world's last Right Whales
- 06 July, 2001 Timaru, NZ - Set netting ban would trigger compensation claims
- 06 July, 2001 Washington, DC - Japan's Fisheries Minister Sparks New Concerns over Japanese Whaling
- 06 July, 2001 London, UK - End whaling ban for whales 'sake'
- 06 July, 2001 London, UK - Reply to Mr Morishita, of the Japanese Fisheries Agency
- 06 July, 2001 okyo, Japan - Japan Farm Minister to meet U.S. Commerce Secretary on Whaling
- 05 July, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - Iceland rejoins IWC but remains exempt from Whaling Ban
- 05 July, 2001 Norway - Norwegian Whale Meat Exports Stalled
- 04 July, 2001 Guatemala, Santa Lucia - Dolphins caught in Resorts' Rising Tide of Exploitation
- 04 July, 2001 London, UK - Iceland to resume whaling
- 04 July, 2001 South Australia - Weather prevents SRight whale rescue
- 04 July, 2001 Cape Cod, US - High Winds keep Rescuers from Entangled Whale
- 03 July, 2001 Hobart, Tasmania - Recruitment Drive Bolstering Ranks of the Whale Hunters
- 03 July, 2001 London, UK - IWC Committee Meets to Review Whale Stocks in Antarctic Sea
- 03 July, 2001 Papeete, French Polynesia - French Polynesia Offers Whales Safe Waters
- 02 July, 2001 Swimming With Trouble - The Mammals are Killers
- 01 July, 2001 Sydney, Australia - The Boat that Rode a Whale's Back
June
- 30 June, 2001 Sydney, Australia - Travelling North
- 30 June, 2001 Norway - Britain blocks Research on Whales in the North Sea
- 30 June, 2001 London, UK - UK rejects 'unacceptable' Norwegian Whale Survey
- 30 June, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Find that whale! by Submarine
- 29 June, 2001 Hong Kong, China - World's 1st Two Artificially Inseminated Dolphins Born in HK
- 29 June, 2001 Washington - U.S. Congressional Action Intensifies Against Japanese Whaling
- 28 June, 2001Washington - US Congress calls on Bush to oppose Japan whaling
- 28 June, 2001 Taijia, Japan - Idle Harpoons Part 3 of 3
- 28 June, 2001 Okinawa, Japan - Dolphins bring smile on allergic children
- 28 June, 2001 Sydney, Australia - Injured whale will recover and holiday in Queensland
- 28 June, 2001 Wellington, NZ - Minister in London next month for whale sanctuary bid
- 28 June, 2001 Friday Harbour, Washington - Whales: "Such intelligent and magical creatures"
- 28 June, 2001 Washington - New Leadership Could Help to End Japanes Whaling
- 28 June, 2001 Fredericton, Canada - Whale of a year expected in Bay of Fundy
- 28 June, 2001 Queensferry - Scotland: Rescued Porpoise Dies
- 27 June, 2001 Taiji, Japan - Idle Harpoons Part 2 of 3
- 27 June, 2001 Louisiana Coast - Sperm Whales: At home in the Gulf
- 27 June, 2001 Sydney, Australia - Injured humpback resting up in Sydney Harbour
- 27 June, 2001 Provincetown, Mass. - Scientists fail to help hurt whale
- 27 June, 2001 Provincetown, Mass. - Whale's Survival in Doubt After Rescue Attempt Fails
- 27 June, 2001 East of Chatham - Shot at rescue fails, Entangled whale shakes off sedative
- 27 June, 2001 Denver, Colorado - Endangered Sperm whales moving to crowded Gulf
- 27 June, 2001 Cape Byron, Australia - That's no Wail, it's a Soaring Serenadev
- 27 June, 2001 Byron Bay, Australia - That's no Wail, it's a Soaring Serenade
- 27 June, 2001 Queensferry, Scotland - Marine Rescuers with a Sense of Porpoise
- 27 June, 2001 Hong Kong, China - Dolphin researchers make breakthrough in Hong Kong
- 26 June, 2001 Taiji, Japan - Idle Harpoons Part 1 of 3
- 26 June, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts - Scientists evaluate next step for whale in distress
- 25 June, 2001 Washington - American Voters Poll Shows 83% Opposed to Commercial Whaling
- 25 June, 2001 Tokyo - Activist Poll on Whaling Is Bogus and Self-Serving
- 25 June, 2001 Sydney, Australia - New Zealand seen as model for whale watching, but faces tough choices
- 24 June, 2001 Stralsund - Marine Mammals Frolic in Baltic Sea
- 24 June, 2001 Osaka, Japan - 'You eat cows and pigs, so why can't we eat whales?'
