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There are several different types of strandings, and scientists continue to research the causes of each. Some researchers point to the whale 'pod' social structure, which relies on one dominant whale. This phenomenon can sometimes result in a group of whales following a disoriented or sick whale onto shore. Others theorize that pods swim too close to the beach when hunting prey or evading predators and become trapped by low tides.

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Photo: The fishermen of Lamalera (a village perched on the southern part of Lembata island, Indonesia) are a group of skilled men using only their bodies and extraordinary bravery to catch 75ft-long sperm whales to provide enough food and materials for their whole village. Photo: Associated Newspapers Ltd. Daily Mail.


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News Reports - 2006

  1. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 6:54 AM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Dolphin strandings sour end of 2005
    By SEAN GONSALVES STAFF WRITER WELLFLEET - Volunteers and staff members of the Cape Cod Stranding Network were busy on the final weekend of 2005, as they've been all year. (Source)

  2. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 7:31 AM PST - (TODAYonline) - China's Hu seeking energy-efficient, environment-friendly society
    A rare Chinese White dolphin which is now being protected by China's first artificial breeding base in the southeastern province of Fujian. (Source)

  3. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 0:14 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Sweeping change reshapes Arctic
    The hunter rose each day last summer from his bunk in a condemned wildlife lab, down the hall from where Inupiat villagers carve whale meat... (Source)

  4. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 5:08 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - Hosed down by hunters as the slaughter goes on
    BLINDED by the spray from fire hoses, Australian Greenpeace protester Mikey Rosato clings to a dead whale harpooned by Japanese whalers. (Source)

  5. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 6:33 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Japanese warship 'sent to help whalers'
    A STANDOFF between Japanese whalers and environmentalists has escalated with a conservation group claiming the Japanese Government has sent a warship to Antarctic waters to protect its fleet. (Source)

  6. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:52 AM PST - (TVNZ) - DOC says whale strandings strange
    The Department of Conservation says it is strange that two different pods of whales have beached themselves around Golden Bay within the past fortnight. (Source)

  7. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 6:44 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Research team to study minke whales
    Minke whales and their diet are to be studied by an Australian research team sailing for Antarctica on the Aurora Australis. Environment Minister Ian Campbell said the voyage, departing Fremantle on Monday, would be one of the largest marine science projects of the Australian Antarctic program. (Source)

  8. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 6:05 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Greenpeace fights sea battle with rival anti-whaling ship
    · Groups accuse each other of attempting to ram boats· Report of Japanese warship sailing to area (Source)

  9. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 4:05 PM PST - (Stuff) - Stranded whales put out of misery
    Two large strandings of pilot whales at Farewell Spit in less than a fortnight are probably not connected, the Department of Conservation says. (Source)

  10. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:23 PM PST - (The Australian) - $7m trip to record whale songs
    WHILE the Japanese whaling fleet continued its hunt for more than 930 minke whales in the Southern Ocean, Australian researchers sailed for Antarctic waters today to record for the first time the songs of the minke. (Source)

  11. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:43 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Aussie scientists to study minke whales
    Australian researchers have sailed for Antarctic waters to record for the first time the songs of the minke whale. (Source)

  12. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 11:20 PM PST - (Herald Sun) - $7m trip to record whale songs
    We welcome your comments on this and other stories. Comments are submitted for possible publication on the condition that they may be edited. Please provide your full name and suburb/location. We also require a working e-mail address – not for publication, but for verification only. (Source)

  13. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 9:19 PM PST - (EurekAlert!) - Research tracks whales by listening to sounds
    Researchers have developed a new tool to help them study endangered whales – autonomous hydrophones that can be deployed in the ocean to record the unique clicks, pulses and calls of different whale species. (Source)

  14. Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:41 PM PST - (The Age) - Whalers deny green group's warship claim
    Japanese whalers say a claim by environmentalists that Japan is preparing to send a warship to the Antarctic to protect its whaling fleet is a publicity stunt. (Source)

  15. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:27 AM PST - (The Age) - Woman marries dolphin
    Sharon Tendler met Cindy 15 years ago. She said it was love at first sight. This week she finally took the plunge and proposed. The lucky "guy" plunged right back. (Source)

  16. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 3:43 AM PST - (ERT.gr) - Brit Woman Weds Dolphin!
    Israel may not allow gay marriages, yet this does not mean that marriages between humans and animals are also forbidden! And when we speak of animals, we certainly do not refer to the usual adjectives used by couples (adjectives that range from bunny to donkey), but we refer to real animals! (Source)

  17. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 6:44 PM PST - (Selma Times-Journal) - Suit against city continues
    Auburn receiver Prechae Rodriguez gives a dolphin a hug at Sea World. The picture was taken Friday during a break in practices as Auburn prepared for Monday's Capital One Bowl in Orlando Fla. (Source)

  18. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 3:42 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Dolphin conceived from frozen sperm dies
    Keepers at an aquarium outside Tokyo are "overcome with grief" at the death of Will, a bottlenose dolphin conceived by artificial insemination. (Source)

  19. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 3:20 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Artificially inseminated dolphin dies
    Japan's first dolphin conceived from frozen sperm has died at an aquarium outside Tokyo, keepers have said. (Source)

  20. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 3:20 AM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Antarctic flagship in search of whale song
    Scientists on a research voyage into the Southern Ocean are trying to discover the unheard song of the Minke Whale. (Source)

  21. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 3:33 AM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Antarctic flagship in search of whale song
    Scientists on a research voyage into the Southern Ocean are trying to discover the unheard song of the Minke Whale. The whale songs of other species have been identified and used to track animals, but the sound made by Minke Whales is yet to be determined. (Source)

  22. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 1:32 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Research tracks whales by listening to sounds
    Researchers have developed a new tool to help them study endangered whales -- autonomous hydrophones that can be deployed in the ocean to record the unique clicks, pulses and calls of different whale species. Those efforts are leading to some surprising findings, including the discovery by a team of researchers of rare right whales swimming in the Gulf of Alaska. (Source)

  23. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 6:13 AM PST - (The Royal Gazette) - February Voices
    “It looks like a school of fish or a whale going under the surface or something, but then I realised what it was. It will blow right into Tobacco Bay when the wind is right.” (Source)

  24. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 5:49 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Greenpeace keeps wary eye on fleet
    A TANKER, not a warship, has reached the Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean to resupply the fleet inside the Antarctic Treaty's nature reserve. (Source)

  25. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 11:34 AM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Greenpeace claims minor win against whalers
    Greenpeace is claiming a small victory in its battle against Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, saying no whales have been killed since Christmas Eve. (Source)

  26. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 3:02 PM PST - (Science Daily) - Research Tracks Whales By Listening To Sounds
    Researchers have developed a new tool to help them study endangered whales -- autonomous hydrophones that can be deployed in the ocean to record the unique clicks, pulses and calls of different whale species. Those efforts are leading to some surprising findings, including the discovery by a team of researchers of rare right whales swimming in the Gulf of Alaska. (Source)

  27. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 3:53 PM PST - (Herald Sun) - Hunt on for Minke Idol
    WHILE the Japanese whaling fleet continued its hunt for more than 930 minke whales in the Southern Ocean, researchers sailed for Antarctic waters yesterday to record the songs of the minke for the first time. (Source)

  28. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 12:01 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Greenpeace claims minor win against whalers
    Greenpeace is claiming a small victory in its battle against Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, saying no whales have been killed since Christmas Eve. (Source)

  29. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:32 PM PST - (TODAYonline) - High-seas battle looms for Japan whalers, activists
    A Greenpeace inflatables tries to hinder the shooting and eventual transfer of a minke whale by the Yushin Maru No.2 catcher ship in Southern Ocean. (Source)

  30. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 10:30 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - High-seas battle looms for Japan whalers, activists
    A new high-seas struggle between a Japanese whaling fleet and anti-whaling activists is expected to erupt within days in the icy waters of the Antarctic, a Greenpeace spokesman said. (Source)

  31. Mon, 02 Jan 2006 9:01 PM PST - (North County Times) - Overhaul of Endangered Species Act taking shape
    After more than three decades of life with the Endangered Species Act, there is a growing indication that one of the world's most significant environmental laws is about to undergo its first major overhaul. (Source)

  32. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 2:21 PM PST - (Fox News) - British Woman Marries Dolphin
    A British woman married a male dolphin named 'Cindy' in Israel last week, according to the bride. (Source)

  33. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 2:46 AM PST - (The News and Star) - Dolphin in Maryport Harbour
    VISITORS flocked to Maryport harbour over the New Year to catch a glimpse of its latest attraction –- a bottlenose dolphin. The creature was spotted yesterday morning in Senhouse dock. (Source)

  34. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 4:42 PM PST - (Monterey County Herald) - Catching up with gray whales on their way to Mexican waters
    DANA POINT, Calif. - The California gray whales are on a 6,000-mile journey -- and for some reason, they love to hang in Orange County. (Source)

  35. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 10:19 AM PST - (UPI) - Biggest whale hunt in 20 years under way
    LONDON, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Despite a 20-year-old international moratorium on whale hunting, three countries have increased their quotas to more than 2,000 whales this year. (Source)

  36. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:40 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - High-seas battle looms for Japan whalers, activists
    SYDNEY -- A new high-seas struggle between a Japanese whaling fleet and anti-whaling activists is expected to erupt within days in the icy waters of the Antarctic, a Greenpeace spokesman said Tuesday. (Source)

  37. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 1:31 PM PST - (CNET) - Sprechen sie Whale?
    Advanced sound-detection technology reveals that whales sing in distinct "dialects" in different parts of the world. (Source)

  38. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 4:42 PM PST - (Monterey County Herald) - Catching up with gray whales on their way to Mexican waters
    DANA POINT, Calif. -- The California gray whales are on a 6,000-mile journey -- and for some reason, they love to hang in Orange County. (Source)

  39. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 6:01 PM PST - (North County Times) - Overhaul of Endangered Species Act taking shape
    After more than three decades of life with the Endangered Species Act, there is a growing indication that one of the world's most significant environmental laws is about to undergo its first major overhaul. (Source)

  40. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 9:08 PM PST - (RedNova) - Oman: Dolphin-Watching Craze Worries Conservationists
    By Meena Janardhan MUSCAT, Jan. 3, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- The sight of a cavorting dolphin or a whale leaping and diving in the clear blue waters off the coast of Oman rarely fails to delight tourists, and conservationists want to keep it that way. (Source)

  41. Tue, 03 Jan 2006 11:41 PM PST - (Gulf Times) - High-seas fight looms for Japan whalers, activists
    By Lawrence Bartlett A NEW high-seas struggle between a Japanese whaling fleet and anti-whaling activists is expected to erupt within days in the icy waters of the Antarctic, a Greenpeace spokesman said yesterday. (Source)

  42. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 10:30 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - British woman weds dolphin
    British tourist Sharon Tendler has finally made her dream match - by "marrying" a dolphin she has been visiting for 15 years in the Israeli resort of Eilat, the mass-circulation Yediot Ahronot daily reported. (Source)

  43. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 4:38 AM PST - (Reading Chronicle) - Kimberley's in the swim with dolphin project
    FOR many people swimming with dolphins is just a dream, but for one Newbury student it will become a reality, after winning a place on an an exclusive conservation project. (Source)

  44. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 11:38 AM PST - (CBC New Brunswick) - Whale jawbones may solve Val Comeau mystery
    The jawbones of four sperm whales that beached at Val Comeau last month are now in the collection of the New Brunswick Museum. The museum's chief zoologist says the bones and teeth may help explain why these normally deep-sea whales came ashore in the first place. (Source)

  45. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 1:01 PM PST - (The Malibu Times) - Details of Malibu whaling boats reemerge
    A floating factory ship in Paradise Cove slaughtered hundreds of gray whales in the 1930s. (Source)

  46. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 6:49 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Greenpeace continues protest as whaling resumes
    Greenpeace says it expects an aggressive response from Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean as the fleet resumes whaling after a lengthy lay-off. (Source)

  47. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 9:14 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Whaling resumes in southern waters
    Japan has resumed whaling operations in sub-Antarctic waters, ending a ten-day break in which no whales were caught. - (Source)

  48. Wed, 04 Jan 2006 9:07 PM PST - (The Australian) - Japan whaling resumes
    JAPAN has resumed whaling operations in sub-Antarctic waters, ending a 10-day break in which no whales were caught. (Source)

  49. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 4:28 AM PST - (Ilford Recorder) - Fishy tale of woman who 'wed' dolphin
    A WOMAN who made headlines around the world when she "married a dolphin" says the incident was just a bit of fun. (Source)

  50. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 12:53 PM PST - (NBC 6 Miami) - Dolphins Displaced By Katrina Moving To Bahamas
    A group of dolphins displaced by Hurricane Katrina will soon be getting a permanent home in the Bahamas. (Source)

  51. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 1:13 AM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Whale tales growing
    DEPOE BAY — Mid-December to mid-January is winter whale watching season on the Oregon coast, but storms have prevented Dan Zimmerman from taking out his charter boat to see the behemoths. (Source)

  52. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 3:10 AM PST - (Daily Breeze) - Weekly Fishing Column: Whale watchers have to chill to catch glimpse of elusive grays
    Last year at this time, more than 100 gray whales had passed by Point Vicente. So far this year, there have been far fewer whales seen. There could be several explanations for the lack of whales but the most logical seems to be the late forming and smaller ice pack in the Bering Sea. (Source)

  53. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 2:16 AM PST - (EurekAlert!) - 3,317 and counting (the number of marine species in the Gulf of Maine)
    Marine species in the Gulf of Maine range from miniscule, like the diatoms, to gigantic, the largest being the blue whale. (Source)

  54. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 0:11 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Wyland Project Seen as a Natural
    Dana Point proposal would put a life-size whale sculpture in town. But some don't think the $1.4-million price is worth it. (Source)

  55. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 1:14 AM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Where whales found surprises OSU researchers
    NEWPORT — Researchers have developed a new tool to help them study endangered whales — autonomous hydrophones that can be deployed in the ocean to record the unique clicks, pulses and calls of different whale species. (Source)

  56. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 7:26 AM PST - (CBC North) - Beluga waters opened to oil and gas development
    The federal government is opening up part of some protected beluga whale habitat in the Mackenzie Delta and Beaufort Sea to oil and gas companies. (Source)

  57. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 8:07 AM PST - (Stuff) - Japanese resume whaling in Southern Ocean -- Greenpeace
    A Japanese fleet has resumed whale hunting in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary after being idle since Christmas Eve, Greenpeace ships have reported. (Source)

  58. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 9:22 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Activists back in action against Japanese whalers: Greenpeace
    A high-seas struggle between Japanese whalers and anti-whaling activists resumed in the Southern Ocean, the environmental group Greenpeace said. (Source)

  59. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:46 AM PST - (The Malibu Times) - Details of Malibu whaling boats reemerge
    A floating factory ship in Paradise Cove slaughtered hundreds of gray whales in the 1930s. (Source)

  60. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 7:29 PM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Whale tales growing
    DEPOE BAY — Mid-December to mid-January is winter whale watching season on the Oregon coast, but storms have prevented Dan Zimmerman from taking out his charter boat to see the behemoths. (Source)

  61. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 7:30 PM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Where whales found surprises OSU researchers
    NEWPORT — Researchers have developed a new tool to help them study endangered whales — autonomous hydrophones that can be deployed in the ocean to record the unique clicks, pulses and calls of different whale species. (Source)

  62. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 5:13 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Greenpeace ship tails Japanese whaling fleet
    TONY EASTLEY: After a lull in the confrontation, the high seas cat and mouse games have resumed between Japanese whalers and the environmentalists from Greenpeace. (Source)

  63. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 7:41 PM PST - (CNews) - Gulf of Maine study finds 3,317 species of marine life, more than expected
    PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The Gulf of Maine is the home to more than 3,300 marine species, or roughly 1,300 more than scientists thought less than a decade ago, according to a new study. (Source)

  64. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 11:58 PM PST - (Herald Sun) - Harpoon fired as whale stakes raise
    A HARPOON from a Japanese whaling vessel was fired between two inflatable boats crewed by anti-whaling protesters in Antarctic seas, Greenpeace said today. (Source)

  65. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 9:01 PM PST - (Science Daily) - Diversity Of Marine Life In Gulf Of Maine Much Greater Than Previously Thought
    The Gulf of Maine Program of the Census of Marine Life, with the Huntsman Marine Science Center of St. Andrews, New Brunswick, announced today the first count of known marine species in the Gulf of Maine region -- more than 50 percent larger than previous estimates. The count is 3,317 species and includes both year-round species and those that migrate to the region seasonally. The Canadian-US (Source)

  66. Thu, 05 Jan 2006 8:16 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - US satellites spying on anti-whaling ships, Greens say
    Greens leader Senator Bob Brown says he is outraged at a Japanese claim that US naval intelligence is using satellites to spy on the anti-whaling activities of Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  67. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 1:33 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Dolphins displaced by Katrina get new home
    Sixteen dolphin evacuees from Hurricane Katrina are on their way to their new home in a luxury resort in the Bahamas. (Source)

  68. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 2:56 PM PST - (ABC Action News) - Tail-less dolphin recovering at Clearwater Marine Aquarium
    CLEARWATER - An injured 3-month-old dolphin is recovering at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. 'Winter' was found entangled in a blue crab trap near Cape Canaveral. She had deep wounds on both sides of her mouth, under both pectoral fins, and her tail. (Source)

  69. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 12:57 PM PST - (40/29 KHBS/KHOG) - Dolphins Displaced By Katrina Find New Home
    GULFPORT, Miss. -- Sixteen dolphin evacuees from Hurricane Katrina are on their way to their new home in a luxury resort in the Bahamas. The dolphins used to live at a marine park in Gulfport. Eight were moved to hotel pools ahead of the storm. (Source)

  70. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 0:08 AM PST - (The Australian) - Harpoon fired as whale stakes raise
    A HARPOON from a Japanese whaling vessel was fired between two inflatable boats crewed by anti-whaling protesters in Antarctic seas, Greenpeace said today. (Source)

  71. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 0:11 AM PST - (The Age) - Whalers fire harpoon toward activists
    Greenpeace says a Japanese whaling vessel fired a harpoon between two inflatable boats crewed by anti-whaling protesters in Antarctic seas. (Source)

  72. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 0:16 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Seaquarium wants more swimming
    Short on rent, the Miami Seaquarium wants to open its dolphin tanks to more people. The 50-year-old marine park fell nearly $2 million behind in its lease payments this year as it struggled to finance badly needed repairs. Now the Seaquarium has begun construction on a new pool designed to dramatically increase its swim sessions with dolphins. (Source)

  73. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 6:10 AM PST - (Herald Sun) - Mist by that much ~ ducky saves whale
    ONLY a thin screen of water mist created by Greenpeace activists saved a whale from being one of the 945 Japan plans to kill for research this summer. (Source)

  74. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 6:08 AM PST - (The Sunday Mail) - Harpoon raises whale stakes
    A HARPOON from a Japanese whaling vessel was fired between two inflatable boats crewed by anti-whaling protesters in Antarctic seas, Greenpeace said today. (Source)

  75. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 5:07 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - Whale team heads south
    MINKE whales and their diet will be studied by an Australian research team sailing for Antarctica on the Aurora Australis. (Source)

  76. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 6:03 AM PST - (The Mercury) - Protest fails to halt carnage
    THE whaling battle between six Japanese ships and two Greenpeace protest vessels in the icy waters of Australia's Antarctic Territory has resumed with more than six minke whales harpooned before lunch yesterday. (Source)

  77. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:03 AM PST - (Fort Frances Times) - Study finds more species than expected
    The Gulf of Maine is the home to more than 3,300 marine species, or roughly 1,300 more than scientists thought less than a decade ago, according to a new study. (Source)

  78. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 11:06 AM PST - (The Border Mail) - 20 whales slaughtered
    A HARPOON from a Japanese whaling ship was fired between two inflatable boats crewed by anti-whaling protesters in Antarctic seas, Greenpeace says. (Source)

  79. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 2:30 PM PST - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - IFAW: Modern Day Tragedy-Graphic Footage Depicts Slow, Agonizing Death for Harpooned Whale in Southern Ocean Sanctuary
    The full cruelty of modern-day commercial whaling was made public today by the release of footage of Japanese whalers hunting down a minke whale in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary off of Antarctica. The footage, shot by Greenpeace, was given to IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare -- http://www.ifaw.org ) -- a global leader in the campaign to protect whales -- in an effort to highlight (Source)

  80. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 3:07 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Whalers warn protesters against boarding ships
    Japanese whalers are warning Greenpeace if protesters in the Southern Ocean board their research ships, they will be taken into custody and detained. (Source)

  81. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 3:08 PM PST - (NBC 6 Miami) - Right Whales Make Annual Migration Off Florida Coast
    Right whales are migrating off the Central Florida coast and people are lining up to get a look and monitor their progress. (Source)

  82. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 1:14 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Anti-whaling activists 'to be detained'
    Any anti-whaling activists who board Japanese whaling vessels will be detained, Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) director-general Dr Hiroshi Hatanaka said. (Source)

  83. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 3:31 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whalers warn protesters against boarding ships
    Japanese whalers are warning Greenpeace if protesters in the Southern Ocean board their research ships, they will be taken into custody and detained. Greenpeace is trying to stop Japan killing whales in Antarctic waters for scientific research. (Source)

  84. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 5:27 PM PST - (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Medialink: Graphic Footage Depicts Slow, Agonizing Death of Harpooned Whale in Southern Ocean Sanctuary
    The full cruelty of modern-day commercial whaling was made public January 6 with the release of footage of Japanese whalers hunting down a Minke whale in the Southern Ocean Sanctuary off of Antarctica. (Source)

  85. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 6:55 PM PST - (10 News San Diego) - Photographer Gets Killer View Of Orca Along Coast
    A former 10News photographer was surprised to find the dolphin he was photographing off La Jolla Shores was actually an orca -- an unusual spotting on the San Diego coast. (Source)

  86. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 10:22 PM PST - (New York Times) - Mammals in Love
    Zakes Mda's novel revolves around a man, a woman and a whale. (Source)

  87. Fri, 06 Jan 2006 9:38 PM PST - (The Australian) - Activists deny whalers' piracy claims
    GREENPEACE said its activists have no intention of boarding whaling vessels, after Japanese whalers warned they would detain any protesters who set foot on their ships. (Source)

  88. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 4:42 PM PST - (The Arizona Republic) - Law puts different spin on dolphin-swim fantasy
    I'm a living cliché, a Flipper-raised baby boomer who has always wanted to get close to a dolphin. Until recently, the opportunities I'd come across while visiting relatives in Hawaii - swimming with captive dolphins imprisoned in pools at ocean parks or on luxury-hotel properties - had felt icky. (Source)

  89. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 1:03 PM PST - (Tampa Bay's 10) - Clearwater facility looks for prosthetic dolphin tail
    CLEARWATER, Florida (AP) -- Clearwater Marine Aquarium is looking to heal an injured dolphin by obtaining an artificial tail for it. Rescuers found a three-month-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin after it became stuck in a blue crab trap. (Source)

  90. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:22 PM PST - (WGAL 8) - Dolphin Needs Prosthetic Tail, Aquarium Says
    An injured dolphin may be getting a new tail -- if the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida can find someone to make one. (Source)

  91. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:11 PM PST - (NBC 11 Bay Area) - Dolphin Needs Prosthetic Tail, Aquarium Says
    CLEARWATER, Fla. -- An injured dolphin may be getting a new tail -- if the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida can find someone to make one. Rescuers found the 3-month-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin last month after it became stuck in a blue crab trap. (Source)

  92. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:18 AM PST - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Aquarium looks for prosthetic tail
    CLEARWATER, Fla. An injured dolphin may be getting a new tail. That's if the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida can find someone to make one. Rescuers found the... (Source)

  93. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 1:55 AM PST - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Australia In Depth
    Japanese whalers are warning Greenpeace that protesters will be arrested if they board their research ships in the Southern Ocean. Greenpeace is trying to stop Japanese whalers from killing whales in Antarctic waters for scientific research. (Source)

  94. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 5:05 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Whale's agony exposes myth that harpoons kill instantly
    THE agonising death of a minke whale shot, but not held, by a harpoon in the Southern Ocean has been recorded by Greenpeace activists for the first time. - (Source)

  95. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 5:05 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Anti-whaling activists warned they will be detained
    Any anti-whaling activists who board Japanese whaling vessels will be detained, Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) director-general Dr Hiroshi Hatanaka said yesterday. - (Source)

  96. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:51 AM PST - (Stuff) - Icy battle to save whales from 'research' slaughter
    A New Zealand Greenpeace member has described the dramatic moment when a Japanese whaling ship fired a harpoon within metres of two Greenpeace inflatables as they tried to prevent the killing of minke whales in the Antarctic ocean yesterday. (Source)

  97. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:37 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japanese whalers and protestors trade allegations as hunt continues
    Environmentalists continued attempts to thwart Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, as both sides accused each other of underhand tactics in the high-seas struggle. (Source)

  98. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:11 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Greenpeace continues ocean action against whaling
    Greenpeace activists say many of the whales being killed in the Southern Ocean are dying long and painful deaths. (Source)

  99. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 12:31 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Greenpeace continues ocean action against whaling
    Greenpeace activists say many of the whales being killed in the Southern Ocean are dying long and painful deaths. Using inflatable boats activists have been chasing Japanese whaling vessels being operated by the Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR). (Source)

  100. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 11:05 PM PST - (Stuff) - Greenpeace boat struck by whaling ship
    Crew on a Greenpeace boat say they feared for their lives when struck by a vessel being used by a Japanese whaling operation on the Southern Ocean today. (Source)

  101. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 10:19 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Japanese whaling ship collides with Greenpeace boat
    Tensions have peaked in the Southern Ocean with the collision of a Greenpeace boat with a factory ship belonging to a Japanese whaling fleet. (Source)

  102. Sat, 07 Jan 2006 10:31 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japanese whaling ship collides with Greenpeace boat
    Tensions have peaked in the Southern Ocean with the collision of a Greenpeace boat with a factory ship belonging to a Japanese whaling fleet. Greenpeace expedition leader Shane Rattenbury says the Arctic Sunrise was carrying 25 people when it was hit from behind by the Nishan Maru. (Source)

  103. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 5:35 AM PST - (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - Aquarium Wants Prosthetic Tail For Dolphin
    CLEARWATER, Fla. -- An injured dolphin may be getting a new tail -- if the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida can find someone to make one. Rescuers found the 3-month-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin last month after it became stuck in a blue crab trap. (Source)

  104. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 6:03 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Japan defies world anger with more killings
    WITH menacing actions and words, Japan yesterday defied world anger over its whale killing. (Source)

  105. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 4:47 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - The moment two worlds collided in a new cold war
    Shot across the bow … the damage to Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship, which has been trying to disrupt whaling by Japan in Antarctic waters, inset. Photo: Greenpeace (Source)

  106. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 6:24 AM PST - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Australia In Depth
    A Japanese whaling ship has collided with a Greenpeace boat in the Southern Ocean. Greenpeace expedition leader Shane Rattenbury says their boat, Arctic Sunrise, was hit from behind by the Japanese fleet's factory ship, the Nishan Maru. (Source)

  107. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:31 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - The moment two worlds collided in a new cold war
    Shot across the bow … the damage to Greenpeace's Arctic Sunrise ship, which has been trying to disrupt whaling by Japan in Antarctic waters, inset. Photo: Greenpeace (Source)

  108. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:41 AM PST - (The Age) - Whalers set collision course with Greenpeace ship
    Damage to the bow of Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise. Photo: Kate Davison A Japanese ship rams another vessel, apparently deliberately. Andrew Darby heard it as it happened. (Source)

  109. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 8:12 AM PST - (Stuff) - Greenpeace boat struck by whaling ship
    Crew on a Greenpeace boat say they feared for their lives when struck by a vessel being used by a Japanese whaling operation on the Southern Ocean yesterday. (Source)

  110. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:45 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Seaquarium wants more swimming
    Short on rent, the Miami Seaquarium wants to open its dolphin tanks to more people. The 50-year-old marine park fell nearly $2 million behind in its lease payments this year as it struggled to finance badly needed repairs. Now the Seaquarium has begun construction on a new pool designed to dramatically increase its swim sessions with dolphins. (Source)

  111. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 2:39 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Gruesome whale kill continues...
    Southern Ocean Saturday, 07 January, 2006 : Greenpeace activists last night witnessed the slow and bloody death of yet another minke whale, fully documented by photos and video footage. (Source)

  112. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 2:38 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Japanese Whalers ram Greenpeace ship
    Southern Ocean Sunday, 08 January, 2006 : Greenpeace reports no whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary today, following a dangerous collision caused by a whaling ship. (Source)

  113. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 3:43 PM PST - (The Japan Times) - Whaler, Greenpeace ship collide
    SYDNEY (AP) A Japanese whaling ship and a Greenpeace boat collided Sunday in Antarctic waters, a spokesman for the environmental group said. No one was injured. (Source)

  114. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 2:19 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Minister says situation deteriorating
    The government says the situation is becoming very dangerous for both the whalers and protestors who have clashed in Antarctic waters. (Source)

  115. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 4:09 PM PST - (Independent) - Whales: In deep trouble
    Last week's photographs of a Japanese whaling ship fighting off Greenpeace activists trying to save a dying minke whale would distress anyone, but I found them particularly gruelling, having spent the past five summers whale-watching off Cape Cod. Here, in the nutrient-rich waters over Stellwagen Bank, I've seen white-sided dolphins, finbacks and humpbacks. (Source)

  116. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 6:47 PM PST - (KTVA) - OSU researchers finding whales in surprising places by listening
    According to the Associated Press, researchers have developed a new tool to help them study endangered whales. Autonomous hydrophones can be deployed in the ocean to record the unique clicks, pulses and calls of different whale species. (Source)

  117. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 4:37 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Greenpeace, whalers clash at sea
    The Greenpeace environmental group says a Japanese whaling ship has deliberately rammed its protest ship Arctic Sunrise in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  118. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 7:40 PM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Japanese whalers ram Greenpeace ship
    SOUTHERN OCEAN (9 Jan 2006) -- Greenpeace has accused the Japanese whaling vessel Nisshin Maru of deliberately ramming its boat, the Arctic Sunrise, in the Southern Ocean before steaming off at high speed. (Source)

  119. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 4:07 PM PST - (Herald Sun) - Protest vessel rammed
    JAPANESE whaling boats have been accused of deliberately ramming a Greenpeace ship during protests in the Southern Ocean. The incident happened as the Japanese whaling industry hit out at critics. (Source)

  120. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:54 PM PST - (Bradenton Herald) - Biologists say right whale calving season is going well
    SAVANNAH, Ga. - The calving season for the endangered North Atlantic right whale has been going well so far, biologists say. There have already been nine confirmed births, said Clay George, a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Source)

  121. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:53 PM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Greenpeace hounds Japan over whale deaths
    Environmental group Greenpeace said today that it would continue hounding Japan’s whaling fleet despite a damaging collision between the whalers and a protest ship. (Source)

  122. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:04 PM PST - (Daily Dispatch) - PUBLIC SHAMING
    In this picture released by Greenpeace, the Yushin Maru catcher ship of the Japanese whaling fleet captures a whale after harpooning the mammal in the Southern Ocean at the weekend. (Source)

  123. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 10:58 PM PST - (Daily Dispatch) - Foreign
    PUBLIC SHAMING In this picture released by Greenpeace, the Yushin Maru catcher ship of the Japanese whaling fleet captures a whale after harpooning the mammal in the Southern Ocean at the weekend. The Greenpeace activists had been chasing Japan's whaling fleet... (Source)

  124. Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:14 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Japanese whalers, protesters clash
    A collision between a Japanese whaling ship and Greenpeace protest vessel in Antarctic waters has sparked an international slanging match over who is to blame. - (Source)

  125. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 6:19 AM PST - (Action News 4 Pittsburgh) - Dolphin Needs Prosthetic Tail, Aquarium Says
    CLEARWATER, Fla. -- An injured dolphin may be getting a new tail -- if the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in Florida can find someone to make one. Rescuers found the 3-month-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin last month after it became stuck in a blue crab trap. (Source)

  126. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 0:46 AM PST - (The News and Star) - Bid to move harbour dolphin fails
    ATTEMPTS to coax Marra the bottlenose dolphin out of Maryport marina ended in failure at the weekend. (Source)

  127. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 3:37 AM PST - (Gainesville Sun) - Biologists say right whale calving season is going well
    he calving season for the endangered North Atlantic right whale has been going well so far, biologists say. There have already been nine confirmed births, said Clay George, a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Source)

  128. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 0:26 AM PST - (Ohmynews) - The Great Asia-Pacific Whale Debate
    If Australians know nothing else about Japan, the one thing you can be sure of is their awareness of Japan's insistent harvesting of whale species from the world's oceans. While hardly an... (Source)

  129. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 0:48 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Greenpeace says sea crash won't stop whaling protests
    Greenpeace activists vowed to fight on against a Japanese whaling fleet in the icy waters of the Antarctic despite what they called a deliberate ramming of their ship. (Source)

  130. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 4:38 AM PST - (WPMI 15) - Biologists say right whale calving season is going well
    SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Biologists say the calving season for the endangered North Atlantic right whale off the coasts of Georgia and Florida has been going well so far. (Source)

  131. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 5:03 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Look up, whale warriors
    War on the waves... Sea Shepherd activists in dinghies failed to snare the Nisshin Maru's propellers on Sunday after the whaler rammed a Greenpeace ship. (Source)

  132. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 6:13 AM PST - (The Mercury) - Tassie beach shark alarm: Predator threat to swimmers
    A POPULAR Tasmanian beach was closed when a large shark was spotted just 500m offshore. Swimmers at the Bruny Island beach were told to get out of the water when the shark, thought to have been a white pointer, was seen feeding on a whale carcass. (Source)

  133. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 6:52 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Greenpeace Undeterred by Ship Collision
    Greenpeace said Monday it would continue hounding Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctic waters despite a damaging collision between the whalers and a protest ship. Greenpeace claimed a Japanese whaling ship deliberately rammed its ship Arctic Sunrise on Sunday, denting the ship's bow but causing no injuries. (Source)

  134. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 7:19 AM PST - (ABC News) - Greenpeace Undeterred by Ship Collision
    Greenpeace Vows to Continue Efforts Against Japanese Whaling Industry, Even After Ship Collision (Source)

  135. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:39 AM PST - (Daily Yomiuri Online) - Baby whale found dead in Mie Prefecture
    A beached baby whale was confirmed dead Monday in Ise Bay off Gotenba coast in Tsu. The 4.5-meter-long sperm whale was found at around 3 p.m. Sunday in shallow waters about 500 meters offshore. (Source)

  136. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:31 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Look up, whale warriors
    War on the waves... Sea Shepherd activists in dinghies failed to snare the Nisshin Maru's propellers on Sunday after the whaler rammed a Greenpeace ship. (Source)

  137. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:53 AM PST - (CBC New Brunswick) - Save the whales, marine group says
    A network of volunteers and experts may soon be in place to help marine mammals in trouble anywhere in the Maritimes. If a whale beaches itself in Nova Scotia, the Marine Animal Response Society will come to its aid. There is no such group in New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island. (Source)

  138. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 8:40 AM PST - (MSNBC) - Ships collide in high seas battle over whaling
    SYDNEY, Australia - A battle between Greenpeace and a Japanese whaling fleet in remote icy waters near Antarctica has escalated, with both sides accusing each other Monday of dangerously ramming their vessels. (Source)

  139. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 8:31 AM PST - (Common Dreams News Center) - Whales: In Deep Trouble
    Whales: In Deep Trouble (Source)

  140. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 10:26 AM PST - (The Age) - Japan's whalers threaten to call airborne police
    Crew from the Sea Shepherd get up close and personal with the giant bow of the Japanese whaler Nisshin Maru. JAPAN will consider scrambling police aircraft to the Antarctic to defend its whaling fleet and may ask Australia to act against Greenpeace. (Source)

  141. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 1:53 PM PST - (WALB News 10) - Biologists say right whale calving season going well
    SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) -- Biologists say the calving season for the endangered North Atlantic right whale has been going well so far. Clay George, a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, says there have already been nine confirmed births. (Source)

  142. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 3:53 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Sea Shepherd Sideswipes Whaling Supply Ship
    The flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, the Farley Mowat, continues to chase the outlaw Japanese whaling fleet out of the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary after sideswiping the Japanese whaling supply ship Oriental Bluebird. (Source)

  143. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 12:53 PM PST - (CBC Nova Scotia) - Save the whales, marine group says
    A network of volunteers and experts could soon be in place to help marine mammals in trouble anywhere in the Maritimes. If a whale beaches itself in Nova Scotia, the Marine Animal Response Society will come to its aid. But there is no such group in New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island. (Source)

  144. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 7:59 PM PST - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - Protests threat over whale police
    THE Australian Greens have threatened huge protests against any Japanese attempt to refuel police aircraft in Australia if they are used in the whaling dispute. (Source)

  145. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 7:58 PM PST - (Herald Sun) - Protests threat over whale police
    We welcome your comments on this and other stories. Comments are submitted for possible publication on the condition that they may be edited. Please provide your full name and suburb/location. We also require a working e-mail address – not for publication, but for verification only. (Source)

  146. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 5:22 PM PST - (The Scotsman: International News) - Flashpoint on the high seas
    GREENPEACE said yesterday it would continue to expose Japan's brutal whale-killing methods in spite of a serious collision between whalers and a protest ship in Antarctic waters. (Source)

  147. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 6:18 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - It's yours to lose, Democrats
    Japanese Whalers Ram Greenpeace ship - Greenpeace reports no whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary today, following a dangerous collision caused by a whaling ship. (Source)

  148. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 5:54 PM PST - (The Australian) - Whaling protesters vow to continue
    THE captain of a ship that side-swiped a Japanese whaling supply vessel in the Southern Ocean says he wouldn't have had to take the action if the Australian Government was doing its job. (Source)

  149. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:19 PM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Biologists say right whale calving season is going well
    SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The calving season for the endangered North Atlantic right whale has been going well so far, biologists say. There have already been nine confirmed births, said Clay George, a wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. (Source)

  150. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 8:08 PM PST - (The Australian) - Protests threat over whale police
    THE Australian Greens have threatened huge protests against any Japanese attempt to refuel police aircraft in Australia if they are used in the whaling dispute. (Source)

  151. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 8:08 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - NZ Not Sending Frigate To Watch Whaling Stoush
    A spokesman for the NZ Minister of Defence said today that the Government is not considering sending a Royal New Zealand Navy frigate south despite increasing tension between activists and whalers in the southern whale sanctuary. (Source)

  152. Mon, 09 Jan 2006 11:59 PM PST - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - Japan demands Greenpeace muzzle
    JAPAN today demanded that the Netherlands rein in Greenpeace to stop the escalating conflict between Japanese whalers and environmental activists in Antarctic waters. (Source)

  153. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 6:49 AM PST - (AngolaPress) - Wildlife experts: Cambodia's freshwater dolphins face extinction
    PHNOM PENH, 01/10 - Wildlife preservation officials are worried that Cambodia's rare freshwater dolphin species will be extinct in the next 10 years, local newspapers reported on Tuesday. (Source)

  154. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 7:30 AM PST - (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - Valentine's Day Gift of Wildlife Animal Adoption Helps Wildlife Conservation
    Washington, D.C. (PRWEB) January 10, 2006 -- Leading wildlife conservation organization Defenders of Wildlife ( endangered species and other threatened animals such as: wolf, tiger, jaguar, polar bear, dolphin, panther, elephant, whale, cottontail rabbit or black bear are available. There are also opportunities to adopt a big cats group, a marine mammal group, an arctic refuge wildlife group, or (Source)

  155. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 3:17 AM PST - (The Clarion-Ledger) - Basil is one whale who is all tail, but don't be afraid, go check him out
    Fossils are cool and kind of creepy, particularly when they're big and look like they bite. Or in the case of a skeleton, bit a long time ago. Basil scores on all fronts. (Source)

  156. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 3:34 AM PST - (The Scotsman) - Whalers and protesters clash on high seas
    GREENPEACE said yesterday it would continue to expose Japan's brutal whale-killing methods in spite of a serious collision between whalers and a protest ship in Antarctic waters. (Source)

  157. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 0:13 AM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Australian gov't called to act as whaling war heats up
    _ Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill ruled out Tuesday any suggestion that Australia's military should monitor Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters, despite increasing clashes between the whalers and environmental activists. (Source)

  158. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 0:19 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Activists threaten boat ram
    ANTI-whaling activists have threatened to ram Japanese whalers hunting in Antarctic waters, as the Federal Government ruled out military intervention in the escalating conflict. (Source)

  159. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 2:03 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Activists threaten boat ram
    ANTI-whaling activists have threatened to ram Japanese whalers as the Federal Government ruled out military intervention. (Source)

  160. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 2:19 AM PST - (UPI) - Antarctic war on whalers escalates
    TOKYO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Japan has asked the Netherlands to stop Greenpeace's battles with Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters after an activists' boat collided with a whaling ship. (Source)

  161. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 0:07 AM PST - (The Australian) - Japan demands Greenpeace muzzle
    JAPAN today demanded that the Netherlands rein in Greenpeace to stop the escalating conflict between Japanese whalers and environmental activists in Antarctic waters. (Source)

  162. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 5:07 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - Saved from the harpoon
    ONLY a thin screen of mist created by Greenpeace activists saved this whale from being among 945 Japanese hunters plan to kill for research this summer. (Source)

  163. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 6:35 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Greenpeace Says Whaling Ship Collision Will Not Deter Protest
    Greenpeace said Monday it would continue hounding Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctic waters despite a damaging collision between the whalers and a protest ship. (Source)

  164. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 5:37 AM PST - (CNews) - Japanese official: police may be asked to protect whalers from protest ships
    CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Japan's fisheries agency may ask for Japanese police to be sent to protect the country's whaling fleet following two separate collisions this week between whalers and protest ships, a senior official said Tuesday. (Source)

  165. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 7:35 AM PST - (World Peace Herald) - War on Antarctic whalers escalates
    TOKYO -- Japan has asked the Netherlands to stop Greenpeace's battles with Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters after an activists' boat collided with a whaling ship. (Source)

  166. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:01 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Orions sent to monitor whale protests
    The government has sent Airforce Orions to monitor clashes between protest boats and Japanese whaling vessels in Antarctic waters, but is rejecting a call to send a Navy frigate. (Source)

  167. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 9:18 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Activists threaten to 'ram' Japan whalers, Australia rules out military action
    Anti-whaling activists threatened to ram Japanese whalers hunting in Antarctic waters, as Australia ruled out military intervention in the escalating conflict. (Source)

  168. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:45 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - NZ air force monitoring Japanese whaling
    New Zealand air force planes are monitoring clashes between a Japanese whaling fleet and protest ships in Antarctic waters, a NZ cabinet minister said. - (Source)

  169. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 1:21 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Sydney Water plays down desalination plant whale impact
    Sydney Water says research shows the desalination plant planned for Kurnell in the city's south is unlikely to have a significant impact on migrating whales. (Source)

  170. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:04 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Orions sent to monitor whale protests
    The government has sent Airforce Orions to monitor clashes between protest boats and Japanese whaling vessels in Antarctic waters, but is rejecting a call to send a Navy frigate. (Source)

  171. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 12:38 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Shepherds Intends to Ram, Disable Pirate Whalers
    The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society believes it is time to escalate the confrontation with the Japanese whaling fleet and bring an end to the illegal and ruthless slaughter of defenceless whales in the Antarctic Whale Sanctuary. (Source)

  172. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 2:02 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Supermarket supporting devil research denies whaling support
    A Japanese company that has donated money to tasmanian devil research has distanced itself from Japan's whaling industry. (Source)

  173. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 2:18 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Supermarket supporting devil research denies whaling support
    A Japanese company that has donated money to tasmanian devil research has distanced itself from Japan's whaling industry. Maxvalu, which is one of Japan's leading supermarket chains, has donated more than $12,000 to help find a cure for the devil facial tumour disease. (Source)

  174. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 4:16 PM PST - (EurekAlert!) - El Nino events affect whale breeding
    New research shows that global climate processes are affecting southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in the South Atlantic. A thirty-year study by an international team of scientists found a strong relationship between breeding success of whales in the South Atlantic and El Nino in the western Pacific. The results are published this week in the on-line journal Biology Letters. (Source)

  175. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 7:15 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Whales activist slams NZ, Aussie govts
    The captain of a conservation ship clashing with Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean has slammed the Australian and New Zealand governments as irresponsible for allowing continued whale harvesting. (Source)

  176. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 4:53 PM PST - (San Juan Journal) - BCNG Portals Page
    Joel Capolongo and other Farley Mowat crew members head toward the Nisshin Maru whale processing ship Jan. 8, in an attempt to foul the ship's propeller with a mooring line. (Source)

  177. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 4:05 PM PST - (Stuff) - Govt 'lame' for not sending frigate
    The Green Party has accused the Government of offering "just lame excuses" for not sending a frigate to Antarctic waters where protest ships are facing Japanese whalers. (Source)

  178. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 5:05 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - NZ reiterates deep concern about whaling
    The New Zealand government today reiterated its deep concerns about whaling operations currently underway by the Japanese in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  179. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 9:03 PM PST - (Science Daily) - El Nino Events Affect Whale Breeding
    New research shows that global climate processes are affecting southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) in the South Atlantic. A thirty-year study by an international team of scientists found a strong relationship between breeding success of whales in the South Atlantic and El Nino in the western Pacific. The results are published this week in the on-line journal Biology Letters. (Source)

  180. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:51 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Orions sent to monitor whale protests
    The government has sent Air Force Orions to monitor clashes between protest boats and Japanese whaling vessels in Antarctic waters, but is rejecting a call to send a Navy frigate. (Source)

  181. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:04 PM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Wyland Project Seen as a Natural
    Dana Point proposal would put a life-size whale sculpture in town. But some don't think the $1.4-million price is worth it. (Source)

  182. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 11:00 PM PST - (Florida Today) - Hewitson puts on show
    SEBASTIAN INLET - Not even the sighting of a rare Northern Right Whale could upstage Bryan Hewitson's performance Tuesday afternoon in the $75,000 Globe Sebastian Inlet Pro surfing contest. (Source)

  183. Tue, 10 Jan 2006 10:32 PM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Family saves the whales for Ventura revisit
    A boat trip is a washout, but indoor adventures in the coastal city keep two little boys and their parents busy. (Source)

  184. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 4:04 AM PST - (AngolaPress) - Cambodia's freshwater dolphins face extinction
    PHNOM PENH, 01/11 - Wildlife preservation officials are worried that Cambodia's rare freshwater dolphin species will be extinct in the next 10 years, local newspapers reported on Tuesday. (Source)

  185. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 0:36 AM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Right whale death mars calving season
    The death of a newborn right whale found Tuesday near St. Augustine has cast a pall over what scientists are calling an excellent calving season. (Source)

  186. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 3:14 AM PST - (Kansas City Star) - Sweeping change reshapes Arctic
    BARROW, Alaska - The hunter rose each day last summer from his bunk in a condemned wildlife lab, down the hall from where Inupiat villagers carve whale meat on a band saw. (Source)

  187. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 0:23 AM PST - (NZCity) - Japan protests over whale vessels
    The Japanese Government has approached Canada and the Netherlands to take action against protesters confronting its whaling ships in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  188. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 5:05 AM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Worth Noting
    MIGRATION TRACK: Each spring, gray whales migrate from their warm birthing lagoons in Mexico to the cold feeding grounds of the Bering and Arctic seas. (Source)

  189. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 6:20 AM PST - (The Advertiser) - Fears toxic weed will drive out dolphins
    THE Port River dolphins could be forced to leave their unique city habitat, with a noxious weed threatening to drive away the fish they eat. (Source)

  190. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:02 AM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Week sees fewer watchers, fewer whales
    Winter Whale Watch Week is over, and the blustery, winter weather apparently reduced the number of visitors - and whales spotted - at the 28 locations hoping for a glimpse of the whales from vantage points on the Oregon Coast. (Source)

  191. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 8:12 AM PST - (Stuff) - Japan angry at Carter whaling comment
    Japan has accused Conservation Minister Chris Carter of being misleading about its whaling programme as New Zealand prepares to step up diplomatic pressure over a hunt in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  192. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 3:18 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - SCI-KIDS: Scary whale was big, fierce -- and short-lived
    ALTON C. DOOLEY JR. Eighteen million years ago, the oceans that covered Virginia's Coastal Plain were inhabited by one of the most fearsome whales of the time. (Source)

  193. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:19 PM PST - (The Malibu Times) - Details of Malibu whaling boats reemerge
    A floating factory ship in Paradise Cove slaughtered hundreds of gray whales in the 1930s. (Source)

  194. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 3:21 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Worth Noting
    MIGRATION TRACK: Each spring, gray whales migrate from their warm birthing lagoons in Mexico to the cold feeding grounds of the Bering and Arctic seas. (Source)

  195. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 6:18 PM PST - (Daily Breeze) - The Daily Breeze
    A dolphin leaps out of the water, trying to stay ahead of Harbor Breeze's whale-watching vessel, the Christopher. (Source)

  196. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 4:42 PM PST - (The Age) - Greenpeace rejects latest ramming claims
    Greenpeace has rejected fresh claims from Japan that activists harassing a whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean were responsible for a collision between two ships. (Source)

  197. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 4:07 PM PST - (Stuff) - Japan angry at Carter whaling comment
    Japan has accused Conservation Minister Chris Carter of being misleading about its whaling programme as New Zealand prepares to step up diplomatic pressure over a hunt in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  198. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:43 PM PST - (Reuters.co.uk) - Japan says clashes at sea could reduce whale catch
    The confrontations with Greenpeace and the more militant group Sea Shepherd, which have led to at least two collisions in remote Antarctic waters in recent weeks, could mean Japan catches fewer whales than it had planned for the season, Hideki Moronuki, head of the whaling section at the ministry, said. (Source)

  199. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 9:09 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Japan says clashes at sea could reduce whale catch
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Clashes at sea with two environmental groups will not bring Japan's whaling programme to a halt but could reduce the size of the catch, a senior official at the Fisheries Ministry said on Thursday. (Source)

  200. Wed, 11 Jan 2006 11:11 PM PST - (The Age) - PM warns both sides in whaling row
    Prime Minister John Howard has scotched any likelihood of a navy ship being sent to the Southern Ocean to intervene in clashes between protesters and whalers. - (Source)

  201. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 2:27 PM PST - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Marine Life Dolphins Reunited In The Bahamas
    For the first time since Hurricane Katrina the Marine Life dolphins are back together again in the Bahamas. It's been a long journey for the mammals. They traveled to Atlantis in special tanks to make sure they were safe, and comfortable. (Source)

  202. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 2:22 AM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Japan accuses Greenpeace of prolonging whale deaths
    Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) has accused anti-whaling protesters of causing slow deaths for the whales that are being harpooned for "scientific research" in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  203. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 0:15 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - The Southland's Other Winter Spectacle: Cavorting Cetaceans in Coastal Waters
    Thar she blows! Finally. Whale-watching season officially began, as it always does, on the day after Christmas. But many of the leviathans chose to spend the holiday season at home, in and around the Bering Sea, feasting on amphipods. (Source)

  204. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 0:48 AM PST - (Daily Breeze) - New catamaran lets visitors check out marine life
    Boat lets nature lovers get close and personal with gray whales and dolphins. (Source)

  205. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 5:28 AM PST - (The Age) - Moon Warriors
    Handsome Hong Kong swordplay romance features a cast of stars and a killer whale. - (Source)

  206. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 5:39 AM PST - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Japanese whalers say the whales they harpoon are dying a slow and painful death because of the intervention of
    Greenpeace and Sea Shepherd have been tailing the Japanese whaling boat, the Nisshan Maru, in the Southern Ocean for the past few weeks. (Source)

  207. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 5:09 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - We were rammed, says Greenpeace
    THE Southern Ocean battle between Japanese whalers and Greenpeace protesters has escalated. A whaling ship and an activist vessel collided yesterday. (Source)

  208. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:25 AM PST - (MSNBC) - Rare whale calf dies, propeller suspected
    An activist group on Thursday petitioned the U.S. Coast Guard to use its emergency powers to establish safety zones off Florida after the severed corpse of a month-old right whale calf was found floating near the coastline. (Source)

  209. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 9:46 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Humpback whale washes up on Cape Island
    (Cape Island) January 12, 2006 - Scientists are trying to figure out how a 45-foot female humpback whale died and washed up on shore earlier this week. (Source)

  210. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 3:21 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Whale calf dies, ship suspected
    An activist group on Thursday petitioned the U.S. Coast Guard to use its emergency powers to tighten safety zones in Florida after the severed corpse of a month-old right whale calf was found floating near the coastline. (Source)

  211. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:05 PM PST - (Myrtle Beach Online) - Scientists trying to determine what killed humpback whale
    CHARLESTON, S.C. - Scientists are trying to determine what killed an endangered humpback whale whose body washed up this week on remote Cape Island at the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge. (Source)

  212. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 12:34 PM PST - (KHNL Honolulu) - Boaters Urged To Watch Out For Whales
    (KHNL) The state is working to better warn boaters about the presence of humpback whales in Hawaiian waters. The winter migration means literally thousands of whales will be passing close to our coastlines. (Source)

  213. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 7:43 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Japanese Whaling ship caused collision
    Southern Ocean Thursday, 12 January, 2006 : In response to the posting of video footage of the Nisshin Maru/Arctic Sunrise ramming incident on the internet, Greenpeace reiterates that the larger ship was at fault. (Source)

  214. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 10:36 PM PST - (Borneo Bulletin) - Polluters vow no sacrifice of growth in climate fight
    A large inflatable whale sits in Sydney's city centre after being placed by Greenpeace protesters. (Source)

  215. Thu, 12 Jan 2006 9:19 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Greenpeace rejects 'prolonging death' claims
    Greenpeace has dismissed claims by Japan's Institute of Cetacean Research (ICR) that anti-whaling protesters are causing the animals to die more slowly. (Source)

  216. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 8:14 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dolphin watchers given warnings
    People watching a dolphin off the Cumbrian coast are urged not to throw food and other objects at it. (Source)

  217. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 8:34 AM PST - (CBS News) - Katrina Dolphins Reunited
    Sixteen that were separated when a storm destroyed the Mississippi aquarium where they lived are back together, living the good life in a Bahamas resort. Another is ill but will be brought to the others when she gets better. (Source)

  218. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 6:05 PM PST - (Trinidad Express) - Date of the dolphin
    There are Navy SEALs who are not really seals and there are dolphins. In the 1973 film, Day of the Dolphin, George C Scott plays Dr Jake Terrell, a scientist who spent many years training a pair of dolphins to speak and understand English. (Source)

  219. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:41 PM PST - (St. Petersburg Times) - A dolphin vs. starving humans
    After reading most of the Jan. 7 St. Petersburg Times, I put two articles side by side and thought that we really have our priorities screwed up! One article was titled U.N. warns that millions could starve in Africa and warns that an estimated 11-million people "are on the brink of starvation." (Source)

  220. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 0:36 AM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Scientists: Ship strike likely cause in whale's death
    A right whale calf found dead near Jacksonville was most likely killed by a ship, according to scientists who examined the animal. The calf, a 15-foot male believed to be a month old, had deep slash marks on its body and a tail completely severed when it was found by recreational fishermen Tuesday. (Source)

  221. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 6:17 AM PST - (The Age) - In Japan, running into a whale on the menu doesn't rock the boat
    Little bites: tucking into a whale burger in the northern port city of Hakodate. Photo: Reuters THE way to eat a whale is not to dive in but to start with little bites. Conscience, squeamishness and low expectations swim into the picture. It takes gumption. (Source)

  222. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 6:02 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Biologists: Humpback whale died from collision with ship
    (Charleston-AP) January 13, 2006 - Biologists say a humpback whale that washed up on the beach in Charleston County died after being hit by a ship. Wayne McFee with the National Ocean Service says the whale suffered numerous broken ribs and there were bone shards throughout the animal's body. (Source)

  223. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 5:54 AM PST - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - None injured in season's first collision with whale
    ________________________ (Source)

  224. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 7:26 AM PST - (Stuff) - Japan says sea clashes could reduce whale catch
    TOKYO: Clashes at sea with two environmental groups will not bring Japan's whaling programme to a halt but could reduce the size of the catch, a senior official at the Fisheries Ministry said yesterday. (Source)

  225. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 6:07 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Land where Moby Dick comes in bite-sized pieces
    The way to eat a whale is not to dive in but to start with little bites. - (Source)

  226. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 5:49 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Sanctuary-safety signs posted
    After an incident early this month in which a humpback whale and a whale-tour vessel collided near Maui, personnel for the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary have begun posting improved yellow, black and white signs at small boat harbors around the islands. (Source)

  227. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 5:53 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - Whale fight to go on
    GREENPEACE vowed to hound Japan's whaling fleet despite a damaging collision between the whalers and a protest ship. (Source)

  228. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 5:30 AM PST - (Planet Ark) - Japan Says Clashes at Sea Could Reduce Whale Catch
    TOKYO - Clashes at sea with two environmental groups will not bring Japan's whaling programme to a halt but could reduce the size of the catch, a senior official at the Fisheries Ministry said on Thursday. (Source)

  229. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 7:22 AM PST - (Los Angeles Daily News) - Gray expectations
    A fluke, or tail, of a whale is visible during another trip at sea. (Andy Holzman / Staff Photographer) (Source)

  230. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:41 AM PST - (ITV.com) - Rare whales spotted off Wales!
    A group of six Fin whales, the largest ever recorded in UK waters, have been spotted off the coast of Pembrokeshire. The creatures were spotted close-up yesterday by a party of marine wildlife experts taking part in the National Whale and Dolphin Watch Week. (Source)

  231. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 2:31 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - SCI-KIDS: Scary whale was big, fierce -- and short-lived
    ALTON C. DOOLEY JR. Eighteen million years ago, the oceans that covered Virginia's Coastal Plain were inhabited by one of the most fearsome whales of the time. (Source)

  232. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 2:35 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Worth Noting
    MIGRATION TRACK: Each spring, gray whales migrate from their warm birthing lagoons in Mexico to the cold feeding grounds of the Bering and Arctic seas. (Source)

  233. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:28 PM PST - (NRDC Worldview) - NRDC Press Archive: Proposed Sonar Training Range Threatens Whales, Marine Life Along Carolina Coast
    LOS ANGELES (January 13, 2006) -- An Undersea Warfare Training Range proposed by the United States Navy would transform the waters off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina into an epicenter for high intensity active sonar, harming whales and other marine life, according to the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). Around the globe, marine mammals have been found dead or dying following sonar blasts, (Source)

  234. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:24 PM PST - (AsiaMedia) - JAPAN: Sophisticated media machine blows whalers out of the water
    It is a hot battle in one of the world's coldest places, but the real heat is not in the confrontation between Japanese whalers and environmentalists or even the warm cetacean blood spilt for supposed research. The crucial heat is in the three-way struggle to harpoon public opinion. (Source)

  235. Fri, 13 Jan 2006 4:33 PM PST - (The Age) - In Japan, running into a whale on the menu doesn't rock the boat
    Little bites: tucking into a whale burger in the northern port city of Hakodate. Photo: Reuters THE way to eat a whale is not to dive in but to start with little bites. Conscience, squeamishness and low expectations swim into the picture. It takes gumption. (Source)

  236. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 0:07 AM PST - (The Australian) - Whaling court ultimatum issued
    A HARDLINE environmental group has promised not to attack Japan's whaling fleet if Australia takes the Japanese to court to try to stop the annual slaughter. (Source)

  237. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 1:13 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Whaling ultimatum issued
    A HARDLINE environmental group says Australia has two days to take court action to stop Japanese whaling or the activists will attack a whaling ship. (Source)

  238. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 8:50 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Jaws it is not
    “AYAN!” shouted the whale-shark spotter. (Source)

  239. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 6:41 PM PST - (Kitchen and Bath Business) - Rapsel
    January 12, 2006 - Named after the well-known black and white whale, the Orca washbasin from Rapsel is an abstract interpretation of the ocean creatures. (Source)

  240. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 6:33 PM PST - (The Age) - Harpoon narrowly misses Greenpeace boat
    Greenpeace activists are rethinking their tactics after a harpoon fired from a Japanese scientific whaling ship narrowly missed their inflatable boat. - (Source)

  241. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 7:02 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Harpoon cable knocks activist into sea: Greenpeace
    Greenpeace claims a harpoon cable has knocked one of its activists off a boat attempting to disrupt Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  242. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 6:22 PM PST - (The Australian) - Protest boat tangled in harpoon rope
    GREENPEACE activists were rethinking their tactics after a harpoon fired from a Japanese scientific whaling ship yesterday narrowly missed their inflatable boat. (Source)

  243. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 7:37 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Harpoon cable knocks activist into sea: Greenpeace
    Greenpeace claims a harpoon cable has knocked one of its activists off a boat attempting to disrupt Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. For the past few weeks Greenpeace has been tailing the Japanese whaling boat, the Youshin Maru Number Two. (Source)

  244. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:34 PM PST - (The Age) - Activist overboard in harpoon incident
    A Greenpeace activist was thrown overboard when a Japanese whale harpoon was launched across an inflatable boat in the Antarctic seas. - (Source)

  245. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:24 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Whaling protest gets dangerous
    The Japanese have upped the ante in the battle with Greenpeace in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary by harpooning a whale across the heads of activists in a small boat. (Source)

  246. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 10:12 PM PST - (Stuff) - Man overboard in latest whaling clash
    A Greenpeace protester was flung into the freezing Southern Ocean yesterday when the inflatable boat he was driving became entangled in a harpoon line attached to a dead whale. (Source)

  247. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 8:36 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Stakes raised in whaling clash
    A GREENPEACE activist was thrown overboard when a Japanese whale harpoon was launched across an inflatable boat in the Antarctic seas yesterday. (Source)

  248. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 8:22 PM PST - (The Australian) - Stakes raised in whaling clash
    A GREENPEACE activist was thrown overboard when a Japanese whale harpoon was launched across an inflatable boat in the Antarctic seas yesterday. The incident has forced Greenpeace to rethink their human shield style protest against Japanese scientific whaling in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  249. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:31 PM PST - (AME Info) - Newswrap 15 January 2006
    US to support IAEA emergency meeting on Iran; British soldiers help flood-stricken Iraqis; Unicef helps repatriate UAE child jockeys; and footage of Japanese fishermen illegally killing a Minke whale. Plus concept cars dazzle crowds at the Detroit motor show. (Source)

  250. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:49 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Harpoon scare in whaling clash
    CANBERRA, Australia (Reuters) -- A Japanese whaling harpoon narrowly missed an inflatable boat carrying environmental protesters, causing one to fall into the freezing sea, as both sides warn their face-off is becoming increasingly dangerous. (Source)

  251. Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:26 PM PST - (The Star Online) - Greenpeace activist falls into Antarctic waters in clash with Japanese whalers
    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) _ Japanese whalers fired a harpoon over a Greenpeace boat, throwing one of the environmental group's activists into Antarctic waters, the group said Sunday. (Source)

  252. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 0:36 AM PST - (Kansas City Star) - A riveting tale of man, woman and whale
    Zakes Mda’s fifth and newest novel is a must for fans of that rapidly growing field of literature, the menagerie a trois. It is a melancholy comedy, a lyrical meditation on a romantic triangle formed by man, woman and whale. (Source)

  253. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 3:37 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - POLAR WARNING / A WARMING WORLD: THE DIFFERENCE A DEGREE MAKES
    The two shaggy polar bears gnawed on shreds of meat hanging off the carcass of a bowhead whale. They planted their flat furry feet on pieces of blubber and ripped off strips of the rubbery fat with their teeth. Up onto the spit of sand on Barter Island... (Source)

  254. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 3:14 AM PST - (Otago Daily Times) - Close call for protester in harpoon line encounter
    Wellington: A Greenpeace protester was flung into the freezing Southern Ocean on Saturday when the inflatable boat he was driving became entangled in a harpoon line attached to a dead whale. (Source)

  255. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 2:20 AM PST - (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - Whaler harpoon nearly hits protesters
    CANBERRA - A Japanese whaling harpoon narrowly missed an inflatable boat carrying environmental protesters, causing one to fall into the freezing sea, as both sides warn their face-off is becoming increasingly dangerous. (Source)

  256. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 3:20 AM PST - (RedNova) - Whaler harpoon nearly hits protesters
    CANBERRA (Reuters) - A Japanese whaling harpoo (Source)

  257. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 6:44 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Whale activists ramp up sea battle
    Annabelle McDonald HARDLINE environmental group Sea Shepherd will escalate its campaign against Japanese whaling today, two days after a harpoon line knocked a Greenpeace activist into the icy waters of the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  258. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 5:18 AM PST - (Escape.com.au) - On the whale trail
    EACH year southern right whales migrate to Valdes Peninsula which juts out of Argentina's wild east coast like a hand clawing back the ocean. (Source)

  259. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 4:08 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Greenpeace campaigner falls into sea during whaling protest
    Wellington: Protests against Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters took a dangerous turn Sunday when a Greenpeace campaigner fell into the freezing sea while trying to stop a minke whale from being killed. (Source)

  260. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 7:28 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Japanese whaler harpoon in near-miss with protesters
    A Japanese whaling harpoon narrowly missed an inflatable boat carrying environmental protesters, causing one to fall into the freezing sea, as both sides warn their face-off is becoming increasingly dangerous. (Source)

  261. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 6:09 AM PST - (The Courier Mail) - Greenpeace in harpoon firing line
    GREENPEACE activists are rethinking their tactics after a harpoon fired from a Japanese scientific whaling ship yesterday narrowly missed their inflatable boat. (Source)

  262. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 6:14 AM PST - (Herald Sun) - Whaling tension on rise
    A GREENPEACE activist is said to have been thrown overboard when a Japanese harpoon was launched across an inflatable boat. The incident has forced Greenpeace to consider changing its strategy of using human shields against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  263. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 9:03 AM PST - (NorthJersey.com) - The object of her jealousy is a right whale
    THE WHALE CALLER, by Zakes Mda; Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 234 pages, $23. Zakes Mda's fifth and newest novel is a must for fans of that rapidly growing field of literature, the menagerie ࠴rois. It is a melancholy comedy, a lyrical meditation on a romantic triangle formed by man, woman and whale. (Source)

  264. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:58 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Moon Warriors
    Handsome Hong Kong swordplay romance features a cast of stars and a killer whale. - (Source)

  265. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:05 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Greenpeace boat narrowly missed by Japanese whaling harpoon
    SYDNEY - Environmental activists accused Japanese whalers Sunday of stepping up a confrontation in the Antarctic Ocean after a harpoon narrowly missed a Greenpeace raft trying to protect a targeted minke whale. (Source)

  266. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 8:16 AM PST - (Reuters) - Japanese whaler harpoon in near-miss with protesters
    CANBERRA (Reuters) - A Japanese whaling harpoon narrowly missed an inflatable boat carrying environmental protesters, causing one to fall into the freezing sea, as both sides warn their face-off is becoming increasingly dangerous. (Source)

  267. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 3:07 PM PST - (NZCity) - Whales strand again
    There is another whale stranding in Golden Bay. The Department of Conservation was alerted to five pilot whales beached on tidal flats at Puponga at 9.30am. (Source)

  268. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 1:48 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Japan misleads public about anti-whaling actions
    The Institute then links this insinuation to their claim that the Greenpeace ship ‘Arctic Sunrise’ rammed the whale processing ship, ‘Nisshin Maru’. According to the Australian newspaper ‘The Age’, the ICR has retained a New Zealand PR company to handle it’s response to the anti-whaling protests. (Source)

  269. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 1:30 PM PST - (Deccan Herald) - Greenpeace campaigner falls into sea
    Protests against Japanese whaling in Antarctic waters took a dangerous turn Sunday when a Greenpeace campaigner fell into the freezing sea while trying to stop a minke whale from being killed. (Source)

  270. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 2:39 PM PST - (Contra Costa Times) - A melancholy comedy of interspecies ardor
    ZAKES MDA'S fifth and newest novel is a must for fans of that rapidly growing field of literature, the menagerie a trois. It is a lyrical meditation on a romantic triangle formed by man, woman and whale. (Source)

  271. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 3:07 PM PST - (The Australian) - Concern over whaling incident
    ENVIRONMENT Minister Ian Campbell has called on Greenpeace activists and Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean to rethink their actions after another dangerous incident. (Source)

  272. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 12:34 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Greenpeace to review anti-whaling protest measures
    Japan's Fisheries Agency has again warned it cannot be held accountable for any injuries suffered by anti-whaling activists in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  273. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 3:31 PM PST - (The Japan Times) - Activist falls overboard in clash with whalers
    SYDNEY (AP) Japanese whalers fired a harpoon over a Greenpeace boat, throwing one of the environmental group's activists into Antarctic waters, the group said Sunday. (Source)

  274. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 2:35 PM PST - (CNews) - Canadian activist falls into Antarctic waters in clash with Japanese whalers
    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Japanese whalers fired a harpoon over a Greenpeace boat, throwing a Canadian activist into Antarctic waters, the group said Sunday. (Source)

  275. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 2:00 PM PST - (The Sunday Mail) - Harpoon shot sparks Greenpeace rethink
    GREENPEACE activists are rethinking their tactics after a harpoon fired from a Japanese scientific whaling ship yesterday narrowly missed their inflatable boat. (Source)

  276. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 7:33 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Australia urges calm in southern whale protests
    Australia urged Japanese whalers and environmental group Greenpeace to calm down on Monday following life-threatening confrontations between them in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  277. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 5:33 PM PST - (The Scotsman: International News) - Whale fight fury as activist thrown in sea
    IN THE latest in a series of increasingly acrimonious clashes between whalers and environmentalists in Antarctic waters, a Japanese ship fired a harpoon over a Greenpeace boat, throwing one of the group's activists into the sea. (Source)

  278. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 7:16 PM PST - (RedNova) - Australia urges calm in southern whale protests
    CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia urged Japanese (Source)

  279. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 6:38 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Whales stranded again in Golden Bay
    Another pod of whales has beached itself on the same stretch of Golden Bay that was the site of a mass stranding before Christmas. The pod of five pilot whales was spotted on the beach near Puponga Bay on Monday morning. (Source)

  280. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 5:17 PM PST - (RedNova) - Harpoon Almost Hits Protesters
    CANBERRA: A Japanese whaling harpoon narrowly missed an inflatable boat carrying environmental protesters, causing one to fall into the freezing sea, as both sides warn their face-off is becoming increasingly dangerous. (Source)

  281. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 5:28 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Call for calm in whaling dispute
    ACTIVISTS and whalers should change tactics, Ian Campbell said today. Vid Risky : Greenpeace mulls it over (Source)

  282. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 5:17 PM PST - (RedNova) - Canadian Activist Falls into Antarctic Waters in Clash With Japanese Whalers
    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Japanese whalers fired a harpoon over a Greenpeace boat, throwing a Canadian activist into Antarctic waters, the group said Sunday. (Source)

  283. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 8:19 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Australia urges calm in southern whale protests
    Australia urged Japanese whalers and environmental group Greenpeace to calm down on Monday following life-threatening confrontations between them in the icy Southern Ocean. (Source)

  284. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 8:53 PM PST - (New Kerala) - Australia urges calm in southern whale protests
    CANBERRA: Australia urged Japanese whalers and environmental group Greenpeace to calm down today following life-threatening confrontations between them in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  285. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 11:16 PM PST - (RedNova) - Australia Says Risky Greenpeace Protests Could Hurt Anti-Whaling Campaign
    By MIKE CORDER SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Australia warned Monday that risky Greenpeace protests targeting Japanese whalers in the icy oceans around Antarctica could hurt their anti-whaling message. (Source)

  286. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 10:34 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Calls for calm amid whaling unrest
    Greenpeace activists and Japanese whalers have again been urged to show restraint, as the Australian government was accused of inaction that put lives at risk. (Source)

  287. Sun, 15 Jan 2006 9:28 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Brown renews call for whaling supervision
    Greens leader Bob Brown says the Australian Government bears the responsibility if anyone is injured or killed in anti-whaling protests in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  288. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 4:25 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - Dolphin gets playful in the Hopkins
    A LIVELY dolphin spotted swimming at Deakin's fishing jetty at the weekend is believed to be the first sighted in Warrnambool's Hopkins River. (Source)

  289. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 4:41 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Tests scheduled for dolphin found dead on Grand Strand beach
    A dolphin has been found dead on a Grand Strand beach. People walking along the beach found the body of the bottle-nosed dolphin Friday evening. (Source)

  290. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 0:03 AM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - MARINE LIFE: Tests scheduled for dead dolphin
    Wildlife biologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration took tissue samples from a bottle-nosed dolphin found washed ashore Friday in Cherry Grove to determine how it died. (Source)

  291. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:45 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Want to train a dolphin?
    As Marcella Sertich walked into the Shedd Aquarium early one Saturday, she confided, "I've always wanted to work with dolphins, ever since I was little." (Source)

  292. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:57 AM PST - (The Nassau Guardian) - Monday, January 16, 2006
    A new dolphin habitat is set to usher in jobs for hundreds of Bahamians, when it is completed next year. Approximately 270 new jobs will be available for the local community when The Dolphin Experience at the Atlantis resort, gets up and running in Spring 2007. (Source)

  293. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 6:27 AM PST - (BBC News) - 21 dolphins washed up on beaches
    More than 20 dolphins, thought to have become entangled in fishing nets, are washed up along the Cornish coast in recent days. (Source)

  294. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 3:23 AM PST - (The Garden Island) - Whale-awareness month filled with events
    LIHU'E — Jean Souza, Kaua'i program coordinator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, has been busy. (Source)

  295. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 0:08 AM PST - (The Eureka Reporter) - Small quake rattles Rio Dell area
    A 2.5-magnitude earthquake occurred 7 miles south of Rio Dell at 10:11 am Sunday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The epicenter was between the Goose Lake and Whale Gulch faults at a depth of 12 miles. (Source)

  296. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 3:38 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Want to train a dolphin?
    As Marcella Sertich walked into the Shedd Aquarium early one Saturday, she confided, "I've always wanted to work with dolphins, ever since I was little." (Source)

  297. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 3:08 AM PST - (Contra Costa Times) - PEOPLE: Cousteau asserts aquarium is a dive
    Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the famous ocean explorer Jacques, is skipping out on the $200 million Georgia Aquarium for one simple reason: It houses beluga whales. (Source)

  298. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 7:12 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Australia urges calm in southern whale protests
    Australia urged Japanese whalers and environmental group Greenpeace to calm down on Monday following life-threatening confrontations between them in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  299. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 5:57 AM PST - (CTV.ca) - Protest may hurt anti-whaling campaign: Australia
    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) - Australia warned Monday that risky Greenpeace protests targeting Japanese whalers in the icy oceans around Antarctica could hurt their anti-whaling message. (Source)

  300. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 9:13 AM PST - (Reuters.co.uk) - Australia urges calm in southern whale protests
    CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia urged Japanese whalers and environmental group Greenpeace to calm down on Monday following life-threatening confrontations between them in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  301. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:46 AM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Legality of whaling should be tested
    Japan's insistence that its whale slaughter in Antarctic waters is above board is a matter of opinion and should be up to an international body to decide - not a group of people with a vested interest, the Green Party says. (Source)

  302. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 10:58 AM PST - (ThirdAge) - Stressed Out? Try the 'Fred' Method
    Stress-relieving methods number many. They run the gamut from such old standbys as nail biting, Scotch drinking, and punching a life-size inflatable Mr. T doll to more New Age-y techniques like lighting aromatherapy candles and listening to whale-mating calls on CD. (Source)

  303. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 8:41 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Reuters Science News Summary
    CANBERRA – Australia urged Japanese whalers and environmental group Greenpeace to calm down on Monday following life-threatening confrontations between them in the icy Southern Ocean. In the latest incident on Saturday, a harpoon fired at a minke whale narrowly missed a protest boat. (Source)

  304. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 3:22 PM PST - (The Australian) - Cut-out whale for Japan consulate
    ANTI-whaling protesters are collecting signatures on giant cut-out whales around Australia today. Greenpeace is staging a national day of action against Japanese whaling. (Source)

  305. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 12:13 PM PST - (Minnesota Public Radio) - Nicole Kelby is having a "Whale" of a time
    Author Nicole Kelby says she wanted to work out why she was so peculiar. During the 20 years she lived in Minnesota she worked with Dudley Riggs, Heart of the Beast Puppet Theater, Kevin Kling, and Channel 9 News. Then a few years ago, she moved back to her native Florida, in part to explore her own personality quirks. She describes the state as so undeniably beautiful that it warps people. (Source)

  306. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 3:13 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Cut-out whale for Japan consulate
    ANTI-whaling protesters are collecting signatures on giant cut-out whales around Australia today. (Source)

  307. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 3:14 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Australia Urges Calm in Southern Whale Protests
    CANBERRA - Australia urged Japanese whalers and environmental group Greenpeace to calm down on Monday following life-threatening confrontations between them in the icy Southern Ocean. (Source)

  308. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 1:17 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan defends whaling amid escalating confrontation
    Japan defended its whaling as within international rules as confrontation grew in the Antarctic Ocean between Japanese whalers and environmentalists. (Source)

  309. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 5:25 PM PST - (AlertNet) - Some of the 267 replica whale tails are seen at Mission Bay in Auckland
    Some of the 267 replica whale tails are seen at Mission Bay in Auckland, New Zealand January 17, 2006. The event is being marked in 17 countries to draw attention to the fact hundreds of whales are being slaughtered in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, according to Greenpeace. (Source)

  310. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 6:08 PM PST - (The Australian) - Protesters angry at whale slaughter
    GREENPEACE activists were today given a round of applause by onlookers in Hobart's Elizabeth Street Mall as they joined a national day of action against whaling. (Source)

  311. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 7:08 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Whaling condemned at Auckland beach
    A mock graveyard of black minke whale tails, symbolic of those killed in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, has been displayed on an Auckland beach. Greenpeace says the tails represent the more than 900 whales killed by Japan this season. (Source)

  312. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:49 PM PST - (The Battalion) - Whale tale
    Located in a corner of New York City's American Museum of Natural History, a giant squid and a sperm whale are forever locked in an epic battle. (Source)

  313. Mon, 16 Jan 2006 11:06 PM PST - (Houston Chronicle) - Endangered whales sighted off Texas coast
    CORPUS CHRISTI — Two endangered whales were spotted Monday in the Corpus Christi Bay, well outside of their typical winter territory. A tanker pilot reported the two Northern right whales, believed to be a mother and a calf, after he thought he may have hit one of them. (Source)

  314. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 1:15 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - New dolphin feeding guidelines nearly ready
    The Queensland Environment Minister says new dolphin feeding guidelines at Tin Can Bay are close to being finalised. (Source)

  315. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 1:23 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - New dolphin feeding guidelines nearly ready
    The Queensland Environment Minister says new dolphin feeding guidelines at Tin Can Bay are close to being finalised. Desley Boyle admits she made a mistake last year when she controversially banned dolphin feeding in the south-east Queensland town. (Source)

  316. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 5:02 PM PST - (Independent) - Are dead dolphins the price paid for catching sea bass?
    The first cause for concern came several weeks ago when a scarred, decomposing dolphin carcass washed up on a beach in the Cornish fishing village of Coverack. It was the start of a gruesome period in which carcasses have been appearing with increasing regularity, on one occasion 11 in a single day, along a stretch of coastline from Falmouth to Whitsand Bay. (Source)

  317. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 8:10 PM PST - (Bunbury Mail) - Dolphin doctors
    PEOPLE are travelling across the world to experience the healing benefits of swimming with Bunbury's dolphins. They are flying from as far as Germany to spend time with the dolphins – and they say it is worth the trip. (Source)

  318. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 0:10 AM PST - (AlertNet) - Beachgoer signs a paper whale tail petition during a Greenpeace action at Bondi Beach in Sydney
    A beachgoer signs a paper whale tail petition during a Greenpeace action at Bondi Beach in Sydney January 17, 2006. The event is being marked in 17 countries to draw attention to the fact hundreds of whales are being slaughtered in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary according to Greenpeace. (Source)

  319. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 3:06 AM PST - (Houston Chronicle) - Endangered whales sighted off Texas coast
    The Age, Tue, 17 Jan 2006 0:33 AM PST (Source)

  320. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 0:33 AM PST - (The Age) - Protesters join forces against whaling
    Anti whaling protesters have joined forces across Australia, calling for an end to the mammals' slaughter. - (Source)

  321. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 3:59 AM PST - (ABC 13 Texas) - Rare whales found in Corpus Christi bay
    Two endangered whales were spotted Monday in the Corpus Christi Bay, well outside of their typical winter territory. (Source)

  322. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 5:51 AM PST - (RedNova) - Letter: Japan Saves Forests, but Only Its Own ; Letters to the Editor
    By ROBERT FRIPP Sir: Your "Battle to save the whale" story elicited a critical letter from Florin Grancea in Tokyo, who claims that Japan has clean hands in the matter of conserving its ecosystem (3 January). (Source)

  323. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 4:18 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Diplomatic protest issued against Japanese whaling
    Australia, Britain, Brazil, France and Germany were among 17 countries which this week called on Japan to halt to its Antarctic whaling program. (Source)

  324. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 4:03 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - New Zealand Has No Legal Options for Challenging Japan's Scientific Whaling
    New Zealand has no viable options under current international law to challenge the legality of Japanese scientific whaling. (Source)

  325. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:52 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Two whales spotted in Texas ship channel
    An endangered Northern Right whale and her calf were sighted in Corpus Christi Bay, heading up the bay's shipping channel. (Source)

  326. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:43 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Japan Receives Diplomatic Protest From 17 Nations Over Whaling
    Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Japanese whaling in the Antarctic for scientific research has prompted a formal diplomatic protest by 17 countries, the U.K. said today. (Source)

  327. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 12:08 PM PST - (WOAI) - SPECIAL SECTIONS
    Researchers are baffled why a gigantic Northern Right Whale, one of the most endangered creatures on the planet, suddenly popped up with her calf in the middle of Corpus Christi Bay, one of the busiest industrial ports on the Gulf coast. (Source)

  328. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 3:54 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Endangered Whales Sighted Off Texas Coast
    Two endangered whales were spotted in the Corpus Christi Bay, well outside their typical winter territory of Florida and Georgia, authorities said. (Source)

  329. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 1:20 PM PST - (ABC News) - Endangered Whales Sighted Off Texas Coast
    Endangered Whales Sighted Off Texas Coast, Miles From Usual Winter Territory (Source)

  330. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 2:21 PM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Endangered Whales Sighted Off Texas Coast
    Two endangered whales were spotted in the Corpus Christi Bay, well outside their typical winter territory of Florida and Georgia, authorities said. A tanker pilot reported seeing the two Northern right whales, believed to be a mother and a calf, Monday... (Source)

  331. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 6:12 PM PST - (Stuff) - Whale strandings may be linked to weather
    Experts say the run of whale strandings in Golden Bay, Nelson, may be connected to weather patterns. (Source)

  332. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 6:23 PM PST - (New Kerala) - Two whales spotted in Texas ship channel
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas: An endangered Northern Right whale and her calf were sighted in Corpus Christi Bay, heading up the bay's shipping channel. (Source)

  333. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 4:21 PM PST - (ABC News) - Endangered Whales Sighted Off Texas Coast
    Endangered Whales Sighted Off Texas Coast, Miles From Usual Winter Territory (Source)

  334. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 4:07 PM PST - (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Endangered whales sighted off Texas coast
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) — Two endangered whales were spotted in the Corpus Christi Bay, well outside their typical winter territory of Florida and Georgia, authorities said. (Source)

  335. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 5:31 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - New Zealand joins diplomatic protest on whaling
    New Zealand has joined 16 other countries in urging Japan's government to stop killing whales in the Southern Ocean in the name of scientific research. (Source)

  336. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 9:12 PM PST - (Stuff) - Launch may have hit a whale
    A launch may have hit a whale before sinking forcing a family of seven to take to a dinghy today. (Source)

  337. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 8:12 PM PST - (Stuff) - NZ joins other countries in whaling protest
    New Zealand has joined 16 other countries in a diplomatic protest against Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean, the Government said today. (Source)

  338. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:37 PM PST - (The Australian) - Nations urge Japan to stop whaling
    AUSTRALIA was among 17 countries to formally ask Japan to end its whaling program, at high-level meetings in Tokyo this week. Australia's Ambassador to Japan, Murray McLean, took the message to Japanese foreign affairs and fisheries officials in a delegation led by Brazil. (Source)

  339. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:36 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Nations urge Japan to stop whaling
    AUSTRALIA was among 17 countries to formally ask Japan to end its whaling program, at high-level meetings in Tokyo this week. (Source)

  340. Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:12 PM PST - (Victoria Advocate) - Endangered whales sighted off Texas coast
    A tanker pilot reported the two Northern right whales, believed to be a mother and a calf, after he thought he may have hit one of them. "It's an absolute mystery how they got here," said Tony Amos, a research fellow at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas. (Source)

  341. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:35 PM PST - (CBS 2 Chicago) - CAT Scan Shows Brookfield Dolphin Improving
    We have an update on our story about a very unusual hospital patient. Last night CBS 2 reported that technicians at Loyola University Medical Center had the challenging assignment of dealing with a very large dolphin. (Source)

  342. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 2:41 AM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Brookfield dolphin makes hospital visit for lung scan
    In a fish-out-of-water adventure, a 400-pound dolphin was trucked from Brookfield Zoo to Loyola University Medical Center for tests Tuesday evening. (Source)

  343. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 1:00 PM PST - (FinanzNachrichten) - Frontier Airlines Responds to Dolphin Dilemma
    DENVER, Jan. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In a move that shocked many at Frontier Airlines ( Nachrichten ), Flip the Dolphin, one of Frontier's leading spokesmammals, went public with his demand to switch routes from Chicago to any of its seven Mexico destinations. (Source)

  344. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 6:25 AM PST - (NBC 5 Chicago) - Dolphin From Brookfield Gets CT Scan
    MAYWOOD, Ill. -- Twelve-year-old Kaylee doesn't fuss much about being taken to the hospital -- as long as she's kept nice and damp. The eight-and-a-half-foot long bottleneck dolphin made her second trip in as many months from Brookfield Zoo to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood last night. (Source)

  345. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 6:40 AM PST - (ABC 7 Chicago) - Brookfield Zoo sends dolphin for CT scan at medical center
    January 18, 2006 (MAYWOOD, Ill.) - Twelve-year-old Kaylee doesn't fuss much about being taken to the hospital -- as long as she's kept nice and damp. (Source)

  346. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 7:49 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Hong Kong dolphins: Pretty in pink
    HONG KONG, China (AP) -- Some might think the closest you can get to eco-tourism in Hong Kong is watching a shark's fin floating in a bowl of soup. (Source)

  347. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:19 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Japan to keep whaling despite protest
    Japan will continue its whale-hunting program despite mounting international protest, a fisheries official says. - (Source)

  348. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:51 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Japan vows to continue whaling
    JAPAN will continue its whale-hunting program despite mounting international protest, a fisheries official says. (Source)

  349. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:37 AM PST - (The Australian) - Japan vows to continue whaling
    JAPAN will continue its whale-hunting program despite mounting international protest, a fisheries official says. The Fisheries Agency today received a note protesting at Japan's whaling activities, signed by 17 countries including Australia, said agency spokesman Hideki Moronoki. (Source)

  350. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:21 AM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Japan says it will continue whaling despite protests
    Japan will continue its whale-hunting programme despite mounting international protest, a fisheries official said today. The Fisheries Agency today received a note protesting Japan’s whaling activities, signed by 17 countries, according to agency spokesman Hideki Moronoki. (Source)

  351. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 1:11 AM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Demands grow for halt in Japanese whaling
    New Zealand said today that it had joined 16 other nations in demanding that Japan halt its whale killing in the oceans near Antarctica. (Source)

  352. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:11 AM PST - (Deutsche Welle) - DW-World.de
    Workers in the Rostock-Warnemünde port on the German Baltic Sea coast on Wednesday tried to pull the body of this massive fin whale from the water. But the carcass, which is about 17 meters (55.7 feet) long and weighs roughly 25 tons, slipped through the slings and fell back into the port basin. (Source)

  353. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 2:45 AM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Rare whales seen in Texas, far from winter turf
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas -- Two endangered whales were spotted in the Corpus Christi Bay, well outside their typical winter territory of Florida and Georgia, authorities said. (Source)

  354. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 4:27 AM PST - (Stuff) - Launch may have hit a whale
    A launch may have hit a whale before sinking forcing a family of seven to take to a dinghy today. (Source)

  355. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 6:29 AM PST - (Newswise) - Earthwatch Teams to Study Humpback Whale Song
    Volunteers needed to help bioacoustics researchers study impact of noise pollution on humpbacks off Puerto Rico. How do underwater noises interfere with the function of whale songs? (Source)

  356. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 6:07 AM PST - (MSNBC) - Marina projects a battleground over whales
    ST. MARYS, Ga. - The rare northern right whale thrashed the water with its wounded tail, bleeding into the ocean from a long gash inflicted by a 43-foot yacht. (Source)

  357. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 5:15 AM PST - (Herald Sun) - Japan vows to continue whaling
    JAPAN will continue its whale-hunting program despite mounting international protest, a fisheries official says. The Fisheries Agency today received a note protesting at Japan's whaling activities, signed by 17 countries including Australia, said agency spokesman Hideki Moronoki. (Source)

  358. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 4:36 AM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Japan says it will continue whaling despite protests
    Japan will continue its whale-hunting programme despite mounting international protest, a fisheries official said today. The Fisheries Agency today received a note protesting Japan’s whaling activities, signed by 17 countries, according to agency spokesman Hideki Moronoki. (Source)

  359. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 4:49 AM PST - (Pravda Ru) - Japan claims international protest will not make it stop whaling
    15:23 2006-01-18 Japan will continue its whale-hunting program inspite of mounting international protest, a fisheries official said Wednesday. The Fisheries Agency on Wednesday received a note protesting Japan's whaling activities, signed by 17 countries, said agency spokesman Hideki Moronoki. (Source)

  360. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 6:19 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Endangered Whales Sighted off Texas Coast, Miles from Usual Winter Territory
    Two endangered whales were spotted in the Corpus Christi Bay, well outside their typical winter territory of Florida and Georgia, authorities said. (Source)

  361. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 7:01 AM PST - (World Peace Herald) - Greenpeace criticizes Japanese whaling plan
    WASHINGTON -- Greenpeace yesterday criticized Japanese plans to boost the number of whales it kills this year and charged that commercial whalers were hunting illegally in an Antarctic sanctuary. (Source)

  362. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:55 AM PST - (AlertNet) - Carcass of a stranded fin whale lies on a truck in front of Japanese embassy in Berlin
    The carcass of a stranded fin whale lies on a truck as Greenpeace activists hold banners in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin January 18, 2006. The whale, which was 17 metres (55 feet) long and weighed some 20 tons, died in the Baltic sea last weekend. (Source)

  363. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 8:13 AM PST - (Stuff) - Scuppered skipper thanks evacuation drills
    The skipper whose boat was thought to have been sunk by a whale in the Bay of Islands yesterday is thankful he ran regular emergency evacuation drills for his family. (Source)

  364. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 9:35 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Japan says it will continue whaling despite global protest
    TOKYO -- Japan will continue its whale-hunting program despite mounting international protest, a fisheries official said Wednesday. The Fisheries Agency on Wednesday received a note protesting Japan's whaling activities, signed by 17 countries, said agency spokesman Hideki Moronoki. (Source)

  365. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 8:52 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Japan's whalers defy world
    JAPAN will continue its "scientific" whale-hunting program despite mounting international protest, a Japanese fisheries official says. (Source)

  366. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 8:10 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Environmentalists: Georgia marinas will boost traffic in waters of endangered whales
    ST. MARYS, Ga. – The rare northern right whale thrashed the water with its wounded tail, bleeding into the ocean from a long gash inflicted by a 43-foot yacht. (Source)

  367. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 8:51 AM PST - (The Mercury) - Japan's whalers defy world
    JAPAN will continue its whale-hunting program despite mounting international protest, a Japanese fisheries official says. The Fisheries Agency yesterday received a note protesting at Japan's whaling activities, signed by 17 countries including Australia, said agency spokesman Hideki Moronoki. (Source)

  368. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:20 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Rare right whales visit Texas coast
    Researchers were surprised this week by the sudden appearance -- and quick disappearance -- of two rare Northern right whales in the busy industrial port of Corpus Christi Bay. (Source)

  369. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:49 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - SCI-KIDS: Scary whale was big, fierce -- and short-lived
    ALTON C. DOOLEY JR. Eighteen million years ago, the oceans that covered Virginia's Coastal Plain were inhabited by one of the most fearsome whales of the time. (Source)

  370. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:59 PM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Gulf town denizens' wacky antics
    Whale Season. N.M. Kelby. Shaye Areheart Books/Crown. $23. 286 pp. (Source)

  371. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:47 PM PST - (Tiscali) - January 18, 2006
    WARNEMUENDE, GERMANY - Greenpeace activists try to hoist a dead whale out of the water early on January 18, 2006 at the Tonnenhof port near Warnemuende, northern Germany. (Source)

  372. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 1:19 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Endangered whales sighted off Texas coast
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- Two endangered whales were spotted in the Corpus Christi Bay, well outside their typical winter territory of Florida and Georgia, authorities said. (Source)

  373. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 3:11 PM PST - (KVIA) - Whales no longer seen in Corpus Christi Bay
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas Two endangered Northern right whales apparently have disappeared from Corpus Christi Bay after being sighted in the area this week. (Source)

  374. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 1:01 PM PST - (Reuters) - Rare right whales make surprise visit to Texas coast
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Reuters) - Researchers were surprised this week by the sudden appearance -- and quick disappearance -- of two rare Northern right whales in the busy industrial port of Corpus Christi Bay. (Source)

  375. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 2:09 PM PST - (RedNova) - Rare Whales Make Surprise Visit to Texas Coast
    By Jim ForsythCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (Reu (Source)

  376. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 2:06 PM PST - (RedNova) - Kiwi Goes Bow to Bow With Whalers
    By KAY, Martin A New Zealander who rides Greenpeace's whaler-harrying inflatables admits it is dangerous work, writes Martin Kay. (Source)

  377. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 7:46 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Australia takes whaling concerns directly to Japan
    Australia participated in a high-level international delegation this week to urge the Japanese Government to cease its whaling activities. (Source)

  378. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:36 PM PST - (Whittier Daily news) - Gray expectations
    You couldn't have designed a more picture-perfect day for whale watching, even if the seas were on the choppy side and even if the star attractions didn't show. (Source)

  379. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:07 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whalers accuse Greenpeace of lying
    Japan's Fisheries Agency has released new footage which it says proves Greenpeace lied about an incident in the Southern Ocean on Saturday. A protester fell into the icy water while trying to protect a minke whale from being harpooned by a Japanese whaling ship. (Source)

  380. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:40 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Whalers accuse Greenpeace of lying
    Japan's Fisheries Agency has released new footage which it says proves Greenpeace lied about an incident in the Southern Ocean on Saturday. (Source)

  381. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 8:09 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Whalers deny Greenpeace harpoon claims
    Japanese whaling researchers say Greenpeace made up claims that an activist was thrown into the Southern Ocean by a taut harpoon line. (Source)

  382. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 10:13 PM PST - (Victoria Advocate) - Whales may have vanished from Corpus Christi Bay
    "I hope that means they've gone, that they've returned to the Gulf," said Tony Amos, director of the Animal Rehabilitation Keep in Port Aransas and a research fellow at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute. (Source)

  383. Wed, 18 Jan 2006 11:05 PM PST - (Gulf Times) - 17 nations ask Japan to stop whaling activities
    WELLINGTON: Seventeen countries have made a formal diplomatic appeal to Japan to stop killing whales in the Southern Ocean in the name of scientific research, the New Zealand government announced yesterday. (Source)

  384. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 2:23 PM PST - (Arkcity.net) - Local women's harrowing dolphin tale becomes TV film
    Four local women involved in an attack by a dolphin at a Mexican aquarium in Nov. 2003 will be flown to Florida this weekend to take part in filming a "National Geographic" special about the behavior of the animals. (Source)

  385. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:21 PM PST - (National Geographic) - Dolphins May Eavesdrop on Each Other, Study Suggests
    Synchronized swimming in tight formations might help wild dolphins listen in on one another's mapping and foraging, according to a recent study. (Source)

  386. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 6:24 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Shark Bay rejects dolphin harm findings
    The Shark Bay Shire has dismissed reports dolphins are under threat from humans at Monkey Mia on Western Australia's west coast. Recent international research has found tourism at Monkey Mia has resulted in decreased maternal behaviour in dolphins. (Source)

  387. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 2:54 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dead whale left outside embassy
    A huge beached whale is dumped outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin in a Greenpeace anti-whaling protest. (Source)

  388. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:36 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Dead whale dumped at embassy
    A DEAD whale was lying in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin today after Greenpeace brought it to the German capital in a protest against Japanese whale hunting for scientific research. (Source)

  389. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:10 AM PST - (AlertNet) - The carcass of a fin whale lies on a truck in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin
    The carcass of a fin whale lies on a truck in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin January 19, 2006. The whale, which was 17 metres (55 feet) long and weighed some 20 tonnes died in the Baltic see last weekend. (Source)

  390. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 0:57 AM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Greenpeace displays dead whale outside Japanese embassy
    A dead whale was on display as Greenpeace members protested against whale-hunting in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin. The dead whale had been washed up on the shore of the Baltic Sea near Rostock. (Source)

  391. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 2:07 AM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whale dumped at Japanese embassy
    Greenpeace has put a dead whale in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin, Germany, in a protest against whaling for scientific research. The whale was found beached near Wismar on Germany's Baltic coast on Saturday. (Source)

  392. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 2:47 AM PST - (Mail and Guardian) - Dead whale dumped at Japanese embassy in Berlin
    A dead whale was lying in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin on Thursday after Greenpeace brought it to the German capital to protest Japanese whale hunting for scientific research. (Source)

  393. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:57 AM PST - (Spiegel Online English) - Greenpeace Flops a Dead Whale in Front of the Japanese Embassy
    A dead whale is being used as part of a Greenpeace protest against Japan's whale hunting policy. Found off the northern coast of Germany at the weekend, the sea mammal has been placed in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin. But not everyone is impressed. (Source)

  394. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:11 AM PST - (Deutsche Welle) - Your Link to Germany
    Greenpeace dropped a 20-ton dead fin whale in front of Japan's embassy in Berlin on Wednesday night, as a protest comment on the Japanese practice of killing whales for research. (Source)

  395. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:00 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Activists stalk whalers in cold killing grounds
    Greenpeace said on Thursday it believes Japanese hunters have killed at least 123 whales in the icy seas off the coast of Antarctica since the start of the whaling season this year. (Source)

  396. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 5:50 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Dead whale in Greenpeace protest
    BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- Greenpeace activists parked a 20-ton dead whale outside the Japanese Embassy in Berlin to protest against the country's whaling program on Thursday. (Source)

  397. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 5:47 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Greenpeace dumps dead whale at Japanese embassy in Berlin
    A dead whale was lying in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin, after Greenpeace brought it to the German capital in a protest against Japanese whale hunting for scientific research. (Source)