- 24 June, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts - Scientists Attempt to Rescue Whale
- 23 June, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts - Right Whale Found Dead Off N.Y.
- 22 June, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts - Judge Denies Request Over Whale
- 22 June, 2001 Bar Harbor - Scientist says whale exam 'inconclusive'
- 22 June, 2001 Neah Bay, Washington - Whaling Activists may sue over Whale Meat
- 21 June, 2001 Vancouver, British Columbia - What's Killing the Killer Whales?
- 21 June, 2001 London, UK - Britain set to reverse Whaling Ban
- 21 June, 2001 Mexico City - Deadline to free Mexican dolphins hits on Tuesday
- 21 June, 2001 Vero Beach, Florida - Whales beached, Navy denies involvement
- 21 June, 2001 Puerto Rico - US Navy admits ship runs over whale
- 21 June, 2001 Auckland, NZ - Dolphin photographs to be auctioned
- 21 June, 2001 London, UK - UK 'still against whaling'
- 20 June, 2001 United Kingdom - Britain to back Scheme for Managed Whale Slaughter
- 20 June, 2001 Washington, DC - Gray Whale Endangered Listing Denied
- 20 June, 2001 Canada - Scientific Whaling not Justified
- 20 June, 2001 Moscow - Russia proposes moratorium on fishing in its seas
- 20 June, 2001 Norway - Fisherman Catches Whale in Salmon Nets
- 20 June, 2001 Montreal, Canada - Krill Extract Makes IPO Debut
- 19 June, 2001 Fukuoka, Japan - Tokyo store sold mercury- tainted dolphin as whale meat
- 19 June, 2001 Neah Bay, Washington - Makah Eat Washed- Up Whale
- 19 June, 2001 Boston, Mass. - Whale Activist Files Suit to Halt Disentanglement
- 19 June, 2001 Long Island - Another Right Whale Dead
- 19 June, 2001 Cork, Ireland - Killer Whales on Cork Visit may be Ocean Bound
- 18 June, 2001 Sydney - Backs to the Wind, Eyes to the Pod Parade
- 18 June, 2001 Vero Beach, Florida - Two Whales Beach themselves at Vero Beach
- 18 June, 2001 Kodiak, Alaska - Rescuers fail in efforts to untangle Whales
- 18 June, 2001 San Francisco - Navy's latest ocean surveillance system could be lethal to whales
- 18 June, 2001 Guam - Diver snaps intimate photos of whale birth
- 17 June, 2001 San Juan - Orca Pod missing Longtime Members
- 16 June, 2001 San Juan Islands - 2001 Whales missing in San Juans
- 16 June, 2001 Cork, Ireland - Killer Whales Swim into City
- 15 June, 2001 Tokyo - Japan to allow meat of incidentally netted whales to be sold
- 14 June, 2001 Boston - Officials planning first-of-its-kind rescue attempt on entangled whale
- 14 June, 2001 Winterport, Maine - Traffic stops to watch pilot whale in Penobscot
- 14 June, 2001 Westport, NZ - Filleted dolphin killed in gill net
- 12 June, 2001 Aberdeen, Scotland - Norwegian Whaling Data Overestimated
- 12 June, 2001 Rome, Italy - Center Presents paper to Scientific Committee
- 11 June, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland, - Iceland rejoins International Whaling Commission