  398. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 4:56 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Protesters Put Dead Whale at Japan Embassy
    Environmentalists positioned a dead whale in front of the Japanese Embassy in the German capital on Thursday to protest against Japanese whale-hunting. (Source)

  399. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 6:07 AM PST - (MSNBC) - Dead whale dumped at Japan's doorstep
    BERLIN - Greenpeace activists parked a 20-ton dead whale outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin on Thursday to protest against the country's whaling program. (Source)

  400. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 5:35 AM PST - (ABC News) - Protesters Put Dead Whale at Japan Embassy
    Greenpeace Activists Place Dead Whale in Front of Japanese Embassy in Berlin As a Protest (Source)

  401. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 5:40 AM PST - (AlertNet) - Anti-whaling protesters bring dead whale to Berlin
    BERLIN, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Greenpeace activists parked a 20-tonne dead whale outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin to protest against the country's whaling programme on Thursday. (Source)

  402. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 6:19 AM PST - (Herald Sun) - Rotten gift for whale lovers
    WHEN the 15m long body of a huge fin whale found in a German harbour was gently lowered on to the icy quayside that was by no means the end of its journey. (Source)

  403. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 4:23 AM PST - (Addict 3D) - Dead whale left outside embassy
    A huge beached whale has been dumped outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin. in a Greenpeace anti-whaling protest. The controversial environmental activists hauled the fin whale to Berlin from the Baltic coast after finding it beached on a sandbank. (Source)

  404. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 9:49 AM PST - (Fox News) - Protesters Leave Dead Whale at Japanese Embassy
    Environmentalists put a dead whale in front of the Japanese Embassy in Berlin on Thursday to protest against Japanese whale-hunting. (Source)

  405. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:36 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Protesters Put Dead Whale at Japan Embassy
    Environmentalists positioned a dead whale in front of the Japanese Embassy in the German capital on Thursday to protest against Japanese whale-hunting. Greenpeace activists brought the 55-foot fin whale on a truck from the northern German coast and... (Source)

  406. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:34 AM PST - (UPI) - Greenpeace leaves dead whale at embassy
    BERLIN, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The Japanese embassy in Berlin reportedly received a 20-ton fin whale cadaver, compliments of Greenpeace apparently to protest animal research in Japan. (Source)

  407. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 8:39 AM PST - (Expatica) - Greenpeace deliver whale to Japanese embassy
    BERLIN - A huge whale delivered to the Japanese embassy in Berlin as part of a Greenpeace anti-whaling protest was removed Thursday less than 24 hours after activists trucked it into the German capital's city centre from the Baltic Sea. (Source)

  408. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 8:41 AM PST - (Deutsche Welle) - Your Link to Germany
    Despite the latest protest notes from 17 countries during the first four months of this year, Japan is planning to kill 935 minke whales and ten endangered fin whales in the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary, allegedly for scientific purposes. (Source)

  409. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 9:37 AM PST - (Environment News Service) - 17 Governments Ask Japanese to Stop Antarctic Whaling
    TOKYO, Japan , January 19, 2006 (ENS)- Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom, along with 13 other countries, have presented a formal diplomatic representation to the Japanese government urging it to stop its Antarctic whaling program. (Source)

  410. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:21 PM PST - (National Geographic) - Whale Birth Decline Tied to Global Warming, Study Says
    Rising sea-surface temperatures are harming the reproductive success of right whales in the southern Atlantic, researchers say. (Source)

  411. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 1:18 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Greenpeace vows to keep up whaling protests
    Greenpeace has vowed to continue the fight against whaling in the Southern Ocean despite the bitter argument that has erupted over its clash with Japanese whalers on Saturday. (Source)

  412. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 3:01 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Sealord
    Auckland, January 20, 2006: Greenpeace is today launching an international campaign asking Sealord to persuade 50% shareholder company Nissui to get out of commercial whaling. (Source)

  413. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 5:30 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Anti-Whaling Protesters Bring Dead Whale to Berlin
    BERLIN - Greenpeace activists parked a 20-tonne dead whale outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin to protest against the country's whaling programme on Thursday. (Source)

  414. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 5:57 PM PST - (Stuff) - Greenpeace launches anti-whaling campaign
    Greenpeace today launched an international campaign urging fishing company Sealord to persuade its Japanese co-owner Nissui to stop commercial whaling. (Source)

  415. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 7:17 PM PST - (The Barnstable Patriot) - Speaker: Barnstable’s whalemen fi rst and best Learned their lessons before Nantucketers
    Give credit where it’s due. “Barnstable is the mecca of whal- ing” in America, said Duncan Oliver of Yarmouth, retired high school principal and co-author of Port on the Bay, and Cape Cod Shore Whaling, America’s First Whalemen. (Source)

  416. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 9:35 PM PST - (Khaleej Times) - Dead whale washed ashore
    DUBAI — The body of a 35-foot-long whale was found on the rocks near the breakwaters of Mamzar corniche yesterday afternoon. The species of the whale is yet to be confirmed by experts at Dubai Municipality's Environment Department. (Source)

  417. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:24 PM PST - (Borneo Bulletin) - Greenpeace dumps dead whale at Japanese embassy in Berlin
    BERLIN (AFP) - A dead whale was lying in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin on Thursday after Greenpeace brought it to the German capital in a protest against Japanese whale hunting for scientific research. (Source)

  418. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 9:52 PM PST - (New Kerala) - Anti-whaling protesters bring dead whale to Berlin
    BERLIN: Greenpeace activists parked a 20-tonne dead whale outside the Japanese embassy in Berlin to protest against the country's whaling programme. (Source)

  419. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 9:41 PM PST - (Washington Post) - Reference to Sonar Deleted in Whale-Beaching Report
    Documents released under a court order show that a government investigator studying the stranding of 37 whales on the North Carolina coast last year changed her draft report to eliminate all references to the possibility that naval sonar may have played a role in driving the whales ashore. (Source)

  420. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:34 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Greenpeace ends high seas protest against Japanese whalers
    Environmental group Greenpeace said it had ended its pursuit of Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, which saw protesters attempt to put themselves between the harpoons and giant animals. (Source)

  421. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:34 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Greenpeace ends Japan whaling protests
    Greenpeace has ended a month-long chase of Japanese whaling ships around the Southern Ocean. - (Source)

  422. Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:36 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Greenpeace ends whaler harassment
    GREENPEACE has ended a month-long chase of Japanese whaling ships around the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  423. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 4:40 PM PST - (Telegraph.co.uk) - New home for the dolphin pod that survived Katrina
    Eight tame dolphins that miraculously survived after being swept out to sea during Hurricane Katrina were this week flown from Alabama to a new home in the Bahamas. (Source)

  424. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 4:00 PM PST - (Newsday) - Diving with the dolphins
    In more than two decades of scuba diving, I've penetrated shipwrecks and hung in a cage while blue and mako sharks circled and grabbed chunks of bait. But none of that seemed as surreal as when I was kneeling on the sand in 35 feet of water off Grand Bahama Island earlier this winter, removed my regulator on cue and then watched as an Atlantic bottlenose dolphin closed in and planted a kiss on my (Source)

  425. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 5:29 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale in River Thames Causes a Wave
    It's a whale of a tale — a bottle-nosed whale swimming up the River Thames past Big Ben and Parliament on Friday as rows of worried Londoners looked on. (Source)

  426. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 2:59 PM PST - (International Herald Tribune) - There she blows! A whale in London
    When a northern bottlenose whale weighing up to 7 tons was spotted Friday heading upstream, the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, even the most jaded Londoners sensed they were in the presence of something unusual. (Source)

  427. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 12:54 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - A Whale, Maybe Two, Lost in London River
    It's a whale of a tale — a bottle-nosed whale swimming up the River Thames past Big Ben and Parliament on Friday as rows of worried Londoners looked on. The whale was spotted in the afternoon as it flailed around in the murky waters of the Thames, stirring up patches of what looked like blood as seagulls hovered above and rescue boats stood at the ready. (Source)

  428. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:18 AM PST - (New York Times) - A Whale of a Tale on The Thames
    LONDON, Jan. 20 - As urban pursuits go, it had the ring of the strange and the short-lived: whale-watching on the River Thames. (Source)

  429. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:10 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Swimming in London Lost, Likely Sick
    A lost and likely sick whale swam up the River Thames past Parliament and Big Ben in central London on Friday, attracting huge crowds and a police boat escort before nearly beaching itself on the shallow riverbank. (Source)

  430. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 4:00 AM PST - (BBC News) - Whale spotted in central London
    A 20ft pilot whale is seen in the River Thames in central London by boaters and sightseers. (Source)

  431. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 3:33 AM PST - (Daily Telegraph: Breaking News) - Whale swims up the Thames to Westminster
    A whale has been spotted in the River Thames in the centre of London, swimming past the Houses of Parliament. The animal - thought to be a pilot whale, which can grow to 20ft long - was seen by boaters and sightseers. (Source)

  432. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 2:23 AM PST - (TVNZ) - Greenpeace ends sea protests
    Greenpeace has ended a month-long chase of Japanese whaling ships around the Southern Ocean. Greenpeace said its battles to frustrate the efforts of Japanese whalers would now be fought on the supermarket shelves. (Source)

  433. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 3:36 AM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Greenpeace abandons chase of Japanese whaling fleet
    Two Greenpeace ships that have been harassing Japan’s whaling fleet in Antarctic waters for more than three weeks have abandoned their chase and are returning to South Africa, the organisation said today. (Source)

  434. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 8:33 AM PST - (USA Today) - Lost whale swims through downtown London
    A lost and likely sick whale swam up the River Thames past Parliament and Big Ben in central London on Friday, attracting huge crowds and a police boat escort before nearly beaching itself on the shallow riverbank. (Source)

  435. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 7:48 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whale swimming through London up the River Thames
    A northern bottle-nosed whale, possibly injured, has swum up the River Thames through London, the first to be sighted there since records began nearly a century ago, experts said. (Source)

  436. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 7:45 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Whale swims up Thames to central London
    A small whale swam up the Thames to central London on Friday, a rare event which drew large crowds of sightseers and brought traffic to a standstill. (Source)

  437. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 5:58 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Swims Through Downtown London
    A whale swam up the River Thames past Parliament and Big Ben in central London on Friday, then beached itself. (Source)

  438. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 5:19 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Whale swims up River Thames
    Office workers and sightseers have lined the banks of the River Thames after a whale was spotted swimming in the heart of London. (Source)

  439. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 8:28 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Whale Swims Up London's River Thames, Drawing Crowds (Update3)
    Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A northern bottlenose whale swam up the Thames in London today, drawing crowds and rescuers as the animal floundered in shallow water after passing Big Ben. It was the first sighting of the species in the river since records began in 1913. (Source)

  440. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 7:44 AM PST - (BBC News) - In Pictures: Whale in the Thames
    A whale makes its way up the Thames. (Source)

  441. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 8:05 AM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Brings Gawkers, Concern in London
    Whale Swims Up the Thames in London, Bringing Huge Crowds and Concern That It's Lost or Sick (Source)

  442. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 6:56 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Whale Swims Up London's River Thames, Drawing Crowds (Update2)
    Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) -- A northern bottle-nosed whale swam up the Thames in central London today, drawing crowds and rescuers as the animal floundered in shallow waters. (Source)

  443. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 6:17 PM PST - (BBC News) - Lost whale swims further inland
    Concerns grow for the safety of a whale stranded in the Thames as it is seen moving further upstream. (Source)

  444. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 6:05 PM PST - (ABC News) - Whale in River Thames Causes a Wave
    Whale Swimming in River Thames Causes a Wave in London (Source)

  445. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 5:05 PM PST - (NPR) - North Sea Whale Finds Way into London River
    A whale swimming in the River Thames drew crowds and stopped traffic in London Friday. The whale had swum more than 40 miles from the North Sea. Experts thought the animal might be sick or disoriented, and a rescue effort has now begun to try to persuade the 20-foot whale to return to the ocean. (Source)

  446. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 7:47 PM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Fears grow as whale moves upstream
    Concerns are growing for a 15ft-long whale which has been spotted further up the River Thames after swimming into central London yesterday. (Source)

  447. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 6:03 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Day London went whale watching
    Fears for whale stranded in Thames after it flounders in shallow water. (Source)

  448. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 7:17 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Whale stranded in Thames
    Fears were growing for a whale which swam upstream in the Thames today, reaching central London after losing its way in the North Sea. (Source)

  449. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 5:43 PM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Rescuers relocate lost Thames whale
    Rescuers battling to save a whale swimming in the River Thames have found it again in Battersea, west London, after hours without a confirmed sighting. (Source)

  450. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:32 PM PST - (BBC News) - Stranded whale excites papers
    The plight of a whale stuck in London's river Thames features on most of Saturday's front pages. (Source)

  451. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:43 PM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Stranded Whale Still In Thames River
    A whale stranded in the Thames is still struggling in the London river.The 15ft-long northern bottle-nosed whale disappeared for a few hours, raising hopes that it may have been making its way back out to sea. (Source)

  452. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 11:53 PM PST - (Addict 3D) - Lost whale swims further inland
    A whale stranded in the River Thames has been found further inland, causing renewed concerns about its health. The 16-18ft (5m) northern bottle-nosed whale was spotted early on Saturday in the Battersea area - the furthest upstream it has swum. (Source)

  453. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 10:40 PM PST - (iafrica African News) - Rescuers try to save London whale
    Rescue workers tried on Saturday to save a northern bottle-nosed whale that swam up the River Thames past Big Ben and other London landmarks, the first such sighting of the endangered species since records began nearly a century ago. (Source)

  454. Fri, 20 Jan 2006 9:35 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - WHALE OF WOE
    IT captured the heart of the nation as it swam up the River Thames, but last night the whale lost in London faced a fight for survival as rescuers desperately tried to get it back to sea. (Source)

  455. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 4:39 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  456. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:11 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - London Whale's Health Deteriorates Aboard Barge During Rescue
    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The health of a northern bottlenose whale recovered from the shallow waters of London's Thames River deteriorated aboard a barge as rescuers attempted to take it out towards its natural habitat in the depths of the Atlantic Ocean. (Source)

  457. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:28 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Whale Rescuers Move Animal Downriver; Plan Release (Update1)
    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Whale rescuers today transported a northern bottlenose whale aboard a barge down the River Thames, aiming to release it in the open sea after capturing the animal as it floundered in shallow waters in central London. (Source)

  458. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 7:40 PM PST - (WCCO 4) - Baby Dolphin At Minnesota Zoo Dies
    (WCCO) "Harley," a baby dolphin at the Minnesota Zoo, died Saturday. He would have been one year old in June. According to the zoo, they had been training him to move between two pools through channels. During his training, he panicked and jumped out of the pool onto the concrete. (Source)

  459. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 8:09 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Hong Kong Dolphins Are Pretty in Pink
    Some might think the closest you can get to eco-tourism in Hong Kong is watching a shark's fin floating in a bowl of soup. (Source)

  460. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 3:21 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale in River Thames Causes a Wave
    Rescuers and port officials on Saturday were alongside a whale that has been stranded in London's River Thames for more than a day as concerns grew for the animal. (Source)

  461. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 2:02 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Fears rise for whale stranded in London's River Thames
    A whale stranded in the River Thames in central London is becoming tired and disorientated and may not survive long enough to swim back out to sea, marine experts said on Saturday. (Source)

  462. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 0:19 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Search on for whale in London
    A wayward whale, which caused a stir after it was sighted in London's Thames River, was last spotted swimming aimlessly in fresh water. (Source)

  463. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 2:28 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Whale Stuck in London's River Thames for Second Day, May Die
    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- A northern bottlenose whale that swam up London's River Thames yesterday remained in the watercourse for a second day, with rescuers warning it may not survive. (Source)

  464. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 3:37 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - FLUKE IN LONDON / Northern bottlenose whale ventures up the River Thames
    As urban pursuits go, it had the ring of the strange and the short-lived: whale-watching on the River Thames. Of course, London's great stream is no stranger to the bizarre and fascinating. There have been bodies hung from bridges, seals and porpoises... (Source)

  465. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 0:19 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Wrong-way whale captivates London
    For a city that likes to think it has seen most everything, the spectacle Friday of a whale swimming past Parliament and the Millennium... (Source)

  466. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 3:08 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - British rescuers race time, tide to save rare whale lost in Thames
    British marine wildlife experts are in a race against time and tide to save a rare northern bottle-nosed whale that swam up the River Thames into the heart of London. (Source)

  467. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 6:17 AM PST - (USA Today) - Rescuers try to save whale stranded in River Thames
    Veterinarians and rescuers waded into the River Thames on Saturday after a lost and distressed whale tried to beach itself, taking medical tests and attaching an inflatable pontoon to the 17-foot-long animal as Londoners jammed the riverbanks to watch the drama. (Source)

  468. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 5:46 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - British divers try to rescue Thames whale
    Divers began on Saturday a critical operation to examine and if possible rescue a Northern Bottle-nosed Whale that has strayed up the River Thames in central London. (Source)

  469. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 5:34 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Divers try to rescue Thames whale
    Divers began on Saturday a critical operation to examine and if possible rescue a Northern Bottle-nosed Whale that has strayed up the River Thames. (Source)

  470. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 7:58 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Whale Rescuers Begin to Transport Animal Downriver Aboard Barge
    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Whale rescuers today began to take a northern bottlenose whale aboard a barge down the River Thames, having captured the creature as it floundered in shallow waters in central London, far from its natural deep-sea habitat. (Source)

  471. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 6:28 AM PST - (BBC News) - Why so long to save the whale?
    The novelty of a whale in the River Thames has given way to concern for the stranded creature's safety. (Source)

  472. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 7:00 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Whale Rescue Begins in Central London's River Thames (Update2)
    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Whale rescuers today began an attempt to save a northern bottlenose whale floundering in the shallow waters of the River Thames in central London after it strayed from its natural deep-sea habitat. (Source)

  473. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 6:26 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Whale Rescue Begins in Central London's River Thames (Update1)
    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Whale rescuers today began an attempt to save a northern bottlenose whale after they immobilized the mammal in shallow waters of the River Thames in central London. (Source)

  474. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 4:58 AM PST - (BBC News) - How to save a stranded whale
    The novelty of a whale in the River Thames has given way to concern for the stranded creature's safety. How best to help it? (Source)

  475. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 6:56 AM PST - (CBS News) - Rescue Attempt For Stranded Whale
    Marine medical experts have helped hoist a stray whale out of London's River Thames and onto a barge headed to the North Sea. The bottle-nosed mammal wandered into the river more than a day ago. Its chances of survival are not good. (Source)

  476. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:57 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers attempted to ferry it out to sea for release, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  477. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:58 AM PST - (New York Times) - Thames Whale Does Not Survive Rescue Attempt
    Despite a remarkable rescue effort, a 17-foot long northern bottlenose whale that strayed into the River Thames in central London died Saturday. (Source)

  478. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 9:43 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Rescued whale's health worsens
    Initial optimism over the health of a rescued whale being ferried down the River Thames on a barge to freedom faded on Saturday when its condition suddenly took a turn for the worse. (Source)

  479. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:35 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Rescued whale has convulsion and dies
    The northern bottle-nosed whale that strayed into the River Thames two days ago has died as rescuers were trying to rush it to safety aboard a barge, a member of the rescue team said on Saturday. (Source)

  480. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:20 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - River Thames Whale Dies During Rescue
    The whale that was trapped in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers attempted to take it out to sea for release, Britain's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said. (Source)

  481. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 9:05 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Rescuers load lost Thames whale onto barge
    A lost whale that strayed up the Thames in central London was gently lifted onto a barge on Saturday as crowds lined the river banks to watch a unique rescue operation that has captivated world attention. (Source)

  482. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:18 AM PST - (New York Times) - Save the Whale: Thames Drama
    Rescuers began an all-out effort on Saturday to save a 17-foot-long whale that had strayed into the Thames in London. (Source)

  483. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 8:32 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Rescuers Put Stranded Whale on Barge
    Rescue officials lifted a lost and distressed whale in the River Thames onto a barge Saturday while deciding whether to release it or euthanize it, more than a day after the 20-foot-long animal wandered into the murky waterway and tried to beach itself in the heart of London. (Source)

  484. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:32 AM PST - (BBC News) - Lost whale dies after rescue bid
    An 18ft whale that became stranded in the River Thames dies after a massive rescue attempt. (Source)

  485. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 2:41 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  486. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:06 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Whale rescued from London's Thames dies
    LONDON (Reuters) The northern bottle-nosed whale that made world headlines when it strayed into the River Thames in central London two days ago has died as rescuers were trying to rush it to safety aboard a barge. (Source)

  487. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:41 PM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - London Whale Dies After Convulsions as Rescuers Neared the Sea
    Jan. 21 (Bloomberg) -- The northern bottlenose whale that captured the hearts of Britons after being found in the River Thames in central London died as it was being moved by barge to the English Channel for what rescuers hoped would be its release. (Source)

  488. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 1:20 PM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    Lost and Distressed Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies During Rescue Attempt (Source)

  489. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 1:04 PM PST - (CBS News) - London Whale Dies During Rescue
    A last-ditch effort to save a whale trapped in London's River Thames failed Saturday. The mammal died while on a barge ferrying it to the North Sea. Marine experts say the animal could not survive being out of the water. (Source)

  490. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:05 PM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    Whale Stranded in Thames Dies During Rescue Attempt, Suffering Effects of Being Out of Water (Source)

  491. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 2:37 PM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Whale stranded in River Thames dies
    LONDON-- The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers attempted to ferry it out to sea for release, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  492. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 12:15 PM PST - (Seattle Times) - Whale stranded in River Thames dies during rescue attempt
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers attempted to ferry it out to sea for release, an animal rights... (Source)

  493. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 1:29 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Lost whale that stole heart of Londoners dies
    An ailing whale that swam up the River Thames into the British capital and stole the heart of Londoners died after rescue workers tried to transport it back to the wild. (Source)

  494. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 7:07 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  495. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 6:32 PM PST - (Washington Post) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The seven-ton whale whose swim to central London captivated the nation died Saturday as rescuers tried to transport it by barge back to the open seas. (Source)

  496. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 6:08 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Death of whale that stole heart of Britons
    A lost young whale that swam up the River Thames into central London and captured the heart of Britons died despite a marathon rescue effort that brought it back close to the open sea. (Source)

  497. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 5:23 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Lost whale that stole heart of Londoners dies
    A lost northern bottle-nosed whale that swam up the River Thames into central London and captured the heart of Britons died after rescue workers tried to ship it back to the wild. (Source)

  498. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 6:20 PM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    Lost and Distressed Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies During Bid to Release It in Open Sea (Source)

  499. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 5:04 PM PST - (CBS News) - London Whale Dies During Rescue
    A last-ditch effort to save a whale trapped in London's River Thames failed Saturday. The mammal died while on a barge ferrying it to the North Sea. Marine experts say the animal could not survive being out of the water. (Source)

  500. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 4:36 PM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    Lost and Distressed Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies During Rescue Attempt (Source)

  501. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 4:03 PM PST - (The Age) - Rare whale dies in Thames
    The northern bottle-nosed whale is lifted onto a barge in the river Thames. Photo: Reuters The northern bottle-nosed whale that made world headlines when it strayed into the River Thames in central London has died as rescuers tried to rush it to safety aboard a barge. (Source)

  502. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 4:17 PM PST - (Independent) - Legend of the London Whale: Lost and in distress, its plight touched the city and the world
    For a while there was a chance of a happy ending. As darkness fell at the end of an emotional day, The Whale Who Came To London was heading for the open sea again, albeit in a harness and blanket on the back of a Port of London Authority (PLA) barge. (Source)

  503. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 9:25 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  504. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 8:51 PM PST - (Washington Post) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    LONDON, Jan. 21 -- The seven-ton whale whose swim to central London captivated the nation died Saturday as rescuers tried to transport it by barge back to the open seas. (Source)

  505. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:52 PM PST - (BBC News) - Papers mourn Thames whale
    The failed rescue attempt of a stranded whale in London takes up column inches in the Sunday papers. (Source)

  506. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 8:47 PM PST - (BBC News) - Dead whale examined by experts
    Marine experts prepare to examine the body of a whale that died after becoming stranded in the River Thames. (Source)

  507. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:21 PM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    Lost and Distressed Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies During Bid to Release It in Open Sea (Source)

  508. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 11:26 PM PST - (Deseret Morning News) - Stranded whale in River Thames dies during rescue attempt
    The bottlenose whale spotted swimming past the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben captivated thousands with its appearance in the River Thames. The death of the ailing animal, wounded and swaddled in blankets, brought a sad end to the saga of London's most unlikely tourist. (Source)

  509. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:20 PM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Whale Post Mortem After Rescue Fails
    Experts are to investigate why a whale stranded in London's River Thames died.The animal failed to survive a two-day rescue attempt by a team who were taking it back to sea. (Source)

  510. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 10:00 PM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - A FIRST: WHALE WATCHING IN LONDON
    A lost whale swam up the Thames on Friday, past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament -- an extraordinary sight that drew thousands of curious Londoners to the riverbank. (Source)

  511. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 8:55 PM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Whale Tale Ends Sadly
    LONDON -- After a delicate rescue by anxious humans, the whale that swam into London and into the hearts of people around the world convulsed and died Saturday night as a barge carrying it toward the sea was almost within sight of open water. (Source)

  512. Sat, 21 Jan 2006 8:18 PM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Experts to examine tragic whale
    Marine experts are to begin examining a 15ft bottle-nosed whale which died after a two-day battle to save it failed. (Source)

  513. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 5:38 PM PST - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Minnesota Zoo's youngest dolphin dies
    The youngest dolphin at the Minnesota Zoo died Saturday after fracturing his skull in an accident. (Source)

  514. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 8:43 AM PST - (Pioneer Press) - Littlest dolphin dies in accident
    Harley, the Minnesota Zoo's newest dolphin, died Saturday afternoon after jumping out of his pool and fracturing his head on the concrete deck. (Source)

  515. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 6:02 PM PST - (USA Today) - Necropsy performed on whale that wandered Thames
    A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. (Source)

  516. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 3:21 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  517. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 3:41 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - London rescue effort fails when whale dies
    A desperate rescue effort ended in disappointment Saturday when a whale that swam up the River Thames into the heart of London died before it could be returned to open waters. (Source)

  518. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 0:25 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - No Happy Ending for London's Fantastic Whale Tale
    LONDON — After a delicate rescue by anxious humans, the whale that swam into London and into the hearts of people around the world convulsed and died Saturday night as a barge carrying it toward the sea was almost within sight of open water. (Source)

  519. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 1:17 AM PST - (Detroit News) - Stray whale dies on the way back home
    LONDON -- Despite rescue efforts, a 20-foot-long northern bottlenose whale that had strayed into the Thames in central London died Saturday, the rescue team said. (Source)

  520. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 1:09 AM PST - (New York Daily News) - Can't savethe whale
    LONDON - Rescuers desperately trying to save a distressed whale from the Thames River lifted it out of the water yesterday in hopes of taking it back to the ocean, but the suffering mammal died. (Source)

  521. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 0:06 AM PST - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Whale caught in Thames dies during rescue effort
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died yesterday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal-rights group said. (Source)

  522. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 0:20 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Whale lost in London dies during rescue effort
    The 7-ton whale whose swim to Central London captivated the nation died Saturday as rescuers tried to transport it by barge back to the open seas. (Source)

  523. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 2:49 AM PST - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Whale dies during rescue effort
    Spectators gather and millions around the world watch on television as rescue crews in London tried to return to the ocean the Northern bottlenose whale that had become stranded in the River Thames. (Source)

  524. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 3:30 AM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - London's whale dies
    The death of the bottlenose whale, wounded and swaddled in blankets, brought a sad end to the saga of London's most unlikely tourist. (Source)

  525. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 6:05 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Rescuers say Thames whale's death may save others
    Marine experts who failed to rescue a whale stranded in London's Thames River said on Sunday they hoped worldwide public interest in its fate would promote conservation of the endangered species. (Source)

  526. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 7:06 AM PST - (International Herald Tribune) - Errant whale dies in Thames
    Despite rescue efforts, a northern bottlenose whale that had strayed into the Thames in central London has died, according to the rescue team. (Source)

  527. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 6:05 AM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies
    Lost and Distressed Whale Stranded in River Thames Dies During Bid to Release It in Open Sea (Source)

  528. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 4:49 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - London rescue effort fails when whale dies
    A desperate rescue effort ended in disappointment Saturday when a whale that swam up the River Thames into the heart of London died before it could be returned to open waters. (Source)

  529. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 7:22 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Britain grieves after death of Thames whale
    Britain has mourned the death of a young whale which stunned Londoners by swimming up the River Thames but died following a giant rescue effort that nearly returned it to sea. (Source)

  530. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 5:58 AM PST - (The Buffalo News) - Stranded whale dies in rescue attempt
    LONDON - The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  531. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 5:13 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Young whale dies in the centre of London, far from home
    LONDON: Marine experts are to examine a bottle-nosed whale which, having amazed Londoners as it swam up the Thames, died eight hours after a rescue operation began. - (Source)

  532. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 9:06 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Necropsy Performed on River Thames Whale
    A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. (Source)

  533. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:04 AM PST - (Fox News) - Whale Necropsy Results Expected Soon
    The Zoological Society of London said it hoped preliminary results on what killed the Northern bottlenose whale that wandered into the River Thames would be available Wednesday. (Source)

  534. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 9:35 AM PST - (ABC News) - Necropsy Performed on River Thames Whale
    Necropsy Performed on Whale That Wandered Into River Thames, Dying During Rescue Attempt (Source)

  535. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 8:50 AM PST - (NPR) - The Thames Whale Meets a Sad End
    Host Liane Hansen speaks with Leila Sadler, a whale expert at the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, about the failed effort to save a bottle nosed whale swimming in the River Thames this past week. (Source)

  536. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:19 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Young whale dies in the centre of London, far from home
    LONDON: Marine experts are to examine a bottle-nosed whale which, having amazed Londoners as it swam up the Thames, died eight hours after a rescue operation began. - (Source)

  537. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 9:36 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Rescuers say Thames whale's death may save others
    LONDON (Reuters) - Marine experts who failed to rescue a whale stranded in London's Thames River said on Sunday they hoped worldwide public interest in its fate would promote conservation of the endangered species. (Source)

  538. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 8:21 AM PST - (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Thames whale undergoes post-mortem
    A veterinary expert is conducting a post-mortem examination on the River Thames whale. (Source)

  539. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:06 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Lost whale that stole heart of Londoners dies
    LONDON - A lost northern bottle-nosed whale that swam up the River Thames into central London and captured the heart of Britons died Saturday after rescue workers tried to ship it back to the wild. (Source)

  540. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 8:11 AM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Post mortem on Thames whale
    A marine mammal expert has conducted a post mortem on the whale that died after straying into the River Thames. (Source)

  541. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 1:20 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Necropsy Performed on River Thames Whale
    A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. (Source)

  542. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 1:07 PM PST - (BBC News) - Dead whale may help others
    Animal welfare groups say the whale which died after swimming up the Thames may help other whales. (Source)

  543. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 3:06 PM PST - (ABC News) - Necropsy Performed on River Thames Whale
    Necropsy Performed on Whale That Wandered Into River Thames, Dying During Rescue Attempt (Source)

  544. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:14 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Britain grieves over tragic Thames whale
    Britain mourned the death of a young whale which captured hearts by swimming up the River Thames through central London and then died in a giant rescue effort en route to the open sea. (Source)

  545. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 1:16 PM PST - (CTV.ca) - Necropsy performed on River Thames whale
    A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames. (Source)

  546. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 1:23 PM PST - (WOAI) - Marine Experts to Examine Dead Thames Whale
    The 18-foot whale died Saturday while being transported back to deeper water in the Thames Estuary. It was the first sighting of a whale in the Thames since records began nearly a century ago. (Source)

  547. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:10 PM PST - (The Hindu News) - Whale dies during rescue mission
    LONDON: It captivated onlookers with an unprecedented appearance in the shallow waters of London's River Thames, but the whale spotted swimming past the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben died while rescue crews attempted in vain to ferry it to sea. (Source)

  548. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 2:03 PM PST - (London SE1) - Thames whale: how man on Hungerford Bridge sparked rescue
    A commuter on board a train on Hungerford Bridge informed astonished marine experts that there was a whale in the river. (Source)

  549. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 2:05 PM PST - (Rotorhub) - UK: Flying TV covers the whale on the River Thames for almost 8 hours
    All day Saturday and into the dark we provided a near-continuous feed of live aerial coverage to both BBC News 24 and ITN – a direct feed to a single receive site in west London without any need for a midpoint, even as the barge headed up to the Thames estuary for some 30 miles. (Source)

  550. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 7:43 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Necropsy Performed on River Thames Whale
    A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. (Source)

  551. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 7:40 PM PST - (WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News) - Another Right Whale Dies Off N.E. Florida Coast
    NOAA Fisheries Service has confirmed the death of a Northern Right While off Jacksonville Beach early Sunday, the second right whale found dead off the northeast Florida coast this month. (Source)

  552. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 6:15 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Endangered Right Whale Calf Dead in Fla.
    An endangered North Atlantic right whale calf was found dead Sunday off Florida's northeast coast, the second such death reported this month, officials said. (Source)

  553. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 5:04 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Research whale species
    Students will learn about different whale species and about whale conservation. (Source)

  554. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 4:50 PM PST - (ABC News) - Necropsy Performed on River Thames Whale
    Necropsy Performed on Whale That Wandered Into River Thames, Dying During Rescue Attempt (Source)

  555. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 4:26 PM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Mammal Expert Performs Necropsy on London Whale, AP Reports
    Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- A marine mammal expert with the Zoological Society of London has performed a necropsy on the body of the northern bottlenose whale that swam into the River Thames in London last week, the Associated Press reported. (Source)

  556. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 4:40 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Whale death may help save entire species
    MARINE experts hope worldwide public interest in the whale that was stranded in London's River Thames will promote conservation of the endangered species. (Source)

  557. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 5:01 PM PST - (Independent) - Experts examine Thames whale for cause of death
    It will be several days before marine biologists can identify the cause of death of the northern bottle-nosed whale that captured the heart of the nation when it swam up the Thames in London at the weekend. (Source)

  558. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 9:32 PM PST - (The Tampa Tribune) - Whale Calf 2nd To Die Off Florida
    JACKSONVILLE BEACH - An endangered North Atlantic right whale calf was found dead Sunday off Florida's northeast coast, the second such death reported this month, officials said. (Source)

  559. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 8:29 PM PST - (Miami Herald) - Trapped whale dies during rescue effort
    A whale that was trapped in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers attempted to take it out to sea for release, Britain's Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said. (Source)

  560. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:10 PM PST - (Duluth News Tribune) - Whale dies during attempted rescue from Thames
    LONDON -- The bottlenose whale spotted swimming past the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben captivated thousands with its appearance in the River Thames. The death of the ailing animal, wounded and swaddled in blankets, brought a sad end to the saga of London's most unlikely tourist. (Source)

  561. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:20 PM PST - (Sioux City Journal) - Whale stranded in River Thames dies during rescue attempt
    LONDON (AP) -- The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  562. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:13 PM PST - (Arizona Daily Star) - Experts hope necropsy reveals why whale swam up Thames, later died
    LONDON — A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. (Source)

  563. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:25 PM PST - (The Namibian) - River Thames whale dies during rescue
    Swaddled in blankets on a rusting salvage barge, the northern bottlenose - watched by thousands in London and millions worldwide on television - suffered a series of convulsions Saturday evening as marine experts raced to reach the southern English coast and release the ailing animal. (Source)

  564. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:59 PM PST - (Daily Mail) - Willy's final secret
    The crowds who gathered on the banks of the Thames christened him Willy, after the whale in the classic movie, hoping he too would find his way home. Yesterday, as the world mourned the death of the 18ft northern bottlenose, it emerged Willy had actually been Wilma all along. See photos of the rescue and share your thoughts on the dramatic event here (Source)

  565. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:24 PM PST - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Editorial: Sea sounds / Leviathans talk a whole new language
    Maybe Dory was right after all. The relentlessly cheerful, if forgetful, blue fish who set out with Marlin the clown fish to find his son in the Pixar hit "Finding Nemo" insisted that she "speaks whale." Different dialects, too. (Source)

  566. Sun, 22 Jan 2006 10:16 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - FAREWELL TO WHALEY: WHY DID HE DIE?
    EXPERTS were last night trying to find out what caused the death of the whale that swam up the Thames to London. (Source)

  567. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 8:59 AM PST - (BBC News) - Rescue plan for stranded dolphin
    A rescue plan is prepared for a dolphin which has been in a Cumbria marina for more than two weeks. (Source)

  568. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 4:22 PM PST - (New Kerala) - Minnesota Zoo dolphin calf dies
    APPLE VALLEY, Minn. : The Minnesota Zoo's youngest bottlenose dolphin, Harley, has died after leaping from his pool and fracturing his skull. (Source)

  569. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 1:16 AM PST - (Duluth News Tribune) - Baby dolphin dies from injury
    MINNEAPOLIS -- Harley, the 7-month-old dolphin at the Minnesota Zoo, died Saturday afternoon in an accident. (Source)

  570. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:51 AM PST - (The News and Star) - HARBOUR DOLPHIN COULD DIE
    FEARS are growing that Marra the Maryport dolphin could become ill or even die if he stays in the town’s harbour. (Source)

  571. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:04 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Tests could tell how whale lost its way
    Marine experts who failed to rescue a stranded whale were waiting for test results that could help explain how the animal ended up in the shallow waters of London's Thames River. (Source)

  572. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:29 AM PST - (BBC News) - Whale rescuers' £300 parking bill
    Volunteers who spent hours trying to save a whale stranded in the River Thames, are given parking tickets. (Source)

  573. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:30 AM PST - (BBC News) - Whale rescuers' £300 parking bill
    Volunteers who spent hours trying to save a whale stranded in the River Thames, face multiple parking fines. (Source)

  574. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 1:10 AM PST - (New York Daily News) - Activists: Whale tale may spout new spirit
    LONDON - The outpouring of emotion over the whale that died after swimming into central London should be translated into greater global concern for the species, say animal-welfare advocates. (Source)

  575. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:35 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Rescuers Say Thames Whale's Death May Save Others
    Marine experts who failed to rescue a whale stranded in London's Thames River said on Sunday they hoped worldwide public interest in its fate would promote conservation of the endangered species. (Source)

  576. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:30 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - Whale calf found dead
    An endangered North Atlantic right whale calf was found dead Sunday off Florida's northeast coast, the second such death reported this month, officials said. (Source)

  577. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:13 AM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Whale's Body Could Be Incinerated
    A whale stranded in the River Thames for two days before it died during a rescue attempt could be buried in landfill or incinerated. (Source)

  578. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 0:54 AM PST - (The Salt Lake Tribune) - What killed whale visiting London?
    LONDON - A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on a whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. The Zoological Society of London said it hoped preliminary results on what killed the northern bottlenose whale would be available (Source)

  579. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 0:15 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Scientist tries to find why whale became lost
    LONDON · A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. (Source)

  580. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:47 AM PST - (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - Endangered Whale Found Off Florida
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Officials said an endangered North Atlantic right whale calf was found dead today off Florida's northeast coast. It was the second such death reported this month. (Source)

  581. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 6:47 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Necropsy Performed on River Thames Whale
    A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. (Source)

  582. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 4:54 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - British newspaper launches fundraising appeal to save whale skeleton
    A British tabloid launched a fundraising appeal to save the skeleton of the whale which swam up the Thames River into central London but died during a weekend rescue attempt. (Source)

  583. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 7:05 AM PST - (ABC News) - Necropsy Performed on River Thames Whale
    Necropsy Performed on Whale That Wandered Into River Thames, Dying During Rescue Attempt (Source)

  584. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 5:58 AM PST - (BBC News) - MoD site 'may have fazed whale'
    An MoD testing site may have contributed to the death of the whale in the Thames, an MP suggests. (Source)

  585. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 7:10 AM PST - (The Arizona Republic) - Whale stuck in London river dies during rescue attempt
    LONDON - The distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  586. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 7:13 AM PST - (WPMI 15) - Endangered right whale calf found dead off Jacksonville Beach
    JACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. (AP) - An endangered North Atlantic right whale calf was found dead Sunday off Florida's northeast coast, the second such death reported this month, officials said. (Source)

  587. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 6:03 AM PST - (UPI) - U.K. military blamed on Thames whale death
    LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- The British navy has been accused of disorienting a bottlenose whale that died in the river Thames during the weekend despite rescue attempts. (Source)

  588. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 4:41 AM PST - (Manchester Online) - Fate of whale's carcass uncertain
    THE whale stranded in the River Thames for two days before it died during a rescue attempt could be buried in landfill or incinerated, its rescuers revealed. (Source)

  589. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 9:48 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - London river whale bones may go to museum
    The bones of the whale which swam up the River Thames into central London but died during a weekend rescue attempt could be donated to Britain's Natural History Museum, officials said. (Source)

  590. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 8:59 AM PST - (BBC News) - What will happen to the whale now?
    An attempt to save a whale stranded in the River Thames failed on Saturday . So what will happen to its carcass now? (Source)

  591. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 8:58 AM PST - (BBC News) - London's whale: Conservation aid?
    Blanket media coverage of London's northern bottlenose whale may boost awareness, conservationists hope. (Source)

  592. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 9:30 AM PST - (Animal Planet) - Britain Mourns Death of Thames Whale
    A young, rare whale that captured the hearts of the British public by swimming up the River Thames died before it could be returned to the open sea. (Source)

  593. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 9:32 AM PST - (Discovery Channel) - U.K. Mourns Death of Thames Whale
    A rare whale that swam up the River Thames died before it could be returned to the sea. (Source)

  594. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 9:20 AM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Museum to take Thames whale remains
    The remains of the whale who died in the River Thames will be given to the Natural History Museum, it has been announced. (Source)

  595. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:36 AM PST - (UPI) - London whale rescuers' cars all ticketed
    LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- As rescue volunteers worked to save a disoriented whale in the river Thames last weekend, London parking officers gave them more than $500 in parking tickets. (Source)

  596. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:12 AM PST - (CTV.ca) - Necropsy performed on River Thames whale
    LONDON — A marine mammal expert conducted a necropsy Sunday on the whale that wandered into the River Thames, hoping to determine what caused the 20-foot-long animal to veer off course and splash through central London before dying during Saturday's rescue attempt. (Source)

  597. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 9:59 AM PST - (New Scientist) - River Thames whale – experts await post-mortem results
    The examination could reveal what caused a Northern bottlenose whale to veer miles off course and swim up the Thames, into the heart of London (Source)

  598. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 9:29 AM PST - (NBC 6 Miami) - Endangered Right Whale Calf Found Dead
    Officials say an endangered North Atlantic right whale calf was found dead off Florida's northeast coast. (Source)

  599. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:01 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Rescuers Put Watering Can on eBay
    The whale's would-be rescuers call it a "symbol of hope," but really it's a small, bright red plastic watering can of the sort usually favored by gardeners. (Source)

  600. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:26 PM PST - (Aljazeera) - London whale watering can on eBay
    A rescue team that attempted to save a whale in London have put a small watering can, used to keep the mammal's skin wet, up for auction in aid of charity. (Source)

  601. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 2:42 PM PST - (KBCI Boise) - Watering can from whale rescue effort is auctioned
    LONDON A small, bright red watering can -- the kind gardeners use -- is being put up for auction on E-bay. It's being described as a "symbol of hope," though the hope was shattered when a bottle-nose whale died over the weekend. (Source)

  602. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 3:05 PM PST - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Watering can from whale rescue effort is auctioned
    LONDON A small, bright red watering can -- the kind gardeners use -- is being put up for auction on E-bay. It's being described as a "symbol of hope," though the hope... (Source)

  603. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 2:44 PM PST - (KPLC) - Watering can from whale rescue effort is auctioned
    LONDON A small, bright red watering can -- the kind gardeners use -- is being put up for auction on E-bay. (Source)

  604. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 2:04 PM PST - (UPI) - UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
    LONDON, Jan. 23 (UPI) -- As rescue volunteers worked to save a disoriented whale in the river Thames last weekend, London parking officers gave them more than $500 in parking tickets. (Source)

  605. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:58 PM PST - (BBC News) - UK 'faces EU court on dolphins'
    The UK faces legal action in the European Court of Justice if it fails to take tougher action to prevent dolphin deaths. (Source)

  606. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 5:42 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph: UK News) - Frantic bidding for watering can used on Thames whale
    The watering can used to keep the Thames whale hydrated on its unsuccessful trip back to sea is being auctioned on Ebay for thousands of pounds. (Source)

  607. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 7:41 PM PST - (First Coast News) - Endangered Right Whale Calf Found Dead
    JACKSONVILLE, FL -- This baby girl Right Whale was brought onto shore and examined for hours. Still, biologists don't know what killed her. (Source)

  608. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 5:57 PM PST - (NBC 17 Raleigh) - Efforts To Rescue London Whale Fail
    An all-out effort to save the whale that found its way into London's Thames River fails. (Source)

  609. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 4:08 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whale spew find may net $1m for family
    A family on South Australia's west coast has discovered a rare specimen of whale vomit on the beach that is tipped to be worth over $1 million. The specimen, known scientifically as ambergris, is sought after by perfume companies and worth about $US20 per gram. (Source)

  610. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 4:28 PM PST - (New Kerala) - London whale rescuers' cars all ticketed
    LONDON: As rescue volunteers worked to save a disoriented whale in the river Thames last weekend, London parking officers gave them more than $500 in parking tickets. (Source)

  611. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:27 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Australian whale vomit find worth a fortune
    A family on the south Australian coast found a piece of whale vomit on the beach that is tipped to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, national radio reported. (Source)

  612. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:07 PM PST - (The Australian) - Whale find has $1m smell of success
    THE product of a whale's intestine could make a South Australian family up to $1 million richer. The 14.75kg lump of rare whale excretion, naturally expelled orally, was found by the family on a beach near Streaky Bay on SA's west coast. (Source)

  613. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:04 PM PST - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale find has $1m smell of success
    THE product of a whale's intestine could make a South Australian family up to $1 million richer. (Source)

  614. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 9:27 PM PST - (Akron Beacon Journal) - Rescuers can't save lost whale
    The lost and distressed whale stranded in the River Thames died Saturday as rescue workers ferried it on a rusting salvage barge in an effort to release it in the open sea, an animal rights group said. (Source)

  615. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:04 PM PST - (The Business EDP 24) - Firm's lifting bag in whale drama
    A Norfolk company saw its name broadcast to the world as it played its part in the attempted rescue of the whale lost in the Thames. (Source)

  616. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 8:11 PM PST - (First Coast News) - Endangered Right Whale Calf Found Dead
    JACKSONVILLE, FL -- This baby girl Right Whale was brought onto shore and examined for hours. Still, biologists don't know what killed her. (Source)

  617. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:15 PM PST - (Daily Record) - WHALE'S WATERING CAN SET TO FETCH £5K
    ANIMAL-LOVERS a re bidding thousands of pounds for a watering can used in the vain bid to save the stranded Thames whale. Rescuers have put the red plastic can up for sale on internet auction site eBay to raise funds to help other animals. (Source)

  618. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:32 PM PST - (Mail and Guardian) - Aussie couple find R1,7m whale vomit
    A family on the south Australian coast found a piece of whale vomit on the beach that is tipped to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, national radio reported on Tuesday. (Source)

  619. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 11:22 PM PST - (The Monterey County Herald) - Wayward whale's River Thames swim delights Londoners
    A seven-ton visitor blew spouts in the murky water of the River Thames on Friday, frolicked alongside Big Ben and Parliament, and bumped its head on a pontoon and nearly got stranded in the shallows. (Source)

  620. Mon, 23 Jan 2006 10:02 PM PST - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Watering can from whale rescue effort is auctioned
    LONDON A small, bright red watering can -- the kind gardeners use -- is being put up for auction on E-bay. It's being described as a "symbol of hope," though the hope... (Source)

  621. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 3:33 PM PST - (The Japan Times) - Lost Thames whale 'Wally' gives a boost to U.K. antiwhaling campaign
    LONDON (Kyodo) Environmentalists are hoping the sad tale of a stranded whale in the River Thames will boost their campaign to stop Japan's whaling program. (Source)

  622. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 3:35 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Hong Kong Dolphins Are Pretty in Pink
    Hong Kong is one of the best places in the world to see the dolphins, known as the Indo-Pacific humpback species. (Source)

  623. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 2:48 AM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - London's whale to join national collection
    The whale which swam with such determination up the Thames will have a final resting place in the Natural History Museum. (Source)

  624. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 3:51 AM PST - (Daily Record) - WHALE'S WATERING CAN BIDS TOP £6K
    ANIMAL LOVERS are bidding thousands of pounds for a watering can used in the vain bid to save the stranded Thames whale. Rescuers have put the red plastic can up for sale on internet auction site eBay to raise funds to help other animals. (Source)

  625. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 1:11 AM PST - (Manchester Online) - Thames whale to be 'museum exhibit'
    THE bones of the whale which died in the Thames despite a £100,000 rescue bid will be given to the Natural History Museum. The young northern bottle-nosed female was watched by millions on television as it struggled to survive in the shallow waters of the river. (Source)

  626. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 3:56 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - UK government blamed for Themes whale death’
    24 January, 2006 - A EURO MP has blamed the UK Government for the death of the bottlenose whale in the Thames at the weekend. (Source)

  627. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 0:08 AM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whale vomit could net family millions of dollars
    PETER CAVE: A family on South Australia's remote west coast has made a potentially million-dollar discovery - not of gold or traditional precious metals, but a lump of whale excretion. (Source)

  628. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 1:20 AM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale vomit will cost ya
    A family in Australia has found a piece of whale vomit that is tipped to be worth hundreds of thousands. (Source)

  629. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 3:18 AM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Excuse me, do you stuff whales?
    Yesterday it emerged that the bones of the whale that entranced London this weekend will be kept by the Natural History Museum for scientific investigation. Boring! Surely we could come up with a more fitting memorial... Oliver Burkeman examines the options. (Source)

  630. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 0:34 AM PST - (Anorak) - Priness Of Whales
    THE tale of Wally the Whale was ever a London story. (Source)

  631. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 5:50 AM PST - (CNN.com) - eBay pulls fake whale watering can
    A bogus watering can has been removed from eBay following complaints from the group that tried to rescue the Thames River whale -- and then put its own genuine watering can online. (Source)

  632. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 5:46 AM PST - (BBC News) - Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza
    An Australian couple look forward to cash windfall after finding a precious lump of whale bile on a beach. (Source)

  633. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 5:18 AM PST - (Daily Telegraph: Breaking News) - Whale watchers angry at bogus auction
    Opportunists have tried to capitalise on the hysteria surrounding the Thames whale by putting a bogus watering-can up for sale on eBay - with a starting price tag of £1,924. (Source)

  634. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 4:17 AM PST - (4NI) - Whale's bones to go to Natural History Museum
    The whale, which died in the River Thames at the weekend, is to be given to the Natural History Museum. The young female bottlenose whale made headlines around the world when she swam into the Thames last Friday. (Source)

  635. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 5:26 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - UK Government blamed for Thames whale death
    24 January, 2006 - A EURO MP has blamed the UK Government for the death of the bottlenose whale in the Thames at the weekend. (Source)

  636. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 7:05 AM PST - (The Register) - Wally watering can heads for £10K
    Whale-wetting container surfaces on eBay (Source)

  637. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 6:15 AM PST - (The Advertiser) - Treasure in the sand
    STREAKY Bay couple Loralee and Leon Wright have discovered one of nature's most valuable treasures - a 14.75kg lump of solid whale vomit worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. (Source)

  638. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 7:29 AM PST - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Stop fretting. Try Fredding.
    Stress-relieving methods are numerous. They run the gamut from such old standbys as nail biting, Scotch drinking and punching a life-sized inflatable Mr. T doll to more New Age-y techniques such as lighting aromatherapy candles and listening to whale-mating calls on CD. (Source)

  639. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 9:24 AM PST - (BBC News) - Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza
    An Australian couple look forward to cash windfall after finding a precious lump of whale bile on a beach. (Source)

  640. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:22 AM PST - (CNET) - Blog: Beachcombers strike gold with whale 'vomit'
    Blog: They say that one man's trash is another man's treasure. But in this case, one whale's bile is man's perfume. Ambergris... (Source)

  641. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 9:48 AM PST - (Daily Mirror) - THAMES WHALE BONES TO END UP IN MUSEUM
    WHALEY'S final resting place will be the Natural History Museum, it was confirmed yesterday. But the skeleton of the young 19ft bottle-nosed whale will not go on public display at the London attraction. (Source)

  642. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:35 AM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Scammers cash in on UK whale
    The team that fought in vain to save the River Thames whale, has hit out at people trying to sell fake items alleged to have been used in the attempt. (Source)

  643. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:08 AM PST - (Addict 3D) - Whale 'vomit' sparks cash bonanza
    An Australian couple who picked up an odd-looking fatty lump from a quiet beach are in line for a cash windfall. Leon Wright and his wife took home a 14.75kg lump of ambergris, found in the innards of sperm whales and used in perfumes after it has been omited up. (Source)

  644. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 8:48 AM PST - (Cambridge Evening News) - How Man is still the biggest predator of nature's giants
    The battle to save a bottle-nose whale lost in the Thames made international headlines. But the world’s whale population is facing a far more serious threat, with 2006 set to see the biggest slaughter of the creatures for decades. (Source)

  645. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:32 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - London whale rescuers' anger over bogus memorabilia sale
    The team that fought in vain to save the whale that swam up the River Thames hit out at opportunists trying to sell fake items alleged to have been used in the failed rescue attempt. (Source)

  646. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 3:42 PM PST - (Pacific News Service) - Japanese Losing Their Appetite for Whale Hunt
    Editor's Note: Japan may use science or tradition to defend its whaling, but whale meat is almost never on the menu in the nation. (Source)

  647. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 2:49 PM PST - (National Geographic) - London Whale Tale Ended Abruptly
    Stranded in London, a young whale captivated the world this weekend. After dying aboard a barge Saturday, her body is now undergoing an autopsy. (Source)

  648. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 3:42 PM PST - (The Japan Times) - Lost Thames whale 'Wally' gives a boost to U.K. antiwhaling campaign
    LONDON (Kyodo) Environmentalists are hoping the sad tale of a stranded whale in the River Thames will boost their campaign to stop Japan's whaling program. (Source)

  649. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 12:14 PM PST - (SABC News) - Two-month-old whale fights for survival
    Millions of people followed the plight of the ill-fated whale which swam up the River Thames in London. However, another whale is engaged in a fight for survival off our own coast. (Source)

  650. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 2:12 PM PST - (UPI) - UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
    STREAKY BAY, Australia, Jan. 24 (UPI) -- That smelly lump Loralee Wright found on an Australian beach wasn't just whale vomit; it was a piece of ambergris worth as much as $500,000. (Source)

  651. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 1:34 PM PST - (Argus Leader) - Interactive editorials
    Anyone who knows me well understands that I'm technologically backward. A dinosaur. I've never played a video game. I'm not really sure of the difference between an iPod and a whale pod. I'm yet to be convinced that an MP3 isn't a new Army tank. (Source)

  652. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 4:44 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Whale vomit worth millions
    A STINKING, solidified lump of gunk from the gut of a sperm whale could make an Australian family up to $1 million richer. (Source)

  653. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 4:52 PM PST - (Daily Times) - Australian whale vomit find worth a fortune
    A family on the south Australian coast found a piece of whale vomit on the beach that is tipped to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, national radio reported. The chunk of ambergris, which is sought after by perfume manufacturers, weighed 14.75 kilograms and is worth about $20 per gram, (Source)

  654. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 6:37 PM PST - (The Herald) - From big fish to killer whale of the pod
    When the board of Walt Disney gave the go-ahead yesterday to its chief executive to make an offer for Pixar Animation Studios, it carried Apple Computers supremo Steve Jobs one step closer to what appears to be his ultimate goal – world domination of digital media distribution. (Source)

  655. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 6:19 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Fredding falls between mantras, Kevin Bacon game
    Stress-relieving methods number many. They run the gamut from such old standbys as nail biting, Scotch drinking and punching a life-size inflatable Mr. T doll to more New Age-y techniques as lighting aromatherapy candles and listening to whale-mating calls on CD. (Source)

  656. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 6:01 PM PST - (New Kerala) - Smelly lump on beach actually prized
    STREAKY BAY, Australia: That smelly lump Loralee Wright found on an Australian beach wasn't just whale vomit; it was a piece of ambergris worth as much as $500,000. (Source)

  657. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 7:33 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Whaling battle shifts from seas to supermarket
    Sydney: Greenpeace will leave the Southern Ocean today and will take the battle to stop whaling from the high seas to the supermarket shelves around the world. (Source)

  658. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:37 PM PST - (BBC News) - Test results due on Thames whale
    Preliminary results of a post-mortem examination on the whale which died in the Thames are due. (Source)

  659. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:45 PM PST - (BBC News) - Test results due on Thames whale
    Preliminary results of a post-mortem examination on the whale which died in the Thames are due to be revealed. (Source)

  660. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 11:20 PM PST - (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - What killed the Thames whale?
    The cause of death of the River Thames whale will be revealed later as post-mortem results are published. (Source)

  661. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:59 PM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Post-mortem due on Thames whale
    The cause of death of the River Thames whale will be revealed on Wednesday as the post-mortem examination results are published. (Source)

  662. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 8:37 PM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Post-Mortem Into Thames Whale Death
    The cause of death of the River Thames whale will be revealed today as the post-mortem examination results are published.The 19ft northern bottle-nosed young adult female died on Saturday evening after she was first spotted in the river on Friday morning. (Source)

  663. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 9:35 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - LONDON WHALE
    I WAS alerted to the "London Whale" by a neighbour calling to say a Canadian bottlenose had just bobbed past Parliament and was heading our way. (Source)

  664. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:25 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Australian 'Moby sick' find lands fragrant fortune
    An Australian couple could reap a fragrant fortune after what they thought was an odd-looking tree stump turned out to be a rare lump of ambergris, a whale excretion used in perfumes and known as "floating gold". (Source)

  665. Tue, 24 Jan 2006 10:46 PM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Expensive vomit found on beach
    A family on South Australia's west coast has discovered a rare specimen of whale vomit on the beach that is tipped to be worth £420,000. (Source)

  666. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 2:49 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Thames whale 'died of dehydration'
    Experts say the whale which got stranded in the Thames in London died from a combination of factors including severe dehydration. (Source)

  667. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 3:06 AM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Thames whale 'unable to find squid'
    The Thames whale died from a combination of factors including dehydration, muscle damage and a reduction of kidney function, according to preliminary post mortem results. (Source)

  668. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 2:49 AM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Thames Whale Cause Of Death Revealed
    The Thames whale died from severe dehydration, muscle damage and kidney problems, a post mortem revealed. (Source)

  669. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 2:16 AM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Thames Whale Cause Of Death Announced
    The Thames Whale died from severe dehydration, muscle damage and kidney problems, a post mortem revealed.The 19ft northern bottle-nosed young adult female did not survive a rescue attempt on Saturday evening. (Source)

  670. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 3:18 AM PST - (Daily Telegraph: Breaking News) - Thames whale died 'trying to find squid'
    The Thames whale died from a combination of factors including dehydration, muscle damage and a reduction of kidney function, according to the results of a preliminary post-mortem examination. (Source)

  671. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 3:02 AM PST - (Independent) - Thames whale died 'trying to find squid'
    The Thames whale died from a combination of factors including dehydration, muscle damage and a reduction of kidney function, according to preliminary post mortem results today. (Source)

  672. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 3:39 AM PST - (DeHavilland) - Thames whale took wrong turn
    The whale that attracted worldwide attention after finding itself in London's River Thames probably took a "wrong turn", experts have said today. (Source)

  673. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 3:33 AM PST - (Daily Mirror) - WHALE HAD NOT EATEN FOR THREE DAYS
    THE whale that swam up the Thames to London died trying to head back to it's feeding grounds, experts revealed today. Whaley had swum into the North Sea by mistake and was trying to head west for the Atlantic Ocean's giant squid when it became stranded. (Source)

  674. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 3:35 AM PST - (Pravda Ru) - Dehydration is reason for death of Thames whale
    14:20 2006-01-25 The whale which strayed into the River Thames last week died of a combination of factors, including severe dehydration and muscle damage, marine mammal experts said Wednesday. (Source)

  675. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 0:14 AM PST - (Daily Mail) - Cause of whale's death to be revealed
    The cause of death of the River Thames whale will be revealed today as the post-mortem examination results are published. The 19ft northern bottle-nosed young adult female died on Saturday evening after a dramatic 36 hour rescue attempt (Source)

  676. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 7:45 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Thames Whale Likely Was Headed West
    A Northern bottlenose whale that swam up the River Thames last week, splashing past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament before dying during a rescue effort, suffered from a combination of dehydration, kidney failure and muscle damage, scientists said Wednesday. (Source)

  677. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 5:14 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - London whale died from dehydration
    The whale that captured world attention by swimming through London died of severe dehydration after having not eaten for three days in the River Thames, post-mortem results showed. (Source)

  678. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 4:44 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - London whale died of severe dehydration: autopsy
    A whale that made world headlines when it swam up the River Thames into central London last week died of several factors including dehydration, scientists who conducted a post-mortem said on Wednesday. (Source)

  679. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 7:30 AM PST - (BBC News) - 'Fake bids' hit eBay whale sale
    The charity which tried to save the Thames whale says its fund-raising efforts may been by scuppered by internet pranks. (Source)

  680. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 5:14 AM PST - (CBS News) - London Whale Dies During Rescue
    A last-ditch effort to save a whale trapped in London's River Thames failed Saturday. The mammal died while on a barge ferrying it to the North Sea. Marine experts say the animal could not survive being out of the water. (Source)

  681. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 6:03 AM PST - (CBS News) - No Human Fault In Thames Whale Death
    Experts who performed an autopsy on the northern bottlenose whale who appeared in central London say it wasn't pollution or military sonar, but her inability to feed in the shallow North Sea that led to her death. (Source)

  682. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 5:11 AM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - London Whale Died From Dehydration, Kidney Failure, Vet Says
    Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The whale that strayed into the River Thames in central London and died during an attempt by rescuers to return it to the sea succumbed to dehydration and kidney failure, the veterinarian in charge of its autopsy said today. (Source)

  683. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 6:07 AM PST - (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Stranded Whale 'was trying to head West'
    The whale who died after becoming stranded in the Thames was probably trying to find its way to the North Atlantic when it became lost. (Source)

  684. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 4:03 AM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Whale had not fed for three days
    Post-mortem examination reveals Thames whale had not eaten for up to three days, scientists say. (Source)

  685. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 8:22 AM PST - (MSNBC) - London whale's death tied to dehydration
    LONDON - The whale that made world headlines when it swam up the River Thames into central London last week died of several factors including dehydration, scientists who conducted a post-mortem said on Wednesday. (Source)

  686. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 8:05 AM PST - (ABC News) - Thames Whale Likely Was Headed West
    Scientists Cite Cause of Death for Thames Whale and Say Its Sense of Direction Pulled It West (Source)

  687. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 9:00 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Lost London whale died from dehydration
    The whale that won world attention by swimming through London died due to severe dehydration, having gone without food for three days in the River Thames, preliminary post-mortem results showed. (Source)

  688. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:48 AM PST - (Seattle Post) - Intelligencer Traffic
    LONDON -- A Northern bottlenose whale that swam up the River Thames last week, splashing past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament before dying during a rescue effort, suffered from a combination of dehydration, kidney failure and muscle damage, scientists said Wednesday. (Source)

  689. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 9:22 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Thams River whale 'died of dehydration'
    A WHALE that made world headlines when it swam up the River Thames into central London last week died of several factors including dehydration, scientists who conducted a post-mortem said. (Source)

  690. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:46 AM PST - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Experts say Thames whale died of dehydration and muscle damage
    LONDON Marine animal experts say severe dehydration and muscle damage led to the death of the whale that strayed into London's Thames (tehmz) River and made it to London last... (Source)

  691. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:24 AM PST - (Elite TV) - Dehydration Caused Death of Whale in Thames
    The Northern bottlenose whale that swam up the Thames River to London last week died of dehydration and kidney and muscle failure. Scientists believe the dehydration was caused by the fact that once it turned into the North Sea, it was cut off from its usual food supply: squid. (Source)

  692. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 8:35 AM PST - (Pravda Ru) - Thames whale died of dehydration and accessories damage
    19:15 2006-01-25 The whale that strayed into the River Thames last week died of a combination of severe dehydration, muscle damage and kidney failure, scientists said Wednesday. (Source)

  693. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 8:17 AM PST - (4NI) - Whale post-mortem results revealed
    The results of a post-mortem on the Thames whale has revealed that it died of multiple causes. The post-mortem found that the whale, a young female northern bottlenose, died from severe hydration, muscle damage and kidney failure. (Source)

  694. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 1:45 PM PST - (Animal Planet) - Dehydration Killed Lost London Whale
    The young, rare whale that swam up the River Thames hadn't fed for three days. (Source)

  695. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 1:05 PM PST - (National Geographic) - London Whale Died From Dehydration, Autopsy Shows
    The bottlenose whale that swam into Central London last week died from dehydration and other factors, autopsy results suggest. The whale lost its way while hunting squid (Source)

  696. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:58 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - London whale died of severe dehydration
    A whale that made world headlines when it swam up the River Thames into central London last week died of several factors including dehydration, scientists who conducted a post-mortem said on Wednesday. (Source)

  697. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 2:11 PM PST - (SABCnews.com) - Two-month-old whale fights for survival
    Millions of people followed the plight of the ill-fated whale which swam up the River Thames in London. However, another whale is engaged in a fight for survival off our own coast. (Source)

  698. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:57 PM PST - (TLC) - Australian Whale Vomit Find Worth a Fortune
    A piece of ambergris found on the beach is tipped to be worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. (Source)

  699. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 12:28 PM PST - (CBC New Brunswick) - Whale carcass drifts across the strait
    The carcass of one of four sperm whales that beached themselves in New Brunswick last fall has washed up in the western Prince Edward Island community of Maximville. (Source)

  700. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 2:05 PM PST - (Zaman Online) - HOT NEWS
    Dying after finding its way up the River Thames last week, the rare female bottlenose whale, reportedly died of dehydration. The autopsy concluded by London Zoology Association confirmed that the whale also suffered from kidney problems, as well as a damaged in muscle system. (Source)

  701. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 3:01 PM PST - (Independent) - 15-acre tract acquired as open space
    ABERDEEN — The township acquired a 15-acre piece of land along Whale Creek to be preserved as open space, according to Township Manager Stuart Brown. (Source)

  702. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 4:54 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scientists Cite Cause of Whale's Death
    A Northern bottlenose whale that swam up the River Thames last week, splashing past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament before dying during a rescue effort, suffered from a combination of dehydration, kidney failure and muscle damage, scientists said Wednesday. (Source)

  703. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 6:48 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Thames whale 'was trying to reach Atlantic'
    The whale which swam up the Thames last week may have been trying to find a shortcut to Atlantic, scientists suggests. (Source)

  704. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 5:47 PM PST - (CBC News) - Same dead whale, different province
    A whale dumped at sea after it died on the New Brunswick shoreline has ended up on a beach in Prince Edward Island. It is one of four sperm whales that beached themselves on New Brunswick's Acadian Peninsula last month. Officials there hauled the carcasses out to sea instead of burying them. (Source)

  705. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 5:40 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph: UK News) - Thames whale died after taking wrong turn
    The whale that became stranded in the Thames died from dehydration, muscle damage and failing kidneys, a post mortem examination has shown. (Source)

  706. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 4:48 PM PST - (Independent) - Thames whale was trying to swim home
    How about this for sad: she was trying to swim home, the Thames whale. Trying to swim home to the deep, deep waters of the north-east Atlantic. But she was trying to go via Maidenhead, Reading and Oxford. (Source)

  707. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 5:48 PM PST - (UPI) - Killer whales exhibit 'cultural learning'
    BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A Canisius College study has found killer whales are among animal species known to demonstrate "cultural learning." (Source)

  708. Wed, 25 Jan 2006 9:27 PM PST - (Daily Record) - DEAD WHALE TEST
    THE Thames whale died from dehydration, muscle damage and kidney problems, a post mortem reveleaed yesterday. Experts said the northern bottlenosed whale - identified as a juvenile female - had not eaten for up to three days. (Source)

  709. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 0:24 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Thames Whale Is Said to Have Been Ill, Lost
    A northern bottlenose whale that died after it swam up the Thames last week past London landmarks suffered from a combination of dehydration, kidney failure and muscle damage, scientists said. (Source)

  710. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 3:53 AM PST - (SPACE.com) - Talking With Your Mouth Full: The Feeding Calls of the Humpback Whale
    The Native American tribe known as the Tlinket of southeast Alaska have many stories about how raven stole the Sun, how bear and ant argued about the constellations, and how the wolf and moon are related. But as far as I know, they don't have any stories about the humpback whale. If they did, they might have told how the humpback gave voices to all the other animals, for this creature has all the (Source)

  711. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 0:17 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Wayward whale died of dehydration
    LONDON · A northern bottlenose whale that swam up the River Thames last week, splashing past Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament before dying during a rescue effort, suffered from a combination of dehydration, kidney failure and muscle damage, scientists said Wednesday. (Source)

  712. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 2:11 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - Thames whale died from dehydration, muscle damage and failing kidneys
    26 January, 2006 - A POST-MORTEM examination on the whale which became stranded in the River Thames last week showed it died from dehydration, muscle damage and failing kidneys, the BBC has reported. (Source)

  713. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 0:19 AM PST - (Daily Mirror) - THAMES WHALE WAS ON SQUID ROW
    WHALEY died from dehydration, muscle damage and kidney problems after she got lost looking for food, experts said yesterday. The postmortem on the poor creature who brought London to a standstill as she swam up the Thames was carried out on pallets at a bleak riverside site. (Source)

  714. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 3:45 AM PST - (The New Statesman) - The media column
    But who to blame? The idea that the whale had got itself in a tangle - that it was a sort of John Prescott of the whale community - didn't seem to occur to anybody. (Source)

  715. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 3:44 AM PST - (The New Statesman) - Andrew Billen
    Although the story would soon end sadly, the most emotional moment on television last week was on Saturday afternoon when the stranded whale was finally lifted on to the Thames barge that would take it back to the sea. (Source)

  716. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 5:40 AM PST - (Ilford Recorder) - Thames whale
    A MAN involved in the attempted rescue of the whale that swam into the Thames hopes the incident will raise awareness of the charity he helped to start. (Source)

  717. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 5:04 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - Sad end for the Thames whale
    A LOST young whale that swam up the River Thames into central London and captured the heart of Britons died despite a marathon rescue effort that brought it back close to the open sea. (Source)

  718. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 4:29 AM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Can Whale Trail harpoon tourists?
    By EMILY C. DOOLEY STAFF WRITER Put away the Dramamine, oh seasick among you. Your precious whales are coming to you, and no boat-boarding is involved. (Source)

  719. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 6:36 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Killer whales exhibit 'cultural learning'
    A Canisius College study has found killer whales are among animal species known to demonstrate "cultural learning." (Source)

  720. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 9:51 AM PST - (Westport Shorelines) - Two more whaling logbooks acquired
    The Westport Historical Society celebrated a rare find when it bought a logbook kept by Westport whaler Albert Gifford on a voyage in 1849-1850. Now, it has acquired two more logbooks by Mr. Gifford containing some colorful illustrations. (Source)

  721. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 8:46 AM PST - (The Acorn) - Participants sought for festival to celebrate whales
    Channel Islands Harbor is seeking arts and crafts exhibitors, naturalists, nonprofit organizations as well as food vendors for its 10th annual Celebration of the Whales Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun., March 5 at Fisherman’s Wharf on the corner of Channel Islands Boulevard and Victoria A (Source)

  722. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 3:33 PM PST - (The Japan Times) - U.K. ads slam research whaling
    LONDON (Kyodo) Following the death of a stranded whale in the Thames River that captivated the world, campaigners used national newspaper ads Wednesday to oppose Japan's whaling program. (Source)

  723. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 12:10 PM PST - (EARTHtimes.org) - Environment News | Home
    LONDON - The Thames whale that captured the imagination of Londoners for most of last week died due to dehydration because she was unable to find any food in the freshwaters of the river for at least three days, scientists have said. (Source)

  724. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 4:45 PM PST - (Goulburn Post) - Sister city's whale silence
    Cr KEN Sullivan has questioned the value of a sister city relationship with Japan in light of the country's policy on whaling. (Source)

  725. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 4:52 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Sea Shepherd Crew Detained In South Africa
    After seven weeks at sea opposing the Japanese whale killing, the Sea Shepherd flagship, 'Farley Mowat', arrived at Cape Town on Tuesday, 24th of January. (Source)

  726. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:12 PM PST - (Daily Dispatch) - Whale calf "must have a mom" By GUY ROGERS
    THE mystery of the "orphan" Coega humpback whale calf took another tack yesterday, with whale expert Vic Cockcroft saying it must still be suckling from its mother. (Source)

  727. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 10:25 PM PST - (Times and Democrat) - Life and its mysteries
    I’m not smart enough to know if occurrences like the bottlenose whale swimming 40 miles up the Thames past London landmarks or 70-degree temperatures in January have anything to do with global warming or not. Let’s just say I have my suspicions. (Source)

  728. Thu, 26 Jan 2006 11:33 PM PST - (Independent Online) - Non-Aligned troika get set for summit
    Hermanus is best known for its whale-watching. But if you go down to the resort town this week, you're likely to spot a Non-Aligned Movement heavyweight from Cuba, South Africa or Malaysia, preparing for an upcoming summit. (Source)

  729. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 7:32 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dolphin rescue bid unsuccessful
    A two-hour operation to try to draw a dolphin out of a Cumbrian marina is unsuccessful. (Source)

  730. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:32 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Injured dolphin rescued in Naples
    Residents, tourists and wildlife officers spent hours in the cool water off Naples trying to save a stranded dolphin, some cradling the mammal while others sang to it. (Source)

  731. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 0:34 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Non-Aligned troika get set for summit
    Hermanus is best known for its whale-watching. But if you go down to the resort town this week, you're likely to spot a Non-Aligned Movement heavyweight from Cuba, South Africa or Malaysia, preparing for an upcoming summit. (Source)

  732. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 4:46 AM PST - (CBC News) - Pay up for whale's burial: P.E.I. to New Brunswick
    Prince Edward Island is asking the New Brunswick government for thousands of dollars to dispose of a whale carcass that first washed ashore in the East Coast province last month. (Source)

  733. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 4:15 AM PST - (CBC News) - Pay up for whale's burial: P.E.I. to New Brunswick
    Prince Edward Island is asking the New Brunswick government for thousands of dollars to dispose of a whale carcass that first washed ashore in New Brunswick last month. (Source)

  734. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 7:00 AM PST - (CBC New Brunswick) - PEI wants to share costs of burying whale
    The P.E.I. government says New Brunswick should help pay for the burial of a dead whale that washed up on the island's shores. Four sperm whales were beached in Val Comeau on the Acadian Peninsula in early December. (Source)

  735. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 7:40 AM PST - (Romford Recorder) - 'Joshua's' bid to save whale
    MARKET trader, Jim Hayes is a founding member of the rescue team that tried to save the Thames whale last week. (Source)

  736. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 7:11 AM PST - (Planet Ark) - London Whale Died of Severe Dehydration
    LONDON - A whale that made world headlines when it swam up the River Thames into central London last week died of several factors including dehydration, scientists who conducted a post-mortem said on Wednesday. (Source)

  737. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 7:05 AM PST - (Planet Ark) - Rescuers Say Thames Whale's Death May Save Others
    LONDON - Marine experts who failed to rescue a whale stranded in London's Thames River said on Sunday they hoped worldwide public interest in its fate would promote conservation of the endangered species. (Source)

  738. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 5:34 AM PST - (CBC Prince Edward Island) - N.B. asked to share whale burial costs
    P.E.I. will be asking for financial help cover the costs of disposing of a whale that drifted onto a beach in Maximville from the Acadian Peninsula in New Brunswick after a failed attempt by officials there to sink the carcass. (Source)

  739. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 7:15 AM PST - (Planet Ark) - Australian "Moby Sick" Find Lands Fragrant Fortune
    MELBOURNE - An Australian couple could reap a fragrant fortune after what they thought was an odd-looking tree stump turned out to be a rare lump of ambergris, a whale excretion used in perfumes and known as "floating gold". (Source)

  740. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 4:33 AM PST - (Oxford Student) - The Oxford Student
    Despite an important restructuring of the incapacity benefits scheme, the continuing row over education reforms and the build up to crucial elections in the Middle East, the news this week was dominated by an 18ft whale, which had somehow mistaken the Thames for the rather wider expanses of the North Atlantic. (Source)

  741. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:41 AM PST - (AlertNet) - Veterinarians examine part of a Cuvier's beaked whale which washed ashore in southern Spain
    Veterinarians examine part of a Cuvier's beaked whale which washed ashore on Garrucha beach, near Almeria, southern Spain January 27, 2006. Two other Cuvier's beaked whales washed ashore on two other nearby beaches, according to local authorities. (Source)

  742. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 9:22 AM PST - (BBC News) - Faces of the week
    Gabriel Garcia Marquez says he has given up writing novels at the age of 78. We look at the life of the father of "magic realism". Also featured are Angelina Jolie, London's whale, Simon Hughes and the Pope. (Source)

  743. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 11:03 AM PST - (SYS-CON Media) - Painting by Famed Irish Artist, Jack Butler Yeats Reaches Outstanding Sale Through Encore
    Many eyes may have been transfixed by the sight of the beached whale in the River Thames last weekend but thousands more were drawn to the Yeats sale run by Encore Auctions on eBay. (Source)

  744. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 1:27 PM PST - (CTV.ca) - Dead whale washes up on P.E.I. beach
    Fisheries officials in Prince Edward Island have some advice for their counterparts in New Brunswick: the next time a dead whale washes ashore, don't throw it back. (Source)

  745. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 7:55 PM PST - (KOMO) - Building Group Gears Up To Challenge Orca Protection
    The Building Industry Association of Washington said it intends to sue the government over the Endangered Species Act listing. (Source)

  746. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 9:44 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - FREE FLIPPER
    THE team who battled in vain to save the whale stranded in the Thames last week are now trying to free a trapped dolphin. The creature has been stuck in Maryport harbour, Cumbria, for nearly a month with little food. Experts fear he could die because there are not enough fish for him to eat. (Source)

  747. Fri, 27 Jan 2006 10:06 PM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Experts dig up nautical past of unearthed whaler Candace
    The bones of an old ship found by workmen digging the foundations for a San Francisco high-rise last fall have been identified as the remains of a 188-year-old whaling ship out of the era made famous by Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick."... (Source)

  748. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 4:15 AM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Dolphin deaths take toll on rescuers
    By ERIC WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER WELLFLEET - The big dolphin was high and dry. Maybe 350 pounds, stuck in the mud, nowhere to go, and the end was near. Yesterday, the latest in a sorrowful string of Cape Cod dolphin strandings played out at the Herring River, between the dike and Wellfleet Harbor. (Source)

  749. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 3:48 PM PST - (UPI) - Another dolphin stranding off Cape Cod
    WELLFLEET, Mass., Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Massachusetts wildlife officials say they have no idea why so many dolphins and whales have been stranded this winter on Cape Cod. (Source)

  750. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 3:38 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Experts dig up nautical past of long-buried 1818 whaler
    The bones of an old ship found by workers digging the foundations for a San Francisco high-rise last fall have been identified as the remains of a 188-year-old whaling ship out of the era made famous by Herman Melville's classic novel "Moby-Dick."... (Source)

  751. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 6:14 AM PST - (The Sunday Telegraph) - Whalers 'faking' science
    ALMOST 250 whales are slaughtered by the Japanese for every research paper they produce, an investigation has found. Australian Antarctic Division whale expert Dr Nick Gales said his investigations discovered the Japanese had written a mere 34 official research papers in 18 years of whaling. (Source)

  752. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 5:07 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - Fine for rescuers
    BRAVING icy waters and a biting wind, they tried in vain to save the whale lost in London's River Thames on the weekend. But all the volunteers of the British Divers Marine Rescue Group received for their hard work was a flurry of parking tickets costing up to $713. (Source)

  753. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 9:40 AM PST - (CNews) - South African detains Canadian anti-whaling ship that chased Japanese hunters
    CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - South African authorities have detained a Canadian-registered anti-whaling vessel that has been harassing Japanese ships in the Antarctic on the grounds that it is not seaworthy. (Source)

  754. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 3:31 PM PST - (The Japan Times) - Whale meat inventory up amid sluggish consumption
    Japan's inventory of whale meat, a byproduct of research whaling, has doubled in the past decade, it was learned Saturday. (Source)

  755. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 1:46 PM PST - (The Olympian) - Group to challenge orca protection
    SEATTLE — Before the practical effect of the federal decision to list the region’s orcas as an endangered species has even been outlined, the Building Industry Association of Washington is challenging the November listing. (Source)

  756. Sat, 28 Jan 2006 4:20 PM PST - (Independent) - Whalemania (catch them while you can)
    Britain's booming whale-watching industry is being threatened by global warming, just as interest in the leviathans has reached unprecedented levels after last weekend's attempt to rescue one in the Thames. (Source)

  757. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 2:31 PM PST - (WLBZ Bangor) - Stranded Dolphins Are Released In Cape Cod Bay
    More dolphin strandings late yesterday. But this time, there was a happy ending. PROVINCETOWN, Mass. (AP) -- Five white-sided dolphins stranded on a sandbar in Provincetown late yesterday afternoon were gently released back into the bay by rescue teams. (Source)

  758. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 2:23 AM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Help for animals long in the tooth
    The zoo-going public loves baby animals -- the tiny, breast-clutching chimp, the roly-poly tiger cub, the newborn dolphin swimming along in his mother's wake. (Source)

  759. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 1:51 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Another dolphin stranding off Cape Cod
    Massachusetts wildlife officials say they have no idea why so many dolphins and whales have been stranded this winter on Cape Cod. (Source)

  760. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 0:18 AM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - It's no fluke whale watchers on beach for calving season
    Whales and turtles. The couple loves to watch the sea creatures make regular appearances on and off the Flagler Beach seashore. (Source)

  761. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 0:23 AM PST - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Monica Yant Kinney | Internet weighs in on insurer seeking out
    Some columns you just know will catch fire. Clay Aiken is mean? A whale surfing the Delaware? Tomatoes - technically, fruit - as the state vegetable? People eat this stuff up. (Source)

  762. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 1:32 AM PST - (heraldtribune.com) - Kelby calls latest work 'serious fun'
    "Whale Season" marks a dramatic shift in author N.M. Kelby's style. (Source)

  763. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 1:09 AM PST - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Keeping tabs on . . . San Diego
    Gentle giants: Through March, visitors to San Diego can view the migration of California gray whales from the chilly Alaskan seas to the warm water of Baja California, where they birth and rear their young. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps and San Diego Harbor Excursion team up for a narrated three-hour whale-watching cruise. www.aquarium (Source)

  764. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 5:02 AM PST - (Independent) - Boyd Tonkin: A Week in Books
    This year has opened in a chill fog of doom and gloom. That recovering Utopian Ken Livingstone welcomed the eco-historian Jared Diamond to London's City Hall to discuss the capital's contribution to surviving climatic calamity and social meltdown. (And, perhaps, its inability to save a single whale?) Gaia's champion James Lovelock has toughened his predictions of near-imminent catastrophe (see (Source)

  765. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 8:34 AM PST - (RedNova) - Letters: Japan Seeks to Catch Only Species That Are Abundant
    By Jun Koda Japan is not "threatening to push back the global protections against whaling that have helped to stabilise populations" (Leading article, 22 January). We believe endangered species, such as the blue whale, should be preserved. (Source)

  766. Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:39 PM PST - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Keeping tabs on . . . San Diego
    Gentle giants: Through March, visitors to San Diego can view the migration of California gray whales from the chilly Alaskan seas to the warm water of Baja California, where they birth and rear their young. The Birch Aquarium at Scripps and San Diego Harbor Excursion team up for a narrated three-hour whale-watching cruise. www.aquarium (Source)

  767. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 1:22 AM PST - (BBC News) - Trapped dolphin may be put down
    A dolphin trapped in a Cumbrian harbour for almost a month, is deteriorating to the point where it may have to be destroyed. (Source)

  768. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 6:23 AM PST - (Addict 3D) - Dolphin experts consider options
    A marine life expert says the dolphin stranded in a Cumbrian marina is in better condition that previously thought. The bottlenose dolphin - nicknamed Marra by rescuers - has been inside the harbour gates of Maryport marina for almost a month. (Source)

  769. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 4:06 AM PST - (The News and Star) - Health fear for dolphin as rescue bid fails
    MARINE experts say the health of Marra the Maryport dolphin is deteriorating after a third attempt to rescue him failed yesterday. (Source)

  770. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:36 PM PST - (Daily Record) - DOLPHIN RESCUED
    A dolphin trapped for a month in a marina at Maryport, Cumbria, has been rescued by divers. Named Marra by locals, it was set free in the Irish Sea and seen swimming off with another dolphin. (Source)

  771. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 4:01 AM PST - (Baku Sun) - Azerbaijan
    LONDON — It captivated onlookers with an unprecedented appearance in the shallow waters of London’s River Thames, but the whale spotted swimming past the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben died while rescue crews attempted in vain to ferry it to sea. (Source)

  772. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 1:05 AM PST - (Anorak) - The Week
    WAS the whale that swam up the Thames into the heart of London a portent of doom? Was Wally/Willy/Whaley trying to tell us something? If she was, Neptune should have sent Flipper as his emissary because all Wally did was swim, swim some more and then die. (Source)

  773. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 7:30 AM PST - (Tri-Valley Herald) - Swim like a fish; listen like a whale
    ERIN McQUEEN doesnt have to set aside her coveted music player when she dives into her favorite sport — swimming. (Source)

  774. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 5:22 AM PST - (Pitchfork) - Burning Star Core The Very Heart of the World
    On my turntable, pre-Burning Star Core, was Songs of the Humpback Whale , part of Capitol's brief foray into selling the sounds of the natural world. On a different label (say Eclipse, or Important), the whale might have made it big: Underwater anyway, humpbacks run a huge sound game. (Source)

  775. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 5:04 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - WORLD NEWS
    THE whale found in London's River Thames died trying to find its way back to its feeding grounds to eat deep-water squid, experts said yesterday. (Source)

  776. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:19 AM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - Lions, Whales And Media Madness
    This is incredible, Janos said. "This is absolutely unbelievable!' (Source)

  777. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 2:41 PM PST - (The Christian Science Monitor) - The Narwhal's Tusk
    A poem that reveals the mystery of the narwhal whale's nine-foot-long tusk. (Source)

  778. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 4:33 PM PST - (Independent) - Fairy-tale ending as trapped dolphin finds mate
    The omens were bad for an increasingly distressed and malnourished bottlenosed dolphin which has been trapped in a Cumbrian tidal harbour for the past month. Conservationists attempting a rescue feared that they would have to put the creature down. (Source)

  779. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 8:09 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Whale stranded in Thames
    Fears were growing for a whale which swam upstream in the Thames today, reaching central London after losing its way in the North Sea. (Source)

  780. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 9:20 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - ONE THAT GOT AWAY
    CRADLED in a canvas sling, Marra the trapped bottlenose dolphin almost seems to be smiling as he is gently hauled to safety. to open sea a" where he suddenly resurfaced with his waiting mate. Diver Trevor Weeks said: "We all applauded. It was such a happy ending." (Source)

  781. Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:36 PM PST - (The News and Star) - MARYPORT DOLPHIN RESCUED
    Marra the Maryport dolphin was released out into the Irish Sea in a dramatic rescue yesterday. The bottlenosed dolphin - thought to be around 10 years old and male - was lifted out of Maryport marina late in the afternoon. (Source)

  782. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 9:34 AM PST - (UPI) - 'Fairytale' rescue for Marra the dolphin
    MARYPORT, England, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- A juvenile bottlenose dolphin trapped at Maryport, England, was returned to the sea, where it met and swam off with another dolphin, a report said. (Source)

  783. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 3:22 AM PST - (Edinburgh Evening News) - Saved dolphin alive and well
    A DOLPHIN which was released after being trapped in Maryport Marina, Cumbria, for almost a month has been seen alive and well. (Source)

  784. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 4:06 AM PST - (The News and Star) - Hollywood ending for Maryport dolphin, Marra
    MARRA the Maryport dolphin swam off into the sunset yesterday after he was evicted from the marina he has been stubbornly refusing to leave for a month. (Source)

  785. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 5:57 AM PST - (Yachting and Boating World) - Cumbria marina drained to free dolphin
    Marra, the wild bottlenose dolphin who's been attracting visitors to Maryport marina in Cumbria has finally been released. The juvenile was first spotted on 2 January in Senhouse Dock, and had resisted all efforts to be 'rescued', appearing to be afraid of the gates. (Source)

  786. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 0:19 AM PST - (Daily Mirror) - ONE THAT GOT AWAY
    CRADLED in a canvas sling, Marra the trapped bottlenose dolphin almost seemed to be smiling as he was gently hauled to safety. (Source)

  787. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 2:37 AM PST - (Mega Star) - Dolphin returned to sea
    Continuing our recent obsession with mammals, Marra the dolphin reaches celebrity status on the front of the Times and the Telegraph. Remember our bottlenosed whale friend who swam down the Thames a few weeks ago, but sadly didn’t make it? Well, this dolphin is a bottlenosed too! (Source)

  788. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 4:34 AM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Japanese testing new whale killing 'warhead'
    TOKYO, Japan (30 Jan 2006) -- Japanese whalers are testing a high-tech fragmentation harpoon, equipped with an enlarged charge of high explosive, to help to slaughter endangered whales in the seas around Antarctica. (Source)

  789. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 2:07 PM PST - (Great Lakes Advocate) - Sad end to whale tale
    MUCH to the distress of rescuers there was very little they could do when a newborn pygmy sperm whale was found stranded on rocks at One Mile Beach on Saturday morning. (Source)

  790. Tue, 31 Jan 2006 6:57 PM PST - (The Star Online) - Dead baby whale found on beach
    Hundreds of people gathered at a beachfront in Tok Bali, Pasir Puteh, after hearing news that the carcass of a baby whale was found washed ashore around 7am on Monday. (Source)

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  791. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 2:47 AM PST - (BBC News) - Rescued dolphin returns to marina
    A dolphin returns to a Cumbrian harbour from where it had to be rescued a few days earlier. (Source)

  792. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 4:43 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph: UK News) - Dolphin back with mate
    Marra, the bottlenose dolphin that achieved celebrity status while awaiting rescue from a tidal harbour, has reportedly returned - but this time with a mate. (Source)

  793. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 7:03 AM PST - (Daily Telegraph: Breaking News) - Rescued dolphin makes a return to marina
    A bottlenose dolphin that was rescued from a harbour has returned with its mate, prompting fears from animal welfare experts that it may become stranded again. (Source)

  794. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 3:31 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - PETA honors rescuers of whale trapped in crab pot lines
    The Marine Mammal Center and several local divers were honored Tuesday for a remarkable rescue in December of a humpback whale that was entangled in crab pot lines. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, named rescuers for its... (Source)

  795. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 5:06 AM PST - (Iceland Review) - Icelanders say no to whale meat
    According to a Gallup report commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW), 86% of Icelanders did not purchase whale meat last year while 2.5% of the nation purchased whale meat once or more often. (Source)

  796. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 4:37 AM PST - (ABC News) - Scientists Discover How Killer Whales Learn to Hunt
    Orcas Learn From Each Other How to Set Traps for Prey (Source)

  797. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 12:00 PM PST - (BBC News) - Whale watering can makes £2,050
    The charity behind the rescue attempt of the London whale raises £2,050 by auctioning a watering can. (Source)

  798. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:23 AM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Whale History Sold For Thousands
    The watering can used to hydrate the whale stranded in the Thames has been sold on online auction site eBay for ?2050. (Source)

  799. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 8:41 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Report says it was whale, not dugong
    LEGAZPI CITY—The carcass found on the shore of a village in a controversial mining site in Albay belonged to a sperm whale, not a dugong (sea cow), as thought earlier, officials said on Tuesday. (Source)

  800. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 8:29 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Greenpeace shifts focus to pirate fishing
    Greenpeace activists will shift their focus to protest against pirate fishing off Africa's west coast following two months battling Japanese whalers, the group said on Wednesday. (Source)

  801. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 3:49 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Whale watering can sold on eBay
    LONDON, England (AP) -- A red plastic watering can used to moisten the skin of the River Thames whale during a failed rescue attempt sold Wednesday for 2,050 pounds ($3,600) following an Internet auction. (Source)

  802. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 3:58 PM PST - (Philadelphia City Paper) - Whales and Jails
    Last week, a 5-ton bottle-nosed whale made its way up the Thames, and thousands of people gathered along the banks of the river, concerned for its well-being and cheering on the rescuers. (Source)

  803. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 2:27 PM PST - (Contra Costa Times) - PEOPLE: Cousteau asserts aquarium is a dive
    Jean-Michel Cousteau, son of the famous ocean explorer Jacques, is skipping out on the $200 million Georgia Aquarium for one simple reason: It houses beluga whales. (Source)

  804. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 6:04 PM PST - (The Scotsman: Sci/Tech) - Thames whale watering can sells for £2,050 on eBay
    The watering can used in an ill-fated rescue attempt of the Thames whale was bought for £2,050 on eBay yesterday. (Source)

  805. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 5:34 PM PST - (RedNova) - Building Group to Challenge Protection for Sound Orcas
    By AP SEATTLE (AP) Before the practical impact of the federal decision to list the region's killer whales as an endangered species has even been outlined, the Building Industry Association of Washington is challenging the November listing. (Source)

  806. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 4:15 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Greenpeace Shifts Focus to Pirate Fishing
    CAPE TOWN - Greenpeace activists will shift their focus to protest against pirate fishing off Africa's west coast following two months battling Japanese whalers, the group said on Wednesday. (Source)

  807. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 10:06 PM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale's watering can sold
    A red plastic watering can used to moisten the skin of the River Thames whale during a failed rescue attempt has been sold for 2 050 pounds. (Source)

  808. Wed, 01 Feb 2006 9:47 PM PST - (Daily Record) - WALLY'S BIG LOLLY
    A WATERING can used in the bid to save Wally the Thames whale raised £2050 for an animal rescue charity yesterday. British Divers Marine Life Rescue, who led the failed bid to save the lost whale, put the can -signed by their team -up for sale on auction website eBay. (Source)

  809. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 3:23 AM PST - (Edinburgh Evening News) - Concern after dolphin returns to harbour
    A DOLPHIN has returned to a harbour from which it had to be saved earlier this week. (Source)

  810. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 1:19 AM PST - (Daily Mirror) - EXCLUSIVE: DEATH OF THE DOLPHINS
    A YOUNG dead dolphin lies bloodied from her frantic fight for life - the latest addition to a rising toll from trawler fishing. The 4ft creature - wounded from her struggle to escape nets - was among 33 found on the coast or in the sea off just one county in the last week. (Source)

  811. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 0:27 AM PST - (KESQ) - Whale, boat collide off Santa Barbara coast, seriously injuring one
    SANTA BARBARA, Calif. One person is hospitalized with serious injuries after the boat he was riding on collided with a whale off the Santa Barbara coast. (Source)

  812. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 2:52 AM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale's watering can sold
    A red plastic watering can used to moisten the skin of the River Thames whale during a failed rescue attempt has been sold on auction for 2 050 pounds. (Source)

  813. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 2:49 AM PST - (Bartlett Appeal) - A day at the beach for those who need one
    What do pilots' wives and tiki huts and 41 paint colors have in common? Where can you sit on a chair shaped like a whale and go the beach every single day in the middle of Memphis? (Source)

  814. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 2:00 AM PST - (The Burlington Free Press) - Letters to the Editor
    Published: Thursday, February 2, 2006 Where are the crowds? Do I get this right? Our news agencies have covered and written to no end about the lost whale that got caught up in shallow water eventually dying. We saw crowds standing by as rescue teams tried in vain to save it. (Source)

  815. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 3:44 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dolphin warning to fishing crews
    Fishing crews off the Cumbrian coast are warned not to feed any wild dolphins they sight. (Source)

  816. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 7:42 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Greenpeace takes anti-whaling protest from high sea to boardroom
    Environmental activists Greenpeace have announced that their anti-whaling campaign will go to the boardrooms of multinational companies held to be planning to kill 8,000 whales in the next eight years. (Source)

  817. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 5:16 AM PST - (Reuters) - Greenpeace shifts focus to pirate fishing
    CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Greenpeace activists will shift their focus to protest against pirate fishing off Africa's west coast following two months battling Japanese whalers, the group said on Wednesday. (Source)

  818. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 9:39 AM PST - (NBC 4 Los Angeles) - Whale Crashes Up Onto Boat Off Santa Barbara Coast
    SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- One person is hospitalized with serious injuries after the boat he was riding on collided with a whale off the Santa Barbara coast. (Source)

  819. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 8:43 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Greenpeace takes anti-whaling protest from sea to boardroom
    CAPE TOWN -- Environmental activists Greenpeace announced Thursday their anti-whaling campaign will go to the boardrooms of multinational companies held to be planning to kill 8,000 whales in the next eight years. (Source)

  820. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 3:12 PM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Whale damages boat, injures passenger off Santa Barbara
    SANTA BARBARA, 2:18 p.m. Feb. 2 (AP): A gray whale smashed into a 27-foot boat on an evening cruise, damaging the vessel and injuring one person, the boat's owner said. (Source)

  821. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 3:20 PM PST - (NBC San Diego) - Whale Rams Boat Off Santa Barbara
    SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- A large gray whale charged a 27-foot boat on a sightseeing cruise off Santa Barbara, totaling the vessel and sending one of one of its passengers to the hospital. (Source)

  822. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 3:51 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Koala killer: the musical
    AMID Australian outrage over whaling, Japanese slasher-musical Executive Koala is depicting Australians killing koalas. (Source)

  823. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 5:22 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Damages Boat, Injures Man in Calif.
    A whale smashed into a 27-foot boat, destroying the cabin, steering and radar, and injuring one passenger, the boat's owner said. (Source)

  824. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 5:51 PM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Whale Damages Boat, Injures Man in Calif.
    A whale smashed into a 27-foot boat, destroying the cabin, steering and radar, and injuring one passenger, the boat's owner said. The Bayliner was cruising off the Santa Barbara coast to catch the sunset Wednesday when the whale came up from below and... (Source)

  825. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 6:30 PM PST - (North County Times) - Whale damages boat, injures passenger off Santa Barbara
    SANTA BARBARA -- A gray whale smashed into a 27-foot boat on an evening cruise, damaging the vessel and injuring one person, the boat's owner said. (Source)

  826. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 5:36 PM PST - (Daily Breeze) - Whale smashes into boat
    Gray whale came up from under boat's right bow, belly-flops onto the boat and crushes its cabin. One man is injured. (Source)

  827. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 9:50 PM PST - (Winston-Salem Journal) - Sights, sounds make for thrilling experience on water
    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - I never imagined I would get close enough to a whale to hear it exhale. Twenty feet is plenty close. (Source)

  828. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:55 PM PST - (holdthefrontpage.co.uk) - Editorial dilemma prompts TWO front pages for weekly
    The world was transfixed as rescuers staged a dramatic mission to save the stranded bottle-nosed whale in the river Thames. Thousands of people lined the banks, with entire families crowding into Gravesend to catch a glimpse of the tragic animal. (Source)

  829. Thu, 02 Feb 2006 11:51 PM PST - (SABC News) - Greenpeace back in Cape Town after mercy mission
    The global environmental protection group, Greenpeace, has returned to Cape Town from a mission to save Minke whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. They spent just over two months there to protest against whale hunting. (Source)

  830. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 8:11 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Deaths push rare Asia dolphins nearer extinction
    Ten dead Irrawaddy dolphins have been found in Cambodia's Mekong river, eight of them calves, pushing one of the rarest cetaceans nearer extinction, the environmental group WWF International said on Friday. (Source)

  831. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 7:07 PM PST - (NZCity) - Dolphin dies at Waipu
    One dolphin has died after a small pod became stranded at Waipu cove in Northland. Surf lifesavers have managed to get two others back out to sea but there are still two which keep beaching themselves. (Source)

  832. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 3:13 AM PST - (Contra Costa Times) - Whale jumps atop boat, crushes cabin, injures 1
    A gray whale smashed into a 27-foot boat on an evening cruise, damaging the vessel and injuring one person, the boat's owner said. The bayliner was cruising off Leadbetter Beach shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday when the whale came up from under its right bow, belly-flopped onto the boat and crushed its cabin, said boat owner Jerry Gormley. (Source)

  833. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 0:07 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Gray Whale Flops Onto Boat, Crushing Cabin
    A gray whale smashed into a 27-foot boat, damaging the vessel and injuring one person, the boat's owner said. (Source)

  834. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 2:06 AM PST - (Daily Breeze) - Boat crushed by whale's belly flop; passenger injured
    A gray whale smashed into a 27-foot boat on an evening cruise, damaging the vessel and injuring one person. (Source)

  835. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 3:12 AM PST - (Independent Online) - eBay auction puts money in the can
    A red plastic watering can used to moisten the skin of the River Thames whale during a failed rescue attempt has been sold for more than R22 000 on an Internet auction. (Source)

  836. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 7:22 AM PST - (KTVO-TV Kirksville) - Whale attacks boat
    SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) - It was whale versus boat, and the whale won. Jerry Gormley says he and some friends were watching the sunset off the Santa Barbara, California, coast in his 27-foot Bayliner cabin cruiser when a whale joined the party. (Source)

  837. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 4:08 AM PST - (The Monterey County Herald) - Gray whale whacks boat on cruise
    A gray whale smashed into a 27-foot boat on an evening cruise, damaging the vessel and injuring one person, the boat's owner said. (Source)

  838. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 5:30 AM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Scientists listen in on right whale conversationDivining spring can be a beastly job
    By ERIC WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER From Punxsutawney, Pa., to Nantucket, from Groundhog Day to Quahog Day, critter-inquisitions of varying severity produced the same prediction yesterday: Brrr! (Source)

  839. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 5:01 AM PST - (Planet Rugby) - Preview
    France to raze Hadden's wall? At first glance, France's visit to Scotland this Sunday is the biggest mismatch since the Loch Ness Monster challenged Wally the Whale to a game of hide-and-seek. (Source)

  840. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 7:00 AM PST - (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Killer Whales Set Traps for Gullible Gulls
    Killer whales are more conniving than scientists ever thought. (Source)

  841. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:20 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Whale soul for sale -- one tragic owner
    It used to be a practice confined to pacts with the devil, but now an anonymous vendor in America is offering to sell the soul of the London whale. (Source)

  842. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:01 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Whale soul for sale -- one tragic owner
    It used to be a practice confined to pacts with the devil, but now an anonymous vendor in America is attempting to sell the soul of the London whale. (Source)

  843. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 8:49 AM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale damages boat
    A whale has smashed into a 8m boat, destroying the cabin, steering and radar, and injuring one passenger, the boat's owner has said. (Source)

  844. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:21 AM PST - (RedNova) - Whale Soul for Sale -- One Tragic Owner
    LONDON -- It used to be a practice confined to (Source)

  845. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:20 AM PST - (RedNova) - Whale soul for sale
    LONDON (Reuters) - It used to be a practice co (Source)

  846. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 9:51 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Double your treasure
    Sherry Roethlin, an employee of the Hallmark Inn and the Whale's Tale, discovered these two floats near the Nye Beach turnaround in Newport Tuesday morning. Roethlin said she found the floats about 100 yards apart during a 7:30 a.m. stroll on the beach. (Source)

  847. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 11:59 AM PST - (MSNBC) - How killer whales trap gullible gulls
    LiveScience: Killer whales are more conniving than scientists ever thought. They set traps for their prey, then share their hunting tricks with friends. (Source)

  848. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 12:22 PM PST - (Reuters) - Whale soul for sale -- one tragic owner
    LONDON (Reuters) - It used to be a practice confined to pacts with the devil, but now an anonymous vendor in America is offering to sell the soul of the London whale. (Source)

  849. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 12:44 PM PST - (Thrill Network.com) - News: SFMW adding children's area
    Feb. 3rd, 2006 -- Six Flags Marine World plans to open Tava's Jungleland, a jungle-themed children's area with seven rides, a giant treehouse, animal interaction, and a whale and dolphin show. (Source)

  850. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 12:06 PM PST - (NBC 10 Philadelphia) - How Killer Whales Trap Gullible Gulls
    LiveScience: Killer whales are more conniving than scientists ever thought. They set traps for their prey, then share their hunting tricks with friends. (Source)

  851. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 1:48 PM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - Fishing Pirates Next On 'Hit List'
    After spending 73 days disrupting Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean, two Greenpeace vessels have returned to Cape Town and now plan on taking to the streets with their "promotional war". (Source)

  852. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 4:52 PM PST - (Contra Costa Times) - Whale jumps atop boat, crushes cabin, injures 1
    A gray whale smashed into a 27-foot boat on an evening cruise, damaging the vessel and injuring one person, the boat's owner said. The bayliner was cruising off Leadbetter Beach shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday when the whale came up from under its right bow, belly-flopped onto the boat and crushed its cabin, said boat owner Jerry Gormley. (Source)

  853. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 7:31 PM PST - (North County Times) - Whale damages boat, injures passenger off Santa Barbara
    SANTA BARBARA -- A gray whale smashed into a 27-foot boat on an evening cruise, damaging the vessel and injuring one person, the boat's owner said. (Source)

  854. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 5:19 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Anti-whaling protest now in supermarkets
    Environmental group Greenpeace is turning to consumer power as it launches the second phase of its campaign against the Japanese whaling industry. - (Source)

  855. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:32 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Whale soul for sale
    It used to be a practice confined to pacts with the devil, but now an anonymous vendor in America is attempting to sell the soul of the London whale. (Source)

  856. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:34 PM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale damages boat
    A whale has smashed into a 8m boat, destroying the cabin, steering and radar, and injuring one passenger, the boat's owner has said. (Source)

  857. Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:31 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Dolphin rescued near Marco last year dies
    One of two Risso's dolphins that were rescued near Marco Island last summer has died. The pregnant female dolphin, nicknamed Bonnie by staffers at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota, died about 2 a.m. Friday, said Nadine Slimak, spokeswoman for Mote. (Source)

  858. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 6:17 AM PST - (BBC News) - Whale stranded on Humber mud bank
    Rescuers battle to help a whale stuck on a mud bank in the mouth of the Humber. (Source)

  859. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 7:48 AM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Whale stranded in river dies
    A 30ft whale which became stranded in the River Humber has died, coastguards said. (Source)

  860. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 6:04 AM PST - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Rescue Operation For Stranded Whale
    A whale has become stranded on a mudbank in the River Humber.It comes just weeks after a northern bottle nosed whale attracted a worldwide audience when it found its way up the River Thames into central London. (Source)

  861. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 6:35 AM PST - (u.tv) - Whale swims up River Humber
    A whale has swum up the River Humber in the north-east of England. The humpback is stuck in mud. It comes just two weeks after another one ventured up the River Thames into central London. (Source)

  862. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 4:54 AM PST - (Government News Network) -  COASTGUARD ASSIST STRANDED WHALE
    Humber Coastguard is sending resources to assist a whale which is stuck in mud at Spurn Bight in the River Humber. The Coastguard received a call from a member of the public at about 11.15 am this morning reporting a sighting of the whale. (Source)

  863. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 9:48 AM PST - (Daily Telegraph: Breaking News) - Stranded whale dies in River Humber
    A 30ft whale which became stranded in the River Humber has died, the local coastguard has said. The sperm whale became stuck on mud off Kilnsea, on Spurn Point, East Yorkshire, this morning. (Source)

  864. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 8:35 AM PST - (u.tv) - Whale in River Humber dies
    A whale which became stranded in the River Humber in the north-east of England has died. It became stuck in mud this morning just two weeks after another one ventured up the River Thames into central London. (Source)

  865. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 11:38 AM PST - (TVNZ) - Anti-whaling campaign targets Sealord
    The environmental group Greenpeace is to begin publicly campaigning in Australia against products marketed by the New Zealand fishing company Sealord. (Source)

  866. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 3:57 PM PST - (Daily Times) - Whale soul for sale
    It used to be a practice confined to pacts with the devil, but now an anonymous vendor in America is attempting to sell the soul of the London whale. Internet auction site eBay, where the soul of the whale that died two weeks ago after swimming up the Thames is being offered, has said it can’t (Source)

  867. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 2:40 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Too many tour boats still dumping sewage at sea
    It’s necessary to clarify (The Maui News, Feb. 1) that at this time only five boat companies claim they are pumping out all their boats at Maalaea Harbor: Trilogy, Pacific Whale Foundation, Maui Dive, Prince Kuhio and Island Star. (Source)

  868. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 4:20 PM PST - (Independent) - Stranded sperm whale dies in Humber estuary
    Rescuers yesterday failed in a dramatic attempt to save a rare sperm whale stranded at the mouth of the Humber estuary. The leviathan's death, on a sandbank three-quarters of a mile from the shore, is the second of a whale along the east coast in as many weeks. (Source)

  869. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 4:35 PM PST - (The Observer) - Rescue teams fail to save Humber whale
    A whale which became stranded on a mudbank in the Humber died yesterday despite a massive rescue operation. The alarm was raised by a birdwatcher who spotted the 30ft creature lying in a foot of water off Kilnsea, on Spurn Point. (Source)

  870. Sat, 04 Feb 2006 9:13 PM PST - (Fernandina Beach News-Leader) - WEEKLY UPDATE
    Tracking the right whale -- Research on behavior Fernandina's marina is on Front and Centre Street, and at the moment it is also front and center for crucial right-whale research that may help save this scarce and highly endangered species. (Source)

  871. Sun, 05 Feb 2006 4:47 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Deaths Push Rare Asia Dolphins Nearer Extinction
    JOHANNESBURG - Ten dead Irrawaddy dolphins have been found in Cambodia's Mekong River, eight of them calves, pushing one of the rarest cetaceans nearer extinction, the environmental group WWF International said on Friday. (Source)

  872. Sun, 05 Feb 2006 2:09 AM PST - (DeHavilland) - Whale dies on banks of Humber
    A young whale, which had become stuck in mud in the River Humber, died last night despite a day-long rescue mission. The 30ft sperm whale, which usually lives in the North Sea, became stranded off Kilnsea, East Yorkshire, early yesterday morning. (Source)

  873. Sun, 05 Feb 2006 0:14 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Arson suspects linked to previous activism
    Back in 1999, Jonathan Paul and Joseph Dibee fought to save gray whales from the harpoons of Makah Indian hunters. They launched a protest... (Source)

  874. Sun, 05 Feb 2006 4:50 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - UPDATE: DIVERS TO SAVE SEAL
    DIVERS who tried to help the whale stranded in the River Thames are to be called in to save Sammy the seal. British Divers Marine Life Rescue will try to trap Sammy on the River Annan. Fisheries chiefs say he will be shot to protect mating salmon if he is not caught. (Source)

  875. Sun, 05 Feb 2006 2:38 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Greenpeace steps up anti-whaling campaign
    Greenpeace will take its fight to end the killing of whales from the high seas to the high streets. It has set up a giant inflatable whale and a harpoon head in Sydney's Martin Place to launch the new campaign that targets corporations. (Source)

  876. Sun, 05 Feb 2006 2:31 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Greenpeace steps up anti-whaling campaign
    Greenpeace will take its fight to end the killing of whales from the high seas to the high streets. (Source)

  877. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 1:49 AM PST - (Yorkshire Post) - Sad end to rescue operation as whale stranded in Spurn mud
    Dave Mark EXPERTS will today begin preparations to remove the carcass of a 30ft sperm whale which deserted its traditional Atlantic waters and fatally beached off Spurn Point a“ in spite of the monumental efforts of rescue teams. (Source)

  878. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 6:29 AM PST - (Fernandina Beach News-Leader) - WEEKLY UPDATE
    Tracking the right whale -- Research on behavior Fernandina's marina is on Front and Centre Street, and at the moment it is also front and center for crucial right-whale research that may help save this scarce and highly endangered species. (Source)

  879. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:37 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - IN THE KNOW The ‘singing’ humpback whales
    THE ACTIVE and acrobatic humpback whale belongs to the family of rorquals, which is characterized by pleats running from the lower jaw to the belly and a fin on the back. The shape and color pattern of the humpback’s fin and tail are distinctive, just like human fingerprints. (Source)

  880. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 11:36 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Research volunteers await arrival of humpback whales
    FOR THOSE who see the ocean as a dark abyss ready to suck them into its depths, it must take something big to encourage them to spend an entire summer bobbing between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. (Source)

  881. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 3:51 PM PST - (KATU) - Ecoterrorism suspects have history of activism
    SEATTLE - Two of the men accused of ecoterrorism have a history of environmental activism in the Northwest. Jonathan Paul and Joseph Dibee both tried to disrupt Makah whale hunters in 1999 of the Washington coast. (Source)

  882. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 4:05 PM PST - (INQ7.net) - Research volunteers await arrival of humpback whales
    FOR THOSE who see the ocean as a dark abyss ready to suck them into its depths, it must take something big to encourage them to spend an entire summer bobbing between the Pacific Ocean and the South China Sea. (Source)

  883. Mon, 06 Feb 2006 8:52 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Fredding falls between mantras, Kevin Bacon game
    Stress-relieving methods number many. They run the gamut from such old standbys as nail biting, Scotch drinking and punching a life-size inflatable Mr. T doll to more New Age-y techniques as lighting aromatherapy candles and listening to whale-mating calls on CD. (Source)

  884. Tue, 07 Feb 2006 0:52 AM PST - (Yorkshire Post) - Rotting whale giving off giant smell
    A 10-TONNE sperm whale which beached off Spurn Point is expected to stay in the remote spot where it died for weeks to come – and is already starting to decompose. (Source)

  885. Tue, 07 Feb 2006 10:06 AM PST - (Iceland Review) - Whale meat sold out
    According to Fréttabladid, whale meat is sold out in Iceland. "Everything we had is gone, but the meat is probably available in the freezers of some supermarkets," said Gunnar Bergmann, the director of the Association for Whale Hunters, when asked if whale meat was sold out. (Source)

  886. Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:31 PM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - Greenpeace Tells Companies Behind Whale Hunt That Whaling Is Bad for Business
    Upon returning to Cape Town after a 73 day campaign to defend whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, Greenpeace today warned the companies behind whaling that 'whaling is bad for business', outlining a strategy to target the international corporations who can be linked to plans to kill some eight thousand whales over the next 8 years. (Source)

  887. Tue, 07 Feb 2006 5:33 PM PST - (Los Angeles Weekly) - Search Results
    Spin, spin, spin that straw into gold! Storybook Theater throws many laughs into this musical retelling of the famous tale. Aquarium staff share whale tales. (Source)

  888. Tue, 07 Feb 2006 8:16 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Carter: South Pacific Whale Research Consortium
    Thank you for inviting me here to open your Annual Meeting today. I know this is the seventh time the South Pacific Whale Research Consortium has met, and participation has grown from a small group to the 50 or so people attending today. (Source)

  889. Wed, 08 Feb 2006 1:51 PM PST - (New Scientist) - Dolphin does the twist to hit the air spinning
    The spinner dolphin's spectacular ability to leap into the air and perform up to seven barrel rolls comes down to its underwater preparation (Source)

  890. Wed, 08 Feb 2006 5:29 AM PST - (The Age) - Something slippery brushed against my leg
    Dolphins have never done much for me. I know some people are just crazy about them, but I always found them a bit overrated and dull and ugly - they just look like sharks with a bad nose-job, kind of like the Jennifer Grey of aquatic mammals. (Source)

  891. Wed, 08 Feb 2006 5:30 AM PST - (Animal Planet) - Study: Whale Songs Facilitate Mating
    How a male structures his song tells females if he's a worthy mate, says a new study. (Source)

  892. Wed, 08 Feb 2006 11:18 AM PST - (Los Angeles Weekly) - Search Results
    Spin, spin, spin that straw into gold! Storybook Theater throws many laughs into this musical retelling of the famous tale. Aquarium staff share whale tales. (Source)

  893. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 9:40 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - DOLPHIN LIFESAVER
    AN angler saved a lost dolphin from being killed. Jason Stokes, 37, dived into the cold sea to stop the 4ft bluenosed dolphin being smashed on rocks by the incoming tide. (Source)

  894. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:41 PM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Man saves baby dolphin
    Initially he sprinted to the surf for a juicy, fat fish in the shallow water and then he suddenly became a dolphin rescuer. (Source)

  895. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 2:41 AM PST - (Aljazeera) - Japan faces whale meat surplus
    Prices of whale meat in Japan are plummeting as the country experiences a glut of the controversial dish. (Source)

  896. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 2:31 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Japan faces whale meat glut after big catch
    Japan has been caught in a striking dilemma since declaring whale hunting "a national heritage", by rapidly expanding its much-criticised whaling program, they now kill more of the mammals than the country's consumers care to eat. (Source)

  897. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 2:29 AM PST - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Endangered whale spotted again
    There was another sighting of an endangered North Atlantic right whale over the weekend. (Source)

  898. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 2:29 AM PST - (The Huntsville Times) - This Guppy is a whale
    It looked like a prehistoric monster or a warehouse with wings - anything but an aircraft - just off the runway at Redstone Airfield. To the casual observer, NASA's Super Guppy seems to beat the laws of physics standing still, let alone in flight. (Source)

  899. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 3:39 AM PST - (Yachting Monthly) - Editor's Log: March 2006
    For all sailors, a close encounter with those denizens of the deep, whales, is an unforgettable experience. But who would have guessed that while we were busy putting the finishing touches to this issue, a whale would swim past our office, a couple of hundred yards away in the River Thames? (Source)

  900. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 6:29 AM PST - (KPLC) - Japan faces whale meat glut
    TOKYO Japan finds itself overloaded with blubber -- too much whale meat after boosting the catch. (Source)

  901. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 5:56 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Japan faces whale meat glut
    (Tokyo-AP) February 9, 2006 - Japan finds itself overloaded with blubber, too much whale meat after boosting the catch. The government is trying to entice kids with whale burgers in school lunches and colorful pamphlets singing the meat's praises. So far, few are biting. (Source)

  902. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 6:11 AM PST - (KBCI Boise) - Japan faces whale meat glut
    TOKYO Japan finds itself overloaded with blubber -- too much whale meat after boosting the catch. The government is trying to entice kids with whale burgers in school lunches and colorful pamphlets singing the meat's praises. But so far, few are biting. (Source)

  903. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 4:04 AM PST - (The Scotsman: International News) - Whale meat again? No thanks
    JAPAN has expanded its much-criticised whaling programme so much that it now kills more of the mammals than its consumers care to eat. (Source)

  904. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:20 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Japan faces whale meat glut after boosting catch
    TOKYO -- Japan has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colorful pamphlets, and declared whale hunting "a national heritage." (Source)

  905. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 8:50 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Shedd whale 'with calf'
    Shedd Aquarium officials announced today one of their whales is pregnant. (Source)

  906. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 9:25 AM PST - (NBC 5 Chicago) - Baby Beluga Expected At Shedd
    CHICAGO -- One of the whales at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium is expecting a bouncing baby beluga this summer. (Source)

  907. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:52 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Awash in whale, Japan can't eat it all
    TOKYO - Japan has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colorful pamphlets, and declared whale hunting "a national heritage." (Source)

  908. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 12:20 PM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Meat Glut a Problem for Japan
    Japan Faces Whale Meat Glut, Promotion Fails to Increase Consumption Even As Price Falls (Source)

  909. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 6:10 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Are Japanese losing the taste for whale?
    JAPAN has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of whale meat in colourful pamphlets and declared whale hunting "a national heritage". (Source)

  910. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 7:55 PM PST - (AlertNet) - Gray whale looks up at tourists off Mexico's Baja California
    A gray whale looks up at tourists in the Laguna San Ignacio on Mexico's Baja California peninsula February 8, 2006.The number of gray whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico's warm lagoons has dropped this year, scientists say, possibly because of changing weather patterns. (Source)

  911. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 7:40 PM PST - (AlertNet) - Tourists look at gray whale off Mexico's Baja California
    Tourists look at a gray whale in the Laguna San Ignacio on Mexico's Baja California peninsula February 8, 2006. The number of gray whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico's warm lagoons has dropped this year. (Source)

  912. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 6:43 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph: International News) - Japan likes killing whales but not eating them
    The enthusiasm of Japanese for whaling has surpassed their appetite for actually eating the mammals, leaving retailers with a glut of unsold whale meat. (Source)

  913. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 6:47 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Sperm Whales Use Engines As 'Dinner Bells'
    Sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska are likely using the sounds of fishing boat engines as underwater dinner bells to hone in on longlines hung with valuable sablefish, scientists said. (Source)

  914. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 6:20 PM PST - (ABC News) - Sperm Whales Use Engines As 'Dinner Bells'
    Scientists Say Boat Engines Are Like 'Dinner Bells' for Sperm Whales (Source)

  915. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:05 PM PST - (Houston Chronicle) - Whale meat glut has officials in Japan scrambling
    Japan has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colorful pamphlets, and declared whale hunting "a national heritage." (Source)

  916. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 9:33 PM PST - (Boston Herald) - Filene's site suitors must court Menino
    Alex Adjmi and Robert Cayre may be from New York, but they have managed to put their hook in a very big Boston real estate deal - the Filene's building. But in order to reel this whale in... (Source)

  917. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:14 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Fewer migrating whales arrive in Mexican lagoons
    The number of gray whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico's warm lagoons has dropped this year, scientists say, possibly because of changing weather patterns. (Source)

  918. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:09 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - CORRECTED: Fewer migrating whales arrive in Mexican lagoons
    Please read in fifth paragraph... British Columbia... instead of... British Colombia... and... up and down the coast... instead of up and the coast... . Please read in 12th paragraph... since 2000... instead of... since 2005... (Source)

  919. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 10:15 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - CORRECTED
    Corrects sentence n fifth paragraph to read... British Columbia... instead of... British Colombia... and... up and down the coast... instead of up and the coast... (Source)

  920. Thu, 09 Feb 2006 11:11 PM PST - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Love underwater
    CHICAGO | Love is in the air -- and apparently in the water. On Wednesday morning John G. Shedd Aquarium announced that Puiji, one of the aquarium's four female beluga whales, is pregnant for the second time by the same father. (Source)

  921. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 2:52 PM PST - (WBBH) - Rare dolphin released after 7 months of rehab
    SARASOTA — A rare dolphin, once sick and stranded in Southwest Florida made his final journey home. Scientists and volunteers from the Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota loaded the rare dolphin onto a boat - took him about 80-miles out to the ocean and set him free. (Source)

  922. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 1:50 PM PST - (WINK TV Southwest Florida) - Rare dolphin returned to the Gulf
    One of two rare dolphins rescued near Marco Island returned to the Gulf of Mexico Friday. Bonnie and Clyde were rescued near Caxambass Pass in July of last year and were taken to Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota for rehabilitation. (Source)

  923. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 7:53 AM PST - (Addict 3D) - Whale meat 'made into dog food'
    Meat from whales caught under Japan's "research" programme is so abundant that it is being sold as pet food, according to a UK conservation group. Thousands of tonnes of whale meat has been stockpiled as more animals are killed each year, says the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS). (Source)

  924. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:29 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Dolphin begging? Don't feed it
    DOLPHIN SAFETY TIPS • Remember: It’s a federal offense to threaten, harass or feed wild dolphins. • Stay at least 50 yards from wild dolphins when aboard a boat or personal watercraft. (Source)

  925. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 2:27 AM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Japanese can't swallow surplus of whale meat
    TOKYO -- Japan has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colorful pamphlets and declared whale hunting 'a national heritage.' (Source)

  926. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 0:21 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Japan facing glut of whale meat
    Japan has enticed children with whale-burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colorful pamphlets and declared whale hunting... (Source)

  927. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 2:35 AM PST - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Distaste for whale leads to surplus
    The glut of whale meat hasn't stopped the country's annual hunt or defense of the practice. (Source)

  928. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 2:34 AM PST - (Independent Online) - All going 'swimmingly for buoy-tailed whale'
    The National Sea Rescue Institute has been dispatched to inspect an eight-metre southern right off the coast of Kommetjie that had a rope and buoy wrapped around its tail. (Source)

  929. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 2:23 AM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Car-like collision has Shedd expecting baby beluga
    What happens when a whale gets sideswiped? Sometimes, you get another whale. That's the situation at the Shedd Aquarium, where Puiji, a female beluga, is pregnant. Delivery is expected sometime this summer. (Source)

  930. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 3:18 AM PST - (Cape Argus) - News briefing
    NSRI monitors 'roped' whale A whale spotted with a rope tied around its tail near Kommetjie was not in any distress and did not require any medical attention. Fishermen spotted the whale yesterday and alerted authorities. (Source)

  931. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 0:41 AM PST - (Coast Reporter) - Coasters gearing up for stair climb
    Creeker Shaun Stephens-Whale will have some company Feb. 19 when he steps up to the Climb the Wall challenge in Vancouver. For the past several years, Shaun has been one of the leading champions for the Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air, a fundraiser for the B.C. Lung Association. (Source)

  932. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:43 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Japanese said "feeding whale meat to dogs"
    Japan's stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organisation said on Friday. (Source)

  933. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:39 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Japanese said "feeding whale meat to dogs"
    Japan's stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organization said on Friday. (Source)

  934. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:45 AM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - Japanese diners turn thumbs down on whale meat
    Japan has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colorful pamphlets, and declared whale hunting 'a national heritage.' (Source)

  935. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 10:02 AM PST - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Distaste for whale leads to surplus
    The glut of whale meat hasn't stopped the country's annual hunt or defense of the practice. (Source)

  936. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:34 AM PST - (RedNova) - Japanese Feeding Whale Meat to Dogs: Report
    LONDON -- Japan's stock of whale meat from hunt (Source)

  937. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:52 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Japan's demand for whale meat declining
    Whale meat, a cheap source of protein that helped Japan ward off malnutrition after World War II, has dropped in popularity. (Source)

  938. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:34 AM PST - (MENAFN) - Japan's demand for whale meat declining
    Japan's demand for whale meat declining (Source)

  939. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 9:23 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Display map supported by Depoe Bay
    Depoe Bay personality and multiple city commissions member John Rose made a big splash this week at the city council meeting, to which he came wearing three city commission hats and bringing a round white object he alleged was a whale egg. (Source)

  940. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 8:32 AM PST - (4NI) - WDCS claims whales being made into 'dog food'
    A conservation group has claimed that whale meat produced in Japan’s scientific whaling programme is being turned into dog food. (Source)

  941. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 11:22 AM PST - (MSNBC) - Fewer whales arrive in Mexican lagoons
    SAN IGNACIO, Mexico - The number of gray whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico's warm lagoons has dropped this year, scientists say, possibly because of changing weather patterns. (Source)

  942. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:06 PM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Environmentalists attack Japan's 'surplus' whale meat stocks
    _ Antiwhaling organizations in Britain highlighted the use of whale meat in Japanese pet food to champion their cause Friday. (Source)

  943. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 3:07 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japan using whale meat for dog food: report
    Japan's stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organisation says. (Source)

  944. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 1:34 PM PST - (RedNova) - Japanese said "feeding whale meat to dogs"
    LONDON (Reuters) - Japan's stock of whale meat (Source)

  945. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 2:34 PM PST - (UPI) - UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News
    TOKYO, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- Whale meat, a cheap source of protein that helped Japan ward off malnutrition after World War II, has dropped in popularity. (Source)

  946. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 5:36 PM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Whale burgers on the menu at Japanese schools
    By Amanda Brown JAPAN is trying to get children to eat whale burgers and is turning their meat into dog food because of a glut caused by its expanding whaling programme. (Source)

  947. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 4:12 PM PST - (Tiscali) - Japanese said "feeding whale meat to dogs"
    LONDON (Reuters) - Japan’s stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organisation said on Friday. (Source)

  948. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 9:00 PM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - Japanese diners turn thumbs down on whale meat
    Japan has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colorful pamphlets, and declared whale hunting 'a national heritage.' (Source)

  949. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 8:34 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Whale pet food a desperate move
    Reports that whale meat is being sold as dog food in Japan shows the industry there is desperately trying to stay afloat, Greenpeace Australia says. - (Source)

  950. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 9:07 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Whale sold as dog-food: Greenpeace
    REPORTS that whale meat is being sold as dog food in Japan shows the industry there is desperately trying to stay afloat, Greenpeace Australia says. (Source)

  951. Fri, 10 Feb 2006 8:52 PM PST - (The Australian) - Whale sold as dog-food: Greenpeace
    REPORTS that whale meat is being sold as dog food in Japan shows the industry there is desperately trying to stay afloat, Greenpeace Australia says. Greenpeace says whaling in the Southern Ocean would end if Japan cut subsidies to the industry because it was not commercially viable. (Source)

  952. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 0:14 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Visitors welcomed back
    The day before Miami Seaquarium opened to the public for the first time since Hurricane Wilma damaged the Virginia Key stalwart, Flipper the dolphin was reveling in his twirls, and Sara the sea lion was barking with contentment. (Source)

  953. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 1:58 AM PST - (The News) - News In Brief
    A LITTLE boy with a big heart has given up his birthday party for the sake of his sick mum.... A TUG captain has told of the 'tremendous loss' he feels after Spinnaker the dolphin was cau... (Source)

  954. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 1:45 AM PST - (Daily Breeze) - Gray whale found dead on beach in San Pedro
    The 28-foot mammal was thought to be a little over a year old. The body of a gray whale was found early Friday on Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro. The 28-foot-long mammal was discovered behind the lifeguard station by beachgoers, authorities said. (Source)

  955. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 0:28 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Fewer Gray Whales Migrating to Warmth of Mexico
    SAN IGNACIO, Mexico — The number of gray whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico's warm lagoons has dropped this year, possibly because of changing weather patterns, scientists say. (Source)

  956. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 0:22 AM PST - (Planet Gamecube) - News Archive: May 1999
    OperatioN updates - 21:12 PM CST And Justin's on Vacation! Sweet! Two for Dojo - 13:01 PM CST Shiggy working on a Dolphin game, and info on Matsushita's new plant! (Source)

  957. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 7:56 AM PST - (Stuff) - Japanese feeding whale meat to dogs claims group
    LONDON: Japan's stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organisation said on Friday. (Source)

  958. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 6:08 AM PST - (The Courier Mail) - Whale being sold as dog-food
    REPORTS that whale meat is being sold as dog food in Japan shows the industry there is desperately trying to stay afloat, Greenpeace Australia says. Greenpeace says whaling in the Southern Ocean would end if Japan cut subsidies to the industry because it was not commercially viable. (Source)

  959. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 7:48 AM PST - (Las Vegas Sun) - Frank Gehry's approach to architecture 'different'
    In enlisting Frank Gehry to design a local Alzheimer's research center in his father's name, Las Vegas businessman Larry Ruvo landed an architectural whale. (Source)

  960. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 5:31 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Fewer whales arrive in Mexican lagoons
    The number of grey whales making a yearly migration from the icy North Pacific to breed in Mexico's warm lagoons has dropped this year, scientists say, possibly because of changing weather patterns. (Source)

  961. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 8:32 AM PST - (Muzi) - Japanese said "feeding whale meat to dogs"
    Japan's stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organization said on Friday. (Source)

  962. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 8:54 AM PST - (Stuff) - Whaling Commission 'dysfunctional'
    The International Whaling Commission is a "dysfunctional organisation in need of radical reform", Conservation Minister Chris Carter says. (Source)

  963. Sat, 11 Feb 2006 3:40 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Pump, dont dump effort returning to Wailea
    After many years of inactivity, it is heartening to see the state Department of Land and Natural Resources matching the county’s funding of pump-out trucks at Maalaea Harbor, as well as additional funding from the whale sanctuary, which would have allthree levels of government participating in this effort to halt dumping of sewage off the coast of Maui (The Maui News, Feb. 5). Perhaps this will (Source)

  964. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 12:09 PM PST - (Bangkok Post) - Dolphin returned to the wild
    Surat Thani _ After undergoing five months of treatment for a deep cut and lung inflammation, a two-year-old humpback dolphin was released back into the sea yesterday in Surat Thani after making a complete recovery. (Source)

  965. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 6:02 AM PST - (The Daily Telegraph) - 'Scientific research'
    JAPAN'S whaling industry has begun marketing whale meat as dog food in a bid to clear almost 5000 tonnes of unwanted meat. (Source)

  966. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 7:27 PM PST - (Miami Herald) - Visitors welcomed back
    The day before Miami Seaquarium opened to the public for the first time since Hurricane Wilma damaged the Virginia Key stalwart, Flipper the dolphin was reveling in his twirls, and Sara the sea lion was barking with contentment. (Source)

  967. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 6:06 AM PST - (The Daily Telegraph) - 'Scientific research'
    JAPAN'S whaling industry has begun marketing whale meat as dog food in a bid to clear almost 5000 tonnes of unwanted meat. (Source)

  968. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 8:24 AM PST - (Stuff) - Japanese feeding whale meat to dogs
    LONDON: Japan's stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organisation said. (Source)

  969. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:05 AM PST - (KESQ) - Gray whale found dead on beach in San Pedro
    LOS ANGELES The body of a gray whale has been found on a beach in San Pedro, but officials do not know how it died. (Source)

  970. Sun, 12 Feb 2006 4:56 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Japanese "Feeding Whale Meat to Dogs"
    LONDON - Japan's stock of whale meat from hunting for scientific research is so large that the country has begun selling it as dog food, a leading marine conservation organisation said on Friday. (Source)

  971. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 9:19 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - 10-foot-long dolphin rescued in Tampa Bay
    OLDSMAR -- A 10-foot-long dolphin was saved after being stranded in mud in Old Tampa Bay, rescuers said. A kayaker spotted the bottlenose dolphin Sunday morning and alerted authorities. (Source)

  972. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 4:19 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - 10-foot-long dolphin rescued from Old Tampa Bay
    A 10-foot-long dolphin was saved after being stranded in mud in Old Tampa Bay, rescuers said. (Source)

  973. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 4:43 AM PST - (WPMI 15) - 10-foot-long dolphin rescued from Old Tampa Bay
    OLDSMAR, Fla. (AP) - A ten-foot-long dolphin is recovering after it was stranded in mud in Old Tampa Bay. A kayaker spotted the bottlenose dolphin yesterday morning and alerted authorities. (Source)

  974. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 3:52 AM PST - (Florida Today) - Stuck-in-mud Dolphin rescued in Florida
    OLDSMAR, Fla. - A 10-foot-long dolphin was saved after being stranded in mud in Old Tampa Bay, rescuers said. A kayaker spotted the bottlenose dolphin Sunday morning and alerted authorities. Rescuers crawled through the mud to get to the nearly 600-pound animal, said Dr. Janine Cianciolo, senior veterinarian and director of animal care at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. "It just sucked you down," (Source)

  975. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 8:28 AM PST - (Tampa Bay's 10) - Dolphin washes ashore near mobile home park
    Oldsmar, Florida -- An unexpected visitor near a Pinellas County mobile home park needed a helping hand this past weekend. (Source)

  976. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:10 PM PST - (NDTV) - Pink dolphin rescued in Thailand
    A rare pink dolphin has been released into the sea after it was rescued at a resort in Thailand. The rescue operations were conducted after the fishery officials looked into complaints that the resort was training the highly endangered animal for tourist shows. (Source)

  977. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 8:04 PM PST - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - Thanks for all the fish
    THE public will be able to continue feeding two wild dolphins at Tin Can Bay. Environment Minister Desley Boyle yesterday said agreement had been reached with the owners of Barnacles Cafe to allow the dolphin feeding to continue under strict conditions. (Source)

  978. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 10:43 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Prime time for whale watching in Maui
    People flock to Maui for rest and relaxation, but humpback whales migrate to the warm island waters to mate and calve. These leviathans, up to 45 feet in length, can be viewed from Maui's shoreline between mid-December and mid-April. Timed to coincide with the finale of whale-watching season, Napili Kai Beach Resort is offering a "Whale Watcher's Special" with a fifth night free after four (Source)

  979. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 6:31 PM PST - (Asahi.com) - Officials to public: Eat more whale
    The government wants the public to eat more whale meat to reduce the bloated stockpile and to prevent a rise in international criticism against the nation's whaling program in the name of research. (Source)

  980. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:54 PM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Protecting what's left of the right whale
    Crawling up on to another dead right whale to figure out how it died is enough to ruin your day. When biologists had to cut up two calves last month in Northeast Florida, it made them sick. They worry the species is disappearing right before their eyes. (Source)

  981. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:28 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - WHALE ON SHORE PERIL
    COASTGUARDS have warned sightseers to stay away from a dead whale washed up on a sandbank beside a remote beach. The body of the 50-ft creature came ashore on Friday at Scolt Head near Brancaster, Norfolk. (Source)

  982. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 11:25 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - ANGUISH OF BULLIED SHONA, 15
    A SCHOOLGIRL told yesterday how she tried to kill herself after bullies made her life a misery. Shona Hughes, 15, took 80 painkillers after she was kicked, tripped and called a "beached whale" by cruel classmates. (Source)

  983. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 0:16 AM PST - (Asahi.com) - Fisheries Agency plans to expand whale meat consumption to protect research program
    The government wants the public to eat more whale meat to reduce the bloated stockpile and to prevent a rise in international criticism against Japan's "research whaling" program. (Source)

  984. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 4:32 AM PST - (Cape Argus) - R23m De Hoop whale trail set to make a splash
    Southern right whales have been increasing in leaps and splashes, and now the Whale Trail in the De Hoop nature reserve, one of the Cape’s most popular ecotourism attractions, is set to follow suit. (Source)

  985. Mon, 13 Feb 2006 6:20 AM PST - (Herald Sun) - Thar she barks
    JAPAN'S whaling industry is selling whale meat as dog food to try to clear almost 5000 tonnes of unwanted meat. As Japan continues to kill whales under the guise of scientific research, animal activists have found a website advertising whale as a "safe and healthy" pet food. (Source)

  986. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 5:58 PM PST - (Bangkok Post) - Misadventures of a dolphin
    Re: the Bangkok Post article on Feb 13, "Dolphin returned to the wild". We read the story on the dolphin's release with great surprise. The facts are completely misleading. The at least 12-year-old dolphin (and not 2-year-old as reported), was caught by fishermen and not rescued in September 2005. (Source)

  987. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 3:28 AM PST - (The Ledger) - Dolphin Stranded In Mud Is Rescued
    A 10-foot-long dolphin was saved after being stranded in mud in Old Tampa Bay, rescuers said. (Source)

  988. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:37 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Minister admits mistake on dolphins
    Queensland's environment minister admits she made a mistake when she tried to shut down a popular dolphin feeding attraction at Tin Can Bay. (Source)

  989. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 6:07 AM PST - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - Dolphins the winners in new feeding regime
    DOLPHIN feeding will continue at Tin Can Bay under a new agreement reached after four months of negotiations. (Source)

  990. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 9:48 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Rare dolphin heading for extinction in Cambodia
    The rare Asian dolphin has moved closer to extinction in Cambodia after a series of deaths in fishing nets over the past few weeks, officials said on Wednesday. (Source)

  991. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 7:29 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Dolphin Feeding compromise at Tin Can Bay
    Tourism operators and the Queensland Government have formally reached an agreement over dolphin feeding conditions at Tin Can Bay, on the state's south-east coast. (Source)

  992. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:31 PM PST - (RedNova) - Rare Dolphin Heading for Extinction in Cambodia
    PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - The rare Asian dolphin h (Source)

  993. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 3:04 AM PST - (Daily Mirror) - AGONY OF BULLIED GIRL
    A SCHOOLGIRL told yesterday how she tried to kill herself after bullies made her life a misery. Shona Hughes, 15, took 80 painkillers after she was kicked, tripped and called a "beached whale" by cruel classmates. (Source)

  994. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 1:13 AM PST - (Pioneer Press) - Once and future St. Paulite writes of Florida's heart
    When Nicole Kelby returns to St. Paul to read from "Whale Season," her new comic mystery set in Florida, she plans to go house hunting. (Source)

  995. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 7:48 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Whale meat returns to Japan school menus
    Whale meat is back on the menu in a growing number of Japanese elementary and junior high schools, Kyodo news service reported on Tuesday. (Source)

  996. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 5:23 AM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Rising number of Japanese schools resume use of whale meat for lunch
    _ An increasing number of elementary and junior high schools in Japan have resumed the use of whale meat in lunch dishes as the Wakayama prefectural board of education promotes it, board of education officials said Tuesday. (Source)

  997. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 6:22 AM PST - (The Australian) - Whale meat back on school menus
    AN increasing number of Japanese schools are putting whale meat back on the menu, education officials say. (Source)

  998. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 5:08 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - Japan loses appetite for whale meat
    JAPAN has enticed children with whale burger school lunches, sung the praises of the red meat in colourful pamphlets, and declared hunting of the mammals "a national heritage." (Source)

  999. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:33 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Whale's death sparks temporary gill net ban in East Coast waters
    JACKSONVILLE -- The death of an endangered North Atlantic right whale last month has prompted federal officials to temporarily ban all gill net fishing off the Florida and Georgia coasts through the end of their calving season. (Source)

  1000. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 8:31 AM PST - (Reuters) - Whale meat returns to Japan school menus
    TOKYO (Reuters) - Whale meat is back on the menu in a growing number of Japanese elementary and junior high schools, Kyodo news service reported on Tuesday. (Source)

  1001. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 9:22 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Whale meat back on several school menus
    AN increasing number of Japanese schools are putting whale meat back on the menu, education officials say. (Source)

  1002. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:37 AM PST - (Florida Today) - NOAA hikes whale protection off Florida
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - The death of an endangered North Atlantic right whale last month has prompted federal officials to temporarily ban all gill net fishing off the Florida and Georgia coasts through the end of their calving season. The area from Savannah, Ga., through Sebastian Inlet, Fla., will be closed to gill net fishing through March 31, the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (Source)

  1003. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 8:13 AM PST - (WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News) - NOAA Bans All Gillnet Fishing To Protect Right Whales
    After scientists determined that a young North Atlantic right whale died last month after becoming entangled in gillnet gear, the NOAA Fisheries Service will prohibit all gillnet fishing off Georgia and northeast Florida through the end of the endangered mammal's calving season. (Source)

  1004. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:53 AM PST - (TVNZ) - Whalemeat on Japan's school menus
    Japan's Kyodo news service is reporting that whale meat is back on the menu in a growing number of schools there. The board of education in Wakayama prefecture in western Japan, an area known as the birthplace of organised whaling in the country, is promoting the drive to put whale on school menus. (Source)

  1005. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:26 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - NOAA announces fishing restrictions to protect whales
    (Jacksonville, Florida-AP) February 14, 2006 - The death of an endangered North Atlantic right whale last month has prompted federal officials to temporarily ban gill-net fishing off the Georgia and Florida coasts through the end of their calving season. (Source)

  1006. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:43 AM PST - (Tampa Bay's 10) - NOAA announces fishing restrictions to protect whales
    JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP)a”Federal officials are temporarily banning all gill net fishing off the Florida and Georgia coasts through the end of the calving season of the endangered North Atlantic right whale. (Source)

  1007. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 8:11 AM PST - (News4Jax.com) - NOAA Bans All Gillnet Fishing To Protect Right Whales
    After determining that the North Atlantic right whale that died off the coast of Ponte Vedra last month was entangled in gillnet fishing gear, no such fishing will be allowed in coastal waters off northeast Florida and Georgia until April. (Source)

  1008. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 1:59 PM PST - (Northern Territory News) - Whale meat back on several school menus
    AN increasing number of Japanese schools are putting whale meat back on the menu, education officials say. (Source)

  1009. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 12:02 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Whalemeat on Japan's school menus
    Japan's Kyodo news service is reporting that whale meat is back on the menu in a growing number of schools there. The board of education in Wakayama prefecture in western Japan, an area known as the birthplace of organised whaling in the country, is promoting the drive to put whale on school menus. (Source)

  1010. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 6:29 PM PST - (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Teams Rescue Whale Tangled In Fishing Gear
    Teams freed a humpback whale that was tangled in fishing gear near Lanai this weekend. The whale was first spotted five days ago near Kona. The Hawaiian Marine Mammal Consortium, along with the state Department of Land and Natural Resources attached a VHF tracking buoy to the fishing gear already on the whale. Then on Sunday rescue teams caught up with the whale near Lanai. (Source)

  1011. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 6:37 PM PST - (The Hawaii Channel) - Teams Rescue Whale Tangled In Fishing Gear
    HONOLULU -- Teams freed a humpback whale that was tangled in fishing gear near Lanai this weekend. (Source)

  1012. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 4:37 PM PST - (People's Daily) - More Japanese schools offer whale meat lunch
    More than 1.6 tons of whale meat were served as school lunch in over 100 schools in Kyoto, Osaka and Nara prefectures and Tokyo in January, almost double of the amount for the whole 2005, Kyodo News reported Tuesday. (Source)

  1013. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 4:15 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Whale Meat Returns to Japan School Menus
    TOKYO - Whale meat is back on the menu in a growing number of Japanese elementary and junior high schools, Kyodo news service reported on Tuesday. (Source)

  1014. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 6:02 PM PST - (Independent Online) - US moves to protect endangered whales
    The death of an endangered North Atlantic right whale has prompted American officials to temporarily ban all gill-net fishing off the Florida and Georgia coasts. (Source)

  1015. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 7:07 PM PST - (The Australian) - Activists call for Japan boycotts
    ANTI-whaling protesters want consumers to boycott Japanese products and services, including seafood products made by New Zealand-based Sealord group. (Source)

  1016. Tue, 14 Feb 2006 11:27 PM PST - (Deseret Morning News) - Whale's death prompts a halt on gill net fishing
    The death of an endangered North Atlantic right whale last month prompted federal officials to temporarily ban all gill net fishing off the Florida and Georgia coasts through the end of their calving season. (Source)

  1017. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 6:21 AM PST - (Herald Sun) - Asian dolphin nearing extinction
    THE Asian dolphin has moved closer to extinction in Cambodia after a series of deaths in fishing nets over the past few weeks, officials said yesterday. (Source)

  1018. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 9:33 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Rare dolphin heading for extinction
    The rare Asian dolphin has moved closer to extinction in Cambodia after a series of deaths in fishing nets during the past few weeks, officials have said. (Source)

  1019. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 9:50 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Plight of Cambodia's Irrawaddy dolphin
    PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) -- Cambodia's population of Irrawaddy dolphins could vanish within a decade unless strict enforcement is undertaken to protect the endangered species, a conservation official warned Wednesday. (Source)

  1020. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 4:21 PM PST - (ABC News) - Official: Irrawaddy Dolphins May Disappear
    Conservationist: Cambodia's Irrawaddy Dolphin Population Could Disappear in 10 Years (Source)

  1021. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 3:20 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Whale Meat Returns to Japan School Menus, Report Says
    Whale meat is back on the menu in a growing number of Japanese elementary and junior high schools, Kyodo news service reported on Tuesday. (Source)

  1022. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 0:47 AM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Right whale calf death spurs feds to ban gill nets
    Three weeks after finding the body of a right whale calf with fishing net wounds in its flesh, federal officials have banned all gill nets in the whales' calving grounds off the Florida and Georgia coasts. (Source)

  1023. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 0:09 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Florida news briefs
    The death of an endangered North Atlantic right whale last month has prompted federal officials to temporarily ban all gill net fishing off the Florida and Georgia coasts through the end of their calving season. (Source)

  1024. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 4:31 AM PST - (BBC News) - Whale is beached at seaside town
    Eyewitnesses say a large sperm whale beached on the Lincolnshire coast has now died. (Source)

  1025. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 5:33 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Entangled whale rescued off Lana'i
    Wildlife scientists made a dramatic rescue of an entangled humpback whale off Lana'i after tracking it for three days from the Big Island. (Source)

  1026. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 4:38 AM PST - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Whale rescued
    A 40-foot humpback whale that had been dragging marine debris around since at least Thursday is swimming freely now, thanks to workers who freed the whale of rope and buoys north of Lanai on Sunday. (Source)

  1027. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 2:08 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Whale untangled
    A 40-ton humpback whale entangled in fishing gear and facing almost certain death was freed Sunday afternoon off the north coast of Lanai by rescue workers with the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary. (Source)

  1028. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 6:53 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Tangled Whale Freed Off Hawaiian Island
    A 40-foot humpback whale wiggled off into the deep without a look back after ocean researchers and volunteers freed it from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris, possibly saving its life. (Source)

  1029. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 6:34 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Whale rescued from tangle of fishing lines
    LANAI CITY, Hawaii (AP) -- Ocean researchers and volunteers freed a 40-foot humpback whale that had become tangled in abandoned fishing lines and other debris. (Source)

  1030. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 7:20 PM PST - (ABC News) - Tangled Whale Freed Off Hawaiian Island
    Tangled 40-Foot Humpback Whale Freed Off Hawaiian Island, Another One Sought (Source)

  1031. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 4:24 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - WHALE FIND
    A DEAD whale washed up on rocks west of Port Fairy yesterday afternoon after being spotted by surfers at a popular surfing beach earlier in the day. (Source)

  1032. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 7:07 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Australia 'losing whale fight'
    AUSTRALIA is facing an uphill battle to prevent a resumption of commercial whaling, Environment Minister Ian Campbell has warned. (Source)

  1033. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 6:06 PM PST - (The Australian) - Australia 'could lose whale fight'
    AUSTRALIA is facing an uphill battle in its continuing struggle to prevent a resumption of commercial whaling following its win last year, Environment Minister Ian Campbell has warned. (Source)

  1034. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 7:22 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Aust.: Campbell Fails Whales
    Sending diplomats to international conferences is no substitute for sending surveillance ships to whale killing fields, Greens Leader Bob Brown said today. (Source)

  1035. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 4:24 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - Carcass examined
    SAMPLES taken from a dead sperm whale washed up on rocks west of Port Fairy yesterday are to be sent to Museum Victoria and Deakin University. Department of Sustainability and Environment officers climbed over rocks to reach the sub-adult to take blubber, muscle and skin samples. (Source)

  1036. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:10 PM PST - (AlertNet) - File photo of young humpback whale slapping tail during northward migration from Antarctica as it passes coast off
    A young humpback whale slaps its tail during the mammal's northward migration from Antarctica as it passes the coast off Sydney in this July 14, 2004 file photo. (Source)

  1037. Wed, 15 Feb 2006 9:01 PM PST - (CTV.ca) - Tangled humpback whale freed off Hawaiian island
    A 40-foot humpback whale wiggled off into the deep without a look back after ocean researchers and volunteers freed it from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris, possibly saving its life. (Source)

  1038. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 4:05 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Rare Dolphin Heading for Extinction in Cambodia
    The rare Asian dolphin has moved closer to extinction in Cambodia after a series of deaths in fishing nets over the past few weeks, officials said on Wednesday. (Source)

  1039. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 7:43 AM PST - (Sakonnet Times) - Dolphin found beached in Island Park
    PORTSMOUTH — Although its fate is unknown, some Portsmouth residents did their best to save a dolphin that beached itself in Island Park over the weekend. (Source)

  1040. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 3:27 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin deaths raise extinction alarms in Cambodia
    The deaths this week of four Irrawaddy dolphins in Cambodia have raised extinction concerns despite efforts to crack down on illegal fishing nets that often ensnare the endangered animals, conservation officials said. (Source)

  1041. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 0:56 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Wash. Orcas Listed As Endangered Species
    Already designated a depleted species under one federal act, Washington state's killer whale population is getting more federal protection under another. (Source)

  1042. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 1:20 AM PST - (ABC News) - Wash. Orcas Listed As Endangered Species
    Washington Orca Population Gets Endangered Species Listing (Source)

  1043. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 1:41 AM PST - (SABC News) - Anti-whaling ship hits diplomatic squall
    The chained Farley Mowat floats under police guard in Cape Town harbour, out of reach of the whaling ships it’s captain seeks to destroy. (Source)

  1044. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 7:52 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Tangled Whale Freed Off Hawaiian Island
    A 40-foot humpback whale wiggled off into the deep without a look back after ocean researchers and volunteers freed it from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris, possibly saving its life. (Source)

  1045. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 6:08 AM PST - (Addict 3D) - Anger over whale pet food claims
    Japanese scientists have reacted angrily to media reports that surplus whale meat is being sold as pet food. A UK conservation group said last week that Japan's research programme was landing so many whales, unwanted meat was being turned into dog food. (Source)

  1046. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 7:49 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Wash. Orcas Listed As Endangered Species
    Already designated a depleted species under one federal act, Washington state's killer whale population is getting more federal protection under another. (Source)

  1047. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 7:36 AM PST - (Westport Shorelines) - Owners reject preservation proposal on Almy house
    The new owners of Quansett Farm on Horseneck Road have rejected an offer from WHALE to help preserve the 1700s farmhouse. The Waterfront Historic Area League said it would help the owners change the Agricultural Preservation Restriction to allow them to build a guest house. (Source)

  1048. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 5:21 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Serious wounds mean it's unlikely to survive, experts say
    A seriously injured pygmy or dwarf sperm whale stranded Monday morning on Moloka'i's One'a Beach just west of the Kalaupapa settlement, but it fought its way back to sea as the tide rose. (Source)

  1049. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 7:31 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Orca population gets endangered listing in US
    Washington state's killer whale population has been given the highest protection available after the numbers in three resident pods had drastically decreased. (Source)

  1050. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 9:07 AM PST - (MSNBC) - Tangled whale freed from buoys, fishing gear
    LANAI CITY, Hawaii - A 40-foot humpback whale wiggled off into the deep without a look back after ocean researchers and volunteers freed it from a tangle of buoys, abandoned fishing lines and other debris, possibly saving its life. (Source)

  1051. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 8:20 AM PST - (ABC News) - Tangled Whale Freed Off Hawaiian Island
    Tangled 40-Foot Humpback Whale Freed Off Hawaiian Island, Another One Sought (Source)

  1052. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:39 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Tangled whale freed off Hawaiian island, another one sought
    LANAI CITY, Hawaii, 9:04 a.m. Feb. 16 (AP): A 40-foot humpback whale was freed from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris off the island of Lanai, but volunteers continued the search for another possibly entangled whale. (Source)

  1053. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:13 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Washington state's killer whale officially listed as endangered today
    The listing of Washington state's killer whale population as an endangered species — long awaited by the environmental community — takes effect today. (Source)

  1054. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 8:32 AM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - Wash. Orcas Listed As Endangered Species
    Already designated a depleted species under one federal act, Washington state's killer whale population is getting more federal protection under another. (Source)

  1055. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 10:02 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Orca population gets endangered listing in US
    Washington state's killer whale population has been given the highest protection available after the numbers in three resident pods had drastically decreased. (Source)

  1056. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 8:05 AM PST - (ABC News) - Wash. Orcas Listed As Endangered Species
    Washington Orca Population Gets Endangered Species Listing (Source)

  1057. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 12:59 PM PST - (KPUA Hilo) - Tide helps whale free itself
    HONOLULU (AP) _ A high tide helped a seriously injured whale stranded on a Molokai beach swim out to sea. The animal was either a pygmy or dwarf sperm whale. It became stranded Monday morning on Molokai's Onea Beach, just west of the Kalaupapa settlement. (Source)

  1058. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 2:13 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Strong bid to harpoon whale ban
    THERE is a "serious chance" pro-whaling nations like Japan will harvest enough support from other countries to end the ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  1059. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 3:31 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Whales are not dog tucker
    An admission by the Japanese whaling institute that whale meat is ending up in that nation's pet food bowls is just one more reason that the barbaric slaughter must be banned, the Green Party says. (Source)

  1060. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 4:40 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - Warning on whale body sightseeing
    SIGHTSEERS wanting to get a glimpse of the dead whale washed up on rocks west of Port Fairy are being warned not to remove anything from the deceased mammal. (Source)

  1061. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 4:02 PM PST - (CNews) - Washington state's killer whales officially listed as endangered species
    SEATTLE (AP) - The listing of Washington state's killer whale population as an endangered species, long awaited by the environmental community, takes effect Thursday. (Source)

  1062. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 5:31 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Aust.: Whales, International Whaling Commission
    The purpose of today is to announce that Australia's newly appointed Commissioner to the IWC is departing to go to an inter-sessional meeting of the International Whaling Commission next week in Great Britain. (Source)

  1063. Thu, 16 Feb 2006 9:25 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - SAD END FOR MIGHTY WHALE
    A SPERM whale lies dead on a beach, washed up after getting into difficulty in the North Sea. The lifeless body of the young 30ft male was found at Skegness on the Lincolnshire coast by lifeboat crews on Wednesday. (Source)

  1064. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 0:49 AM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Entangled humpback whale freed off Lanai
    LANAI CITY, Hawaii (16 Feb 2006) -- -- A 40-foot humpback whale wiggled off into the deep without a look back after ocean researchers and volunteers freed it from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris, possibly saving its life. (Source)

  1065. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 1:10 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Tangled whale freed off Hawaiian island, another one sought
    LANAI CITY, Hawaii (AP) -- A 40-foot humpback whale was freed from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris off the island of Lanai, but volunteers continued the search for another possibly entangled whale. (Source)

  1066. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 1:47 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Rescuers free entangled whale
    Ocean researchers and volunteers have freed a Humpback whale that had become entangled in abandoned fishing lines and other debris - and whale watchers are looking for another dangerously entangled whale in Hawaiian waters. (Source)

  1067. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 2:20 AM PST - (Online Poker News) - Billionaire Banker and Poker's Elite Play for Millions in World's Richest Poker Game
    Andy Beal, a self-made billionaire businessman, banker, real-estate developer, and mathematical genius, is also a huge poker aficionado. And when I say huge, I mean he's the blue whale of the world's poker seas, playing cards for enormous sums of money running into the millions of dollars. But who does he play poker with? Who else has that kind of money to play such high-stakes poker save for the (Source)

  1068. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 0:49 AM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - War of the whales: Japan's vote buying strategy paying off?
    ADELAIDE, Australia (16 Feb 2006) -- AUSTRALIA is facing an uphill battle in its continuing struggle to prevent a resumption of commercial whaling following its win last year, Environment Minister Ian Campbell has warned. (Source)

  1069. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 7:38 AM PST - (NOAA News) - ENTANGLED HUMPBACK WHALE RESCUED IN HAWAIIAN WATERS
    Feb. 15, 2006 — Federal and state officials, along with local volunteers, teamed up to free a humpback whale from a life-threatening entanglement Monday. (Source)

  1070. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 6:57 AM PST - (CARkeys) - yesterday
    AppealNow.com has announced the results of its third annual Craziest Parking Tickets Awards, and the top prize goes to Westminster Council for issuing tickets to the Thames whale rescuers. (Source)

  1071. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 5:53 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Road closed for Parade of Whales
    A portion of South Kihei Road will be closed from 9 to 10 a.m. tomorrow for Maui's Parade of Whales. (Source)

  1072. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 9:02 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Rescuers free entangled whale
    Ocean researchers and volunteers have freed a Humpback whale that had become entangled in abandoned fishing lines and other debris - and whale watchers are looking for another dangerously entangled whale in Hawaiian waters. (Source)

  1073. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 9:21 AM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Japanese scientist attacks British environmentalists' claims
    _ A Japanese research group has attacked British environmentalists who recently claimed whale meat was being used in Japanese pet food. (Source)

  1074. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 11:38 AM PST - (Petroleum News) - Northern right whales comments extended
    A federal agency is allowing more time for the public to weigh in on a proposal to provide critical habitat for the North Pacific right whale, considered the rarest large whale in the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reopened the public comment period through March 9. A pub... (Source)

  1075. Fri, 17 Feb 2006 9:02 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Anti-whaling ship runs into diplomatic squall
    The chained Farley Mowat floats under police guard in Cape Town harbour as the crew talk of a diplomatic conspiracy to shut their anti-whaling campaign down - and as they wait, they muse on their latest high-seas battle. (Source)

  1076. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 1:10 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Tangled whale freed off Hawaiian island, another one sought
    LANAI CITY, Hawaii (AP) -- A 40-foot humpback whale was freed from a tangle of abandoned fishing lines and other debris off the island of Lanai, but volunteers continued the search for another possibly entangled whale. (Source)

  1077. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 1:09 AM PST - (Washington Post) - Navy's Plans for Sonar Facility Challenged
    The civilian agency in charge of marine issues has sharply challenged the Navy's plans to build an underwater sonar training range in the Atlantic Ocean, saying that the military significantly underestimated the danger posed to whales and other marine mammals and that the science the Navy used to... (Source)

  1078. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 1:15 AM PST - (Detroit News) - Ocean overseers challenge Navy on planned sonar range
    WASHINGTON -- The civilian agency in charge of marine issues has sharply challenged the Navy's plans to build an underwater sonar training range in the Atlantic Ocean, saying that the military significantly underestimated the danger posed to whales and other marine mammals and that the science the Navy used to reach its conclusions is flawed. (Source)

  1079. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 1:35 AM PST - (The News & Observer) - Whales found at risk
    Navy sonar might kill, NOAA says. (Source)

  1080. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 5:41 AM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - NOAA blasts U.S. Navy over whale-killing sonar
    WASHINGTON (18 Feb 2006) --The civilian agency in charge of marine issues has sharply challenged the Navy's plans to build an underwater sonar training range in the Atlantic Ocean, saying that the military significantly underestimated the danger posed to whales and other marine mammals and that the science the Navy used to reach its conclusions is flawed. (Source)

  1081. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 10:51 AM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - Navy sonar range plan challenged
    The civilian agency in charge of marine issues has sharply challenged the Navy's plans to build an underwater sonar training range in the Atlantic Ocean, saying that the military significantly underestimated the danger posed to whales and other marine mammals and that the science the Navy used to reach its conclusions is flawed. (Source)

  1082. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:15 PM PST - (Great News Network) - US moves to protect endangered whales
    Jacksonville, Florida - The death of an endangered North Atlantic right whale last month prompted federal officials to temporarily ban all gill-net fishing off the Florida and Georgia coasts through the end of their calving season. (Source)

  1083. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 2:41 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Ocean trash is the problem
    David Mattila could be entitled to display a unique bumper sticker: Save the Whales – One at a Time. (Source)

  1084. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 12:27 PM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - Navy sonar range plan challenged
    The civilian agency in charge of marine issues has sharply challenged the Navy's plans to build an underwater sonar training range in the Atlantic Ocean, saying that the military significantly underestimated the danger posed to whales and other marine mammals and that the science the Navy used to reach its conclusions is flawed. (Source)

  1085. Sat, 18 Feb 2006 4:51 PM PST - (New York Times) - Mexico's Maritime Mystery: What's Killing All Those Whales?
    Mexican authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths of eight whales found washed ashore along the Sea of Cortez last month. (Source)

  1086. Sun, 19 Feb 2006 3:47 AM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - Shell appoints two lifelong Alaskans to navigate Beaufort Sea fields
    For oil giant Shell to reach its goal of pumping oil from Beaufort Sea fields, it'll have to deal with two behemoths: the endangered bowhead whale, which North Slope Natives hunt and fervently protect, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, which regulates offshore drilling. (Source)

  1087. Sun, 19 Feb 2006 0:19 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Mexico launches investigation after eight dead whales wash ashore
    Mexican authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths of eight whales found washed ashore along the Sea of Cortez last month, an unusually... (Source)

  1088. Sun, 19 Feb 2006 6:08 AM PST - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - Fraser to be in marine enclave
    A CONTROVERSIAL marine park proposal for the Great Sandy Region around Fraser Island has been given the go-ahead but State Cabinet is yet to make the tough decisions about fishing, whale watching and recreational use. (Source)

  1089. Sun, 19 Feb 2006 10:41 AM PST - (RedNova) - Shell Appoints Two Lifelong Alaskans to Navigate Beaufort Sea Fields
    By Wesley Loy, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Feb. 19--For oil giant Shell to reach its goal of pumping oil from Beaufort Sea fields, it'll have to deal with two behemoths: the endangered bowhead whale, which North Slope Natives hunt and fervently protect, and the U.S. (Source)

  1090. Sun, 19 Feb 2006 8:08 AM PST - (International Herald Tribune) - 8 dead whales are proving a mystery in Mexico
    Mexican authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths of eight whales found washed ashore along the Sea of Cortez last month, an unusually large number that suggests some common cause. (Source)

  1091. Sun, 19 Feb 2006 5:53 PM PST - (Fayetteville Observer) - Federal agency says whales could die in Navy sonar range
    A federal agency says a sonar range the Navy wants to build off the North Carolina coast could be fatal to whales in some cases, siding with environmentalists who oppose the Navy's plans. (Source)

  1092. Sun, 19 Feb 2006 8:25 PM PST - (Khaleej Times) - Whale and dolphin project to survey Gulf of Masirah
    MUSCAT — A team from the Environment Society of Oman’s (ESO) Whale and Dolphin Research project has begun a month-long field survey of the Gulf of Masirah and surrounding waters. (Source)

  1093. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 8:20 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Cambodia appoints group to save Irrawaddy dolphin
    PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Cambodia has appointed a commission to help save the endangered Irrawaddy dolphin, fearing that a unique natural treasure could become extinct, a senior official said Monday. (Source)

  1094. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 2:19 AM PST - (Wanstead and Woodford Guardian) - Tracing the remains of a missing whale
    ONCE a famous landmark in the borough the Redbridge whale had been lost in mists of time, until now. Moved from its prime position in Chadwell 130 years ago, the old sea creature's bones have been traced by the Guardian it to its new home in Dagenham. (Source)

  1095. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 0:22 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Seaquarium critic claims star whale Lolita is dying
    IF FILE WON'T CLOSE, CHANGE PUBLICATION DATE FROM 06/06/06 TO 03/06/06 DATE Russ Rector has turned to the air -- and the Web -- to wage his anti-Seaquarium campaign. (Source)

  1096. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 0:11 AM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Agency warns sonar may kill whales
    A federal agency says a sonar range the Navy wants to build off the N.C. coast could be fatal to whales in some cases, siding with environmentalists who oppose the Navy's plans. (Source)

  1097. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 4:58 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - For the Enviroment
    WHALE COUNT: The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary needs volunteers Saturday and March 25 to count whales over a four-hour period at 65 sites on three islands. To register, call (888) 55-WHALE, ext. 253, on the Big Island; (808) 246-2860 on Kaua'i; and 397-2654, ext. 253, on O'ahu. (Source)

  1098. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 7:36 AM PST - (News 14 Charlotte) - Navy range could be harmful to whales
    RALEIGH, N.C. -- A federal agency says a sonar range the Navy wants to build off the North Carolina coast could be fatal to whales in some cases, siding with environmentalists who oppose the Navy's plans. (Source)

  1099. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 10:19 AM PST - (Lookout) - Sonar and whales, the navy’s way ahead
    The Department of National Defence has taken a step forward in protecting the marine environment from sonar noise. (Source)

  1100. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 12:16 PM PST - (Rigzone) - Shell Appoints Two Lifelong Alaskans to Navigate Beaufort Sea Fields
    For oil giant Shell to reach its goal of pumping oil from Beaufort Sea fields, it'll have to deal with two behemoths: the endangered bowhead whale, which North Slope Natives hunt and fervently protect, and the U.S. Department of the Interior, which regulates offshore drilling. (Source)

  1101. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 4:10 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - Dead whale will be left to rot
    THE dead whale caught on rocks west of Port Fairy will be left to rot in the water. Department of Sustainability and Environment incident controller Andrew Morrow said yesterday it was too dangerous to move the carcass from rocks west of Pea Soup due to the state of the whale. (Source)

  1102. Mon, 20 Feb 2006 6:03 PM PST - (UPI) - Whales in North Sea at risk of beaching
    LONDON, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- Scientists say as many as 25 sperm whales may be in danger of stranding themselves on Britain's beaches. (Source)

  1103. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 3:56 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Cambodia appoints commission to save rare dolphins
    Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has appointed a commission to protect Irrawaddy dolphins that are on the brink of extinction. (Source)

  1104. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 2:29 AM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - Ancient blubber gives scientists something to chew on
    Douglas Henry knew it was old when he found a slab of mangtak -- or whale blubber with skin -- in a food cache last summer. Yet, when the 27-year-old Gambell resident recently learned that, after carbon dating analysis, the blubber is estimated to be 1,000 years old, he was a bit surprised. (Source)

  1105. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 6:20 AM PST - (Newswise) - USF Researchers Test Beaked Whale Hearing
    Marine scientists from the University of South Florida College of Marine Science and colleagues at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution investigated the issue of whether sonar can be correlated with the stranding of beaked whales, as some reports have claimed. (Source)

  1106. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 4:38 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Anti-Whaling Ship Hits Diplomatic Squall
    The 657-ton Farley Mowat -- flying the skull-and-crossbones like a modern pirate ship -- stalked Japanese ships hunting minke whales through the huge waves of the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  1107. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:19 AM PST - (Dominican Republic News) - Humpback whale watching in Samana Bay
    Whale-watching season in the DR starts 14 January and continues through 15 March. Ken De Pree, DR1’s whale expert, reports on the arrival of the humpback whales and whale-watching season. (Source)

  1108. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 9:15 AM PST - (The Capital Times) - Jackpot a 'dream,' but check for the spare change
    Don't overlook the small fry if the whale gets away. State lottery mathematician JonMichael Rasmus said your prospects for winning the record $365 million Powerball jackpot tonight are very, very low. "You are buying a ticket to dream," he said. (Source)

  1109. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 7:36 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Dead whale poses health risk
    People getting too close to a dead whale left to rot on rocks near Port Fairy, in south-west Victoria, are being warned they are putting their health at risk. (Source)

  1110. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 6:04 PM PST - (The Daily Telegraph) - Body found at Whale Beach
    THE body of a missing diver has been found floating in waters off Whale Beach, in Sydney's north. (Source)

  1111. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 5:23 PM PST - (The Australian) - Body of missing diver, 70, found
    THE body of a missing diver has been found floating in waters off Whale Beach, in Sydney's north. A swimmer found the body of the 70-year-old man about 10.15am (AEDT) after the man went missing during a dive with friends at nearby Avalon Beach about 9.30am. (Source)

  1112. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 4:34 PM PST - (The Daily Telegraph) - Body found in search for diver, 70
    THE body of a man has been found in waters off Whale Beach, in Sydney's north. (Source)

  1113. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 4:22 PM PST - (The Australian) - Body found in search for diver, 70
    THE body of a man has been found in waters off Whale Beach, in Sydney's north. The body was found by a swimmer about 10.15am (AEDT) today, police said. (Source)

  1114. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 5:32 PM PST - (About.com) - A Driving Tour of Upcountry Maui
    For many visitors Maui will always be known for its resorts, fine beaches, snorkeling and whale watching, Haleakala, and the Road to Hana. Maui is much more, however, and a great way to see some of the other Maui is... (Source)

  1115. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 5:07 PM PST - (KTVA) - Transient killer whales return to Kodiak
    Residents of Kodiak are seeing some familiar faces in local harbors. A transient pod of killers whales is back for its annual visit, searching for Steller sea lions to feast on. (Source)

  1116. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:18 PM PST - (phillyburbs.com) - Underwater gliders follow everything from whales to hurricanes
    HONOLULU - Ocean scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. (Source)

  1117. Tue, 21 Feb 2006 10:12 PM PST - (Science Daily) - Monitoring Baleen Whales With Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
    Like robots of the deep, autonomous underwater vehicles, or AUVs, are growing in number and use in the oceans to perform scientific missions ranging from monitoring climate change to mapping the deep sea floor and surveying ancient shipwrecks. Another use for these versatile platforms has now been found: monitoring the lives of whales. (Source)

  1118. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 2:17 AM PST - (Mail and Guardian) - Underwater gliders follow whales and hurricanes
    Ocean scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. Two-metre, 45kg, underwater gliders are swimming the oceans of the world and dutifully sending data home on everything from whale calls to the massive waves produced by hurricanes. (Source)

  1119. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 3:12 AM PST - (Yachting and Boating World) - Pod of sperm whales trapped in North Sea
    Scientists have warned that up to 25 sperm whales may be in danger of stranding themselves on Britain's beaches. (Source)

  1120. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 0:42 AM PST - (Nautica) - Leg Four Day 3 1600 Gmt Position Report
    As the fleet fly east across the southern ocean, sightings of wildlife have been reported by every team with talk of giant squid, albatross and whales. (Source)

  1121. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:55 AM PST - (The Cape Cod Chronicle) - Follow The Whale Trail
    This summer, it will be possible to go whale watching without leaving the Cape’s sandy soil. The Whale Trail, a collection of brightly colored six-foot fiberglass whales, will be scattered around the peninsula for all to see. (Source)

  1122. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 8:14 AM PST - (Clitheroe Advertiser & Times) - Applause for young organist
    A TALENTED pupil was praised by parishioners for his musical performance during a church service.... Bradman named Whalley's new pro! (Source)

  1123. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 8:14 AM PST - (Clitheroe Advertiser & Times) - Whalley Beat... with PCSO Jason Taylor
    IT has been grand to be back here in the village and refreshing to see a few subtle changes take pla... A TALENTED pupil was praised by parishioners for his musical performance during a church service.... (Source)

  1124. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 8:14 AM PST - (Clitheroe Advertiser & Times) - Fund-raiser is a dog's best friend
    A KIND Whalley woman raised more than £300 in the space of five hours to boost funds for the retired... IT has been grand to be back here in the village and refreshing to see a few subtle changes take pla... (Source)

  1125. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 2:45 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Whale foundation to hold lecture, cruise
    MAALAEA – The Pacific Whale Foundation will sponsor two events this week: (Source)

  1126. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 3:42 PM PST - (Thursday Magnet) - Museum stages a worthy tribute
    The Eden Killer Whale Museum's 75th anniversary celebrations on the weekend were a great success and a worthy tribute. (Source)

  1127. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 12:31 PM PST - (USA Today) - Underwater gliders can follow whales, hurricanes
    Six-foot, 100-pound underwater gliders used at by ocean scientists across the country can swim the ocean and collect important data. (Source)

  1128. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 3:34 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Rescuers rush to save whales, dolphins
    At least 100 whales and dolphins have died after beaching themselves on King Island in Bass Strait and another 50 are at risk, officials say. (Source)

  1129. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 7:11 PM PST - (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Officials Delay Removing Whale Carcass From Beach
    Bad weather forced state officials to push back removing the rotting carcass of a whale that washed up on Waimanalo Beach. (Source)

  1130. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 7:49 PM PST - (The Hawaii Channel) - Officials Delay Removing Whale Carcass From Beach
    WAIMANALO, Hawaii -- Bad weather forced state officials to push back removing the rotting carcass of a whale that washed up on Waimanalo Beach. The 4,000 pound whale carcass washed on shore on Sunday, according to officials. (Source)

  1131. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 4:25 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - 200m exclusion zone around dead whale
    Moyne Shire and the Department of Sustainability and Environment have erected signs on the beach where the 15-tonne sperm whale washed up on rocks last week warning people of the potential for contracting diseases including tuberculosis. (Source)

  1132. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 6:57 PM PST - (Half Moon Bay Review) - Waves of enthusiasm
    Jacquie Hilterman from the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito held up two leathery things that she said were from the body of the ocean's biggest whale. (Source)

  1133. Wed, 22 Feb 2006 9:29 PM PST - (The Palm Beach Post) - A Kennedy comes clean
    "It was my favorite house in the world. It was a place we went to in the winter and sometimes in the summer. It was Palm Beach. I grew up here. My Uncle Jack gave me (a) scrimshaw (carved whale's tooth) in that house. I loved that house.... It was beautiful, and it was open, and the wind, and the sea wall, I would go there and every ounce of stress would just leave my body." (Source)

  1134. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 2:59 PM PST - (WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News) - Badly Injured Pregnant Manatee Being Cared For At Seaquarium
    A badly injured pregnant manatee is being cared for at the Miami Seaquarium. (Source)

  1135. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 3:11 PM PST - (Local10.com) - Badly Injured Pregnant Manatee Being Cared For At Seaquarium
    MIAMI -- A badly injured pregnant manatee is being cared for at the Miami Seaquarium. Those taking care of the manatee said that it was injured by a boat. (Source)

  1136. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 3:43 AM PST - (Cape Argus) - Disentangling whales perilous, says expert
    Whales may be intelligent, but they’re not human – so don’t expect them to behave in a human-like way when they’re entangled in ropes, lobster pots or buoys, says a visiting expert. (Source)

  1137. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 9:31 AM PST - (News Interactive) - What a catch
    AFTER all the tough talk about the evils of whaling, Australia went to water when Japanese harpooners began staining the Southern Ocean with blood this summer. (Source)

  1138. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 1:33 PM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Whale carcass removed from Waimanalo Beach
    The state Department of Transportation was using a front loader to remove a whale carcass today from the Waimanalo Beach behind Makai Pier. Workers began removing the carcass, which was located behind private residences 1,000 feet down from the pier, this morning. (Source)

  1139. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 2:43 PM PST - (The Maui News) - MAKING THE SCENE: All in the family
    It was drizzly and foggy hiking in Haleakala crater Monday morning, and flat like a lake under a gray-striped sky on our whale watch the night before. But all that was still just fine with our vacationing relatives from Montana. (Source)

  1140. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 6:03 PM PST - (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Teams Remove Whale Carcass From Beach
    Waimanalo residents can breathe a little easier today after workers were able to remove a rotting whale carcass from the beach. (Source)

  1141. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 7:46 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - North Shore Whale Stranding
    A Whale beached itself on Narrow Neck Beach, (near boat ramp area), Devonport, Northshore city, Auckland. (Source)

  1142. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 6:19 PM PST - (The Hawaii Channel) - Teams Remove Whale Carcass From Beach
    WAIMANALO, Hawaii -- Waimanalo residents can breathe a little easier today after workers were able to remove a rotting whale carcass from the beach. Highway crews had the difficult and smelly job of removing a whale carcass from Waimanalo Beach on Thursday. (Source)

  1143. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 5:38 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph: Money) - L'Oreal licks lips over Body Shop
    Body Shop, the retail chain famed for its campaigns to save the whale and end global poverty, could be swallowed by L'Oréal, the world's largest cosmetics group. (Source)

  1144. Thu, 23 Feb 2006 10:53 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Whale beaches on North Shore
    A whale beached itself on Auckland's North Shore on Friday, turning a trip to the beach for local schoolchildren into a rescue mission. The five metre grey beaked whale was stranded three times on Narrowneck Beach, and has recently been freed and swam away. (Source)

  1145. Fri, 24 Feb 2006 9:13 AM PST - (Jumbo.com) - Free Dolphin Screensaver
    An awesome free screensaver featuring outstanding images of beautiful dolphins in the wild. (Source)

  1146. Fri, 24 Feb 2006 4:42 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scientists Study Sound, Marine Creatures
    Rain falling on the surface of the ocean can be heard more than a mile deep, and at some frequencies it's louder than passing ships, according to oceanographer Jeff Nystuen. (Source)

  1147. Fri, 24 Feb 2006 0:20 AM PST - (Coast Reporter) - Stephens-Whale fastest climber
    The B.C. Lung Asso-ciation’s fifth annual Climb the Wall: The Stairclimb for Clean Air on Feb. 19 was the largest in the event’s history. (Source)

  1148. Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:12 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Decomposed carcass at Windward beach can't be identified
    A partial whale carcass that was found Sunday after it washed ashore at Waimanalo was so decomposed that marine scientists could not establish its species — or learn much else about it. (Source)

  1149. Fri, 24 Feb 2006 12:13 PM PST - (Stuff) - Rescuers get beached whale back to sea
    Volunteers helped Department of Conservation staff rescue a whale which tried to beach itself in Auckland yesterday. (Source)

  1150. Fri, 24 Feb 2006 9:36 PM PST - (Daily Mirror) - OCEAN GIANT'S TRAGIC END
    A 50ft sperm whale lies dead on a beach a" the fourth to be washed up on England's east coast this month alone. The 30-ton mammal came ashore at Brancaster, Norfolk. Experts fear it may have got into the North Sea by mistake and died from a lack of the squid it feeds on. (Source)

  1151. Sat, 25 Feb 2006 5:19 PM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Research seeks to protect sea creatures from ocean noise
    HONOLULU, Hawaii (24 Feb 2006) -- Rain falling on the surface of the ocean can be heard more than a mile deep, and at some frequencies it's louder than passing ships, according to oceanographer Jeff Nystuen. (Source)

  1152. Sat, 25 Feb 2006 2:14 AM PST - (BBC News) - Medics test whale rescue skills
    Marine medics are trained by the charity that played a key role in trying to rescue the Thames whale. (Source)

  1153. Sat, 25 Feb 2006 2:58 AM PST - (The Burlington Free Press) - Best Bet: New exhibit at ECHO opens today
    Grab goggles, a scraper and a brush to unearth recreated whale bones at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center’s “Beluga Whale Dig!” in Burlington. The paleontology-focused exhibit, which opens today, details the history of beluga whales in Vermont. (Source)

  1154. Sat, 25 Feb 2006 8:57 AM PST - (First Coast News) - Experts Asking How Endangered Whales Living Off First Coast Can Survive
    JACKSONVILLE, FL -- Experts are asking new questions about whether an endangered species living off our coast can survive. They've been trying to find an answer to keeping North Atlantic right whales from extinction for more than a decade. However, progress is slow. (Source)

  1155. Sat, 25 Feb 2006 4:20 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph: UK News) - Whale story contest
    The Sunday Telegraph has been overwhelmed with more than 2,000 entries to the whale short story competition we launched for children in January. (Source)

  1156. Sun, 26 Feb 2006 3:45 PM PST - (USA Today) - Scientists study sound, marine creatures
    Scientists are studying how sound travels through the ocean to better understand how loud, man-made noises might affect marine creatures. Loud underwater noises, particularly U.S. Navy sonar, have long been blamed by environmentalists for the fatal beachings of whales. (Source)

  1157. Sun, 26 Feb 2006 2:17 AM PST - (ic Dunbartonshire) - Whale rescue team passes on skills
    The volunteer organisation behind efforts to rescue the Thames whale which captured the imagination of Londoners last month is passing on its skills to members of the public. (Source)

  1158. Sun, 26 Feb 2006 5:53 AM PST - (The Columbus Dispatch) - Whales don't always show up when tourists want to see them
    VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A photographer and I juggle our work schedules, trying to make a winter whale-watching trip with the Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center. (Source)

  1159. Sun, 26 Feb 2006 5:07 AM PST - (Sunday Mail) - UNITED STATES
    OCEAN scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. Professor Oscar Schofield of New Jersey's Institute of Marine and Coastal Science at Rutgers University said underwater gliders were sending data on everything from whale calls to huge waves. (Source)

  1160. Sun, 26 Feb 2006 8:29 AM PST - (Business Day) - Homage to a dead whale
    HANOI – Hundreds of mourners gathered Saturday morning to pay their respects to a dead whale that washed up on Vietnam’s central beach. (Source)

  1161. Sun, 26 Feb 2006 2:33 PM PST - (ic Dunbartonshire) - Group holds mammal rescue course
    The volunteer group behind efforts to rescue the Thames whale that captured the imagination of Londoners last month took to the waters off Scotland to teach others their skills. (Source)

  1162. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 0:19 AM PST - (PR Web) - Please Pass the Plankton: Galley Gourmet Guests Enjoy Alaskan Whale-Watching Dinner Cruises
    Travelers looking for a unique experience will find it on Kodiak Island where Galley Gourmet guests enjoy whale-watching dinner cruises, combining what the nation’s second largest island is famous for: Seafood and coastal scenery. [PRWEB Feb 27, 2006] (Source)

  1163. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 2:44 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Blue whales still increasing, study finds
    The slow but steady come-back of the blue whale - the biggest creature to have lived on Earth that was driven nearly to extinction by commercial whalers - is continuing, the latest whale research cruise has confirmed. (Source)

  1164. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 4:41 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - Pirates under pressure as Esperanza sets sail
    27 February, 2006 - AFTER spending 73 days at sea defending whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary, the Greenpeace ship MY Esperanza is preparing to set sail again, this time to turn world attention on the plague of pirate fishing. (Source)

  1165. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 9:49 AM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - 20 Urgent Questions for Kibaki
    I find Alfred Mutua, the Government Spokesman, a little like a whale. He talks a mile a minute, never pausing for breath. But he does, occasionally, come up for air and he times his moments of silence to coincide with a government crisis which could probably benefit from his incessant chatter. (Source)

  1166. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 2:16 PM PST - (NBC 30 Connecticut) - Aquarium Whale Blows Bubble Rings At Audience
    A Beluga whale at a Japanese aquarium wows audiences by blowing bubble rings in the water. (Source)

  1167. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 2:34 PM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - Blue Whales Still Increasing, Study Finds
    The slow but steady come-back of the blue whale - the biggest creature to have lived on Earth that was driven nearly to extinction by commercial whalers - is continuing, the latest whale research cruise has confirmed. (Source)

  1168. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:37 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Aust heads for whaling clash with Japan
    Australia and Japan will go head-to-head at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in England today. Japan and other pro-whaling nations are lobbying for the resumption of a commercial whale hunt, as well as its scientific catch. (Source)

  1169. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 12:11 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Aust heads for whaling clash with Japan
    Australia and Japan will go head-to-head at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in England today. (Source)

  1170. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 7:21 PM PST - (Forbes) - 'Squid And Whale' Writer's Oscar Hopes
    Noah Baumbach didn't plan to get rich off his flick, but if he wins the golden statuette, he might anyway. (Source)

  1171. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 4:45 PM PST - (KTVA) - Two Anchorage businesses, individual accused of violating MMPA
    Federal officials are accusing two Anchorage businesses and another individual of crafting and selling objects made from marine mammals, mostly whale baleen. (Source)

  1172. Mon, 27 Feb 2006 5:15 PM PST - (Friends of the Earth) - No Public Money for Shell's Sakhalin Project
    Public money must not be used to fund the destruction of the last remaining population of Western Pacific Grey Whales, environmental campaigners will today (Tuesday 28 February) tell the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). (Source)

  1173. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 0:00 AM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Dolphin death blamed on extreme tides
    Extreme tides have been blamed for the death of a dolphin in the Derwent River, off Claremont, in Tasmania. (Source)

  1174. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 0:09 AM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Dolphin death blamed on extreme tides
    Extreme tides have been blamed for the death of a dolphin in the Derwent River, off Claremont, in Tasmania. Two male dolphins became stranded on mud flats in Windermere Bay at 11:00am AEDT. (Source)

  1175. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 3:00 AM PST - (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - Please Pass the Plankton: Galley Gourmet Guests Enjoy Alaskan Whale-Watching Dinner Cruises
    Kodiak, AK (PRWEB) February 28, 2006 -- Ask Alyce Bacher of Albany, New York what she thought of her rhubarb-chocolate cake and she’s likely to say, “Fine, but the whales were the greatest!” While Galley Gourmet’s guests rarely leave crumbs on their dinner plates, they often ignore their dessert. (Source)

  1176. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 2:14 AM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - Retirees fined for selling baleen, walrus ivory
    A small business venture became expensive for two Anchorage retirees who have been fined for selling whale baleen, walrus ivory and walrus bones in violation of federal law. (Source)

  1177. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 1:04 AM PST - (Kathimerini) - Residents of Horefto...
    Residents of Horefto in southern Pelion yesterday examine the corpse of a 4-ton sperm whale, dragged to shore by special equipment provided by local authorities. The washed-up whale, measuring nearly 8 meters in length and aged between 3 and 4 years, was spotted by a local resident. (Source)

  1178. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 1:50 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scientists Study Decline of Beluga Whales
    In the 1970s, there used to be about 1,300 beluga whales in Cook Inlet, delighting locals and tourists alike. Last year, the number was estimated at just 278. (Source)

  1179. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 7:34 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Whale pod washes up on Tokyo beach
    Surfers and local residents have launched a rescue operation after 70 whales washed up on a beach near Tokyo, a town official said. (Source)

  1180. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 6:59 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scientists Study Decline of Beluga Whales
    In the 1970s, there used to be about 1,300 beluga whales in Cook Inlet, delighting locals and tourists alike. Last year, the number was estimated at just 278. (Source)

  1181. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 7:29 AM PST - (ABC News) - Scientists Study Decline of Beluga Whales
    Scientists Studying Decline of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales (Source)

  1182. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 7:22 AM PST - (MSNBC) - Extinction near for whales around Anchorage
    Beluga whales in Alaska's Cook Inlet are dropping in numbers, a trend that has stumped scientists and raised fears of an extinction. (Source)

  1183. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 8:12 AM PST - (The Nassau Guardian) - Tuesday, February 28, 2006
    Marine biologists, veterinarians and government ministers all stood in amazement yesterday at the discovery of a 41-foot whale in the creek of Behring Point, Central Andros. (Source)

  1184. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 8:24 AM PST - (El Dorado Times) - Hospital volunteers ‘possess huge hearts of kindness'
    “Picture a heart the size of a car,” Dania Crawford told her audience over the noon hour Thursday. That, she said, is the size of the Volkswagon “Beetle” size of the heart of a blue whale - and its heart, which pumps 10 tons of blood through the massive heart of the whale. (Source)

  1185. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 8:51 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Disappearing belugas
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- In the 1970s, there used to be about 1,300 beluga whales in Cook Inlet, delighting locals and tourists alike. Last year, the number was estimated at just 278. (Source)

  1186. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 1:00 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Superferry should steer well clear of sanctuary during whale season
    If the Superferry was required to stay north of Molokai on its daily voyages from Honolulu to Kahului Harbor during the whale season (Dec. 1 to May 1), it would save the lives of many whales. Also, on its daily voyages from Honolulu to the Big Island, if it would stay west of Lanai and Kahoolawe, it would save many whales. (Source)

  1187. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 12:14 PM PST - (Independent Online) - Whale pod washes up on Tokyo beach
    Surfers and local residents have launched a rescue operation after 70 whales washed up on a beach near Tokyo, a town official said. (Source)

  1188. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 4:46 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scientists Study Decline of Beluga Whales
    In the 1970s, there used to be about 1,300 beluga whales in Cook Inlet, delighting locals and tourists alike. Last year, the number was estimated at just 278. (Source)

  1189. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 5:14 PM PST - (ABC News) - Scientists Study Decline of Beluga Whales
    Scientists Studying Decline of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales (Source)

  1190. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 5:02 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Energy project in Sakhalin warms up to icy challenge
    YUZHNO SAKHALINSK, Russia, March 1 (Reuters) - Earthquakes, rare whales and bitter cold have presented Royal Dutch Shell with high hurdles for its giant Russian Sakhalin energy project. (Source)

  1191. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:04 PM PST - (Island Packet) - County council approves rezoning remote island
    An effort to rezone a remote island on the Whale Branch River for an additional 89 lots received initial approval Monday from the Beaufort County Council, overriding calls for denial from the county's staff and planning commission. (Source)

  1192. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 9:26 PM PST - (The Tampa Tribune) - Rare Whales Spotted In Gulf
    TAMPA - Until this week, there had been only two confirmed sightings of endangered Atlantic right whales off the Gulf Coast of Florida. (Source)

  1193. Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:58 PM PST - (The Daily News Transcript) - Endangered Species Act under discussion
    FRAMINGHAM - Environmentalists concerned about a congressional attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act gathered at Garden in the Woods yesterday to discuss a new report detailing the law’s success protecting plants and animals in the Northeast. (Source)

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  1194. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 4:14 AM PST - (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Battle to save stranded Japanese dolphins
    Up to 50 dolphin look set to die after becoming stranded on a Japanese beach despite the efforts of conservationists. (Source)

  1195. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 0:21 AM PST - (PR Web) - Mendocino Whale Festival Romantic Vacation Rental At Mendocino Pacific Mist Hotel and Cabins
    Celebrating the Whale Festival in Mendocino, March 4, 5, 2006, and in Fort Bragg March 18, 19, 2006, Pacific Mist Inn and Cabins announced that throughout the month of March, they are offering a special for travelers to the Mendocino Coast, if a guest books any room or cabin for 2 nights, the third night is for free. [PRWEB Mar 1, 2006] (Source)

  1196. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 3:52 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Scientists Studying Decline of Cook Inlet Beluga Whales
    In the 1970s, there used to be about 1,300 beluga whales in Cook Inlet, delighting locals and tourists alike. Last year, the number was estimated at just 278. (Source)

  1197. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 2:07 AM PST - (Reuters.co.uk) - Sakhalin energy project warms to icy challenge
    YUZHNO SAKHALINSK, Russia (Reuters) - Earthquakes, rare whales and bitter cold have presented Royal Dutch Shell with high hurdles for its giant Russian Sakhalin energy project. (Source)

  1198. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 0:13 AM PST - (The Daily News Tribune) - Endangered Species Act under discussion
    FRAMINGHAM - Environmentalists concerned about a congressional attempt to weaken the Endangered Species Act gathered at Garden in the Woods yesterday to discuss a new report detailing the law’s success protecting plants and animals in the Northeast. (Source)

  1199. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 4:08 AM PST - (Daily News Journal) - Mush
    SMYRNA — Cedar Grove Elementary students learned math while they watched Rodney Whaley's sled-pulling dogs demonstrate their Iditarod racing skills. (Source)

  1200. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:56 AM PST - (KVIA) - Ex-Texas whale & calf spotted off Florida
    CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas A Northern right whale spotted with her calf off-course in Corpus Christi Bay have turned up again -- off Florida. (Source)

  1201. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 9:52 AM PST - (WBBH) - Right whales sighted off SWFL coast
    — Boaters beware – two rare north Atlantic right whales have been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, and they're reportedly heading south. The 40-foot long mother and her 20-foot long calf were photographed about two miles off the coast of Venice on Monday. View the slideshow below. (Source)

  1202. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 2:22 PM PST - (The Christian Science Monitor) - Endangered, but on road to recovery
    Is the Endangered Species Act helping more than 1,300 plants and animals survive, or is it a costly failure? (Source)

  1203. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 6:04 PM PST - (Winston-Salem Journal) - The Voice of the Whale to surface at Reynolda House
    Reynolda House Museum of American Art and the Carolina Chamber Symphony are collaborating to explore new musical depths in a multimedia performance titled The Voice of the Whale, featuring works by composers Steve Heitzeg and George Crumb. (Source)

  1204. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 4:30 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - FEATURE
    YUZHNO SAKHALINSK - Earthquakes, rare whales and bitter cold have presented Royal Dutch Shell with high hurdles for its giant Russian Sakhalin energy project. (Source)

  1205. Wed, 01 Mar 2006 10:31 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Wayward whales head south along Gulf Coast
    A pair of wayward North Atlantic right whales is on the move along the coast of Southwest Florida. The 40-foot mother and 20-foot calf were spotted heading south Monday off Bradenton. (Source)

  1206. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 3:19 AM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - ACT NOW: SAVE THE MAUI (NORTH ISLAND HECTOR'S DOLPHIN)
    The critically endangered Maui dolphin (North Island Hector's dolphin) of New Zealand is on the brink of extinction. Only about 70-100 Maui dolphins have survived the onslaught of commercial and recreational set net fishing and commercial trawlers. (Source)

  1207. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 9:28 PM PST - (First Coast News) - Marineland Prepares For Grand Re-Opening
    MARINELAND, FL -- Marineland's new Dolphin Conservation Center is set to open Saturday, March 4th. The new building built next to the older park facility has eight pools for the 11 resident dolphins. (Source)

  1208. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 3:19 AM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - ACT NOW: BOYCOTT CARIBBEAN NATIONS THAT COLLUDE WITH JAPAN TO BLOCK THE CREATION OF WHALE SANCTUARIES
    In a desperate bid to overturn the moratorium and boost its whaling industry, Japan is extorting six Caribbean nations with offers of aid. (Source)

  1209. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 0:45 AM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - In brief
    Spring whale watch week promises rare views of thousands of gray whales as they pass by Oregon on their journey north from Mexico to Alaska. Guided viewpoints, coordinated by the state Parks and Recreation Department’s Whale Watching Spoken Here program, will be set up from March 25 to April 1. (Source)

  1210. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 0:06 AM PST - (South Coast Today) - Akin House open to public on Saturday
    Akin House open to public on Saturday DARTMOUTH — WHALE is inviting the public to tour the improvements to the Elihu Akin House, 762 Dartmouth St., South Dartmouth, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. (Source)

  1211. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 6:09 AM PST - (The Garden Island) - Tails of whales leave some speechless
    AHUKINI — Whale-count site-leader Angela Tillson had no voice at the end of four hours after the most recent volunteer count. (Source)

  1212. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 4:37 AM PST - (MSNBC) - Rare right whales sighted off SWFL coast
    FORT MYERS - Boaters beware - two rare north Atlantic right whales have been spotted in the Gulf of Mexico, and they're reportedly heading south. (Source)

  1213. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 12:00 PM PST - (BBC News) - Whale rescue parking fines waived
    Volunteers given parking tickets after spending hours trying to save a whale stranded in the Thames will not have to pay up. (Source)

  1214. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 9:15 AM PST - (The Acorn) - Salute the gray whale’s journey
    The Pacific gray whale is one of the largest animals ever to inhabit the earth, reaching maximum lengths of 45 ft. and weighing as much as 30 tons. Gray whales are first spotted by their water spout and the sound can be heard over a half mile away. In recognition of the annual migration of the Pacif (Source)

  1215. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 8:04 AM PST - (CBS News) - Swimming With Whales
    Rene Syler took the plunge with a 1,700 pound, 13-foot beluga in 56-degree water in a tank in Orlando's SeaWorld. She realized belugas are as gentle as they are big. The one she was with even gave her a "kiss"! (Source)

  1216. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 8:42 AM PST - (The Nassau Guardian) - Thursday, March 2, 2006
    After the mysterious discovery of two beached whales during the last 72 hours, much speculation has arisen due to ongoing scientific research, which shows that the whales may once again be victims of sonar testing within Bahamian waters. (Source)

  1217. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 1:39 PM PST - (NOAA News) - RIGHT WHALES SEEN OFF FLORIDA GULF COAST Mariners Asked to Use Caution and Keep Sharp Lookout
    March 2, 2006 — The NOAA Fisheries Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed a mother and calf right whale pair swimming off Florida’s central west coast. (Source)