- 11 June, 2001 Blenheim, NZ - Diver cuts whale free from craypot lines off Kaikoura
- 10 June, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts - Rare Entangled Whale May Not Survive
- 09 June, 2001 Portland - New Salmon Farm may Displace Keiko
- 08 June, 2001 Long Beach - No Food to Free Willy
- 08 June, 2001 Stockton Springs - Whale's Survival Surprises Experts
- 08 June, 2001 Barrow - Whale Counters Tally more than 3,000 Bowheads
- 08 June, 2001 Bridgetown, Barbados - Caribbean States defend Japan's Whaling Exploits
- 07 June, 2001 Halifax - Whale Species could be Making a Comeback
- 05 June, 2001 San Juan Island - Kunda's Kids Cry Orca 'Make Them Come'
- 05 June, 2001 Ireland - Gas Field could threaten Whales
- 04 June, 2001 Roseau, Dominica - Dominica's Leader under Pressure to Reject Whale Sanctuary
- 04 June, 2001 Santa Cruz, California - If It Sounds Like Star Wars, It Must Be Minke Whales
- 01 June, 2001 Sydney - North-bound Annual Humpback Migration Underway
- 01 June, 2001 Vancouver - Whales Damaged Long Ago
May
- 31 May, 2001 Alaska - Rule gives Humpbacks Buffer Zone
- 31 May, 2001 Japan - Huge Herd of Whales found off Ishigaki
- 31 May, 2001 Wellington, NZ - Whale Consciousness Tests to be Developed
- 30 May, 2001 Mexico City - Dolphins' Plight puts heat on Mexico
- 29 May, 2001 Montreal - Granby Zoo's Dolphin Plan makes Waves with Activists
- 28 May, 2001 Gustavus, Alaska - NPCA Wins Suit at Glacier Bay
- 28 May, 2001 College Station, Texas - Sperm Whales Drawn To Waters Off Mississippi River Delta
- 28 May, 2001 Juan de Fuca, BC - Whale Watching Harms Orcas, Expert says
- 27 May, 2001 Tokyo - Japan steps up Killing Power of Whale Boats
- 26 May, 2001 Santa Barbara Channel - Humpbacks providing whale- sized view of food chain
- 26 May, 2001 Blenheim, NZ - Dolphin Champions Seek Protection
- 26 May, 2001 Norway - Clean Bill of Health for Whale Blubber
- 25 May, 2001 Washington - Jusco's whale meat sales targeted by green groups
- 25 May, 2001 Gulf of Mexico - Gulf Drilling Hub also Whale Hangout
- 24 May, 2001 Honolulu - Kewalo Dolphin Dies of Infection
- 24 May, 2001 Sydney, Australia - Claims Shark may have Attacked Beached Whale
- 24 May, 2001 Sydney, Australia - Injured whale dies
- 24 May, 2001 Sydney - Stranded Whale may have been Shark Attack Victim
- 23 May, 2001 Reykjavik, Iceland - 'Free Willy' whale to be released into wild
- 23 May, 2001 Kingston - Whaling Groups lobby Island
- 23 May, 2001 Christchurch - Spill Impact a Worry for Kaikoura Whale Watching
- 22 May, 2001 Iqaluit, Nunavut - Toxic-tainted Arctic animals passing poisons on to Inuit
- 22 May, 2001 Toronto, Canada - Another Dead Captive Dolphin
- 22 May, 2001 Galway, Ireland - US 'kills 5000 whales & dolphins each year'
- 21 May, 2001 Piedras Blancas, Calif. - Where are all the Gray Whales?