  1218. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 4:47 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Scientists to test whale stranding theory
    Western Australian researchers investigating the cause of mass whale strandings are preparing for a series of experiments at Busselton's Geographe Bay in the south-west. (Source)

  1219. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 6:00 PM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - In brief
    Spring whale watch week promises rare views of thousands of gray whales as they pass by Oregon on their journey north from Mexico to Alaska. Guided viewpoints, coordinated by the state Parks and Recreation Department’s Whale Watching Spoken Here program, will be set up from March 25 to April 1. (Source)

  1220. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:58 PM PST - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - U.S. expands scope of Makah whaling study
    The National Marine Fisheries Service has reopened and expanded the scope of public comment for an environmental study of the Makah Tribe's request to conduct whale hunting under its treaty rights. (Source)

  1221. Thu, 02 Mar 2006 11:22 PM PST - (New Orleans Times-Picayune) - Family Affairs
    It's time, once again, to climb aboard Captain Hook's pirate ship or journey with Pinocchio into the mouth of a whale at City Park's Storyland, the fairy tale theme park that has been closed since Hurricane Katrina. (Source)

  1222. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 0:18 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales
    Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1223. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 3:50 AM PST - (Peninsula Daily News) - Fisheries Service broadens study on Makah request to resume whaling
    SEATTLE -- The National Marine Fisheries Service will broaden its study of the Makah request to resume whaling by including the tribe's proposed whale quotas under the Whaling Convention Act. (Source)

  1224. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 0:59 AM PST - (ABC News) - Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales
    Boat Engines Serve as Dinner Bells to Endangered Sperm Whales, Study Finds (Source)

  1225. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 6:38 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales
    Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1226. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 7:54 AM PST - (Gawker) - A Mobile Dickhead; or, The Whale
    This picture showed up in our inbox late last night. We have no idea when it's from. (The emailer says it was taken on an uptown 6, just above Canal, at about 11 at night. But it's clearly an IND/BMT... (Source)

  1227. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 5:39 AM PST - (The Garden Island) - Tails of whales leave some speechless
    AHUKINI — Whale-count site-leader Angela Tillson had no voice at the end of four hours after the most recent volunteer count. (Source)

  1228. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 7:00 AM PST - (ABC News) - Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales
    Boat Engines Serve As Dinner Bells to Endangered Sperm Whales, Study Finds (Source)

  1229. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 9:55 AM PST - (Gawker) - Mobile Dickhead; or, The Whale
    This picture showed up in our inbox late last night. We have no idea when it's from. (The emailer says it was taken on an uptown 6, just above Canal, at about 11 at night. But it's clearly an IND/BMT... (Source)

  1230. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 8:31 AM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales
    Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1231. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:43 PM PST - (The Hindu News) - Dinner bells for sperm whales
    ANCHORAGE: Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now some of them have figured out it means dinner. (Source)

  1232. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 12:06 PM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Boat engines are like dinner bells for wily sperm whales, study finds
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska are likely using the sounds of fishing boat engines as underwater dinner bells to hone in on longlines hung with valuable sablefish, scientists said. (Source)

  1233. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 4:31 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales
    Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1234. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 4:59 PM PST - (ABC News) - Boat Engines Cue Dinner for Sperm Whales
    Boat Engines Serve As Dinner Bells to Endangered Sperm Whales, Study Finds (Source)

  1235. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 6:52 PM PST - (MSNBC) - How whales outsmart fishing fleets
    Scientists figure out that sperm whales in the Gulf of Alaska zero in on boat engines to locate miles of fishing lines hung with valuable sablefish — a trick they have used for decades. (Source)

  1236. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:29 PM PST - (ABC News) - Gliders Tracking Whale Calls, Ocean Waves
    Scientists Using Underwater Gliders to Record Everything From Whale Calls to Ocean Waves (Source)

  1237. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:15 PM PST - (Fort Wayne News-Sentinel) - Gliders tracking whale calls, ocean waves
    HONOLULU - Ocean scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. Six-foot, 100-pound underwater gliders are swimming the oceans of the world and dutifully sending data home on everything from whale calls to the massive waves produced by hurricanes. (Source)

  1238. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:02 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Gliders Tracking Whale Calls, Ocean Waves
    Ocean scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. (Source)

  1239. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 10:06 PM PST - (Lawrence Journal-World) - Sperm whales eat into sablefish harvest
    Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1240. Fri, 03 Mar 2006 9:35 PM PST - (Daily Record) - BLOW ME!
    A FISHERMAN had a lucky escape after a "suicidal" sperm whale got tangled on his mooring line. Donald Morrison woke up to loud banging and found his yacht being tossed about the sea. (Source)

  1241. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 3:52 PM PST - (The Courier Mail) - Dolphin carcasses left to rot
    FORTY stripy dolphins which died after stranding themselves on a remote beach in Western Australia's southwest will be left to rot because of the difficulty in accessing the site. (Source)

  1242. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 3:10 AM PST - (The Ledger) - Swimming With the Fishes, Errr Mammals
    Marineland, the world's first oceanarium, where tourists can now swim, pet and feed dolphins, will reopen today after extensive renovations. At Marineland, tourists can pay $65 to $150 to frolic with the center's 11 Atlantic bottlenose dolphins -- including Nellie, who just celebrated her 53rd birthday and is the world's oldest living dolphin in... (Source)

  1243. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 5:40 PM PST - (Miami Herald) - Marineland gets back in the swim of things
    Marineland, the world's first oceanarium, where tourists can now swim, pet and feed dolphins, will reopen today after extensive renovations. (Source)

  1244. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 3:49 AM PST - (ic Lanarkshire) - Sailor relives whale ordeal
    A sailor has told how he battled to escape a 47ft whale after the creature became tangled in the anchor rope of his boat. Donald Morrison, 61, had moored his yacht off the coast off the Hebridean isle of Taransay and was trying to get some sleep when he felt the vessel begin to move. (Source)

  1245. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 3:42 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Alaska fish boats ring dinner bell for whales
    Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out that it means dinner. (Source)

  1246. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 0:29 AM PST - (Daily Breeze) - Friends of Point Vicente center will hail whales
    A 50-foot-long representation of an underwater kelp forest complete with a life-sized replica of a head of a gray whale greets visitors entering the lobby of the expanded Point Vicente Interpretive Center. (Source)

  1247. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 0:06 AM PST - (South Coast Today) - Open house postponed
    DARTMOUTH — The open house scheduled for today at WHALE's Akin House has been postponed. The snow and predicted cold temperatures make it difficult to open the house as planned, organizers said. (Source)

  1248. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 4:49 AM PST - (Daily Record) - EXCLUSIVE: BLOW ME!
    A FISHERMAN had a lucky escape after a "suicidal" sperm whale got tangled on his mooring line. Donald Morrison woke up to loud banging and found his yacht being tossed about the sea. (Source)

  1249. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 7:30 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Be on lookout for orca whales
    Sixteen orcas were spotted in South Sound on Friday afternoon by observers from Cascadia Research of Olympia, a marine mammal research group. (Source)

  1250. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 10:50 AM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - It's a whale
    Holmes teaches a bit about whales using actual gray whale bones at Millicoma Intermediate School Thursday. Holmes brought the bones from an immature whale to show to students at the school. (Source)

  1251. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 4:17 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - Why the whale came
    Nine-year-old William Purser has been named as the winner of the Sunday Telegraph's whale story competition. (Source)

  1252. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 6:07 PM PST - (MSNBC) - How whales outsmart fishing fleets
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1253. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 4:15 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - The runners-up
    The ten runners-up in the Sunday Telegraph's whale story competition. (Source)

  1254. Sat, 04 Mar 2006 6:58 PM PST - (The Burlington Free Press) - Family Bet: ECHO exhibit
    Published: Saturday, March 4, 2006 "Beluga Whale Dig!" Grab goggles, a scraper and a brush to unearth recreated whale bones at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center's "Beluga Whale Dig!" (Source)

  1255. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 3:27 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - Marineland leaps into future
    Other exhibits could return, but for now the St. Augustine landmark is focusing exclusively on dolphins. Hundreds of animal lovers turned out Saturday to view -- and review -- the makeover of Marineland as the Florida landmark reopened its doors after a $10 million renovation. (Source)

  1256. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 4:13 AM PST - (Bradenton Herald) - Historic Marineland oceanarium reopens
    Marineland, the world's first oceanarium, where tourists can now swim, pet and feed dolphins, reopened Saturday after extensive renovations. (Source)

  1257. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 7:27 PM PST - (News4Jax.com) - Historic Marineland Reopening As Dolphin Interactive Center
    The historic tourist attraction Marineland where visitors can frolic in the water with dolphins in northeast Florida is reopening Saturday with philosophy. (Source)

  1258. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 0:47 AM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - LEAD: Jet ferry apparently hits whale, 11 passengers hurt
    _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH NUMBER OF INJURED) (Source)

  1259. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 0:04 AM PST - (RedNova) - Gliders Tracking Whale Calls, Ocean Waves
    By TARA GODVIN HONOLULU - Ocean scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. (Source)

  1260. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 2:26 AM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Fishing boat engines sound the dinner bell for whales in Alaska
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1261. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 0:23 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Gliders explore oceans for data
    Ocean scientists can now plunge into the middle of the sea without leaving their offices. Six-foot, 100-pound underwater gliders are swimming the oceans of the world, sending data back to researchers on everything from whale calls to the massive waves produced by hurricanes. (Source)

  1262. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 0:23 AM PST - (The Oregonian) - Save the krill! Well, sure -- but are they in danger?
    As an environmental battle cry, "Save the krill!" is unlikely to launch 1,000 Greenpeace ships. There is little known threat to the masses of euphausiids that swim in great swarms off the Pacific Coast and are a buffet for whales and salmon alike. (Source)

  1263. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 7:46 AM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Whale Carcass Washes Onto Waimanalo Beach
    (KHNL) A dead whale that washed up on a Windward Oahu beach is causing quite a stink. It's a blob of blubber lying on the beach. So badly decomposed that even experts aren't even sure what kind of whale it used to be. They do know it was a great whale - most likely a humpback or a sperm whale. (Source)

  1264. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 7:51 AM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Marine Mammal Experts Attempt Two Whale Rescues
    There's word of another attempt to save a distressed whale. On Sunday, rescuers freed a Humpback whale entangled in fishing line. Just a day later, rescuers tried to save a beached whale on Molokai. (Source)

  1265. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 4:18 AM PST - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Tools keep whale rescue safe
    MAALAEA, Maui » Freeing a whale entangled in fishing lines and nets is a dangerous business, but David Mattila and Ed Lyman have developed tools to make it safer. (Source)

  1266. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 6:39 AM PST - (The Monterey County Herald) - Boat engines call whales to dinner
    Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1267. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 2:31 PM PST - (Tiscali) - Hotlinks
    NIEUWPOORT, BELGIUM - The body of a dead humpbacked whale lays on the shore March 5, 2006 near Nieuwpoort, Belgium. The whale's body had been seen in the sea two days ago and pushed to the beach by the sea currents. (Source)

  1268. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 5:24 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Rotting whale's carcase may have to be blown up
    THE rotting carcase of a 48ft sperm whale stranded in the Hebrides may have to be blown up with explosives, environmental officers said yesterday. (Source)

  1269. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 4:44 PM PST - (Independent Online) - Underwater gliders make ocean research easier
    Several hi-tech underwater gliders are swimming the oceans of the world, sending data back to researchers on everything from whale calls to the massive waves produced by hurricanes. Tara Godvin finds out how they do it... (Source)

  1270. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 4:46 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - Lost whales find their way to an early death
    The spectacle of mighty whales stranded and dying on beaches looks like becoming a grimly normal event in the coming year, scientists believe. (Source)

  1271. Sun, 05 Mar 2006 10:02 PM PST - (The Beaufort Gazette) - Police charge Burton man with murder
    A 21-year-old Burton woman was shot dead just south of the Whale Branch River Bridge early Sunday, and police believe her ex-boyfriend was the triggerman, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office. (Source)

  1272. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 4:10 PM PST - (Stuff) - Political correctness blamed for marine park demise
    Political correctness is preventing Napier's Marineland from replacing its ageing dolphins, says the manager of the tourist attraction. (Source)

  1273. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 3:19 AM PST - (The Scotsman) - Rotting whale's carcase may have to be blown up
    THE rotting carcase of a 48ft sperm whale stranded in the Hebrides may have to be blown up with explosives, environmental officers said yesterday. (Source)

  1274. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 1:33 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Underwater gliders make ocean research easier
    Several hi-tech underwater gliders are swimming the oceans of the world, sending data back to researchers on everything from whale calls to the massive waves produced by hurricanes. Tara Godvin finds out how they do it... (Source)

  1275. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 7:59 AM PST - (KPUA Hilo) - Maui pair develops tools to free entangled whales
    MAALAEA, Hawaii (AP) _ David Mattila and Ed Lyman on Maui have developed tools to free whales entangled in fishing lines and nets. The home-made tools enable the rescuers them to stay out of the water and a safe distance from a whale. (Source)

  1276. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 5:00 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Fears sonic blasts will drive more whales to beaches
    LONDON: The spectacle of whales stranded and dying on beaches looks like becoming a grimly regular event in the coming year, scientists believe. - (Source)

  1277. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 10:23 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Salem: Witch Trials, Seven Gables
    Driving northeast out of Boston will take you up a little bit of the New England coast to Salem and Cape Ann, to places where you can take the kids out to sea on whale-watching cruises, visit one of the major landmarks of American literature, and see where suspicion and prejudice led to the infamous Salem witch trials. (Source)

  1278. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:22 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Whales use fishing boats as floating buffets
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Years ago, the sound of a boat sometimes spelled death for the heavily hunted sperm whale. Now, some of them have figured out, it means dinner. (Source)

  1279. Mon, 06 Mar 2006 9:29 PM PST - (Daily Record) - THAR SHE DOESN'T BLOW UP
    A COUNCIL decided not to blow up the rotting carcass of a 47ft whale that nearly sunk a yacht. Instead, Western Isles Council hired a low-loader lorry to transport the creature's 30-ton body from rocks at Scarista on Harris. (Source)

  1280. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 1:47 PM PST - (Pioneer Press) - Dolphin dies at the zoo
    Rio, the Minnesota Zoo's eldest female dolphin died Monday night at approximately 9:30 p.m. A necropsy performed last night at the University of Minnesota could not immediately determine the 35-year-old dolphin's cause of death. (Source)

  1281. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 4:19 PM PST - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Zoo Dolphin matriarch dies
    Rio, the matriarch of the Minnesota Zoo dolphin pod, has died. The Atlantic bottle-nose dolphin was estimated to be about 35 years old. (Source)

  1282. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:54 AM PST - (Winona Daily News) - Another dolphin dies at Minnesota Zoo
    APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Zoo has lost another dolphin. Rio, the zoo's oldest female dolphin, died Monday night. She was 35. Zoo officials were running tests to determine the cause of death. (Source)

  1283. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 8:04 AM PST - (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul) - Rio, Minnesota Zoo Dolphin, Dies
    The Minnesota Zoo has lost another dolphin. More Animal News (Source)

  1284. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 8:04 AM PST - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Minnesota Zoo loses another dolphin
    The Minnesota Zoo has lost another dolphin. "Rio," the zoo's oldest female dolphin, died Monday night. The cause of death (Source)

  1285. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 2:32 AM PST - (Birmingham News) - GOOD NEIGHBORS
    Mrs. A. Wilson, Birmingham, 853-4034, wanted the words to two poems that she once knew. One is about Jonah and the whale and begins: "A Bible lesson I read when a youth was a big fish story, but every word true. (Source)

  1286. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 6:00 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Orcas out of place for season; motive a mystery
    The orcas that visited South Sound during the weekend are rarely seen anywhere in Puget Sound this time of year, according to whale researchers. (Source)

  1287. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 9:35 AM PST - (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) - Killer Whales Return Early To Puget Sound
    BREMERTON, Wash. -- Some killer whales that usually return to Puget Sound in late May or early June have already arrived. As many as 40 members of the K and L pods have been sighted since last week. (Source)

  1288. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 7:16 PM PST - (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Teams Rescue Whale From Ocean Debris
    For the second time this whale season, teams had to rescue a humpback from ocean debris in Hawaiian waters. (Source)

  1289. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 7:34 PM PST - (The Hawaii Channel) - Teams Rescue Whale From Ocean Debris
    HONOLULU -- For the second time this whale season, teams had to rescue a humpback from ocean debris in Hawaiian waters. The Hawaiian Islands Whale Disentanglement Network removed more than 300 feet of line that was wrapped around and trailing the whale. (Source)

  1290. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 4:11 PM PST - (The Norway Post) - Whale stranded in Refvika
    A six metre long whale washed ashore at Refviksanden in Vågsøy last Sunday.The whale was evidently exhausted, and a few hours later it died. Why the whale, which was most likely a pilot whale, appeared at the Refvika harbour is a mystery. (Source)

  1291. Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:48 PM PST - (Bonita Daily News) - Two right whales continue to surprise scientists
    Two North Atlantic right whales, a rare sight in the Gulf of Mexico, have eluded trackers for the past week offshore of Southwest Florida. The whales, a mother and her calf, got scientists’ attention in late February when a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew reported seeing them Feb. 27 off Bradenton. (Source)

  1292. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 0:02 AM PST - (Pioneer Press) - Dolphin dies at the zoo
    Rio, the Minnesota Zoo's eldest female dolphin died Monday night at approximately 9:30 p.m. A necropsy performed last night at the University of Minnesota could not immediately determine the 35-year-old dolphin's cause of death. (Source)

  1293. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 3:55 AM PST - (Winona Daily News) - Another dolphin dies at Minnesota Zoo
    APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Zoo has lost another dolphin. Rio, the zoo's oldest female dolphin, died Monday night. She was 35. Zoo officials were running tests to determine the cause of death. (Source)

  1294. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 3:30 AM PST - (Otago Daily Times) - Effects of boats on dolphins to be studied
    Wellington: A better understanding of the effects of boats on the behaviour of the world’s smallest marine dolphin, the Hector’s dolphin, will lead to better conservation management, says the Department of Conservation. (Source)

  1295. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 6:49 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Project boosts Bunbury dolphin research plan
    Efforts to establish Bunbury, in south-west Western Australia, as an international leader in dolphin research, have been given a major boost with the launch of a $2 million program to be based at Koombana Bay. (Source)

  1296. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 10:11 PM PST - (Winona Daily News) - Another dolphin dies at Minnesota Zoo
    APPLE VALLEY, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Zoo has lost another dolphin. Rio, the zoo's oldest female dolphin, died Monday night. She was 35. Zoo officials were running tests to determine the cause of death. (Source)

  1297. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 3:07 AM PST - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Rescuers free whale from ropes
    Rescuers in Hawaii have cut a female humpback whale free from ropes it had been carrying since at least late January -- their second success of the year. (Source)

  1298. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 5:25 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Crews disentangle whale
    Emergency crews were able to disentangle an adult female humpback whale Sunday after it had been in Hawai'i waters for more than a month with loops of 1-inch line cutting into the flesh of its tail area. (Source)

  1299. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 12:15 PM PST - (KPUA Hilo) - Entangled whale freed off Maui
    HONOLULU (AP) _ Rescue crews say they cut a female whale free from ropes over the weekend. It was the second successful disentanglement of the whale season. (Source)

  1300. Wed, 08 Mar 2006 3:09 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Rescue raises concerns
    WAILUKU – Another dramatic rescue of a humpback whale entangled in rope has underlined the growing concern over ocean debris and lost fishing lines that take the lives of an estimated 300,000 marine mammals around the world each year. (Source)

  1301. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 0:09 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - MAIN EVENTS: Mt. Diablo spring schedule; Wilderness reflections; Whale-watching day cruise; more
    SPRING ONTO DIABLO The Save Mount Diablo conservation group has begun its spring schedule of outings. Guided tours of Vasco Caves, an important Indian cultural site in Contra Costa County's Vasco Regional Preserve, will be from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.... (Source)

  1302. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 8:21 AM PST - (Mendocino Beacon) - Soroptimists make course changes for annual Whale Run
    The 2006 Whale Run and Walk will be held on Saturday, March 18. This year there is a big change in the course which will begin and end at the College of the Redwoods Mendocino Coast campus located at 1211 Del Mar Dr., in Fort Bragg. (Source)

  1303. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 8:20 AM PST - (Mendocino Beacon) - Coast celebrates whales
    It began 30 years ago as the Mendocino Whale War to save the gray whales from extinction. The local anti-whaling environmental movement quickly spread around the country. Initial boycotting of imports from countries, such as Japan and Russia, evolved into stronger actions. (Source)

  1304. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 8:13 AM PST - (Barrington Times) - Audubon Society presents annual lecture series
    The Audubon Society of Rhode Island will host a three-part lecture series this spring at the society's Environmental Education Center, 1401 Hope St. The series will feature a family trip aboard a small sloop to Iceland, an exploration of the struggles and clashes among fishermen, scientists and whale advocates around the endangered North Atlantic Right Whale by author Tora Johnson, and a (Source)

  1305. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 9:11 AM PST - (Ukiah Daily Journal) - Whales behind Gorton's ban in coast stores
    Consumers looking for Gorton's seafood will have limited access on the Mendocino Coast, where at least eight stores have emptied their shelves of the products environmental activists say are manufactured by a business with whaling ties. (Source)

  1306. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 7:38 PM PST - (Seguin Gazette-Enterprise) - Chasing the great white whale
    There is something profoundly sad — even for conservatives — about watching the Democratic Party thrash about. It is a party devoid of a center, a leader — and far more importantly — an idea, an issue or a soul. (Source)

  1307. Thu, 09 Mar 2006 11:07 PM PST - (East Bay Express) - Events Search
    Apocalypse, Huh? A few years ago, a New York actor-director named Christopher Moore staged an abridged adaptation of Herman Melville’s Moby Dick as a one-man show in which he played all the parts – Ishmael, Captain Ahab, Queequeg, etc., everyone but the White Whale – and handled all the props and strenuous action scenes himself. (Source)

  1308. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:03 PM PST - (Florida Today) - Chemicals take toll on dolphin
    Scientists have discovered chemicals used to fireproof plastics and products in the blood and blubber of bottlenose dolphin in the Indian River Lagoon. (Source)

  1309. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 2:52 AM PST - (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Teen Profile: Emily swimming in animal knowledge
    "When I was really little, I saw a killer whale and I just fell in love with the ocean," said Emily Goldstein, 15. "I just thought (killer whales) were the most beautiful and interesting creatures I had ever seen." (Source)

  1310. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 6:11 AM PST - (The Advertiser) - Summer baby boom creates waves in the Port River
    THREE baby dolphins are making a big splash with their arrival in the Port River. In the last four weeks Wave has given birth to a daughter, Ripple, and Sparkle has given birth to a daughter, Melody. (Source)

  1311. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 8:38 AM PST - (CNN Money) - Life in an old whaling port
    You can't call me Ishmael, but I can imagine myself as a Melville character when I walk down a 19th century street in an old New England whaling port. (Source)

  1312. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 2:52 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Lost, lonely whale feared killed by boat
    A lonely killer whale that captured the hearts of thousands and became the object of an emotional tug-of-war between biologists and Natives on Canada's Pacific Coast was feared dead on Friday. (Source)

  1313. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 2:56 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Luna the Orphaned Whale Feared Dead
    It appears Luna the orphaned killer whale has died after being struck by a tugboat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, officials said Friday. (Source)

  1314. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 2:27 PM PST - (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - Luna the orphaned whale feared dead after being hit by tugboat
    GOLD RIVER, B.C. (CP) - Luna, the dangerously friendly killer whale, appears to have been killed doing the same sorts of things that enraged some local residents, but endeared him to hundreds of others in British Columbia and around the world. (Source)

  1315. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 12:05 PM PST - (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - Luna the orphaned whale feared dead after being hit by tugboat
    GOLD RIVER (CP) - It appears Luna the orphaned killer whale has died after being struck by a tugboat on the west coast of Vancouver Island (Source)

  1316. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 3:24 PM PST - (ABC News) - Luna the Orphaned Whale Feared Dead
    Luna the Orphaned Killer Whale Feared Dead After Being Hit by Tugboat Off Western Canadian Coast (Source)

  1317. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 3:16 PM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Luna the Orphaned Whale Feared Dead
    It appears Luna the orphaned killer whale has died after being struck by a tugboat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, officials said Friday. The federal fisheries department said the boat was idling to escape rough weather in Nootka Sound when it... (Source)

  1318. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 3:18 PM PST - (CBC News) - Friendly killer whale sucked into tugboat's propeller
    Luna, the Vancouver Island killer whale with a reputation for being friendly to humans, was killed after getting too close to a tugboat's propellers. (Source)

  1319. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 3:45 PM PST - (CTV.ca) - Luna the orphaned whale feared dead
    Luna, the playful killer whale who won the hearts of people around the world, appears to have been killed Friday after colliding with a tugboat off the west coast of Vancouver Island. (Source)

  1320. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 7:33 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Calf Hurt in Tour Boat Collision
    A whale-watching tour boat carrying dozens of schoolchildren collided with a humpback calf off Maui, injuring the animal but no passengers, officials said. (Source)

  1321. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 4:33 PM PST - (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - Luna the orphaned whale feared dead after being hit by tugboat
    VICTORIA (CP) - Luna, the dangerously friendly killer whale, has been killed doing the same sorts of things that enraged some boaters, but endeared him to hundreds of others in British Columbia and around the world. (Source)

  1322. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 4:56 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Luna the Killer Whale Believed Killed
    Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died Friday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1323. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 4:40 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Luna the Orphaned Whale Feared Dead
    It appears Luna the orphaned killer whale has died after being struck by a tugboat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, officials said Friday. (Source)

  1324. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 5:25 PM PST - (ABC News) - Luna the Killer Whale Believed Killed
    Luna the Killer Whale Apparently Dies After Being Struck by a Tugboat Propeller (Source)

  1325. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 6:32 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Luna the lone orca killed in Canada boating accident
    A lonely killer whale that won the hearts of Canadians was killed when it was hit by a tugboat propellor off the northern tip of Vancouver Island, on Canada's west coast, fisheries officials told AFP. (Source)

  1326. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 5:00 PM PST - (The Islands' Sounder) - BCNG Portals Page
    Luna, the orphaned L-pod whale, is believed dead after being struck today by a tugboat propeller near Conception Point in Nootka Sound. sanjuanjournal.com will continue to report details as they are confirmed. (Source)

  1327. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 8:09 PM PST - (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Government Investigates Boat Collision With Whale
    The federal government is investigating a Maui whale watching boat that wounded a baby humpback on Thursday. (Source)

  1328. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:06 PM PST - (Florida Today) - SeaWorld's baby whale gets name
    SeaWorld celebrates its latest baby whale, named Trua. (Source)

  1329. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:46 PM PST - (Fox 12 Oregon) - Luna the killer whale killed
    GOLD RIVER, British Columbia (AP) -- Canadian officials believe a killer whale known as Luna was struck and killed by a tugboat off Vancouver Island. (Source)

  1330. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 8:17 PM PST - (The Hawaii Channel) - Government Investigates Boat Collision With Whale
    HONOLULU -- The federal government is investigating a Maui whale watching boat that wounded a baby humpback on Thursday. The 65-foot tour boat Ocean Spirit was taken to dry dock at Barbers Point on Oahu for repairs. (Source)

  1331. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:20 PM PST - (Arizona Daily Star) - Collision with tugboat kills young orphaned killer whale
    In the end, the wayward orca Luna died as he had lived and become well-known — alone. And lonely. (Source)

  1332. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:05 PM PST - (New York Times) - Call Him Ishmael. (He Has the Whale.)
    At 75, the author Tom Wolfe is among the oldest (and in a sense, whitest) customers to ask Will Castro, 40-something celebrity car customizer, to pimp his ride. (Source)

  1333. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 9:59 PM PST - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Luna the orca killed by tugboat
    Luna, the young killer whale that somehow got separated from his whale family in the back bays of Vancouver Island, died in a grisly collision with a tugboat's propeller Friday. (Source)

  1334. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:55 PM PST - (WOI-TV Des Moins) - Lone-wolf orca dies from run-in with propeller
    SEATTLE A famous killer whale known to enjoy playing in boat wakes has died after being struck by a propeller off western Canada. (Source)

  1335. Fri, 10 Mar 2006 10:57 PM PST - (KBCI Boise) - Lone-wolf orca dies from run-in with propeller
    SEATTLE A famous killer whale known to enjoy playing in boat wakes has died after being struck by a propeller off western Canada. Canadian authorities say it happened in Nootka Sound on the western side of Vancouver Island. (Source)

  1336. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 4:43 PM PST - (Independent) - Rivers: a drying shame
    The delta of the great Colorado River - where once it swept into the Gulf of California - used to be the most wonder-filled wetland in the whole North American continent. (Source)

  1337. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 0:17 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Humpback Calf Hurt by a Whale-Watching Boat
    A whale-watching tour boat carrying dozens of schoolchildren collided with a humpback whale calf off Maui, injuring the animal but no passengers, officials said in Maalaea. (Source)

  1338. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 0:20 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Killer whale Luna apparently killed by tugboat propeller
    Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died Friday when... (Source)

  1339. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 1:07 AM PST - (New York Daily News) - Whale miss you
    SEATTLE - A lone killer whale known for seeking social contact from boats in Canada's Nootka Sound apparently died yesterday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1340. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 1:42 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Killer whale dies in tugboat collision
    (AP) -- Luna, the orphaned whale believed by aboriginal people to be the reincarnation of their late chief, died after being struck by a tugboat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, officials said Friday. (Source)

  1341. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 3:44 AM PST - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Whale, calf injured in bloody collision
    WAILUKU » Federal officials are investigating a collision between a whale, her calf and a whale-watching vessel off South Maui. (Source)

  1342. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 0:15 AM PST - (Provo Daily Herald) - Whale separated from family believed killed
    SEATTLE -- Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died Friday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. Luna, known to scientists as L-98 and a member of one of Washington's three resident orca pods, or family groups, wandered into Nootka Sound on the west side of (Source)

  1343. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 3:17 AM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale calf hurt by tour boat
    A whale-watching tour boat carrying dozens of schoolchildren has collided with a humpback whale calf off Maui in Hawaii. (Source)

  1344. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 3:16 AM PST - (WAVY 10) - Lone-wolf orca dies from run-in with propeller
    SEATTLE A famous killer whale known to enjoy playing in boat wakes has died after being struck by a propeller off western Canada. (Source)

  1345. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 5:58 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Killer whale dies in tugboat collision
    (AP) -- Luna, the orphaned whale believed by aboriginal people to be the reincarnation of their late chief, died after being struck by a tugboat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, officials said Friday. (Source)

  1346. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 6:02 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Famed lost whale killed by tugboat
    SEATTLE — Luna, the juvenile orca whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died Friday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1347. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 5:37 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Humpback calf struck by whale watch boat
    A humpback whale calf was injured when it was struck by a Maui whale-watching boat with 70 schoolchildren aboard but appeared to be "swimming and acting normally" afterward, a fisheries official said yesterday. (Source)

  1348. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 5:55 AM PST - (Tiscali) - Canada's lost, lonely whale feared killed by boat
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A lonely killer whale that became the object of a well-publicized tug-of-war between biologists and Natives on Canada’s Pacific Coast was feared dead on Friday. (Source)

  1349. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 8:00 AM PST - (KRON 4 Bay Area) - Lone-wolf orca dies from run-in with propeller
    SEATTLE A famous killer whale known to enjoy playing in boat wakes has died after being struck by a propeller off western Canada. (Source)

  1350. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 6:58 AM PST - (The Manila Times) - Cagayan province asked  to protect humpback whales
    A GLOBAL research and conservation group has asked the provincial government of Cagayan to enforce an ordinance declaring as protected species the humpback whales. (Source)

  1351. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 9:09 AM PST - (BBC News) - Canada's lonely killer whale dies
    A lonely whale that won the hearts of many Canadians for playing with boats is feared killed by a propeller, officials say. (Source)

  1352. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:41 AM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - Whale Calf Hurt in Tour Boat Collision
    A whale-watching tour boat carrying dozens of schoolchildren collided with a humpback calf off Maui, injuring the animal but no passengers, officials said. (Source)

  1353. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 9:51 AM PST - (The Maui News) - Injured whale calf located off Kihei
    KIHEI – A humpback whale calf was found to have suffered a serious injury, federal authorities reported Friday during an investigation of a collision between a Pacific Whale Foundation boat and a mother and calf on Thursday. (Source)

  1354. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:16 AM PST - (The Monterey County Herald) - Luna the orca believed killed by tugboat collision
    Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died Friday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1355. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 3:08 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Luna the Killer Whale Believed Killed
    Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1356. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 3:39 PM PST - (ABC News) - Luna the Killer Whale Believed Killed
    Luna the Killer Whale Apparently Dies After Being Struck by a Tugboat Propeller (Source)

  1357. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 3:29 PM PST - (Addict 3D) - Canada's lonely killer whale dies
    A lonely killer whale that captured the hearts of many Canadians is believed to have died after being hit by a tugboat propeller, officials have said. (Source)

  1358. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 12:19 PM PST - (KXTV) - More News...
    SEATTLE (AP) -- A famous killer whale known to enjoy playing in boat wakes has died after being struck by a propeller off western Canada. Canadian authorities said it happened in Nootka Sound on the western side of Vancouver Island. (Source)

  1359. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 4:23 PM PST - (UPI) - Vancouver's lonely killer whale dies
    VANCOUVER, March 11 (UPI) -- A killer whale that captured the hearts of many Canadians is believed to have died after being hit by a tugboat propeller, officials said. (Source)

  1360. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 6:38 PM PST - (KPUA Hilo) - Whale calf injured in collision with whale-watch vessel
    MAALAEA, Hawaii (AP) _ A whale-watching tour boat carrying dozens of schoolchildren collided with a humpback whale calf near Maui. The whale was injured, but no injuries were reported aboard the 65-foot Ocean Spirit yesterday. (Source)

  1361. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 5:36 PM PST - (New York Times) - Mexican Land Boom Creates Commotion in Whale Nursery
    A battle between developers and environmentalists over a lagoon that has been a sanctuary for gray whales has intensified in recent years. (Source)

  1362. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 7:54 PM PST - (CTV.ca) - People and boat-loving whale was at risk: DFO
    Experts say the B.C. orca Luna might have died in a similar circumstances even if he had reunited with his pod because of his attraction to boats and people. (Source)

  1363. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 5:29 PM PST - (KOMO) - Rejoining Pod Might Not Have Prevented Luna's Death
    Experts say Luna, the killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, might have died even if he had been reunited with his pod. (Source)

  1364. Sat, 11 Mar 2006 9:54 PM PST - (Quad-City Times) - Killer whale separated from U.S. family years ago believed killed by tugboat propeller
    SEATTLE — A lone killer whale known for seeking social contact from boats in Canada’s Nootka Sound apparently died Friday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1365. Sun, 12 Mar 2006 4:18 AM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Low tide traps dolphin pod in Barnstable Harbor
    By DAVID SCHOETZ STAFF WRITER BARNSTABLE - Yesterday's low tide left a trapped pod of 11 common dolphins swimming in circles inside Barnstable Harbor. (Source)

  1366. Sun, 12 Mar 2006 1:16 AM PST - (The Biloxi Sun Herald) - A 'waist-pack' goes whale-watching
    I imagine you will want to call me a courageous adventurer when I tell you how I recently encountered an actual live whale in person. In fact, I encountered a group of whales, which is called a "pod," or sometimes "a group of whales." (Source)

  1367. Sun, 12 Mar 2006 3:50 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Remote Mexican lagoon attracts whales, nature lovers -- and developers / Salt, oil deposits pit environmentalists
    This remote lagoon, surrounded by salt flats, mesas and desert, has been a sanctuary for gray whales for centuries. Every year, they return in January to these quiet, protected waters to give birth and nurse their calves through the first few months of... (Source)

  1368. Sun, 12 Mar 2006 5:46 AM PST - (The Biloxi Sun Herald) - A 'waist-pack' goes whale-watching
    I imagine you will want to call me a courageous adventurer when I tell you how I recently encountered an actual live whale in person. In fact, I encountered a group of whales, which is called a "pod," or sometimes "a group of whales." (Source)

  1369. Sun, 12 Mar 2006 10:29 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Killer whale dies in tugboat collision
    (AP) -- Luna, the orphaned whale believed by aboriginal people to be the reincarnation of their late chief, died after being struck by a tugboat on the west coast of Vancouver Island, officials said Friday. (Source)

  1370. Sun, 12 Mar 2006 11:06 AM PST - (RedNova) - Struggling to Protect Marine Life: Mozambique, Where Sea Species Once Were Plentiful, Quickly Discovers That Creating
    By Laurie Goering, Chicago Tribune Mar. 12--INHACA ISLAND, Mozambique -- Around the colorful coral reefs that ring this mangrove-fringed island in the Bay of Maputo, hammerhead sharks, sea turtles, octopuses, dolphins, yellow tuna, rays and seagoing manatees once were plentiful. (Source)

  1371. Sun, 12 Mar 2006 4:53 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Canada's Lost, Lonely Whale Feared Killed by Boat
    VANCOUVER - A lonely killer whale that captured the hearts of thousands and became the object of an emotional tug-of-war between biologists and Natives on Canada's Pacific Coast was feared dead on Friday. (Source)

  1372. Sun, 12 Mar 2006 9:06 PM PST - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Cybertrips: Explore Salem witch trials, House of Seven Gables
    Driving northeast out of Boston will take you up a little bit of the New England coast to Salem and Cape Ann, to places where you can take the kids out to sea on whale-watching cruises, visit one of the major landmarks of American literature, and see where suspicion and prejudice led to the infamous Salem witch trials. (Source)

  1373. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 3:39 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Luna the Killer Whale Believed Killed
    Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1374. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 3:41 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - 'Cirquing of entertainment'
    Theme park shows reflect influence of the groundbreaking Canadian circus The dolphins leave the stadium, and the red-winged actress rises from the stage. Exotically costumed acrobats dangle and dance on swings, dive and tumble off high platforms and twist and plunge on elastic cords. Macaws and other birds swoop through -- and for 10 minutes they are the only animals in sight. (Source)

  1375. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 7:59 AM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Humpback Untangled from Ocean Netting
    WEST MAUI (KHNL) It's the second humpback whale in two months that has been disentangled. The 45-foot long humpback whale was spotted this past Sunday off the leeward coast of Maui. (Source)

  1376. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 2:32 PM PST - (WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News) - Injured Right Whale Spotted Off Coast Of Georgia
    Conservation officials are asking mariners to keep a lookout for an injured northern right whale that was spotted Saturday about 7 miles off the coast of Cumberland Island, Ga. (Source)

  1377. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 3:38 PM PST - (CBC British Columbia) - First Nation marks whale's death
    People gathered on the government wharf in Gold River on the west coast of Vancouver Island on Monday to mourn the accidental death of Luna the killer whale last week. (Source)

  1378. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:41 PM PST - (The Motley Fool) - Little Fish Swallows a Whale
    It's all over but the borrowing, I guess. Last week, rumor had it that a diverse body of investing types had submitted bids for Knight Ridder (NYSE: KRI) , including private money and the likes of Gannett (NYSE: GCI) . (Source)

  1379. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 12:29 PM PST - (Contra Costa Times) - DAVE BARRY: Listen: It's invasion of the pod people
    This classic Dave Barry column was originally published on June 1, 1997. I IMAGINE YOU will want to call me a courageous adventurer when I tell you how I recently encountered an actual live whale in person. In fact, I encountered a group of whales, which is called a "pod," or sometimes "a group of whales." (Source)

  1380. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 1:26 PM PST - (Nascar) - Cross' Words: Vegas
    The last time Jeff Burton was in the top 10 in points three races into the season, Moby Dick was a minnow... Well, actually it was 2003 -- fourth, 49 behind Michael Waltrip. But in Cup time, that's an eternity (certainly enough time to grow a whale, given the right high-carb diet). (Source)

  1381. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 6:28 PM PST - (CNews) - Gold River mourns loss of Luna, the lonely whale; plans July ceremony
    GOLD RIVER, B.C. (CP) - Two-year-old Matea Girotto thinks all whales are called Luna. She sees a whale on television or a picture of a whale in a book and she'll immediately yell 'Luna," her father Alberto said Monday. (Source)

  1382. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 6:17 PM PST - (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - Gold River mourns loss of Luna, the lonely whale; plans July ceremony
    GOLD RIVER, B.C. (CP) - Two-year-old Matea Girotto thinks all whales are called Luna. (Source)

  1383. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 4:14 PM PST - (Independent) - Down in Mexico: The deal that saved the whale
    Every winter, somewhere along the coast of Baja California, a pod of pregnant grey whales cruises past the US-Mexican border, swimming south, well offshore from the grim, polluted cities of Tijuana and El Rosario and the untreated sewage that pours into the ocean. The whales continue their extraordinary 6,000-mile migration from the frozen Arctic south, down the Baja peninsula. And it is there (Source)

  1384. Mon, 13 Mar 2006 6:45 PM PST - (CTV.ca) - Local natives deny blame in B.C. orca's death
    A B.C. First Nations chief said his people are not to blame in the death of Luna, the people-loving orca. Luna died Friday after being struck by a tugboat's propeller. (Source)

  1385. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 3:38 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - Dolphin deaths: Bradshaw should stop "dragging his feet"
    14 March, 2006 - NEIL Parish, Conservative MEP for South West England, has supported calls made by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, to take drastic action to prevent more dolphin and porpoise deaths from bottom sea fishing nets. (Source)

  1386. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 5:46 AM PST - (Northern Territory News) - Dolphin watch
    THREE dead dolphins have been washed ashore on Darwin's northern suburbs beaches. Senior Parks and Wildlife officer Ray Chatto said the animals had been found along a 5km section of coast between Casuarina and Nightcliff in the past few weeks. (Source)

  1387. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 3:08 PM PST - (NZCity) - Euthanasia increasingly an option for Shona
    Euthanasia is increasingly becoming an option for Marineland's sick dolphin. Thirty-six-year-old Shona has been unwell for the past three weeks and stopped eating over the weekend. However, she did manage about a kilo of fish yesterday morning. (Source)

  1388. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 6:16 PM PST - (St. Petersburg Times) - Can't a dolphin have some privacy?
    Several agencies react to the distress call. . Turns out things weren't what they seemed. (Source)

  1389. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 3:32 AM PST - (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - Injured Whale Spotted Off Georgia
    ST. MARYS -- Aerial photographs have revealed an injured right whale off Cumberland Island. Scientists say there are deep propeller marks indicating it was struck by a boat. (Source)

  1390. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 1:12 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Propeller kills whale separated from family
    SEATTLE -- Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died Friday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1391. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 1:58 AM PST - (Edmonton Sun) - In Tomorrow's Paper
    GOLD RIVER, B.C. -- Two-year-old Matea Girotto thinks all whales are called Luna. "She sees a whale on television or a picture of a whale in a book, and she'll immediately yell 'Luna,'" her father Alberto said yesterday. (Source)

  1392. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 3:36 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - Dolphin deaths: Bradshaw should stop "dragging his feet"
    14 March, 2006 - NEIL Parish, Conservative MEP for South West England, has supported calls made by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, to take drastic action to prevent more dolphin and porpoise deaths from bottom sea fishing nets. (Source)

  1393. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 7:37 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Pygmy killer whale washes ashore on Hilton Head
    (Hilton Head Island-AP) March 14, 2006 - The carcass of a largely decomposed pygmy killer whale has washed ashore on Hilton Head Island. Scientists say it is only the fourth recorded whale of this type to wash ashore in the state and the first one Charleston's National Ocean Service has been able to study. (Source)

  1394. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 7:51 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Injured whale sighted off Georgia coast
    (St. Marys, Georgia-AP) March 14, 2006 - Aerial photographs have revealed an injured right whale off Georgia's Cumberland Island, and scientists say deep propeller marks indicate the whale was struck by a boat. (Source)

  1395. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 4:18 AM PST - (The Post and Courier) - Anglers treated to rare experience
    The daybreak was ghostly, the sun coming up in fog, the sea as glassy as an old rippled mirror. Then Bob Olynick leaned from the charter fishing boat rail and shouted, "Whales! Whales!" (Source)

  1396. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 9:29 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Pygmy killer whale washes ashore on Hilton Head
    (Hilton Head Island-AP) March 14, 2006 - The carcass of a largely decomposed pygmy killer whale has washed ashore on Hilton Head Island. Scientists say it is only the fourth recorded whale of this type to wash ashore in the state and the first one Charleston's National Ocean Service has been able to study. (Source)

  1397. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 9:23 AM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Injured whale sighted off Georgia coast
    (St. Marys, Georgia-AP) March 14, 2006 - Aerial photographs have revealed an injured right whale off Georgia's Cumberland Island, and scientists say deep propeller marks indicate the whale was struck by a boat. (Source)

  1398. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:37 PM PST - (USA Today) - Tugboat may have killed Luna the killer whale
    Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1399. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 2:51 PM PST - (KATU) - Luna the lonely killer whale remembered in ceremony
    GOLD RIVER, British Columbia - Residents of the Vancouver Island community of Gold Bar gathered today for a ceremony to commemorate Luna, the lonely young killer whale apparently killed last Friday when he was hit by the propeller of a large tugboat. (Source)

  1400. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:01 PM PST - (The Olympian) - Vancouver Island town mourns the death of too-friendly orca
    GOLD RIVER, British Columbia — Two-year-old Matea Girotto thinks all whales are called Luna. She sees a whale on television or a picture of a whale in a book and she'll immediately yell "Luna," her father Alberto said Monday. (Source)

  1401. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 1:22 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Support for end of ocean sewage dumping is news
    Congressman Ed Case informed one of his “Talk Story” sessions he supports a rule change to make it illegal to dump boat sewage into Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary waters. (Source)

  1402. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 2:38 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Government defends whaling efforts
    THE Federal Government and Labor have again clashed on whether the strategy to stop Japan slaughtering whales was adequate. (Source)

  1403. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 4:46 PM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Pygmy killer whale washes ashore on Hilton Head
    (Hilton Head Island-AP) March 14, 2006 - The carcass of a largely decomposed pygmy killer whale has washed ashore on Hilton Head Island. Scientists say it is only the fourth recorded whale of this type to wash ashore in the state and the first one Charleston's National Ocean Service has been able to study. (Source)

  1404. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 4:38 PM PST - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Injured whale sighted off Georgia coast
    (St. Marys, Georgia-AP) March 14, 2006 - Aerial photographs have revealed an injured right whale off Georgia's Cumberland Island, and scientists say deep propeller marks indicate the whale was struck by a boat. (Source)

  1405. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 5:37 PM PST - (Medical Post Online) - Whale watcher
    Granby, Que., native Dr. Janie Giard was born around the corner from a zoo, which she visited regularly as a child. As an animal lover, she would rescue birds and mice, and even put a crow back on its feet. She also collected grass snakes, a hobby that frightened her father. (Source)

  1406. Tue, 14 Mar 2006 5:48 PM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Whaling link to Kyoto is naive: govt
    The federal government and Labor have again clashed on whether the current strategy to stop Japan slaughtering whales is adequate. - (Source)

  1407. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 8:33 AM PST - (The Nassau Guardian) - Wednesday, March 15, 2006
    The Coastal Awareness Committee of The Bahamas, a group of stakeholders from the private and public sectors formed to heighten the public's awareness of the importance of preserving and protecting our coastline, recently received a donation from Dolphin Encounters Limited. (Source)

  1408. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 0:31 AM PST - (Provo Daily Herald) - Town mourns loss of killer whale
    GOLD RIVER, British Columbia -- Two-year-old Matea Girotto thinks all whales are called Luna. She sees a whale on television or a picture of a whale in a book and she'll immediately yell "Luna," her father Alberto said Monday. A killer whale that officials believe was Luna was killed last Friday after being hit by the propeller of a large tugboat.. (Source)

  1409. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 1:11 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Propeller kills whale separated from family
    SEATTLE -- Luna, the juvenile killer whale from Washington state waters who got lost in Canada's Nootka Sound five years ago, apparently died Friday when he was accidentally struck by a tugboat propeller, Canadian authorities said. (Source)

  1410. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 1:47 AM PST - (The Canton Repository) - By JAN H. KENNEDY Repository STAFF WRITER
    CANTON - Willie the Blue Whale, the last remaining fixture at the old Mother Goose Land, is about to get some company after years of solitude. (Source)

  1411. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 3:36 AM PST - (Yachting Monthly) - Thar she goes
    Next time you boil a kettle on the galley stove spare a thought for the bowhead whale: in some parts of the Arctic there are only 200 left. Yet Shell wants to develop the Sakhalin gasfields in Russia's Okhotsk Sea where the leviathans breed. (Source)

  1412. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 6:51 AM PST - (KATU) - Luna the lonely killer whale remembered in ceremony
    GOLD RIVER, British Columbia - Residents of the Vancouver Island community of Gold Bar gathered today for a ceremony to commemorate Luna, the lonely young killer whale apparently killed last Friday when he was hit by the propeller of a large tugboat. (Source)

  1413. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 7:46 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Heartsick tribe says goodbye to Luna
    GOLD RIVER, British Columbia — Two-year-old Matea Girotto thinks all whales are called Luna. She sees a whale on television or a picture of a whale in a book and she’ll immediately yell “Luna,” her father Alberto said Monday. (Source)

  1414. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:13 AM PST - (Daily Record) - Dead porpoise found in Bergen County creek
    NEW MILFORD (AP) -- A dead, 3-foot-long harbor porpoise was pulled from a Bergen County creek leading into the Hackensack River. Police pulled the porpoise, a small type of whale, out of Bergen County's French Creek, about 13 miles north of Newark Bay, on Tuesday after a passer-by spotted it. (Source)

  1415. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:27 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Whales move north as oceans warm
    And that is just one aspect of a massive ecological shift affecting 2 million square kilometres of the Bering Sea - one of the world's richest fisheries (Source)

  1416. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 2:15 PM PST - (San Juan Journal) - Ocean Advocates
    Fred Felleman, MSc. So many people contributed time and resources on the lone orca (L98) Luna’s behalf that his loss is widely felt. (Source)

  1417. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 4:09 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Too many boats chasing whales invite unwanted collisons
    Of course, the collision between the young whale and the whale-watching boat could have been avoided – if the boat were not there (The Maui News, March 11). Too much boat traffic during the whale season means such accidents are inevitable. (Source)

  1418. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 6:13 PM PST - (Daily Record) - Dead porpoise found in Bergen Co. creek
    NEW MILFORD (AP) -- A dead, 3-foot-long harbor porpoise was pulled from a Bergen County creek leading into the Hackensack River. Police pulled the porpoise, a small type of whale, out of Bergen County's French Creek, about 13 miles north of Newark Bay, on Tuesday after a passer-by spotted it. (Source)

  1419. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 10:24 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Marine lab tests 1,000-year-old whale blubber
    It's the story of an ancient and serendipitous chunk of muktuk. Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota is testing a piece of muktuk — whale blubber with skin — along with the lab's ongoing study of contaminants in the blubber of bowhead whales eaten by the Inupiat Eskimos of Barrow, Alaska. (Source)

  1420. Wed, 15 Mar 2006 8:19 PM PST - (Wairarapa Times-Age) - End of dolphin era brings sadness – and relief
    Former Marineland trainer and Masterton woman Katriona Hepburn is delighted dolphin performances in New Zealand will cease with the passing of Shona the dying star attraction at the Napier park. (Source)

  1421. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 0:10 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - MAIN EVENTS: Mendocino Whale Festival; Women-on-the-water class; more
    WHALING ON THE MENDOCINO COAST The 24th Annual Mendocino Coast Whale Festival makes a splash in Fort Bragg on Saturday and Sunday, when it combines shore-based recreation with chances to whale-watch offshore. Land events include the festival's... (Source)

  1422. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 0:33 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Gray-whale watching near Saratoga Passage
    Gray whales have been sighted off the west side of Camano Island and in the San Juan Island region in Guemes Channel and off Blakely Island... (Source)

  1423. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 7:51 AM PST - (Mendocino Beacon) - New course for 2006 Whale Run
    The 2006 Whale Run and Walk will be held on Saturday, March 18. This year there is a big change in the course which will begin and end at the College of the Redwoods Mendocino Coast campus located at 1211 Del Mar Dr. in Fort Bragg. The race is scheduled to begin promptly at 9 a.m. (Source)

  1424. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 9:15 AM PST - (San Juan Journal) - BCNG Portals Page
    Islanders can learn about and comment on the State Scenic Byway designation process for local routes at meetings scheduled as follows: San Juan Island, March 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Grange; Lopez Island, April 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at The Bay Café; Orcas Island, April 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Orcas Island Library. (Source)

  1425. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 4:41 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Whale-watching operation an egregious danger to whales
    I have been coming to Maui nearly every winter for over 20 years. I love the island and all it has to offer, both on land and in the water. (Source)

  1426. Thu, 16 Mar 2006 11:19 PM PST - (winnipegsun.com) - Fine tuning in the stretch run
    As the beached whale that is the Vancouver Canucks continues to groan on without a marine biologist in sight, things here have never been more sound. (Source)

  1427. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 0:39 AM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Jet ferry hits whale off Tsushima, nobody hurt
    _ A jet ferry collided with an animal believed to have been a whale on Friday off Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan Coast Guard officials said. (Source)

  1428. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 5:40 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Another whale calf hit by boat
    For the second time in less than a week, a baby humpback whale has been injured by a boat — this time in a hit-and-run collision off Maui. (Source)

  1429. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 4:04 AM PST - (ABC News) - Mercury Milan -- A Whale Tale
    Beyond the Flashy Grille, the Milan Is a Small Fish When It Comes to Mom-Friendly Features (Source)

  1430. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 6:33 AM PST - (Slam! Sports) - Moose prep for the playoffs
    As the beached whale that is the Vancouver Canucks continues to groan on without a marine biologist in sight, things here have never been more sound. (Source)

  1431. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:32 AM PST - (The Nassau Guardian) - Friday, March 17, 2006
    Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Leslie Miller said his ministry was still awaiting the results of an autopsy on a whale that washed ashore in Andros last month. (Source)

  1432. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 2:45 PM PST - (The Islands' Sounder) - Scenic Byway public information meetings
    Islanders are invited to learn about and comment on the State Scenic Byway designation process for local routes at meetings scheduled as follows: San Juan Island, March 29, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Grange; Lopez Island, April 5, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at The Bay Café; Orcas Island, April 11, 5:30-6:30 p.m., at the Library. (Source)

  1433. Fri, 17 Mar 2006 5:55 PM PST - (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Officials Concerned About Incidents Of Boats Hitting Whales
    For the second time in the past two weeks a humpback whale calf has been injured by a boat propeller off the island of Maui. That makes five humpback whale calves struck so far this year. That has officials concerned. (Source)

  1434. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 0:16 AM PST - (Hartford Courant) - Chips Are Down As Class Lobbies For State Cookie
    If a group of sixth-graders from St. Mary's School in Simsbury have anything to say about it, a chocolate-oatmeal drop cookie will one day join the Eastern oyster, the American robin and the sperm whale in the pantheon of official state emblems. (Source)

  1435. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 4:59 AM PST - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Collision injures whale calf
    Another collision between a boat and whale is prompting fisheries officials to urge boaters to exercise caution when operating in Hawaii waters during the whale season. (Source)

  1436. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 6:34 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Out to sea
    March 19 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Richard Helgren knew he had been in the sportfishing business a long time when 35-year-old men were telling him how much they had enjoyed going out in his boat when they were kids. (Source)

  1437. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 11:08 AM PST - (KPUA Hilo) - Another whale calf hit by boat
    MAALAEA, Hawaii (AP) _ Another baby humpback whale has been injured by a boat off the coast of Maui. This time, it was a hit-and-run accident. The 14-foot-long calf was spotted Wednesday by a tour boat. It had deep gashes caused by a propeller. (Source)

  1438. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 2:39 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Whale-watching boats race to any pods spotted
    When I heard about the “accident” between whale and boat I was horrified and couldn’t help but cry for the poor whales. Upon boarding some whale-watching vessels the guests might as well be given harpoons. (Source)

  1439. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 2:36 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Strike an alarming trend
    MAALAEA – A second humpback whale calf has been injured by a boat in less than a week off Maui – the fifth (Source)

  1440. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 3:32 PM PST - (Lancaster News) - Local diver looks below for adventure
    Whale ear bones. Petrified wood. Gun mullets. Civil War bullets. A Civil War bag and numerous Megalodon shark's teeth. (Source)

  1441. Sat, 18 Mar 2006 4:15 PM PST - (Independent) - Royal Navy sonar blamed for deaths of four whales
    Secret sonar, used by the Royal Navy in a Nato exercise, has killed four whales, The Independent on Sunday can reveal. (Source)

  1442. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 3:16 AM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Ferry again hits whale off Kyushu
    _ A ferry again hit a sea animal believed to be a whale during operations Sunday in the sea off Kyushu but nobody aboard was injured, the ship's operator said. (Source)

  1443. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 6:17 AM PST - (Lancaster News) - Local diver looks below for adventure
    Whale ear bones. Petrified wood. Gun mullets. Civil War bullets. A Civil War bag and numerous Megalodon shark's teeth. (Source)

  1444. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 5:45 AM PST - (Zaman Online) - HOT NEWS
    Nearly 50 whales died after beaching themselves in Indonesia’s Sulavesi province. Police officials said 93 whales at 5-8 meters length, stroke the shore near Ponggeran village in Sulavesi. (Source)

  1445. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 7:30 AM PST - (The Columbus Dispatch) - Bears, moose, whales among favorites in U.S.
    Here’s a look at some of the most popular critters in the United States, with tips on when to travel and sample tours. Where/when: Brown bears gorge themselves silly on salmon in the rivers and creeks of Alaska and are most visible from mid-June to September. (Source)

  1446. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:54 AM PST - (The Maui News) - Whale-watching an integral part of Mauis visitor industry
    The accident between the Pacific Whale Foundation boat and the whale (why is it always those guys?) could not have been avoided. (Source)

  1447. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:51 AM PST - (The Maui News) - Whale strikes unnecessary
    For years whale watching has been an integral part of Maui’s visitor industry. There are few places in the world where individuals can see the majestic animals with the kind of proximity and comfort Maui provides. (Source)

  1448. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 9:22 AM PST - (KPUA Hilo) - Whale calf suffers serious injury from boat propeller
    WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) _ Sea life officials are asking boaters to look for a whale calf that was likely injured by a boat propeller. The calf's injuries may be life-threatening. (Source)

  1449. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:53 AM PST - (The Maui News) - Aggressive pursuit of whales, cutting off boat witnessed
    When I heard from a friend who lives on Maui about the whale-watching boat hitting the baby whale, I knew before she said that it was a Pacific Whale Foundation boat. (Source)

  1450. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:19 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Dynamite blasting scaring whales in Babuyan
    FISHERMEN in the once tranquil Babuyan Islands in Cagayan province are literally having a blast. (Source)

  1451. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 2:03 PM PST - (Zaman Online) - HOT NEWS
    Nearly 50 whales died after beaching themselves in Indonesia’s Sulavesi province. Police officials said 93 whales at 5-8 meters length, stroke the shore near Ponggeran village in Sulavesi. (Source)

  1452. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 5:54 PM PST - (Asahi.com) - Surfers lash out over whale stranding
    ICHINOMIYA, Chiba Prefecture--Surfers are angry that municipal officials refused to use a local disaster prevention radio network to call for help after nearly 100 melon-headed whales washed ashore here last month. (Source)

  1453. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 9:55 PM PST - (BizJournals) - Carvel cravers in for more Central Florida locations
    ORLANDO -- If Bill Westrom has anything to say about it, there's a Fudgie the Whale ice cream cake in your future. (Source)

  1454. Sun, 19 Mar 2006 9:11 PM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Federer Whales Away in Final
    Top-ranked player routs Blake, 7-5, 6-3, 6-0, for his third straight Indian Wells title and unusual trophy that goes with it. (Source)

  1455. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 7:02 AM PST - (ITV.com) - Pinger row
    There are dire warnings for the Westcountry's dolphin and porpoise populations tonight - as the government admits it's unable to implement European laws aimed at saving them. (Source)

  1456. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 4:00 AM PST - (Daily Press) - Who's driving?
    Not long ago, an Australian legislator, stressed by public insensibility, asked, "What do humpback whales and politically informed people have in common? They are both an endangered species. Unfortunately, more is being done to save the humpback whale." (Source)

  1457. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 7:43 AM PST - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Annex, whales get the heave-ho
    Down goes the annex.Whale wall and all. Three hours of deliberation by the Milwaukee County Board produced that... (Source)

  1458. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 5:10 AM PST - (The Age) - Federer whales into dazed Blake
    A victorious Roger Federer hoists the unusual "whale" trophy at Indian Wells on Sunday after defeating James Blake. Photo: Kevork Djansezian With three consecutive singles titles at the Pacific Life Open there now should be three trophies of black whales taking up space in Roger Federer's household. (Source)

  1459. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 6:39 AM PST - (ITV.com) - Pinger row
    There are dire warnings for the Westcountry's dolphin and porpoise populations tonight - as the government admits it's unable to implement European laws aimed at saving them. (Source)

  1460. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 1:49 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Whale researcher to speak on effects of ocean noise
    MAALAEA – A whale researcher who is a college professor will discuss underwater noise pollution from 6 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Ocean Science Discovery Center at Maalaea. (Source)

  1461. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 1:48 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Letters reflect a disconnect between sanctuary, protection
    The failure of the whale sanctuary is the topic of seven letters appearing in a single issue of The Maui News (March 15). (Source)

  1462. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 1:49 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Research organization should limit itself to studying
    As an Oregon resident that spends time each year on Maui, my family has often been confused by the Pacific Whale Foundation’s commercialism as a supposed research organization. Now we have a better understanding. (Source)

  1463. Mon, 20 Mar 2006 9:31 PM PST - (The Beaufort Gazette) - Group supports rezoning of Whale Branch island
    A new resident planning committee for the Dale community has agreed with Beaufort County Council plans to rezone a remote island on the Whale Branch River that would allow 89 more lots in the rural area, a move opposed by county planners. (Source)

  1464. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:33 AM PST - (Howard Hughes Medical Institute) - Warbling Whales Speak a Language All Their Own
    The songs of the humpback whale are among the most complex in the animal kingdom. Researchers have now mathematically confirmed that whales have their own syntax that uses sound units to build phrases that can be combined to form songs that last for hours. (Source)

  1465. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 9:26 AM PST - (Hartford Courant) - Chips Are Down As Class Lobbies For State Cookie
    If a group of sixth-graders from St. Mary's School in Simsbury have anything to say about it, a chocolate-oatmeal drop cookie will one day join the Eastern oyster, the American robin and the sperm whale in the pantheon of official state emblems. (Source)

  1466. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 1:20 PM PST - (PhysOrg) - Warbling whales speak a language all their own
    The songs of the humpback whale are among the most complex in the animal kingdom. Researchers have now mathematically confirmed that whales have their own syntax that uses sound units to build phrases that can be combined to form songs that last for hours. (Source)

  1467. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 3:18 PM PST - (Newswise) - Warbling Whales Speak a Language All Their Own
    Scientists have used the mathematics of information theory to confirm that the songs of humpback whales have their own complex syntax containing the elements of language. (Source)

  1468. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 1:09 PM PST - (UPI) - Study: Whales sing a language of their own
    CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 21 (UPI) -- MIT researchers have mathematically confirmed that whales have their own syntax and uses sound units to build phrases that can be combined into songs. (Source)

  1469. Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:21 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Beach couple spot humpback whale
    It was a fluky St. Patrick's Day surprise. At mid-morning Friday two miles east of Edison Reef, Glenn and Carol Taylor of Fort Myers Beach came face to blowhole with a humpback whale. (Source)

  1470. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 1:22 AM PST - (Island Packet) - Resident committee supports rezoning
    BEAUFORT -- A new resident planning committee for the Dale community has agreed with Beaufort County Council plans to rezone a remote island on the Whale Branch River that would allow 89 more lots in the rural area, a move opposed by county planners. (Source)

  1471. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 0:21 AM PST - (Poughkeepsie Journal) - Tap into your potential for greatness
    In 2005, Ellen MacArthur became the first person to sail solo and nonstop around the world in the record time of 71 days, 14 hours, and 33 seconds. She faced 65-mile per hour winds, brutal storms, a near catastrophic accident with a whale, and loneliness. (Source)

  1472. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 6:26 AM PST - (Lancaster News) - Local diver looks below for adventure
    Whale ear bones. Petrified wood. Gun mullets. Civil War bullets. A Civil War bag and numerous Megalodon shark's teeth. (Source)

  1473. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 1:43 PM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Whales, cleanup on tap for spring
    Both the Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup and the opening day of spring whale watch, which begins Saturday and runs through April 1, coincide annually with the beginning of spring break. (Source)

  1474. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 1:49 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Simple boat modification would prevent slicing of whales
    How hard would it be to put some sort of protective cage around the propellers of the boats that frequent the whale sanctuary – some sort of metal box or shroud like a fan has that the water could go through but the blades would not be exposed. (Source)

  1475. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 5:43 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Grammar revealed in a whale’s love song
    LiveScience:  The love songs of humpback whales may sound free-flowing and improvised, but mathematical analysis shows that they follow complex grammatical rules. (Source)

  1476. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:18 PM PST - (ComputerWire) - Whale Inks Remote Email Access Deal with France’s SFD
    Whale Communications Ltd yesterday said French mobile carrier La Societe Financiere De Distribution would resell a new enterprise application that enables email access via standard PDAs. (Source)

  1477. Wed, 22 Mar 2006 8:46 PM PST - (KGO-TV Bay Area) - Whale Spotted Near Carquinez Strait
    U.S. Coast Guard officials are keeping an eye on a whale that has been swimming around the Carquinez Strait for several days. (Source)

  1478. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 0:26 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Thar she blows! It's whale-watching time at the coast
    Here they come, majestic masters of one of the longest migrations on Earth: the mighty gray whale. Eschrichtius robustus is one of the most... (Source)

  1479. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 4:00 AM PST - (Tri-Valley Herald) - Wayward whale cruises the Bay
    The U.S. Coast Guard is keeping an eye on a whale that has been swimming around the Carquinez Strait for several days. (Source)

  1480. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 2:06 AM PST - (Medical News Today) - Whales Have Their Own Syntax That Uses Sound Units To Build Phrases That Can Be Combined
    The songs of the humpback whale are among the most complex in the animal kingdom. Researchers have now mathematically confirmed that whales have their own syntax that uses sound units to build phrases that can be combined to form songs that last for hours.Until now, only humans have demonstrated the ability to use such a hierarchical structure of communication... click link for more info. (Source)

  1481. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 7:17 AM PST - (The Reporter) - Boaters report seeing whale in Carquinez Strait
    Boaters have spotted a whale swimming in the Carquinez Strait near the Zampa Bridge, officials said Wednesday. Officials believe the whale is not in danger because boaters who saw it as recently as 8:30 a.m. Wednesday say it appears to be swimming freely. A boater who first reported seeing the whale on Saturday described it as up to 40 feet (Source)

  1482. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 4:23 AM PST - (The Daily Review) - Wayward whale cruises around Carquinez Strait
    The Coast Guard is keeping an eye on a whale that has been swimming around the Carquinez Strait for several days. (Source)

  1483. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 6:09 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Groups Debate 'Endangered' Whale Status
    Farming and industry groups in Washington state sued to remove Puget Sound's several dozen killer whales from the endangered species list, saying the designation will result in unnecessary water and land-use restrictions. (Source)

  1484. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 6:25 AM PST - (ABC News) - Groups Debate 'Endangered' Whale Status
    Building, Farming Groups in Washington State Challenge 'Endangered' Listing of Killer Whales (Source)

  1485. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 4:38 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Whale song reveals sophisticated language skills
    Humpback whales' complex crooning has its own syntax – similar to human language's hierarchical structure – a new analysis reveals (Source)

  1486. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 8:06 AM PST - (Mendocino Beacon) - Winding, windy course for 2006 Whale Run
    "Hold on to your hats, cause thar she blows! Participants in the 2006 Whale Run and Walk were not on the lookout for whales last Saturday morning. Instead, runners and walkers fought strong Northwest winds as they wound around Pomo Bluffs Park and over the Noyo Bridge. (Source)

  1487. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 10:05 AM PST - (Vancouver Province) - Groups debate 'endangered' whale status in Seattle
    SEATTLE -- Farming and industry groups in Washington state sued to remove Puget Sound's several dozen killer whales from the endangered species list, saying the designation will result in unnecessary water and land-use restrictions. (Source)

  1488. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 8:12 AM PST - (Fort Bragg Advocate-News) - Wooden whales, Fort Braggs new park, stars of windy weekend fest
    In years past, the guests of honor, too big to fit into Fort Braggs Whale Festival, havent even been invited. But this year, whales galore were seen at Town Hall, albeit made of plywood and a tad smaller than the mammoth migratory mammals now swimming by the Mendocino Coast. (Source)

  1489. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 3:03 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Pacific Whale Foundation an advocate, protector of whales
    I have been enjoying Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) trips for many years. Every one of them has been a positive experience. The crews have been courteous and the boating etiquette and observance of the rules of cruising and whale watching exemplary. (Source)

  1490. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 3:06 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Designs of whale-watching boats called into question
    The whale collision with the Pacific Whale Foundation’s Ocean Spirit, which I was on, and a baby humpback on March 9 made a lot of people think about new means of propulsion for the PWF boats. (Source)

  1491. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 3:02 PM PST - (The Maui News) - PWF has raised awareness of need to protect marine life
    There are many letters recently deploring the accident between the Pacific Whale Foundation boat and the whale calf. If the captain killed the engines 100 yards away and drifted, he’s exonerated. That’s the law. (Source)

  1492. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 3:06 PM PST - (The Maui News) - PWF crew must have been heartsick at helplessness
    I am writing to express my sympathy and support to the captain and crew of the Pacific Whale Foundation’s research ship that recently struck the female whale and calf in Maalaea Harbor. (Source)

  1493. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 2:22 PM PST - (CTV.ca) - Farmers want killer whales off endangered list
    SEATTLE — Farming and industry groups in Washington state sued to remove Puget Sound's several dozen killer whales from the endangered species list, saying the designation will result in unnecessary water and land-use restrictions. (Source)

  1494. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 6:52 PM PST - (KATU) - Groups challenge 'endangered' listing of killer whales
    SEATTLE - Farming and industry groups in Washington state sued to remove Puget Sound's several dozen killer whales from the endangered species list, saying the designation will result in unnecessary water and land-use restrictions. (Source)

  1495. Thu, 23 Mar 2006 9:14 PM PST - (Science Daily) - Warbling Whales Speak A Language All Their Own
    Scientists have used the mathematics of information theory to confirm that the songs of humpback whales have a complex syntax containing the elements of language. (Source)

  1496. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 0:30 AM PST - (The Oregonian) - As spring returns, so do gray whales
    The first of more than 18,000 migrating gray whales are cruising past Oregon to their summer feeding grounds off Alaska. The annual migration is the focus of Whale Watch Week, which coincides with spring break for most Oregon schoolchildren. (Source)

  1497. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 2:26 AM PST - (Galloway Gazette) - News In Brief
    A TEN-TON Minke whale died on Galloway's rocky shoreline on Tuesday after becoming beached when... more » LOCAL MP Russell Brown has welcomed the introduction of a byelaw in Newton Stewart and Minnigaff tha... (Source)

  1498. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 6:17 AM PST - (Lancaster News) - Local diver looks below for adventure
    Whale ear bones. Petrified wood. Gun mullets. Civil War bullets. A Civil War bag and numerous Megalodon shark's teeth. (Source)

  1499. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:09 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Young whale lingers near bay
    SAN DIEGO, 10:57 a.m. March 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE): A small whale was spotted off the coast of Point Loma near Ballast Point Friday. The whale appeared to be a baby, and was lingering near offshore near where the bay opens to the sea. (Source)

  1500. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:49 AM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - Whale Spotted Swimming In San Diego Bay
    A rare sighting in San Diego Bay Friday, as a 15-foot whale was spotted swimming near Point Loma. (Source)

  1501. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 11:36 AM PST - (NBC 4 Los Angeles) - Images: Gray Whale Swims Into San Diego Bay
    SAN DIEGO -- A gray whale swam into San Diego Bay on Friday morning and stuck around for a while. The whale was originally spotted in the bay by the cruise-ship terminal, then made its way toward the coast of Point Loma and the open ocean. (Source)

  1502. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 9:30 AM PST - (ABC News) - Mercury Milan -- A Whale Tale
    Beyond the Flashy Grille, the Milan Is a Small Fish When It Comes to Mom-Friendly Features (Source)

  1503. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 3:20 PM PST - (KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Whale Makes Splash In San Diego Bay
    Sea World wasn't the only place to take in a whale show Friday. (Source)

  1504. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 1:09 PM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Young whale lingers near bay
    SAN DIEGO, 12:49 p.m. March 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE): A small whale was spotted off the coast of Point Loma near Ballast Point Friday. The whale appeared to be a baby, and was lingering offshore near where the bay opens to the sea. (Source)

  1505. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 12:01 PM PST - (Discovery Channel) - Whale Songs Resemble Human Language
    While not quite a language, humpback whale songs are not unlike human conversations. (Source)

  1506. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 2:43 PM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Whales, cleanup on tap for spring break
    Both the Great Oregon Spring Beach Cleanup and the opening day of spring whale watch, which begins Saturday and runs through April 1, coincide annually with the beginning of spring break. (Source)

  1507. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 1:17 PM PST - (Science News) - And other bulletins on the elusive narwhal
    What Martin Nweeia noticed first when he encountered narwhals, he says, was the sound. In May 2000, as spring was just reaching Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic, a famed local hunter took Nweeia out on the ice searching the open water for those tusk-bearing, high-Arctic whales. (Source)

  1508. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 2:59 PM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Japan-S. Korea high-speed ships troubled by whales
    _ High-speed ships connecting the southwestern Japanese city of Fukuoka and the South Korean city of Busan are having trouble with increasing collisions with whales near Tsushima Strait. (Source)

  1509. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 5:54 PM PST - (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - Gray Whale Wandering In Harbor Got Hit By Boat
    A gray whale that was wandering in the San Diego harbor got his by a boat Friday. (Source)

  1510. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 5:10 PM PST - (North County Times) - Whales split from pod, swim into San Diego Bay
    SAN DIEGO - Sea World wasn't the only place to take in a whale show Friday. One of the ocean-going mammals made an appearance in San Diego Bay today, cruising around Ballast Point-area waters through Friday morning, according to U.S. Coast Guard officials. (Source)

  1511. Fri, 24 Mar 2006 10:18 PM PST - (Fox 6 News San Diego) - Whale Spotting in the San Diego Bay
    A whale is spotted in the waters of the San Diego Bay on Friday. (Source)

  1512. Sat, 25 Mar 2006 5:17 AM PST - (The Age) - Yangtse dolphin a victim of China's success
    A TEAM of scientists is to scan 1600 kilometres of China's Yangtse River to see if its unique species of dolphin is the first member of the family of porpoises, dolphins and whales to have become extinct. (Source)

  1513. Sat, 25 Mar 2006 1:47 PM PST - (Lancaster News) - Local diver looks below for adventure
    Whale ear bones. Petrified wood. Gun mullets. Civil War bullets. A Civil War bag and numerous Megalodon shark's teeth. (Source)

  1514. Sat, 25 Mar 2006 5:05 PM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Whale staying close to Pt. Loma
    SAN DIEGO, 11:48 a.m. March 25 (SIGNONSANDIEGO): A 30-foot California gray whale was still hanging around Point Loma Saturday, swimming closer to shore inside the harbor area, a U.S. Coast Guard officer said. (Source)

  1515. Sat, 25 Mar 2006 9:36 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Another beached whale, and another learning opportunity
    VIRGINIA BEACH Last weekend, a dead whale washed up on the beach along the resort strip at 44th Street, not far from the boardwalk. Within hours, volunteers from the Virginia Aquarium's "stranding team" converged on the dead whale. (Source)

  1516. Sat, 25 Mar 2006 11:00 PM PST - (Fox 6 News San Diego) - Whale Stranded in Bay
    A gray whale was still swimming around San Diego Bay inside the harbor this weekend. (Source)

  1517. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 5:47 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - WA dolphin stranding prompts emergency response plan
    Wildlife authorities in WA's lower south-west are developing a response plan for mass dolphin strandings in response to an incident at the D'Entrecasteaux National Park earlier this month. (Source)

  1518. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 4:05 PM PST - (The Herald) - Navy aims to make advanced sonar safe for whales
    UK warships are to be equipped with whale-sensitive scanners to limit the danger of killing marine mammals when powerful new sonars are used. The move follows post-mortem examination of beached whales in Spain which linked their deaths to military emissions disrupting their echo-location systems. (Source)

  1519. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 1:18 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Living with the Endangered Species Act
    Following are perspectives of Wyoming people whose lives have been affected by the Endangered Species Act. (Source)

  1520. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 4:39 AM PST - (Plattsburgh Press Republican) - Teacher endures severe kidney problems
    CLINTONVILLE -- A visit to Susan Earley's seventh-grade earth science classroom at AuSable Valley Middle School is something of an adventure. Strands of replica DNA hang from the ceiling, along with painted planets, stars and a stuffed whale. (Source)

  1521. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 9:28 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Rimpac returns, as does sonar debate
    Two years ago, during Rim of the Pacific naval exercises, a pod of about 200 deep-water melon-headed whales appeared in the shallow waters of Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i. (Source)

  1522. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 1:05 PM PST - (NBC San Diego) - Gray Whale Loses Way In San Diego Bay
    A gray whale swims into San Diego Bay, thrillling those who got close enough to see it. Images (Source)

  1523. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 4:19 PM PST - (The Herald) - Navy aims to make advanced sonar safe for whales
    UK warships are to be equipped with whale-sensitive scanners to limit the danger of killing marine mammals when powerful new sonars are used. The move follows post-mortem examination of beached whales in Spain which linked their deaths to military emissions disrupting their echo-location systems. (Source)

  1524. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 5:44 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - WA dolphin stranding prompts emergency response plan
    Wildlife authorities in WA's lower south-west are developing a response plan for mass dolphin strandings in response to an incident at the D'Entrecasteaux National Park earlier this month. (Source)

  1525. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 8:33 PM PST - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - End of the road gets closer for whale wall
    The whales are still afloat, but not for long. Starting late tonight, demolition crews will begin a series of... (Source)

  1526. Sun, 26 Mar 2006 11:59 PM PST - (The Canton Repository) - Former site of Canton's Mother Gooseland will be redeveloped
    CANTON - All that is left of Mother Gooseland is Willie the Blue Whale. But the memory of Mother Gooseland lives on. And the site on Tuscarawas Street W, near the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad st... (Source)

  1527. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 3:58 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Safety of whales feared
    Recently published photographs showing graphic injuries to two humpback whale calves off Maui are raising questions about how to make the ocean safer for the endangered animals during their winter visits. (Source)

  1528. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 3:27 AM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Burly cell-phone chatterers disrupt movie
    I went to the movies the other day. While dogs survived on screen by eating frozen whale innards and snatching birds out of the air like Frisbees, Mr. and Mrs. Bonehead were busily checking messages and ordering a pizza for the kids. (Source)

  1529. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 1:18 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Living with the Endangered Species Act
    Following are perspectives of Wyoming people whose lives have been affected by the Endangered Species Act. (Source)

  1530. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 4:13 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Safety of whales feared
    Recently published photographs showing graphic injuries to two humpback whale calves off Maui are raising questions about how to make the ocean safer for the endangered animals during their winter visits. (Source)

  1531. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 5:10 AM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Burly cell-phone chatterers disrupt movie
    I went to the movies the other day. While dogs survived on screen by eating frozen whale innards and snatching birds out of the air like Frisbees, Mr. and Mrs. Bonehead were busily checking messages and ordering a pizza for the kids. (Source)

  1532. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 8:34 AM PST - (10 News San Diego) - Whale Makes Splash In San Diego Bay
    SAN DIEGO -- Sea World wasn't the only place to take in a whale show Friday. One of the ocean-going mammals -- a roughly 30-foot California gray -- made an appearance in San Diego Bay Friday, cruising around Ballast Point-area waters through the morning and afternoon. (Source)

  1533. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 1:29 PM PST - (Animal Planet) - Whale Songs Resemble Language
    While not quite a language, humpback whales communicate not unlike humans do. (Source)

  1534. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 2:03 PM PST - (KOIN News 6) - It's Whale-Watching Time On The Oregon Coast
    CAPE MEARES, Ore. -- An estimated 18,000 gray whales are migrating from Baja Mexico to Alaska, and this week is the best time to see them as they pass the Oregon Coast. (Source)

  1535. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 6:11 PM PST - (Ellsworth Weekly) - Fraser Coast Whale Watching Tours
    Whale Watching Tour Experience as a Gift Surprise someone with an amazing gift of an experience. We've got more than 750 experiences all over Australia and New Zealand. Save time and buy a gift voucher online. (Source)

  1536. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 7:44 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - 'Scientific' whaling a con: study
    The Federal Government has released a study which it says shows whaling for scientific purposes is a sham. The 10-week study, which covered more than 1 million square kilometres, has been done by the Government's Australian Antarctic Division scientists in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  1537. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 9:13 PM PST - (The Age) - Japan's whale kill a sham: Australia
    The Australian government says it now has concrete evidence that proves Japan's so-called scientific whaling program, under which thousands of the mammals are killed, is a sham. (Source)

  1538. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:31 PM PST - (Khaleej Times) - Australia says new research proves scientific whaling is ‘a sham’
    CANBERRA - A new study shows there is no justification for scientific whaling programs under which thousands of the mammals have been killed in the name of research, Australia’s environment minister said on Tuesday. (Source)

  1539. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 9:25 PM PST - (The Sunday Mail) - Japan whaling claims a sham, says minister
    THE Australian Government now has concrete evidence that proves Japan's so-called scientific whaling program, under which thousands of the mammals are killed, is a sham, the environment minister said today. (Source)

  1540. Mon, 27 Mar 2006 11:25 PM PST - (Mail and Guardian) - Australia says scientific whaling research 'a sham'
    A new study shows there is no justification for scientific whaling programmes under which thousands of the mammals have been killed in the name of research, Australia's environment minister said on Tuesday. (Source)

  1541. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 2:33 AM PST - (Independent Online) - Heaven and hell
    My energetic neighbour was scandalised when I declined her invitation to join a party of women walking the five-day Whale Trail. (Source)

  1542. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 2:11 AM PST - (Irish Examiner) - Scientific whaling is a sham, says Australia
    A new study shows there is no justification for scientific whaling programmes under which thousands of the mammals have been killed in the name of research, Australia’s environment minister said today. (Source)

  1543. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 1:22 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Living with the Endangered Species Act
    Following are perspectives of Wyoming people whose lives have been affected by the Endangered Species Act. (Source)

  1544. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 5:15 AM PST - (The Age) - Study finds no basis for whale kills
    THE Federal Government says it has evidence showing that Japan, Norway and Iceland's so-called scientific whaling program is a sham — just as the Japanese prepare to find a way to resume the commercial hunt. (Source)

  1545. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 5:16 AM PST - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Scientific whaling decried as a sham
    THE results of a 10-year research project examining whales in waters off Australia's Antarctic territory are proof that Japan's whaling program has no scientific basis, the Federal Government says. - (Source)

  1546. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 6:51 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Japan whaling claims a sham, says minister
    THE Australian Government now has concrete evidence that proves Japan's so-called scientific whaling program, under which thousands of the mammals are killed, is a sham, the environment minister said today. (Source)

  1547. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:57 AM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Whales in view
    Bea Bone, right, and her husband, David, a science teacher, come from Medford every year to man the Whale Watching post at Shore Acres State Park. Monday morning the Bones and other volunteers and visitors counted about 20 whales offshore in the first 11/2 hours. (Source)

  1548. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:11 AM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Scientific whaling a 'sham', Campbell says
    TONY JONES: The Environment Minister, Senator Ian Campbell, has slipped out of the Senate to join us now. He's in our Parliament House studio. Thanks for being there. (Source)

  1549. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:30 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - New research proves scientific whaling is ‘a sham’
    CANBERRA, Australia -- A new study shows there is no justification for scientific whaling programs under which thousands of the mammals have been killed in the name of research, Australia\'s environment minister said Tuesday. (Source)

  1550. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 3:52 PM PST - (BellaOnline) - Whale meat becomes lunch and pet food in Japan
    While the rest of the world works to protect whales from commercial fishing, in Japan, the glut of whale meat has far exceeded demand. Prices of whale meat here have dropped so much that it is now comparable in price to chicken, and is being turned into school lunches and dog food. (Source)

  1551. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 1:47 PM PST - (The Maui News) - VIEWPOINT: Slowing down simple way to prevent boat-whale accidents
    Some of the recent letters regarding the occurrence of whale strikes lack balance. It is wrong to make assumptions or accusations unless founded in fact. (Source)

  1552. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 3:44 PM PST - (Canada.com) - Writer-director James Gunn crafts a clever, maniacally paced twist with Slither
    In this photo provided by Universal, (L to R) Starla Grant ( Elizabeth Banks), Chief Bill Pardy (Nathan Fillion) and Officer Wally Whale (Don Thompson) cautiously approach gruesome Grant Grant in "Slither." (Source)

  1553. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 5:46 PM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Research shows no scientific basis for Japan's whaling: Australia
    _ New Australian research shows there is "absolutely no scientific basis" for Japan's slaughter of large numbers of whales on "under the guise of science," Australia's environment minister said. (Source)

  1554. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 4:42 PM PST - (MSNBC) - 7 best snorkeling spots
    You know they’re in the water long before you see them. The water fills with ghostly overtures, haunting arias and ineffable notes that resonate through the ocean and wrap around your body. It’s as if you’re hearing the life force of the whales. (Source)

  1555. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 5:05 PM PST - (The Herald) - Scientific whaling a sham, study reveals
    There is no justification for scientific whaling programmes under which thousands of the mammals have been killed, Australia's environment minister said yesterday. (Source)

  1556. Tue, 28 Mar 2006 8:25 PM PST - (Seattle Weekly) - Namu the Toxic Whale
    Follies Theatrical rock band Awesome hosts this regular cabaret with a political twist, which, this time, includes City Council member Sally Clark. Downstairs at Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave., 206-652-4255, www.townhallseattle.org . $18. 7:30 p.m. Wed., March 29. (Source)

  1557. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 2:13 AM PST - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Was it the Navy's sonar testing?
    On Wednesday the National Marine Fisheries Service will release the results of the final necropsy report resulting from the mass stranding of whales that occurred along the Outer Banks Jan. 15-16, 2005. (Source)

  1558. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 7:18 AM PST - (USA Today) - New England summer is full of fun
    From whale-watching expeditions out of Gloucester, Mass., to the Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour in Waterbury, Vt., Yankee Magazine's "Travel Guide to New England " offers more than 300 recommendations for shopping, dining, accommodations and attractions. (Source)

  1559. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 5:35 AM PST - (The Daily Telegraph) - Dolphin killed
    SHARK nets off Whale Beach have claimed the life of a dolphin, reigniting calls for nets to be discarded as a means of protecting NSW beaches. (Source)

  1560. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 7:27 AM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Whales in view
    Bea Bone, right, and her husband, David, a science teacher, come from Medford every year to man the Whale Watching post at Shore Acres State Park. Monday morning the Bones and other volunteers and visitors counted about 20 whales offshore in the first 11/2 hours. (Source)

  1561. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 6:12 AM PST - (Bangor Daily News) - Repairs coming for Route 6 in LaGrange
    LAGRANGE - The camel-sized "Whale's Hump" has submerged beneath the pavement, and the huge pothole locally named "Little Joe Peanut" has been filled - over and over - but Route 6/155 in LaGrange still remains in terrible shape. (Source)

  1562. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 4:05 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Australia Says New Research Proves Scientific Whaling is 'A Sham'
    A new study shows there is no justification for scientific whaling programs under which thousands of the mammals have been killed in the name of research, Australia's environment minister said Tuesday. (Source)

  1563. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 5:14 AM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japan rejects Australia's arguments against whaling
    MARK COLVIN: Japan is rejecting Australia's latest argument against its so-called "scientific" killing of Southern Ocean whales. (Source)

  1564. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 7:08 AM PST - (Keynoter.com) - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
    A Key Largo property used to rehabilitate stranded dolphins and whales has construction problems deemed “unsafe” and “dangerous,” according to the Monroe County Code Enforcement Department. (Source)

  1565. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 9:13 AM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Marine Mammal Experts Attempt Two Whale Rescues
    There's word of another attempt to save a distressed whale. On Sunday, rescuers freed a Humpback whale entangled in fishing line. Just a day later, rescuers tried to save a beached whale on Molokai. (Source)

  1566. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 8:25 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Thar be whale bones here!
    Bill Hanshumaker, center, public marine education specialist at Hatfield Marine Science Center, talks about whale skulls and other cetacean bones after a Monday afternoon Whale Watch Week presentation This and other HMSC activities are part of the annual whale watching event, which draws thousands of tourists to the Oregon coast to catch a glimpse of migrating gray whales. (Source)

  1567. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 9:38 AM PST - (Curry Coastal Pilot) - ANNUAL WHALE MIGRATION PASSING SOUTH COAST
    Eva Klaas, a volunteer with the twice-annual Whale Watch Week, believes the giant mammals have a particular fondness for Oregon's Southern Coast. (Source)

  1568. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 9:07 AM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Humpback Untangled from Ocean Netting
    WEST MAUI (KHNL) It's the second humpback whale in two months that has been disentangled. The 45-foot long humpback whale was spotted this past Sunday off the leeward coast of Maui. (Source)

  1569. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 9:21 AM PST - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Shamu's Trainer Talks About New Show
    When you hear the name "Shamu," what comes to mind? It's a black & white killer whale with a smile, right? Well, Sea World San Antonio is giving Shamu and the rest of us a brand new reason to smile these days. (Source)

  1570. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:04 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Whales move north as oceans warm
    And that is just one aspect of a massive ecological shift affecting 2 million square kilometres of the Bering Sea - one of the world's richest fisheries (Source)

  1571. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 1:31 PM PST - (The News & Observer) - Study on whale beaching is inconclusive
    After a year of study, federal scientists say they can't determine whether military sonar caused a rare whale beaching on the North Carolina coast in January 2005. (Source)

  1572. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 3:28 PM PST - (The Charlotte Observer) - Report: Cause of N.C. mass whale beaching likely won't be known
    NAGS HEAD , N.C. - Scientists likely will never know why more than 30 whales beached along North Carolina's Outer Banks last January, although some evidence indicates sonar wasn't the cause, said a report the Navy released Wednesday. (Source)

  1573. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 2:09 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Stranded Whales Mystify US Researchers
    WASHINGTON - Tests of blood and urine, sampling of stomach contents and checks for damage caused by sonar have all left scientists puzzled by a mass stranding of whales off the North Carolina Coast last year. (Source)

  1574. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 5:46 PM PST - (Washington Post) - Study on Whale Stranding, Sonar Is Inconclusive
    Federal ocean scientists said yesterday they were unable to determine whether Navy sonar caused a mass stranding of whales on the North Carolina shore last year. (Source)

  1575. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 4:14 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Cause of N.C. Whale Beaching Still Unknown
    Scientists likely will never know why more than 30 whales beached along North Carolina's Outer Banks last January, although some evidence indicates sonar wasn't the cause, said a report the Navy released Wednesday. (Source)

  1576. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 4:41 PM PST - (ABC News) - Cause of N.C. Whale Beaching Still Unknown
    Scientists Likely Will Never Know Why 30 Whales Beached Along North Carolina's Outer Banks (Source)

  1577. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 6:06 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Stranded whales mystify U.S. researchers
    Tests of blood and urine, sampling of stomach contents and checks for damage caused by sonar have all left scientists puzzled by a mass stranding of whales off the North Carolina Coast last year. (Source)

  1578. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 10:39 PM PST - (Washington Post) - Study on Whale Stranding, Sonar Is Inconclusive
    Federal ocean scientists said yesterday they were unable to determine whether Navy sonar caused a mass stranding of whales on the North Carolina shore last year. (Source)

  1579. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:08 PM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - No definitive reason for whale deaths
    WASHINGTON -- After 14 months of forensic detective work necropsies, blood tests and X-rays -- scientists remain baffled by the death of 36 whales along North Carolina's Outer Banks. (Source)

  1580. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:04 PM PST - (New Scientist) - Whale song reveals sophisticated language skills
    Humpback whales' complex crooning has its own syntax – similar to human language's hierarchical structure – a new analysis reveals (Source)

  1581. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 11:10 PM PST - (Florida Today) - Upgrades adhere to Shamu's schedule
    SeaWorld Orlando plans to be finished with the upgrade by the May 11 debut of the theme park's revamped whale show, to be called "Believe." (Source)

  1582. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 9:33 PM PST - (The Palm Beach Post) - Rare whales beached on South Hutchinson
    Three rare, deep-dwelling whales swam aground Wednesday on South Hutchinson Island, and scientists fear more could follow. (Source)

  1583. Wed, 29 Mar 2006 9:20 PM PST - (Jacksonville Daily News) - Sonar-strandings link not found
    A team of experts regarding marine mammals could find no definite link between the use of Navy sonar and stranded whales last year along the North Carolina Outer Banks. (Source)

  1584. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 3:43 AM PST - (The Charlotte Observer) - Beached whale report is fuel for sonar battle
    It appears the death of 36 whales on the N.C. coast in January 2005 will forever remain a mystery of the deep. (Source)

  1585. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 0:08 AM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Report: Cause of N.C. mass whale beaching unknown
    NAGS HEAD, N.C. -- Marine researchers were unable to determine why more than 30 whales beached along North Carolina's Outer Banks last year, a federal report released Wednesday said. (Source)

  1586. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 3:05 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Stranded Whales Mystify U.S. Researchers
    ests of blood and urine, sampling of stomach contents and checks for damage caused by sonar have all left scientists puzzled by a mass stranding of whales off the North Carolina Coast last year. (Source)

  1587. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 5:37 AM PST - (The Galloway News) - Massive whale is 61ft
    A MASSIVE whale which washed up on an island in the Borgue area last week has been officially identified - and it’s twice as big as was first thought. (Source)

  1588. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 7:39 AM PST - (UPI) - No conclusion in whale stranding study
    WASHINGTON, March 30 (UPI) -- The National Marine Fisheries Service says it cannot determine if Navy sonar caused 36 whales to become stranded on the North Carolina shore last year. (Source)

  1589. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 4:53 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Study fails to link naval sonar with whale strandings
    Postmortems of the 36 whales stranded on the North Carolina coast in January 2005 did not find the organ damage that would be expected if sonar was responsible (Source)

  1590. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 5:47 AM PST - (RedNova) - Researchers Prove Whales Have Their Own Language
    The songs of the humpback whale are among the most complex in the animal kingdom. Researchers have now mathematically confirmed that whales have their own syntax that uses sound units to build phrases that can be combined to form songs that last for hours. (Source)

  1591. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 8:00 AM PST - (The Daily Comet) - Whales euthanized after washing ashore along Hutchinson Island
    Three whales that washed ashore on South Hutchinson Island had to be euthanized after scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1592. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:10 AM PST - (The Palm Beach Post) - Fourth whale found dead on South Hutchinson Island
    Scientists recovered the body of a fourth melon-headed whale this morning on South Hutchinson Island near Stuart. (Source)

  1593. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 8:05 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Briefs: No conclusion in whale stranding study
    The National Marine Fisheries Service says it cannot determine if Navy sonar caused 36 whales to become stranded on the North Carolina shore last year. (Source)

  1594. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:44 AM PST - (Florida Today) - Dead whales may be from Brevard event
    A group of rare melon-headed whales that washed ashore in Indian River and Martin counties in the last 24 hours could be from the same group that stranded themselves near Sebastian Inlet earlier this week, officials said. All of them are dead today -- either from their injuries or euthanized, said Megan Stolen, a research biologist with the Hubbs-Sea World Research Institute in Orlando. One whale (Source)

  1595. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 10:06 AM PST - (WXIA-TV Atlanta) - Trainers Leave Belugas Smiling
    Several times a day and out of public view, Georgia Aquarium trainers work with the beluga whales to ensure their health and harmony. Video: Marc Pickard Reports Special Aquarium Section | Photo Gallery (Source)

  1596. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 8:24 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - 3 whales killed after washing ashore on Hutchinson Island beach
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND -- Three whales that washed ashore on South Hutchinson Island had to be euthanized after scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1597. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 8:54 AM PST - (UPI) - Rare whales die beached in South Florida
    PALM BEACH, Fla., March 30 (UPI) -- Three rare, deep-dwelling whales that became beached Wednesday on Florida's South Hutchinson Island reportedly have been euthanized. (Source)

  1598. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 2:37 PM PST - (Nature) - More whale strandings are linked to sonar
    Beached mammals may have tried to escape the noise. (Source)

  1599. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 1:52 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Boat dumping protest deemed successful effort
    Mahalo to all who sucked up the exhaust of probably 1,000 vehicles at that busy intersection in Kahului Saturday to inform those who passed that several tour boats at Maalaea Harbor continue to flush their toilets into the sea within the whale sanctuary, and to those who honked, flashed shakas, gave us thumbs up and called out encouraging and supportive words. (Source)

  1600. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 12:37 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Whales wash ashore in Brevard, Indian River Co.
    A group of rare melon-headed whales that washed ashore in Indian River and Martin counties in the last 24 hours could be from the same group that stranded themselves near Sebastian Inlet earlier this week, officials said. (Source)

  1601. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 5:39 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whales Euthanized After Washing Ashore
    Three whales that washed ashore on South Hutchinson Island had to be euthanized after scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1602. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 5:56 PM PST - (ABC News) - Whales Euthanized After Washing Ashore
    Three Whales Euthanized After Washing Ashore Along Hutchinson Island in Florida (Source)

  1603. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 6:16 PM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Whales Euthanized After Washing Ashore
    Three whales that washed ashore on South Hutchinson Island had to be euthanized after scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. Martin County fire and rescue officials spent more than an hour Wednesday evening trying to keep the... (Source)

  1604. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 9:46 PM PST - (The Palm Beach Post) - Rescuers poised as whales spotted off Vero
    The body of another rare, melon-headed whale washed ashore late Wednesday near Stuart, while beachgoers on Thursday reportedly spotted about 20 dolphins or whales swimming close to shore in Vero Beach. (Source)

  1605. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:11 PM PST - (Florida Today) - Dead whales likely from prior beaching
    Rarely seen melon-headed whales that washed ashore in Indian River and Martin counties this week are believed to be from the same group that washed ashore in Brevard County on Sunday. (Source)

  1606. Thu, 30 Mar 2006 11:49 PM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Whales euthanized after washing ashore
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND -- Three whales that washed ashore on South Hutchinson Island had to be euthanized after scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1607. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 5:16 AM PST - (Cape Gazette) - Bronze dolphin statue leaps into Rehoboth Beach
    A 10-foot tall bronze dolphin will be placed in downtown Rehoboth Beach near the soon-to-be-completed pavilion. (Source)

  1608. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 5:30 AM PST - (Blyth and Wansbeck Today) - Dead dolphin taken to London for post-mortem
    A TALE of two North Sea dolphins washed up on the shore has resulted in both being sent to the Natural History Museum in London for a post-mortem. (31/03/2006 14:18:07) (Source)

  1609. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 0:26 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Another rare whale beaches itself
    Fort Pierce · After another rare whale was recovered from the surf early Thursday, marine-mammal experts began the task of analyzing the corpses of five animals that stranded themselves on Treasure Coast beaches this week. (Source)

  1610. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 2:15 AM PST - (The Daily Comet) - Dead whale washes ashore along Hutchinson Island
    The body of a rare, melon-headed whale washed ashore hours after three other whales had to be euthanized because scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1611. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 3:14 AM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - North Carolina
    After more than a year of study, a team of government and university scientists said Wednesday that they don't know what caused the mysterious mass beaching of 36 whales of three different species in January 2005 along the Outer Banks. (Source)

  1612. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 6:30 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - Rescuers free humpback whale
    Biologists said Thursday they rescued a juvenile humpback whale entangled in rope off the coast of Ponce Inlet. (Source)

  1613. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 4:48 AM PST - (WPMI 15) - Dead whale washes ashore along Hutchinson Island
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - Officials say the body of a whale washed ashore South Hutchinson Island hours after three other whales had to be euthanized because scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1614. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 5:19 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Five Whales Wash Ashore in Fla.
    The body of a melon-headed whale, rarely found in Florida waters, washed ashore this week hours after four others were found dead or had to be euthanized because scientists determined they were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1615. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 5:40 AM PST - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Five Whales Wash Ashore in Fla.
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. (AP) - The body of a melon-headed whale, rarely found in Florida waters, washed ashore this week hours after four others were found dead or had to be euthanized because scientists determined they were too sick to be saved. The first was found dead Wednesday morning at Vero Beach. The others were discovered on Hutchinson Island later that day, said Steven McCulloch, (Source)

  1616. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 6:15 AM PST - (ABC News) - Five Whales Wash Ashore in Fla.
    Five Melon-Headed Whales, Rarely Found in Florida, Wash Ashore in a Matter of Hours (Source)

  1617. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 7:42 AM PST - (WTVM 9) - Five whales wash ashore in Florida
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. Sunshine State marine officials are trying to find out why five whales rarely found in Florida waters have died there this week. (Source)

  1618. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 7:16 AM PST - (WSMV Nashville) - Five whales wash ashore in Florida
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. Sunshine State marine officials are trying to find out why five whales rarely found in Florida waters have died there this week. On Wednesday, four... (Source)

  1619. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 8:16 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Stray humpback whale found in Baltic
    A 10-metre (33-feet) humpback has been spotted off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea and scientists said it was the first appearance of a whale there in nearly three decades. (Source)

  1620. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 8:13 AM PST - (First Coast News) - Dead Whale Washes Ashore Along Hutchinson Island
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND, FL (AP) -- Officials say the body of a whale washed ashore South Hutchinson Island hours after three other whales had to be euthanized because scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1621. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 11:03 AM PST - (ABC 13 Texas) - Rare whales cause scientific mystery in FL
    The body of a melon-headed whale, rarely found in Florida waters, washed ashore this week hours after four others were found dead or had to be euthanized because scientists determined they were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1622. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 9:11 AM PST - (Stuff) - Sealord's partner drops ownership of whaling company
    Nissui, 50 per cent owner of Nelson-based Sealord, has announced it will withdraw from its ownership of a Japanese whaling company and intends to stop its canning and sale of whale meat in Japan. (Source)

  1623. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 9:12 AM PST - (ArenaFan Online) - Columbus Destroyers
    COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Columbus Destroyers present the in-game entertainment of the inimitable animalistic superstars known as the "ZOOperstars" when the Destroyers host the Orlando Predators on Huntington Field at Nationwide Arena on Sunday, April 9 at 3 p.m. Hilarious characters like Peyton Manatee, Whale Gretzky, Mario Lemule and others dance, flip, bounce, shake, and just plain entertain fans (Source)

  1624. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 9:42 AM PST - (WHO-TV Des Moines) - Five whales wash ashore in Florida
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. Sunshine State marine officials are trying to find out why five whales rarely found in Florida waters have died there this week. (Source)

  1625. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:47 PM PST - (Sify News) - Stray humpback whale found in Baltic
    A 10-metre (33-feet) humpback has been spotted off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea and scientists said it was the first appearance of a whale there in nearly three decades. (Source)

  1626. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 1:36 PM PST - (Wellington Daily News) - Red Cross honors Colette Kocour
    WICHITA - Because of her work in The Midway-Kansas Chapter of the American Red Cross Colette Kocour is now a recipient of the Golden Whale Award given by the Commodore Longfellow Society. (Source)

  1627. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 1:35 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Staying away from whales is the only real solution
    I was reading the March 28 Viewpoint about how to prevent boat-whale accidents. One little sentence caught my attention: "The whale strikes were all accidents." (Source)

  1628. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 1:45 PM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - North Carolina
    After more than a year of study, a team of government and university scientists said Wednesday that they don't know what caused the mysterious mass beaching of 36 whales of three different species in January 2005 along the Outer Banks. (Source)

  1629. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 5:10 PM PST - (Tiscali) - Stray humpback whale found in Baltic
    GDANSK, Poland (Reuters) - A 10-metre (33-feet) humpback has been spotted off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea and scientists said it was the first appearance of a whale there in nearly three decades. (Source)

  1630. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 4:28 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Five Whales Wash Ashore in Fla.
    The body of a melon-headed whale, rarely found in Florida waters, washed ashore this week hours after four others were found dead or had to be euthanized because scientists determined they were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1631. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 4:59 PM PST - (ABC News) - Five Whales Wash Ashore in Fla.
    Five Melon-Headed Whales, Rarely Found in Florida, Wash Ashore in a Matter of Hours (Source)

  1632. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 5:22 PM PST - (KRON 4 Bay Area) - Five whales wash ashore in Florida
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. Sunshine State marine officials are trying to find out why five whales rarely found in Florida waters have died there this week. (Source)

  1633. Fri, 31 Mar 2006 9:34 PM PST - (The San Francisco Examiner) - Five Whales Wash Ashore in Fla.
    HUTCHINSON ISLAND, Fla. - The body of a melon-headed whale, rarely found in Florida waters, washed ashore this week hours after four others were found dead or had to be euthanized because scientists determined they were too sick to be saved. (Source)

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  1634. Sat, 01 Apr 2006 7:05 PM PST - (INQ7.net) - Albay villagers feast on meat of dead dolphin
    LEGAZPI CITY—Villagers in Barangay Tinopan, Rapu-Rapu, Albay feasted on the meat of a 70-kilogram dolphin which died after it was entrapped on Friday morning in a fishnet of Juan Demasito Araojo, a resident of Barangay Binosawan, same town. (Source)

  1635. Sat, 01 Apr 2006 3:14 AM PST - (The Ledger) - Dead Rare Whale Washes Ashore
    The body of a rare, melon-headed whale washed ashore hours after three other whales had to be euthanized because scientists determined the animals were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1636. Sat, 01 Apr 2006 0:21 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Five Whales Are Found Dead or Beyond Help
    The body of a melon-headed whale washed ashore at Vero Beach hours after four others were found dead or had to be euthanized because scientists determined they were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1637. Sat, 01 Apr 2006 6:59 AM PST - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Cause of whale strandings remains unknown
    A study of more than one year by the National Ocean Atmoshpere Administration (NOAA) has determined that the cause of a mass stranding of 33 whales off the coast of the Outer Banks in January, 2005, is undetermined, leaving scientists puzzled, with more theories than answers. (Source)

  1638. Sat, 01 Apr 2006 6:59 AM PST - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Was it the Navy's sonar testing?
    On Wednesday the National Marine Fisheries Service will release the results of the final necropsy report resulting from the mass stranding of whales that occurred along the Outer Banks Jan. 15-16, 2005. (Source)

  1639. Sat, 01 Apr 2006 1:31 PM PST - (Muzi) - Five Whales Wash Ashore in Fla.
    The body of a melon-headed whale, rarely found in Florida waters, washed ashore this week hours after four others were found dead or had to be euthanized because scientists determined they were too sick to be saved. (Source)

  1640. Sat, 01 Apr 2006 5:35 PM PST - (Bradenton Herald) - Dolphin rescued on Longboat Key being treated at Mote Marine Laboratory
    Mote Marine officials rescued an apparently ill bottlenose dolphin after it tried to beach itself on Longboat Key Saturday afternoon. (Source)

  1641. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 5:41 AM PDT - (The Herald-Tribune) - Mote rescues beached dolphin
    LONGBOAT KEY -- Mote Marine Laboratory rescued a beached bottlenose dolphin Saturday afternoon near the 3700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. (Source)

  1642. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 3:24 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Travel calendar
    Wildlife Viewing -- San Luis Obispo County -- Whale watching cruises through early April, depart Morro Bay and Port San Luis. Elephant seal viewing, winter months, Piedras Blancas. Information on all seasonal activities. 800-634-1414, www.sanluisobispocounty.com. (Source)

  1643. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 10:43 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - 37th annual world's largest trivia contest looms in Wisconsin
    WAUSAU, Wis. Ken Zwickey and the Amherst Whale Watch his "semi-serious' team for the self-proclaimed world's largest trivia contest have been busily preparing for the 37th annual competition that begins Friday in Stevens Point. (Source)

  1644. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 9:20 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Travel calendar
    Wildlife Viewing -- San Luis Obispo County -- Whale watching cruises through early April, depart Morro Bay and Port San Luis. Elephant seal viewing, winter months, Piedras Blancas. Information on all seasonal activities. 800-634-1414, www.sanluisobispocounty.com. (Source)

  1645. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 2:52 PM PDT - (The Maui News) - Tour boats rank after U.S. Navy in whale strikes
    The March 28 Viewpoint asserts that it’s wrong to criticize whale-watching vessels since they are such a “small fraction” of the commercial vessels transiting the whale sanctuary. Ho, ho, ho, it must be Christmas in Spinland. (Source)

  1646. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 5:54 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Stray Humpback Whale Found in Baltic Near Poland
    GDANSK, Poland - A 10-metre (33-feet) humpback has been spotted off the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea and scientists said it was the first appearance of a whale there in nearly three decades. (Source)

  1647. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 6:02 PM PDT - (The Star Online) - Huge mystery
    Stranded whales mystify American researchers, reports MAGGIE FOX. Tests of blood and urine, sampling of stomach contents and checks for damage caused by sonar have all left scientists puzzled by a mass stranding of whales off the North Carolina Coast last year. (Source)

  1648. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 11:48 PM PDT - (The Register) - Iran test fires 'world's fastest' underwater missile
    233mph 'Whale' (Source)

  1649. Sun, 02 Apr 2006 9:14 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Scientists fear Japanese whaling threatens humpback numbers
    Scientists are concerned that future Japanese whaling could harm humpback whale populations. The International Whaling Commission is meeting in Hobart this week to discuss what has happened to humpback numbers since commercial whaling ended in 1973. (Source)

  1650. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 1:33 AM PDT - (The Herald-Tribune) - Mote rescues beached dolphin
    LONGBOAT KEY -- Mote Marine Laboratory rescued a beached bottlenose dolphin Saturday afternoon near the 3700 block of Gulf of Mexico Drive. (Source)

  1651. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 0:17 AM PDT - (Bradenton Herald) - Rescued dolphin Kaya dies
    A young Atlantic bottlenose dolphin died late Saturday, hours after her rescue on Longboat Key. (Source)

  1652. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 0:56 AM PDT - (Galloway Gazette) - News In Brief
    AT the High Court in Glasgow last Friday Newton Stewart publican Gordon Jackson pled guilty to the c... more » A TEN-TON Minke whale died on Galloway's rocky shoreline on Tuesday after becoming beached when... (Source)

  1653. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 3:23 AM PDT - (Cape Argus) - Experts still baffled by US whale strandings
    Washington: Tests of blood and urine, sampling of stomach contents and checks for damage caused by sonar have all left scientists puzzled by a mass stranding of whales off the North Carolina Coast last year. (Source)

  1654. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 1:35 AM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - When raising funds raises hackles
    Feature: Saving dolphins may be a good cause, but donors are furious at being tricked into giving money. (Source)

  1655. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 8:09 AM PDT - (Gazette Extra Sports) - 37th annual world's largest trivia contest looms in Stevens Point
    WAUSAU, Wis. - Ken Zwickey and the Amherst Whale Watch - his "semi-serious" team for the self-proclaimed world's largest trivia contest - have been busily preparing for the 37th annual competition that begins Friday in Stevens Point. (Source)

  1656. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 5:26 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Environmentalists hail victory as Japanese firms quit whaling
    Environmentalists have hailed a victory as key Japanese firms quit the whaling business after a pressure campaign, although the government vowed no change to its controversial annual hunt. (Source)

  1657. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 7:17 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Japanese fishers flee whaling: activists
    JAPANESE fishing companies are giving up their whaling fleet under pressure from a consumer campaign, Greenpeace claims. Some have been whaling since the 1930s, including Nissui, which has indicated it will end its 72-year history in the business. - (Source)

  1658. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 5:45 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Whaling operations unaffected by shareholder change: Japan
    Japan's government says its scientific whaling operations will not be affected by the change in shareholding of the company that runs its whaling fleet. (Source)

  1659. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 6:30 AM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Australia In Depth
    Scientists say humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere could be threatened by Japanese whaling. Our reporter, Jacqui Street, says Japan plans to take 50 humpbacks from Antarctic waters, but experts say this could be damaging. (Source)

  1660. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 9:21 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Environmentalists hail victory as Japanese firms quit whaling
    Environmentalists have hailed a victory as key Japanese firms quit the whaling business after a pressure campaign, although the government vowed no change to its controversial annual hunt. (Source)

  1661. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 2:08 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Whaling Companies play semantics with ownership
    Japanese Whaling Companies play semantics with ownership. By David Head, Anti-whaling Activist. 3 April 2006. www.stopwhaling.co.nz It was reported on April 1st and, like a really good Aprils fool joke it fooled many people, that; "Nissui, 50 per cent owner of Nelson-based [New Zealand] Sealord, has announced it will withdraw from its ownership of a Japanese whaling company and intends to stop (Source)

  1662. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 6:53 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Environmentalists hail victory as Japanese firms quit whaling
    Environmentalists have hailed a victory as key Japanese firms quit the whaling business after a pressure campaign, although the government vowed no change to its controversial annual hunt. (Source)

  1663. Mon, 03 Apr 2006 7:10 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Euphoria as Japanese firms quit whaling
    Environmentalists have hailed victory as key Japanese firms decided to leave the whaling business after a pressure campaign, although the government has vowed no change to its controversial annual hunt. (Source)

  1664. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 9:49 AM PDT - (SABC News) - Bayworld struggling to increase dolphin population
    Increasing the dolphin population at Bayworld in Port Elizabeth continues to present a massive problem for the experts at the complex. (Source)

  1665. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 0:00 AM PDT - (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - Outdoor Odysseys Launches “Women on the Water” Sea Kayaking Tours in the Waters off the San Juan Islands
    Seattle, WA (PRWEB) April 4, 2006 -- Imagine paddling a kayak with your best women friend as an orca whale glides by your boat. (Source)

  1666. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 3:02 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Japanese company to stop selling whale meat
    A major Japanese seafood company says it will stop selling whale meat products, because it is not profitable. (Source)

  1667. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 1:17 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Japanese Firms Quit Whaling
    Five companies that jointly owned the nation's main whaling firm plan to donate their shares to public groups, but the Japanese government says it will continue its annual whale hunt. (Source)

  1668. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 4:09 PM PDT - (Los Angeles Daily News) - Article Search
    Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach. Wildlife and Whale Cruise, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays through March ($51.95 adults, $48.95 seniors, $31.95 children ages 3-11). (562) 951-1630. (Source)

  1669. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 4:32 PM PDT - (Independent) - Canned! Food firms bale out of whaling in face of global consumer protest
    Japan's ruthless push for the return of commercial whaling received a significant setback yesterday when pressure from green campaigners forced five big food companies to pull out of supporting the Japanese whaling industry. (Source)

  1670. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 2:50 PM PDT - (The Maui News) - Prop cages would slow boats that need to go slowly
    Interesting that Toni Davis’ March 28 Viewpoint never calls for imposition of speed limits. If there are no speed limits for boats in our waters, including within the sanctuary, and boats continue to hit whales, aren’t limits necessary and called for? (Source)

  1671. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 7:25 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - China offers South Pacific sweeping economic aid
    Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao received a pig and whale's tooth in a traditional Fijian welcome on Wednesday and in return offered a sweeping package of economic aid to Pacific island states that support a one-China policy. (Source)

  1672. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 6:31 PM PDT - (The Herald) - Farmer’s weighty problem solved
    The Scottish Executive has agreed to take responsibility for removing the carcass of a 60-tonne fin whale which beached on an island in the Solway Firth last month. (Source)

  1673. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 6:00 PM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Japan In Depth
    A major Japanese seafood company says it will stop selling whale meat products, because it is not profitable. Our correspondent in Japan, Shane McLeod, says the company has been a target of international environmental groups campaigning against whaling. (Source)

  1674. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 7:36 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Researchers Link Chinook, Orca Populations
    The killer whales that chase salmon in this region's inland waters feed almost exclusively on chinook, to the extent that the orca population ebbs and flows right along with that of the West Coast's largest and longest-lived salmon, researchers said Tuesday. (Source)

  1675. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:43 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Puget Sound pods vacation in California
    Where the heck do orcas go when it turns rainy and cold? Why, they go to California, of course! (Source)

  1676. Tue, 04 Apr 2006 11:43 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Chemicals tainting orcas' dinner
    Scientists have discovered a behavior that may help explain how young orcas survive when salmon runs are lean. (Source)

  1677. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 2:29 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Cause of whale strandings remains unknown
    A study of more than one year by the National Ocean Atmoshpere Administration (NOAA) has determined that the cause of a mass stranding of 33 whales off the coast of the Outer Banks in January, 2005, is undetermined, leaving scientists puzzled, with more theories than answers. (Source)

  1678. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 1:06 AM PDT - (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - China offers South Pacific sweeping economic aid
    NADI, Fiji - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao received a pig and whale's tooth in a traditional Fijian welcome on Wednesday and in return offered a sweeping package of economic aid to Pacific island states that support a one-China policy. (Source)

  1679. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 7:19 AM PDT - (Patriot Ledger) - Sad sight: Stranded beaked whale euthanized
    COHASSET - Marine experts gave a lethal injection to a 12-foot whale that was stranded last night on the north side of Sandy Beach. (Source)

  1680. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 9:10 AM PDT - (Madera Tribune) - Former whale hunter celebrates 100th birthday
    More than 100 people showed up recently to celebrate Antonio Arruda's 100th birthday. Born on St. George Island in the Azores, Arruda moved to Chowchilla in the 60s to work for restaurant owners, Bob, Helen and Dino Mariscotti in Berenda. (Source)

  1681. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:29 AM PDT - (Common Dreams News Center) - Canned! Food Firms Bale Out of Whaling in Face of Global Consumer Protest
    Canned! Food Firms Bale Out of Whaling in Face of Global Consumer Protest (Source)

  1682. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 7:53 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Researchers Link Chinook, Orca Populations
    The killer whales that chase salmon in this region's inland waters feed almost exclusively on chinook, to the extent that the orca population ebbs and flows right along with that of the West Coast's largest and longest-lived salmon, researchers said Tuesday. (Source)

  1683. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 10:56 PM PDT - (Town Online) - Ocean Alliance to present its research discoveries
    Lincoln-based Ocean Alliance announces an evening with renowned whale scientist Roger Payne, acclaimed actress Lisa Harrow, and CEO Iain Kerr. Tonight, Thursday, April 6, friends and supporters of Ocean Alliance will gather at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge to hear Kerr present discoveries from the Voyage of the Odyssey and to experience a theatrical reading of "SeaChange: Reversing the Tide." (Source)

  1684. Wed, 05 Apr 2006 11:28 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Orcas' habitat polluted by noise
    It's a noisy world for orcas in Puget Sound, especially when a cargo ship passes by. (Source)

  1685. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 12:46 PM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Bottlenose dolphins may be breeding in Kagoshima bay
    _ The Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin, which mainly inhabits waters near southern Pacific coasts, is most likely to be breeding in Kagoshima bay in southwestern Japan, an ecological survey shows. (Source)

  1686. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 1:21 AM PDT - (The New York Sun) - The Island New York Forgot
    Roosevelt Island rises out of the waters of the East River with all the majesty of a beached whale tossed up on the shores of Manhattan. In the vortex of our postmodern, post-industrial, and ever-moving metropolis, here is a pocket of stillness that few people visit and where nothing much ever happens. I visited the island a few years back, when I was told that a ride over from Manhattan on the (Source)

  1687. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:49 AM PDT - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Marine Mammal Experts Attempt Two Whale Rescues
    There's word of another attempt to save a distressed whale. On Sunday, rescuers freed a Humpback whale entangled in fishing line. Just a day later, rescuers tried to save a beached whale on Molokai. (Source)

  1688. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 10:44 AM PDT - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Humpback Untangled from Ocean Netting
    WEST MAUI (KHNL) It's the second humpback whale in two months that has been disentangled. The 45-foot long humpback whale was spotted this past Sunday off the leeward coast of Maui. (Source)

  1689. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 2:04 PM PDT - (CBS 4 Miami) - High Tech Whale Research Boat Makes Miami Visit
    A research vessel is combining both advocacy and science with the ultimate goal of saving whales all over the world - and now it's paid a visit to our very own backyard. (Source)

  1690. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 4:18 PM PDT - (Thursday Magnet) - Eden dominates first shire heritage awards
    From being dumped and forgotten to award winning monument, it has been a long and strange road for the derrick crane now housed at the Eden Killer Whale Museum. (Source)

  1691. Thu, 06 Apr 2006 11:07 PM PDT - (Helena Independent Record) - Five Questions
    This week’s subject is bowler Laura Whale, the 2006 City Masters women’s champion. In the finals of the Masters, Whale defeated runner-up Thelma Willems, 170-157. (Source)

  1692. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:29 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Dolphin's passing like losing a family member
    Napier's Marineland aquarium is closed this weekend, as staff deal with the death of one of its star attractions. Thirty-six-year-old dolphin Shona passed away yesterday of natural causes. (Source)

  1693. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 9:06 PM PDT - (New Kerala) - Saving Pakistan's Indus dolphins
    Islamabad: Pakistan's wildlife authorities and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are combing the Indus river to asses the population, behavioural changes and other relevant data of one of the most "docile, rare and shy" mammals, the Indus Blind Dolphin. (Source)

  1694. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 8:35 PM PDT - (Yahoo! India News) - Saving Pakistan's Indus dolphins
    Islamabad, April 8 (DPA) Pakistan's wildlife authorities and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) are combing the Indus river to asses the population, behavioural changes and other relevant data of one of the most 'docile, rare and shy' mammals, the Indus Blind Dolphin. (Source)

  1695. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 4:48 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japanese company to stop selling whale meat
    A major Japanese seafood company says it will stop selling whale meat products, because it is not profitable. The company has been the target of international environmental groups' campaign against whaling. (Source)

  1696. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 3:50 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Researchers Link Chinook, Orca Populations
    The killer whales that chase salmon in this region's inland waters feed almost exclusively on chinook, to the extent that the orca population ebbs and flows right along with that of the West Coast's largest and longest-lived salmon, researchers said Tuesday. (Source)

  1697. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 2:01 AM PDT - (Stanford Daily) - Close friendship forged on whaling ship leads to political aspirations
    The Sound and the Fury: Chaparral The Daily: What do you think are the strengths and the weaknesses of the ASSU, at least in the last year? (Source)

  1698. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 7:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Trip to post office two-hour snowmobile ride for Whale Cove
    Residents of Whale Cove, Nunavut have been forced to travel 76 kilometres across the tundra by snowmobile to access some services from the post office. (Source)

  1699. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 8:25 AM PDT - (CBC North) - Trip to post office two-hour snowmobile ride for Whale Cove
    Residents of Whale Cove, Nunavut, have been forced to travel 76 kilometres across the tundra by snowmobile, a risky trip this time of year, to access some services from the post office. (Source)

  1700. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 6:31 AM PDT - (Bega District News) - Killer whale museum wins heritage award
    INCREDIBLE talent and community commitment has been recognised as key factors in the Eden Killer Whale Museum winning the inaugural Bega Valley Heritage Award. (Source)

  1701. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 6:21 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - US: Florida whale group receives funding for monitoring and protection
    05 April, 2006 - ON Saturday, the Protect Florida Whales specialty license plate program, administered by Harbour Branch Oceanographic, awarded a $50,000 grant to the Marine Resources Council (MRC) in Palm Bay. The funds will support work by the organisation in conjunction with Associated Scientists at Woods Hole (ASWH), in Massachusetts, and Marineland, just south of St. Augustine for (Source)

  1702. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:26 AM PDT - (Town Online) - Rare whale to help research
    Avery rare beaked whale caused a stir on Sandy Beach when it came ashore Monday evening. The animal could not be saved and was transported to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute for further study late Tuesday morning. (Source)

  1703. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 12:39 PM PDT - (KTVA) - North Pacific right whale guide translated into Russian
    A guide to help fishermen avoid the endangered North Pacific right whales has been translated into Russian. The Marine Conservation Alliance helped create the guide, which is being used already by Alaskan fishermen. (Source)

  1704. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 11:24 AM PDT - (Government of Canada News) - Northern Bottlenose Whale (Scotian Shelf) and Channel Darter protected under the Species at Risk Act
    The Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced that two aquatic species will be added to the list of species protected under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). (Source)

  1705. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 6:15 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale Guide to Be Available in Russian
    A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world's most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. (Source)

  1706. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 6:40 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Whale Guide to Be Available in Russian
    Guide Widely Used by Alaska Fishermen to Help Protect Right Whales to Be Available in Russian (Source)

  1707. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 9:21 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Whale Guide to Be Available in Russian
    By MARY PEMBERTON ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world's most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. (Source)

  1708. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 11:22 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - China plans first reserve for endangered white dolphin
    China will set up its first reserve for the endangered white dolphin, known as "the panda of the ocean" because of its slim survival chance, state media has reported. (Source)

  1709. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 11:07 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - China to establish reserve for rare white dolphin
    China plans to set up its first reserve for the endangered white dolphin off the coast of the southern city of Zhuhai in the southern Guangdong province, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. (Source)

  1710. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 8:47 PM PDT - (China Daily) - China to protect rare dolphin (Xinhua) Updated: 2006-04-09 09:38
    China will set up its first reserve for the highly endangered Chinese white dolphin off the coast of Zhuhai, a city in east province of Fujian. (Source)

  1711. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 9:00 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Guide to save right whale now bilingual
    A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world's most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. About 2,000 copies of the guide, already available in English, should be available in Russian within two months, said David Benton, executive director of the Juneau-based Marine Conservation Alliance, which represents about 80 percent of commercial fishing and crabbing (Source)

  1712. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 5:08 AM PDT - (South Whidbey Herald) - Langley Chamber goes whale hunting
    Monte Hughes, skipper of the Mystic Sea, points out some porpoises. He offers whale watching tours out of Coupeville. (Source)

  1713. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 6:13 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Right whale closure draws questions
    Some North Carolina fishermen are keeping a wary eye on the outcome of a meeting set in St. Augustine, Florida next week to discuss the possible permanent closure of the right whale critical habitat area off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. (Source)

  1714. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 6:15 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Cause of whale strandings remains unknown
    A study of more than one year by the National Ocean Atmoshpere Administration (NOAA) has determined that the cause of a mass stranding of 33 whales off the coast of the Outer Banks in January, 2005, is undetermined, leaving scientists puzzled, with more theories than answers. (Source)

  1715. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 7:31 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Guide to protect right whales soon available in Russian
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world’s most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. (Source)

  1716. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 6:15 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Was it the Navy's sonar testing?
    On Wednesday the National Marine Fisheries Service will release the results of the final necropsy report resulting from the mass stranding of whales that occurred along the Outer Banks Jan. 15-16, 2005. (Source)

  1717. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 10:41 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Guide to save right whale now bilingual
    A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world's most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. About 2,000 copies of the guide, already available in English, should be available in Russian within two months, said David Benton, executive director of the Juneau-based Marine Conservation Alliance, which represents about 80 percent of commercial fishing and crabbing (Source)

  1718. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 1:55 PM PDT - (Muzi) - Whale Guide to Be Available in Russian
    A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world's most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. (Source)

  1719. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 4:55 PM PDT - (The Observer) - Where glaciers sing and grizzlies are hungry
    So, Solan, as my guide, you'd better tell me what we do if we get capsized by a whale.' Whhhhooooosh! What the..? Yards away was a dark, fathomless eye and a velvet head bejewelled with barnacles. Our two-man kayak - more a skirt than a boat - suddenly felt very small. (Source)

  1720. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 8:02 PM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Guide to save right whale now bilingual
    A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world's most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. About 2,000 copies of the guide, already available in English, should be available in Russian within two months, said David Benton, executive director of the Juneau-based Marine Conservation Alliance, which represents about 80 percent of commercial fishing and crabbing (Source)

  1721. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 7:04 PM PDT - (Great News Network) - Whale Guide to Be Available in Russian
    Anchorage, AK - A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world's most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. (Source)

  1722. Sat, 08 Apr 2006 11:05 PM PDT - (Helena Independent Record) - Guide to help protect right whales soon available in Russian
    Fewer than 100 whales are believed to be swimming off the coasts of Alaska and Russia. (Source)

  1723. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 2:19 PM PDT - (BBC News) - China builds rare dolphin reserve
    A sanctuary for an endangered species of dolphin is to be set up on the southern coast of China. (Source)

  1724. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 8:11 AM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Dolphin rescue
    CHINA will set up its first reserve for the endangered white dolphin, known as the "panda of the ocean" because of its slim survival chance. (Source)

  1725. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 8:36 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - China to offer reserve for rare white dolphin
    China plans to set up its first reserve for the endangered white dolphin off the coast of the southern city of Zhuhai in the southern Guangdong province. (Source)

  1726. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 1:11 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - China to set up 1st reserve for rare dolphin
    _ China will set up a reserve for the highly endangered Chinese white dolphins off Zhuhai, a coastal city in southern province of Guangdong, state-run media reported Sunday. (Source)

  1727. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 0:09 AM PDT - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - COASTAL WILDLIFE: Whale washes up near campground
    A dead humpback whale washed ashore Saturday just south of the Apache Campground Pier. The whale will remain on the beach until this morning because police are waiting for officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to remove it. Police roped the area off to keep people away from the body. (Source)

  1728. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (Provo Daily Herald) - Alaska home delivery: Six reindeer pizzas to go
    NOME, Alaska -- Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries -- fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. A tiny delivery joint, Airport Pizza, had opened several months earlier just steps from Nome's busy runways, and many of Savoonga's 700 residents were eager to try more than (Source)

  1729. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Star) - Pizza by air: It's not just pie in the sky
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries — fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1730. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 0:07 AM PDT - (Akron Beacon Journal) - New England's 'musts,' all 35
    Planning a trip to New England this summer? Yankee Magazine's Travel Guide to New England offers more than 300 recommendations for shopping, dining, accommodations and attractions, including 35 'musts,' from whale-watching expeditions out of Gloucester, Mass., to the Ben & Jerry's Factory Tour in Waterbury, Vt. (Source)

  1731. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 2:09 AM PDT - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - COASTAL WILDLIFE: Whale washes up near campground
    A dead humpback whale washed ashore Saturday just south of the Apache Campground Pier. The whale will remain on the beach until this morning because police are waiting for officials from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to remove it. Police roped the area off to keep people away from the body. (Source)

  1732. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 4:37 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Travel calendar
    Wildlife Viewing -- San Luis Obispo County -- Whale watching cruises through early April, depart Morro Bay and Port San Luis. Elephant seal viewing, winter months, Piedras Blancas. Information on all seasonal activities. 800-634-1414, www.sanluisobispocounty.com. (Source)

  1733. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 8:07 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Japanese ferry runs into 'whale'
    A collision between a Japanese ferry and a suspected whale leaves 49 people injured. (Source)

  1734. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 7:56 AM PDT - (Irish Examiner) - 49 hurt after Japanese ferry 'hits whale'
    A high-speed passenger ferry hit a suspected whale in south-west Japan, and 49 people were injured, an official said today. (Source)

  1735. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 5:48 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - 2ND LD: High-speed ferry hits 'whale-like' object off Kagoshima, 49 injured
    _ (EDS: FIXING NO. OF SERIOUSLY INJURED PEOPLE; CLARIFYING LOCATION) (Source)

  1736. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 5:20 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - LEAD: High-speed ferry hits 'whale-like' object off Kagoshima, 49 injured
    _ (EDS: ADDING DETAILS) (Source)

  1737. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 5:56 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Devoted to making discoveries
    Deep in the bowels of the Bishop Museum, through the Great Hall where a royal canoe and lifesize whale hang overhead, past a courtyard and down a musty corridor lined with lockers filled with artifacts and meticulously labeled boxes filled with his life's work, you can find Yosihiko Sinoto, the man considered the archaeological equivalent of a demigod by many of our Pacific neighbors. (Source)

  1738. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 9:41 AM PDT - (Irish Examiner) - 49 hurt after Japanese ferry 'hits whale'
    A high-speed passenger ferry hit a suspected whale in south-west Japan, and 49 people were injured, an official said today. (Source)

  1739. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:23 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Alaska Pizza Delivery Does Brisk Business
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries — fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1740. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:32 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Alaska Pizza Delivery Does Brisk Business
    NOME, Alaska (AP) - Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries - fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. A tiny delivery joint, Airport Pizza, had opened several months earlier just steps from Nome's busy runways, and many of Savoonga's 700 residents were eager to try more than (Source)

  1741. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 9:21 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Travel calendar
    Wildlife Viewing -- San Luis Obispo County -- Whale watching cruises through early April, depart Morro Bay and Port San Luis. Elephant seal viewing, winter months, Piedras Blancas. Information on all seasonal activities. 800-634-1414, www.sanluisobispocounty.com. (Source)

  1742. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 3:30 PM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Guide to save right whale now bilingual
    A guide widely used by Alaska fishermen to help them avoid the world's most endangered whale will soon be available in Russian. About 2,000 copies of the guide, already available in English, should be available in Russian within two months, said David Benton, executive director of the Juneau-based Marine Conservation Alliance, which represents about 80 percent of commercial fishing and crabbing (Source)

  1743. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 2:45 PM PDT - (Terre Haute Tribune Star) - Alaska Pizza Delivery Does Brisk Business
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries _ fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1744. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 4:59 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Norway sets target of 1,052 minke whales for slaughter
    HUNDREDS of whales which migrate to Scottish waters are to be slaughtered by Norwegian whalers. (Source)

  1745. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 5:49 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Over 80 injured in suspected whale collision in Japan
    At least 86 people were injured, some seriously, when a high-speed Japanese ferry collided with an object which passengers said they believed was a whale. (Source)

  1746. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 7:43 PM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - 93 injured after ferry apparently collides with whale off Kagoshima
    _ A high-speed ferry collided with an unidentified object, possibly a whale, in waters off Kagoshima Prefecture on Sunday evening, leaving 93 people injured with 36 of them hospitalized, the ferry's operator said Monday. (Source)

  1747. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 8:39 PM PDT - (The Herald-Sun) - Alaska Pizza Delivery Does Brisk Business
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries -- fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1748. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 7:45 PM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Japan In Depth
    A high-speed Japanese ferry carrying 103 passengers has collided with a suspected whale in waters around the southern island of Kyushu. A coastguard official says at least 86 passengers have been injured, some of them seriously. (Source)

  1749. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 5:48 PM PDT - (People's Daily) - Ferry collision wounds 49 in Japan
    A commercial ferry hit an unidentified object, possibly a whale in waters of southern Japan on Sunday evening, injuring 49 passengers, Kyodo News said. (Source)

  1750. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 5:53 PM PDT - (UPI) - 49 injured in Japan ferry collision
    KAGOSHIMA, Japan, April 9 (UPI) -- At least 49 people were injured Sunday when a high-speed ferry collided with what appeared to be a whale off the Japanese island of Kyushu. (Source)

  1751. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 11:12 PM PDT - (NDTV) - Japanese ferry hits whale, 97 hurt
    Japan's coast guard on Monday searched for a giant whale that they suspect collided with a passenger ferry, injuring 97 people. (Source)

  1752. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 10:34 PM PDT - (Hindustan Times) - Over 80 injured in Japan whale collision
    At least 86 people were injured, some seriously, when a high-speed Japanese ferry collided with an object which passengers said they believed was a whale, a coastguard official said on Monday. (Source)

  1753. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 9:58 PM PDT - (The Age) - For pizza, there's no place like Nome
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries - fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 275km away. (Source)

  1754. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 9:35 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - For pizza, there's no place like Nome
    The Alaskan town of Nome has a delivery service flying pizzas up to 300km away to Eskimo villagers who normally eat whale, walrus, reindeer and berries. (Source)

  1755. Sun, 09 Apr 2006 9:45 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - '50 plane pizzas, please'
    NOME, Alaska -- Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries -- fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1756. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 7:44 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - China to build reserve for rare white dolphin
    BEIJING - China plans to set up its first reserve for the endangered white dolphin off the coast of the southern city of Zhuhai in the southern Guangdong province, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday. (Source)

  1757. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 3:03 AM PDT - (BBC News) - China builds rare-dolphin reserve
    A sanctuary for an endangered species of dolphin is to be set up on the southern coast of China. (Source)

  1758. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 0:46 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - 80 injured after ferry collides with whale
    More than 80 people have been injured in a collision between a high-speed ferry and a whale in Japan. (Source)

  1759. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 0:32 AM PDT - (Channel NewsAsia) - Over 80 injured in suspected whale collision in Japan
    TOKYO : At least 86 people were injured, some seriously, when a high-speed Japanese ferry collided with an object which passengers said they believed was a whale. (Source)

  1760. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (The State) - Alaska home delivery: Six reindeer pizzas, to go
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries — fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1761. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 0:11 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - These delivery guys can really fly
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries. (Source)

  1762. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 3:27 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - 93 injured after high-speed ferry collides with whale
    AN investigation has been launched after 93 people were injured when a ferry hit a whale off the coast of Japan. (Source)

  1763. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 1:19 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - 80 injured after ferry collides with whale
    More than 80 people have been injured in a collision between a high-speed ferry and a whale in Japan. It is the most serious of a spate of collisions between ships and the marine mammals. (Source)

  1764. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 4:25 AM PDT - (Kyodo News) - 93 injured after ferry apparently collides with whale
    Firefighters carry an injured passenger from the high-speed ferry Toppy-4 at a port in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture, on April 9. A total of 93 people were injured after the ferry collided with an unidentified object, possibly a whale, in waters off the prefecture. (Source)

  1765. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 2:46 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale collides with ferry
    Japan's coast guards have searched for a giant whale that they suspect collided with a passenger ferry - injuring 97 people. (Source)

  1766. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 4:50 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - SA man gets top whale job
    Environmental affairs official Herman Oosthuizen has been appointed to the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  1767. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 4:42 AM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Alaska Pizza Delivery Does Brisk Business
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries -- fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1768. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 3:55 AM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Pizza takes wing in Alaska
    Remote Eskimo villages add city staple to nature-dominated diet of walrus, reindeer and whale--with a little help from airborne delivery Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries--fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1769. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 3:07 AM PDT - (The State) - Alaska home delivery: Six reindeer pizzas, to go
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries — fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1770. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 2:34 AM PDT - (Pravda) - 97 injured after Japanese ferry
    Japan 's coast guard Monday searched for a giant whale that they suspect collided with a passenger ferry, injuring 97 people, or any other clues about the cause of the accident. (Source)

  1771. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 1:03 AM PDT - (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Free pizza delivery in Alaska takes flight
    NOME, Alaska - Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus and reindeer meat and berries - fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1772. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 5:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Whale washes up near Montreal shores
    An endangered whale has washed up on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, near Contrecoeur, Que. (Source)

  1773. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 6:16 AM PDT - (CBC Montreal) - Whale washes up near Montreal shores
    An endangered whale has washed up on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, near Contrecoeur, Que. Port of Montreal officials believe the 45-tonne fin whale became caught on the propellers of a Danish cargo ship. (Source)

  1774. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 6:02 AM PDT - (Khaleej Times) - High-speed ferry collides with whale, injuring 93
    TOKYO - A ferry crashed into what was believed to be a whale off the south-western coast of Japan, injuring 93 and sending 36 of them to hospitals, authorities said on Monday. (Source)

  1775. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 5:50 AM PDT - (Yahoo! India News) - High-speed ferry collides with whale, 93 injured
    Tokyo, April 10 (DPA) A ferry crashed into what was believed to be a whale off the south-western coast of Japan, injuring 93 people, authorities said Monday. (Source)

  1776. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 6:37 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - 2ND LD: 104 injured after ferry apparently collides with whale off Kagoshima
    _ (EDS: UPDATING WITH FERRY OPERATOR AGAIN CORRECTING NO. OF INJURED PASSENGERS IN LEAD, OTHER INFO) (Source)

  1777. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 5:22 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Alaskans get their pizzas by air
    NOME, Alaska (AP) -- Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries -- fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1778. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 5:05 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - SA man gets top whale job
    Environmental affairs official Herman Oosthuizen has been appointed to the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  1779. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 8:52 AM PDT - (The State) - Alaska home delivery: Six reindeer pizzas, to go
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries — fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1780. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 8:11 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - These delivery guys can really fly
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries. (Source)

  1781. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 6:26 AM PDT - (The Times of India) - Ninety-three injured in Japan ferry crash
    TOKYO: A ferry crashed into what was believed to be a whale off the south-western coast of Japan, injuring 93 people, authorities said on Monday. (Source)

  1782. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 9:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Dead whale washes up on Quebec shore
    An endangered whale has washed up on the shores of the St. Lawrence River, near Contrecoeur, Que. (Source)

  1783. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 11:33 AM PDT - (Daily Yomiuri Online) - 104 hurt after ferry hits suspected whale
    More than 100 people were injured when a hydrofoil hit an unidentified marine object--possibly a whale--off Cape Sata, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Sunday, a Japan Coast Guard spokesman said. (Source)

  1784. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:00 PM PDT - (The Daily Comet) - Dead whale washes ashore at Myrtle Beach
    A male humpback whale that washed ashore here had wounds on his tail as if lines had been wrapped around him, officials said. (Source)

  1785. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:43 AM PDT - (WSAV Savannah) - Whale Washed Ashore on Mryrtle Beach
    MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) - Officials say a humpback whale that washed ashore at Myrtle Beach had wounds on his tail as if he had lines around him. Lauren Beddia with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the whale had been dead several weeks before washing ashore Saturday. (Source)

  1786. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:37 AM PDT - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Dead humpback at Myrtle Beach appears to have been trapped
    (Myrtle Beach-AP) April 10, 2006 - Officials say a humpback whale that washed ashore at Myrtle Beach had wounds on his tail as if he had lines around him. (Source)

  1787. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:58 AM PDT - (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) - Vote Now For Washington Coin Design
    -- One shows a salmon, Mount Rainier and an apple within an outline of the state. -- Another shows a salmon with Mount Rainier. -- And the third is a Northwest Indian-style depiction of a killer whale. (Source)

  1788. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:48 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whales and Seals and Birds, Oh My
    I was trying to get my kids psyched for a vacation in Canada, telling them we were going on a long road trip, to an incredibly wild and beautiful place, and that when we got there, we'd see this amazing phenomenon, with thousands and thousands of... (Source)

  1789. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 6:58 PM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Dead whale removed from St. Lawrence River
    A 45-tonne whale has been removed from the St. Lawrence River after a fatal collision with a ship. (Source)

  1790. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 5:55 PM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Whale gets blame for ferry accident
    A ferry accident that injured nearly 100 passengers was almost certainly caused by a collision with a whale, investigators in Japan have claimed. (Source)

  1791. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 6:31 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whale injury charge fight
    A WARRNAMBOOL man who allegedly interfered with a whale while boating in the Logans Beach exclusion zone appeared in court yesterday. (Source)

  1792. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 7:09 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Whale carcass removed from Montreal seaway
    Canadian marine officials have arranged the removal of a 45-ton whale that drifted in the St Lawrence seaway for three days after a fatal collision with a cargo ship. (Source)

  1793. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 8:33 PM PDT - (580 CFRA News Talk Radio) - Whale Killed in St. Lawrence River Josh Pringle
    Copyright 2004 580 CFRA & CHUM RADIO OTTAWA. CHUM Limited Privacy Brochure . All rights reserved. Please visit other CHUM sites (Source)

  1794. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 8:01 PM PDT - (The Herald-Sun) - Alaska Pizza Delivery Does Brisk Business
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries -- fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1795. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 7:31 PM PDT - (China Daily) - / Center
    A fin whale lies on the shores of the St. Lawrence river in Contrecouer, Quebec Canada, April 10, 2006. The 45-tonne whale was believed to have become caught on the propellers of a Danish cargo ship and drifted after sailors released the dead animal from their ship. (Source)

  1796. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 2:01 AM PDT - (The Salt Lake Tribune) - Japanese ferry strikes object, perhaps a whale; 93 aboard hurt
    KAGOSHIMA, Japan - More than 90 people were injured when a hydrofoil hit an unidentified marine object off Cape Sata on Sunday, a Japan Coast Guard spokesman said. According to the 10th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Kagoshima, 88 of the 109 passengers and five of the six crew members on the high-speed ferry Toppy 4 were hurt. Of those, 12 were seriously injured. Thirty-six, including (Source)

  1797. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 3:12 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - 93 hurt as Japanese ferry hits object -- probably a whale
    More than 90 people were injured when a hydrofoil hit an unidentified marine object off Cape Sata on Sunday, a Japan Coast Guard spokesman said. (Source)

  1798. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 3:45 AM PDT - (Fayetteville Observer) - Alaska pizza delivery
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries — fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1799. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 2:40 AM PDT - (Birmingham News) - Alaska's Airport Pizza puts pies in the skies
    NOME, Alaska - Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries: fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1800. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 4:16 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Conservationists slam Japan's dolphin drive hunts
    _ The practice of dolphin drive hunts in Japan is cruel and is being fueled by the high prices that aquarium owners are willing to pay for the animals, according to environmentalists. (Source)

  1801. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 7:13 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - WORLD NEWS
    JAPAN'S Coastguard yesterday searched for a giant whale they suspect collided with a passenger ferry, injuring 97 people. The high-speed ferry is believed to have hit a whale or another large sea animal near Kagoshima Bay. The vessel was damaged but not in danger of sinking. (Source)

  1802. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 8:53 AM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - A Collaborative Call for an End to the Japanese Drive Hunts
    WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, today releases a new report detailing the involvement of the aquarium industry in the dolphin 'drive fishery' in Japan, and collaborates with scientific and congressional representatives to call for an end to these cruel hunts. (Source)

  1803. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 11:36 AM PDT - (The State) - Alaska home delivery: Six reindeer pizzas, to go
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries — fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1804. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 10:33 AM PDT - (WFTV 9 Orlando) - Shamu Getting Exposure On Car For NASCAR Race
    ORLANDO, Fla. -- Shamu is about to start doing laps outside the pool. The world's most famous whale is heading to Daytona International Speedway. (Source)

  1805. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 9:49 AM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - Tuesday, April 11, 2006
    Six weeks after an autopsy was reportedly performed on a 41-foot sperm whale, Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources Leslie Miller said the government was still awaiting the results. (Source)

  1806. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 4:54 PM PDT - (KTVA) - Kodiak Whale Fest starts Wednesday
    The Kodiak Whale Fest begins Wednesday, and marks the start of more than a week of activities about everything whales. This marks the tenth anniversary of Whale Fest, begun by National Marine Fisheries biologist, Susan Payne, to celebrate the migration of gray whales. (Source)

  1807. Tue, 11 Apr 2006 1:31 PM PDT - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Sub-Arctic villages get a cool deal on their pizza
    NOME, Alaska -- Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries -- fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1808. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 2:29 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Right whale closure draws questions
    Some North Carolina fishermen are keeping a wary eye on the outcome of a meeting set in St. Augustine, Florida next week to discuss the possible permanent closure of the right whale critical habitat area off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. (Source)

  1809. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 2:30 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Cause of whale strandings remains unknown
    A study of more than one year by the National Ocean Atmoshpere Administration (NOAA) has determined that the cause of a mass stranding of 33 whales off the coast of the Outer Banks in January, 2005, is undetermined, leaving scientists puzzled, with more theories than answers. (Source)

  1810. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 7:58 AM PDT - (The State) - Alaska home delivery: Six reindeer pizzas, to go
    NOME, Alaska — Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries — fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1811. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 5:08 AM PDT - (South Whidbey Herald) - Beach Watchers rescue kayakers: Activists help pluck pair from frigid Saratoga Passage
    While on a whale watching cruise on the Mystic Sea Saturday, the Island County Beach Watchers got more excitement than they bargained for. The group rescued kayakers Gretchen Hall and Kelly Hogan in Saratoga Passage. (Source)

  1812. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:44 AM PDT - (Metro Pulse) - Awaking the Inner Dog in Whale Harbor A really good story can be really strange
    The spine on the cover of N. M. Kelby’s new novel, Whale Season (Shaye Areheart Books, $23) proclaims: “a really good story.” Which is true. It is a really good story—funny, bold, irreverent, and so compelling that, in some places, reading it seems like barreling down a steep hill without brakes. (Source)

  1813. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 1:51 PM PDT - (Great News Network) - Scientists Plan to Reintroduce Gray Whales off UK
    London, UK - Squadrons of Gray whales could be winging their way across the Atlantic within a decade to restock British waters under plans put forward by two conservation scientists. (Source)

  1814. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 6:19 PM PDT - (The Herald) - Beached whale rots as executive and council count cost
    A 60-tonne whale is still rotting at the spot where it beached three weeks ago as central and local government officials try to thrash out a solution. (Source)

  1815. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:35 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Injured whale dies
    EFFORTS to save an injured pilot whale that beached itself in Queensland have failed. (Source)

  1816. Wed, 12 Apr 2006 10:29 PM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - Injured whale dies
    EFFORTS to save an injured pilot whale that beached itself in Queensland have failed. Environmental Protection Agency principal officer Col Limpus said members of the public found the four-metre adult whale at Round Head near Agnes Water on the state's central coast. (Source)

  1817. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 7:47 PM PDT - (The Tampa Tribune) - Major Expansion On Tap For Aquarium
    TAMPA - The president of The Florida Aquarium hopes to announce next fall a $40 million to $50 million expansion plan that will include new dolphin, sea lion and giant shark exhibits and a revamped remodeled lobby. (Source)

  1818. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 1:02 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - 93 hurt as Japanese ferry hits object -- probably a whale
    More than 90 people were injured when a hydrofoil hit an unidentified marine object off Cape Sata on Sunday, a Japan Coast Guard spokesman said. (Source)

  1819. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 3:33 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - THE FISHING REPORT
    PACIFIC OCEAN Golden Gate: Here in the anti-report, the jet stream won't rise and the rain won't stop. There's bait on the meter, but we're 3 miles out (or are we?), and the Coast Guard's red-whale plane is leaning into another simulated strafing run.... (Source)

  1820. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 2:53 AM PDT - (Cape Argus) - Delivering the wild and wonderful
    Move over the Whale Trail, stand back the Otter Trail - here comes another trail to rival and, arguably, surpass the best of its kind that South Africa has to offer. (Source)

  1821. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:51 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Body of whale washed up on beach
    The body of a 20ft humpback whale found on a beach may have been dead for "a couple of days", it is revealed. (Source)

  1822. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 10:49 AM PDT - (Westport Shorelines) - Community invited to public meeting on Almy House
    The National Trust for Historic Preservation, WHALE, Dartmouth Historical Commission, Westport Historical Commission and Westport Historical Society invite the public to attend an open meeting on Wednesday, April 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the Allens Neck Friends Meeting House to discuss the Almy House on Horseneck Road in Dartmouth. (Source)

  1823. Thu, 13 Apr 2006 11:00 PM PDT - (Science Daily) - New Antimicrobial Compound Adheres To Skin To Promote Healing
    University Georgia researchers have developed an anti-microbial treatment that adheres to the skin without being toxic. Already, the treatment has helped heal Spirit, a burned dog in a high-profile animal cruelty case, and Gasper, a beluga whale at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. The researchers envision a human application for the technology, which they're currently seeking to patent. (Source)

  1824. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:51 AM PDT - (Jumbo.com) - 3D Wild Dolphin Screensaver
    Explore the depths of the warm coastal waters and enjoy the beauty of the underwater world (Source)

  1825. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 4:43 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Dead whale to be removed
    The body of whale found washed up on an east Kent beach is due to be removed at the weekend. (Source)

  1826. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 4:31 AM PDT - (Edinburgh Evening News) - Whale washed up
    A DEAD whale was today found washed up on a south coast beach. (Source)

  1827. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 5:06 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Body of dead whale to be removed
    The body of whale found washed up on an east Kent beach is due to be removed at the weekend. (Source)

  1828. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 7:06 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - 900 culled
    JAPAN'S whaling fleet has returned to port boasting of its success in killing almost 900 whales in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  1829. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 10:11 AM PDT - (Town Online) - Beached whale mystery being pieced together
    Scientists from Cape Ann to Cape Cod are intrigued with the whale which washed up on Cohasset’s shores Monday, April 3. (Source)

  1830. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 6:53 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Whalers return: Greenpeace demands decommissioning
    -- The Japanese whaling fleet – centre of a series of dramatic encounters with Greenpeace anti-whaling protestors earlier this year - returns to port today facing a collapse in commercial support, discredited science and too few consumers. (Source)

  1831. Fri, 14 Apr 2006 11:04 PM PDT - (The Wichita Eagle) - Living room becomes showcase for whale bone, updated fireplace
    Jennifer and Linda are working moms who are busy with careers and kids -- not to mention a large dog, a new puppy, a hamster and a reptile named Einstein. They all recently moved into their dream home, a beautiful arts-and-crafts fixer-upper from the 1920s. (Source)

  1832. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 4:34 AM PDT - (The Post and Courier) - How to help
    If you spot an ill or injured dolphin, or one behaving abnormally, call the federal marine mammal stranding response pager, 1-843-820-0612, and leave a contact telephone number. (Source)

  1833. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 7:06 PM PDT - (WIS-TV Columbia) - NOAA puts numbers on dolphins' fins as part of study
    (Charleston-AP) April 15, 2006 - A few Dolphins in the Charleston area are raising eyebrows for markings not usually seen in nature. (Source)

  1834. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 7:37 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - Whaling fleet returns home
    A controversial Japanese whaling fleet has returned home after four months whaling in Antarctica. The fleet killed more than 850 minke whales, almost double the umber caught the year before, and expanded its hunt to fin whales for the first time. (Source)

  1835. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 1:03 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Japan whale researchers to assess study
    Japan's whale researchers say they are looking forward to assessing an Australian study into whale research because they have heard only rhetoric and bluster from Environment Minister Ian Campbell. (Source)

  1836. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:38 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Japan whale researchers to assess study
    Japan's whale researchers say they are looking forward to assessing an Australian study into whale research. (Source)

  1837. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:35 AM PDT - (Daily Yomiuri Online) - Mass whale deaths tied to U.S. Navy sonar
    The U.S. Navy's deployment of active sonar to detect submarine activity is believed to have been responsible for at least six incidents of mass death and unusual behavior among pods of whales in the last 10 years, according to a recent U.S. Congressional Research Service report. (Source)

  1838. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 12:32 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Japan to push for commercial whaling
    Japan has reaffirmed its intention to push for a resumption of commercial whaling at the next meeting of the International Whaling Commission in June. (Source)

  1839. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 1:13 PM PDT - (The Age) - Japan whale researchers to assess study
    Japan's whale researchers say they are looking forward to assessing an Australian study into whale research because they have heard only rhetoric and bluster from Environment Minister Ian Campbell. (Source)

  1840. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 1:04 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japan to push for commercial whaling
    Japan has reaffirmed its intention to push for a resumption of commercial whaling at the next meeting of the International Whaling Commission in June. (Source)

  1841. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 6:02 PM PDT - (Medical News Today) - New Antimicrobial Compound Adheres To Skin To Promote Healing And Could Also Lead To A New Treatment For Acne
    University Georgia researchers have developed an anti-microbial treatment that adheres to the skin without being toxic.Already, the treatment has helped heal Spirit, a burned dog in a high-profile animal cruelty case, and Gasper, a beluga whale at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta.The researchers envision a human application for the technology, which they're currently seeking to patent... click (Source)

  1842. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:07 PM PDT - (The Wichita Eagle) - WITH IDEAL WEATHER AND A WIDE BEACH, SCENIC SANTA BARBARA IS CALIFORNIA AT ITS BEST
    Four hours on a whale-watching boat had produced lovely views of the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara on the California coast but no whales. "It's very rare that we see nothing -- maybe once a year," swore Hal Altman, the volunteer naturalist on board the Condor Express catamaran. (Source)

  1843. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 0:22 AM PDT - (The Daily News) - After decades of fear and hostility, are humans loving orcas to death?
    SEATTLE -- Fifty years ago, fishermen were still shooting at Northwest killer whales they felt were eating too many salmon. Now, thousands of visitors pay an average of $75 a trip to see the orcas in their summer habitat around the San Juan Islands. (Source)

  1844. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 3:14 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Right whale closure draws questions
    Some North Carolina fishermen are keeping a wary eye on the outcome of a meeting set in St. Augustine, Florida next week to discuss the possible permanent closure of the right whale critical habitat area off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. (Source)

  1845. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 7:31 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - How much love is too much for orcas?
    SEATTLE -- Fifty years ago, fishermen still were shooting at Northwest killer whales they felt were eating too many salmon. Now, thousands of visitors pay an average of $75 a trip to see the orcas in their summer habitat around the San Juan Islands. (Source)

  1846. Sat, 15 Apr 2006 7:23 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - Greenpeace clash with whaling fleet
    Greenpeace activists and a Japanese whaling fleet have accused each other of ramming their vessels near Antarctica. (Source)

  1847. Sun, 16 Apr 2006 9:37 PM PDT - (North County Times) - Lifeguards help disoriented dolphin in Carlsbad
    CARLSBAD -- Crowds gathered around Carlsbad State Beach Sunday afternoon as lifeguards helped a disoriented dolphin back out into deeper water, authorities said. (Source)

  1848. Sun, 16 Apr 2006 0:10 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Star) - Report links sonar to whale deaths
    TOKYO — The U.S. Navy's deployment of active sonar to detect submarine activity is believed to have been responsible for at least six incidents of mass death and unusual behavior among pods of whales in the last 10 years, according to a recent U.S. Congressional Research Service report. (Source)

  1849. Sun, 16 Apr 2006 0:09 AM PDT - (The Wichita Eagle) - Living room becomes showcase for whale bone, updated fireplace
    Jennifer and Linda are working moms who are busy with careers and kids -- not to mention a large dog, a new puppy, a hamster and a reptile named Einstein. They all recently moved into their dream home, a beautiful arts-and-crafts fixer-upper from the 1920s. (Source)

  1850. Sun, 16 Apr 2006 3:36 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Mass whale deaths tied to U.S. Navy sonar, report says
    The U.S. Navy's deployment of active sonar to detect submarine activity is believed to have been responsible for at least six incidents of mass death and unusual behavior among pods of whales in the last 10 years, according to a recent U.S. Congressional Research Service report. (Source)

  1851. Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:01 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Papers ponder EU and whale row
    The possible over-run of the EU budget and a row of whaling make Monday's papers. (Source)

  1852. Sun, 16 Apr 2006 11:25 PM PDT - (Bloomberg.com) - Japan Will Gain Majority on Whaling Commission, Greenpeace Says
    April 17 (Bloomberg) -- Japan will soon have support from a majority of countries in the International Whaling Commission, allowing it to hunt more whales, even as Japanese demand for the mammal's meat is waning, Greenpeace International said. (Source)

  1853. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 3:08 AM PDT - (icNewcastle) - Evening Chronicle
    A dolphin had to be put down after it became stranded on a beach. The two-year-old female dolphin, named Easter by rescuers, was beached at Whitley Bay yesterday and rescuers were unable to save her. (Source)

  1854. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 0:45 AM PDT - (The Journal) - Sick dolphin is destroyed on beach
    A dolphin which became beached had to be destroyed yesterday. The two-year-old female striped dolphin, named Easter by rescuers, was suffering from a mouth infection and could not be saved, despite the best efforts of passers-by and vets. (Source)

  1855. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 0:06 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Mass whale deaths tied to U.S. Navy sonar, report says
    The U.S. Navy's deployment of active sonar to detect submarine activity is believed to have been responsible for at least six incidents of mass death and unusual behavior among pods of whales in the last 10 years, according to a recent U.S. Congressional Research Service report. (Source)

  1856. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 1:46 AM PDT - (The Plain Dealer) - The Wyland Whales?
    No, this is not the name of a new hockey team but rather an informal reference to a fresh-air species of whale. "The Song of the Whales" is a 300-foot-by-108-foot mural that wraps around Cleveland Public Power's lakeside plant on North Marginal Road. (Source)

  1857. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 4:07 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Pro-hunting Japanese seize control of whaling commission
    The environmental movement is facing one of its biggest-ever reverses, over one of its most cherished causes: Save The Whale. (Source)

  1858. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 8:42 AM PDT - (The Arizona Republic) - Alaska home delivery: 6 reindeer pizzas to go, please
    NOME, Alaska - Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries: fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  1859. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 6:12 AM PDT - (Valley News) - Olivet Church Celebrates Rebirth
    -- With wispy hair and a dress the color of cotton and daffodils, 18-month-old Emily Devers looks around the new church, wide-eyed and silent, as Pastor Joe Scearbo invokes the story of Jonah and the whale, the miracle of the raising of Lazarus and the Acts of the Apostles. (Source)

  1860. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 8:11 AM PDT - (Common Dreams News Center) - The Great Betrayal: Pro-Hunting Japanese Seize Control of Whaling Commission
    The Great Betrayal: Pro-Hunting Japanese Seize Control of Whaling Commission (Source)

  1861. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 9:49 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Lamu and Mafia Islands in East Africa
    Swimming with dolphins, staying in a tree house on the coast, spectacular snorkeling, and diving sites filled with colorful tropical fish — the East African islands of Lamu and Mafia offer visitors all this and more. (Source)

  1862. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 4:49 PM PDT - (The Wichita Eagle) - Living room becomes showcase for whale bone, updated fireplace
    Jennifer and Linda are working moms who are busy with careers and kids -- not to mention a large dog, a new puppy, a hamster and a reptile named Einstein. They all recently moved into their dream home, a beautiful arts-and-crafts fixer-upper from the 1920s. (Source)

  1863. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 3:38 PM PDT - (Stuff) - NZ steps up anti-whaling efforts
    New Zealand is stepping up diplomatic efforts to head off a Japanese bid to gain control of the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  1864. Mon, 17 Apr 2006 7:44 PM PDT - (NZCity) - NZ trying to counter Japan's vote buying
    New Zealand is launching a diplomatic offensive to try to claw back anti-whaling numbers at the International Whaling Commission. By a stealthy process of buying votes from developing countries with aid money, Japan now has the numbers for a majority. (Source)

  1865. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 1:54 AM PDT - (The Plain Dealer) - The Wyland Whales?
    No, this is not the name of a new hockey team but rather an informal reference to a fresh-air species of whale. "The Song of the Whales" is a 300-foot-by-108-foot mural that wraps around Cleveland Public Power's lakeside plant on North Marginal Road. (Source)

  1866. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:46 PM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Conservation Groups Launch Campaign to End Growing Whale Slaughter as Japan's Fleet Returns to Port with Record Kill
    The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) today joined with a coalition of national conservation organizations to launch a new national campaign to heighten awareness of growing commercial whaling in violation of a 20-year-old international ban. The coalition is calling on the Bush Administration to more aggressively oppose Japan's efforts to gain international approval for their whale (Source)

  1867. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 10:11 AM PDT - (Stuff) - 'Whale bloc may stop Japan'
    Conservation Minister Chris Carter is optimistic anti-whaling countries will join the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in time to block Japan from a landmark majority win. (Source)

  1868. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 12:28 PM PDT - (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - Georgia Aquarium Whale Gets Vet Treatment
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's two prized Beluga whales has received veterinary treatment for possible respiratory complications and skin lesions. Doctors have been called in, including Channel 2's Dr. Randy Martin. (Source)

  1869. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:41 AM PDT - (WTVM 9) - Georgia Aquarium whale gets vet treatment
    ATLANTA One of the Georgia Aquarium's two beluga whales has received veterinary treatment for possible respiratory complications and skin lesions. (Source)

  1870. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 11:21 AM PDT - (AccessNorthGA) - Georgia Aquarium whale gets vet treatment
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's two prized beluga whales has received veterinary treatment for possible respiratory complications and skin lesions, officials said Tuesday. (Source)

  1871. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 9:16 AM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - Tuesday, April 18, 2006
    Deputy Chief of Missions at the U.S. Embassy, Dr Brent Hardt, said although sonar waves have been found to cause nerve damage in mammals, there was no proof that recent testing at the AUTEC base was responsible for the deaths of three whales. (Source)

  1872. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 4:33 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Endangered Sei Whale Ends Up in Baltimore
    Marine biologists were conducting a necropsy Tuesday on a 35-foot, 17,000-pound sei whale that apparently became attached to a container ship and was dragged into Baltimore's harbor, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said. (Source)

  1873. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 4:57 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Endangered Sei Whale Ends Up in Baltimore
    Marine Biologists Conduct Necropsy on Endangered Sei Whale That Ended Up in Baltimore (Source)

  1874. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 3:45 PM PDT - (WSAV Savannah) - Whale beaches itself on Tybee Island beach
    Some folks at Tybee Island saw the harsher side of Mother Nature unfold Tuesday. A small group of early morning walkers found a beached whale at Estell Beach and called for help on their cell phones. Marine biologists from the Department of Natural Resources responded. (Source)

  1875. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 1:53 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Whale bloc may stop Japan
    Conservation Minister Chris Carter is optimistic anti-whaling countries will join the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in time to block Japan from a landmark majority win. (Source)

  1876. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 2:43 PM PDT - (The WBAL Channel) - Scientists Examining Sei Whale
    An endangered 40-foot animal ended up in Baltimore after somehow attaching itself to a container ship. (Source)

  1877. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 7:26 PM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Rare whale lands in rarer venue: Baltimore
    Animal pushed into harbor by ship; Scientists study carcass at landfill A team of scientists is trying to figure out how a rare species of whale, normally found in the deepest waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, ended up dead in the least likely place: Baltimore's urban Patapsco River. (Source)

  1878. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 6:12 PM PDT - (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) - Endangered Whale Ends Up In Baltimore
    Baltimore, Md. (AP) - Marine biologists are trying to figure out how a dead 17,000 pound sei whale ended up in Baltimore on Monday. (Source)

  1879. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 7:22 PM PDT - (AccessNorthGA) - Georgia Aquarium whale gets vet treatment
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's five prized beluga whales has received veterinary treatment for possible respiratory complications and skin lesions, officials said Tuesday. (Source)

  1880. Tue, 18 Apr 2006 9:57 PM PDT - (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Tonga's Fisheries Secretary Says Whaling 'Too Politicised'
    The secretary of fisheries in Tonga said his country is hesitant to join the International Whaling Commission (IWC) because the issue of whaling has become too politicised. (Source)

  1881. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 0:53 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Ship pushes whale into harbor
    A team of scientists is trying to figure out how a member of a rare species of whale, normally found in the deepest waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, ended up dead in the least likely place: Baltimore's urban Patapsco River. (Source)

  1882. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 4:44 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Endangered Sei Whale Ends Up in Baltimore
    Marine biologists were conducting a necropsy Tuesday on a 35-foot, 17,000-pound sei whale that apparently became attached to a container ship and was dragged into Baltimore's harbor. (Source)

  1883. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 4:02 AM PDT - (News4Jax.com) - Whale Euthanized After Beaching Itself On Tybee Island
    A pygmy sperm whale was put to sleep after beaching itself on the north end of Tybee Island. Georgia Department of Natural Resources biologists determined the whale was a young female who showed signs of having given birth recently. (Source)

  1884. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 3:41 AM PDT - (WTVM 9) - Whale euthanized after beaching itself on Tybee Island
    TYBEE ISLAND, Ga. A pygmy sperm whale has been put to sleep after beaching itself on the north end of Tybee Island. (Source)

  1885. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 2:58 AM PDT - (WSAV Savannah) - Whale beaches itself on Tybee Island beach
    Some folks at Tybee Island saw the harsher side of Mother Nature unfold Tuesday. A small group of early morning walkers found a beached whale at Estell Beach and called for help on their cell phones. Marine biologists from the Department of Natural Resources responded. (Source)

  1886. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 2:45 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Right whale closure draws questions
    Some North Carolina fishermen are keeping a wary eye on the outcome of a meeting set in St. Augustine, Florida next week to discuss the possible permanent closure of the right whale critical habitat area off the coasts of Georgia and Florida. (Source)

  1887. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 5:59 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Scientists Examining Sei Whale
    BALTIMORE - A necropsy is under way on a deceased 17,000-pound sei whale that somehow attached itself to a container ship headed into Baltimore. WBAL-TV 11 News reporter Lowell Melser reported scientists and marine biologists are examining the 40-foot animal at the Curtis Bay Landfill. (Source)

  1888. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 6:52 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Ship pushes whale into harbor
    A team of scientists is trying to figure out how a member of a rare species of whale, normally found in the deepest waters of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, ended up dead in the least likely place: Baltimore's urban Patapsco River. (Source)

  1889. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 8:19 AM PDT - (WXIA-TV Atlanta) - Whale Euthanized After Beaching Itself
    A pygmy sperm whale was put to sleep after beaching itself on the north end of Tybee Island. (Source)

  1890. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 9:00 AM PDT - (News 8 San Diego) - Endangered Sei Whale Ends Up in Baltimore
    Marine biologists were conducting a necropsy Tuesday on a 35-foot, 17,000-pound sei whale that apparently became attached to a container ship and was dragged into Baltimore's harbor, the Maryland Department of Natural Resources said. (Source)

  1891. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 7:55 AM PDT - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Whale euthanized after beaching itself on Tybee Island
    (Tybee Island, GA-AP) April 19, 2006 - A pygmy sperm whale has been put to sleep after beaching itself on the north end of Georgia's Tybee Island. Georgia Department of Natural Resources biologists determined the whale was a young female who showed signs of having given birth recently. (Source)

  1892. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 8:57 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Marine life dazzles visitors to East African islands
    LAMU, Kenya (AP) -- Swimming with dolphins, staying in a tree house on the coast, spectacular snorkeling, and diving sites filled with colorful tropical fish -- the East African islands of Lamu and Mafia offer visitors all this and more. (Source)

  1893. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 5:27 AM PDT - (Bangor Daily News) - Tribal group links fates of LNG, whales Notice of lawsuit suggests proposal violates Endangered Species Act
    PLEASANT POINT - Four Passamaquoddy tribal members Tuesday filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Department of the Interior claiming it endangered multiple species of whales that travel Passamaquoddy Bay when it did not consult with the National Marine Fisheries Service before granting a lease agreement to the developer of a liquefied natural gas project. (Source)

  1894. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:14 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - U-shaped bone gets whales moving
    For humans, it is a bone above the larynx that helps us chew and keeps our tongues in place, but it helps whales go with the flow (Source)

  1895. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 10:17 AM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - Wednesday, April 19, 2006
    Director of The Bahamas Environmental Research Centre, Margo Blackwell, is calling on the government to ask AUTEC to stop its sonar testing, which she believes was responsible for the deaths of five whales over the past two months. (Source)

  1896. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 1:28 PM PDT - (The WBAL Channel) - Report: Whale Died From Blunt Trauma
    The rare whale that ended up in Maryland may have been struck and killed by a cargo ship. (Source)

  1897. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:07 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Cargo Ship Said Probably Killed Sei Whale
    A cargo ship probably struck and killed an endangered whale and then dragged it into the Patapsco River, a state wildlife official said. (Source)

  1898. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:41 PM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Cargo Ship Said Probably Killed Sei Whale
    BALTIMORE -- A cargo ship probably struck and killed an endangered whale and then dragged it into the Patapsco River, a state wildlife official said. The 35-foot long, 17,000-pound male sei whale was found Monday, wrapped around the bow of the 800-foot container ship MSC Johannesburg. (Source)

  1899. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:44 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Cargo Ship Said Probably Killed Sei Whale
    BALTIMORE (AP) - A cargo ship probably struck and killed an endangered whale and then dragged it into the Patapsco River, a state wildlife official said. The 35-foot long, 17,000-pound male sei whale was found Monday, wrapped around the bow of the 800-foot container ship MSC Johannesburg. The whale had broken bones and internal injuries, indicating it was killed by the ship, which sailed from (Source)

  1900. Wed, 19 Apr 2006 9:51 PM PDT - (The GW Hatchet) - The Bar Belle: Camelot Show Bar
    When I walked out of senior night at Sign of the Whale last Thursday (earlier than expected), I was surprised to see my friends waiting for me next door - at the entrance to Camelot. This was not part of the plan. "There's no cover, and you know you've always wanted to go," my friends explained. (Source)

  1901. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:04 AM PDT - (Westerly Sun) - BOATER FINDS MAMMAL SWIMMING IN THE PAWCATUCK
    WESTERLY-PAWCATUCK - Downtown drew a surprise visitor this morning - and it's one that got a lot of attention. A lone dolphin in the Pawcatuck River drew curious businessmen and women, passersby and children on school vacation. (Source)

  1902. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 0:47 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Rare whale likely killed in Atlantic
    Scientists have concluded that a rare whale that turned up dead in Baltimore's Patapsco River likely died when it was hit by a cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and then was dragged into the Chesapeake Bay . (Source)

  1903. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 0:09 AM PDT - (Macon Telegraph) - Whale euthanized after beaching itself on Tybee
    A pygmy sperm whale was put to sleep after beaching itself on the north end of Tybee Island. (Source)

  1904. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 0:57 AM PDT - (KBCI Boise) - Wildlife officials say cargo ship probably killed rare whale
    BALTIMORE An endangered whale turned up this week wrapped around the bow of a cargo ship in Baltimore. A Maryland wildlife official says the 800-foot ship probably struck and killed the whale at sea and then dragged it into port. (Source)

  1905. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 0:29 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - ON THE AIR
    Jenee and the Heatseekers check out Ataxic at Kabal. Plus: Spank Rock at RecordBar. Page 17 This week on “Sonic Spectrum,” new music from local artists Danny Pound, White Whale, the Monitor and the New Amsterdams. The show airs from 2 to 4 p.m. on 89.3 KCUR-FM. (Source)

  1906. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 1:21 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Rare whale likely killed in Atlantic
    Scientists have concluded that a rare whale that turned up dead in Baltimore's Patapsco River likely died when it was hit by a cargo ship in the Atlantic Ocean, and then was dragged into the Chesapeake Bay . (Source)

  1907. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 4:44 AM PDT - (WRIC 8) - Wildlife officials say cargo ship probably killed rare whale
    BALTIMORE An endangered whale turned up this week wrapped around the bow of a cargo ship in Baltimore. A Maryland wildlife official says the 800-foot ship probably struck and killed the whale at sea and then dragged it into port. (Source)

  1908. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 3:30 AM PDT - (WLBZ Bangor) - Wildlife Officials Believe Cargo Ship Killed Rare Whale
    BALTIMORE (AP) -- A Maryland wildlife official says the 800-foot ship probably struck and killed the whale at sea and then dragged it into port. The 35-foot long, 17-thousand pound sei whale had broken bones and internal injuries that officials say indicate it was killed by the ship. (Source)

  1909. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 1:44 AM PDT - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Wildlife officials say cargo ship probably killed rare whale
    BALTIMORE An endangered whale turned up this week wrapped around the bow of a cargo ship in Baltimore. A Maryland wildlife official says the 800-foot ship probably struck and... (Source)

  1910. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 2:04 AM PDT - (WTOP Radio Network) - Cargo Ship Struck, Probably Killed, Rare Whale
    BALTIMORE (AP) - A cargo ship probably struck and killed a rare sei whale and then dragged it into the Patapsco River, a state wildlife official said Wednesday. (Source)

  1911. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 7:27 AM PDT - (WHO-TV Des Moines) - Wildlife officials say cargo ship probably killed rare whale
    BALTIMORE An endangered whale turned up this week wrapped around the bow of a cargo ship in Baltimore. A Maryland wildlife official says the 800-foot ship probably struck and killed the whale at sea and then dragged it into port. (Source)

  1912. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 5:32 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Rare whale found dead on ship's bow
    A CARGO ship sailing from Boston to Baltimore probably struck and killed an endangered whale and then dragged it, wildlife official Cindy Driscoll said. (Source)

  1913. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 8:46 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - ON THE AIR
    Jenee and the Heatseekers check out Ataxic at Kabal. Plus: Spank Rock at RecordBar. Page 17 This week on “Sonic Spectrum,” new music from local artists Danny Pound, White Whale, the Monitor and the New Amsterdams. The show airs from 2 to 4 p.m. on 89.3 KCUR-FM. (Source)

  1914. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 6:15 AM PDT - (Government News Network) -  UNITED KINGDOM REITERATES ITS OPPOSITION TO COMMERCIAL WHALING
    The UK today asked Norway to end its program of lethal whaling activities. (Source)

  1915. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 9:42 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Officials: Ship probably killed rare whale
    BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) -- A cargo ship probably struck and killed an endangered whale and then dragged it, a state wildlife official said. (Source)

  1916. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:29 AM PDT - (KPVI-TV) - WILDLIFE OFFICIALS SAY CARGO SHIP PROBABLY KILLED RARE WHALE
    BALTIMORE (AP) -- An endangered whale turned up this week wrapped around the bow of a cargo ship in Baltimore. A Maryland wildlife official says the 800-foot ship probably struck and killed the whale at sea and then dragged it into port. (Source)

  1917. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 1:02 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Norway urged to stop commercial whaling
    A dozen countries including Britain, France, Germany and Australia are calling for an end to commercial whaling by Norway, which plans to step up whale hunts this year to the highest in two decades. (Source)

  1918. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 12:52 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Norway urged to stop commercial whaling
    A dozen countries including Britain, France, Germany and Australia are calling for an end to commercial whaling by Norway. (Source)

  1919. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 1:13 PM PDT - (The Age) - Norway urged to stop commercial whaling
    A dozen countries including Britain, France, Germany and Australia are calling for an end to commercial whaling by Norway, which plans to step up whale hunts this year to the highest in two decades. (Source)

  1920. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 4:19 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Norway urged to stop commercial whaling
    A dozen countries, including Australia, Britain, France and Germany, have called for an end to commercial whaling by Norway. Norway plans to step up whale hunts this year to the highest level in two decades. (Source)

  1921. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 8:33 PM PDT - (Esperance Express) - Whale carcass washed up at Thistle Cove
    VISITORS to Cape Le Grand National Park are being warned not to swim at Thistle Cove due to the risk that a decomposing whale carcass may attract sharks to the area. (Source)

  1922. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 7:34 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Norway under pressure to end whale hunts
    A dozen countries - including Britain, France, Germany and Australia - have called for an end to commercial whaling by Norway, which plans to step up whale hunts this year to the highest in two decades. (Source)

  1923. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 7:23 PM PDT - (The Jamaica Observer) - RECORD RACK
    Sizzla's ninth album for New York-based reggae giant VP Records, was recently released. The sixteen-track Ain't Gonna See Us Fall disc features mostly production work from Neil 'Arthur Whale' Amos for Free Willy Productions. (Source)

  1924. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 6:08 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - NZ delivers diplomatic protest to Norway
    New Zealand was one of twelve countries that delivered a formal diplomatic protest to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo yesterday over Norway’s plans to increase its whaling activities. (Source)

  1925. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 6:08 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Australia and NZ collaborate on Pacific whales
    New Zealand's Conservation Minister Chris Carter and Australia's Environment and Heritage Minister, Senator Ian Campbell, today announced a collaborative effort to further the protection of whales and dolphins in the South Pacific. (Source)

  1926. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 9:26 PM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Lifeguards remove whale carcass rotting on Malibu beach
    MALIBU, 8:12 p.m. April 20 (AP): If a dead whale washes up near your beachfront home, who are you going to call to haul the 30-foot-long carcass away? (Source)

  1927. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 11:12 PM PDT - (KGO-TV Bay Area) - Dead Whale Washes Ashore In Marin
    A dead whale washed ashore at the Marin Headlands on Thursday. (Source)

  1928. Thu, 20 Apr 2006 10:41 PM PDT - (CBS 2 Los Angeles) - Whale Carcass Found Beached In Malibu Hauled Away
    Some Malibu residents are breathing a little easier Thursday night after a dead whale was removed from in front of their beachfront homes. (Source)

  1929. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 7:18 PM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Dolphin rescued from Navesink island
    Volunteers rescued a dolphin that was stranded on Barley Point Island in the Navesink River in Rumson Thursday morning. (Source)

  1930. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:00 PM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Wayward dolphin dies after river rescue
    An Atlantic white-sided dolphin that swam up the Pawcatuck River on Thursday died overnight, despite intensive treatment from specialists at the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration. (Source)

  1931. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 3:59 PM PDT - (WLNE-TV) - Wayward dolphin dies after river rescue
    MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) - An Atlantic white-sided dolphin that swam up the Pawcatuck River near Westerly has died. Experts at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut say the dolphin died overnight, despite intensive treatment from specialists there. (Source)

  1932. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 11:04 AM PDT - (Westerly Sun) - ***LATE UPDATE: DOLPHIN DIES AFTER RESCUE FROM RIVER
    MYSTIC -- The dolphin that swam up the Pawcatuck River and captured the affections of the public before needing help and a rescue effort Thursday night, died late Thursday night at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration. (Source)

  1933. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 8:28 AM PDT - (WTNH-TV New Haven) - Wayward dolphin dies after river rescue
    (Mystic-AP, Apr. 21, 2006 11:05 AM) _ Experts at the Mystic Aquarium says an Atlantic white-sided dolphin that swam up the Pawcatuck River has died. (Source)

  1934. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 5:33 AM PDT - (WNBC) - Dolphin Found In Navesink River
    RUMSON, N.J. -- Marine Mammal Stranding Center volunteers rescued a dolphin stranded on an island in the Navesink River in Rumson. The Coast Guard is keeping an eye on the mammal. (Source)

  1935. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 4:27 AM PDT - (World Leisure News) - SeaWorld introduces dolphin nursery tour
    SeaWorld Orlando, in Florida, US, unveiled a new close-up dophin nursery tour this month. The tour begins with an educational presentation about Atlantic bottlenose dolphin characteristics, reproduction and calf-rearing, after which guests get to interact with the park’s dolphin family. (Source)

  1936. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 9:49 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - A disappearance creates waves: Where did Flipper the dolphin go?
    As quickly as a dolphin appeared in the Navesink River in Rumson, it just as mysteriously vanished, officials said yesterday. (Source)

  1937. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 0:35 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Norway under pressure to end whale hunts
    A dozen countries - including Britain, France, Germany and Australia - have called for an end to commercial whaling by Norway, which plans to step up whale hunts this year to the highest in two decades. (Source)

  1938. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 0:31 AM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - New Zealand In Depth
    New Zealand and Australia have issued a formal diplomatic protest against Norway's plans to increase whale hunting. Norway's government has lifted its quota of Minke whales from 796 to 1052, and has announced it is considering taking whales from international waters. (Source)

  1939. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 3:02 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - WHOSE DEAD WHALE IS IT?
    If a dead whale washes up near your beachfront home, who are you going to call to haul the 30-foot-long carcass away? (Source)

  1940. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 4:39 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Australia, NZ plan whale protection measures
    Australia and New Zealand have announced a range of joint initiatives to further protect whales and dolphins in the region. (Source)

  1941. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 3:27 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Anti-Whaling Group Accuses Japan of Buying Caribbean Votes to Roll Back Hunting Ban
    An anti-whaling group accused Japan on Thursday of trying to buy votes from Caribbean countries in its bid to roll back an International Whaling Commission ban on whale hunting -- an allegation repeatedly denied by Japanese officials. (Source)

  1942. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 3:20 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Nations urge Norway to stop whaling
    A dozen countries including Britain, France, Germany and Australia called on Thursday for an end to commercial whaling by Norway, which plans to step up whale hunts this year to the highest in two decades. (Source)

  1943. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 2:13 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Legal action against whaling ruled out
    Australia and New Zealand have ruled out taking legal action against Japan, Iceland and Norway to try and end the cull of thousands of whales each year. - (Source)

  1944. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 1:33 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - No legal action on whaling: minister
    AUSTRALIA and New Zealand have ruled out taking legal action against Japan, Iceland and Norway to try and end the cull of thousands of whales each year. (Source)

  1945. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 6:02 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - WHOSE DEAD WHALE IS IT?
    If a dead whale washes up near your beachfront home, who are you going to call to haul the 30-foot-long carcass away? (Source)

  1946. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 7:27 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Hopes high sick beluga gets well soon
    Each day, thousands of visitors press up against the acrylic glass at the Georgia Aquarium to watch a playful beluga whale named Gasper. Gasper takes center-stage at the viewing window, blowing bubbles and making faces at wide-eyed children who coo and laugh at him and his tank mates -- Nico, Natasha, Maris and Marina. (Source)

  1947. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 5:04 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Australia, NZ plan whale protection measures
    Australia and New Zealand have announced a range of joint initiatives to further protect whales and dolphins in the region. The announcement comes as the two countries issued a protest to Norway over its decision to increase whaling. (Source)

  1948. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 6:47 AM PDT - (Athens Review Online) - Gas prices felt on high seas, too
    By Ben Carder GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES (GLOUCESTER, Mass.) GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Whale-watch season begins Saturday as Paul Frontiero launches his two boats, soon to be followed by others. (Source)

  1949. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 8:08 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Whaling fleet for sale
    The owners of Japan's whaling fleet plan to sell up and do something less bloody with their money - but that does not let whales off the hook (Source)

  1950. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 5:31 AM PDT - (Aftenposten) - Whaling begins amid protests
    Norway's controversial whaling season is underway, and another international protest has been launched in the hopes of halting it. Norwegian officials acknowledge the protests, but have no plans to stop the slaughter. (Source)

  1951. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 9:07 AM PDT - (NBC 11 Bay Area) - Dead Whale Spotted Near Golden Gate Bridge
    NBC11 was on the scene as local authorities spotted a dead whale near the Golden Gate Bridge. (Source)

  1952. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:56 PM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Bush issues directive, but not disaster declaration for levees
    Whale carcass removed from Malibu Associated Press If a dead whale washes up near your beachfront home, who are you going to call to haul the 30-foot-long carcass away? (Source)

  1953. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 12:19 PM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Twelve Governments Protest Norway's Increased Whaling Quota
    OSLO, Norway , April 21, 2006 (ENS) - Twelve countries have delivered a formal diplomatic protest to the Norwegian Foreign Ministry in Oslo over Norway's plans to kill a greater number of North Atlantic minke whales this year. (Source)

  1954. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 3:35 PM PDT - (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - VIDEO from Medialink: Whales Surface Across the Country in New Protection Campaign
    --Whether or not you live close to water, plan on seeing quite a few whales breaching near you in the coming weeks. A new campaign to help protect endangered whales was launched just in time for Earth Day. (Source)

  1955. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 8:12 PM PDT - (The Age) - Whales could be saved by 'big brother'
    The Australian and New Zealand governments have developed a high-tech procedure to assist whale rescue operations in a bid to prevent them dying as a result of entanglements. (Source)

  1956. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 5:26 PM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Bush eases way for repairs to California levees but stops short of disaster declaration
    Whale carcass removed from Malibu Associated Press If a dead whale washes up near your beachfront home, who are you going to call to haul the 30-foot-long carcass away? (Source)

  1957. Fri, 21 Apr 2006 9:19 PM PDT - (The Wichita Eagle) - Living room becomes showcase for whale bone, updated fireplace
    Jennifer and Linda are working moms who are busy with careers and kids -- not to mention a large dog, a new puppy, a hamster and a reptile named Einstein. They all recently moved into their dream home, a beautiful arts-and-crafts fixer-upper from the 1920s. (Source)

  1958. Sat, 22 Apr 2006 4:22 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Distressed dolphin in good shape
    A dolphin that was reported to be in distress off the Sussex coast is found to be happy and feeding. (Source)

  1959. Sat, 22 Apr 2006 2:24 AM PDT - (Hartford Courant) - Dolphin Rescue Mission Fails
    An Atlantic white-sided dolphin that swam up the Pawcatuck River on Thursday has died, despite intensive treatment from specialists at the Mystic Aquarium and Institute for Exploration. (Source)

  1960. Sat, 22 Apr 2006 4:50 AM PDT - (Westerly Sun) - AQUARIUM OFFICIALS SEEK CAUSE OF DEATH FOR DOWNTOWN DOLPHIN
    MYSTIC -- The lone Atlantic white-sided dolphin that ventured up the Pawcatuck River and captured the affections of the public died at Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration late Thursday night. (Source)

  1961. Sat, 22 Apr 2006 7:12 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Australia joins plea on Norway whaling
    A DOZEN countries including Britain, France, Germany and Australia are calling for an end to commercial whaling by Norway, which plans to step up whale hunts this year to the highest in two decades. (Source)

  1962. Sat, 22 Apr 2006 1:14 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Save the whales efforts step up
    Conservation of whales and dolphins in South Pacific waters has been stepped up. Conservation Minister Chris Carter has announced Australia and New Zealand are to pool their protection resources to strengthen conservation efforts. (Source)

  1963. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:00 AM PDT - (WPRI 12 Providence) - Wayward dolphin dies after river rescue
    MYSTIC, Conn. (AP) -- An Atlantic white-sided dolphin that swam up the Pawcatuck River near Westerly has died. Experts at the Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut say the dolphin died despite intensive treatment from specialists there. (Source)

  1964. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 6:07 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Bulgaria Finds 25 Dead Dolphins on Black Sea Coast
    SOFIA - Twenty-five dead dolphins washed up on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast on Friday, and officials said they probably drowned after becoming entangled in fishing nets. (Source)

  1965. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 4:13 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - DEAD WHALE WASHES ASHORE
    A passer-by discovered a dead whale Saturday that had washed ashore on the beach near Atlantic Avenue, police said. (Source)

  1966. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 7:18 AM PDT - (AlertNet) - Norway slams whaling critics, says stocks robust
    OSLO, April 23 (Reuters) - Norway hit back on Sunday at 12 nations led by Britain for urging an end to whale hunts, saying a plan to raise catches to the highest in two decades in 2006 would not damage stocks of the giant mammals. (Source)

  1967. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 9:55 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Norway slams whaling critics
    Norway hit back on Sunday at 12 nations led by Britain for urging an end to whale hunts, saying a plan to raise catches to the highest in two decades in 2006 would not damage stocks of the giant mammals. (Source)

  1968. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 12:03 PM PDT - (New Scientist) - Whales move north as oceans warm
    And that is just one aspect of a massive ecological shift affecting 2 million square kilometres of the Bering Sea - one of the world's richest fisheries (Source)

  1969. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:59 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - U-shaped bone gets whales moving
    For humans, it is a bone above the larynx that helps us chew and keeps our tongues in place, but it helps whales go with the flow (Source)

  1970. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 11:59 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Whaling fleet for sale
    The owners of Japan's whaling fleet plan to sell up and do something less bloody with their money - but that does not let whales off the hook (Source)

  1971. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 3:52 PM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Norway slams UK-led whaling critics
    OSLO (Reuters) - Norway hit back on Sunday at 12 nations led by Britain for urging an end to whale hunts, saying a plan to raise catches to the highest in two decades in 2006 would not damage stocks of the giant mammals. (Source)

  1972. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 6:07 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Defiant Norway vows to increase whaling catch
    NORWAY hit back yesterday at 12 nations led by Britain for urging an end to whale hunts, saying a plan to raise catches to the highest in two decades in 2006 would not damage stocks of the giant mammals. (Source)

  1973. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 7:05 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Norway slams whaling critics
    The Norwegian government has hit back at the 12 nations who have called for an end to Oslo's whale hunts, saying its plan to raise catches to the highest in two decades in 2006 will not damage stocks of the giant mammals. (Source)

  1974. Sun, 23 Apr 2006 10:20 PM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Norway slams whaling critics
    OSLO (Reuters) - Norway hit back on Sunday at 12 nations led by Britain for urging an end to whale hunts, saying a plan to raise catches to the highest in two decades in 2006 would not damage stocks of the giant mammals. (Source)

  1975. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 7:37 PM PDT - (KPUA Hilo) - Beached dolphin euthanized
    HONOLULU (AP) _ A beached dolphin was euthanized yesterday after it repeatedly swam back to shore at Bellows Beach. The dolphin was first seen at 6:30 a-m by area residents. They tried to take the dolphin back into deeper water, but it kept swimming back to shore. (Source)

  1976. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 5:27 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Beached dolphin dies despite rescue efforts
    For several hours at Bellows Beach yesterday morning, Kailua patrol officer Jack Wright Jr., federal officials and others struggled to keep a beached dolphin alive. (Source)

  1977. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 3:41 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Norway Slams Whaling Critics, Says Stocks Robust
    Norway hit back on Sunday at 12 nations led by Britain for urging an end to whale hunts, saying a plan to raise catches to the highest in two decades in 2006 would not damage stocks of the giant mammals. (Source)

  1978. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 3:06 AM PDT - (Press of Atlantic City) - Rescue attempt nets honor
    An occasional update on local stories that were in the news one year ago. April 30, 2005: 14-year-old Nicholas Johs of Staten Island, N.Y., fell off a whale-watching boat while on a weekend trip with a Boy Scout troop. His body was not immediately found. (Source)

  1979. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 8:57 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Hopes high sick beluga gets well soon
    Each day, thousands of visitors press up against the acrylic glass at the Georgia Aquarium to watch a playful beluga whale named Gasper. (Source)

  1980. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 8:53 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - ON THE AIR
    Jenee and the Heatseekers check out Ataxic at Kabal. Plus: Spank Rock at RecordBar. Page 17 This week on “Sonic Spectrum,” new music from local artists Danny Pound, White Whale, the Monitor and the New Amsterdams. The show airs from 2 to 4 p.m. on 89.3 KCUR-FM. (Source)

  1981. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 11:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Scientists to count orcas in Hudson Bay
    Are killer whales becoming more common in the icy waters of Hudson Bay? Researchers hope to find out in the summer. (Source)

  1982. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:16 PM PDT - (CBC Manitoba) - Scientists to count orcas in Hudson Bay
    Are killer whales becoming more common in the icy waters of Hudson Bay? Researchers hope to find out in the summer. Scientists with Fisheries and Oceans Canada are going to team up with fishermen in Churchill, Man. and Repulse Bay, Nunavut. (Source)

  1983. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 12:09 PM PDT - (CBC North) - Scientists to seek orcas in Nunavut waters
    Are killer whales becoming more common in the icy waters of Hudson Bay? Researchers hope to find out in the summer. Scientists with Fisheries and Oceans Canada are going to team up with fishermen in Repulse Bay, Nunavut, and Churchill, Man. (Source)

  1984. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 4:33 PM PDT - (Independent) - Shell urged to abandon $20bn Siberian pipeline that could drive whale species to extinction
    Spring is being keenly awaited on Sakhalin in Russia's far east after another long winter. But when it finally comes in June it offers little prospect of a thaw in relations between environmentalists and Shell. (Source)

  1985. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 8:43 PM PDT - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Dolphins in mural could be rescued
    Lovers of marine mammal art might have cause to rejoice: A portion of the "Whaling Wall" mural slated for demolition... (Source)

  1986. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 6:38 PM PDT - (The Milwaukee Channel) - Milwaukee Wants To Save Part Of 'Whaling Wall' Mural
    MILWAUKEE -- Workers will try to save part of the "Whaling Wall" mural that was painted on a downtown Milwaukee building now being demolished in a freeway reconstruction project, a county official says. (Source)

  1987. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:12 PM PDT - (The Beaufort Gazette) - Island lots win approval
    After months of unease over nearby municipal development plans, the Beaufort County Council on Monday narrowly approved its own rezoning on the Whale Branch River by a (Source)

  1988. Mon, 24 Apr 2006 9:09 PM PDT - (The Longview News-Journal) - Weekly Planner
    Weekly Planner TODAY Active Advantage Center, exercise class, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. today, 3000 N. Fourth St., Longview. Membership required. Information: (903) 232-3878. Piney Woods Quilters, meeting, 9:15 a.m. today, Longview Community Center, 500 E. Whale (Source)

  1989. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 6:21 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Workers rescue stricken dolphin
    Engineers repairing a viaduct down tools to rescue a baby dolphin stuck in low tide in a Cumbrian estuary. (Source)

  1990. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 6:33 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Dolphin rescued by rail workers
    Rail workers broke off viaduct repair work in south Cumbria to save a struggling baby dolphin. Engineers on the £14 million refurbishment of Leven Viaduct in south Cumbria called in a hovercraft when the dolphin was spotted struggling in shallow water at low tide. (Source)

  1991. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 7:56 AM PDT - (Common Dreams News Center) - Shell Urged to Abandon $20bn Siberian Pipeline That Could Drive Whale Species to Extinction
    Shell Urged to Abandon $20bn Siberian Pipeline That Could Drive Whale Species to Extinction (Source)

  1992. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 5:36 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Shell urged to abandon $20bn Siberian pipeline that could drive whale species to extinction
    Spring is being keenly awaited on Sakhalin in Russia's far east after another long winter. But when it finally comes in June it offers little prospect of a thaw in relations between environmentalists and Shell. (Source)

  1993. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 11:38 AM PDT - (Jackson Free Press) - [Best Bets] Wednesday, April 26
    Keith Thomson signs “Gus Openshaw’s Whale Killing Journal” at Lemuria, 5 p.m. … The Jackson State University and Opera/South Reunion Benefit Concert is a black-tie event in McCoy Auditorium, 7 p.m. $50 VIP, $25 concert, $5 students. 601-979-2141, 601-979-2984... Chris Gill performs at Que Sera 2 (Lakeland Drive), 7 p.m. (Source)

  1994. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 12:07 PM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Video from Medialink: Whales Surface Across the Country in New Protection Campaign
    Whether or not you live close to water, plan on seeing quite a few whales breaching near you in the coming weeks. A new campaign to help protect endangered whales was recently launched just in time for Earth Day. (Source)

  1995. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 5:47 PM PDT - (Milton Ulladulla Times) - Joanne's SES service awarded
    Ulladulla's Joanne Greco was commended by Shoalhaven Mayor Greg Watson recently for her volunteer service to the State Emergency Service. From saving whales to helping fight the Thredbo fires and training others, Joanne's time with the SES has been eventful. (Source)

  1996. Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:21 PM PDT - (Jacksonville Daily News) - Depth of knowledge
    BEAUFORT — A proposed Navy sonar range that has prompted concerns for whales and dolphins could also help researchers learn more about the marine mammals. (Source)

  1997. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:20 AM PDT - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Sea Life Park Celebrates Baby Dolphin
    WAIMANALO (KHNL) -- Sea Life Park is welcoming its newest addition. Hi'iaka, a bottlenose dolphin gave birth to a healthy baby calf named Lupita on March 22nd. The baby calf is under the close care and supervision of the park staff. (Source)