- 21 May, 2001 Honolulu - Feds still open to questions on Navy sonar
- 18 May, 2001 Norway - Fat prices for whale blubber
- 17 May, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Japan Consumes Tonnes of Whale in 2000
- 16 May, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Japan Hits Back at Whaling Criticism
- 15 May, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Japan refutes U.S. protests of Northern Pacific Whaling
- 15 May, 2001 Canberra - Environment Australia criticised for whale standards
- 14 May, 2001 Washington - Leave Endangered Whales Alone, U.S. Tells Japan
- 14 May, 2001 Washington - US Hits Out at latest Japanese Mission
- 14 May, 2001 Washington - U.S. Objects to Whaling Expedition
- 13 May, 2001 Dominica - Save the whales? Not if Japan's bribes pay off
- 11 May, 2001 Norway - Whalers launch hunt off Norwegian coast
- 11 May, 2001 Oslo, Norway - Prices Soar for Norway Whale Blubber
- 11 May, 2001 Hobart - Australia Attacks Japanese Whale Kill
- 11 May, 2001 Morocco - Morocco joins the IWC
- 11 May, 2001 Basseterre, St Kitts - St. Lucians Back Whale Sanctuary
- 10 May, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Research Whaling Fleets to leave on Controversial Hunt
- 10 May, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Whaling Fleet Leaves for Hunt
- 10 May, 2001 Tacoma, Washington - Navy Tests Hearing of Beluga Whales
- 10 May, 2001 Tacoma - Whales are all Ears for Navy
- 09 May, 2001 Okinawa, Japan - Dugong to become officially rare species
- 09 May, 2001 Seattle - Endangered Listing sought for Puget Sound Killer Whales
- 09 May, 2001 Gland, Switzerland - WWF Urges Ocean Life Protection
- 09 May, 2001 Argentina - Greenpeace challenges Argentina on whale protection
- 09 May, 2001 Luderitz, Namibia - Killer Whales Sighted At Luderitz
- 09 May, 2001 Virginia Beach - Young Whale's Bones are going back Home
- 08 May, 2001 Caribbean - Battle over Vast Whale Sanctuary in Pacific
- 08 May, 2001 Tolo, Greece - Haroula the Humpback Whale Enchants Greek Village
- 07 May, 2001 Wellington, NZ - Europeans Support Moves to Save Whales
- 02 May, 2001 IntraFish Interview - Proof of illegal whale meat sales claimed
- 02 May, 2001 Lahore, Pakistan - First-ever Census of Indus River Dolphins
- 02 May, 2001 Norway - Proof of illegal whale meat sales claimed
- 01 May, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Japan Considers Complaint in Whaling Row with US
- 01 May, 2001 St. Lucia - Group Condemns Caribbean Orca killings
April
- 30 April, 2001 Washington - Dolphins See Own Reflections
- 30 April, 2001 Norway - Mine-seeking dolphins steal the show
- 27 April, 2001 Wellington, NZ - Caribbean People Support Whale Sanctuary
- 26 April, 2001 Washington - Navy seeks exemption from whale- protection law for new sonar blasts
- 25 April, 2001 Washington - Japan explains whaling policy in talks with U.S.
- 22 April, 2001 Wellington - South Pacific nations back whale sanctuary, Lee says
- 20 April, 2001 Apia - Pacific States back South Pacific Whale Sanctuary
- 19 April, 2001 Oslo - Norway seen unlikely resume in whale exports in 2001
- 19 April, 2001 Apia - South Pacific Whale Sanctuary Doomed to Fail
- 18 April, 2001 Japan - Whales consuming five times global fisheries yield
- 18 April, 2001 Vancouver, BC - Killer Whale of a show ends
- 18 April, 2001 Wailuku, Maui - Navy Sonar Plans too Narrow, say Opponents
- 18 April, 2001 Wellington - Lee counters Japanese attacks on Proposed Whale Sanctuary
- 16 April, 2001 Malta - Research and Action around the Maltese Islands
- 14 April, 2001 Nairobi - 'Pingers' could help save North Sea's dolphins, porpoises
- 13 April, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Clark finds love of whale in Japan goes beyond eating them
- 11 April, 2001 Tokyo, Japan - Whaling boats return home after hunt
- 10 April, 2001 Palmerston, NZ - Whale death prompts warning
- 06 April, 2001 Los Angeles - Killer Whale a Curious Specimen
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