  1998. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:30 AM PDT - (North-West Evening Mail) - Fin-tastic effort rescues dolphin
    A RESCUE took place in the Leven Estuary near Ulverston when rail workers sprang into action to save a struggling baby dolphin. Engineers working on the £14m refurbishment of Leven Viaduct on Monday called in a hovercraft after the young dolphin was spotted struggling in shallow water at low tide. (Source)

  1999. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 1:29 AM PDT - (Eastbourne Today) - DOLPHIN SPOTTED OFF BEACH
    A DOLPHIN has been spotted off the coast of Seaford beach. (26/04/2006 09:27:25) (Source)

  2000. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 0:01 AM PDT - (Dow Jones via Yahoo! Asia News) - Ballarat Goldfields Discovers Large Fault System
    LONDON (Dow Jones)--Ballarat Goldfields NL said Wednesday that it has discovered a large fault system, named the Blue Whale fault, at Ballarat East. (Source)

  2001. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (Lexington Herald-Leader) - Women: Self-sufficiency can boost physical and mental health
    In 2005, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest person to sail solo and non-stop around the world. Her time, 71 days, 14 hours, and 33 seconds, made her the fastest woman to accomplish the feat. She faced 65-mph winds, brutal storms, a near-catastrophic accident with a whale, and loneliness. (Source)

  2002. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 5:31 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - TheBuzz
    "Save the whales" is not just a rallying cry for Jacques Cousteau fans or Greenpeace anymore. It's the name of a light rum made by Haleakala Distillers , based on Maui. (Source)

  2003. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 9:17 AM PDT - (Athens Review Online) - Gas prices felt on high seas, too
    By Ben Carder GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES (GLOUCESTER, Mass.) GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Whale-watch season begins Saturday as Paul Frontiero launches his two boats, soon to be followed by others. (Source)

  2004. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 11:13 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Variations in the genetic code of life
    The fundamental genetic language that unites everything from bacteria to whales can translate differently in insects and spiders (Source)

  2005. Wed, 26 Apr 2006 6:30 PM PDT - (KSBW) - Killer Whales Return To Monterey Bay
    Killer whales have returned to Monterey Bay and a pod of orcas killed a gray whale in the bay late Tuesday. (Source)

  2006. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 3:40 AM PDT - (Town Online) - Whale Trail is coming to Cape
    Landlubbers take note: You won’t have to take a whale watch cruise this summer to see a leviathan. (Source)

  2007. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 6:01 AM PDT - (Haaretz Daily) - Israel agrees to join U.S., Australia anti-whaling coalition
    Israel has decided to join the coalition of anti-whaling nations that oppose motions to increase whale hunting quotas, the Foreign Ministry and U.S. Embassy confirmed Thursday. (Source)

  2008. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:48 AM PDT - (NBC San Diego) - Killer Whale Attack Caught On Tape
    A group of orcas were caught on tape as they attacked and killed a grey whale calf in Monterey Bay. (Source)

  2009. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:56 AM PDT - (Athens Review Online) - Gas prices felt on high seas, too
    By Ben Carder GLOUCESTER DAILY TIMES (GLOUCESTER, Mass.) GLOUCESTER, Mass. — Whale-watch season begins Saturday as Paul Frontiero launches his two boats, soon to be followed by others. (Source)

  2010. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 1:19 PM PDT - (Westport Shorelines) - How hard did WHALE try?
    After the community meeting on the Almy house last week, a local resident said she was disappointed WHALE didn't have more to report on its efforts or progress. (Source)

  2011. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 1:55 PM PDT - (NRDC Worldview) - NRDC Press Archive: Naval Sonar Was "Plausible, If Not Likely" Cause of Mass Whale Stranding In Hawaii, According To
    LOS ANGELES (April 27, 2006) -- Active naval sonar was a "plausible, if not likely" factor in the 2004 mass stranding of more than 150 melon-headed whales in Hanalei Bay, Kaua'i, according to a report released today by the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It was the largest mass stranding of such whales ever recorded in Hawaiian waters. (Source)

  2012. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 5:15 PM PDT - (Friends of the Earth) - No Public Subsidy for Shell's Sakhalin Project
    Friends of the Earth has joined with major environmental and conservation groups today (Friday 28 April) to warn Ministers that Shell's mega oil and gas project off the coast of Sakhalin Island, Russia, is in grave danger of pushing the Western Pacific Grey Whale into extinction. (Source)

  2013. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:45 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Whale teeth trafficking may bring U.S. charges
    A whale aficionado with a home in Washington state is among eight people who could soon face criminal charges for allegedly buying and selling the teeth of endangered sperm whales. (Source)

  2014. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 9:41 PM PDT - (Esperance Express) - Whale may have battled giant squid
    AFTER spending several days getting up close and personal with the whale carcass at Thistle Cove, marine researchers and Recherche Advisory Group members John Totterdill and Dave Riggs say it bears many battle scars, including evidence of an attack by its favourite meal. (Source)

  2015. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:05 PM PDT - (Digital Spy) - Justin Hawkins mentions the war
    Justin Hawkins will release a World Cup anthem to rival Embrace's official song that mentions England's victory in World War Two. The controversial song, 'England', will be his second single released as a solo artist, under the name British Whale. (Source)

  2016. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:58 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Sonar May Be Linked to Stranding of Whales
    The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Hawaii's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said. (Source)

  2017. Thu, 27 Apr 2006 9:31 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - Sonar Called Likely Stranding Cause
    Federal marine specialists have concluded that Navy sonar was the most likely cause of the unusual stranding of melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004. (Source)

  2018. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 0:37 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Report: Sonar May Have Caused Whale Stranding
    SAN DIEGO — The unusual stranding of 150 melon-headed whales in a shallow bay off the island of Kauai in 2004 could have been caused by the animals being spooked by the use of sonar by Navy ships, a federal agency reported Thursday. (Source)

  2019. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Sonar May Be Linked to Stranding of Whales
    Scientists: Navy Sonar May Have Contributed to Mass Stranding of Whales (Source)

  2020. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Experts say sonar probably stranded whales
    Federal marine specialists have concluded Navy sonar was the most likely cause of the unusual stranding of melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian... (Source)

  2021. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 4:16 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Report cites Navy sonar in whale stranding
    Federal marine specialists have concluded that Navy sonar was the most likely cause of the unusual stranding of melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004. The appearance of as many as 200 of the normally deep-diving whales in Hanalei Bay in Kauai... (Source)

  2022. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 1:36 AM PDT - (The News & Observer) - Navy's whale analysis faulted
    Sonar range study labeled inadequate. (Source)

  2023. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 3:48 AM PDT - (WCBS-TV New York) - Navy Sonar Linked To Mass Whale Stranding
    The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Hawaii's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said. (Source)

  2024. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 2:59 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Israel to Join Anti-Whaling Coalition Alongside U.S., Australia
    Israel has decided to join the coalition of anti-whaling nations that oppose motions to increase whale hunting quotas, the Foreign Ministry and U.S. Embassy confirmed Thursday. (Source)

  2025. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 3:54 AM PDT - (BikeMagic.com) - Cape Epic: Stage 6
    Hermanus/ SA - Stage 6 of the Absa Cape Epic from Greyton to the famous whale watching town of Hermanus saw some of the best singletrack riding of the race so far. The riders had to work for the good bits, though. (Source)

  2026. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 2:09 AM PDT - (Cape Argus) - New crier for 'best job in town'
    Yesterday was an exciting day in Hermanus. Not only was the coastal town packed with sunseekers and those welcoming the Cape Epic riders, but the town's new whale crier donned his official uniform for the first time, blew his kelp horn and stepped out to meet the people. (Source)

  2027. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 2:01 AM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Shark nets 'should come down in winter'
    The Gold Coast's controversial shark nets should be removed in winter to stop migrating whales becoming entangled or dying, an academic says. (Source)

  2028. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 7:22 AM PDT - (Common Dreams News Center) - Report: Sonar May Have Caused Whale Stranding
    Report: Sonar May Have Caused Whale Stranding (Source)

  2029. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 6:55 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - U.S. ties whale stranding to Navy sonar
    HONOLULU - The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 melon-headed whales in Hawaii's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said. (Source)

  2030. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 8:40 AM PDT - (NRDC Worldview) - Navy's Whale Analysis Faulted: North Carolina Sonar Range Study Labeled Inadequate
    Apr. 28--State environmental regulators have blasted the Navy for drafting an inadequate study of a proposed sonar training range off the coast of North Carolina. (Source)

  2031. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 7:26 AM PDT - (The Age) - Navy sonar blamed for whale strandings
    UNITED STATES marine specialists have concluded that US Navy sonar was the most likely cause of the unusual stranding of melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004. (Source)

  2032. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 8:09 AM PDT - (UPI) - Navy sonar blamed for whale stranding
    WASHINGTON, April 28 (UPI) -- Experts say U.S. Navy sonar may have caused the stranding of 200 deep-diving melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004, but the Navy won't take the blame. (Source)

  2033. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 8:40 AM PDT - (NRDC Worldview) - Sonar May Be Linked to Stranding of Whales in Hawaii's Hanalei Bay
    4/28/2006 1:58:00 AM Copyright 2005 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (Source)

  2034. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:18 AM PDT - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Report: Navy sonar may have contributed to whale mass stranding
    HONOLULU (AP) -- The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Kauai's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said Thursday. (Source)

  2035. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:37 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Navy sonar blamed for whale stranding
    Experts say U.S. Navy sonar may have caused the stranding of 200 deep-diving melon-headed whales in a Hawaiian bay in 2004, but the Navy won't take the blame. (Source)

  2036. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:10 AM PDT - (Science Daily) - Navy Sonar Exercises May Have Played Role In Stranding Of Melon-headed Whales In Hawaii
    The NOAA Fisheries Service released the final report today on the mysterious stranding event of melon-headed whales off the coast of Hawaii in July 2004. Although the exact cause of the stranding is unknown, scientists concluded that navy sonar exercises may have played a role in the stranding. (Source)

  2037. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 9:41 AM PDT - (News 8 San Diego) - Sonar May Be Linked to Stranding of Whales
    The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Hawaii's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said. (Source)

  2038. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 1:14 PM PDT - (Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau) - Friday, Apr 28, 2006
    TOKYO - Japan's whaling ships returned to port in April from the Antarctic with 863 whales, nearly double the number of whales killed last year. Angry U.S. conservationists say Japan is hiding behind what it calls scientific whale research to crank up commercial whale harvesting. (Source)

  2039. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 3:54 PM PDT - (Lexington Herald-Leader) - Women: Self-sufficiency can boost physical and mental health
    In 2005, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest person to sail solo and non-stop around the world. Her time, 71 days, 14 hours, and 33 seconds, made her the fastest woman to accomplish the feat. She faced 65-mph winds, brutal storms, a near-catastrophic accident with a whale, and loneliness. (Source)

  2040. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 5:29 PM PDT - (North County Times) - Report: Navy sonar may have contributed to whale mass stranding
    HONOLULU -- The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Kauai's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said Thursday. (Source)

  2041. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 8:46 PM PDT - (Great News Network) - Israel agrees to join U.S., Australia anti-whaling coalition
    Tel Aviv, Israel - Israel has decided to join the coalition of anti-whaling nations that oppose motions to increase whale hunting quotas, the Foreign Ministry and U.S. Embassy confirmed Thursday. (Source)

  2042. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 8:41 PM PDT - (Muzi) - Sonar May Be Linked to Stranding of Whales
    The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Hawaii's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said. (Source)

  2043. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 9:06 PM PDT - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - New whale wall possible
    Walker to Wyland: Pay up or no deal. The artist Wyland on Friday renewed his offer to paint a free substitute whale... (Source)

  2044. Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:29 PM PDT - (Helena Independent Record) - Report: Navy sonar may have contributed to whale mass stranding
    HONOLULU The Navy’s use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Kauai’s Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said Thursday. (Source)

  2045. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 2:10 PM PDT - (USA Today) - Scientists seek answers for dolphin deaths in Zanzibar
    Scientists tried to discover Saturday why hundreds of dolphins washed up dead on a beach popular with tourists on the northern coast of Zanzibar. Among other possibilities, marine biologists were examining whether U.S. Navy sonar threw the animals off course. (Source)

  2046. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 7:11 AM PDT - (Edinburgh Evening News) - Dolphin-chase boats condemned
    MARINE rescuers have condemned boat owners responsible for harassing a dolphin in the English Channel. (Source)

  2047. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 3:51 PM PDT - (CNN.com) - Did Navy sonar kill Zanzibar's dolphins?
    ZANZIBAR, Tanzania (AP) -- Scientists tried to discover Saturday why hundreds of dolphins washed up dead on a beach popular with tourists on the northern coast of Zanzibar. (Source)

  2048. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 5:50 PM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Sonar use may be linked to deaths of hundreds of dolphins
    Scientists don't have any answers yet as they struggle to find out why hundreds of dead dolphins washed up on a tourist beach in Tanzania. (Source)

  2049. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 0:24 AM PDT - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Humpback whale washes ashore
    ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA -- Biologists and spectators crowded around the fatty remains of the first humpback whale to wash up on Florida's east coast since 2003. (Source)

  2050. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 1:21 AM PDT - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Report: Navy sonar may have contributed to whale mass stranding
    HONOLULU (AP) -- The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Kauai's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said Thursday. (Source)

  2051. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 8:11 AM PDT - (RT News) - Pilot whale moved back out to sea
    A pilot whale which was discovered stranded at Inch Beach in Co Kerry early this morning has been successfully moved back out to sea. The whale weighed three tonnes and was fifteen feet long according to Kevin Flannery, Department of the Marine officer from Dingle. (Source)

  2052. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 8:55 AM PDT - (u.tv) - Whale refloated in County Kerry
    In County Kerry, a whale, which got stranded on Inch beach, has been successfully refloated. It has now rejoined its pod further out in Dingle bay. (Source)

  2053. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 1:35 PM PDT - (Deccan Herald) - All about alluring Alaska
    Imagine a place where deep blue rivers of ice calve mammoth icebergs into the sea, mighty whales emerge from the ocean, slamming their giant tails across the waters’ surface. And the mountains — those very beautiful mountains — provide a glorious backdrop to young and vibrant cities. This is Alaska! (Source)

  2054. Sat, 29 Apr 2006 5:40 PM PDT - (North County Times) - Report: Navy sonar may have contributed to whale mass stranding
    HONOLULU -- The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Kauai's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said Thursday. (Source)

  2055. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 4:01 AM PDT - (AlertNet) - Man examines dead Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin on shore of Kendwa and Mkokotoni beaches
    A man examines a dead Indian Ocean bottlenose dolphin on the shore of Kendwa and Mkokotoni beaches, in the northwest of Tanzania's Zanzibar island, April 29, 2006. Hundreds of dead dolphins washed ashore on a beach in Zanzibar overnight, residents said on Friday, but the cause of the deaths was unknown. (Source)

  2056. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 9:41 AM PDT - (Novinite.com) - Another Dead Dolphin on Bulgarian Shore
    Bulgaria in Brief: 30 April 2006, Sunday. Yet another dolphin dead was revealed on Bulgaria's Black Sea side on Sunday, media reported. The mammal's body was found near northern Varna. Only a week ago, 26 dead dolphins were cast ashore by the seawater. (Source)

  2057. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 2:43 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scientists Study Hundreds of Dead Dolphins
    Scientists tried to discover Saturday why hundreds of dolphins washed up dead on a beach popular with tourists on the northern coast of Zanzibar. (Source)

  2058. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Airline delivers pizzas free
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries - fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  2059. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 0:17 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Kaboom, Swat, Clang
    My memories of growing up in Southern California in the 1930s are marked by three experiences: an exploding whale, a killer earthquake and a bitter business lesson. All three revolved around my father, the dominant figure in my childhood. (Source)

  2060. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 3:36 AM PDT - (WTVM 9) - Whale diagnosed with life-threatening infection
    ATLANTA Officials at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta say one of the aquarium's five prized beluga whales has a life-threatening bone infection. (Source)

  2061. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 3:18 AM PDT - (AccessNorthGA) - Whale diagnosed with life-threatening infection
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's five prized beluga whales has a life-threatening bone infection, aquarium officials said. (Source)

  2062. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 1:19 AM PDT - (Casper Star-Tribune) - Report: Navy sonar may have contributed to whale mass stranding
    HONOLULU (AP) -- The Navy's use of sonar during maritime exercises may have contributed to the mass stranding of more than 150 whales in Kauai's Hanalei Bay two years ago, government scientists said Thursday. (Source)

  2063. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 3:03 AM PDT - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Airline delivers pizzas free
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries - fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  2064. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 1:26 AM PDT - (Deseret Morning News) - Kenya
    Swimming with dolphins, staying in a treehouse on the coast, spectacular snorkeling, and diving sites filled with colorful tropical fish the East African islands of Lamu and Mafia offer visitors all this and more. (Source)

  2065. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 8:07 AM PDT - (WTVM 9) - Whale diagnosed with life-threatening infection
    ATLANTA Officials at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta say one of the aquarium's five prized beluga whales has a life-threatening bone infection. (Source)

  2066. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 7:10 AM PDT - (Business Day) - Tourists lured to East Timor by adventure
    DILI, East Timor — “Guerrilla” tours cashing in on East Timor’s strife-torn history have begun and whale-spotting could be a drawcard one day, but for now the idea of adventure — with a spot of world-class diving — are luring a trickle of tourists to East Timor, the world’s youngest nation. (Source)

  2067. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 9:18 AM PDT - (AccessNorthGA) - Whale diagnosed with life-threatening infection
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's five prized beluga whales has a life-threatening bone infection and veterinarians are trying to find out what's causing it and how to treat it, aquarium officials said. (Source)

  2068. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 1:06 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Lured by adventure, tourists start sniffing out East Timor
    "Guerrilla" tours cashing in on East Timor's strife-torn history have begun and whale-spotting could be a drawcard one day, but for now the idea of adventure -- with a spot of world-class diving -- is the lure for tourists trickling into the world's youngest nation. (Source)

  2069. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 8:21 PM PDT - (CNN.com) - E. African islands a quiet haven
    LAMU, Kenya (AP) -- Swimming with dolphins, staying in a tree house on the coast, spectacular snorkeling, and diving sites filled with colorful tropical fish -- the East African islands of Lamu and Mafia offer visitors all this and more. (Source)

  2070. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 5:16 PM PDT - (Asia Pulse via Yahoo! Asia News) - S. Korean Arrested on Suspicion of Illegal Whaling
    ULSAN, May 1 Asia Pulse - A 30-year-old captain of a small South Korean fishing boat was arrested by police Sunday and his two crew members were indicted without detention on suspicion of illegal whaling, police officials said. (Source)

  2071. Sun, 30 Apr 2006 9:23 PM PDT - (UPI) - Atlanta Beluga has bone marrow disease
    ATLANTA, April 30 (UPI) -- Gasper, one of the most popular attractions at the Georgia Aquarium, has been diagnosed with a serious bone infection that threatens the beluga whale's life. (Source)

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  2072. Mon, 01 May 2006 5:31 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Dolphin Deaths Over the Summer Period
    There have been a number of dolphin deaths this summer including the endangered Hector’s dolphin, found only in the coastal waters of New Zealand. (Source)

  2073. Mon, 01 May 2006 3:49 PM PDT - (The Herald) - Dolphin death toll rises to 700
    DAR ES SALAAM. The number of dolphins that have died mysteriously in Zanzibar has risen to 700, according to a Zanzibari fisheries official. (Source)

  2074. Mon, 01 May 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - Popular whale Gasper very ill
    Gasper, one of the most popular attractions at the Georgia Aquarium, has been diagnosed with a bone infection that threatens the beluga whale's life, an aquarium spokesman says. (Source)

  2075. Mon, 01 May 2006 0:12 AM PDT - (Macon Telegraph) - Whale has life-threatening infection
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's five prized beluga whales has a life-threatening bone infection and veterinarians are trying to find out what's causing it and how to treat it, aquarium officials said. (Source)

  2076. Mon, 01 May 2006 1:23 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - Popular whale Gasper very ill
    Gasper, one of the most popular attractions at the Georgia Aquarium, has been diagnosed with a bone infection that threatens the beluga whale's life, an aquarium spokesman says. (Source)

  2077. Mon, 01 May 2006 3:13 AM PDT - (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - Aquarium Whale Fighting For His Life
    Officials at the Georgia Aquarium say Gasper, one of the aquarium's five prized beluga whales, has a life-threatening bone infection. (Source)

  2078. Mon, 01 May 2006 3:14 AM PDT - (Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau) - Monday, May 01, 2006
    TOKYO - Japan's whaling ships returned to port in April from the Antarctic with 863 whales, nearly double the number of whales killed last year. Angry U.S. conservationists say Japan is hiding behind what it calls scientific whale research to crank up commercial whale harvesting. (Source)

  2079. Mon, 01 May 2006 8:53 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - Popular whale Gasper very ill
    Gasper, one of the most popular attractions at the Georgia Aquarium, has been diagnosed with a bone infection that threatens the beluga whale's life, an aquarium spokesman says. (Source)

  2080. Mon, 01 May 2006 7:37 AM PDT - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Airline delivers pizzas free
    Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries - fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  2081. Mon, 01 May 2006 8:42 AM PDT - (The Western Star) - Gasper getting plenty of TLC
    ATLANTA — Sunday was anything but a day of rest at the Georgia Aquarium. Gasper, a much-loved beluga whale, has a life-threatening illness, and a team of eight staffers continued to provide full-time care for the 12-foot behemoth with a perpetual smile. (Source)

  2082. Mon, 01 May 2006 8:24 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Variations in the genetic code of life
    The fundamental genetic language that unites everything from bacteria to whales can translate differently in insects and spiders (Source)

  2083. Mon, 01 May 2006 9:27 AM PDT - (Macon Telegraph) - Whale has life-threatening infection
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's five prized beluga whales has a life-threatening bone infection and veterinarians are trying to find out what's causing it and how to treat it, aquarium officials said. (Source)

  2084. Mon, 01 May 2006 10:21 AM PDT - (The News-Review) - Pizza pie on the fly
    NOME, Alaska (AP) - Last Christmas, residents of the Yupik Eskimo village of Savoonga added a special dish to their everyday fare of whale, walrus, reindeer and berries - fresh pizza flown in from Nome, 170 miles away. (Source)

  2085. Mon, 01 May 2006 10:02 AM PDT - (Pulse-Journal) - Gasper getting plenty of TLC
    ATLANTA — Sunday was anything but a day of rest at the Georgia Aquarium. Gasper, a much-loved beluga whale, has a life-threatening illness, and a team of eight staffers continued to provide full-time care for the 12-foot behemoth with a perpetual smile. (Source)

  2086. Mon, 01 May 2006 4:22 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Season's whale sightings expected to surface
    The first whales of the season are expected to soon start appearing off the Queensland coast. (Source)

  2087. Mon, 01 May 2006 4:33 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Season's whale sightings expected to surface
    The first whales of the season are expected to soon start appearing off the Queensland coast. There are reports a pod of whales was spotted off the mid-north coast of New South Whales on the weekend. (Source)

  2088. Mon, 01 May 2006 3:23 PM PDT - (The Oxford Press) - Gasper getting plenty of TLC
    ATLANTA — Sunday was anything but a day of rest at the Georgia Aquarium. Gasper, a much-loved beluga whale, has a life-threatening illness, and a team of eight staffers continued to provide full-time care for the 12-foot behemoth with a perpetual smile. (Source)

  2089. Mon, 01 May 2006 7:29 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Dive Lamu, dive Mafia, dive East Africa
    LAMU, Kenya (30 Apr 2006) -- Swimming with dolphins, staying in a tree house on the coast, spectacular snorkeling, and diving sites filled with colorful tropical fish -- the East African islands of Lamu and Mafia offer visitors all this and more. (Source)

  2090. Mon, 01 May 2006 11:14 PM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - Popular whale Gasper very ill
    Gasper, one of the most popular attractions at the Georgia Aquarium, has been diagnosed with a bone infection that threatens the beluga whale's life, an aquarium spokesman says. (Source)

  2091. Mon, 01 May 2006 10:06 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale numbers increasing
    JAPAN'S whaling program posed a threat to the increasing number of humpback whales in Australian waters, a researcher said today. (Source)

  2092. Mon, 01 May 2006 10:12 PM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - Whale numbers increasing
    JAPAN'S whaling program posed a threat to the increasing number of humpback whales in Australian waters, a researcher said today. More than 700 humpback whales are expected to join the annual northern migration along the east coast of Australia this year. (Source)

  2093. Mon, 01 May 2006 10:13 PM PDT - (The Age) - Whaling threatens humpback numbers
    Japan's whaling program poses a threat to the increasing number of humpback whales in Australian waters, a researcher says. - (Source)

  2094. Tue, 02 May 2006 4:28 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Zanzibar Dolphin Deaths Puzzle Scientists
    Preliminary investigations have failed to yield an explanation of why hundreds of dolphins left their deep offshore habitat, got stranded in shallow waters and later washed up dead on Zanzibar's northern coast, a scientist said Tuesday. (Source)

  2095. Tue, 02 May 2006 6:55 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Zanzibar sends dead dolphin samples to Sweden
    Zanzibar has sent to Sweden samples from more than 600 dolphins that mysteriously died off the Indian Ocean archipelago, a researcher said on Tuesday. (Source)

  2096. Tue, 02 May 2006 4:57 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Zanzibar Dolphin Deaths Puzzle Scientists
    Scientists Still Puzzled by the Deaths of Hundreds of Dolphins in Zanzibar (Source)

  2097. Tue, 02 May 2006 2:47 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Dolphin deaths highlight need for urgent action
    Deaths of 19 Hector’s dolphins reported over summer highlights the urgent need for the government to put in place its long-promised species management plans, Forest & Bird says. (Source)

  2098. Tue, 02 May 2006 2:31 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Programmes to mitigate future dolphin deaths
    The seafood industry has put many measures in place to mitigate the capture of Hector’s dolphins, said Owen Symmans, Chief Executive of NZ Seafood Industry Council, today responding to news that 19 Hector’s dolphins died over summer. (Source)

  2099. Tue, 02 May 2006 11:25 PM PDT - (IPP Media) - Dead dolphin samples sent to Sweden
    Zanzibar has sent to Sweden samples from more than 600 dolphins that mysteriously died off the Indian Ocean archipelago, a researcher said yesterday. (Source)

  2100. Tue, 02 May 2006 0:42 AM PDT - (The Western Star) - Gasper getting plenty of TLC
    ATLANTA — Sunday was anything but a day of rest at the Georgia Aquarium. Gasper, a much-loved beluga whale, has a life-threatening illness, and a team of eight staffers continued to provide full-time care for the 12-foot behemoth with a perpetual smile. (Source)

  2101. Tue, 02 May 2006 4:02 AM PDT - (Pulse-Journal) - Gasper getting plenty of TLC
    ATLANTA — Sunday was anything but a day of rest at the Georgia Aquarium. Gasper, a much-loved beluga whale, has a life-threatening illness, and a team of eight staffers continued to provide full-time care for the 12-foot behemoth with a perpetual smile. (Source)

  2102. Tue, 02 May 2006 7:47 AM PDT - (USA Today) - Lured by adventure, tourists start sniffing out East Timor
    "Guerrilla" tours cashing in on East Timor's strife-torn history have begun and whale-spotting could be a draw one day. But for now the idea of adventure with a spot of world-class diving is the lure for tourists trickling into the world's youngest nation. (Source)

  2103. Tue, 02 May 2006 9:58 AM PDT - (BizJournals) - SeaWorld moves healthy killer whale calf to Shamu tank
    SeaWorld San Antonio officials said Tuesday that Halyn, the killer whale calf that was born at the marine park last fall, is well enough to be moved to Shamu Theater. (Source)

  2104. Tue, 02 May 2006 10:22 AM PDT - (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta) - Sick Whale Flooded With 'Get Well' Messages
    Aquarium officials hope to move Gasper, the beluga whale, back into the main tank within the next few days. (Source)

  2105. Tue, 02 May 2006 1:13 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Photo in the News: 400 Dead Dolphins Wash Up in Africa
    Blood stained popular Zanzibar beaches this weekend as hundreds of dead bottlenose dolphins washed ashore. The cause of their deaths remains a mystery. (Source)

  2106. Tue, 02 May 2006 2:47 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Island Nations Support of Japans Whaling Plans
    To whom it may concern. We are writing to various Political representatives & the news media in Island Nations that are reportedly planning on supporting Japan in the resumption of commercial whaling by the removal of the IWC moratorium on commercial whaling. (Source)

  2107. Tue, 02 May 2006 9:05 PM PDT - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Regional News Briefs
    Dolphins saved, but wave bye-bye to whale The "Whaling Wall" mural comes down this morning. The marine... (Source)

  2108. Wed, 03 May 2006 1:57 PM PDT - (The Whitehaven News) - Has Marra the dolphin returned?
    MARYPORT’S famous dolphin Marra, who brought crowds flocking to the town earlier this year, could have returned to the harbour. Yesterday afternoon a creature matching his description was seen swimming around the outer harbour. (Source)

  2109. Wed, 03 May 2006 4:51 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Zanzibar Dolphin Deaths Puzzle Scientists
    Preliminary investigations have failed to yield an explanation of why hundreds of dolphins left their deep offshore habitat, got stranded in shallow waters and later washed up dead on Zanzibar's northern coast, a scientist said Tuesday. (Source)

  2110. Wed, 03 May 2006 5:12 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Zanzibar Dolphin Deaths Puzzle Scientists
    Scientists Still Puzzled by the Deaths of Hundreds of Dolphins in Zanzibar (Source)

  2111. Wed, 03 May 2006 2:34 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Mass dolphin deaths remain a mystery
    Scientists investigating the deaths of hundreds of dolphins that beached themselves on Tanzania's Zanzibar archipelagosay they have no idea what caused the phenomenon. (Source)

  2112. Wed, 03 May 2006 0:02 AM PDT - (Pulse-Journal) - Gasper getting plenty of TLC
    ATLANTA — Sunday was anything but a day of rest at the Georgia Aquarium. Gasper, a much-loved beluga whale, has a life-threatening illness, and a team of eight staffers continued to provide full-time care for the 12-foot behemoth with a perpetual smile. (Source)

  2113. Wed, 03 May 2006 4:38 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Rescued dolphin returns to coast
    Conservationists fear a dolphin could stray back to shallow waters and become stranded. (Source)

  2114. Wed, 03 May 2006 8:51 AM PDT - (Blogcritics.org) - Whale Watching In Boston: Not An Idyllic Outing
    Last Saturday we went whale watching. Under idyllic circumstances it would have been an experience to remember, with us drinking beer on the yacht, taking snaps of the gentle humpback whales and porpoises and enjoying bonhomie with the fellow watchers. Well, we did share a sense of camaraderie with the fellow passengers- throwing up! As the boat, a catamaran perhaps, left the harbor the (Source)

  2115. Wed, 03 May 2006 6:10 AM PDT - (u.tv) - Whale stranded off Kerry coast
    A whale has been found stranded off the coast of County Kerry. Officals from the Irish Department of the Marine have arrived at the Dingle Peninsula to assess the condition of the mammal. (Source)

  2116. Wed, 03 May 2006 12:58 PM PDT - (CNN.com) - Aquarium's beluga whale battles bone infection
    Veterinarians and staff at the Georgia Aquarium are working to treat Gasper, a 17-year-old male beluga whale suffering from a potentially fatal bone disease. (Source)

  2117. Wed, 03 May 2006 11:37 AM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - Wednesday, May 3, 2006
    Another environmentalist is putting pressure on AUTEC, saying the US military base cannot ignore the preponderance of evidence linking whale deaths to sonar testing. (Source)

  2118. Wed, 03 May 2006 5:34 PM PDT - (Westport Shorelines) - How hard did WHALE try?
    After the community meeting on the Almy house last week, a local resident said she was disappointed WHALE didn't have more to report on its efforts or progress. (Source)

  2119. Wed, 03 May 2006 8:51 PM PDT - (UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus) - Gray Whales To Leave Area Waters
    Ocean enthusiasts had better catch the boat before it sails, as whale watching season draws to a close. More than 24,000 gray whales migrate through Santa Barbara on their way from Baja California, Mexico, to Alaska from February to June each year. (Source)

  2120. Thu, 04 May 2006 4:21 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - Researchers spy condor feeding on whale
    The first recorded sighting of a California condor feasting on a dead beached whale in 200 years was made over the weekend on the Big Sur Coast. (Source)

  2121. Thu, 04 May 2006 7:38 AM PDT - (The Chronicle Herald) - Tour boat operator fined for overloading vessel
    BADDECK, N.S. (CP) -- A Nova Scotia tour boat operator has been fined $10,000 for overloading his vessel during whale watching tours off Cape Breton. Wesley Timmons Jr., of Pleasant Bay, N.S., pleaded guilty in provincial court to five charges under the Canada Shipping Act. (Source)

  2122. Thu, 04 May 2006 7:32 AM PDT - (The Courier) - Gold mine hails unexpected find
    BALLARAT Goldfields says it has unearthed its biggest gold deposit in years with the discovery of a large fault system dubbed Blue Whale. (Source)

  2123. Mon, 08 May 2006 8:44 PM PDT - (The Star Online) - Dead ‘dolphin’ floating in the sea
    PENANG: A dead ‘dolphin’ was found floating in the sea about 20m off Gurney Drive, here, by three taxi drivers who were waiting to pick up passengers in the area. (Source)

  2124. Tue, 09 May 2006 3:45 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Stranded baby dolphin rescued after alert
    A baby dolphin, stranded in a rock pool near Mossel Bay, has successfully been reunited with its pod thanks to a quick response from sea rescuers and volunteers. (Source)

  2125. Tue, 09 May 2006 1:55 PM PDT - (MSNBC) - Dolphins create their own names
    A high-pitched " wee-o-wee-o-wee-o-wee " whistle might not sound like much to you, but it's exactly how a dolphin might introduce itself. Because sight is limited in the ocean, dolphins create individual "name" calls to communicate their whereabouts to friends and families. (Source)

  2126. Tue, 09 May 2006 4:13 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Just whistle for dolphin Dave
    DOLPHINS possess a human-like ability to call each other by name, new research suggests. (Source)

  2127. Tue, 09 May 2006 10:19 AM PDT - (Canada.com) - Vancouver aquarium 'expecting'
    The Vancouver Aquarium's Pacific white-sided dolphins. VANCOUVER -- A baby dolphin is expected at the Vancouver Aquarium this summer. The baby born to Hana, an 11-year-old Pacific white-sided dolphin, would be the first dolphin calf birth in the aquarium's 50-year history. (Source)

  2128. Tue, 09 May 2006 3:35 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - After Decades of Fear and Hostility, Are We Loving Orcas to Death?
    Orcas, actually a kind of dolphin found in all the world's oceans, are prime examples of what researchers call "charismatic megafauna," big critters with a passionate human following. But the species' San Juan population has paid a price for some forms of that adoration. (Source)

  2129. Tue, 09 May 2006 9:10 AM PDT - (EurekAlert!) - Whale bubble nets, saxophone sounds, ultrasonic laser
    How does the hearing health of today's adults compare to those of thirty years ago? How can the judicious use of echoes disrupt offensive chants at a sporting event? How does the bowing technique of expert violinists differ from that of amateurs? (Source)

  2130. Tue, 09 May 2006 9:17 AM PDT - (News 8 San Diego) - Hawaiian Waters Grow Crowded With Whales
    Greg Kaufman says his whale-watching boat was doing everything by the book: cruising below 13 knots and staying 100 yards from any visible humpback as a crew member scanned the ocean atop a lookout. (Source)

  2131. Tue, 09 May 2006 12:21 PM PDT - (WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News) - After decades of fear and hostility, are we loving orcas to death?
    SEATTLE Orcas have become very popular with tourists near their summer habitat around the San Juan Islands in Washington's Puget Sound, and that may be doing the job fishermen tried to do years ago when they shot at the animals. (Source)

  2132. Tue, 09 May 2006 12:55 PM PDT - (Coos Bay World Link) - After decades of fear and hostility, are we loving killer whales to death?
    SEATTLE - Fifty years ago, fishermen shot at Northwest killer whales they felt were eating too many salmon. Now, thousands of visitors pay an average of $75 a trip to see the orcas in their summer habitat around the San Juan Islands. (Source)

  2133. Tue, 09 May 2006 10:54 AM PDT - (CNews) - After decades of fear and hostility, are we loving orcas to death?
    SEATTLE (AP) - Fifty years ago, West Coast fishermen off British Columbia and Washington state shot at killer whales they felt were eating too many salmon. Now, thousands of visitors pay an average of $82.50 Cdn a trip to see the orcas in their summer habitat around the region's San Juan Islands. (Source)

  2134. Tue, 09 May 2006 2:56 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Whales May Be Doomed by Russia Oil Project, Groups Say
    A major oil spill at a Siberian island could drive western gray whales to extinction, say groups that urge a stop to the Shell project. (Source)

  2135. Wed, 10 May 2006 9:08 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Delight at bay dolphin numbers
    One of the largest groups of bottlenose dolphins seen in Cardigan Bay for 20 years is welcomed by wildlife experts. (Source)

  2136. Wed, 10 May 2006 1:18 PM PDT - (Slashdot) - A Dolphin By Any Other Name
    SloppyElvis writes "CNN is reporting that scientists have proven that Dolphins can communicate with each other by name. From the article: 'researchers synthesized signature whistles with the caller's voice features removed and played them to dolphins through an underwater speaker' to which the mammals responded. This form of identification in language was previously only known to exist in the" (Source)

  2137. Wed, 10 May 2006 6:09 AM PDT - (Gazette) - The shape of fins to come...
    THIS dolphin has become the latest resort must-see.... (Source)

  2138. Wed, 10 May 2006 2:59 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Japan to boost whale sales
    In an effort to whet an appetite for whale among younger consumers, a new Japanese company is set to expand sales of the meat to include school lunches and some family-oriented restaurant chains. (Source)

  2139. Wed, 10 May 2006 2:47 AM PDT - (The Nation) - Japan to sell whale to hospitals, bars after expanding kill
    Tokyo - Japan will try to sell whale meat at cheaper prices to hospitals, bars and restaurants after expanding its hunt in defiance of international protests, a fisheries official said Wednesday. (Source)

  2140. Wed, 10 May 2006 7:30 AM PDT - (The Age) - Whalers meet their match in stockpile sale
    The body that carries out Japan's whale research is seeking to expand the market for the country's most unwanted export, whale meat, through a new company. - (Source)

  2141. Wed, 10 May 2006 10:12 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan to sell whale to hospitals, bars after expanding kill
    Japan will try to sell whale meat at cheaper prices to hospitals, bars and restaurants after expanding its hunt in defiance of international protests, a fisheries official said. (Source)

  2142. Wed, 10 May 2006 12:21 PM PDT - (NBC 10 Philadelphia) - Two Bears Eat Whale On Camera
    Two brown bears in Japan got an unexpected treat when a dead whale washed ashore. (Source)

  2143. Wed, 10 May 2006 12:14 PM PDT - (The Age) - Whalers meet their match in stockpile sale
    The body that carries out Japan's whale research is seeking to expand the market for the country's most unwanted export, whale meat, through a new company. - (Source)

  2144. Wed, 10 May 2006 9:25 AM PDT - (Coos Bay World Link) - After decades of fear and hostility, are we loving killer whales to death?
    SEATTLE - Fifty years ago, fishermen shot at Northwest killer whales they felt were eating too many salmon. Now, thousands of visitors pay an average of $75 a trip to see the orcas in their summer habitat around the San Juan Islands. (Source)

  2145. Wed, 10 May 2006 3:35 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Japan to Boost Whale Sales, Hoping to Whet Demand
    TOKYO - In an effort to whet an appetite for whale among younger consumers, a new Japanese company is set to expand sales of the meat to include school lunches and some family-oriented restaurant chains. (Source)

  2146. Wed, 10 May 2006 4:11 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Tangled humpback freed off Bunbury
    Wildlife authorities are being praised for their efforts in freeing a humpback whale tangled in ropes off the coast of Bunbury, in south-western Western Australia. (Source)

  2147. Wed, 10 May 2006 4:59 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Govt anti-whaling battle 'under threat'
    Australia's long-running battle to end commercial whaling is again under threat at the upcoming International Whaling Commission (IWC) conference, Environment Minister Ian Campbell says. (Source)

  2148. Wed, 10 May 2006 4:56 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Pro-whaling nations 'busy recruiting'
    AUSTRALIA'S long-running battle to end commercial whaling is again under threat at the upcoming International Whaling Commission (IWC) conference, Environment Minister Ian Campbell said. (Source)

  2149. Wed, 10 May 2006 7:31 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Japanese firm to target children with sales of whale meat
    A pro-whaling body has set up a company that aims to sell 1,000 tonnes of whale meat, most for school meals, over the next year. (Source)

  2150. Wed, 10 May 2006 7:31 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Feeding whale meat to schoolchildren not ok
    News that a Japanese company is seeking to force whale meat onto Japanese menus by selling it directly to schools and hospitals is being greeted with disgust by Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei. (Source)

  2151. Wed, 10 May 2006 5:24 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Pro-whaling nations 'recruiting' ahead of vote
    The federal Environment Minister says he fears whaling nations are actively recruiting votes in the lead-up to the next International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting. (Source)

  2152. Wed, 10 May 2006 7:14 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Campbell concerned over next whaling commission vote
    TONY EASTLEY: Australia's Environment Minister, Senator Ian Campbell, is a worried man. (Source)

  2153. Wed, 10 May 2006 11:55 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Dunedin boy stumbles upon whale vomit
    A 10-year-old Dunedin boy could soon be $10,000 richer thanks to a piece of whale vomit. Robbie Anderson was walking his dog on the beach when he found an unusual piece of what looked like grubby soap. (Source)

  2154. Wed, 10 May 2006 9:09 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan recruiting commercial whaling allies ahead of meeting: Australia
    Australia accused Japan and other pro-whaling nations of recruiting poor countries to back their push for a resumption of commercial whaling at an international conference next month. (Source)

  2155. Thu, 11 May 2006 3:53 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Warning over 'attacks' on dolphin
    Conservationists put up warning posters after reports stones have been thrown at a dolphin. (Source)

  2156. Thu, 11 May 2006 4:32 PM PDT - (WESH via Yahoo! News) - SeaWorld Unveils Shamu's New Show
    SeaWorld unveiled its new Shamu show on Thursday, and it's the park's most ambitious and expensive production ever. (Source)

  2157. Thu, 11 May 2006 0:38 AM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Humpback whale cut free off WA
    Perfect timing helped save a humpback whale tangled in 27 metres of polypropylene rope, West Australian environmental officers say. (Source)

  2158. Thu, 11 May 2006 1:01 AM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Whale cut free off WA coast
    PERFECT timing helped save a humpback whale tangled in 27m of polypropylene rope, West Australian environmental officers said today. A commercial fishing boat 33km off the coast of Bunbury, 180km south of Perth, spotted the whale yesterday at midday and notified authorities. (Source)

  2159. Thu, 11 May 2006 1:06 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Whale cut free off WA coast
    PERFECT timing helped save a humpback whale tangled in 27m of polypropylene rope, West Australian environmental officers said today. (Source)

  2160. Thu, 11 May 2006 1:08 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Whale cut free off WA coast
    PERFECT timing helped save a humpback whale tangled in 27m of polypropylene rope, West Australian environmental officers said today. A commercial fishing boat 33km off the coast of Bunbury, 180km south of Perth, spotted the whale yesterday at midday and notified authorities. (Source)

  2161. Thu, 11 May 2006 3:31 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Show makes splash with souvenir beer
    What's a new Shamu show premiere party without beer? Unthinkable, when you consider the killer whale and the theme park are owned by Anheuser-Busch. So when SeaWorld Orlando premiered its new Believe show Sunday at the international Pow Wow convention of travel agents, specially brewed, commemorative, "Believe Budweiser Reserve" suds were flowing. Call it the King of the Sea of Beers. (Source)

  2162. Thu, 11 May 2006 3:52 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Warning over 'attacks' on dolphin
    Conservationists put up warning posters after reports stones have been thrown at a dolphin. (Source)

  2163. Thu, 11 May 2006 6:07 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Japanese firm to market whale meat as healthy
    A new company has been established in Tokyo to help sell meat from whales caught in the Antarctic Ocean under the guise of scientific research, according to news reports in Japan. (Source)

  2164. Thu, 11 May 2006 7:48 AM PDT - (Ann Arbor News) - How would you do?
    1. The world's largest fish is a filter-feeder that depends on plankton as a food source. This fish is the: A. mola mola. B. blue whale. (Source)

  2165. Thu, 11 May 2006 7:54 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whale cut free off WA coast
    PERFECT timing helped save a humpback whale tangled in 27m of polypropylene rope, West Australian environmental officers said today. (Source)

  2166. Thu, 11 May 2006 11:26 PM PDT - (Florida Today) - SeaWorld show makes splash
    "Believe," SeaWorld's new killer-whale show, made its debut Thursday in Orlando. (Source)

  2167. Thu, 11 May 2006 9:56 PM PDT - (The Arizona Republic) - SeaWorld animals make a splash
    About 250 El Mirage Elementary students learned about killer whales, penguins, porcupines and tarantulas when SeaWorld came to visit. (Source)

  2168. Fri, 12 May 2006 4:40 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Porpoise swimming in ship canal
    A porpoise is being monitored by marine experts - 20 miles inland in the Manchester Ship Canal. (Source)

  2169. Fri, 12 May 2006 0:24 AM PDT - (Pravda) - Photo galleries
    Why do whales commit group suicides? About 70 whales were found washed up on a beach near Tokyo on Tuesday, but surfers and local residents cooperated in returning the mammals back to sea, a town official said. (Source)

  2170. Fri, 12 May 2006 3:47 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - 'Believe' inspires despite glitches
    Rain and technical hitches trouble the public debut of SeaWorld's show. There's such a thing as too much water even for a whale show. (Source)

  2171. Fri, 12 May 2006 4:03 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - OFFTHERECORD
    JAPANESE schoolchildren won't be scoffing greasy, high-cholesterol burgers, pies and chips at lunchtime. They'll be eating free-range, low-cholesterol, unadulterated healthy meat. A good thing? Well, it might stick in your throat that it is whale meat. (Source)

  2172. Fri, 12 May 2006 4:37 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Variations in the genetic code of life
    The fundamental genetic language that unites everything from bacteria to whales can translate differently in insects and spiders (Source)

  2173. Fri, 12 May 2006 9:19 AM PDT - (Westport Shorelines) - WHALE offers two proposals on Almy house
    WHALE presented two "uniquely different options" to the owners of the Almy house on Tuesday in an effort the save the historic farmhouse from demolition. (Source)

  2174. Fri, 12 May 2006 10:36 AM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - Friday, May 12, 2006
    Hundreds of professionals in marine resources are taking part in a local seminar to discuss such issues as population increase, marine diseases, and the proper care of captive marine species. (Source)

  2175. Fri, 12 May 2006 1:51 PM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Caribbean Environmentalists Issue Strong Statement in Run-up to Controversial Global Whaling Meeting
    Forty-eight environmental leaders from across the Caribbean region this week released a strong statement in support of whale conservation as the region prepares for the 58th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in St. Kitts from June 16- 20, 2006. The statement comes as Japan continues to be accused of using development aid funding to the region to pressure some small (Source)

  2176. Fri, 12 May 2006 9:10 PM PDT - (Keynoter.com) - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
    Two big boats will anchor in Whale Harbor Channel this week as part of the law-enforcement presence for Hospital Expo. (Source)

  2177. Sat, 13 May 2006 2:27 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Marra the dolphin’s a tweenie-tots story!
    THE magical story of Marra the dolphin and his time in Maryport marina is to be turned into a children’s book. Gordon Volke, who has written 44 stories for The Tweenies television series, took time out from writing scripts for the latest Thomas the Tank Engine TV run to pen the tale. (Source)

  2178. Sat, 13 May 2006 2:17 AM PDT - (Republican American) - Sampling Salem: Not Just About Witches
    Salem, Mass., is one spooky place. It may be the only city in the world where you can go whale watching, vampire hunting and ghost-busting -- all on the same day. (Source)

  2179. Sat, 13 May 2006 1:59 AM PDT - (Kansas City InfoZine) - Caribbean Environmentalists Issue Strong Statement in Run-up to Controversial Global Whaling Meeting
    Forty-eight environmental leaders from across the Caribbean region join in (Source)

  2180. Sat, 13 May 2006 10:57 AM PDT - (KESQ) - Santa Barbara researchers study rare whale that washed up on shore
    SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Researchers are looking at the beaching of a dead whale near San Simeon as an opportunity. The Cuvier's beaked whale is a seldom-seen species that inhabits very deep waters. (Source)

  2181. Sat, 13 May 2006 3:17 PM PDT - (WBOC 16) - Massive Whale Found Dead at Delaware Beach
    MIDDLESEX- A large whale washed up on the shore of a Delaware beach Saturday. (Source)

  2182. Sat, 13 May 2006 2:37 PM PDT - (The News Journal) - Whale washes up on shore in South Bethany
    Visitors to the South Bethany area are reporting that a whale washed up on the shore this afternoon. The whale has been spotted near Sandpiper Dunes at Middlesex Beach and may be dead. No other information is available. (Source)

  2183. Sat, 13 May 2006 2:01 PM PDT - (Deadspin) - Your Chance To Hang With Cow Ripken, Jr. and Whale Gretzky
    Coming to a minor league ballpark near you are the ZOOperstars! They're a traveling group of... well, I'm not sure how to describe them. They're giant plastic representations of popular athletes,... (Source)

  2184. Sat, 13 May 2006 8:05 PM PDT - (Fox 6 News San Diego) - Santa Barbara researchers study rare whale that washed up on shore
    Researchers are looking at the beaching of a dead whale near San Simeon as an opportunity. The Cuvier's beaked whale is a seldom-seen species that inhabits very deep waters. (Source)

  2185. Sat, 13 May 2006 6:52 PM PDT - (The News Journal) - Fin whale too difficult to move today
    It's no easy task, but officials are trying to figure out how to move 55-foot-long whale that washed on the shore in Bethany Beach today. "It is challenging us," said Suzanne Thurman, executive director The Marine Education, Research & Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. (Source)

  2186. Sat, 13 May 2006 6:04 PM PDT - (Denver Post) - The Caribbean's hottest whale-watching spot
    Two males sing hypnotic melodies, vying for the female's attention. They pursue her relentlessly, each hoping the other will give up and go home. When neither does, and the flirt- atious female fails to choose between them, the two suitors proceed to settle the matter like... whales. (Source)

  2187. Sun, 14 May 2006 0:39 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Dead 70,000-pound whale washes ashore near Bethany
    BETHANY BEACH -- A mammoth fin whale washed ashore on Middlesex Beach near Bethany on Saturday, leaving rescue officials perplexed as how to dispose of the estimated 70,000-pound carcass. (Source)

  2188. Sun, 14 May 2006 0:06 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Dolphin watching 'harms animals'
    THE whale and dolphin watching industry is harming the animals, a leading dolphin researcher has warned. (Source)

  2189. Sun, 14 May 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Dolphin watching 'harms animals'
    THE whale and dolphin watching industry is harming the animals, a leading dolphin researcher has warned. Dr Lars Bejder from Murdoch University said a six-year study of the impact of tourism on dolphins in Western Australia's Shark Bay had produced some alarming results. (Source)

  2190. Sun, 14 May 2006 1:37 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Dead 55-foot fin whale washes ashore
    BETHANY BEACH -- A mammoth fin whale washed ashore on Middlesex Beach near Bethany on Saturday, leaving rescue officials perplexed as how to dispose of the estimated 70,000-pound carcass. (Source)

  2191. Sun, 14 May 2006 2:20 AM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - Dolphin watching 'harms animals'
    THE whale and dolphin watching industry is harming the animals, a leading dolphin researcher has warned. Dr Lars Bejder from Murdoch University said a six-year study of the impact of tourism on dolphins in Western Australia's Shark Bay had produced some alarming results. (Source)

  2192. Sun, 14 May 2006 2:03 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - Dolphin watching 'harms animals'
    THE whale and dolphin watching industry is harming the animals, a leading dolphin researcher has warned. (Source)

  2193. Sun, 14 May 2006 5:13 AM PDT - (WTOP Radio Network) - Whale Washes Up on Bethany Beach
    Officials scrambled to move a dead 55-foot-long fin whale after it washed ashore in Bethany Beach on Saturday. (Source)

  2194. Sun, 14 May 2006 7:06 AM PDT - (Northern Territory News) - Dolphin watching 'harms animals'
    THE whale and dolphin watching industry is harming the animals, a leading dolphin researcher has warned. Dr Lars Bejder from Murdoch University said a six-year study of the impact of tourism on dolphins in Western Australia's Shark Bay had produced some alarming results. (Source)

  2195. Sun, 14 May 2006 3:00 PM PDT - (CBS 3 Philadelphia) - Enormous Whale Carcass Remains On Delaware Beach
    Marine rescue workers were unsuccessful Sunday in their efforts to move a whale carcass weighing at least 30 tons from a small beach near Bethany Beach. (Source)

  2196. Sun, 14 May 2006 4:40 PM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Dolphins dislike being stared at
    THE whale-and dolphin-watching sector is harming the animals, a leading dolphin researcher has warned. Dr Lars Bejder, from Perth's Murdoch University, said yesterday that a six-year study of the impact of tourism on dolphins in Western Australia's Shark Bay had found alarming results. (Source)

  2197. Sun, 14 May 2006 5:34 PM PDT - (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) - Whale Carcass Remains on Delaware Beach
    Marine rescue workers were unsuccessful today in their efforts to move a whale carcass weighing at least 30 tons from a small beach near Bethany Beach. (Source)

  2198. Sun, 14 May 2006 11:56 PM PDT - (KOMO) - Endangered Whale Found Dead In Lummi Bay
    Locals were awestruck by the size of the animal as it floated near shore Sunday, and scientists say it's rare to see such a whale in inland waters. (Source)

  2199. Sun, 14 May 2006 9:52 PM PDT - (The News Journal) - Rescue workers fail to move whale carcass from beach
    State parks officials and private volunteers began the gruesome task Sunday of dissecting and disposing of a 70,000-pound whale carcass that washed ashore at Middlesex Beach. (Source)

  2200. Sun, 14 May 2006 11:52 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Survey of minke whales to start
    A marine charity is hoping for a revival in the number of minke whale off the west coast of Scotland. (Source)

  2201. Mon, 15 May 2006 5:30 AM PDT - (OutdoorNewswire.com) - Congress to Vote on Marine Mammal Protection Act
    Will Congress Abort the Dolphin Deadline? (Source)

  2202. Mon, 15 May 2006 0:38 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Dead whale too big to move
    State parks officials and private volunteers began the gruesome task Sunday of dissecting and disposing of a 70,000-pound whale carcass that washed ashore at Middlesex Beach, south of Bethany Beach. (Source)

  2203. Mon, 15 May 2006 1:07 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Dead whale too big to move
    State parks officials and private volunteers began the gruesome task Sunday of dissecting and disposing of a 70,000-pound whale carcass that washed ashore at Middlesex Beach, south of Bethany Beach. (Source)

  2204. Mon, 15 May 2006 8:51 AM PDT - (KUTV.com) - Large Fin Whale Washed Up On East Coast Beach
    MIDDLESEX, Delaware A large whale washed up on the shore of a Delaware beach Saturday. The whale carcass was discovered on the beach before 10:00 a.m. on May 13. (Source)

  2205. Mon, 15 May 2006 7:06 AM PDT - (NBC 10 Philadelphia) - 30-Ton Beached Whale Remains On Del. Beach
    BETHANY BEACH, Del. -- Marine rescue workers plan to try again today to move a whale carcass weighing at least 30 tons from a small beach near Bethany Beach. (Source)

  2206. Mon, 15 May 2006 8:11 AM PDT - (The Mercury) - Whales seen off coastline
    TASMANIA'S whale migration season has begun with the first reports being made of whales seen heading north along the state's East Coast. (Source)

  2207. Mon, 15 May 2006 7:03 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - RESEARCH WARNING
    THE whale and dolphin watching industry is harming the animals, a dolphin researcher has warned. (Source)

  2208. Mon, 15 May 2006 12:24 PM PDT - (The Bellingham Herald Online) - Whale washes up in Lummi Bay
    A large dead whale, apparently entangled in a fishing net, has washed up in Lummi Bay. The whale was spotted Sunday southeast of the breakwater in the area off Robertson Road. (Source)

  2209. Mon, 15 May 2006 9:18 AM PDT - (The Daily Times) - Beached whale will be moved, buried today
    A 70-ton, 55-foot whale carcass that washed ashore near Bethany Beach over the weekend will be moved and buried today, officials said. (Source)

  2210. Mon, 15 May 2006 4:12 PM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Deep-sea whale washes up at Lummi Reservation
    A deep-sea whale more than 60 feet long has washed ashore at the Lummi Reservation west of Bellingham. (Source)

  2211. Mon, 15 May 2006 3:26 PM PDT - (The Olympian) - Deep-sea whale washes up at a Bellingham-area reservation
    LUMMI BAY - A deep-sea whale more than 60 feet long has washed ashore at the Lummi Reservation west of Bellingham. The whale, believed to be an endangered fin whale, was spotted Sunday. (Source)

  2212. Mon, 15 May 2006 4:18 PM PDT - (KOIN News 6) - Whale Carcass Washes Up On Northwest Beach
    BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- A big whale carcass foundon a Northwest Washington beach is that of an endangered species. (Source)

  2213. Mon, 15 May 2006 10:14 PM PDT - (Denver Post) - Tiger in Pines prospects fine
    With the 2006 International peeking upon the horizon, executive director Larry Thiel spent part of Monday looking ahead even further, to the 2007 PGA Tour stop, when the event finally may land the great white whale, Tiger Woods. (Source)

  2214. Tue, 16 May 2006 7:57 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - 20 people to rescue of stranded dolphin
    MORE than 20 people took part in a five-hour rescue to save a dolphin washed up on a Cumbrian beach last night. (Source)

  2215. Tue, 16 May 2006 1:42 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - 20 help in dolphin rescue
    MORE than 20 people took part in a five-hour rescue to save a dolphin washed up on a beach in Cumbria last night. (Source)

  2216. Tue, 16 May 2006 9:47 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Help end New Zealand's Captive Dolphin Industry
    New Zealanders opposed to the keeping of dolphins in captivity are being encouraged to join a campaign to stop Napier City Council replacing Shona, the dolphin who died at Napier Marineland last month. (Source)

  2217. Tue, 16 May 2006 0:40 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Whale dragged to burial site
    It took two bulldozers, a crew from the state Division of Soil and Water Conservation and a team of volunteers to move a tractor-trailer-sized whale carcass down the beach Monday. (Source)

  2218. Tue, 16 May 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Deep-sea whale found on tribal land
    A deep-sea whale more than 60 feet long has washed ashore at the Lummi Reservation west of Bellingham. (Source)

  2219. Tue, 16 May 2006 3:40 AM PDT - (The Bellingham Herald Online) - Rare whale dies in Lummi Bay
    Jeff Reynolds, 35, of Bellingham allows his daughter, Enes Reynolds, 7, to skip school Monday to check out the dead fin whale that washed up on the Lummi Bay mud flats. "It is such a rare thing to see around here," Jeff Reynolds said. (Source)

  2220. Tue, 16 May 2006 1:34 AM PDT - (The Daily Times) - Disposing of beached whale a challenge
    As the smell of a decomposing whale carcass wafted through the air Monday near Bethany Beach, onlookers lined the dunes for a once-in-a-lifetime photo opportunity. (Source)

  2221. Tue, 16 May 2006 1:07 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Whale dragged to burial site
    It took two bulldozers, a crew from the state Division of Soil and Water Conservation and a team of volunteers to move a tractor-trailer-sized whale carcass down the beach Monday. (Source)

  2222. Tue, 16 May 2006 1:51 AM PDT - (Yachting and Boating World) - ABN AMRO One on track for Portsmouth
    They went from an 11-mile lead to seventh, hit a whale, broke a daggerboard and had problems with their canting keel yet Team ABN AMRO One are in the lead once again heading across the Atlantic. (Source)

  2223. Tue, 16 May 2006 7:14 AM PDT - (The Oregonian) - Bellingham, Wash.
    A deep-sea whale more than 60 feet long has washed ashore at the Lummi Reservation west of Bellingham. The whale, believed to be an endangered fin whale, was spotted Sunday. (Source)

  2224. Tue, 16 May 2006 7:12 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Deep-sea whale that washed ashore draws research team
    LUMMI BAY — A deep-sea whale more than 60 feet long has washed ashore at the Lummi Reservation west of Bellingham. John Calambokidis of Cascadia Research in Olympia was putting a response team from the Northwest Marine Stranding Network to go look at the animal. (Source)

  2225. Tue, 16 May 2006 5:41 AM PDT - (INQ7.net) - Small whale stranded in shallow waters of Manila Bay dies
    (UPDATE) A SMALL whale stranded Tuesday in the polluted shallow waters of Manila Bay died after seaside residents, who mistook it for a shark, pelted the marine mammal with rocks. (Source)

  2226. Tue, 16 May 2006 7:29 AM PDT - (Cape Gazette) - Enormous fin whale drifts ashore in South Bethany
    The smell of rotten fish wafted over South Bethany, and officials struggled all weekend to remove the carcass of the 70,000-pound fin whale that washed ashore Saturday, May 13. (Source)

  2227. Tue, 16 May 2006 7:08 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Shell says whale numbers recover, Greens doubtful
    THE HAGUE/LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc said the numbers of critically endangered Western Grey whales, whose feeding areas lie close to the company's biggest oil and gas project, are increasing but environmentalists disputed the claim. (Source)

  2228. Tue, 16 May 2006 10:35 AM PDT - (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) - Deep-Sea Whale Washes Up At Lummi Reservation
    LUMMI BAY, Wash. -- A deep-sea whale more than 60 feet long has washed ashore at the Lummi Reservation west of Bellingham. The whale, believed to be an endangered fin whale, was spotted Sunday. (Source)

  2229. Tue, 16 May 2006 9:45 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Norway summons diplomats from 12 countries over whaling protest
    Norway's foreign ministry has summoned diplomats from 12 countries, including Britain and France, to protest against what it called "unfounded attacks" on Norway's whaling practice. (Source)

  2230. Tue, 16 May 2006 2:03 PM PDT - (WABC-TV New York) - Check out the size of a huge whale that washed ashore
    The huge mammal had scientists baffled because, the type of whale they believe it is, apparently became extinct 100 years ago. (Source)

  2231. Tue, 16 May 2006 1:52 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Making sense of a pile of bones
    Dem bones, dem dry bones are all in a day's work for Mike Huaki. For the past four months the Wellington man has been preparing the skeleton of an adult sperm whale for display at Te Papa. (Source)

  2232. Tue, 16 May 2006 5:03 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Shell Says Whale Numbers Recover, Greens Doubtful
    THE HAGUE/LONDON - Royal Dutch Shell Plc said the numbers of critically endangered Western Grey whales, whose feeding areas lie close to the company's biggest oil and gas project, are increasing but environmentalists disputed the claim. (Source)

  2233. Tue, 16 May 2006 6:28 PM PDT - (antiMUSIC) - anti MUSIC .com
    (Press Release) The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) today launched the “Whale Remix Project,” an original online contest where users can create their own song using the sounds of the humpback whale. (Source)

  2234. Tue, 16 May 2006 9:46 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Help end New Zealand's Captive Dolphin Industry
    New Zealanders opposed to the keeping of dolphins in captivity are being encouraged to join a campaign to stop Napier City Council replacing Shona, the dolphin who died at Napier Marineland last month. (Source)

  2235. Wed, 17 May 2006 1:24 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Stranded dolphin was our Marra
    THE dolphin stranded on a Cumbrian beach this week was Marra, the mammal rescued from Maryport marina earlier this year, experts say. (Source)

  2236. Wed, 17 May 2006 3:11 PM PDT - (Science Daily) - Dolphins At Risk
    Pile driving and industrial noise may adversely affect dolphin behaviour, communication and breeding, according to a scientific paper in CIWEM's Water and Environment Journal. (Source)

  2237. Wed, 17 May 2006 1:40 PM PDT - (UPI) - Study: Industrial noise may harm Dolphins
    LONDON, May 17 (UPI) -- British scientists say pile driving and industrial noise may be adversely affecting dolphin behavior, communication and breeding. (Source)

  2238. Wed, 17 May 2006 1:27 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Stranded dolphin was our Marra
    THE dolphin stranded on a Cumbrian beach this week was Marra, the mammal rescued from Maryport marina earlier this year, experts say. (Source)

  2239. Wed, 17 May 2006 3:08 AM PDT - (Cape Argus) - Brief points
    Why is it that any article on the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ("Surprise recruit for whaling watchdog", May 12) has to carry the worn-out words "violent" and "radical"? (Source)

  2240. Wed, 17 May 2006 7:53 AM PDT - (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) - Whale Apparently Was Hit By Ship
    BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- The rare fin whale that washed up in Lummi Bay near Bellingham on Sunday apparently died because a ship hit it. (Source)

  2241. Wed, 17 May 2006 7:10 AM PDT - (Keynoter.com) - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
    Rains somewhat doused high spirits at Hospitality Expo in Islamorada on Tuesday. That did not upset law-enforcement officers patrolling the Whale Harbor area on land and at sea. (Source)

  2242. Wed, 17 May 2006 11:33 AM PDT - (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) - Whale Apparently Was Hit By Ship
    BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- The rare fin whale that washed up in Lummi Bay near Bellingham on Sunday apparently died because a ship hit it. (Source)

  2243. Wed, 17 May 2006 4:36 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Rare whale spotted
    A RARE juvenile blue whale has been spotted in the Great Australian Bight marine park. (Source)

  2244. Wed, 17 May 2006 4:37 PM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Rare whale spotted
    A RARE juvenile blue whale has been spotted in the Great Australian Bight marine park. South Australian department of environment officials said the whale was spotted recently swimming along the base of the Bunda Cliffs near the border between SA and Western Australia. (Source)

  2245. Wed, 17 May 2006 3:17 PM PDT - (Science Daily) - Dolphins At Risk
    Pile driving and industrial noise may adversely affect dolphin behaviour, communication and breeding, according to a scientific paper in CIWEM's Water and Environment Journal. (Source)

  2246. Wed, 17 May 2006 1:01 PM PDT - (The Hindu) - Where whales, dolphins dare
    Collapse of cetaceans' flexible ribcage makes them immune to decompression sickness (Source)

  2247. Wed, 17 May 2006 7:42 PM PDT - (USA Today) - Ten amazing adventures under $1,000
    Inside the Deals column: Whether your idea of the trip of a lifetime involves climbing one of the most formidable peaks in the West, kayaking side-by-side with 50-foot whales, or cycling through the vineyards of Tuscany, you don't have to spend your life's savings to do it. (Source)

  2248. Wed, 17 May 2006 10:51 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - 56-foot fin whale killed by ship strike, exam confirms
    A 56-foot fin whale that washed ashore in northwest Washington died when it was struck by a ship, scientists said Wednesday. (Source)

  2249. Thu, 18 May 2006 0:12 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Fin whale that washed ashore was hit, killed by ship, scientists say
    A 56-foot fin whale that washed ashore in Northwest Washington died when it was struck by a ship, scientists said Wednesday. "That was fairly unequivocal,"... (Source)

  2250. Thu, 18 May 2006 1:41 AM PDT - (KOMO) - Exam Shows Endangered Whale Was Killed By Ship
    Scientists say the 56-foot fin whale that washed ashore Sunday in Lummi Bay died when it was struck by a ship. (Source)

  2251. Thu, 18 May 2006 2:33 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News) - Law thwarts sale of whale secretion
    Five months after finding a rare and valuable marine artefact, a family on South Australia's west coast have found that Commonwealth law prohibits them from selling it. (Source)

  2252. Thu, 18 May 2006 4:04 AM PDT - (The Post and Courier) - Vessel sets sail to save whales
    Charleston is one of many port stops to bring awareness to animals' plight (Source)

  2253. Thu, 18 May 2006 6:10 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Endangered whale killed by ship, exam finds
    SEATTLE - A 56-foot fin whale that washed ashore in northwest Washington died when it was struck by a ship, scientists said Wednesday. "That was fairly unequivocal," said John Calambokidis of Cascadia Research, who led the team that examined the whale Tuesday. (Source)

  2254. Thu, 18 May 2006 5:17 PM PDT - (USA Today) - You'll flip over these new rides
    The game of one-upmanship continues at the nation's amusement parks. Among the new rides and attractions for summer is the tallest roller coaster in the Southeast and the most elaborate killer whale show ever. USA TODAY's Gene Sloan profiles five of the hottest new attractions. (Source)

  2255. Fri, 19 May 2006 1:07 PM PDT - (Las Vegas Sun) - Dolphins dance in the desert for trainers for the day
    LAS VEGAS (AP) - Lions and dolphins and sharks, oh my! Thanks to a couple of major mergers, MGM Mirage Inc., the world's second largest casino operator, has become a zookeeper of sorts in an Oz-like city of menageries. (Source)

  2256. Fri, 19 May 2006 3:07 AM PDT - (Gulf Times) - Superjumbo lands at London airport
    LONDON: It came in like a great white whale - massively big, surprisingly quiet and touching down with the sort of super-smooth landing that pilots dream about. (Source)

  2257. Fri, 19 May 2006 1:52 PM PDT - (KTVA) - Glacier Bay remains popular spot for humpback whales
    Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve continues to be a popular draw for humpback whales. Researchers with the National Park Service's humpback whale monitoring program say for a third year in a row the combined number of whales found in the park and nearby Icy Strait set a record. (Source)

  2258. Fri, 19 May 2006 2:47 PM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Glacier Bay remains popular spot for humpback whales
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska – To the delight of tourists, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve continues to be a popular draw for humpback whales. (Source)

  2259. Fri, 19 May 2006 5:02 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Glacier Bay Popular for Humpback Whales
    To the delight of tourists, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve continues to be a popular draw for humpback whales. (Source)

  2260. Fri, 19 May 2006 5:27 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Glacier Bay Popular for Humpback Whales
    Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve Remains a Popular Spot for Humpback Whales (Source)

  2261. Fri, 19 May 2006 9:19 PM PDT - (The Daily Comet) - Theme parks pack plenty of new wild rides for summer
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2262. Sat, 20 May 2006 8:53 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Medics practice dolphin rescue
    A team of marine mammal medics have been rescuing a fake dolphin as part of a training exercise. (Source)

  2263. Sat, 20 May 2006 9:55 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Marineland petition gains momentum
    A Napier City councillor says he has collected about 2,000 signatures on a petition aimed at keeping dolphins in Marineland. Public meetings are being held to gauge public support in Hawke's Bay for replacing Shona, the dolphin which died in April and Kelly, who is expected to die soon. (Source)

  2264. Sat, 20 May 2006 4:54 PM PDT - (Scotland on Sunday) - Whaling ban on edge of extinction
    JAPAN scents victory in bid to overturn hunting moratorium after 20 years. (Source)

  2265. Sat, 20 May 2006 5:02 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Whaling ban on edge of extinction
    JAPAN scents victory in bid to overturn hunting moratorium after 20 years. (Source)

  2266. Sun, 21 May 2006 0:24 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - New rides have ups, downs
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer-whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2267. Sun, 21 May 2006 8:44 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Theme parks pack plenty of new wild rides for summer
    ORLANDO, Fla.--Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2268. Sun, 21 May 2006 8:44 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Killer whales at SeaWorld
    Killer whales perform in "Believe," the new Shamu show which will explore the connection between humans and killer whales. The show blends new killer whale behaviors with elaborate set pieces, music, choreography and state-of-the-art multimedia. (Source)

  2269. Sun, 21 May 2006 11:37 AM PDT - (Tampa Bay's 10) - Theme Parks offering more thrills this summer
    ORLANDO (AP) — Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a five-thousand-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2270. Sun, 21 May 2006 4:53 PM PDT - (Port Macquarie News) - Watch out, here come the whales
    THE first glimpses of the majestic humps of whales on their migration north have been spotted in local waters. Port Macquarie's two whale-watching tour operators - Aquatic Blue Charters and Cruise Adventures - have reported sightings of whales in the past week with official tours due to begin soon. (Source)

  2271. Sun, 21 May 2006 7:16 PM PDT - (ABC Action News) - Theme parks pack plenty of new wild rides for summer
    ORLANDO - Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2272. Sun, 21 May 2006 10:21 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale set free after three days
    THE rescue of a young whale trapped in ropes off the West Australian coast for three days had been complicated by strong winds and choppy seas, wildlife officers said today. (Source)

  2273. Sun, 21 May 2006 10:06 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Hound has a nose for south end of a northbound whale
    A dog trained to sniff orca poop could be the latest approach to help save the endangered marine mammals. (Source)

  2274. Mon, 22 May 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Theme parks roll out a new array of thrills
    ORLANDO · Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square- foot pond are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2275. Mon, 22 May 2006 0:13 AM PDT - (Bradenton Herald) - Rescued dolphin slated for release
    The Mote Marine Dolphin and Whale Hospital plans to release a bottle-nosed dolphin into Old Tampa Bay early Tuesday morning. (Source)

  2276. Mon, 22 May 2006 3:25 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Orlando theme parks begin to look beyond hair-raising roller coasters
    ORLANDO · Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square- foot pond are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2277. Mon, 22 May 2006 3:42 AM PDT - (Aftenposten) - Annual hunt yields few whales
    Norway's controversial whale hunt is off to a poor start, from the whalers' point of view. Anti-whaling forces are either cheering, or worried. (Source)

  2278. Mon, 22 May 2006 3:53 AM PDT - (Cape Argus) - Sea Shepherd has told lies about its whaling activities
    Over the past months supporters of the Canadian-based organisation Sea Shepherd, now with a presence in South Africa, have criticised government departments and the media, and have fed people with misinformation. (Source)

  2279. Mon, 22 May 2006 6:35 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Glacier Bay Popular for Humpback Whales
    Researchers with the National Park Service's humpback whale monitoring program -- put in place in 1985 in an effort to help prevent sometimes fatal encounters between whales and boats -- found the combined number of whales last summer in Glacier Bay and nearby Icy Strait set a record for the third year in a row. (Source)

  2280. Mon, 22 May 2006 5:26 AM PDT - (Bangor Daily News) - Mammalogy professor to give strandings talk
    Sean Todd, professor of Mammalogy at College of the Atlantic and senior scientist for Allied Whale, will give a talk called "Death on the Beaches: The Science of Marine Mammal Stranding in Maine" at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 25, in Blue Hill. Todd will talk about the causes of and possible solutions to marine mammal strandings in Maine. (Source)

  2281. Mon, 22 May 2006 10:25 AM PDT - (WOAI) - Dog to Be World's First Whale Poop Expert
    University of Washington scientists are training an Australian cattle dog for an unusual assignment: detecting whale excrement to help the endangered mammals. (Source)

  2282. Mon, 22 May 2006 11:18 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Theme Parks Pack Plenty of New Wild Rides
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2283. Mon, 22 May 2006 10:47 AM PDT - (Fox 6 News San Diego) - Dog to Be World's First Whale Poop Expert
    The dog, Gator, a dropout from drug-sniffing training, so far is able to identify droppings of such animals as grizzly bears, black bears, jaguars, wolverines, bobcats and cougars. (Source)

  2284. Mon, 22 May 2006 12:12 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Theme Parks Pack Plenty of New Wild Rides
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. But industry analysts say this could be the last year in a while to offer a bumper crop of new coasters, as many parks continue to focus more (Source)

  2285. Mon, 22 May 2006 11:07 AM PDT - (Tampa Bay's 10) - Rehabilitated dolphin will be released tomorrow
    Sarasota, Florida - A bottlenose dolphin that has been undergoing treatment at Mote’s Dolphin and Whale Hospital since stranding in Safety Harbor in February is scheduled to be released on Tuesday morning. (Source)

  2286. Mon, 22 May 2006 7:06 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Trapped whale set free
    The rescue of a young whale trapped in ropes off the West Australian coast for three days was complicated by strong winds and choppy seas, rescuers said. (Source)

  2287. Mon, 22 May 2006 7:39 PM PDT - (UPI) - Whale hunters harpooning fewer whales
    BERGEN, Norway, May 22 (UPI) -- Norway's annual whale hunt is yielding fewer whales than last year, which has some anti-whaling forces worrying about a population decline. (Source)

  2288. Mon, 22 May 2006 5:33 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Changes urged to shark nets to stop whale woes
    A Gold Coast-based tourist operator wants whale deterrents on the shark nets that most often trap migrating mammals. There have been sightings off the coast and a number of tourist operators plan to begin whale watching from this weekend. (Source)

  2289. Mon, 22 May 2006 7:40 PM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Japan's research whaling ships leave ports for northwestern Pacific
    _ A fleet of whaling ships left northeastern and western Japan ports Tuesday morning to conduct a scientific research program on whales in the northwestern Pacific. (Source)

  2290. Mon, 22 May 2006 5:25 PM PDT - (EurekAlert!) - Ecologists home in on how sperm whales find their prey
    Ecologists have at last got a view of sperm whales' behaviour during their long, deep dives, thanks to the use of recently developed electronic "dtags". (Source)

  2291. Mon, 22 May 2006 10:52 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo!7 News) - Despite protests, Japan launches new whale hunt
    TOKYO (AFP) - Japan has launched a new whale hunt that has been opposed by environmentalists ahead of an international meeting which Tokyo hopes will end a ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  2292. Mon, 22 May 2006 9:57 PM PDT - (CNN.com) - Japan fleet set to kill 260 whales
    TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- A fleet of four ships was set Tuesday to depart on a four-month expedition to hunt whales for Japan's controversial research whaling program. (Source)

  2293. Tue, 23 May 2006 0:22 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Coasting into calmer thrills
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2294. Tue, 23 May 2006 4:35 AM PDT - (The Plain Dealer) - Amusement parks shift focus
    Orlando, Fla. -- Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2295. Tue, 23 May 2006 1:45 AM PDT - (The Canton Repository) - Theme parks pack in new attractions
    ORLANDO, Fla. - Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond below are among scores of new attractions... (Source)

  2296. Tue, 23 May 2006 3:21 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Japanese Whaling Fleet Departing on Four-Month Expedition
    TOKYO — A fleet of four ships was set Tuesday to depart on a four-month expedition to hunt whales for Japan's controversial research whaling program. (Source)

  2297. Tue, 23 May 2006 6:14 AM PDT - (Bradenton Herald) - Mote returns dolphin to bay
    The Mote Marine Dolphin and Whale Hospital released a 22-year-old bottle-nosed dolphin into Old Tampa Bay just after 7 a.m. (Source)

  2298. Tue, 23 May 2006 5:15 AM PDT - (Belleville News-Democrat) - Theme parks pack plenty of new rides for summer
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2299. Tue, 23 May 2006 6:20 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Japan's whaling fleet heads for Northern Pacific
    Japan's whaling fleet has departed on its latest voyage into the Northern Pacific. (Source)

  2300. Tue, 23 May 2006 6:30 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japan's whaling fleet heads for Northern Pacific
    Japan's whaling fleet has departed on its latest voyage into the Northern Pacific. Five government ships have left port on the latest phase of Japan's scientific whaling program, with plans to kill more than 200 whales in the Northwestern Pacific. (Source)

  2301. Tue, 23 May 2006 5:22 AM PDT - (Great News Network) - Glacier Bay Popular for Humpback Whales
    Anchorage, AK - To the delight of tourists, Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve continues to be a popular draw for humpback whales. (Source)

  2302. Tue, 23 May 2006 10:19 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Despite protests, Japan launches new whale hunt
    Japan has launched a new whale hunt that has been opposed by environmentalists ahead of an international meeting which Tokyo hopes will end a ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  2303. Tue, 23 May 2006 10:04 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Theme parks pack plenty of wild new rides
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2304. Tue, 23 May 2006 3:17 PM PDT - (International Herald Tribune) - You can have your whale and eat it, too
    The time has come for regulations that recognize that whaling, handled right and in moderation, can be sustainable. (Source)

  2305. Tue, 23 May 2006 3:00 PM PDT - (Miami Herald) - New rides have ups, downs
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer-whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2306. Tue, 23 May 2006 3:20 PM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - Tuesday, May 23, 2006
    Whale beachings in the Canary Islands have ceased after the Spanish government outlawed sonar testing in that territory, said Susan Millward, a marine science expert at the International Ocean Noise Coalition. (Source)

  2307. Tue, 23 May 2006 3:01 PM PDT - (Science Daily) - How Ancient Whales Lost Their Legs, Got Sleek And Conquered The Oceans
    When ancient whales finally parted company with the last remnants of their legs about 35 million years ago, a relatively sudden genetic event may have crowned an eons-long shrinking process. An international group of scientists led by Hans Thewissen, Ph.D., a professor of anatomy at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, has used developmental data from contemporary spotted dolphins (Source)

  2308. Tue, 23 May 2006 5:52 PM PDT - (North County Times) - Theme parks pack plenty of new wild rides for summer
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2309. Wed, 24 May 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - SUMMER AMUSEMENT
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2310. Wed, 24 May 2006 0:11 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Dart spares whales painful death
    A PINCH as strong as a mosquito bite was all the damage the Japanese needed to inflict if they wanted to gather scientific information on whales, federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell said today. (Source)

  2311. Wed, 24 May 2006 7:05 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - New whale hunt sets sail
    A FLEET of four ships was set yesterday to depart on a four-month whale hunting expedition for Japan's controversial research program. The expedition plans to catch 260 minke, sei, bryde's and sperm whales from Pacific Ocean waters northeast of Japan. (Source)

  2312. Wed, 24 May 2006 7:23 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Humpbacks targeted
    AUSTRALIA'S multi-million dollar whale watching industry could be seriously threatened next year when Japan begins targeting the humpback whale, a report says. (Source)

  2313. Wed, 24 May 2006 6:00 AM PDT - (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - What a Buzz: Whales Hunt Like Bats
    So little light makes it to the deep, dark waters where sperm whales do their hunting that the aquatic beasts are essentially blind as bats. (Source)

  2314. Wed, 24 May 2006 8:16 AM PDT - (ABS-CBNNEWS.com) - ABS-CBN Interactive
    Patay na ang isang butanding o whalershark nang matagpuan ng mga residente sa dalampasigan ng Barangay Morocburocan, Monreal, Masbate. Ayon sa ulat, 4 a.m. noong Martes nadiskubre ng mga tao na may 14 na tama ng bala at isang taga sa ulo ang butanding. (Source)

  2315. Wed, 24 May 2006 10:25 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Royal Navy rescues trapped whale
    A young humpback whale is swimming for open water after divers rescued it from fishing lines. (Source)

  2316. Wed, 24 May 2006 9:30 AM PDT - (Fox 12 Oregon) - Orcas return to Puget Sound
    BREMERTON, Wash. More killer whales have returned to Puget Sound after roaming most of the winter in the Pacific Ocean. (Source)

  2317. Wed, 24 May 2006 4:55 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Humpback whale report slammed
    A New Zealand-based spokesperson for a Japanese whaling company says there is no basis to a report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare which raises concerns about humpback whale numbers. (Source)

  2318. Wed, 24 May 2006 3:10 PM PDT - (The Telegraph) - Team with Indian solves whale puzzle
    New Delhi, May 24: An Indo-American research team has discovered how millions of years ago the land-dwelling ancestors of whales around the Indian subcontinent lost their hindlimbs and became marine mammals. (Source)

  2319. Wed, 24 May 2006 2:00 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Scientific whaling unsustainable, report says
    It has presented new evidence which shows that while humpback whale numbers are recovering, smaller breeding populations in the Pacific will be the group targeted by the Japanese, and they cannot sustain the scientific whaling. (Source)

  2320. Wed, 24 May 2006 1:27 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Scientific whaling unsustainable, report says
    A report commissioned by the International Fund for Animal Welfare has raised fresh concerns about Japan's scientific whaling research (Source)

  2321. Wed, 24 May 2006 1:01 PM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Despite Global Protests, Japan's Whaling Fleet Sets Out Again to Hunt 260 More Whales
    The government of Japan has announced the deployment of its whaling fleet to hunt 260 whales in the northwestern Pacific, following its killing of 863 whales earlier this year. Conservation groups around the world, including IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare - www.ifaw.org), have condemned Japan's whaling operations as contravening international opinion and law. The launch of the (Source)

  2322. Wed, 24 May 2006 7:16 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japan plans to extend whale catch
    TONY EASTLEY: With the International Whaling Commission set to meet in just over a fortnight, a new report has raised fresh concerns about Japan's so-called scientific research. (Source)

  2323. Wed, 24 May 2006 5:02 PM PDT - (Howell Tri Town News) - Front Page
    LAKEWOOD - The Lakewood Community School has tickets available for a bus trip to Cape May and a dolphin watch scheduled for June 17. The bus will depart from the Lakewood municipal building at 7:30 a.m. and arrive in Cape May about 9:30 a.m. for a "Two-Whale and Dolphin Watch" cruise. (Source)

  2324. Wed, 24 May 2006 6:58 PM PDT - (The Age) - Dart spares whales painful death: govt
    The federal government says a pinch as strong as a mosquito bite is all the damage the Japanese need to inflict if they want to gather scientific information on whales. (Source)

  2325. Wed, 24 May 2006 9:41 PM PDT - (Daily Record) - DIVE TEAM SAVE WHALE
    NAVY divers yesterday freed a 23ft-long humpback whale which had been trapped in creel ropes. The rescue was launched off Applecross, Ross-shire, after fishermen raised the alarm. (Source)

  2326. Thu, 25 May 2006 8:34 AM PDT - (WPMI 15) - Dolphin released in Old Tampa Bay near where she was rescued
    OLDSMAR, Fla. (AP) - A bottlenose dolphin has been released in Old Tampa Bay near the spot where she was rescued earlier this year. She was nicknamed Val, since rescuers found her stranded in mud near Oldsmar on Valentines Day. (Source)

  2327. Thu, 25 May 2006 0:29 AM PDT - (Philadelphia Daily News) - A vision that dwarfed a whale
    Once upon a time, there was an overcoat salesman from Philadelphia named Ed Sabol who, well, hated selling overcoats. He used to tell his wife that going to work was like going to the dentist every morning. (Source)

  2328. Thu, 25 May 2006 2:44 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Lethal whale sampling "unjustified"
    A New Zealand scientist says he is worried about a decline in Humpback whale numbers if Japan's plans to target the endangered whales next year goes ahead. (Source)

  2329. Thu, 25 May 2006 2:36 AM PDT - (Northwest Herald) - Go for a wild ride outside Illinois' borders
    ORLANDO, Fla (AP). – Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2330. Thu, 25 May 2006 3:02 AM PDT - (The News) - Your community In Brief
    Royal Navy divers saved the life of a humpback whale that was snared in ropes.... Olympic swimmer Katy Sexton has helped launch a drugs awareness initiative.... (Source)

  2331. Thu, 25 May 2006 1:46 AM PDT - (Portsmouth Today) - News In Brief
    Royal Navy divers saved the life of a humpback whale that was snared in ropes.... Shocked passengers had to be evacuated from a bus after a fire broke out and burning debris began fa... (Source)

  2332. Thu, 25 May 2006 2:16 AM PDT - (Portsmouth Today) - News In Brief
    A new bobby is on the beat at a hospital – with his patrols paid for by a private company.... Royal Navy divers saved the life of a humpback whale that was snared in ropes.... (Source)

  2333. Thu, 25 May 2006 3:41 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - IWC to begin annual meetings Fri. with focus on power balance
    _ The International Whaling Commission will begin a series of annual meetings Friday in the Caribbean island state of St. (Source)

  2334. Thu, 25 May 2006 8:11 AM PDT - (The News) - Your community In Brief
    A big-hearted little girl who helped raise thousands of pounds for charity after her mother's be... Royal Navy divers saved the life of a humpback whale that was snared in ropes.... (Source)

  2335. Thu, 25 May 2006 9:37 AM PDT - (The Nassau Guardian) - Thursday, May 25, 2006
    Whale beachings in the Canary Islands have ceased after the Spanish government outlawed sonar testing in that territory, said Susan Millward, a marine science expert at the International Ocean Noise Coalition. (Source)

  2336. Thu, 25 May 2006 3:37 PM PDT - (Big Bear Grizzly) - B's Backyard Bar-b-que ready for busy weekend
    It's been a long year and a half for Julie and John Gorzik. The couple purchased the lakeside building once inhabited by The Blue Whale in December 2004. John and his K.C. Masterpiece Smoker are finally going to get down to some downhome cookin'. (Source)

  2337. Fri, 26 May 2006 1:05 AM PDT - (Spiegel Online English) - You Can Have Your Whale and Eat It, too
    When the International Whaling Commission convenes this week, its worldwide moratorium on commercial whaling will be under attack. It should be. The time has come for regulations that recognize that whaling, handled right and in moderation, can be sustainable. (Source)

  2338. Fri, 26 May 2006 3:22 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Advocates say Japan skirts whaling limits
    Japan's whaling ships returned to port in April from the Antarctic with 863 whales, nearly double the number of whales killed last year. Angry U.S. conservationists say Japan is hiding behind what it calls scientific whale research to crank up commercial whale harvesting. (Source)

  2339. Fri, 26 May 2006 8:27 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Theme parks pack plenty of new wild rides
    ORLANDO, Florida (AP) -- Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2340. Fri, 26 May 2006 6:00 AM PDT - (The Buffalo News) - U.S. urged to oppose Japan whale hunting
    NEW YORK (AP) - Environmental advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appeared Thursday on a 70-foot steel-hulled sloop docked in lower Manhattan to call for the United States to oppose what animal welfare advocates call the slaughtering of endangered whales by Japan. (Source)

  2341. Fri, 26 May 2006 9:35 AM PDT - (The Community Press) - Asphodel-Norwood
    It was, to say the least, not a day to row across a large, open pond and plunge over a falls into a froth of cold water. But that’s exactly what 20 intrepid pond water rafters did on a Victoria Weekend Sunday that felt more like early November than late May. (Source)

  2342. Fri, 26 May 2006 1:14 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Researchers fear whale kill quota creep
    Australian scientists say the population of humpback whales will be under threat if commercial whaling is allowed to resume. (Source)

  2343. Fri, 26 May 2006 1:30 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Researchers fear whale kill quota creep
    Australian scientists say the population of humpback whales will be under threat if commercial whaling is allowed to resume. The International Whaling Commission will consider a return to commercial-scale whaling at a meeting in the West Indies next month. (Source)

  2344. Fri, 26 May 2006 1:32 PM PDT - (Sag Harbor Express) - Thursday 5/25
    "The Plight of the Right Whale," and "Wrapped in Images" the art of tattooing from the Pacific Islands, two exhibitions on view at the Sag Harbor Whaling and Historical Museum. 200 Main Street, Sag Harbor. Runs through October. 725-0770. (Source)

  2345. Sat, 27 May 2006 3:28 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Theme parks packing new thrills
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer-whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond below are among the scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2346. Sat, 27 May 2006 6:46 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Ad hopes to harpoon pro-whaling vote
    TV audiences will be confronted by shocking pictures of harpooned whales thrashing in agony as part of a new television campaign on the eve of the International Whaling Commission's meeting next month. - (Source)

  2347. Sat, 27 May 2006 7:28 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Latest research hunt catches 60 whales
    A Japanese whaling expedition has caught 60 minke whales in the Pacific Ocean, the maximum number allowed under a research program that critics say is disguised commercial whaling. - (Source)

  2348. Sat, 27 May 2006 9:35 AM PDT - (Mail and Guardian) - Japan catches 60 minke whales in latest hunt
    A Japanese whaling expedition has caught 60 minke whales in the Pacific Ocean, the government said, the maximum number allowed under a research programme that critics say is disguised commercial whaling. (Source)

  2349. Sat, 27 May 2006 5:48 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Anti-whalers outraged at WTO
    An anti-whaling activist says despite the global ban on commercial whaling, both New Zealand and Australia still allow for whale products to be traded. (Source)

  2350. Sun, 28 May 2006 0:31 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - Watching whales in the dance of love
    SAMANÁ BAY, Dominican Republic — Two males sing hypnotic melodies, competing for the female’s attention. They pursue her relentlessly, each hoping the other will give up and go home. When neither does, and the flirtatious female fails to choose between them, the two suitors proceed to settle the matter like … whales. Huge, 30- to 40-ton humpback whales. (Source)

  2351. Sun, 28 May 2006 1:49 AM PDT - (Reno Gazette-Journal) - Woolly mammoth ivory excavated for jewelry, scrimshaw
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- In the downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, tourists finger curios made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2352. Sun, 28 May 2006 1:15 AM PDT - (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - New coasters abound, but focus shifting to families
    ORLANDO, Fla. – Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2353. Sun, 28 May 2006 7:14 AM PDT - (HometownAnnapolis.com) - Theme parks lure travelers with new coasters, shows
    ORLANDO, Fla. -- Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2354. Sun, 28 May 2006 10:11 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Theme parks pack host of thrills, chills
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2355. Sun, 28 May 2006 6:53 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Hunt proves whales eat fish
    A JAPANESE whaling expedition has butchered 60 minke whales under a research program which found that whales eat fish. (Source)

  2356. Sun, 28 May 2006 7:00 PM PDT - (The Mercury) - Hunt proves whales eat fish
    A JAPANESE whaling expedition has butchered 60 minke whales under a research program which found that whales eat fish. The toll was the maximum allowed under a research program critics said was commercial whaling in disguise. (Source)

  2357. Mon, 29 May 2006 0:51 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Japan's whale shock
    A JAPANESE whaling expedition has butchered 60 minke whales under a research program to make the discovery that whales eat fish. (Source)

  2358. Mon, 29 May 2006 0:16 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Star) - Woolly mammoth fossils star in Alaska
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In the downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, tourists finger curios made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2359. Mon, 29 May 2006 2:15 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Fossil ivory an easier sale than parts of today's animals
    In Alaska's ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, tourists finger curios made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. Woolly mammoth fossils, abundant on rivers and beaches in Alaska's Interior, are shaped into jewelry or etched with scrimshaw, then sold to collectors and retail shops. (Source)

  2360. Mon, 29 May 2006 4:43 AM PDT - (The Age) - Australia to lobby islands over whaling
    Environment Minister Ian Campbell is lobbying Pacific island nations in a bid to ban whaling. - (Source)

  2361. Mon, 29 May 2006 4:21 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Australia lobbies for whaling ban
    ENVIRONMENT Minister Ian Campbell was lobbying Pacific island nations in a bid to ban whaling. (Source)

  2362. Mon, 29 May 2006 4:23 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Australia lobbies for whaling ban
    ENVIRONMENT Minister Ian Campbell was lobbying Pacific island nations in a bid to ban whaling. Senator Campbell was heading to Kiribati tomorrow for talks with officials on how to force the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to take action. (Source)

  2363. Mon, 29 May 2006 3:03 PM PDT - (Science Daily) - Ecologists Home In On How Sperm Whales Find Their Prey
    Ecologists have at last got a view of sperm whales' behaviour during their long, deep dives, thanks to the use of recently developed electronic "dtags." According to new research published in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Animal Ecology, sperm whales -- like bats -- use echolocation consistently to track down their prey at depth. (Source)

  2364. Mon, 29 May 2006 5:53 PM PDT - (The Herald) - 60ft visitor gave whale-watchers a treat
    TWO rare fin whales have been seen swimming together in Scottish waters for the first time in many years. A 60ft mother and her calf were seen two miles north-west of Coll by a group of eco-tourists on a whale-watching trip. (Source)

  2365. Mon, 29 May 2006 6:38 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale defence
    ENVIRONMENT Minister Ian Campbell has defended his diplomatic mission on whaling to the Pacific islands after criticism by Labor that he should be focusing on climate change. (Source)

  2366. Mon, 29 May 2006 8:31 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Pacific nations have opportunity to end whaling
    Sydney, Tuesday 30 May, 2006: Greenpeace today urged Pacific Island nations to vote for whale conservation at the upcoming International Whaling Commission (IWC), as Environment Minister Ian Campbell today travels to the Pacific in a bid to secure support on a whaling ban. (Source)

  2367. Mon, 29 May 2006 7:15 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Australia lobbies Pacific states for halt to whaling
    Australia's environment minister began a last-minute lobbying tour of Pacific island states Tuesday in hopes of halting a bid by Japan and other whaling states to end a 20-year ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  2368. Mon, 29 May 2006 6:43 PM PDT - (The Age) - Campbell defends Pacific whaling mission
    Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell has defended his diplomatic mission on whaling to the Pacific islands. - (Source)

  2369. Mon, 29 May 2006 7:13 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Environment Minister tours Pacific to lobby against commercial whaling
    TONY EASTLEY: Australia is stepping up its attempts to block Japan's bid to resume commercial whaling, with the Environment Minister conducting a whistlestop tour of the Pacific. (Source)

  2370. Mon, 29 May 2006 7:22 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Australia lobbies Pacific states for halt to whaling
    Two minke whales are hauled into the Nisshin Maru factory ship. Australia's environment minister began a last-minute lobbying tour of Pacific island states Tuesday in hopes of halting a bid by Japan and other whaling states to end a 20-year ban on commercial whaling (Source)

  2371. Tue, 30 May 2006 0:04 AM PDT - (Philadelphia Daily News) - COAST(ER)ING TO A STOP
    Boundary-bending roller-coasters, a killer-whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2372. Tue, 30 May 2006 0:24 AM PDT - (Akron Beacon Journal) - In the Region
    It took whales millions of years to lose their legs after they walked off the land and into the water. But how did this evolutionary change happen? (Source)

  2373. Tue, 30 May 2006 3:27 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Australia lobbies Pacific nations against whaling
    Australia began a last-ditch attempt to lobby small Pacific Island nations to support whale conservation on Tuesday, warning that every vote at next month's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting would be crucial. (Source)

  2374. Tue, 30 May 2006 3:05 AM PDT - (The Clarion-Ledger) - Theme parks leaning more to family fun than thrills
    ORLANDO, Fla. — Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2375. Tue, 30 May 2006 2:29 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Australia faces uphill battle on whaling
    Australia faces a difficult task in convincing Pacific Island nations to vote against a return to commercial whaling if a meeting in Kiribati is any indication. - (Source)

  2376. Tue, 30 May 2006 8:18 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Whale watch
    THE first pictures of this year's whale migration to South Australian waters show the mammals are not shy. Campbelltown recreational fisher Robert Chenda, 43, spotted the 12m humpback frolicking in Spencer Gulf near the Port Augusta power station on Friday. (Source)

  2377. Tue, 30 May 2006 6:45 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - Norway: promoting whale meat on tour
    30 May, 2006 - IN what is claimed to be a way of dispelling myths about the Minke whale, whale catching and whale steak, people in the south of Norway are to be visited by a touring whale-mobile, Norwegian media reports. (Source)

  2378. Tue, 30 May 2006 6:56 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Tourists pounce on Alaska mammoth ivory
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In the downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, tourists finger curios made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2379. Tue, 30 May 2006 5:49 AM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Australia lobbies Pacific nations against whaling
    CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australia began a last-ditch attempt to lobby small Pacific Island nations to support whale conservation on Tuesday, warning that every vote at next month's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting would be crucial. (Source)

  2380. Tue, 30 May 2006 5:08 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Caribbean nation renews support for Japan's commercial whaling
    _ Antigua and Barbuda on Tuesday renewed its support for Japan's commercial whaling ahead of an annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission from mid-June in the Caribbean island state of St. (Source)

  2381. Tue, 30 May 2006 12:42 PM PDT - (CNN.com) - Ice Age beasts' ivory sold as trinkets
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- In Anchorage's downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, are souvenirs made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2382. Tue, 30 May 2006 2:07 PM PDT - (BBC News) - 'Crystal' whale bones go on show
    The preserved bones of a whale are to go on display at an exhibition on climate change at the Natural History Museum. (Source)

  2383. Tue, 30 May 2006 1:27 PM PDT - (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) - Woolly Mammoth Ivory Big in Alaska
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - In Anchorage's downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, are souvenirs made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2384. Tue, 30 May 2006 7:42 PM PDT - (BBC News) - 'Crystal' whale bones go on show
    The preserved bones of a whale are to go on display at an exhibition on climate change at the Natural History Museum. (Source)

  2385. Tue, 30 May 2006 5:02 PM PDT - (USA Today) - Woolly mammoth ivory big in Alaska
    In Anchorage's downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, are souvenirs made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2386. Tue, 30 May 2006 6:51 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Whale warning to Pacific Islands
    ENVIRONMENT Minister Ian Campbell has issued a veiled warning to Pacific Island nations that they risk the world's anger if they support the return of commercial whaling. (Source)

  2387. Tue, 30 May 2006 6:02 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Australia Lobbies Pacific Nations Against Whaling
    CANBERRA - Australia began a last-ditch attempt to lobby small Pacific Island nations to support whale conservation on Tuesday, warning that every vote at next month's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting would be crucial. (Source)

  2388. Tue, 30 May 2006 11:14 PM PDT - (Deseret Morning News) - Alaska mammoth legal or not is big
    In Anchorage's downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, are souvenirs made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2389. Tue, 30 May 2006 11:02 PM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - Theme parks packing new thrills
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer-whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond below are among the scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2390. Wed, 31 May 2006 3:31 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - RESEARCHERS TRY TO TALK WITH THE DOLPHINS AT EPCOT
    Scientists developed a language like Morse code in an attempt to communicate with Calvin the dolphin. and scientists are excited, since the Disney performer weighs 450 pounds and breathes through a blowhole. (Source)

  2391. Wed, 31 May 2006 3:24 AM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Brazil Leads Another Bid for a South Atlantic Whale Sanctuary
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts and Nevis , May 31, 2006 (ENS) - Scientific consultations have begun in advance of this year's International Whaling Commission meeting and so has the political maneuvering both for and against whale conservation. (Source)

  2392. Wed, 31 May 2006 3:51 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Australia Lobbies Pacific Nations against Whaling
    CANBERRA — Australia began a last-ditch attempt to lobby small Pacific Island nations to support whale conservation on Tuesday, warning that every vote at next month's International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting would be crucial. (Source)

  2393. Wed, 31 May 2006 3:25 AM PDT - (The State) - Alaska woolly mammoth ivory excavated for jewelry, scrimshaw
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska — In Anchorage’s downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, are souvenirs made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2394. Wed, 31 May 2006 4:13 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Tail of woe
    By JASON KOLNOS STAFF WRITER HYANNIS - What would possess someone to pilfer a 400-pound painted fiberglass whale that would have benefited a local nonprofit organization? (Source)

  2395. Wed, 31 May 2006 12:44 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Australia frustrated in bid to woo Pacific nations to anti-whaling side
    A senior Australian delegation lobbying Pacific island nations not to back Japan's campaign to resume commercial whaling has failed to get any guarantees from the tiny states, officials said. (Source)

  2396. Wed, 31 May 2006 5:44 PM PDT - (CBS 4 Boston) - Hyannis Police Looking For Stolen Whale Sculpture
    Hyannis police are on the lookout for a stolen whale sculpture. This one shouldn't be too hard to find. It weighs 400-pounds. More Water Cooler News (Source)

  2397. Wed, 31 May 2006 11:26 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Marshall Islands undecided on whaling ban
    The Yushin Maru catcher ship of the Japanese whaling fleet injures a whale with its first harpoon before taking a further three harpoon shots to kill the whale in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica. (Source)

  2398. Wed, 31 May 2006 9:29 PM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Vanuatu In Depth
    The IWC meets in the Caribbean in two weeks. Australia's environment minister, Ian Campbell, has met Vanuatu's prime minister to discuss the issue of whale conservation. (Source)

  2399. Wed, 31 May 2006 9:08 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Vanuatu pledges continued support to anti-whaling campaign
    Federal Environment Minister Senator Ian Campbell has met Vanuatu's Prime Minister to discuss the conservation of whales. (Source)

  2400. Wed, 31 May 2006 9:30 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Vanuatu pledges continued support to anti-whaling campaign
    Federal Environment Minister Senator Ian Campbell has met Vanuatu's Prime Minister to discuss the conservation of whales. The Pacific nation is not a member of the International Whaling Commission, but it supports Australia's position. (Source)

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  2401. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 7:18 AM PDT - (The Whitehaven News) - Treat for harbour visitors as dolphin leaps into action
    MARRA the dolphin may have been trying to return to his true port on Tuesday. Whitehaven harbour staff were delighted to watch a dolphin leaping out of the water alongside the outer lock-gates for several hours. (Source)

  2402. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 8:11 AM PDT - (Fernandina Beach News-Leader) - Oldtimers cavort in a new Marineland
    The new Marineland has recently reopened at its old location south of St.Augustine, and is now a state-of-the-art series of interconnected pools of multiple depths and a comprehensive offering of dolphin-human interactive programs. (Source)

  2403. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 2:28 AM PDT - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Humpback whale + your music = a hit
    Make your own song, win stuff. The catch? It's gotta feature the call of a humpback whale. (Source)

  2404. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 1:44 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - A whale ballet and the ride of your life...
    Theme parks across the United States have taken entertainment to a whole new level with spine-tingling rollercoaster rides and amazing animal adventures. Travis Reed gets in touch with his inner child in Florida... (Source)

  2405. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 1:34 AM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Councils net Games fish
    The eel will stay in Melbourne, East Gippsland will get the common carp and the killer whale is off to the Mornington Peninsula. (Source)

  2406. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 2:01 AM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - International experts: Japanese whaling unlawful
    "Australia needs to mount an international legal challenge to Japan's brutal whale hunt immediately," said Senator Rachel Siewert today. "We should challenge Japan immediately through the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) or the International Commission on Justice." (Source)

  2407. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 8:29 AM PDT - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Humpback whale + your music = a hit
    Make your own song, win stuff. The catch? It's gotta feature the call of a humpback whale. (Source)

  2408. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 7:21 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - DNA test harpoons excuse for whaling
    AUSTRALIAN scientists say they are demolishing the last excuse Japan has for scientific whaling: discovering a whale's age. - (Source)

  2409. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 8:14 AM PDT - (AlertNet) - Select an Edition:
    OSLO, June 1 (Reuters) - Whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland may take a step towards ending a 20-year moratorium on hunting at an international meeting in mid-June, Norway's top whaling official said on Thursday. (Source)

  2410. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:12 AM PDT - (INQ7.net) - Japan to call for separate forum on whaling outside IWC
    TOKYO -- Japan will propose a separate forum to the International Whaling Commission annual meeting to try to sideline "hardliners" opposed to an end to the ban on commercial whaling, officials said Thursday. (Source)

  2411. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 1:30 PM PDT - (KTVA) - Whale freed from fishing net near Petersburg
    The Coast Guard says it was able to assist in the untangling of a humpback whale from a fishing net Tuesday night. The whale was tangled at about 5 p.m. near Petersburg in Southeast Alaska. (Source)

  2412. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 3:09 PM PDT - (The Christian Science Monitor) - Save the whales
    Japan's monied clout over small nations to vote against the ban on whaling can be stopped with a boycott. (Source)

  2413. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 1:54 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Whalers may take step to end hunting ban
    Whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland may take a step towards ending a 20-year moratorium on hunting at an international meeting in mid-June. (Source)

  2414. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 2:09 PM PDT - (The Age) - Whalers may take step to end hunting ban
    Whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland may take a step towards ending a 20-year moratorium on hunting at an international meeting in mid-June, Norway's top whaling official said. (Source)

  2415. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 5:56 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - Whaling Agency Faces a Possible Shift
    Japan and Norway, two nations that have refused to give up large-scale whaling despite widespread condemnation, are on the cusp of gaining control of the international commission that since 1986 has strictly limited whale hunting in an effort to rebuild the population of Earth's largest creatures. (Source)

  2416. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 6:58 PM PDT - (IBLNEWS) - Basque Sailors to Retrace the Whale-Hunting Route of their Ancestors
    Seven sailors will undertake a 3 500-km voyage on the St. Lawrence from Quebec to Red Bay, Labrador in a txalupa, a true-to-life replica of a 16th-century whaling boat propelled by oars and sail. (Source)

  2417. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 5:33 PM PDT - (Big Bear Grizzly) - B's Backyard Bar-b-que ready for busy weekend
    It's been a long year and a half for Julie and John Gorzik. The couple purchased the lakeside building once inhabited by The Blue Whale in December 2004. John and his K.C. Masterpiece Smoker are finally going to get down to some downhome cookin'. (Source)

  2418. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 9:13 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Search on for entangled whale
    SPOTTER planes are trying to locate a humpback whale reportedly tangled in ropes off the West Australian coast. (Source)

  2419. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 9:22 PM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Search on for entangled whale
    SPOTTER planes are trying to locate a humpback whale reportedly tangled in ropes off the West Australian coast. The whale was seen by local professional fishermen late yesterday afternoon when it appeared to be dragging heavy ropes and large floats off Augusta, in southern WA. (Source)

  2420. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 10:13 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - Whaling Agency Faces a Possible Shift
    Japan and Norway, two nations that have refused to give up large-scale whaling despite widespread condemnation, are on the cusp of gaining control of the international commission that since 1986 has strictly limited whale hunting in an effort to rebuild the population of Earth's largest creatures. (Source)

  2421. Thu, 01 Jun 2006 9:59 PM PDT - (The MetroWest Daily News) - Old whalers take to water
    HUDSON -- This landlocked suburban town happens to be home to some of the few men who know how to find a whale with a sailboat. Whalers from the Azorean islands settled in Hudson decades ago. On Sunday, some will have a chance to take up oars again. (Source)

  2422. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 6:00 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Dolphin amusement park opens for business in Belize
    SPANISH LOOKOUT CAYE, Belize (1 June 2006) -- Belize has joined the ranks of Caribbean cruise ship destinations cashing in on dolphin amusement parks. (Source)

  2423. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 5:40 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Dolphin therapy helps a little boy to speak
    A SIX-YEAR-OLD boy who lived in silence because he was born with part of his brain missing has spoken his first words, after dolphins helped him learn to talk. (Source)

  2424. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 3:54 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Mahler's Eighth eludes capture
    Like Melville's great white whale, the Eighth Symphony of Mahler continues to bedevil and elude Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony. This is the big one -- the most massive and unwieldy beast in the Mahlerian corpus - and it's quick to... (Source)

  2425. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 4:23 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Airborne orca will make you believe
    Shamu makes me so jealous. (Source)

  2426. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 3:00 AM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Save the whales: Boycott Japanese products
    TOKYO, Japan (1 June 2006) -- Japan's export titans often get their way with their government. Right now they want senior politicians to end their controversial visits to a Tokyo war memorial that also honors war criminals - the visits are bad for business in China. (Source)

  2427. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 3:50 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Whalers May Take Step to End Hunting Ban, Whaling Commissioner Says
    OSLO — Whaling nations Japan, Norway and Iceland may take a step towards ending a 20-year moratorium on hunting at an international meeting in mid-June, Norway's top whaling official said on Thursday. (Source)

  2428. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 8:45 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Finland, Sweden urge Norway to lower whaling quota
    Finland and Sweden have urged Norway to reduce its whaling quota for this year, arguing that Oslo's annual quota hikes could hurt chances of finding a solution to an international dispute over its whale hunt practice. (Source)

  2429. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 8:13 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Ocean giants move in
    SOUTHERN right whales have made their annual migration to South Australian waters and experts have predicted another good season for watching the giants of the ocean. (Source)

  2430. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 5:58 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Rescuers trying to find entangled whale
    Spotter planes are trying to locate a humpback whale reportedly tangled in ropes off the West Australian coast. (Source)

  2431. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 5:38 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - CALM weighs continuing whale search
    The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) says it will call off the search for a whale which has become entangled in ropes off the south-west coast if it is not found today. (Source)

  2432. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 5:55 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale season launched in Augusta
    The annual whale watching season will be officially launched in Western Australia's south-west this weekend. (Source)

  2433. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 7:07 PM PDT - (KOLR) - Ancient Whale Fossil Finds New Home in the Ozarks
    Greene County is the new home of a 40 million year old treasure. On Friday, pallets of limestone containing bones from a primitive whale that swam the ocean was delivered to the Riverbluff Cave Field House. (Source)

  2434. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 5:55 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Norway urged to lower whaling quota
    Finland and Sweden on Friday have urged Norway to reduce its whaling quota for this year, arguing that Oslo's annual quota hikes could hurt chances of finding a solution to an international dispute over its whale hunt practice. (Source)

  2435. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 7:51 PM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Washington islanders are off the clock
    Visitors to Orcas, with its small-town ambience and big outdoors, find that life here proceeds at a different pace. (Source)

  2436. Fri, 02 Jun 2006 9:18 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - Whaling Agency Faces a Possible Shift
    Japan and Norway, two nations that have refused to give up large-scale whaling despite widespread condemnation, are on the cusp of gaining control of the international commission that since 1986 has strictly limited whale hunting in an effort to rebuild the population of Earth's largest creatures. (Source)

  2437. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 9:15 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Dolphins Vanishing in Nepal Due to Pollution: Study
    Dolphins vanishing in Nepal due to pollution: study KATHMANDU, June 3 (Xinhua) -- The endangered species of dolphin is fast vanishing from Nepali rivers due to increased pollution, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) disclosed in a study on Saturday. (Source)

  2438. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 0:21 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Pro-hunting nations gain influence in whaling agency
    Japan and Norway, two nations that have refused to give up large-scale whaling despite widespread condemnation, are on the cusp of gaining... (Source)

  2439. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 4:03 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Two girls charged in theft of whale statue from green
    By PATRICK CASSIDY STAFF WRITER HYANNIS - Thar she blows. Relief washed over sponsors and organizers of the Whale Trail art exhibit when news spread yesterday the whale statue known as 'Great Spirit' had been discovered not far from where it was stolen. (Source)

  2440. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 3:54 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - 2 whaling nations may soon control limits on hunting / Environmentalists alarmed because animals still at risk
    Japan and Norway, two nations that have refused to give up large-scale whaling despite widespread condemnation, are on the cusp of gaining control of the international commission that since 1986 has strictly limited whale hunting in an effort to rebuild the... (Source)

  2441. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 8:36 PM PDT - (People's Daily) - Finland, Sweden urge Norway to lower whaling quota
    Environment ministers of Finland and Sweden have urged Norway to retract its decision to raise whaling quota for this year, a statement from the Finnish government said Friday. (Source)

  2442. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:50 PM PDT - (Mail and Guardian) - Save the whale's friends
    Like a bloodhound on the scent of a crime, Kerry Sink enters Portugal Fisheries in Troyeville, Johannesburg, and heads straight for a freezer at the rear of the store. The 33-year-old marine biologist closely scrutinises a package of crayfish tails. “See the scalloped lines on the shell?” she asks. (Source)

  2443. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 11:08 PM PDT - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Whalers may get boost from world panel vote
    WASHINGTON -- Japan and Norway, two nations that have refused to give up large-scale whaling despite widespread condemnation, are on the cusp of gaining control of the international commission that since 1986 has strictly limited whale hunting in an effort to rebuild the population of the world's largest creatures. (Source)

  2444. Sat, 03 Jun 2006 9:15 PM PDT - (Town Online) - More than a fluke
    Type the terms "Cape Ann" and "whale" into any search machine and you’ll get a string of web pages about whale watches. That’s the modern take on a tradition that goes back to the early days of Gloucester: Turning to the whales when times get tough. (Source)

  2445. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 1:50 AM PDT - (Duluth News Tribune) - Dolphin learns to use rhythm
    ORLANDO, Fla. -- Calvin's got rhythm -- and scientists are excited, since the Disney performer weighs 450 pounds and breathes through a blowhole. (Source)

  2446. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 0:16 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - SMILE! CLICK... C-MON... SNAP... MISSED!: Shutter lag
    Glenn Maxwell vividly recalls the only whale-watching cruise he ever took, two years ago off Puerto Vallarta. As waves rocked the boat, he says, scores of the giant mammals leapt clear of the water. (Source)

  2447. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 0:10 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - A mammoth find: ivory for jewelry
    In Anchorage's downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, are souvenirs made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2448. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 1:51 AM PDT - (Duluth News Tribune) - Whaling countries poised to control regulatory group
    WASHINGTON -- Japan and Norway, two nations that have refused to give up large-scale whaling despite widespread condemnation, are on the cusp of gaining control of the international commission that since 1986 has strictly limited whale hunting in an effort to rebuild the population of Earth's largest creatures. (Source)

  2449. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 2:50 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Swimming with the humpback whales
    WHO: Elsa Lichman , 61, of Waltham WHERE: Silver Bank in the Atlantic Ocean, 60 miles north of the Dominican Republic (Source)

  2450. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 6:32 AM PDT - (Republican American) - Old Whale wounds may fester forever
    They are still bitter. It's been 10 years since the team left. These fans just can't let go. (Source)

  2451. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 5:54 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - SMILE! CLICK... C-MON... SNAP... MISSED!: Shutter lag
    Glenn Maxwell vividly recalls the only whale-watching cruise he ever took, two years ago off Puerto Vallarta. As waves rocked the boat, he says, scores of the giant mammals leapt clear of the water. (Source)

  2452. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 8:20 AM PDT - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - Killing for finance
    THE clock is ticking and shortly the slaughter will begin. The Japanese have fixed the vote and their harpooners hone their skills as they prepare to resume the methodical commercial hunting and destruction of whales, banned since 1986. (Source)

  2453. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 10:21 AM PDT - (KATU) - Woolly mammoth ivory excavated for jewelry, scrimshaw
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - In Anchorage's downtown ivory shops, alongside whale baleen baskets and walrus tusk statuettes, are souvenirs made from the fossils of shaggy Ice Age beasts that died on the tundra thousands of years ago. (Source)

  2454. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 8:14 PM PDT - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Humpback whale + your music = a hit
    Make your own song, win stuff. The catch? It's gotta feature the call of a humpback whale. (Source)

  2455. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 7:53 PM PDT - (Terre Haute Tribune Star) - The Off Season: Many of us still hear the call of ‘The Blue Whale'
    My wife and I told my daughter when she was in high school that if she kept her grades up and took care of it, we’d give her our family car when the time was right. When she was a junior, we bestowed upon her our blue 1993 Chevy Lumina, still in pretty good shape despite its mileage. (Source)

  2456. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 7:54 PM PDT - (The Age) - Two 'pro-whaling' countries join IWC
    Japan is confident that the pro-whaling camp will have a majority now that the Marshall Islands and Cambodia have joined the International Whaling Commission (IWC). (Source)

  2457. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 6:38 PM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - 2 pro-whaling countries join IWC
    _ Two countries supporting Japan's bid to resume commercial whaling -- the Marshall Islands and Cambodia -- have joined the International Whaling Commission ahead of its decision-making plenary session June 16-20, sources close to the commission said Monday. (Source)

  2458. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 10:43 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale threat grows
    JAPAN is now confident that the pro-whaling camp is about to secure a majority after two countries supporting its bid to resume commercial whaling – the Marshall Islands and Cambodia – joined the International Whaling Commission (IWC). (Source)

  2459. Sun, 04 Jun 2006 10:53 PM PDT - (Terre Haute Tribune Star) - The Off Season: Many of us still hear the call of ‘The Blue Whale'
    My wife and I told my daughter when she was in high school that if she kept her grades up and took care of it, we’d give her our family car when the time was right. When she was a junior, we bestowed upon her our blue 1993 Chevy Lumina, still in pretty good shape despite its mileage. (Source)

  2460. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 5:14 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Concerns raised over dolphin death increase
    The South Australian Museum is concerned that an increasing number of dolphins are washing up on South Australian beaches with a particular parasite in their bodies. (Source)

  2461. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 0:39 AM PDT - (The Age) - Call for action on whale exclusion zones
    A Gold Coast tourism operator has called on the federal government to crack down hard on "weekend warriors" who get too close to humpback whales making their annual migration. (Source)

  2462. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 0:19 AM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Call for action on whale exclusion zones
    A Gold Coast tourism operator has called on the federal government to crack down on "weekend warriors" who get too close to humpback whales during migration. (Source)

  2463. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 3:00 AM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Doing it right: Vanuatu establishes whale sanctuary
    PORT VILA, Vanuatu (4 June 2006) -- The Vanuatu government has formally established a whale sanctuary under the Fisheries Act that was endorsed last year by Parliament and formally gazetted this year. (Source)

  2464. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 1:53 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - 'Shutter lag' nags digital photographers
    Delay before camera captures image can ruin picture-perfect moments Glenn Maxwell vividly recalls the only whale-watching cruise he ever took, two years ago off Puerto Vallarta. As waves rocked the boat, he says, scores of the giant mammals leapt clear of the water. (Source)

  2465. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 1:10 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Portuguese tradition is honored on the Charles
    His grandfather hunted sperm whales while rowing for his livelihood in an industry that brought him to the United States. (Source)

  2466. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 4:49 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Whales again need saving from hunters
    WHILE people in Hawaii see humpback whales as magnificent creatures that grace the Pacific Ocean in winter months, others in Japan and Norway view them as an extravagant lunch. (Source)

  2467. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 7:59 AM PDT - (Vancouver Province) - Nootka Sound residents honour Luna's memory
    Luna, the orca killed by a boat's propeller earlier this year, was the subject of controversy. In life, Luna the killer whale caused passionate disagreements. (Source)

  2468. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 6:30 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - 'Shutter lag' nags digital photographers
    Delay before camera captures image can ruin picture-perfect moments Glenn Maxwell vividly recalls the only whale-watching cruise he ever took, two years ago off Puerto Vallarta. As waves rocked the boat, he says, scores of the giant mammals leapt clear of the water. (Source)

  2469. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 8:06 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Swimming with the humpback whales
    WHO: Elsa Lichman , 61, of Waltham WHERE: Silver Bank in the Atlantic Ocean, 60 miles north of the Dominican Republic (Source)

  2470. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 9:38 AM PDT - (CMJ) - White Whale's Maiden Voyage
    Swab the poop deck and haul in the anchor: New Merge indie aficionados White Whale are off the port bow with enough catchy hooks and stylish rhythms to provide smooth sailing right to the top of the charts. (Source)

  2471. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 12:56 PM PDT - (WLNE-TV) - A look at the art of scrimshaw
    A popular craft from the days of whale ships is making a comeback. Reporter Paul Burton shows us how the art of scrimshaw is here to stay, right in Rhode Island's City-by-the-sea. (Source)

  2472. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 1:59 PM PDT - (The Mercury) - Whales look doomed
    AS Australia's whale-watching season gets into full swing Japan was yesterday confident of getting the support it needs to resume commercial whaling. (Source)

  2473. Mon, 05 Jun 2006 2:09 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whales look doomed
    JAPAN is confident of getting the go-ahead for commercial whaling, thanks to two new members of the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  2474. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 0:29 AM PDT - (PR Web) - Whale Watching Kayak Trips off San Juan Island Mix Adventure with Comfort
    Outdoor Odysseys offers bed and breakfast sea kayaking and hiking tour. (PRWEB Jun 6, 2006) Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/TG92ZS1QaWdnLVNpbmctRW1wdC1JbnNlLVplcm8= (Source)

  2475. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 0:00 AM PDT - (PR Web via Yahoo! News) - Whale Watching Kayak Trips off San Juan Island Mix Adventure with Comfort
    Friday Harbor, WA (PRWEB) June 6, 2006 -- For those who like outdoor adventure by day and a comfortable bed at night, Outdoor Odysseys announces its three-day bed and breakfast sea kayaking and hiking trip. (Source)

  2476. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:35 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Holland America Line Honored for Whale Conservation Program
    Holland America Line's "Avoiding Whale Strikes" program and the cruise company's leadership and commitment to the conservation of whales have been recognized by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Marine Fisheries Service with a Conservation Partnership Award, part of a newly established Sustainable Fisheries Leadership Awards Program. (Source)

  2477. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:47 AM PDT - (Tucson Citizen) - Young Reporter: A whale's wet thanks
    Most people spend their day on the beach building sand castles and throwing Frisbees. My father, Scott Johnson, had an unusual day at the beach back in June 2000. (Source)

  2478. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 12:49 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Protesters mobilise against whaling
    The organiser of today's national day of action against Japan's whaling program says she hopes it will pressure the Federal Government into doing more to protect the mammals. (Source)

  2479. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 9:11 AM PDT - (The Epoch Times) - Struggle Continues for Commercial Whaling Ban
    Pro-whaling nations - Japan, Iceland and Norway - are tipped to gain control of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) at its annual conference this month, despite last ditch efforts by the Aus... (Source)

  2480. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 9:21 AM PDT - (Buchan Observer) - 123-year-old Arctic whaler mystery is finally solved
    THREE years after undertaking a painstaking search for information on a Peterhead sailor who died in 1885, a local librarian has finally found her man. (Source)

  2481. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 3:47 PM PDT - (KTVA) - Glacier Bay personnel trying to untangle whale
    Crews Tuesday at Glacier Bay National Park are trying to untangle a young humpback whale that's caught in the lines and a buoy of a single crab pot. Superintendent Tomie Lee says it should be relatively easy to untangle the whale, and she expects it to be completed by today. (Source)

  2482. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 2:35 PM PDT - (WLBZ Bangor) - Trenton Beach Is Temporary Home To Dead Whale
    The sight of a 46-foot sperm whale drew quite a crowd in Hancock County on Tuesday morning. The whale was found dead in Boothbay Harbor this week, then towed to a beach in Trenton. That's where researchers are getting a close look at the marine mammal. (Source)

  2483. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 6:20 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Baby whale rescued near Geraldton
    A whale rescue squad in Western Australia has successfully freed a baby humpback whale off the coast of Leeman, south of Geraldton. (Source)

  2484. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 6:55 PM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Glacier Bay personnel trying to untangle whale
    Glacier Bay National Park crews on Tuesday were trying to untangle a young humpback whale that was caught in the lines and a buoy of a single crab pot. (Source)

  2485. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 6:16 PM PDT - (Margaret River Mail) - Injured whale search
    A SEARCH for a distressed whale tangled in ropes and floats was unsuccessful on Friday, with the Department of Conservation and Land Management sending several planes to canvass the coast. (Source)

  2486. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 7:13 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Baby whale rescued near Geraldton
    A whale rescue squad in Western Australia has successfully freed a baby humpback whale off the coast of Leeman, south of Geraldton. Fishermen spotted the whale dragging cray ropes, more than 20 nautical miles off the coast. (Source)

  2487. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 9:49 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Alaska rescuers trying to untangle whale
    Rescuers were unable to free a young humpback whale Tuesday who became caught in the lines and buoy of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park. (Source)

  2488. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:10 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Alaska Rescuers Trying to Untangle Whale
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Rescuers were unable to free a young humpback whale Tuesday who became caught in the lines and buoy of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park. Attempts to free the whale would begin again on Wednesday, Chief Ranger Chuck Young said. The whale swam about eight miles, to the entrance of Glacier Bay, since it was first spotted Tuesday morning. Crews had attached two buoys (Source)

  2489. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 9:56 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Japan plans alliance to end whale ban
    Japan plans a new group for nations that support commercial whaling in a bid to end a 20-year ban on the activity, officials said, reiterating threats to leave the International Whaling Commission if it didn't lift the ban. (Source)

  2490. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 9:10 PM PDT - (The Age) - Govt must stop whale slaughter: Labor
    The Howard government has not done enough to stop Japan from slaughtering whales, Labor claims. - (Source)

  2491. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 10:15 PM PDT - (New York Times) - Whales Up Close, in High-Def
    You would think that it would be easy to record whales on video underwater, but they have eluded underwater cinematographers for years. (Source)

  2492. Tue, 06 Jun 2006 11:09 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Japan plans new pro-whalers group
    By Elaine Lies TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan (Source)

  2493. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 3:03 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Rare dolphin thrives in small part of Indus river
    The highly endangered Indus river dolphin has dramatically increased in numbers in a small section of the Indus in Pakistan but the animals remain very rare and in grave danger, a scientist said on Wednesday. (Source)

  2494. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 7:16 AM PDT - (India Daily) - Pak. river dolphin population increases, but still borders on extinction
    The population of an endangered species of dolphin living in Pakistan's Indus river has increased in recent years, but the animal remains at high risk of extinction, the scientist leading a conservation project said on Wednesday. (Source)

  2495. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 3:31 AM PDT - (SABC News) - Rare dolphin thrives in small part of Indus river
    The highly endangered Indus river dolphin has dramatically increased in numbers in a small section of the Indus in Pakistan, but the animals remain very rare and in grave danger, a scientist said today. (Source)

  2496. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 5:18 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Population of Endangered Dolphins Rises
    Pakistani River Dolphin Population Increases, but Still Borders on Extinction (Source)

  2497. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 5:55 AM PDT - (Pravda) - Population Pakistani dolphin increases
    Bad ecological situation and other reasons brought high level extinction dorsal fin-less Indus River Dolphins. But position improved in recent years. The population dolphins living in Pakistan 's Indus River has increased. (Source)

  2498. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 5:32 PM PDT - (Syracuse.com) - Population of endangered dolphins rises
    ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — The population of an endangered species of dolphin living in Pakistan's Indus River has increased in recent years, but the animal remains at high risk of extinction, the scientist leading a conservation project said Wednesday. (Source)

  2499. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:44 PM PDT - (Whyalla News) - Baby dolphin found dead
    A shocking find turned a regular fishing trip into a horrible experience for local fisherman Andrew Hallett and nephew Phillip. The pair discovered a small dead dolphin floating on the water's surface near the OneSteel rock wall on Saturday afternoon at 2pm. (Source)

  2500. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 0:16 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Tangled baby humpback whale freed
    RESCUERS have freed a baby humpback whale that was tangled in craypot ropes off WA's mid-west coast. (Source)

  2501. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 0:13 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Tangled baby humpback whale freed
    RESCUERS have freed a baby humpback whale that was tangled in craypot ropes off WA's mid-west coast. The whale was first reported by a fisherman on Monday and was sighted by a spotter plane yesterday about 20 nautical miles off Leeman, a seaside town north of Perth. (Source)

  2502. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 7:22 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Museum hopes to display skeleton of 46-foot sperm whale
    A Down East museum hopes to display the skeleton of a 46-foot sperm whale that was found floating in the Gulf of Maine. (Source)

  2503. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 5:18 AM PDT - (Bangor Daily News) - Dead sperm whale a scientific treasure 40-ton carcass dragged to Trenton; museum hopes to display skeleton
    TRENTON - The makeshift crew sharpened their flensing knives Tuesday afternoon, slathered on sunblock, and stepped into their high boots and bright orange oilskins. (Source)

  2504. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 7:07 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Gay couples seize the day … before Howard quashes civil unions law
    IN A minnow-versus-whale scenario, the ACT is planning official recognition of gay couples before the Federal Government erases the enabling law. - (Source)

  2505. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:16 AM PDT - (The Times Record) - An ocean giant's final voyage
    Sperm whale's body towed to College of the Atlantic BOOTHBAY — It had to be the worst Boothbay-to-Bar Harbor cruise ever, but the whale didn't mind. It was dead. (Source)

  2506. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 4:13 PM PDT - (China Daily) - / National
    Chinese people have been shocked by Japan's bid to resume slaughtering whales. More than 90 per cent of respondents to an online poll said China should "resolutely oppose Japanese whaling." (Source)

  2507. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 8:43 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale watching threat
    THE Australian Government was yesterday urged to move beyond diplomacy and take Japanese whalers to court to protect Australia's multi-million dollar whale-watching industry. (Source)

  2508. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 5:40 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Sue Japan say whale watchers
    THE federal Government has been urged to take Japanese whalers to court to protect Australia's multimillion-dollar whale-watching industry because diplomacy is not working. (Source)

  2509. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 6:15 PM PDT - (Sunday Times) - Rescuers free tangled baby whale
    RESCUERS have freed a baby humpback whale that was tangled in craypot ropes off WA's mid-west coast. The whale was first reported by a fisherman on Monday and was sighted from a spotter plane on Tuesday, about 20 nautical miles off Leeman, a seaside town north of Perth. (Source)

  2510. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 6:11 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whale watchers keep lookout for winter arrivals
    WHALE watchers are eagerly looking to the seas off Warrnambool to spot the first of this year's mammals migrating to the region. (Source)

  2511. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 7:00 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - 'Flipper' trainer blasts Marineland dolphin park promoters
    NAPIER, New Zealand (7 June 2006) -- In a letter sent to CDNN and the New Zealand Herald, former dolphin trainer turned anti-dolphin slave trade activist Richard O'Barry blasted New Zealand officials who want to capture more dolphins for the Napier Marineland amusement park. (Source)

  2512. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 7:11 PM PDT - (Thursday Magnet) - Hundreds rally for whale conservation
    Yesterday afternoon 300 whale watchers and supporters of whale conservation gathered at Aslings Beach. The huge public event was part of a National Day of Action to Protect Whales, prompted by Japan's plans to hunt and kill humpback whales next year. (Source)

  2513. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 8:54 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Rescuers in Alaska fail to find humpback
    Rescuers were unable to find a young humpback whale on Wednesday who had been tangled in the lines and buoys of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. (Source)

  2514. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 7:39 PM PDT - (East Bay Express) - They Walk Among Us
    Haunting the Cal campus on weekends. The sky was clear and moonless the night they stole the whale. Greg Flub, a massive lummox with drool on his chin, kept insisting it wasn't actually stealing if nobody owned it. (Source)

  2515. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 11:29 PM PDT - (The Mercury) - Sue Japan say whale watchers
    THE federal Government has been urged to take Japanese whalers to court to protect Australia's multimillion-dollar whale-watching industry because diplomacy is not working. (Source)

  2516. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 9:18 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Rescuers in Alaska Fail to Find Humpback
    Search Fails to Find Young Humpback Whale Tangled in Fishing Lines at National Park in Alaska (Source)

  2517. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 9:17 PM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Rescuers in Alaska Fail to Find Humpback
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Rescuers were unable to find a young humpback whale on Wednesday who had been tangled in the lines and buoys of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. (Source)

  2518. Wed, 07 Jun 2006 9:07 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Rescuers in Alaska Fail to Find Humpback
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Rescuers were unable to find a young humpback whale on Wednesday who had been tangled in the lines and buoys of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. The whale was followed for about nine hours Tuesday before crews quit trying to cut the line. Officials believed orange buoys attached to the lines would make the whale easy to spot. "We had a plane out all (Source)

  2519. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 3:06 PM PDT - (SABC News) - Rare dolphin thrives in small part of Indus river
    The highly endangered Indus river dolphin has dramatically increased in numbers in a small section of the Indus in Pakistan, but the animals remain very rare and in grave danger, a scientist said today. (Source)

  2520. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 2:59 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Population of Endangered Dolphins Rises
    The population of an endangered species of dolphin living in Pakistan's Indus River has increased in recent years, but the animal remains at high risk of extinction, the scientist leading a conservation project said Wednesday. (Source)

  2521. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 2:59 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Japan Plans New Pro-Whalers Group to End Hunting Ban
    Japan plans a new group for nations that support commercial whaling in a bid to end a 20-year ban on the activity, officials said, reiterating threats to leave the International Whaling Commission if it didn't lift the ban. (Source)

  2522. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 7:01 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Whale spotter's delight goes for a record
    THE little-known Sydney property developer Danny Goldberg has spent a record $15 million plus to buy the best house on Wategos Beach, the small pocket beneath Cape Byron Lighthouse. - (Source)

  2523. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 12:14 PM PDT - (Town Online) - Whale rescue, repairs, protect an endangered species
    Right and sperm whales are endangered species, at least in Hyannis where one Whale Trail statue was stolen and two others were vandalized. (Source)

  2524. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 1:05 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Whale spotter's delight goes for a record
    THE little-known Sydney property developer Danny Goldberg has spent a record $15 million plus to buy the best house on Wategos Beach, the small pocket beneath Cape Byron Lighthouse. - (Source)

  2525. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 8:29 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale slips free from crab gear in Alaska
    A young humpback whale that was tangled in the lines of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve likely slipped free of the gear, a park official said Thursday. (Source)

  2526. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 8:56 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Whale Slips Free From Crab Gear in Alaska
    Young Humpback Whale Slips Free From Crab Gear at National Park in Alaska; Believed to Be OK (Source)

  2527. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 6:33 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Rescuers fail to find entangled young humpback whale
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (7 June 2006) -- Rescuers were unable to find a young humpback whale on Wednesday who had been tangled in the lines and buoys of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. (Source)

  2528. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 9:15 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Whale Slips Free From Crab Gear in Alaska
    GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, Alaska (AP) - A young humpback whale that was tangled in the lines of a crab pot in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve likely slipped free of the gear, a park official said Thursday. The line, still attached to an 80-pound crab pot, was found Thursday near the shoreline on the west side of the bay, said Chuck Young, chief ranger at the national park in Southeast (Source)

  2529. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 9:35 PM PDT - (Pocono Record) - Pocono Life
    One might not expect to find a dolphin in the Poconos, but Fran Marlin Valley has one in her Stroud Township backyard under a tarp tent. "If you look at it, you can see that she is smiling. (Source)

  2530. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 3:47 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Maui man charged with ivory trafficking
    A longtime Maui resident and businessman is charged with trafficking ivory teeth of the endangered white sperm whale, the first to be charged in Hawaii following a year-long investigation. (Source)

  2531. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 8:51 AM PDT - (BBC News) - False Killer Whale seen off coast
    Conservationists say a rare sighting of a False Killer Whale has taken place off the Manx coastline. (Source)

  2532. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 7:03 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Bird flu fear doesn't deter Alaska's hunters
    At the Apugauti ceremony to celebrate the capture of a bowhead whale during the spring, the men and women of the Patkotak whaling crew serve the traditional nigliq soup made with harvested geese, rice, onions and flavored with curry powder. (Source)

  2533. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 6:57 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Japan ready to cast net over slim pro-whaling majority
    JAPAN is poised to take advantage of a historic slim majority of pro-whaling countries at next week's International Whaling Commission meeting to push through changes in how the commission operates, to the dismay of the Environment Minister, Ian Campbell. - (Source)

  2534. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:01 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Bird flu scientists in northernmost U.S.
    Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot — all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2535. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:01 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! Asia News) - Bird Flu Scientists in Northernmost U.S.
    Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. (Source)

  2536. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:11 AM PDT - (Muzi) - Bird flu fear doesn't deter Alaska's hunters
    At the Apugauti ceremony to celebrate the capture of a bowhead whale during the spring, the men and women of the Patkotak whaling crew serve the traditional nigliq soup made with harvested geese, rice, onions and flavored with curry powder. (Source)

  2537. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 4:41 PM PDT - (KPUA Hilo) - Maui man charged with trafficking whale ivory
    HONOLULU (AP) _ A Maui businessman has been charged with trafficking ivory from the endangered white sperm whale. Howard Konrad is the first to be charged in Hawaii as part of a year-long investigation. (Source)

  2538. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 2:20 PM PDT - (ABC 13 Toledo) - Scientist hunt for bird flu in Barrow, Alaska
    BARROW, Alaska -- Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot - all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2539. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 4:20 PM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Close encounters with whales stir controversy
    Tour operators in Australia this week demanded that the government clamp down on the growing number of tourist boats that fail to observe regulations put in place to protect the annual migration of humpback whales along the country's Gold Coast. (Source)

  2540. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 4:06 PM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Feds propose critical habitat for Puget Sound's orcas
    Federal officials have proposed designating nearly all of the inland waters of Washington state — about 2,500 square miles — as critical habitat for killer whales, the first major development since the creatures were listed as endangered last year. (Source)

  2541. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 2:56 PM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Kaktovik village corp. softens stance against Shell
    Kaktovik's Native village corporation has distanced itself from a village government resolution denouncing Shell Oil for pursuing oil exploration in whaling grounds. (Source)

  2542. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 5:36 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Bird flu scientists in northernmost U.S.
    Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot — all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2543. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 5:44 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Feds propose habitat for Puget Sound orcas
    Federal officials have proposed designating nearly all of northwest Washington's inland waters — about 2,500 square miles — as critical habitat for killer whales, the first major development since the creatures were listed as endangered last year. (Source)

  2544. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 9:50 PM PDT - (SEMissourian.com) - A roundabout route
    A frozen-over North Atlantic Ocean, glacier-filled valleys and a surreal stretch across Greenland's ice caps. Eating whale steak at an arctic outpost, being met by armed soldiers in Croatia and posing for pictures next to the Parthenon. (Source)

  2545. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:55 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Critical habitat status proposed for much of Puget Sound, strait
    Federal officials have proposed nearly all of Washington's inland waters -- more than 2,500 square miles -- as critical habitat for orcas, but some think shoreline exemptions still pose a threat to the endangered whales. (Source)

  2546. Fri, 09 Jun 2006 11:16 PM PDT - (The Jamaica Observer) - THE prevention of the opening of any new captive dolphin or marine mammal facilities in Jamaica was among the list of
    The submission formed part of a petition for the protection of all 28 species of marine mammal species found in Jamaica waters, which was handed to Local Government and Environment Minister Dean Peart. (Source)

  2547. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 8:26 AM PDT - (Great News Network) - Population of Endangered Dolphins Rises
    Islamabad, Pakistan - The population of an endangered species of dolphin living in Pakistan's Indus River has increased in recent years, but the animal remains at high risk of extinction, the scientist leading a conservation project said Wednesday. (Source)

  2548. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 4:42 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Slaughter threat hangs over whales
    Japan's campaign to end the hunting moratorium could soon pay off. Justin McCurry reports from Tokyo. (Source)

  2549. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 0:22 AM PDT - (The State) - Scientists work with Alaska subsistence hunters to look for bird flu
    BARROW, Alaska — Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot — all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2550. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Scientists testing fowl for flu at Eskimo feasts
    Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot -- all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2551. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Huge stretch of Sound protected for orcas?
    From the orcas' summer playground to their winter range, a vast stretch of critical Puget Sound habitat may soon be placed under new federal... (Source)

  2552. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 1:14 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Alaskan hunters aid scientists' search for bird flu
    BARROW, Alaska -- Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot -- all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2553. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 4:50 AM PDT - (Telegraph) - Eskimos aid bird flu hunt
    BARROW, Alaska (AP) — Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot — all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2554. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 4:38 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Security sought for orca waters
    Federal officials have proposed designating nearly all of the inland waters of Washington state - about 2,500 square miles - as critical habitat for orcas, the first major development since the creatures were listed as endangered last year. (Source)

  2555. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 5:03 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Lahaina merchant accused as trafficker in whale ivory
    A Maui businessman has been charged with trafficking in ivory from endangered white sperm whales. (Source)

  2556. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:14 PM PDT - (Coos Bay World Link) - Scientists help Alaska hunters look for bird flu
    BARROW, Alaska (AP) - Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot - all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2557. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 12:48 PM PDT - (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News) - Fans in Hartford, Conn., bittersweet over Hurricanes Stanley Cup run
    EDMONTON (CP) - If the Carolina Hurricanes win the Stanley Cup, there are some hardcore hockey fans in Hartford, Conn., who hope they take that great big silver mug and pound it out their blowhole. (Source)

  2558. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 4:03 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Feds propose habitat for Puget Sound orcas
    Federal officials have proposed designating nearly all of northwest Washington's inland waters — about 2,500 square miles — as critical habitat for killer whales, the first major development since the creatures were listed as endangered last year. (Source)

  2559. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 4:42 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Slaughter threat hangs over whales
    Japan's campaign to end the hunting moratorium could soon pay off. Justin McCurry reports from Tokyo. (Source)

  2560. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 8:40 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Anti-whaling efforts not enough: ALP
    AUSTRALIA has not done enough to stop whaling, Labor says. Japan and other pro-whaling nations will attempt to overturn a ban on commercial whale hunting at the International Whaling Commission meeting in the Caribbean this week. (Source)

  2561. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 8:46 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - More must be done to stop whaling: Labor
    Australia has not done enough to stop whaling, Labor says. - (Source)

  2562. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 8:28 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Anti-whaling efforts not enough: ALP
    AUSTRALIA has not done enough to stop whaling, Labor says. (Source)

  2563. Sat, 10 Jun 2006 11:24 PM PDT - (Deseret Morning News) - Wild rides
    Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square-foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2564. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - Detection effort reaches Alaska
    BARROW, Alaska | Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. (Source)

  2565. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 2:29 AM PDT - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Scientists check Alaskan hunters' catch for bird flu
    BARROW, Alaska -- Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot -- all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2566. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 4:02 AM PDT - (Peninsula Daily News) - Proposed orca protections affect most of North Olympic Peninsula's inland waters plus Puget Sound, San Juans
    PORT TOWNSEND -- The federal agency that is proposing to designate about 2,500 square miles of the Strait of Juan de Fuca and Puget Sound as critical habitat for endangered orcas says the change only will affect federal agencies. (Source)

  2567. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 5:12 AM PDT - (ABC News) - 'Weekend Window' Visits San Juan Islands
    Great Trip for Whale Fans (Source)

  2568. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 2:13 PM PDT - (CBS 4 Boston) - Rare Whale Found Stranded Off Shore In Dennis
    A rare whale was put to sleep after it became stranded off shore in Dennis on Sunday. The ten-foot long, 800 pound Pygmy Sperm Whale was apparently very weak when it was found by the Cape Cod Stranded Network. More Local News (Source)

  2569. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 4:57 PM PDT - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - Scientists on the lookout in Alaska for bird flu
    Barrow, Alaska - Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale... (Source)

  2570. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 2:49 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Whaling nations set for majority
    Pro-whaling nations appear to command a majority as this year's major whaling summit draws near. (Source)

  2571. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 6:03 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - WA Greens seek whale migration study
    The Western Australian Greens say there needs to be more research about the migration of whales off the state's coast. (Source)

  2572. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 6:38 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - WA Greens seek whale migration study
    The Western Australian Greens say there needs to be more research about the migration of whales off the state's coast. There have been at least four cases during the past two months of whales becoming tangled in fishing ropes. (Source)

  2573. Sun, 11 Jun 2006 7:23 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Japan tipped to wrest control of whaling commission
    The Yushin Maru of the Japanese whaling fleet captures a whale in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica. Japan looks poised this week to seize a dominant grip on the world body frustrating its commercial whaling ambitions, and to deal a sickening blow to the global Green movement. (Source)

  2574. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 0:36 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan tipped to wrest control of whaling commission
    Japan looks poised this week to seize a dominant grip on the world body frustrating its commercial whaling ambitions, and to deal a sickening blow to the global Green movement. (Source)

  2575. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 4:47 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Pygmy sperm whale dies on W. Dennis Beach
    By KEVIN DENNEHY STAFF WRITER WEST DENNIS - Rescuers were forced to euthanize an 870-pound pygmy sperm whale that drifted into the shallow surf of West Dennis Beach yesterday afternoon. (Source)

  2576. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 3:58 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Bird Flu Fear Doesn't Deter Alaska's Hunters
    At the Apugauti ceremony to celebrate the capture of a bowhead whale during the spring, the men and women of the Patkotak whaling crew serve the traditional nigliq soup made with harvested geese, rice, onions and flavored with curry powder. (Source)

  2577. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 3:59 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Feds Propose Habitat for Puget Sound Orcas
    Federal officials have proposed designating nearly all of northwest Washington's inland waters -- about 2,500 square miles -- as critical habitat for killer whales, the first major development since the creatures were listed as endangered last year. (Source)

  2578. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 7:37 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Rarely seen pygmy sperm whale euthanized on Cape Cod beach
    A nearly 900-pound pygmy sperm whale that washed up in shallow waters off Cape Cod was euthanized after marine experts determined that the animal either was ill or experiencing pregnancy complications and unable to swim xaway on its own. (Source)

  2579. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 7:27 AM PDT - (The Boston Channel) - Whale Euthanized On Cape Cod Beach
    A species of whale rarely seen by humans had to be euthanized on a Cape Cod beach Sunday. (Source)

  2580. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 7:51 AM PDT - (WFSB 3) - Rarely seen pygmy sperm whale euthanized on Cape Cod beach
    DENNIS, Mass. -- A nearly 900-pound pygmy sperm whale that washed up in shallow waters off Cape Cod was euthanized after marine experts determined that the animal either was ill or experiencing pregnancy complications and unable to swim away on its own. (Source)

  2581. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 7:11 AM PDT - (WRGB) - Whale euthanized on Cape Cod beach
    (Dennis, MASS - AP) - A species of whale rarely seen by humans had to be euthanized on a Cape Cod beach yesterday. The nearly 900-pound pygmy sperm whale washed up in the shallow waters of West Dennis Beach around 10:30 in the morning. (Source)

  2582. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 8:38 AM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Whale Survival at Stake in War Over Commercial Whaling
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts, June 12, 2006 (ENS) - The battle over a resumption of commercial whaling is reaching a crisis point at this year's meeting of an expanded International Whaling Commission (IWC) opening here Friday. (Source)

  2583. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 7:39 AM PDT - (Government of Canada News) - Whale mail... Canada Post recognizes 50th anniversary of the Vancouver Aquarium
    On June 15, Canada Post will issue a single domestic rate (51) stamp to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Vancouver Aquarium. (Source)

  2584. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 7:31 AM PDT - (Coos Bay World Link) - Scientists help Alaska hunters look for bird flu
    BARROW, Alaska (AP) - Nearly 350 miles above the Arctic Circle, a traditional Eskimo feast to celebrate a successful whale hunt is in the making. On the table, chopped-up chunks of wild fowl are ready for the pot - all except for a lovely king eider duck. (Source)

  2585. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 5:42 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan tipped to wrest control of whaling commission
    Japan looks poised this week to seize a dominant grip on the world body frustrating its commercial whaling ambitions, and to deal a sickening blow to the global Green movement. (Source)

  2586. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 8:07 AM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Whalers shoot for power
    JAPAN looks poised to seize a dominant grip on the world whaling body that has been holding its commercial whaling ambitions at bay. The move would deal a devastating blow to the global Green movement. (Source)

  2587. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:34 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Pregnant pygmy sperm whale euthanized
    A pregnant pygmy sperm whale was euthanized after washing up in shallow waters off Cape Cod, marine experts said Monday. (Source)

  2588. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:56 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Pregnant Pygmy Sperm Whale Euthanized
    Pregnant Pygmy Sperm Whale Euthanized After Washing Up in Shallow Waters Off Cape Cod (Source)

  2589. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:07 AM PDT - (WFSB 3) - Pregnant pygmy sperm whale euthanized on Cape Cod beach
    DENNIS, Mass. -- A pygmy sperm whale that was euthanized after washing up in shallow waters off Cape Cod was pregnant and nearly full term, marine experts said Monday. (Source)

  2590. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:37 AM PDT - (NBC 10 Providence) - Pregnant Whale Euthanized On Cape Cod Beach
    DENNIS, Mass. -- Marine experts said a pygmy sperm whale that had to be euthanized on a Cape Cod beach was pregnant and nearly full term. The 870-pound animal was euthanized after washing up Sunday in shallow waters off West Dennis Beach. The fetus did not survive. (Source)

  2591. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:13 AM PDT - (CBS 4 Boston) - Rare Whale Stranded On Cape Was Pregnant
    A pygmy sperm whale that was euthanized after washing up in shallow waters off Cape Cod was pregnant and nearly full term, marine experts said Monday. More Local News (Source)

  2592. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:02 AM PDT - (WLBZ Bangor) - Whale Euthanized On Cape Cod Beach
    A species of whale rarely seen by humans had to be euthanized on a Cape Cod beach Sunday. The nearly 900 pound pygmy sperm whale washed up in the shallow waters of West Dennis Beach. (Source)

  2593. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:56 AM PDT - (WRGB) - Pregnant whale euthanized on Cape Cod beach
    (Dennis, MASS - AP) - More sad news concerning a pygmy sperm whale that had to be euthanized on a Cape Cod beach. Marine experts say the 870-pound animal was pregnant, and nearly full term. (Source)

  2594. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:22 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Whaling ban faces stiff test at Caribbean meeting
    An international whaling group this week is expected to try to chip away at a moratorium on commercial whaling that environmentalists say has saved the Earth's largest creatures from extinction. (Source)

  2595. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 9:22 AM PDT - (Fox News) - Feds May Reserve Most of Puget Sound for Killer Whales
    Waters around San Juan Islands, Strait of Juan de Fuca would also be designated part of critical habitat for Puget Sound orca population. (Source)

  2596. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 1:30 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Pregnant pygmy sperm whale euthanized on Cape Cod beach
    DENNIS, Mass. -- A pregnant pygmy sperm whale was euthanized after washing up in shallow waters off Cape Cod, marine experts said today. Experts were investigating whether the 870-pound animal, which was almost full term when it came ashore at West Dennis Beach early Sunday, was ill or experiencing pregnancy complications and unable to swim away. Pygmy sperm whales normally swim in deep water, so (Source)

  2597. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 4:33 PM PDT - (WLNE-TV) - Pregnant whale euthanized on Cape Cod beach
    DENNIS, Mass. (AP) - More sad news concerning a pygmy sperm whale that had to be euthanized on a Cape Cod beach. Marine experts say the 870-pound animal was pregnant, and nearly full term. (Source)

  2598. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 2:39 PM PDT - (HuffingtonPost) - David Horton: Big gun, small p....
    The appalling whalers are coming back. 'Scientific whaling' has only seen the slaughter of whales in their thousands, and the blood lust of whaling companies is not satisfied with that. They have bribed and pressured small countries to join the whaling commission, and seem assured, at their meeting this week, of getting more whales hunted. "We think there is growing support for whaling in (Source)

  2599. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 2:12 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Whaling Ban Faces Stiff Test at Caribbean Meeting
    By Michael ChristieMIAMI (Reuters) - An (Source)

  2600. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 5:46 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Japanese urged to consume whale meat
    In the face of sluggish demand for whale meat, the Fisheries Agency in Japan is trying to boost whale meat consumption. (Source)

  2601. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 6:04 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Japanese urged to consume whale meat
    In the face of sluggish demand for whale meat, the Fisheries Agency in Japan is behind a newly formed wholesaler established to boost whale meat consumption as stocks derived from scientific whaling rise. (Source)

  2602. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 7:49 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Greenpeace launches anti-whaling ad
    A bloody anti-whaling advertisement featuring the graphic harpooning of a whale may soon be shown on Australian television. - (Source)

  2603. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 8:57 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Threat to humpbacks fuels Australian anger over Japanese whaling
    The Yushin Maru of the Japanese whaling fleet captures a whale in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica. Japan's plan to add humpbacks to the list of whales it kills in the name of scientific research has outraged a nation already strongly opposed to the annual slaughter in the Antarctic. (Source)

  2604. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 5:44 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - New footage fuels argument of anti-whaling lobby
    As pro and anti-whalers meet in St Kitts to debate whale killing methods, new undercover footage is released which proves that there is no humane way to kill a whale at sea - even in optimum weather conditions. (Source)

  2605. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 8:32 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo!7 Finance) - Threat to humpbacks fuels Australian anger over Japanese whaling
    SYDNEY (AFP) - The small dorsal fins on the huge, curving backs now regularly parting the winter seas just off Sydney symbolise a new front in the war against Japanese whaling. (Source)

  2606. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 5:17 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Feds propose more protection for Puget Sound orcas
    SEATTLE, Washington (11 June 2006) -- Federal officials have proposed designating nearly all of northwest Washington's inland waters — about 2,500 square miles — as critical habitat for killer whales, the first major development since the creatures were listed as endangered last year. (Source)

  2607. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 8:34 PM PDT - (Stuff) - NZ still hoping to turn whaling tide
    New Zealand will be fighting a rearguard action to stop Japan seizing control of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) when the organisation meets in the Caribbean this week. (Source)

  2608. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 9:51 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - FACTBOX
    The 70-member International Whaling Commission, split over whether to resume commercial whaling, begins a weeklong meeting on Friday in the Caribbean island state of St Kitts and Nevis. (Source)

  2609. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 9:54 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Bird Flu Fear Doesn't Deter Alaska's Hunters
    BARROW, Alaska - At the Apugauti ceremony to celebrate the capture of a bowhead whale during the spring, the men and women of the Patkotak whaling crew serve the traditional nigliq soup made with harvested geese, rice, onions and flavored with curry powder. (Source)

  2610. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 9:33 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - NZealand hopeful Japan can be beaten in whaling vote
    New Zealand is still hopeful that moves by Japan to overturn a two decades old moratorium on commercial whaling can be thwarted, Conservation Minister Chris Carter has said. (Source)

  2611. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 11:44 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Anti-whaling ad goes for shock value
    Greenpeace has unveiled a new anti-whaling advertisement to raise awareness among Australians. (Source)

  2612. Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:25 PM PDT - (Asia Pulse via Yahoo!7 Finance) - SOLOMONS TO ABSTAIN ON WHALING VOTE IN IWC
    Environment / water pollution Solomon Islands will abstain on the resolution on the moratorium on commercial and scientific whaling during the 58th Meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), Solomon Star reports. (Source)

  2613. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 0:28 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Pregnant Sperm Whale Euthanized Ashore
    A pregnant pygmy sperm whale was euthanized after washing up in shallow waters off Cape Cod, marine experts said. (Source)

  2614. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 0:02 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Threat to humpbacks fuels Australian anger over Japanese whaling
    The small dorsal fins on the huge, curving backs now regularly parting the winter seas just off Sydney symbolise a new front in the war against Japanese whaling. (Source)

  2615. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 4:56 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Japanese no longer like whale meat -anti-whalers
    The Japanese public no longer likes eating whale meat and Tokyo's argument that whaling should be maintained to meet consumer demand is a fabrication, a conservationist group said on Tuesday. (Source)

  2616. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 1:42 AM PDT - (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Pygmy sperm whale that was euthanized found to be pregnant
    DENNIS - A pygmy sperm whale that was euthanized after washing up in shallow waters off Cape Cod was pregnant and nearly full term, marine experts said yesterday. (Source)

  2617. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 3:31 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - New Video Shows Harpooned Whales Take Too Long to Die, Animal Rights Groups Say
    A whale hit with an explosive-tipped harpoon takes two and a half minutes to die -- a timeframe unacceptable for even farmyard livestock, animal rights activists said Tuesday, citing gruesome new video evidence. (Source)

  2618. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 4:03 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Slow death for hunted whales
    A WHALE hit with an explosive-tipped harpoon takes two and a half minutes to die - a timeframe unacceptable for even farmyard livestock, animal rights activists said in New Zealand today, citing gruesome new video evidence. (Source)

  2619. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 3:03 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Japan rallying pro-whaling nations
    New Zealand Conservation Minister Chris Carter says it appears pro-whaling nations may hold the majority of votes at the next International Whaling Commission meeting. (Source)

  2620. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 6:02 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japanese consumers increasingly snubbing whale meat
    Japanese consumers are increasingly snubbing whale meat despite their government's campaign to overturn an international ban on commercial whaling, a Japanese environmentalist has said. (Source)

  2621. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 5:49 AM PDT - (Portsmouth Herald) - Rare pygmy whale was pregnant
    DENNIS, Mass. - A pygmy sperm whale that was euthanized after washing up in shallow waters off Cape Cod was pregnant and nearly full term, marine experts said Monday. (Source)

  2622. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 5:09 AM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Japanese no longer like whale meat -anti-whalers
    TOKYO (Reuters) - The Japanese public no longer likes eating whale meat and Tokyo's argument that whaling should be maintained to meet consumer demand is a fabrication, a conservationist group said on Tuesday. (Source)

  2623. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 6:40 AM PDT - (The NewStandard) - Environmentalists Urge Greater Right-Whale Protections
    With a rare whale species dangerously close to extinction, the federal government is finally considering changing shipping routes, but environmentalists say the changes don’t go far enough. (Source)

  2624. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 7:29 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Whale-hunting nations gain momentum
    MIAMI - An international whaling group this week is expected to try to chip away at a moratorium on commercial whaling that environmentalists say has saved the Earth's largest creatures from extinction. (Source)

  2625. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 6:38 AM PDT - (Government of Canada News) - Environment Minister Proposes to Add 42 Species, Including the Fin Whale and Ancient Murrelet, to the Species At Risk
    The Honourable Rona Ambrose, Minister of the Environment, in consultation with the Honourable Loyola Hearn, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, today announced her proposed recommendation to add 42 new animals, plants and fish to the list of species protected under the Species at Risk Act (SARA). (Source)

  2626. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 7:56 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Threat to humpbacks fuels Australian anger over Japanese whaling
    The small dorsal fins on the huge, curving backs now regularly parting the winter seas just off Sydney symbolise a new front in the war against Japanese whaling. (Source)

  2627. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:49 AM PDT - (Scottish Liberal Democrats) - BARRETT CALLS FOR URGENT GOVERNMENT ACTION ON WHALING
    John Barrett, Liberal Democrat MP for Edinburgh West, has today challenged the UK Government to take urgent action to prevent a disastrous change in whaling regulations that could devastate many whale species. (Source)

  2628. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 4:30 PM PDT - (The Age) - Greenpeace ship barred from whale venue
    A ship used by the environmental group Greenpeace to confront Japanese whaling vessels in the Southern Ocean has been refused permission to dock in the Caribbean island state of St Kitts and Nevis, where a global whaling group will meet this week. (Source)

  2629. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 3:00 PM PDT - (Times Online) - But who wants to eat minke burgers?
    JAPANESE whalers have been throwing away tons of their catches at sea because of a slump in consumption that has resulted in a vast whale meat surplus. (Source)

  2630. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 4:40 PM PDT - (Independent) - Japan buys votes to take control of whaling body
    Japan has succeeded in buying the votes that will give it control of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) later this week, in a major step towards bringing back commercial hunting of whales. (Source)

  2631. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 3:00 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Fate of whales could be sealed by island's vote on hunting ban
    IT IS not often that the Marshall Islands, a scattering of coral outcrops in the North Pacific, find themselves at the fulcrum of history. The last time was 60 years ago, when Bikini Atoll became the site of atomic bomb tests; since then the 60,000 Marshallese have lived in quiet obscurity. (Source)

  2632. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 6:12 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Greenpeace ship barred from Caribbean whale venue
    MIAMI: A ship used by environmental group Greenpeace to confront Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean has been refused permission to dock in the Caribbean island state of St. Kitts and Nevis, where a global whaling group will meet this week. (Source)

  2633. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 5:12 PM PDT - (Sussex Bay and Basin Times) - The whales are back
    The annual humpback whale migration has started early again this season as the ocean giants head north to breed. Ulladulla Divers Supplies proprietor Robert Collins said whale sightings were recorded as early as the end of May this year. (Source)

  2634. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 5:18 PM PDT - (Tiscali) - Hotlinks
    SYDNEY, NSW - Members of Greenpeace hold up a transparent poster depicting a whale being harpooned June 13, 2006 in Sydney, Australia. (Source)

  2635. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 5:12 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Greenpeace Ship Banned from St Kitts
    St Kitts, Caribbean/Auckland, Wednesday 14 July 2006: The Greenpeace ship the Arctic Sunrise has been refused entry to St Kitts, where it was due to arrive two days ago, ahead of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting that will begin on Friday. (Source)

  2636. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 9:31 PM PDT - (The Jamaica Observer) - St Kitts denies Greenpeace ship entrance days before whale meeting
    BASSETERRE, St Kitts (AP) - St Kitts has denied entrance to a Greenpeace ship days before an international whale meeting was to begin on the Caribbean island, a top official said yesterday. (Source)

  2637. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:02 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Campbell talks down whaling vote prospects
    Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell says he is not confident moves to stop Japan continuing its whaling program will be successful. (Source)

  2638. Tue, 13 Jun 2006 10:05 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Campbell talks down whaling vote prospects
    Federal Environment Minister Ian Campbell says he is not confident moves to stop Japan continuing its whaling program will be successful. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) will meet this week in the Caribbean, where the 70 member nations will vote on the issue. (Source)

  2639. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 0:33 AM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Japanese No Longer Like Whale Meat -- Anti-Whalers
    TOKYO - The Japanese public no longer likes eating whale meat and Tokyo's argument that whaling should be maintained to meet consumer demand is a fabrication, a conservationist group said on Tuesday. (Source)

  2640. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 0:34 AM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Greenpeace Ship Barred From Caribbean Whale Venue
    MIAMI - A ship used by environmental group Greenpeace to confront Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean has been refused permission to dock in the Caribbean island state of St. Kitts and Nevis, where a global whaling group will meet this week. (Source)

  2641. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 0:05 AM PDT - (icWales) - Plaid bid to save Fairwood Hospital
    A SAVE the whale (and penguins) campaign has begun in Port Talbot. Pupils from schools in the seafront Sandfields area have taken part in the launch of a poster campaign to stop vandalism to a large concrete whale and associated penguins on Aberavon Beach. (Source)

  2642. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 2:36 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Japanese No Longer Like Whale Meat, Anti-Whalers Claim
    The Japanese public no longer likes eating whale meat and Tokyo's argument that whaling should be maintained to meet consumer demand is a fabrication, a conservationist group said on Tuesday. (Source)

  2643. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 4:17 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Pygmy sperm whale was pregnant
    CAPE COD TIMES WEST DENNIS - Yesterday's necropsy of the 870-pound pygmy sperm whale euthanized Sunday afternoon revealed that the animal was pregnant, as rescuers had feared. (Source)

  2644. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 2:21 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Greenpeace Ship Barred from Caribbean Whale Venue
    A ship used by environmental group Greenpeace to confront Japanese whaling ships in the Southern Ocean has been refused permission to dock in the Caribbean island state of St. Kitts and Nevis, where a global whaling group will meet this week. (Source)

  2645. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 4:22 AM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Greenpeace Ship Denied Entry to St. Kitts Ahead of Whale Meeting
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts , July 13, 2006 (ENS) - The Greenpeace ship the MY Arctic Sunrise has been refused entry to St. Kitts, where the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting opens on Friday. (Source)

  2646. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 1:05 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - A heartbeat in Hartford
    Al Victor is not a bitter man. Some of his hockey-loving friends around Hartford feel that way, but not Victor, in part because he refuses to divest himself of the many great memories he warehoused over the years as a Whaler fan. (Source)

  2647. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 2:36 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Are Whales Doomed? -- A Guest Commentary
    This week’s meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in the Caribbean island nation of St Kitts and Nevis will once again prove to be a bloody battleground between those for and those against whaling. (Source)

  2648. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 8:24 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Excitement over whale sightings
    Two different species of whales more commonly seen in Atlantic waters are spotted off the Welsh coast. (Source)

  2649. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 8:24 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Marine mammal sightings recorded
    Anyone who spots a marine mammal in Manx waters is urged to report it to a whale watch scheme. (Source)

  2650. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 7:17 AM PDT - (AllAfrica.com) - South Africa: Watching the Whales
    WHALE hunting arouses strong emotions, and the popularity of the global conservation effort attests to the almost universal admiration people have for the large cetaceans. (Source)

  2651. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 8:51 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japanese whalers appeal to environmentalists' 'compassion'
    The Caribbean is rarely on the minds of this town on Japan's Pacific coast. But its 5,500 people now talk of little else, hoping a meeting that begins there will bring their tradition of whaling back into the mainstream. (Source)

  2652. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 8:05 AM PDT - (Common Dreams News Center) - Japan Buys Votes to Take Control of Whaling Body
    Japan Buys Votes to Take Control of Whaling Body (Source)

  2653. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:54 AM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Deja vu all over again for whale campaigners
    A whale is seen jumping above water. Veterans of the global environmental movement are feeling a sense of deja vu as they set course on a new mission to "Save the Whales." (Source)

  2654. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 10:40 AM PDT - (INQ7.net) - Japanese whalers appeal to environmentalists' 'compassion'
    WADA, Japan -- The Caribbean is rarely on the minds of this town on Japan\'s Pacific coast. But its 5,500 people now talk of little else, hoping a meeting that begins there Friday will bring their tradition of whaling back into the mainstream. (Source)

  2655. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 1:46 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Govt urged to take action over whaling
    It is time for the federal government to take legal action against Japan for slaughtering whales in the Southern Ocean, environmental groups say. (Source)

  2656. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 1:25 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Action urged on whaling
    IT is time for the Federal Government to take legal action against Japan for slaughtering whales in the Southern Ocean, environmental groups said. (Source)

  2657. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 7:31 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Call to cut whale entanglements
    The federal government will be asked to act to try to prevent whales becoming entangled in fishing lines discarded by foreign boats off the Australian coast. - (Source)

  2658. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 6:22 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Australia should soften anti-whaling stance, expert says
    An international law expert says anti-whaling countries, including Australia, should be more willing to compromise and allow some whales to be killed. (Source)

  2659. Wed, 14 Jun 2006 9:27 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Danish minister to sell out on commercial whaling
    Ignoring public opinion, Denmark’s Foreign Minister Per Stig Moller has instructed Danish representatives at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in St Kitts to support a partial lifting of the international ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  2660. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 5:54 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Marine Life
    Marine mammals like the Spinner dolphin are at times caught in ghost netting that is found in the area. (Source)

  2661. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Beluga meets boy meets beluga
    "The beluga whale and my son seemed entranced with each other. The whale swam right up to him numerous times. My son, Kyle Hanson, is 3 years old and I don't think... (Source)

  2662. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 0:54 AM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Australia In Depth
    An international law expert says anti-whaling countries, including Australia, should be more willing to compromise and allow some whales to be killed. (Source)

  2663. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 1:49 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Stellwagen Bank gets closer with exhibit
    It's been a prime fishing ground for centuries and, in recent decades, a favorite destination for whale-watchers. (Source)

  2664. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 3:25 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - MOTHER'S MURAL DELIVERS MESSAGE
    At every school her daughters attend, painter Sylvie Carr leaves her mark. At Pleasant Hill Elementary School, it was an ocean mural swimming with mermaids and a killer whale. At Fair Oaks Middle School, she left a portrait of Wilbur from "Charlotte's Web," his pudgy pink form clinging to the school library walls alongside teen sorcerer Harry Potter and that impetuous French urchin, Madeline. (Source)

  2665. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 5:29 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - New Blow for Anti-Whalers on Eve of IWC, Reports Whale Watch Coalition
    A significant blow has hit the anti-whaling lobby ahead of the 58th annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission in St. Kitts as yet another country declares itself pro-whaling. (Source)

  2666. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:02 AM PDT - (San Juan Journal) - By Richard Walker
    K-28, a Southern resident killer whale, is a mom at age 11 — tying the record for youthful motherhood among the local orcas. And the birth comes only two years after her mother, K-12, gave birth to a calf. (Source)

  2667. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:26 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Pro-whaling nations set to take control
    Pro-whaling nations are expected to take control of the International Whaling Commission this week, giving them a majority of seats on the panel for the first time since it banned commercial hunting 20 years ago. (Source)

  2668. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 10:55 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Whaling advocates expected to take control of commission
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Pro-whaling nations are expected to take control of the International Whaling Commission when it gathers this week, giving those who favor whaling a majority for the first time since a 1986 ban on the practice. (Source)

  2669. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:44 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Pro-Whaling Nations Set to Take Control
    Pro-Whaling Nations Set to Take Control of Global Commission (Source)

  2670. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 12:41 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Pro-Whalers Eye Whaling Commission
    Pro-Whaling Nations Set to Take Control of International Whaling Commission (Source)

  2671. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 4:13 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale carcass mystifies Alaska scientists
    Scientists are mystified at the carcass of a young beluga whale found in a river in central Alaska, nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat. (Source)

  2672. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 4:41 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Whale Carcass Mystifies Alaska Scientists
    Alaska Scientists Mystified After Whale Carcass Is Found Nearly 1,000 Miles From Ocean Habitat (Source)

  2673. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 1:10 PM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Whale remains recovered nearly 1,000 miles from ocean
    The carcass of a young beluga whale was found Saturday by canoeists on the Tanana River seven miles upstream of Nenana and about 40 miles southwest of Fairbanks. (Source)

  2674. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 1:37 PM PDT - (KTVA) - Beluga whale carcass found on Tanana River shore
    Scientists say a beluga whale carcass found on the shore of the Tanana River offers the first solid evidence that the marine mammals venture deep into the Interior. The animal was found more than one-thousand river miles from any ocean or coastline. (Source)

  2675. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 4:18 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Green groups face devastating whaling defeat
    Environmentalists warned that Japan could send conservation efforts back 60 years, as Tokyo and its pro-whaling partners seemed set to seize control of the world body barring commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2676. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 7:17 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale carcass mystifies Alaska scientists
    Scientists are mystified by the carcass of a young beluga whale found in a river in central Alaska, nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat. (Source)

  2677. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 7:41 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Whale Carcass Mystifies Alaska Scientists
    Alaska Scientists Mystified After Whale Carcass Is Found Nearly 1,000 Miles From Ocean Habitat (Source)

  2678. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 6:07 PM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Whale carcass found in central Alaska, 1,000 miles from ocean
    The carcass of a young beluga whale was found Friday by canoeists on the Tanana River about 40 miles southwest of Fairbanks — or nearly 1,000 river miles from the Bering Sea, the closest beluga habitat. (Source)

  2679. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 7:30 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Greenpeace fears whale meeting expulsion
    Greenpeace says it expects to be thrown out of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting on the Carribean Island of St Kitts. (Source)

  2680. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 8:38 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Leaders 'ignore public' on whales
    Some governments who back whaling are not supported by their people, a poll ahead of an international meeting suggests. (Source)

  2681. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 8:35 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Key shift looms at whaling meet
    Pro-whaling nations are expected to gain control of the International Whaling Commission at its annual meeting. (Source)

  2682. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 8:40 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Key shift looms at whaling meet
    Pro-whaling nations are expected to gain control of the International Whaling Commission at a meeting. (Source)

  2683. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:36 PM PDT - (Deseret Morning News) - Beluga whale's carcass baffles Alaska scientists
    Scientists are mystified at the carcass of a young beluga whale found in the Tanana River in central Alaska, nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat. (Source)

  2684. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 9:32 PM PDT - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Japan's Hopes On Whale-Hunting Ban
    Japan is hoping to resume commercial whaling amid claims it has paid poor countries to help lift a hunting ban. The International Whaling Commission will be voting on the issue for the first time in 20 years. (Source)

  2685. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 11:21 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Pro-whaling nations plot diplomatic coup
    Pro-whaling nations led by Japan will make a bid for control of the world body credited with saving the planet's biggest creatures from extinction. (Source)

  2686. Thu, 15 Jun 2006 9:36 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Japan unsure of pro-whaling majority at meeting
    Japan is unsure whether it has the votes to start chipping away at a two-decade-old ban on commercial whaling, a Japanese official said on the eve a global whaling group's annual meeting. (Source)

  2687. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 0:30 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Whale Carcass in Alaska River Mystifies Experts
    ANCHORAGE — The carcass of a young beluga whale has been found by canoeists on the Tanana River about 40 miles southwest of Fairbanks, Alaska — or nearly 1,000 river miles from the Bering Sea, the closest beluga habitat. (Source)

  2688. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 0:29 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Dead whale found in Alaska river puzzles scientists
    / ANCHORAGE — Scientists are mystified by the carcass of a young beluga whale found in a river in central Alaska, nearly 1,000 miles... (Source)

  2689. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 0:03 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Japan May Have a Majority on Whaling Panel
    The shift could end some conservation efforts, though probably not the international ban on commercial hunts. (Source)

  2690. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 2:28 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Whale Carcass Found in Central Alaska, 1,000 Miles from Its Ocean Habitat
    Scientists are mystified at the carcass of a young beluga whale found in a river in central Alaska, nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat. (Source)

  2691. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 3:17 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - WHALE CARCASS FOUND FAR FROM OCEAN
    The carcass of a young beluga whale was found June 9 by canoeists on the Tanana River about 40 miles southwest of Fairbanks -- or nearly 1,000 river miles from the Bering Sea, the closest beluga habitat. (Source)

  2692. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 3:27 AM PDT - (Bloomberg.com) - Japan to Push for Increased Whale Killing Quota at Commission
    June 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japan will push for support to increase the number of whales it kills when the International Whaling Commission meets today, even as consumption of the animal's meat is in decline in the country. (Source)

  2693. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 4:56 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Fried whaleburger woos young Japanese customers
    To woo young customers more fond of burgers than traditional whale cuisine, a Japanese restaurant has come up with a new taste sensation: the fried whaleburger. (Source)

  2694. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 4:47 AM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Japan hopes to get whale hunting ban lifted
    Pro-whaling nations are expected to take control of the International Whaling Commission when it gathers this week, giving Japan and other countries who favour whaling a majority for the first time since a 1986 ban on the practice (Source)

  2695. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 1:04 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale threat grows
    JAPAN hopes data showing an increase in whales in the Antarctic will help the pro-whaling lobby claim a victory over Australia and its allies at the International Whaling Commission (IWC). (Source)

  2696. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 4:53 AM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Pro-whaling nations plot diplomatic coup
    A life-sized inflatable humpback whale floats on a barge in Sydney Harbour on June 7 during a national Day of Action to protect Whales. Pro-whaling nations led by Japan will make a bid for control of the world body credited with saving the planet's biggest creatures from extinction. (Source)

  2697. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 1:41 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Beluga found far from sea
    Willie Karidis and three other canoeists stopped for a break from paddling on the Tanana River south of Fairbanks and couldn't believe what was on the beach. Nearly 1,000 miles from saltwater, shielded by a couple of downed trees, was the carcass of a beluga whale. (Source)

  2698. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 6:44 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Whale carcass found 1,000 miles from home
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Scientists are mystified by the carcass of a young beluga whale found in a river in central Alaska, nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat. (Source)

  2699. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 8:48 AM PDT - (TechNewsWorld.com) - Whale Carcass Baffles Alaska Scientists
    Scientists are mystified by the carcass of a young beluga whale found in a river in central Alaska, nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat. The first guess is the 8-foot-long whale, which often feed on fish in estuaries and the mouths of rivers, swam away from the ocean in search of food. (Source)

  2700. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 8:19 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Whale carcass found 1,000 miles from sea
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - The carcass of a young beluga whale was found Friday by canoeists on the Tanana River about 40 miles southwest of Fairbanks - or nearly 1,000 river miles from the Bering Sea, the closest beluga habitat. (Source)

  2701. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 5:22 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Fried whaleburger woos young Japanese customers
    To woo young customers more fond of burgers than traditional whale cuisine, a Japanese restaurant has come up with a new taste sensation: the fried whaleburger. (Source)

  2702. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 6:58 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Watch 'em
    NEXT time you see a humpback whale leaping from the water, think of it as a steak too. The two notions can co-exist, according to the Japanese whaling official Joji Morishita. - (Source)

  2703. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 7:33 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Greens face whaling defeat
    Japan and its pro-whaling partners seem set to seize control of the world body barring commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2704. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 7:08 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Government urged to take legal action
    THE Federal Government must take legal action against Japan for slaughtering whales in the Southern Ocean, environmental groups say. Japan and other pro-whaling nations will try to overturn a ban on commercial whale hunting at the International Whaling Commission meeting in the Caribbean this week. (Source)

  2705. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 7:15 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Cliffhanger vote over fate of world's whales
    Pro-whaling nations and foes in the global Green movement were braced for a cliffhanger vote for control of the body credited with saving whales from extinction. (Source)

  2706. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 5:10 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Pro-whaling nations plot diplomatic coup
    Pro-whaling nations led by Japan will make a bid for control of the world body credited with saving the planet's biggest creatures from extinction. (Source)

  2707. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 8:56 AM PDT - (Discovery Channel) - Pro-Whaling Nations Set to Take Control
    The balance is expected to tip in favor of pro-whaling nations at the International Whaling Commission conference, and with it the power to resume commercial whaling. (Source)

  2708. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:55 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Dead whale found in river, scientists puzzled
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Scientists are mystified by the carcass of a young beluga whale found in a river in central Alaska, nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat. (Source)

  2709. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:39 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Bitter debate as Japan lose round one in whaling battle
    Japan and its pro-whaling allies suffered a narrow defeat in their first battle with conservationist forces on the international body regulating whale hunts. (Source)

  2710. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:34 AM PDT - (The Islands' Sounder) - BCNG Portals Page
    K-28, a Southern resident killer whale, is a mom at age 11 — tying the record for youthful motherhood among the local orcas. And the birth comes only two years after her mother, K-12, gave birth to a calf. (Source)

  2711. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:23 AM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Cliffhanger vote over fate of world's whales
    A life-sized inflatable humpback whale floats on a barge in Sydney Harbour on June 7 during a national Day of Action to protect Whales. Pro-whaling nations and foes in the global Green movement were braced for a cliffhanger vote for control of the body credited with saving whales from extinction. (Source)

  2712. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 9:11 AM PDT - (The Tampa Tribune) - The Delight Of Seeing Orcas After Dinner
    Typically, the best Maul family vacations have always turned out to involve discovery as much as relaxation. This year's trip, with everything from hiking to geology to whale-watching, was no exception. (Source)

  2713. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:59 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Japan loses first round in whaling talks
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis - Japan lost a crucial vote Friday at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission that was a setback in its long-term drive to overturn a two-decade-old international ban on whaling. (Source)

  2714. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 9:32 AM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Japan hits out at 'polarised' whaling council
    World: The Japanese government threatens to pull out of International Whaling Commission unless ban on commercial killing is overturned. (Source)

  2715. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 3:36 PM PDT - (BBC News) - The lure of the whale trade
    Our environment correspondent visits St Vincent which sees little contradiction in its parallel pursuits of whale-watching and whale-catching. (Source)

  2716. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 3:00 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Dead Whale Found In Alaska River
    A beluga whale carcass was found in a river in central Alaska, 1,000 miles away from its ocean habitat. Scientists believe the whale, which normally feeds in the mouths of rivers, may have followed its food up river. (Source)

  2717. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 2:16 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whale hunt moratorium stays
    JAPAN's plans to overturn a ban on whale hunting has stalled, with the International Whaling Commission voting against lifting the moratorium. (Source)

  2718. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 4:29 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - "Save the Whales" groups turn back clock for victory
    "Save the Whales" campaigners savoured their biggest victory since the 1980s, after thwarting Japan's latest bid for control of the world body which bars commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2719. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 2:15 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whale hunt ban stays
    Japan suffered a crushing defeat overnight at the International Whaling Commission, calming fears among conservationists that it had finally won enough support in the world body to start attacking a ban on whaling. (Source)

  2720. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 1:26 PM PDT - (Channel NewsAsia) - Bitter debate as Japan lose round one in whaling battle
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis : Japan and its pro-whaling allies suffered a narrow defeat in their first battle with conservationist forces on the international body regulating whale hunts. (Source)

  2721. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 4:28 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Japan loses a crucial vote at IWC meeting
    Chris Carter is disappointed some Pacific Island nations are siding with Japan at the International Whaling Commission meeting in St Kitts. Things are looking better for the conservation lobby, after Japan lost two crucial votes aimed at opening the door to commercial whale hunting. (Source)

  2722. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 1:41 PM PDT - (Falls Church News-Press) - Picking Splinters
    Viva La Whale! After consulting various higher powers and disembodied voices, it has been determined that in order to keep the Magical Mailbag in prime working condition, it should be accessed approximately once a month. (Source)

  2723. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 1:42 PM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Early Defeats for Japan at Whaling Commission, Reports World Society for the Protection of Animals
    Despite what was thought to be a certain defeat for whale protection, anti-whaling nations managed today to hold on to a narrow majority at the International Whaling Commission IWC at its annual meeting in St. (Source)

  2724. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 4:52 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Pro-whaling nations lose early vote
    Pro-whaling nations, led by Japan, lost the first major vote of the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting Friday — an indication they may not have the majority necessary to take control of the body and try to repeal its ban on commercial hunting. (Source)

  2725. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 7:35 PM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Prime tickets
    The Ocean Institute starts its summer-long Blue Whale Safari Cruises program, in which attendees can participate in a search for blue whales in the waters near Santa Catalina Island. During the daylong trip, you can also view other sea animals. (Source)

  2726. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 7:29 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whaling foes dodge harpoon with Japan defeat
    The "Save the Whales" lobby has stirred memories of its 1980s heyday, thwarting Japan's bid to control the world body frustrating its commercial whaling ambitions. (Source)

  2727. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 5:26 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Pro-Whaling Nations Lose Early Vote
    Pro-Whaling Nations Lose Early Vote at International Whaling Commission Meeting (Source)

  2728. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 7:46 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Campbell encouraged by anti-whaling win
    Environment Minister Ian Campbell says he is encouraged by the International Whaling Commission's rejection of bid to introduce secret voting, at its meeting in the Caribbean. (Source)

  2729. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 8:56 PM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Japan defeated on whaling, green groups relieved
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts and Nevis (Reuters) - Japan suffered a resounding defeat on Friday at the International Whaling Commission, calming fears among conservationists that might finally win enough support in the world body to start attacking a ban on whaling. (Source)

  2730. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 5:53 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Japan loses second vote at whaling meeting
    Anti-whaling nations have had another win at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, with Japan's attempt to introduce secret ballots failing at this morning's hearing. (Source)

  2731. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 8:24 PM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Anti-whaling nations have had another win at the international whaling commission in the Caribbean.
    Environment reporter Sarah Clarke reports that Japan's attempt to introduce secret ballots failed at this morning's hearing in St Kitts. When it came to a vote - Australia and other antiwhaling nations won by a slim majority with just 33 voting against secret ballots and 30 supporting the proposal. (Source)

  2732. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 6:03 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Whaling setback for Japan soothes environmentalists' fears over ban
    JAPAN suffered a crucial defeat at the International Whaling Commission yesterday, calming fears among conservationists that it had finally won enough support to start attacking a ban on whaling. (Source)

  2733. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 5:14 PM PDT - (Financial Times) - Whaling ban likely to remain intact
    The world’s long-standing ban on commercial whaling is likely to remain intact despite a concerted effort from pro-whaling countries to overturn it in the next few days. (Source)

  2734. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 10:00 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whale slaughter will continue: ALP
    LABOR has warned that Japan's defeat at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will not mean the end to its so-called "scientific whaling. (Source)

  2735. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:53 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Japan mulls comeback after whaling defeat
    A life-sized inflatable humpback whale floats on a barge in Sydney Harbour on June 7 during a national Day of Action to protect Whales. Japan and its pro-whaling allies suffered a narrow defeat in their first battle with conservationist forces on the international body regulating whale hunts. (Source)

  2736. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:39 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan mulls comeback after whaling defeat
    Japan was mulling a riposte after the "Save the Whales" lobby thwarted its first bid to wrest control of the world body frustrating its commercial whaling hopes. (Source)

  2737. Fri, 16 Jun 2006 11:00 PM PDT - (The Age) - Greens hail whaling win
    A Japanese whaler in the Southern Ocean. Japan has suffered a resounding defeat at the International Whaling Commission, calming fears among conservationists that it might finally win enough support in the world body to start attacking a ban on whaling. (Source)

  2738. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 1:50 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Anti-whalers cautious over Japan setback
    Despite Japan losing two key votes at the whaling conference, conservationists have a long way to go, writes Richard Black. (Source)

  2739. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 4:21 PM PDT - (The Observer) - Arabian Sea's Spinner dolphin
    Captain Salim's sailing boat may have been named the Sperm Whale, but what he really knew about was dolphins. (Source)

  2740. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 1:53 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - New rows rattle world whaling meet
    South Korean activists hold a protest with a 15 meter-long (49 feet) actual size model of a Minke whale in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul in 2005, in a rally against Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctica to kill Minke whales. (Source)

  2741. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 4:33 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Blubbering hypocrites
    Through a combination of low cunning and bribery, the Japanese seem to have convinced a sufficient number of member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that they should be allowed out with their harpoon guns once more. (Source)

  2742. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 4:16 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Japan to kill more whales for ‘science’
    JAPAN is to let its whaling fleet catch many more whales after suffering a setback in votes at this weekend’s meeting of the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  2743. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 6:15 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Japan fails in coastal whale hunt bid
    JAPAN fell short again overnight in efforts to gain majority support for its campaign to loosen international anti-whaling regulations. (Source)

  2744. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 7:46 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Japan fails in whale hunt bid
    JAPAN failed for a second day to gain support for its campaign to loosen anti-whaling regulations. (Source)

  2745. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 5:42 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Whaling Commission remains on knife edge
    Nations supporting whale conservation at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have won the first two major votes at its annual meeting in St Kitts and Nevis, Conservation Minister Chris Carter said today. (Source)

  2746. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 5:43 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Fierce rows rock world whaling talks
    Anti-whaling nations reeled off their third straight victory over pro-whaling Japan, as insults flew and tempers frayed at annual world whaling talks. (Source)

  2747. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 7:25 PM PDT - (Bloomberg.com) - Japan Loses Two Votes in Attempt to Weaken Whaling Organization
    June 16 (Bloomberg) -- Japan lost two votes today at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission, giving the U.S. and like-minded countries a win in their effort to limit the hunting of whales. (Source)

  2748. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 7:15 PM PDT - (The Age) - Japan fails again at pro-whaling vote
    Japan has again failed to gain majority support for its campaign to loosen international anti-whaling regulations. - (Source)

  2749. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 5:05 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Greenland seeks to hunt humpback, bowhead whales
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts and Nevis (Reuters) - Greenland asked an international whaling body on Saturday to examine whether it could extend whaling by its Inuit hunters to endangered humpbacks and bowheads, alarming environmentalists. (Source)

  2750. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 5:04 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Japan has another go at pro-whaling vote and fails
    FRIGATE BAY, St. (Source)

  2751. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:15 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Fierce rows rock world whaling talks
    Anti-whaling nations sent Japan crashing to a third straight defeat at world whale talks soured by rows over cruelty and the moratorium on commercial hunts. (Source)

  2752. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 9:47 PM PDT - (UPI) - Japan loses by single vote on whale panel
    BASSETERRE, Saint Kitts and Nevis, June 17 (UPI) -- Japan came closer to winning a majority on the International Whaling Commission, losing a vote Saturday on hunting minke whales by only one vote. (Source)

  2753. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:47 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whaling methods report 'increases urgency'
    Greens Senator, Bob Brown, says a new report on Japan and Iceland's whale killing methods is proof the Federal Government must do more to stop whaling in the Antarctic. (Source)

  2754. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:40 PM PDT - (INQ7.net) - New rows rattle world whaling meet
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis - Fresh conflict was brewing Saturday at world whaling talks, with Japan\'s opponents girding for a fight over Tokyo\'s drive for a return to commercial whale hunting. (Source)

  2755. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 9:54 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Plan to form pro-whaling majority blocked
    A coalition of conservation-minded nations blocked Japan's attempt to form a pro-whaling majority on the International Whaling Commission on Saturday and reverse the moratorium on commercial hunting that went into effect two decades ago. (Source)

  2756. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:45 PM PDT - (The Age) - Effort to revive whaling dead: Campbell
    Australia has declared Japan's attempt to revive commercial whaling dead for another year after the country lost a third crucial vote at an international meeting. (Source)

  2757. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 0:16 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Whale-hunt foes win vote at meeting
    Countries opposed to commercial whale hunting won a surprise victory at the opening session of the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting... (Source)

  2758. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 0:09 AM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - 'Orca sing' to honor life of Luna the whale
    SAN JUAN ISLAND -- The life of Luna, the wayward orca killed in March off Vancouver Island, will be celebrated in song today at Lime Kiln Point State Park on San Juan Island. The public is welcome. (Source)

  2759. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 0:24 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Japan Dealt 2 Setbacks at Whaling Commission
    Foes of hunts agree to conservation talks and reject secret ballots. But other key votes remain. (Source)

  2760. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Japan to table whaling 'roadmap'
    Japan to propose steps towards a return to commercial whaling, as more countries arrive in St Kitts. (Source)

  2761. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 1:04 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan mulls comeback after whaling defeat
    Japan was mulling a riposte after the "Save the Whales" lobby thwarted its first bid to wrest control of the world body frustrating its commercial whaling hopes. (Source)

  2762. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 3:55 AM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Japan defeated on whaling, green groups relieved
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts and Nevis (Reuters) - Japan suffered a resounding defeat on Friday at the International Whaling Commission, calming fears among conservationists that might finally win enough support in the world body to start attacking a ban on whaling. (Source)

  2763. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 7:26 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Pro-whale lobby foils Japan's first attack
    A BRUISED and disappointed Japan is still intent on changing the shape of the International Whaling Commission after a bid to take control of it failed. - (Source)

  2764. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 8:10 AM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Whale kill stymied
    JAPAN'S plan to resume killing whales for profit has been defeated by a coalition of anti-whaling nations. But Australia's Environment Minister Ian Campbell and global anti-whalers warned that commercial whaling was still a threat. (Source)

  2765. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 5:47 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan mulls comeback after whaling defeat
    Japan is due to again seek to wrest control of the 70-nation International Whaling Commission, which is currently preventing Tokyo resuming commercial whaling. (Source)

  2766. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 8:16 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - Victory still not certain
    AUSTRALIA warned the fight against commercial whaling was not finished after two narrow victories over Japan at the International Whaling Commission yesterday. (Source)

  2767. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 8:23 AM PDT - (u.tv) - Anti-Whaling campaign to continue
    Campaigners have vowed to fight on in their bid to stop whaling, even though a pro-whaling nation last night failed to overturn an international hunting ban. (Source)

  2768. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 5:43 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Japan mulls defeat after whaling defeat
    Japan is mulling its next manoeuvre after the "Save the Whales" lobby thwarted its first bid to wrest control of the world body frustrating its commercial whaling hopes. (Source)

  2769. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:30 AM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Japan mulls comeback after whaling defeat
    Fishermen slaughter a whale at the Wada port in Chiba prefecture east of Tokyo, July 2004. Japan is due to again seek to wrest control of the 70-nation International Whaling Commission, which is currently preventing Tokyo resuming commercial whaling. (Source)

  2770. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 10:26 AM PDT - (Great News Network) - Japan Dealt 2 Setbacks at Whaling Commission
    Miami, FL - Countries opposed to commercial whale hunting won a surprise initial victory at the opening session of the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting Friday, but conservationists warned that Japan could still take control before the session ends Tuesday. (Source)

  2771. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 12:24 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Greenland seeks to hunt humpback, bowhead whales
    Greenland asked an international whaling body on Saturday to examine whether it could extend whaling by its Inuit hunters to endangered humpbacks and bowheads, alarming environmentalists. (Source)

  2772. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 9:11 AM PDT - (Gulf News) - Japan suffers defeat on whaling vote
    Frigate Bay: Japan lost its bid for a pro-whaling vote at the International Whaling Commission on Friday. (Source)

  2773. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 3:32 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Campbell attacks Japan over 'horrendous' whale hunts
    Australia's Environment Minister Senator Ian Campbell has branded Japan's whale hunts as "inhumane" and "disgusting" as he unveiled a new report on whale slaughter. (Source)

  2774. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 1:16 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - New rows rattle world whaling meet
    Fresh conflict was brewing at world whaling talks, with Japan's opponents girding for a fight over Tokyo's drive for a return to commercial whale hunting. (Source)

  2775. Sat, 17 Jun 2006 5:00 PM PDT - (Times Online) - On an even keel
    It’s all gone quiet at the Royal Opera House. Nobody is shouting, nobody is flouncing and the shows — mostly good, say the critics — just go on. Covent Garden’s great cream whale is cruising along, apparently at peace with herself. (Source)

  2776. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Japan faces whale 'cruelty' claim
    Australia will present what it says is proof that Japan's whaling programme is cruel. (Source)

  2777. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 2:19 AM PDT - (iafrica.com) - Japan won't back down at whale talks
    Japan will on Sunday launch a new bid for control of the world body which bars commercial whaling, aiming to crush a stubborn rearguard action by anti-whaling states. (Source)

  2778. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 4:38 AM PDT - (Times-Standard) - Chasing waterfalls
    Local photographer Mark Larson has taken pictures while rafting in the Grand Canyon, backpacking in the Wind River range in Wyoming and whale watching north of Vancouver Island. (Source)

  2779. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 3:56 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Minister downbeat about whaling vote
    Whaling opponents had another victory at the International Whaling Commission annual meeting today but are nervous about how a vote on Tuesday will go. (Source)

  2780. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 3:41 AM PDT - (NorthJersey.com) - In shift, pro-whaling nations likely to control commission
    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Pro-whaling nations are expected to take control of the International Whaling Commission this week, giving them a majority of seats on the panel for the first time since it banned commercial hunting 20 years ago. (Source)

  2781. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 1:50 AM PDT - (The Mercury) - Australia claims whaling victory
    AUSTRALIA has declared Japan's attempt to revive commercial whaling dead for another year after the country lost a third crucial vote at an international meeting. (Source)

  2782. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 6:20 AM PDT - (International Herald Tribune) - Japan plans new push to control whale board
    Japan was expected on Sunday to try to wrest control of the world body that bars commercial whaling, in an attempt to defeat an action taken by anti-whaling states. (Source)

  2783. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 6:58 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Japanese slam Campbell as 'ungentlemanly'
    Australia's environment minister Ian Campbell on Sunday branded Japan's whale hunts as "inhumane" and "disgusting" as he unveiled a new report on whale slaughter. (Source)

  2784. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 7:04 AM PDT - (Traverse City Record-Eagle) - Up close and personal too close for comfort
    Forget wide sandy beaches and fine dining; for me a great vacation destination is one rich in wildlife. So far my "life list" includes a rare albino deer and a blue whale, the largest animal on earth. But I've never spotted a bear except in national parks and dumps. (Source)

  2785. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 6:58 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Campbell says Japan whaling revival is dead
    Australia has declared Japan's attempt to revive commercial whaling dead for another year after the country lost a third crucial vote at an international meeting. (Source)

  2786. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 8:14 AM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Whaling ploy defeated
    ANTI-whaling nations have sent Japan crashing to a third defeat at heated international talks. (Source)

  2787. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 6:50 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Humpbacks face a slow death by explosives
    HUMPBACK whales will suffer lingering deaths in Japan's scientific hunt, where they will be harpooned with equipment little different from that used on much smaller minke whales. - (Source)

  2788. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 7:22 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Australia 1, Japan 0
    AUSTRALIA and our anti-whaling allies have once again defeated Japan's push to reintroduce commercial whaling. (Source)

  2789. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:40 PM PDT - (CNN.com) - Small nations line up behind commercial whaling
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts (AP) -- Small nations that support commercial whale hunting threw their support behind a resolution at the International Whaling Commission on Sunday to overturn a 20-year ban on the practice. (Source)

  2790. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:22 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan lining up support against whaling ban
    Japan led pro-whaling nations in a new attack on the 20-year moratorium on commercial hunting, despite suffering a fourth straight defeat at annual world whale talks. (Source)

  2791. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 9:13 AM PDT - (Northern Territory News) - Japan fails in coastal whale hunt bid
    JAPAN fell short again overnight in efforts to gain majority support for its campaign to loosen international anti-whaling regulations. (Source)

  2792. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 9:46 AM PDT - (Interactive Investor) - (AFX UK Focus) 2006-06-18 17:25 GMT: Japan refuses to back down at world whale talks
    FRIGATE BAY (AFX) - Japan will today launch a new bid for control of the world body which bars commercial whaling, aiming to crush a stubborn rearguard action by anti-whaling states. (Source)

  2793. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:53 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Japan lining up support against whaling ban
    South Korean activists hold a protest with a 15 meter-long (49 feet) actual size model of a Minke whale in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul in 2005, in a rally against Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctica to kill Minke whales. (Source)

  2794. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 9:08 AM PDT - (Business Day) - Fierce rows rock global whaling forums
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis – Anti-whaling nations sent Japan crashing to a third straight defeat on Saturday at world whale talks soured by rows over cruelty and the moratorium on commercial hunts. (Source)

  2795. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:15 PM PDT - (The Age) - Japan under attack for inhumane humpback deaths
    AUSTRALIAN humpbacks face lingering deaths in the Japanese scientific hunt, where they will be harpooned with equipment little different from that used on much smaller minke whales. (Source)

  2796. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 10:09 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Whaling advocates could win key vote
    Whaling advocates look set to win a crucial vote at the International Whaling Commission annual meeting, that would give Japan a huge boost in its fight to reinstate commercial whaling. (Source)

  2797. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 12:17 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Humpbacks face a slow death by explosives
    HUMPBACK whales will suffer lingering deaths in Japan's scientific hunt, where they will be harpooned with equipment little different from that used on much smaller minke whales. - (Source)

  2798. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 3:14 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Vote could help to overturn whale ban
    The International Whaling Commission headed toward a showdown vote Sunday that could open the door to overturning the ban on commercial whaling instituted 20 years ago. (Source)

  2799. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 4:16 PM PDT - (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) - Vote Could Help to Overturn Whale Ban
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts (AP) - The International Whaling Commission headed toward a showdown vote Sunday that could open the door to overturning the ban on commercial whaling instituted 20 years ago."This is the big one," said Chris Carter, New Zealand's Conservation Minister. (Source)

  2800. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 4:28 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Japan vows to continue cruel whale ‘research"
    Despite more than 25 separate International Whaling Commission (IWC) resolutions calling for an end to lethal research on whales over the past 19 years, Japan today announced it would press on with its controversial ‘scientific’ whaling programme – killing in excess of 1300 whales this year. (Source)

  2801. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 1:27 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Japan fails to abolish Southern Ocean sanctuary
    An attempt by Japan to abolish the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary has failed to secure majority support. (Source)

  2802. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 2:02 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japan fails to abolish Southern Ocean sanctuary
    An attempt by Japan to abolish the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary has failed to secure majority support at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in the Caribbean. (Source)

  2803. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 1:26 PM PDT - (Channel NewsAsia) - Japan lining up support against whaling ban
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis : Japan led pro-whaling nations in a new attack on the 20-year moratorium on commercial hunting, despite suffering a fourth straight defeat at annual world whale talks. (Source)

  2804. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 4:43 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - 'Historic' triumph against hunting ban for whaling nations
    Pro-whaling nations struck a historic blow against the moratorium on commercial hunting, winning their first vote in favor of whaling for two decades at global talks here. (Source)

  2805. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 4:39 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Pro-whaling nations hail vote on ban
    A slim majority of nations on the International Whaling Commission voted Sunday in support of a resumption of commercial whaling, but pro-whaling nations still lack the numbers needed to overturn a 20-year-old ban. (Source)

  2806. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 3:42 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Pro-whaling nations pass resolution against hunting moratorium
    Pro-whaling nations secured their first victory at world whaling talks by passing a resolution that labelled the 20-year moratorium on commercial hunts "no longer necessary." (Source)

  2807. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 5:54 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Coastguard in call to save inflatable whale
    Coastguards scrambled a lifeboat after an alarmed woman spotted a giant killer whale off Kent. But when they reached the scene, off Goodwin Sands, they found the 20ft whale to be an inflatable one. (Source)

  2808. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 8:36 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whaling nations see 'historic' triumph over ban
    Japan and pro-whaling allies have struck an historic blow against the moratorium on commercial hunting, winning their first vote in two decades at global whale talks. (Source)

  2809. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 5:56 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Japan suffers setback over whaling vote
    Environmentalists confront Japan with evidence of cruelty inflicted during its "scientific" whale hunts at IWC. (Source)

  2810. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 7:53 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - 'Historic' triumph over ban for whaling nations
    Tourists walks past a booth advertising whale watching cruises in Sydney on 08 June 2006. Pro-whaling nations secured their first victory at world whaling talks by passing a resolution that labelled the 20-year moratorium on commercial hunts "no longer necessary." (Source)

  2811. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 8:39 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Supporters lack votes to end whaling ban
    A slim majority of nations on the International Whaling Commission voted Sunday in support of a resumption of commercial whaling, but pro-whaling nations still lack the numbers needed to overturn a 20-year-old ban. (Source)

  2812. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 6:25 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Japan wins crucial whaling vote
    Whalers secure vote win in bid to overturn ban on slaughter of whales. (Source)

  2813. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 5:11 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Pro-Whaling Nations Hail Vote on Ban
    Vote at IWC Meeting Shows Support for Return to Whaling but Not Enough to Overturn Ban (Source)

  2814. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 9:39 PM PDT - (Daily Record) - WHALE HUNT BAN STANDS
    A BAN on commercial hunting of whales is to stay after a crucial vote. A group of nations led by Japan wanted the two-decade suspension to end and to allow fisherman to hunt minke whale again. (Source)

  2815. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 11:02 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whaling nations see 'historic' triumph over ban
    Japan and pro-whaling allies have struck an historic blow against the moratorium on commercial hunting, winning their first vote in two decades at global whale talks. (Source)

  2816. Sun, 18 Jun 2006 10:15 PM PDT - (The Age) - Japan wins narrow pro-whaling vote
    Environmentalists say a narrow pro-hunt win for Japanese-led nations at the International Whaling Commission is a "disaster", but Australia has promised to fight back. (Source)

  2817. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 2:09 AM PDT - (BBC News) - How did the anti-whalers lose?
    The BBC's Richard Black assesses how pro-whaling nations secured their first vote towards the resumption of commercial whaling for 20 years. (Source)

  2818. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 0:00 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - A Symbolic Victory for Whaling Advocates
    The International Whaling Commission declares by a narrow vote that a 20-year ban on commercial hunting no longer is necessary because the marine mammals have recovered from near extinction. (Source)

  2819. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 0:26 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Japan wins pro-whaling vote
    FRIGATE BAY, St. (Source)

  2820. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 0:15 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Daily News) - Panel backs resumption of whaling
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts - A slim majority of nations on the International Whaling Commission voted Sunday in support of a resumption of commercial whaling, but pro-whaling nations still lack the numbers needed to overturn a 20-year-old ban. (Source)

  2821. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 0:55 AM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Japan wins pro-whaling vote
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts and Nevis (Reuters) - Japan and other whaling nations on Sunday for the first time in more than two decades got a whaling group to criticise a global whaling ban, signalling they might finally have the muscle to challenge the moratorium. (Source)

  2822. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 2:45 AM PDT - (The Age) - Japan whale vote win meaningless: govt
    Environment Minister Ian Campbell has dismissed as meaningless a victory by whaling nations at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) annual meeting. (Source)

  2823. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 3:45 AM PDT - (Tiscali) - Environmentalists say Shell hits whale feeding
    OSLO (Reuters) - Construction of an oil platform in a Shell-led project off Eastern Russia disrupted feeding by rare Western Pacific grey whales in recent months, two environmental lobby groups said on Wednesday. (Source)

  2824. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 2:06 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japan wins vote to take whale conservation off IWC agenda
    ELIZABETH JACKSON: Pro-whaling nations have secured their first major victory at the International Whaling Commission at St Kitts in the Caribbean. (Source)

  2825. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 3:53 AM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Japan vows to press on in resuming commercial whaling
    Tourists walk past a booth advertising whale watching cruises in Sydney on June 8. Japan has welcomed the first vote for two decades in support of commercial whaling as a "huge" step and vowed to press on to resume hunting, leading New Zealand to warn that whales were no longer safe. (Source)

  2826. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 3:14 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - Whaling commission votes against ban
    The International Whaling Commission narrowly voted Sunday that a 20-year ban on commercial whale hunting no longer was necessary because marine mammals have recovered from near extinction. (Source)

  2827. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 1:25 AM PDT - (Aftenposten) - Norwegians cheer shift on whaling ban
    Fans of Norwegian whaling were triumphant Monday after the International Whaling Commission (IWC) approved a resolution that may finally make Norway's controversial annual whale hunt legal. (Source)

  2828. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 2:04 AM PDT - (Gulf Times) - Fierce rows rock whaling talks
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis: Anti-whaling nations sent Japan crashing to a third straight defeat on Saturday at world whale talks soured by rows over cruelty and the moratorium on commercial hunts. (Source)

  2829. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 2:08 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - Getting away from it all
    Many find it difficult to disconnect from the job when they go on vacation. • 10 a.m. Whale watching cruise. (Source)

  2830. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 3:20 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Pro-whaling nations lack votes to end ban
    The International Whaling Commission narrowly approved a resolution in support of resuming commercial whaling, but pro-whaling nations still lack the numbers needed to overturn a 20-year-old ban. (Source)

  2831. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 8:27 AM PDT - (BBC News) - The lure of the whale trade
    Our environment correspondent visits St Vincent which sees little contradiction in its parallel pursuits of whale-watching and whale-catching. (Source)

  2832. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 8:12 AM PDT - (Boothbay Register) - Sperm whale washes ashore off of Outer Heron Island
    On May 31, a sperm whale, bleached white from the sun, was found 50 feet off the shoreline of Outer Heron Island located off Boothbay Harbor. Made famous by Herman Melville's classic, "Moby Dick," this particular 46-foot sperm whale is unique to the area. (Source)

  2833. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 8:16 AM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Japan nets whale win
    SIX of Australia's neighbours have sided with Japan to endorse a pro-whaling declaration at a meeting in the Caribbean. Japan passed by one vote its St Kitts and Nevis declaration supporting the resumption of commercial whaling at the International Whaling Commission conference. (Source)

  2834. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 7:06 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Report reveals whale hunt cruelty
    AUSTRALIA has revealed the true cruelty of Japan's allegedly scientific whaling program, unveiling a disturbing report on how much the animals suffer as they are harpooned and suffocated. (Source)

  2835. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 5:40 AM PDT - (The Columbus Dispatch) - 'All Things' anchorwoman embraces quirks of radio
    From malnutrition to whale excretions, all things truly are considered for the afternoon news-andfeatures program on National Public Radio. (Source)

  2836. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 6:40 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Norway and Iceland PMs applaud pro-whaling vote
    The Norwegian and Icelandic prime ministers welcomed on Monday a recommendation by the International Whaling Commission (IWC) to relax a ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  2837. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 7:35 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Green groups call for battle against whaling bloc
    Conservation groups on Monday called on governments to redouble their efforts to save endangered whales after pro-whaling nations led by Japan won a majority at an international whaling group for the first time in more than 20 years. (Source)

  2838. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 6:03 AM PDT - (CNN Money) - Japan wins pro-whaling vote, first in two decades
    International Whaling Commission backs statement that global whaling ban is no longer necessary by 1-vote margin. (Source)

  2839. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:40 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan charts course for commercial whaling
    Japan set course for a return to commercial whaling, after a diplomatic coup which gave pro-hunting nations their first victory for two decades at world whale talks. (Source)

  2840. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:45 PM PDT - (EuroNews) - What future for the whale?
    To hunt or not to hunt whales.... that is the question and it has been put on the agenda of the annual gathering of the International Whaling Commission by Japan. (Source)

  2841. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 9:16 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Norway and Iceland hail IWC vote on commercial whaling
    Norway, the only country in the world that conducts commercial whaling, and Iceland, which allows whaling for scientific purposes, have hailed the first vote in two decades in support of the activity. (Source)

  2842. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:28 AM PDT - (Discovery Channel) - Pro-Whaling Nations Lose Conference Vote
    Japan loses two key votes in push for control. (Source)

  2843. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 12:11 PM PDT - (Channel NewsAsia) - Japan vows to press on in resuming commercial whaling
    TOKYO : Japan has welcomed the first vote for two decades in support of commercial whaling as a "huge" step and vowed to press on to resume hunting, leading New Zealand to warn that whales were no longer safe. (Source)

  2844. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 4:53 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Japan takes the helm at world whale talks
    Japan pledged not to use a new power base to destroy the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after pro-hunting states grabbed a majority in the body for the first time in 20 years. (Source)

  2845. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 4:41 PM PDT - (Channel NewsAsia) - Japan charts course for commercial whaling
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis: Japan set course for a return to commercial whaling, after a diplomatic coup which gave pro-hunting nations their first victory for two decades at world whale talks. (Source)

  2846. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 4:23 PM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Japan, Greenpeace in new spat at whaling talks
    South Korean activists hold a protest with a 15 meter-long (49 feet) actual size model of a Minke whale in front of the Japanese embassy in Seoul in 2005, in a rally against Japan's whaling fleet in Antarctica to kill Minke whales. (Source)

  2847. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 2:31 PM PDT - (The Hindu) - Video footage on whaling
    TOKYO: Japan will be confronted with evidence of the cruelty environmentalists say is inflicted during its 'scientific' whale hunts, after its attempt to seize control of the International Whaling Committee suffered yet another setback at the... (Source)

  2848. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 3:51 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan, Greenpeace in new spat at whaling talks
    Greenpeace and Japan traded accusations in a new war of words, after the iconic group escaped world whaling talks with only a gentle rebuke over a previous showdown at sea. (Source)

  2849. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 2:14 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Green groups call for battle against whaling bloc
    Conservation groups on Monday called on governments to redouble their efforts to save endangered whales after pro-whaling nations led by Japan won a majority at an international whaling meeting for the first time in more than 20 years. (Source)

  2850. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 1:42 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Pro-Whaling Countries Poised to Take Over Commission
    Despite losing an early vote, whaling countries led by Japan may have the numbers to weaken conservation measures. (Source)

  2851. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 4:25 PM PDT - (Independent) - How Japan bought whaling commission
    It is spanking new, the fisheries centre in the tranquil harbour of St Kitts in the West Indies, where small boats were bobbing at anchor in the sunshine yesterday. One warehouse has already been built, while the shell of a larger new building is taking shape. And no attempt is being made to hide who is paying for it. (Source)

  2852. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 6:25 PM PDT - (KABC-TV Los Angeles) - Search Continues for a Distressed Whale
    High drama off the Southland coast, as a Good Samaritan fights to save a whale in distress. (Source)

  2853. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 5:56 PM PDT - (Channel NewsAsia) - Japan takes the helm at world whale talks
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis : Japan pledged not to use a new power base to destroy the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after pro-hunting states grabbed a majority in the body for the first time in 20 years. (Source)

  2854. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 8:35 PM PDT - (Sharewatch) - ONLY 0.14%
    Repeated bursts of air cause high levels of underwater sound that could affect whales\' migration and mating patterns, the report said. It also noted that there might be a connection between the sound waves and humpback whale strandings. (Source)

  2855. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 8:29 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - IWC: Oil exploration could harm whales
    Blasts from undersea airguns fired by boats searching for oil could harm whales and should be studied further, said a report unanimously endorsed Monday by the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  2856. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 8:41 PM PDT - (ABC News) - IWC: Oil Exploration Could Harm Whales
    Whales Face Possible Harm From Oil Exploration, IWC Bitterly Divided Over Commercial Whaling (Source)

  2857. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 6:52 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Where the whales are
    IF JAPAN gets its way, commercial whaling could be back on the world agenda. After a 20-year moratorium, what will that mean for the giants of the sea? JIM GILCHRIST reports. (Source)

  2858. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 5:11 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Japan welcomes whaling vote
    Japan jubilant after International Whaling Commission votes to oppose 1986 ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  2859. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:55 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan takes the helm at world whale talks
    Japan pledged not to use a new power base to destroy the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after pro-hunting states grabbed a majority in the body for the first time in 20 years. (Source)

  2860. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 11:54 PM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Green groups call for battle against whaling bloc
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts and Nevis (Reuters) - Conservation groups on Monday called on governments to redouble their efforts to save endangered whales after pro-whaling nations led by Japan won a majority at an international whaling meeting for the first time in more than 20 years. (Source)

  2861. Mon, 19 Jun 2006 9:16 PM PDT - (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) - IWC: Oil Exploration Could Harm Whales
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts (AP) - Blasts from undersea airguns fired by boats searching for oil could harm whales and should be studied further, said a report unanimously endorsed Monday by the International Whaling Commission.Repeated bursts of air cause high levels of underwater sound that could affect whales' migration and mating patterns, the report said. (Source)

  2862. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:23 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Dolphin Killed Monday Was Rare to Area's Waters
    By Patrick Donohue, The Destin Log, Fla. Jun. 17--The beached dolphin that died Monday afternoon on Okaloosa Island from boat propeller wounds was rare to this area. (Source)

  2863. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 8:06 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Nematode link to dolphin deaths
    THE conservation of dolphins is under threat with alarming numbers of the young dying in South Australian waters, it was claimed yesterday. The impact of a record pilchard catch last year also should be investigated for any link to the deaths. (Source)

  2864. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 0:00 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Whaling Foes say Support for Hunting Could Backfire
    The Caribbean nations that helped Japan end a 20-year moratorium are told tourism may suffer. (Source)

  2865. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 0:30 AM PDT - (Times Online) - Japan persuades commission whaling ban not necessary
    Japan has won a symbolic battle in its campaign to restart commercial whaling. (Source)

  2866. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (Bismarck Tribune) - IWC: Oil Exploration Could Harm Whales
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts - Blasts from undersea airguns fired by boats searching for oil could harm whales and should be studied further, said a report unanimously endorsed Monday by the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  2867. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 0:02 AM PDT - (The Jamaica Observer) - FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts (AP)
    With a vote Sunday of 33-32, Japan and a collection of supporters in the Caribbean and Africa pushed through a symbolic resolution embracing a return to commercial whaling. (Source)

  2868. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 3:56 AM PDT - (Mail and Guardian) - Japan welcomes narrow vote against whaling ban
    Japan was jubilant on Monday after the International Whaling Commission voted to oppose the 1986 ban on commercial whaling, a move that conservationists fear could lead to the resumption of large-scale hunting and bring whale populations to the brink of extinction. (Source)

  2869. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 1:20 AM PDT - (Gulf Times) - Japan and allies claim victory over whaling ban
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis: Japan and pro-whaling allies struck a historic blow against the moratorium on commercial hunting on Sunday, winning their first vote in two decades at global whale talks. (Source)

  2870. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 2:11 AM PDT - (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Commercial whaling wins narrow victory
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts - The International Whaling Commission narrowly approved a resolution in support of resuming commercial whaling, but pro-whaling nations still lack the numbers needed to overturn a 20-year-old ban. (Source)

  2871. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 7:48 AM PDT - (Common Dreams News Center) - How Japan's Thirst For Whale Blood Bought Prosperity For St. Kitts
    How Japan's Thirst For Whale Blood Bought Prosperity For St. Kitts (Source)

  2872. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 5:35 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Alaskan Eskimos fear whaling future under threat
    As mayor of Alaska's oil-rich North Slope Borough, Edward Itta understands that developing the region's energy resources can pay for better schools and much-needed infrastructure improvements. (Source)

  2873. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 6:41 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - So long, thanks for all the fish
    Japan's big win at the whaling commission was handed to it by non-whaling nations, writes Andrew Darby from St Kitts and Nevis. - (Source)

  2874. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 7:04 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Whales face possible harm from oil exploration
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts - Blasts from undersea airguns fired by boats searching for oil could harm whales and should be studied further, said a report unanimously endorsed Monday by the International Whaling... (Source)

  2875. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 8:20 AM PDT - (PhysOrg) - IWC: Oil Exploration Could Harm Whales
    (AP) -- Blasts from undersea airguns fired by boats searching for oil could harm whales and should be studied further, said a report unanimously endorsed Monday by the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  2876. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 10:03 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Japan with the momentum after world whaling talks
    Japan will leave annual global whaling talks after landing its heaviest ever blows against a 20-year moratorium on commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2877. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:47 PM PDT - (UPI) - Caribbean nations may pay for whale votes
    FRIGATE BAY, Saint Kitts and Nevis, June 20 (UPI) -- The Caribbean countries that helped Japan win a narrow victory at the International Whaling Commission could face a backlash from environmentally concerned tourists. (Source)

  2878. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 12:01 PM PDT - (Muzi) - Japan takes the helm at world whale talks
    Japan pledged not to use a new power base to destroy the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after pro-hunting states grabbed a majority in the body for the first time in 20 years. (Source)

  2879. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:23 AM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - International Fund for Animal Welfare Stands With Greenpeace as Activists are Arrested at International Whaling Meeting
    The conservation community stood together today on the Marriott Resort beach in St. Kitts, when 10 Greenpeace activists were arrested as they landed on the beach in inflatable boats and attempted to plant cardboard whale tails into the sand. International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) representatives were present to show support for Greenpeace's peaceful demonstration and for global whale (Source)

  2880. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 4:50 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - US says won't cut deals with Japan over whaling
    The United States said on Tuesday it would not be cutting any deals with Japan over Alaska's bowhead whale hunting quota as it prepares to host an international whaling group next year. (Source)

  2881. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 4:25 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whaling talks end after Japan triumph
    Japan left annual talks of the International Whaling Commission warning the fractious body could only be saved by a return to regulated commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2882. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 1:57 PM PDT - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - Japan has momentum after whaling talks
    JAPAN will leave annual global whaling talks after landing its heaviest ever blows against a 20-year moratorium on commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2883. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 2:23 PM PDT - (RedNova) - International Fund for Animal Welfare Stands With Greenpeace As Activists Are Arrested at International Whaling Meeting
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts, June 20 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The conservation community stood together today on the Marriott Resort beach in St. Kitts, when 10 Greenpeace activists were arrested as they landed on the beach in inflatable boats and attempted to plant cardboard whale tails into the sand. (Source)

  2884. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 2:10 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Anti-whaling activists detained
    Ten activists are arrested while protesting against moves towards a return to commercial whaling. (Source)

  2885. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 1:33 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - St Kitts police harpoon Greenpeace protest
    Ten Greenpeace activists have been arrested in the Caribbean island of Saint Kitts, where the International Whaling Commission (IWC) is holding its meeting. (Source)

  2886. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 7:36 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Japan, allies move closer to whale hunts
    Japan and its allies edged closer toward their goal of resuming commercial whale hunts as the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting drew to a close Tuesday with accusations of vote-buying from opponents. (Source)

  2887. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 7:56 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Japan, Allies Move Closer to Whale Hunts
    Japan, Allies Edge Closer Toward Their Goal of Resuming Commercial Whale Hunts (Source)

  2888. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 5:05 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Greenpeace Activists Arrested at Caribbean Whale Meet
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts and Nevis - Ten Greenpeace activists were arrested in St. Kitts and Nevis on Tuesday after they tried to plant cardboard whale tails on a beach to protest the slaughter of whales while an international whaling group was meeting. (Source)

  2889. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 5:44 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Greenpeace activists nabbed at whale meeting
    Ten Greenpeace activists have been arrested on the Caribbean island of St Kitts and Nevis for trying to plant cardboard whale tails on a beach to protest against the slaughter of the animals. (Source)

  2890. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 5:22 PM PDT - (Boston Globe) - US says won't cut deals with Japan over whaling
    The United States said on Tuesday it would not be cutting any deals with Japan over Alaska's bowhead whale hunting quota as it prepares to host an international whaling group next year. (Source)

  2891. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 5:26 PM PDT - (Channel NewsAsia) - Whaling talks end after Japan triumph
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis : Japan left annual talks of the International Whaling Commission warning the fractious body could only be saved by a return to regulated commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2892. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 5:27 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - NZ should send frigate to defend Greenpeace
    The Greens are very disappointed to see New Zealand co-sponsor a motion that censures Greenpeace for their defence of whales during Japan's whale hunt in the Southern Ocean, Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei says. (Source)

  2893. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 5:03 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Calf reports raise hopes for whales
    AT least one whale calf and possibly two have been born at Warrnambool's Logans Beach nursery, raising hopes of a bumper baby season. DSE senior flora and fauna officer Mandy Watson yesterday said she had received reports from reliable sources that one calf had been born recently. (Source)

  2894. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 5:08 PM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Greenpeace Whaling Protest Disrupted in St. Kitts, Ten Arrested
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts , June 20, 2006 (ENS) - Ten Greenpeace anti-whaling activists from seven countries were arrested by police at Frigate Bay today as they attempted to create a symbolic "whale graveyard" to protest Japanese whaling in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. (Source)

  2895. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 11:35 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - US won't cut whaling deals
    The United States said it would not be cutting any deals with Japan over Alaska's bowhead whale hunting quota as it prepares to host an international whaling group next year. (Source)

  2896. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 9:45 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whaling talks end in Japan triumph
    JAPAN has left annual talks of the International Whaling Commission warning the deeply divided body can only be saved by a return to regulated commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2897. Tue, 20 Jun 2006 9:09 PM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Japan In Depth
    Environmental lobby groups are calling on consumers to boycott Japanese products. The campaign is in protest against a push by Japan and other pro-whaling nations to overturn a 20-year ban on commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2898. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 4:31 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - UK: survey launched to monitor endangered whales and dolphins in the English channel
    21 June, 2006 - MARINELIFE, a West Country-based marine conservation research charity, has extended its whale and dolphin monitoring in the English Channel by working with Brittany Ferries on their Plymouth (UK) to Roscoff (France) route. (Source)

  2899. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 0:49 AM PDT - (Gulf Times) - Japan takes helm at whale parleys
    FRIGATE BAY, St Kitts and Nevis: Japan pledged on Monday not to use a new power base to destroy the International Whaling Commission (IWC) after pro-hunting states grabbed a majority in the body for the first time in 20 years. (Source)

  2900. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 0:11 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - New Lake Goodwin park among many places to play
    From hiking and camping to walking and biking, to fishing and whale watching, to swimming and sunning, Snohomish County parks are mostly... (Source)

  2901. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 0:00 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - 10 Anti-Whaling Demonstrators Arrested on St. Kitts
    Police break up a protest of the pro-hunting vote and Japan's use of the research loophole. (Source)

  2902. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:06 AM PDT - (Otago Daily Times) - Must return to whale hunting Japan
    Frigate Bay, St Kitts and Nevis: Japan has left annual talks of the International Whaling Commission warning the deeply divided body can only be saved by a return to regulated commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2903. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:08 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Future looks bright for whale hunters
    The International Whaling Commission's vote that coastal nations have the right to hunt whales shows that the anti-whaling coalition is breaking up (Source)

  2904. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:08 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Editorial: Catch a whale, save a species
    Conservationists may find it repugnant, but setting quotas for catching whales could be the best way to safeguard vulnerable species (Source)

  2905. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 9:40 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Your whaling questions answered
    Greg Donovan, the head of science at the International Whaling Commission answers readers' questions. (Source)

  2906. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 12:41 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Whales Harmed by Oil-Search Noises, Report Concludes
    The International Whaling Commission has unanimously endorsed evidence that marine mammals are put at risk by loud undersea airgun bursts. (Source)

  2907. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:44 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Eskimos fear whaling future under threat
    Environmentalists opposed to offshore drilling in Alaska say that greed for oil money could break down Inupiat Eskimo culture and traditions that date back thousands of years. (Source)

  2908. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 2:58 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Crack whale rescue team to be expanded
    A crack whale rescue team will be doubled in size after five whales became tangled in fishing ropes off the West Australian coast in the past month. (Source)

  2909. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 3:17 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Japan, Allies Move Closer to Whale Hunts
    FRIGATE BAY, St. Kitts -- Japan and its allies (Source)

  2910. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 2:37 PM PDT - (KTVA) - Pro-whaling nations gain in push to resume commercial hunts
    Japan and its allies edged closer toward their goal of resuming commercial whale hunts. This came as the International Whaling Commission's annual meeting drew to a close Tuesday with accusations of vote-buying from opponents. (Source)

  2911. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 1:46 PM PDT - (Time Magazine) - Never Mind Saving the Whales
    Whaling was banned two decades ago, but a vote this week marked a big step toward bringing it back (Source)

  2912. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 1:14 PM PDT - (Fox News) - Researchers Stretch Nerve Fibers to New Limits
    Growth rate of baby whales leads scientists to finding that nerve fibers can be stretched at rates far beyond once thought possible. (Source)

  2913. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 3:49 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Campbell sees corruption in IWC practices
    Federal Environment Minister Senator Ian Campbell has labelled some of the practices in the International Whaling Commission (IWC) as corrupt. (Source)

  2914. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 7:03 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Whales 4, Japan 1: How IWC nations voted
    ST. KITTS (19 June 2006) -- Whether you were born in Auckland, Tokyo, New York, Osaka, Rome or someplace else on our small and increasingly stressed planet, your picture-perfect holiday in an island paradise would necessarily exclude witnessing the brutal slaughter of whales and dolphins by Japan's commercial fishing industry. (Source)

  2915. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 7:03 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Whaling wars 2006 end in another IWC standoff
    ST. KITTS (20 June 2006) -- The 58th Annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) ended today in St. Kitts & Nevis. (Source)

  2916. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:42 PM PDT - (Press & Sun-Bulletin) - Cruise in to Cruisin' Pallooza and give food pantry a boost
    Hot cars, hot tunes, hot dogs -- what's not to like? Cruisin' Pallooza VI, sponsored by ANC Heating and Air Conditioning and 99.1 The Whale, promises a full day of fun Saturday at the Broome County Fairgrounds in Whitney Point. (Source)

  2917. Wed, 21 Jun 2006 11:42 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Whaling: 10 activists arrested in protest
    St Kitts/ Sydney: As the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in St Kitts concluded proceedings overnight Sydney time, a peaceful protest by Greenpeace in St Kitts was abruptly ended by police, who arrested ten activists from the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise as they attempted to land on a beach and peacefully protest the number of whales killed by Japanese whalers last season. (Source)

  2918. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 4:22 PM PDT - (Newswise) - Site of Human-Dolphin Partnership Becomes a Protected Area
    The government of Myanmar has established a protected area for, of all things, a partnership between fishermen and a small, gray beakless dolphin with a knack for herding fish into nets, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). (Source)

  2919. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 2:38 PM PDT - (EurekAlert!) - Site of human-dolphin partnership becomes protected area
    Fishermen plying the waters of Myanmar's Ayeyarwady River have formed a partnership with the waterway's Irrawaddy dolphins, which drive fish into the waiting nets. (Source)

  2920. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 5:30 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Indian plan to dam northeast rivers stirs critics
    Ambitious plans to build dams and hydroelectric power projects throughout the hills of India's remote northeast have stepped on some sensitive toes in the troubled region. (Source)

  2921. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Japanese whaling communities on front line to end hunting ban
    WADA, Japan · Machetes in hand, two dozen rubber-booted workers hacked into the carcass of a Baird's beaked whale as this small Japanese seaside community began its whaling season Wednesday with its first catch. (Source)

  2922. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 0:25 AM PDT - (Daily Dispatch) - Japan wins battle as ban on hunting whales is lifted
    JAPAN left the annual talks of the International Whaling Commission on Tuesday, warning that the fractious body could only be saved by a return to regulated commercial whale hunts. (Source)

  2923. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 0:35 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Whaling Observers Split Over U.S. Intentions
    Washington may use its new position on the commission to pressure Japan to abide by a ban, or compromise and accept some killing. (Source)

  2924. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 1:00 AM PDT - (The Town Talk) - Japanese whaling: An insupportable practice
    Want to buy an island? Follow the Japanese example. They apparently know how better than anyone else in the world. I'm not talking about the Japanese archipelago. I'm talking about smaller, poorer islands in our own backyard -- Caribbean islands. (Source)

  2925. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 4:12 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Activists fined over whale protest
    A magistrate in the Caribbean state of St Kitts and Nevis has fined six Greenpeace activists more than $14,500 after their seaborne protest made a splash at world whaling talks. (Source)

  2926. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 1:03 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Japanese whaling town seeks to end hunting ban
    WADA, Japan -- Machetes in hand, two-dozen rubber-booted workers hacked into the bloody carcass of a Baird's beaked whale yesterday, as this small Japanese seaside community began its whaling season with its first catch. (Source)

  2927. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 2:28 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Japanese Whaling Communities on Front Lines of Campaign to Overturn Hunting Ban
    Machetes in hand, two dozen rubber-booted workers hacked into the bloody carcass of a Baird's beaked whale as this small Japanese seaside community began its whaling season Wednesday with its first catch. (Source)

  2928. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 2:48 AM PDT - (Totally Jewish) - Israel Takes Place on Whaling Commission
    Israel took its place on the International Whaling Commission this week, to the amusement of some. Japan has been pushing for a resumption of whaling, now that the world’s whale populations have recovered from the brink of extinction. (Source)

  2929. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 7:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Sperm whale stranded on north shore
    Fishing boats have gathered off Dalvay on P.E.I.'s north shore in an effort to rescue a stranded sperm whale. (Source)

  2930. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 7:41 AM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Pro-Whaling Nations Lack Votes to End Ban
    Japan loses two key votes in push for control. (Source)

  2931. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 5:14 AM PDT - (Baltimore Sun) - U.S. takes control of whaling group
    International organization split over ban As the United States takes the helm of the International Whaling Commission, environmentalists and animal welfare activists are divided over whether Washington will use its stewardship to pressure Japan to abide by a 20-year-old ban on killing the mammals or to compromise and accept some whaling. (Source)

  2932. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:42 AM PDT - (NorthJersey.com) - Japan's shameful push for whaling
    Japan looks ridiculous. And cruel. And heartless. WANT TO BUY an island? Follow the Japanese example. They apparently know how better than anyone else in the world. (Source)

  2933. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 1:03 PM PDT - (The Border Mail) - Force Japan to halt whaling
    THE pro-whaling result of the International Whaling Commission election, due to the campaigning and buying the votes by the Japanese, will have disastrous effects on these beautiful, gentle giants. (Source)

  2934. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 1:35 PM PDT - (CBC) - Whale not likely to survive stranding: vet
    Doctors with the Atlantic Veterinary College have decided to leave a stranded sperm whale off Dalvay on P.E.I.'s north shore, and hope for the best. (Source)

  2935. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 2:03 PM PDT - (The Village Voice) - Eat Whale—The Other Other White Meat
    Researchers have found it's deliciously tasty! (By Mark Fiore) (Source)

  2936. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 3:41 PM PDT - (The Arizona Republic) - 'Free Willy' will visit pool
    Grab the flip-flops, towels, rafts, some popcorn and head to the pool this weekend to watch a killer whale. (Source)

  2937. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 8:18 PM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Ailing whale to be left stranded near P.E.I. coast
    Officials are at a loss over how to help a sick sperm whale stranded near the coast of Prince Edward Island. (Source)

  2938. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 8:12 PM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Ailing whale to be left stranded near P.E.I. coast
    Officials are at a loss over how to help a sick sperm whale stranded near the coast of Prince Edward Island. The 15-metre male whale has been stuck on a sand bar about 200 metres off the coast at Dalvay on P.E.I.'s North Shore since Wednesday. (Source)

  2939. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 8:29 PM PDT - (Bay Post-Moruya) - Numbers of whales and their fans on the rise
    WHALE watching season is again well underway, but it's not just the number of whales migrating north that are on the increase. Tourists are flocking to the Far South Coast, concerned that pressure from pro-whaling countries like Japan is making the gentle giants a threatened species. (Source)

  2940. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 9:07 PM PDT - (WRGB) - Federal regulations propose rules to reduce ship, whale collisions
    (Boston - AP) - The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes a speed limit for large boats and ships in an effort to save endangered right whales. The limit of 10 knots would be enforced in areas along the mammals' migratory paths. (Source)

  2941. Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:16 PM PDT - (Deseret Morning News) - Aquarium opens today at new Sandy location
    It was a whale-sized task for The Living Planet Aquarium to transform an old Sandy grocery store into attractive exhibits for unique marine life like sharks, jellyfish, stingrays and eels. (Source)

  2942. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 5:55 PM PDT - (WNBC) - Dolphin Strays Into N.J. River
    The New Brunswick Fire Department faced an unusual task Friday night: guiding a wayward dolphin back to the ocean after it strayed into the Raritan River. (Source)

  2943. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 1:24 PM PDT - (WABC-TV New York) - Dolphin found in Raritan River
    Eyewitness News has learned that New Brunswick firefighters are in the process of coaxing what they believe is a grey bottlenosed dolphin out of the Raritan River and back to sea. (Source)

  2944. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:48 AM PDT - (Home News Tribune) - SPECIAL EVENTS
    NEW BRUNSWICK: Authorities are tracking the movements of a dolphin seen in the Raritan River. Members of the New Brunswick Fire Department were still looking for the marine mammal at 2:30 p.m. (Source)

  2945. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:41 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Dolphin sighting in river creates a tide of worry
    A lost dolphin was last seen in the Raritan River just north of New Brunswick last night -- the first time in nine years that a dolphin swam that far upstream, New Brunswick officials and experts said. (Source)

  2946. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 0:42 AM PDT - (Norwalk Advocate) - Federal regulations propose rules to reduce ship, whale collisions
    The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing a mandatory speed limit along areas of the East Coast to reduce the number of endangered North Atlantic right whales killed in collisions with ships. (Source)

  2947. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 0:00 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - Sack minister call over whale vote
    THE Solomon Islands Opposition wants Fisheries Minister Nollen Leni sacked for defying a Cabinet decision and voting for Japan's pro-whaling position at a conference in the Caribbean. (Source)

  2948. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 3:48 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Ailing whale to be left stranded near P.E.I. coast
    Officials are at a loss over how to help a sick sperm whale stranded near the coast of Prince Edward Island. (Source)

  2949. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 3:42 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Ailing whale to be left stranded near P.E.I. coast
    Officials are at a loss over how to help a sick sperm whale stranded near the coast of Prince Edward Island. The 15-metre male whale has been stuck on a sand bar about 200 metres off the coast at Dalvay on P.E.I.'s North Shore since Wednesday. (Source)

  2950. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 4:57 AM PDT - (The Boston Channel) - Feds Try To Limit Ship, Whale Collisions
    BOSTON -- The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing a mandatory speed limit along areas of the East Coast to reduce the number of endangered North Atlantic right whales killed in collisions with ships. (Source)

  2951. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 4:47 AM PDT - (WLBZ Bangor) - Federal Regulations Propose Rules To Reduce Ship, Whale Collisions
    The limit of 10 knots would be enforced in areas along the mammals' migratory paths when they travel each year from their winter grounds off Georgia and Florida to their summer grounds in New England and Canadian waters, including the Gulf of Maine. (Source)

  2952. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 2:37 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Fisheries minister defends vote on pro-whaling declaration at IWC
    _ Japan's fisheries minister on Friday defended the adoption of a nonbinding declaration at the International Whaling Commission earlier this month calling for an end to the moratorium on commercial whale hunting. (Source)

  2953. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 3:53 AM PDT - (Baku Sun) - Azerbaijan
    WADA, Japan — Meter-long machetes in hand, two dozen rubber-booted workers hack into the bloody carcass of a Beard’s Beaked whale, as this small seaside community kicks off its whaling season Wednesday with a first catch. (Source)

  2954. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 3:49 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Sea life counts dive for 2nd year / Decrease in essential plankton and krill disrupt food chain
    This is the time of the year when the ocean off the California coast should be at its most lush, teeming with vast schools of krill to feed whales and salmon as well as plenty of baby rockfish for seabirds, seals and fishermen's nets. But based on new... (Source)

  2955. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 5:07 AM PDT - (Hamilton Spectator) - Sperm whale stranded on the north coast of Prince Edward Island
    Time is running out for a sperm whale stranded since Wednesday night on a sandbar on the north coast of Prince Edward Island. Veterinarians say the 15-metre-long animal is ailing, and will likely die. (Source)

  2956. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 8:36 AM PDT - (WFSB 3) - Federal regulations propose rules to reduce ship, whale collisions
    BOSTON -- The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing a mandatory speed limit along areas of the East Coast to reduce the number of endangered North Atlantic right whales killed in collisions with ships. (Source)

  2957. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 7:47 AM PDT - (WCAX 3) - Federal regulations propose rules to reduce ship, whale collisions
    BOSTON The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes a speed limit for large boats and ships in an effort to save endangered right whales. (Source)

  2958. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 9:00 AM PDT - (KTRE-TV East Texas) - Ships could have to slow down for whales
    BOSTON Whale crossing -- proceed with caution. (Source)

  2959. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 8:50 AM PDT - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Ships could have to slow down for whales
    BOSTON Whale crossing -- proceed with caution. It's a warning that could be sounded on ships sailing parts of the North Atlantic, where federal officials are worried there... (Source)

  2960. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 6:48 AM PDT - (The Record-Courier) - Holbrook clears 100 tons of brush
    Holbrook residents pulled the equivalent to a blue whale in weight of brush out of their neighborhood to reduce the danger of fire. (Source)

  2961. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 8:56 AM PDT - (KBCI Boise) - Ships could have to slow down for whales
    BOSTON Whale crossing -- proceed with caution. It's a warning that could be sounded on ships sailing parts of the North Atlantic, where federal officials are worried there are too many collisions with endangered whales. (Source)

  2962. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:03 PM PDT - (CBC Prince Edward Island) - Boats continue to harass whale
    A sperm whale beached off the north shore of P.E.I. remains active, but is still being harassed by sightseers. (Source)

  2963. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 9:29 AM PDT - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Boat speed limit proposed to reduce endangered whale deaths
    (Boston-AP) June 23, 2006 - A federal agency wants to set a speed limit for boats along stretches of the East Coast to help protect endangered whales from deadly collisions. (Source)

  2964. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:08 PM PDT - (WTVM 9) - Ships could have to slow down for whales
    BOSTON Whale crossing -- proceed with caution. (Source)

  2965. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 11:36 AM PDT - (KPVI-TV) - SHIPS COULD HAVE TO SLOW DOWN FOR WHALES
    BOSTON (AP) -- Whale crossing -- proceed with caution. It's a warning that could be sounded on ships sailing parts of the North Atlantic, where federal officials are worried there are too many collisions with endangered whales. (Source)

  2966. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 9:10 AM PDT - (Science Daily) - Site Of Human-dolphin Partnership Becomes Protected Area
    The government of Myanmar has established a protected area for, of all things, a partnership between fishermen and a small, gray beakless dolphin with a knack for herding fish into nets, according to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). (Source)

  2967. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 10:06 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Your say: Microchipped dogs, Japan's whaling and party pills
    Stuff readers have their say on the exemption of farm dogs from microhipping, Japan's win with whaling and party pills. (Source)

  2968. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 4:33 PM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Stranded whale observed thrashing its tail
    A sperm whale stranded near the P.E.I. shoreline was seen dramatically thrashing its tail on Friday, prompting mixed assessments of the whale's health and its chances for survival. (Source)

  2969. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 2:50 PM PDT - (WKYT 27 NEWSFIRST & WYMT Mountain News) - Ships could have to slow down for whales
    BOSTON Whale crossing -- proceed with caution. (Source)

  2970. Fri, 23 Jun 2006 4:39 PM PDT - (Independent) - Revealed: Japan's whaling 'shopping list'
    Less than a week since Japan and its allies scored a stunning victory at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) conference - paving the way for a possible return to commercial whaling - the Japanese government has inadvertently revealed how it was done: by buying the votes it needed. (Source)

  2971. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 1:10 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Raritan River dolphin likely injured
    A bottlenose dolphin was spotted swimming in the Raritan River Friday afternoon more than 50 miles from its normal habitat. (Source)

  2972. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 0:45 AM PDT - (The News & Observer) - Ocean link in inland fossils
    Shark teeth, whale bones show Johnston County's Atlantic past. (Source)

  2973. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Endangered orcas return with 2 babies
    The endangered orca whales of Puget Sound have two new babies, bringing the southern resident population to 89. K and L pods are back in... (Source)

  2974. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 1:13 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Ocean speed limit proposed to protect endangered whales
    An ocean speed limit proposed by the federal government yesterday could help protect endangered right whales, but is expected to face stiff opposition from the shipping industry. (Source)

  2975. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 2:44 AM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Gray whales abundant due to melted ice
    Global warming has made life harder for some wildlife species, but it may be providing a temporary boost to the health and population of Pacific gray whales. (Source)

  2976. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 2:36 AM PDT - (Agence Bretagne Presse) - Brittany Ferries collaboration boosts dolphin research
    [ABP] Conservation group Marinelife has announced details of an agreement to extend its monitoring of whales and dolphins in the English Channel. Working with Brittany Ferries on the company’s Plymouth to Roscoff route, Marinelife will develop its cetacean research in the area on a monthly basis. (Source)

  2977. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 8:20 AM PDT - (CBC) - Stranded whale dies off P.E.I.
    A sperm whale stranded near the shoreline of Prince Edward Island has died, fisheries officials said Saturday. (Source)

  2978. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 6:50 AM PDT - (Portsmouth Herald) - Speed faulted in whale crashes
    BOSTON - The National Marine Fisheries Service is proposing a mandatory speed limit along areas of the East Coast to reduce the number of endangered North Atlantic right whales killed in collisions with ships. (Source)

  2979. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 6:37 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - NOAA proposes regulations to reduce danger to Northern Right Whales
    NOAA Fisheries Service has filed a proposed rule describing regulations to reduce the risk of collisions between North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels. (Source)

  2980. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:37 AM PDT - (Canada.com) - Ailing sperm whale dies after being stranded for days off P.E.I.
    DALVAY, P.E.I. (CP) - An ailing sperm whale stranded near the P.E.I. shoreline has died. A Fisheries Department spokesman said he walked with park officials and a doctor from the Atlantic Veterinary College to the beach where they found the dead whale. (Source)

  2981. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:50 AM PDT - (KING 5 Seattle) - Endangered orca pods spotted with two babies
    Back from their winter travels, two pods of endangered orcas have each been spotted swimming around the San Juan Islands with a baby in tow. (Source)

  2982. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 2:57 PM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Ailing sperm whale stranded off P.E.I. dies
    A sperm whale that was stranded for days in shallow water off Prince Edward Island has died. (Source)

  2983. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 2:12 PM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Ailing sperm whale stranded off P.E.I. dies
    DALVAY, P.E.I. -- A sperm whale that was stranded for days in shallow water off Prince Edward Island has died. A Fisheries Department spokesman said he walked with park officials and a doctor from the Atlantic Veterinary College to the beach Saturday morning and found the dead whale. (Source)

  2984. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 4:10 PM PDT - (Sunday Herald) - Why the world no longer wants to save the whale
    The impossible seems likely. The ban on commercial whale hunting, the most successful conservation measure of the 20th century, is in danger of being overturned, if not in a few years then within a human lifespan. (Source)

  2985. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 3:50 PM PDT - (The Olympian) - Endangered orca pods spotted with two babies
    SEATTLE (AP) — Back from their winter travels, two pods of endangered orcas have each been spotted swimming around the San Juan Islands with a baby in tow. (Source)

  2986. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 1:41 PM PDT - (Sunday Observer) - Blubbering hypocrites
    Through a combination of low cunning and bribery, the Japanese seem to have convinced a sufficient number of member countries of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) that they should be allowed out with their harpoon guns once more. (Source)

  2987. Sat, 24 Jun 2006 10:36 PM PDT - (Lincoln Journal Star) - Pro-whaling nations see tides turning
    TOKYO — Japan and other pro-whaling countries finally have gained the upper hand in a battle over a 2-decade-old commercial whaling moratorium. A majority vote last week declared a return of the International Whaling Commission to its original mission as a body that regulates whaling. (Source)

  2988. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 4:16 AM PDT - (Bernama) - Dolphin And Terrapin Thematic Gold Coins On Sale
    KUALA LUMPUR, June 25 (Bernama) -- Bank Negara Malaysia has issued new thematic gold coins depicting the bottlenose dolphin and painted terrapin under its Coin in Education (CIE) Programme Marines and Reptiles series. (Source)

  2989. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 1:47 AM PDT - (Slashdot) - Human-Dolphin Partnership Reserve
    ahbe writes that the Myanmar government recently established a protected reserve for partnering between fisherman and wild dolphins. From the article: "The fascinating partnership involves fishermen summoning the dolphins to voluntarily herd schools of fish toward the boats and awaiting nets. With the aid of the river-dwelling dolphins, the fishermen can increase the size of their catches by (Source)

  2990. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 7:26 PM PDT - (Daily News) - Marine Mammals
    BEAUTY AND VULNERABILITY: There are four groups of marine mammals in the seas around Sri Lanka. They are the Whales, Dolphins, Porpoises and Dugongs. Since the first three groups belong to the scientific order Cetacea, they are referred to as cetaceans. (Source)

  2991. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 1:00 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whale count up in annual census
    ARMED with binoculars and mobile phones, hundreds of volunteers took to cliffs and headlands around Australia today in a bid to count the number of whales frolicking off our coast. (Source)

  2992. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 0:02 AM PDT - (Centre Daily Times) - Amusement parks pack plenty of rides, events for summer
    ORLANDO, Fla. -- Boundary-bending roller coasters, a killer whale ballet and a toppling 65-foot tower that simulates splashing into a 5,000-square foot pond below are among scores of new attractions opening this summer at theme parks around the country. (Source)

  2993. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 1:11 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Whale count up in annual census
    ARMED with binoculars and mobile phones, hundreds of volunteers took to cliffs and headlands around Australia today in a bid to count the number of whales frolicking off our coast. (Source)

  2994. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 4:00 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Migaloo spotted off Coffs
    The rare white whale, Migaloo, has been sighted near the Solitary Islands off Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales mid-north coast. (Source)

  2995. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 4:06 AM PDT - (580 CFRA News Talk Radio) - Stranded PEI Whale Dies Jason McIntyre
    Copyright 2004 580 CFRA & CHUM RADIO OTTAWA. CHUM Limited Privacy Brochure . All rights reserved. Please visit other CHUM sites (Source)

  2996. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 4:37 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Migaloo spotted off Coffs
    The rare white whale, Migaloo, has been sighted near the Solitary Islands off Coffs Harbour on the New South Wales mid-north coast. The whale is on its northerly migration from Antarctica to breeding grounds in Queensland. (Source)

  2997. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 5:31 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Navy attuned to whale songs
    With 14 years of experience, Petty Officer Charles Paul is confident that he can quickly recognize the sounds made by whales and other marine mammals and avoid any unnecessary sonar contact. (Source)

  2998. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 8:20 AM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Whale census huge success
    ARMED with binoculars and mobile phones hundreds of volunteers took to cliffs and headlands around Australia yesterday in a bid to count the number of whales frolicking off our coast. (Source)

  2999. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 10:23 AM PDT - (Canada.com) - Ailing sperm whale dies after being stranded for days off P.E.I.
    DALVAY, P.E.I. (CP) - A sperm whale that was stranded for days in shallow water off Prince Edward Island has died. A Fisheries Department spokesman said he walked with park officials and a doctor from the Atlantic Veterinary College to the beach Saturday morning and found the dead whale. (Source)

  3000. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 10:00 AM PDT - (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Speed Limit Proposed to Save Whales
    The U.S. Fisheries Service on Friday proposed a speed limit for ships 65 feet and longer to reduce accidental killing of right whales. (Source)

  3001. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 4:47 PM PDT - (Tiscali) - Hotlinks
    CHIBA, JAPAN - A head of a Beard's Beaked whale lies on floor at the Wada port on June 25, 2006 in Chiba, Japan. Japan and Norway, leaders of pro-whaling nations, took a step toward restoring commercial whaling in a vote at the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  3002. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 5:22 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - U.S. Joins Anti-Whaling Effort
    The United States and some of its closest allies are launching a concerted campaign to block a possible return to large-scale whaling and to reverse the gains made by pro-whaling forces in the international commission that regulates hunting of the massive creatures. (Source)

  3003. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 8:11 PM PDT - (Bangkok Post) - Determination to kill whales makes no sense
    Why does Tokyo so stubbornly cling to public relations disasters? Why is Japan at war with whales? (Source)

  3004. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 10:21 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - U.S. Joins Anti-Whaling Effort
    The United States and some of its closest allies are launching a concerted campaign to block a possible return to large-scale whaling and to reverse the gains made by pro-whaling forces in the international commission that regulates hunting of the massive creatures. (Source)

  3005. Sun, 25 Jun 2006 10:21 PM PDT - (Lincoln Journal Star) - Pro-whaling nations see tides turning
    TOKYO — Japan and other pro-whaling countries finally have gained the upper hand in a battle over a 2-decade-old commercial whaling moratorium. A majority vote last week declared a return of the International Whaling Commission to its original mission as a body that regulates whaling. (Source)

  3006. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 6:00 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Govt restricts Monkey Mia dolphin tours
    The Western Australian Government says the Monkey Mia dolphins in the state's north-west will be better protected now that only one commercial boat tour business is allowed to operate. (Source)

  3007. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 0:56 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - On ship, a ghost of a chance
    MYSTIC, Conn. -- Rain drummed on the deck of the 19th-century whaling ship Charles W. Morgan late Saturday night, as below deck, in the cramped and stuffy captain's quarters, a group of men and women armed with flashlights and digital cameras took their positions. (Source)

  3008. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 4:19 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Migaloo the white whale heads north
    THE imminent arrival of famous migrating white humpback whale Migaloo has prompted a stern warning from the Queensland government - get too close and you will be fined. (Source)

  3009. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 4:19 AM PDT - (Radio Netherlands) - Ashes to ashes, blubber to blubber
    Whale carcasses decomposing on the ocean floor provide food and living quarters for a plethora of tiny scavengers, including crab-like creatures, snails and the 'bone-eating zombie worm'. (Source)

  3010. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 2:18 AM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Japan vs Japan: Opposition party exposes whaling bribes
    ST. KITTS (24 June 2006) -- Less than a week since Japan and its allies scored a stunning victory at the International Whaling Conference -- paving the way for a possible return to commercial whaling -- the Japanese government has revealed how much money it has given to countries that support its stance. (Source)

  3011. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 4:13 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Environmental Groups Wouldn't Support Caribbean Tourism Boycott
    Environmental groups on Friday said they would not support a tourism boycott against the six Caribbean countries that voted to chip away at the 20-year-old ban on commercial whaling at the International Whaling Commission meeting. (Source)

  3012. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 8:14 AM PDT - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - A whiter shade of whale
    MIGALOO is the main act on the annual humpback whale migration off Australia's east coast. (Source)

  3013. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 6:00 AM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - Migaloo the white whale heads north
    THE imminent arrival of famous migrating white humpback whale Migaloo has prompted a stern warning from the Queensland government - get too close and you will be fined. (Source)

  3014. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 8:08 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Our giant ocean friends are back
    WHALE-WATCHING season has delivered the birth of two calves at Encounter Bay. Co-ordinator of the South Australian Whale Centre at Victor Harbor, Brad Riddle, said it had been a "fantastic" start to the season and he hoped it would continue. (Source)

  3015. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 6:01 AM PDT - (Portsmouth Herald) - NOAA: Speed limit would protect whales
    PORTSMOUTH - Speed limits can help save endangered whales. At least that’s the hope of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Staff members have proposed a rule describing regulations to restrict large-vessel speed along the Northeast coast to help protect the endangered right whale. (Source)

  3016. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 8:05 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Greenpeace greed dooms the whales
    IF the idiots from Greenpeace stopped using whaling as a major fundraising vehicle there is a very good chance the Japanese would stop harpooning the dumb beasts. (Source)

  3017. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 6:57 AM PDT - (Maritime Global Net) - NOAA PROPOSES SPEED LIMITS TO SAVE WHALES
    THE US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service has published proposed regulations to reduce the risk of collisions between North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels. (Source)

  3018. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 12:17 PM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - White whale the centre of attention
    MIGALOO is the main act on the annual humpback whale migration off Australia's east coast. But nobody told the rest of the 7000-strong cast of gentle giants. (Source)

  3019. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:37 AM PDT - (Townsville Bulletin) - Migaloo the white whale heads north
    THE imminent arrival of famous migrating white humpback whale Migaloo has prompted a stern warning from the Queensland government - get too close and you will be fined. (Source)

  3020. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 9:08 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - White whale the centre of attention
    MIGALOO is the main act on the annual humpback whale migration off Australia's east coast. (Source)

  3021. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 1:50 PM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Whale death remains a mystery
    A necropsy on a sperm whale that washed up on P.E.I.'s north shore last week has not yet determined why the whale died. (Source)

  3022. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 2:54 PM PDT - (Time Magazine) - Revenge of The Whale Hunters
    Japan says the giant mammals have recovered in the 20 years since whaling was banned. Tell that to the whales (Source)

  3023. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 3:13 PM PDT - (Knight-Ridder Washington Bureau) - Monday, Jun 26, 2006
    WASHINGTON - While many whale species remain endangered, the gray whale calf count along the California coast rose sharply this spring, marine scientists reported Monday. (Source)

  3024. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 8:34 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - White whale back
    MIGALOO'S star billing on the annual humpback migration off Australia's east coast had some serious challengers yesterday. (Source)

  3025. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 6:13 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Number of Gray Whales Increases Along Calif. Coast
    WASHINGTON _ While many whale species remain endangered, the gray whale calf count along the California coast rose sharply this spring, marine scientists reported Monday. (Source)

  3026. Mon, 26 Jun 2006 11:48 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Gray whale calf count is rising along California coast
    WASHINGTON -- While many whale species remain endangered, the gray whale calf count along the California coast rose sharply this spring, marine scientists reported yesterday. (Source)

  3027. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 4:07 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Last chance for China's dolphin
    A rescue plan is developed for the Yangtze River dolphin, probably the world's most endangered mammal. (Source)

  3028. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 4:40 PM PDT - (Times Online) - London Zoo leads dolphin rescue
    London Zoo is leading an operation to save the Yangtze River dolphin, which has all but been wiped out by overfishing and loss of habitat. It is estimated that as few as 13 remain. (Source)

  3029. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 5:00 AM PDT - (Home News Tribune) - SPECIAL EVENTS
    WOODBRIDGE — A fisherman standing on the banks in Sewaren spotted a dolphin that appeared to match the description of the one seen in the Raritan River last week. (Source)

  3030. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 11:09 PM PDT - (The Star-Ledger) - Wayward dolphin spotted in Arthur Kill
    A dolphin that was first spotted swimming up the Raritan River past New Brunswick late last week was most recently seen in the Ar thur Kill. (Source)

  3031. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 0:22 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Gray whale population up; warmer temperatures cited
    While many whale species remain endangered, the gray whale calf count along the California coast rose sharply this spring, marine scientists reported Monday. (Source)

  3032. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 3:25 AM PDT - (San Jose Mercury News) - Gray whales experience baby boom, experts report
    While many whale species remain endangered, the gray whale calf count along the California coast rose sharply this spring, marine scientists reported Monday. (Source)

  3033. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 2:27 AM PDT - (Denver Post) - Whaling foes divided on proper role of U.S.
    As the United States takes the helm of the International Whaling Commission, environmentalists and animal-welfare activists are divided over whether it will use its stewardship to pressure Japan to abide by a 20-year-old ban on killing the mammals or to compromise and accept some whaling. (Source)

  3034. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 1:58 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - On ship, a ghost of a chance
    MYSTIC, Conn. -- Rain drummed on the deck of the 19th-century whaling ship Charles W. Morgan late Saturday night, as below deck, in the cramped and stuffy captain's quarters, a group of men and women armed with flashlights and digital cameras took their positions. (Source)

  3035. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 8:35 AM PDT - (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) - Whale watchers report more sightings
    Whale watchers stationed at the Piedras Blancas Light Station say they observed an 8 percent increase in the number of gray whales calves migrating along the California coast this spring. (Source)

  3036. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 6:13 AM PDT - (Times Online) - Albino humpback whale Migaloo spotted off Australian coast
    The only documented white humpback whale in the world has been sighted off the coast of Byron Bay as it migrates along the coast of Australia. (Source)

  3037. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 7:23 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - License suspension ends for captain in whale-watch fatality
    A tour boat captain involved in a fatal whale-watching collision on Christmas Day 2003 has served a 10-month suspension of his mariner's license as part of a settlement with the Coast Guard. (Source)

  3038. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 5:50 AM PDT - (The Columbus Dispatch) - Dogs prove prowess at tracking rare whales
    Bob and Fargo can smell their floating quarry from a nautical mile away. Standing like sentinels at the prow of a boat, the dogs stiffen when they catch the scent. Their noses act as compass needles for boat pilots, directing the vessels toward the catch. (Source)

  3039. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:54 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Editorial: Catch a whale, save a species
    Conservationists may find it repugnant, but setting quotas for catching whales could be the best way to safeguard vulnerable species (Source)

  3040. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:54 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Future looks bright for whale hunters
    The International Whaling Commission's vote that coastal nations have the right to hunt whales shows that the anti-whaling coalition is breaking up (Source)

  3041. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:43 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Pro-whaling nations win symbolic victory
    Conservationists say the vote is just a "stinging flesh wound" and the whalers lost a series of other votes at the IWC meeting (Source)

  3042. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 1:30 PM PDT - (WESH via Yahoo! News) - Beached Whale Draws Crowd In Daytona Beach
    A whale beached itself on Daytona Beach on Tuesday afternoon and it is not expected to survive. (Source)

  3043. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 3:35 PM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Beached whale dies
    A pygmy sperm whale beached itself near the pier in Daytona Beach this afternoon, drawing a crowd of onlookers. (Source)

  3044. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 4:40 PM PDT - (Oregon Public Broadcasting) - Gray Whale Calves' Numbers Indicate Healthy Population
    Whale watchers on the West Coast and in Puget Sound have reason to celebrate. Scientists counted lots of gray whale babies during the spring migration north. (Source)

  3045. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 3:43 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Modern day Moby-Dick sighted off Australian coast
    Migaloo, above, a white humpback whale, was sighted yesterday as he made his annual migration along the East Coast of Australia. (Source)

  3046. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 5:06 PM PDT - (WESH) - Whale Dies After Beaching Itself
    A whale beached itself on Daytona Beach on Tuesday afternoon and it later died. (Source)

  3047. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:28 PM PDT - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Beachgoers fret over doomed whale's struggle
    DAYTONA BEACH -- Isolated behind police tape and very much alone, a pygmy sperm whale struggled under a dark sky. It had beached itself early Tuesday afternoon near the Daytona Beach Pier. Its size -- about 10 feet -- caused some to mistake it for a dolphin. (Source)

  3048. Tue, 27 Jun 2006 10:15 PM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - NOAA proposes regulations to reduce danger to Northern Right Whales
    NOAA Fisheries Service has filed a proposed rule describing regulations to reduce the risk of collisions between North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels. (Source)

  3049. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 2:44 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Plan hatched to save Yangtze dolphin
    Conservationists have developed a plan to save one of the world's most endangered species, the Yangtze River dolphin. (Source)

  3050. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 3:02 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Plan hatched to save Yangtze dolphin
    Conservationists have developed a plan to save one of the world's most endangered species, the Yangtze River dolphin. The dolphin, which is found only in the Yangtze River in China, has been driven to the brink of extinction by pollution and over-fishing. (Source)

  3051. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 0:02 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Petition for new Marineland dolphin
    Napier's historic Marineland may yet get another dolphin. More than 13,000 people have signed a petition to parliament that calls on the government to let Marineland replace 36-year-old Shona, who died in April. (Source)

  3052. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 8:56 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Rocky the dolphin survives more mishaps
    Rocky the dolphin is a survivor. He's been bitten at least three times by sharks and, in his latest mishap on Monday, became stranded on a sandbank at Rocky Point, near Russell Island, in south-east Queensland. (Source)

  3053. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 8:38 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Rocky the dolphin survives more mishaps
    After spending three days at Sea World on the Gold Coast, where he underwent blood tests, Rocky the dolphin has been released back into the wild. (Source)

  3054. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 8:44 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Dolphin survives another close call
    ROCKY the dolphin is a survivor. He has been bitten at least three times by sharks and, in his latest mishap on Monday, became stranded on a sandbank at Rocky Point, near Russell Island, in southeast Queensland. (Source)

  3055. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 8:38 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Dolphin survives another close call
    ROCKY the dolphin is a survivor. (Source)

  3056. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 0:19 AM PDT - (The Oregonian) - Research Notebook
    up with ocean temperature Scientists with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration say there's been an 8 percent increase this spring in the number of gray whale calves migrating north along the Pacific Coast. (Source)

  3057. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 3:20 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Whale dies during rescue try
    It is rare for a whale to beach itself in Volusia County, authorities say After meandering in the surf all morning, a pygmy sperm whale beached itself by the Main Street Pier in Daytona Beach Tuesday afternoon. (Source)

  3058. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 4:08 AM PDT - (WPMI 15) - DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP)
    The approximately 10-foot-long female beached itself by the Main Street Pier yesterday afternoon. Lifeguards used their umbrellas to shade it while workers poured buckets of sea water on the animal to keep it wet. (Source)

  3059. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 1:21 AM PDT - (The Beaufort Gazette) - School board hires principal for Whale Branch
    The Beaufort County school board hired two new principals and took the first step to buy land for two new Bluffton-area schools at its meeting Tuesday. (Source)

  3060. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 3:15 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - BIG STINK ON BEACH
    Instead of being hauled back out to sea, a dead humpback whale will be left for the birds. (Source)

  3061. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 4:09 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - PACIFIC COAST / Gray whales thrive in the Arctic, for now / More calves being born, but effects of warming not clear
    The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has increased over the last five years, leading scientists to believe that for now the pregnant females are doing all right feeding in a warming Arctic environment. National Oceanic and... (Source)

  3062. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 3:43 AM PDT - (Asia Times) - Japanese whaling logic full of baloney
    Speaking Freely is an Asia Times Online feature that allows guest writers to have their say. Please click here if you are interested in contributing. (Source)

  3063. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 5:51 AM PDT - (Local6.com Central Florida) - Whale That Beached Itself In Daytona Beach Dies
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- A pygmy sperm whale that beached itself in Daytona Beach has died. The approximately 10-foot-long female beached itself by the Main Street Pier Tuesday afternoon. (Source)

  3064. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 7:07 AM PDT - (Keynoter.com) - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
    A landmark Islamorada restaurant reopened Monday after closing for two days because of a fire. The flames were reported at the Whale Harbor Inn Restaurant, near mile marker 84, around 3 p.m. Saturday, Islamorada Fire Chief William Wagner said. (Source)

  3065. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 6:42 AM PDT - (Radio Netherlands) - Ashes to ashes, blubber to blubber
    Whale carcasses decomposing on the ocean floor provide food and living quarters for a plethora of tiny scavengers, including crab-like creatures, snails and the 'bone-eating zombie worm'. (Source)

  3066. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 5:55 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - PACIFIC COAST / Gray whales thrive in the Arctic, for now / More calves being born, but effects of warming not clear
    The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has increased over the last five years, leading scientists to believe that for now the pregnant females are doing all right feeding in a warming Arctic environment. National Oceanic and... (Source)

  3067. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 9:28 AM PDT - (News Guard) - Scientific study reveals gray whale calf numbers increasing
    Scientists from the National Oceanic & Atomospheric Administration (NOAA) Southwest Fisheries Science Center in La Jolla, Calif., recently recorded an eight-percent increase in the estimated number of gray whale calves migrating along the California Coast this spring. (Source)

  3068. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:30 PM PDT - (KABC-TV Los Angeles) - Baby Gray Whale Births Rebounding
    Biologists say there a lot more baby gray whales being born along the Pacific Coast. (Source)

  3069. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:17 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - This is no way to save the whales
    For a graphic example of science being abused for political and sentimental ends look no further than the debate over whaling (Source)

  3070. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 12:09 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Scientists keep close watch on gray whales
    The number of baby gray whales migrating along the U.S. Pacific Coast is increasing and scientists say it may be a sign of Arctic warming. (Source)

  3071. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 4:36 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Baby gray whale births rebound
    The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, biologists said. (Source)

  3072. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 1:33 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Speed Limit Proposed to Reduce Whale Collisions
    Ships operating along the U.S. East Coast would be required to slow down to avoid striking right whales, a federal agency recently announced. (Source)

  3073. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 5:07 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Baby Gray Whale Births Rebound
    Baby Gray Whale Births Rebound From Record Low Levels on the Pacific Coast, NOAA Says (Source)

  3074. Wed, 28 Jun 2006 8:42 PM PDT - (Bunbury Mail) - Our extraordinary visitors
    IN a week that turned Bunbury into something of a real-life episode of Animal Planet, a whale spent days swimming around the Inner Harbour and two seals were spotted resting on local beaches. (Source)

  3075. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 4:50 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Baby gray whale births rebounding on Pacific Coast
    SAN FRANCISCO - The number of gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment,... (Source)

  3076. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 1:07 AM PDT - (Daily Breeze) - Gray whale calf counts are increasing off Pacific Coast
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, biologists said. (Source)

  3077. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 8:05 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Gray whale births rebounding on Pacific Coast
    SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- The number of gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, federal biologists said. (Source)

  3078. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 7:32 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Baby gray whale births rebounding along Pacific
    SAN FRANCISCO - The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, biologists said. (Source)

  3079. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 5:11 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Baby gray whale births rebounding on Pacific Coast
    SAN FRANCISCO -- The number of gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, federal biologists said. The number of calves that passed Point Piedras Blancas near San Luis Obispo jumped from 945 last year to 1,018 calves in 2006, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric (Source)

  3080. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 5:24 AM PDT - (Art Newspaper) - Thinking big
    Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco has suspended a 12-metre-long, 1.2 ton skeleton of a grey whale ten feet above the floor of the central atrium of Mexico City’s new public library. (Source)

  3081. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 9:00 AM PDT - (NBC 11 Bay Area) - Researchers: More Baby Whales Found Along Pacific Coast
    Researchers have seen a big jump in gray whale offspring this year along the Pacific Coast. (Source)

  3082. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 8:16 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Sea giants visit the Flinders Ranges
    FOR the second time in a month, humpback whales have been seen frolicking in waters off Port Augusta. Aaron Morgan, from Augusta Water Cruises, believes the whales, not usually seen in Spencer Gulf, may have taken a "wrong turn" as they cruised along the South Australian coastline. (Source)

  3083. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 12:17 PM PDT - (Interior Design) - The Great White Whale
    Rho-Fiera is the stop for the Nuova Fiera Milano, the new home of the Salone Internazionale del Mobile. The metro is filled to capacity. Registration lines are hours long. (Source)

  3084. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:24 AM PDT - (NPR: Mixed Signals) - Song of the Whale
    Do you enjoy the music of Elvis Presley? Do you love whales? Folks at the International Fund for Animal Welfare are hoping to capitalize on Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's love of Elvis's music to save some of the whales caught by Japanese fishermen every year. Koizumi is going to Graceland today to pay his respects. IFAW has put out a press release saying it's sending six Elvis (Source)

  3085. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 11:19 AM PDT - (NPR) - Mixed Signals
    June 29, 2006 · Do you enjoy the music of Elvis Presley? Do you love whales? Folks at the International Fund for Animal Welfare are hoping to capitalize on Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's love of Elvis's music to save some of the whales caught by Japanese fishermen every year. (Source)

  3086. Thu, 29 Jun 2006 1:38 PM PDT - (Coos Bay World Link) - Baby gray whale births rebounding in Pacific
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, biologists said. (Source)

  3087. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 4:51 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Stranded whale receives surfers' push back to sea
    A pilot whale was helped back to sea late yesterday afternoon after it apparently was stranded at Kauai's Hanalei Beach. Wendy Goo, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokeswoman, said two surfers pushed the whale into deeper waters. (Source)

  3088. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 3:16 AM PDT - (The Garden Island) - Cause of North Shore whale beaching unknown
    Hanalei Canoe Club paddlers pushed a small, bleeding whale out to sea from Hanalei Bay Wednesday night. Some speculated the whale was injured by the Navy’s sonar used for the Rim of the Pacific exercises off Hawaiian waters. (Source)

  3089. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 3:14 AM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Blue whales make their appearance
    Whale-watching boats are reporting large numbers of blue whale sightings. (Source)

  3090. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 3:20 AM PDT - (The Epoch Times) - Japan a Step Closer to Commercial Whaling
    Anti-whaling nations clung to slim victories on all but one crucial declaration after a week of tight voting at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting on Caribbean Island, St Kitts & Ne... (Source)

  3091. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 5:31 AM PDT - (Illawarra Mercury) - Whale numbers rise
    A RECORD number of migrating humpback, southern right, killer and minke whales are cruising the coast between Wollongong and Jervis Bay this year. (Source)

  3092. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:40 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Sonar exercise set despite whale lawsuit
    The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday for the use of sonar during a maritime exercise, sidestepping a lawsuit that sought to protect whales from the noise. (Source)

  3093. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 10:38 AM PDT - (Coos Bay World Link) - Baby gray whale births rebounding in Pacific
    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The number of baby gray whales born along the Pacific Coast has rebounded from record low levels, suggesting that pregnant females are thriving despite a warming Arctic feeding environment, biologists said. (Source)

  3094. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:02 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - This is no way to save the whales
    For a graphic example of science being abused for political and sentimental ends look no further than the debate over whaling (Source)

  3095. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 2:52 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Sonar Exercise Set Despite Whale Lawsuit
    Defense Department Allows Navy Sonar Exercises Despite Whale Lawsuit (Source)

  3096. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 4:17 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Ropes trap humpback whale
    PERTH: Western Australia's whale rescue team is heading out to free a whale tangled in ropes off the coast. (Source)

  3097. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 4:03 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Sonar exercise set despite whale lawsuit
    The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday to use sonar during maritime exercises off both coasts for the next six months, letting the service sidestep a lawsuit that sought to protect whales near Hawaii from the noise. (Source)

  3098. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 3:43 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Pentagon exempts Navy from whale protection law
    The Pentagon on Friday exempted the Navy for six months from a law protecting whales and other marine mammals, a move that may allow planned naval exercises using military sonar to proceed despite a lawsuit. (Source)

  3099. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 5:00 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Pentagon Exempts Navy from Whale Protection Law
    By Kristin RobertsWASHINGTON (Reuters) - (Source)

  3100. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 4:28 PM PDT - (WAVY 10) - Navy sonar exercises to continue despite whale lawsuit
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday for the use of sonar during a maritime exercise, sidestepping a lawsuit that sought to protect whales from the noise. (Source)

  3101. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 2:52 PM PDT - (Keynoter.com) - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
    A landmark Islamorada restaurant reopened Monday after closing for two days because of a fire. The flames were reported at the Whale Harbor Inn Restaurant, near mile marker 84, around 3 p.m. Saturday, Islamorada Fire Chief William Wagner said. (Source)

  3102. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 5:52 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Sonar Exercise Set Despite Whale Lawsuit
    Defense Department Allows Navy Sonar Exercises Despite Whale Lawsuit (Source)

  3103. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 5:30 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Sonar exercise set despite whale lawsuit
    The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday to use sonar during maritime exercises off both coasts for the next six months, letting the service sidestep a lawsuit that sought to protect whales near Hawaii from the noise. (Source)

  3104. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 5:01 PM PDT - (Independent) - North Atlantic right whales: Hunted to the edge of extinction
    When it comes to whales, Eubalaena glacialis is not exactly the most picturesque of animals. This is no smiling, New Age dolphin nor oceanarium-busting orca named Willy, but a 50-ton, barnacled creature, crawling with whale lice, bad breath, and all the apparent grace of a water buffalo. (Source)

  3105. Fri, 30 Jun 2006 11:27 PM PDT - (Deseret Morning News) - Navy to continue sonar exercises off Hawaii despite whale lawsuit
    The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday for the use of sonar during a maritime exercise, sidestepping a lawsuit that sought to protect whales from the noise. (Source)

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  3106. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 0:11 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - MoRe InFoRmAtIoN
    Eco-Labels: A report card online explains terms like "dolphin safe" and "sustainable fishing." Go to www.eco-labels.org Food Safety Hotline: Has information from the Food and Drug Administration on seafood safety, cosmetic coloring and other matters. Call 888-723-3366. (Source)

  3107. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Daily News) - Navy will continue sonar exercises despite whale lawsuit
    WASHINGTON - The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday to use sonar during maritime exercises off both coasts for the next six months, letting the service sidestep a lawsuit that sought to protect whales near Hawaii from the noise. (Source)

  3108. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 3:15 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Navy drills proceed despite whale lawsuit
    The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday to use sonar during maritime exercises off both coasts for the next six months, letting the service sidestep a lawsuit that sought to protect whales near Hawaii from the noise. (Source)

  3109. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 3:28 AM PDT - (WAVY 10) - Navy sonar exercises to continue despite whale lawsuit
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday for the use of sonar during a maritime exercise, sidestepping a lawsuit that sought to protect whales from the noise. (Source)

  3110. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 3:14 AM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Whales emerge out of the blue
    The mysterious sea mammal is making repeat appearances to the delight of many watchers in Dana Point waters. (Source)

  3111. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 3:45 PM PDT - (WAVY 10) - Navy sonar exercises to continue despite whale lawsuit
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday for the use of sonar during a maritime exercise, sidestepping a lawsuit that sought to protect whales from the noise. (Source)

  3112. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 8:22 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - U.S. joins anti-whaling effort
    CHIBA, Japan (28 June 2006) -- The United States and some of its closest allies are launching a concerted campaign to block a possible return to large-scale whaling and to reverse the gains made by pro-whaling forces in the international commission that regulates hunting of the massive creatures. (Source)

  3113. Sat, 01 Jul 2006 11:23 PM PDT - (The Enterprise) - Who can say the whales aren't watching us?
    The rain has finally subsided, it's a holiday week and thousands of vacationers have been squeezing across the Bourne and Sagamore bridges. For those who don't own boats, whale-watching has become one of the most popular tourist attractions. (Source)

  3114. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 4:56 PM PDT - (Tiscali) - Hotlinks
    KAMOGAWA, JAPAN - A Pacific white-sided dolphin plays with her mother in the aquarium at Kamogawa Sea World July 2, 2006 in Kamogawa, Japan. The two-month-old Pacific white-sided dolphin was born on Wednesday, May 3, 2006. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images) (Source)

  3115. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 12:35 PM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Woman dies after hiking trail
    A woman hiker has died after heart problems while tackling the Whale Trail at De Hoop Nature Reserve. (Source)

  3116. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:13 AM PDT - (Penticton Western News) - BCNG Portals Page
    Once described as a being the spawn of an earwig and a whale, the mystery of Okanagan Lake's Ogopogo is still being debated to this day. Originally called M-ha-a-i-tk by local First Nations, Ogopogo's home is said to be near Squally Point (also known as Rattlesnake Island). (Source)

  3117. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 1:15 PM PDT - (WAVY 10) - Navy sonar exercises to continue despite whale lawsuit
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Defense Department granted the Navy a national security exemption Friday for the use of sonar during a maritime exercise, sidestepping a lawsuit that sought to protect whales from the noise. (Source)

  3118. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 4:42 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Woman suffers heart attack during hike
    A 50-year-old woman was declared dead on arrival at the Bredasdorp hospital this weekend after experiencing cardiac problems while tackling the Whale Trail at the De Hoop nature reserve. (Source)

  3119. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 5:09 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Pentagon Exempts Navy From Whale Protection Law
    WASHINGTON - The Pentagon on Friday exempted the Navy for six months from a law protecting whales and other marine mammals, a move that may allow planned naval exercises using military sonar to proceed despite a lawsuit. (Source)

  3120. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 5:26 PM PDT - (NRDC Worldview) - NRDC Press Archive: Facing Lawsuit, Navy Declares Itself Above the Law in High-Intensity Sonar Fight
    LOS ANGELES (June 30, 2006) - With the U.S. Navy facing a lawsuit to stop its illegal use of high-intensity sonar in a massive practice exercise that began this week, the Pentagon today took the unprecedented step of declaring the military exempt from the basic law protecting whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals. (Source)

  3121. Sun, 02 Jul 2006 11:22 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Whale watching earns millions in Caribbean
    CARIBBEAN (30 June 2006) -- Whale watching can become a very lucrative part of the regional tourism industry, with the potential for earning millions of dollars annually for Caribbean Governments. (Source)

  3122. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 2:22 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Whale carcass will tell a story
    Long-dead sperm whales smell. But the stench didn't stop a dozen dedicated Alaska SeaLife Center scientists who plugged their noses, donned rain gear, and measured, cleaved and sampled the large, deceased beast. In an agreement with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Marine Fisheries Service, the center is allowed to collect dead animals for study and live (Source)

  3123. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 4:27 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Pentagon Exempts Navy from Whale Protection Law
    The Pentagon Friday exempted the Navy for six months from a law protecting whales and other marine mammals, a move that may allow planned naval exercises using military sonar to proceed despite a lawsuit. (Source)

  3124. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 3:12 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Taking the downtown trail to a city gem
    PAST the giant whale tusk and through the shuttered New Kirkgate shopping arcade is where you will find it. (Source)

  3125. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 1:26 AM PDT - (iafrica.com) - Woman dies during Cape hike
    A 50-year-old woman was declared dead on arrival at the Bredasdorp Hospital on Sunday, after experiencing cardiac problems when tackling the Whale Trail at the De Hoop nature reserve. (Source)

  3126. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 1:43 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Antarctic beauty leaves you frozen in time
    You hear them before you see them. An almighty blow as a fountain of water catapults skywards, the sea opens up and the glistening body of a minke whale breaks the surface. Angie Butler goes deep south. (Source)

  3127. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 7:17 AM PDT - (Townsville Bulletin) - White whale right on cue
    MIGALOO is right on schedule for a splashdown in Townsville within the next week. Paul Crocombe, of Adrenalin Dive, said he saw his first humpback whale of the season yesterday morning. (Source)

  3128. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 5:06 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Business as usual as Rod squad exits Leith
    PAST the giant whale tusk and through the shuttered New Kirkgate shopping arcade is where you will find it. (Source)

  3129. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 5:20 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - U.S. defense, marine safety tough to balance
    Over 150 lost, disoriented melon-headed whales swim chaotically in shallow waters off the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Nearby, ships of the U.S. Navy and its allies probe the deep with sonar to find submarines of their war-game "enemies." (Source)

  3130. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:35 AM PDT - (NOAA News) - NOAA PROPOSES REGULATIONS TO REDUCE RISK OF COLLISIONS BETWEEN SHIPS AND ENDANGERED NORTHERN RIGHT WHALES
    June 23, 2006 — The NOAA Fisheries Service today published a proposed rule describing regulations to reduce the risk of collisions between North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels. (Source)

  3131. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 4:29 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale concerns halt use of Navy sonar
    A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Navy from using a high-intensity sonar that could harm marine mammals during war games that began last week in the Pacific Ocean. (Source)

  3132. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 4:52 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Whale Concerns Halt Use of Navy Sonar
    Judge Temporarily Bars Navy From Using High-Intensity Sonar That Could Harm Marine Mammals (Source)

  3133. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 4:54 PM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Whale Concerns Halt Use of Navy Sonar
    A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Navy from using a high-intensity sonar that could harm marine mammals during war games that began last week in the Pacific Ocean. The temporary restraining order, sought by environmentalists, came three... (Source)

  3134. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 2:39 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Business As Usual As Rod Squad Exits Leith
    By Gareth Edwards PAST the giant whale tusk and through the shuttered New Kirkgate shopping arcade is where you will find it. It might not be the most salubrious journey to South Leith Parish Church, but for the hundred or so who attend every weekend it's a walk of faith. (Source)

  3135. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 3:37 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - Humpback drops in on Ballina
    WHEN Carly O’Neill came to Ballina on holidays the last thing she expected to see was a 15m humpback whale swimming in the Richmond River. The Brisbane resident had been enjoying the sun and taking photos from the south side of the river on Sunday when she spotted the whale. (Source)

  3136. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 3:14 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Judge steps in to save the whales
    A FEDERAL judge has issued a temporary restraining order to stop the US Navy using sonar during training near Hawaii because it might hurt or even kill whales and other marine mammals. (Source)

  3137. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 5:19 PM PDT - (WJLA-TV Washington D.C.) - Whale Concerns Halt Use of Navy Sonar
    LOS ANGELES (AP) - A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Navy from using a high-intensity sonar that could harm marine mammals during war games that began last week in the Pacific Ocean. (Source)

  3138. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 8:41 PM PDT - (Trinidad Express) - The turn of the whales
    When was the last time that you saw a deer walking through your garden? No, this is a valid question. But at one time deer in this island probably outnumbered humans. They are still here but the odds on seeing one in the wild are remote, even in forested areas. (Source)

  3139. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 10:02 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Judge bars shrill Navy sonar
    The Navy is forbidden to use an intense form of sonar -- known to have spooked Puget Sound orcas in the past -- during combat exercises this month in the Pacific, a federal judge ruled on Monday. (Source)

  3140. Mon, 03 Jul 2006 9:32 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 10.50am Tuesday July 4, 2006 By Kristin Roberts
    WASHINGTON - A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order to stop the US Navy using sonar during training near Hawaii because it might hurt or even kill whales and other marine mammals. (Source)

  3141. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 9:23 AM PDT - (Sierra Club) - Tuesday, July 04, 2006
    Bye Bye Baiji? The baiji, or Yangtze River dolphin, has the dubious distinction of being the world's most endangered mammal -- or so it's believed. During the Great Leap Forward, they made bags out of baiji skin, but the last survey was only able to find 17 of the creatures. (Source)

  3142. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 0:25 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Court halts Navy use of sonar over whale issue
    A federal judge temporarily blocked the Navy on Monday from using active sonar during a major multinational exercise off Hawaii until it... (Source)

  3143. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 1:16 AM PDT - (Norwich Bulletin) - Profile of a newsmaker: NFA graduate conducting whale studies
    In the news: Bradford Hyde of Norwich will spend 10 days in Washington this summer conducting Orca whale research with renowned biologist Kenneth Balcolm. (Source)

  3144. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 4:27 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Judge Stops U.S. Navy Using Sonar off Hawaii
    A federal judge Monday issued a temporary restraining order to stop the U.S. Navy using sonar during training near Hawaii because it might hurt or even kill whales and other marine mammals. (Source)

  3145. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 6:49 AM PDT - (Aftenposten) - Whale shot in front of tourists
    Eager Norwegian whalers didn't do much to boost the image of their country's tourism industry this week, when they gunned down a whale before the eyes of tourists out on a whale-watching expedition. (Source)

  3146. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 6:59 AM PDT - (The Salem News) - Speed limit required to save the right whale
    Speed kills - not just people, but whales as well. (Source)

  3147. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 7:29 AM PDT - (The Age) - US whale ruling pings navy sonar
    A US federal judge has blocked the US Navy from using active sonar during a multinational exercise off Hawaii until it can negotiate with environmentalists who say sonar can harm whales. - (Source)

  3148. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 7:40 AM PDT - (News 8 San Diego) - Whale Concerns Halt Use of Navy Sonar
    A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Navy from using a high-intensity sonar that could harm marine mammals during war games that began last week in the Pacific Ocean. (Source)

  3149. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 9:14 AM PDT - (The Salem News) - Speed limit required to save the right whale
    Speed kills - not just people, but whales as well. (Source)

  3150. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:10 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Wednesday July 5, 2006 By Anne Beston
    A distressed humpback whale entangled in craypot lines off the Kaikoura Coast has eluded attempts to cut it free. (Source)

  3151. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 1:44 PM PDT - (UPI) - Norwegian whalers put on show for tourists
    ANDENES, Norway, July 4 (UPI) -- Tourists on a whale-watching trip in northern Norway got a bit more than they expected when they watched as a whale-hunting boat killed one. (Source)

  3152. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 8:40 PM PDT - (Stuff) - Entangled whale may die unless rescued
    The public is being asked to look out for a whale with two floats attached to it. (Source)

  3153. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 6:43 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Post-mortem to be done on south-east whale
    A dead pilot whale found beached off the South Australian south-east coast will be transported to Adelaide for a post-mortem examination. (Source)

  3154. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 7:23 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Whale trapped in craypot lines
    There are fears the humpback whale entangled in craypot lines off the Kaikoura Coast may not survive. A Department of Conservation team was unable to cut free the whale on Sunday. (Source)

  3155. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 7:21 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Post-mortem to be done on south-east whale
    A dead pilot whale found beached off the South Australian south-east coast will be transported to Adelaide for a post-mortem examination. The four-and-a-half metre pilot whale found at Eight Mile Creek yesterday will be transported to Adelaide in the next couple of days. (Source)

  3156. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 5:23 PM PDT - (NZCity) - Fears entangled whale may slip through net
    Department of Conservation staff are trying to locate a humpback whale entangled in craypot lines. It was last spotted off the Kaikoura Coast on Sunday, with a rope with two buoys and a 35kg craypot wound around its middle. DOC staff were unable to disentangle it. (Source)

  3157. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 9:37 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Hey stupid: First find Osama, then play your 'military whaling' games elsewhere
    LOS ANGELES, California (3 July 2006) -- In an emphatic stroke for the rule of law, U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper today issued a temporary restraining order blocking the use of high-intensity, mid-frequency sonar by the U.S. Navy during sprawling international war games now taking place in waters around Hawaii. (Source)

  3158. Tue, 04 Jul 2006 10:16 PM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - NOAA proposes regulations to reduce danger to Northern Right Whales
    NOAA Fisheries Service has filed a proposed rule describing regulations to reduce the risk of collisions between North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels. (Source)

  3159. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:12 PM PDT - (Bunbury Mail) - Bottlenose conservation, straight from the bottle
    FIRST it was protecting the native Shelducks, then it was freeing chickens from battery farms and now Capel Vale is supporting Bunbury's dolphin population. (Source)

  3160. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 3:11 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - Norway: witnessing whale slaughter while on “whale safari” causes outrage among tourists
    05 July, 2006 - NORWEGIAN whalers didn't do much to boost the image of their country's tourism industry this week, as they gunned down a whale before the eyes of tourists out on a whale-watching expedition, the Norwegian website aftenposten.no reported. (Source)

  3161. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 3:39 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Navy to Use Passive Sonar After Whale Ruling
    The Navy will use passive sonar starting Wednesday during a major training exercise off Hawaii while exploring possible legal options to overcome a judge's ban on active sonar because the sound waves could hurt whales, officials said Tuesday. (Source)

  3162. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 4:08 AM PDT - (Fairbanks Daily News-Miner) - Scientists find more clues in beluga mystery
    It's beginning to look like the juvenile beluga whale that swam from the Bering Sea up the Yukon and Tanana rivers, only to end up dead 15 miles upriver from Nenana, made its 1,000-mile trek and died last fall rather than this spring. (Source)

  3163. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 8:30 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Whale lawsuit forces Navy to change sonar plan
    HONOLULU, Hawaii (AP) -- The Navy said it will rely on a different type of sonar during exercises off of Hawaii after environmentalists won a temporary restraining order stopping the service from using a high-intensity sonar that could harm marine mammals. (Source)

  3164. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 8:29 AM PDT - (San Jose Mercury News) - Navy drill to be whale-safe
    The Navy will use passive sonar starting today during a major training exercise off Hawaii while exploring possible legal options to overcome a judge's ban on active sonar because the sound waves could injure whales, officials said Tuesday. (Source)

  3165. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 7:34 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Navy, preservationists clash in whale dispute
    HONOLULU - While the Navy was staging war games and hunting down "enemy" submarines with sonar off the island of Kauai two summers ago, more than 150 lost and disoriented whales were swimming chaotically in the shallows of Hanalei Bay. (Source)

  3166. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 8:59 AM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Navy to Hold Off Using Active Sonar
    Environmentalists argued the sonar is linked to whale stranding. (Source)

  3167. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 6:48 AM PDT - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Keeping whales safe worth the lost time
    Speed kills - not just people, but whales as well. (Source)

  3168. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 12:37 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale likely in frozen river all winter
    A young beluga whale whose carcass was found in a river nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat probably died last fall and remained in the frozen river all winter, according to scientists. (Source)

  3169. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:19 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Thursday July 6, 2006 By Anne Beston
    A humpback whale entangled in craypot lines thrashed around for four hours trying to free itself before slowly swimming on up the coast. (Source)

  3170. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:40 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Whalers make a kill before shocked tourists
    Whale hunters have shocked a boatload of tourists off Norway's Arctic coast by harpooning a whale in front of them. (Source)

  3171. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 9:23 AM PDT - (CBC North) - Whales not considered for extra protection
    The federal minister of the environment has recommended the beluga whale not be listed as endangered or as a species at special risk. (Source)

  3172. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:30 AM PDT - (Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber) - Happening
    Ann Stateler and Mark Sears of the Vashon Hydrophone Project documented two rare Transient Killer Whale sightings in Puget Sound in June. Ann, better known as Orca Annie, woke up at 6 a.m. on June 29 to the sound of orca blows just north of the VHP site in Colvos Passage. (Source)

  3173. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 9:10 AM PDT - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Keeping whales safe worth the lost time
    Speed kills - not just people, but whales as well. (Source)

  3174. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 1:07 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Whale Likely in Frozen River All Winter
    Scientists Say a Beluga Whale Found Inland Likely Was in a Frozen River All Winter (Source)

  3175. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 1:03 PM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Whale likely in frozen river all winter
    A young beluga whale whose carcass was found in a river nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat probably died last fall and remained in the frozen river all winter, according to scientists. (Source)

  3176. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 3:47 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - DOC on lookout for tangled whale
    The Department of Conservation is asking fishermen and boaties to lookout for a humpback whale tangled in craypot lines. The whale was spotted off the coast of Kaikoura on Sunday and DOC wants to cut it free. (Source)

  3177. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 2:47 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Hunting Norwegian whalers shock tourists
    Hunters shocked a boatload of tourists on a whale watch off Norway's Arctic during the weekend, harpooning a whale in front of them. (Source)

  3178. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 3:41 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Hunting Norwegian Whalers Shock Tourists
    OSLO, Norway (AP) - Hunters shocked a boatload of tourists on a whale watch off Norway's Arctic during the weekend, harpooning a whale in front of them. About 80 tourists were aboard the trawler Reine, which was headed for areas off the Arctic Lofoten Islands known for their abundance of whales, when the incident happened on Saturday, the boat's skipper Geir Maan said by telephone on Wednesday. (Source)

  3179. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 1:41 PM PDT - (KTVA) - More clues found in inland beluga mystery
    Scientists say a young beluga whale that swam up the Yukon and Tanana rivers might have died last fall not this spring. The whale was found last month about 15 miles upriver from Nenana. (Source)

  3180. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 2:15 PM PDT - (San Juan Journal) - BCNG Portals Page
    Animals and children were big hits in the Fourth of July Parade. Top photo: Lisa Moretti was queen of the Animal Protection Society's float. Second photo: Who was Friday Harbor namesake Joe Friday? Why, he was a shepherd, as this lamb could tell you. Third photo: When is a dachshund like an orca? (Source)

  3181. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 6:55 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Scientists: Whale found inland likely froze
    A young beluga whale whose carcass was found in a river nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat probably died last fall and remained in the frozen river all winter, according to scientists. (Source)

  3182. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 5:07 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Norwegian whalers kill whale as whale watching tourists look on in horror
    SAN FRANCISCO, California (3 July 2006) -- Eager Norwegian whalers didn't do much to boost the image of their country's tourism industry this week, when they gunned down a whale before the eyes of tourists out on a whale-watching expedition. (Source)

  3183. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 8:33 PM PDT - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - AHAB VS. WILLIE: Hunting whalers shock whale-watching tourists
    OSLO, Norway (AP) -- Hunters shocked a boatload of tourists on a whale watch off Norway's Arctic during the weekend, harpooning a whale in front of them. (Source)

  3184. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 6:03 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Hunters' harpoon kill shocks tourists on whale trip
    HUNTERS shocked a boatload of tourists off Norway's Arctic coast during the weekend by harpooning a whale in front of them. (Source)

  3185. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 7:22 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Scientists: Whale Found Inland Likely Froze
    Scientists: Beluga Found in Central Alaska River Likely Froze There As Winter Set In (Source)

  3186. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 5:50 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Boat crews face whale inquiry
    POLICE are investigating boat skippers for allegedly harassing killer whales in the Shetland Isles. (Source)

  3187. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 10:53 PM PDT - (Bayside Bulletin) - Baby whale believed drowned
    A BABY humpback whale with an umbilical cord attached was found dead on Frenchman's Beach on North Stradbroke Island on Wednesday night. The whale was 4.5 metres long and only a few days old. (Source)

  3188. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 9:38 PM PDT - (Daily Record) - HORROR ON WHALE TRIP
    WHALE watchers were shocked to see hunters fire a harpoon at a minke. Around 80 tourists were on a trawler heading for Norway's Lofo ten Islands. They are known for their high whale population. (Source)

  3189. Wed, 05 Jul 2006 11:18 PM PDT - (Bismarck Tribune) - Hunting Norwegian Whalers Shock Tourists
    OSLO, Norway - Hunters shocked a boatload of tourists on a whale watch off Norway's Arctic during the weekend, harpooning a whale in front of them. (Source)

  3190. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 3:46 PM PDT - (Manning River Times) - Victims of plastic bags
    A fisherman found the turtle washed up on the Black Head end of the Tuncurry Beach and it is believed a dolphin also met the same fate in the area recently because of a plastic bag. (Source)

  3191. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 0:11 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Frozen River Probably Held Whale All Winter
    A young beluga whale whose carcass was found in a river nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat probably died last fall and remained in the frozen river all winter, according to scientists. (Source)

  3192. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (North Devon Gazette & Advertiser) - Letter from Lundy
    June was a busy month around the island for marine sightings. Dolphins are on the increase with pods of between 12 to 50 individuals, seen throughout the month. (Source)

  3193. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 4:12 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Bloody end to whale safari
    A group of tourists on their way to whale-watch witness the killing of an animal by Norwegian whalers. (Source)

  3194. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 1:35 AM PDT - (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Whale far from habitat likely died in fall, with carcass frozen all winter
    FAIRBANKS, Alaska - A young beluga whale whose carcass was found in a river nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat probably died last fall and remained in the frozen river all winter, according to scientists. (Source)

  3195. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 4:20 AM PDT - (Government News Network) -  Whale and Dolphin strandings down
    The number of whales and dolphins stranded on UK shores has dropped between 2004 and 2005. (Source)

  3196. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 7:39 AM PDT - (News 8 San Diego) - Scientists: Whale Found Inland Likely Froze
    A young beluga whale whose carcass was found in a river nearly 1,000 miles from its natural ocean habitat probably died last fall and remained in the frozen river all winter, according to scientists. (Source)

  3197. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 5:35 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Hunters' harpoon kill shocks tourists on whale trip
    HUNTERS shocked a boatload of tourists off Norway's Arctic coast during the weekend by harpooning a whale in front of them. (Source)

  3198. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 7:05 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Whale rescue bid
    A HUMPBACK whale, entangled in marine buoy lines off New Zealand, will die unless divers can release it or it manages to free itself, a marine conservation manager said yesterday. (Source)

  3199. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 8:38 AM PDT - (The Arizona Republic) - Whale harpooned right in front of tourists
    OSLO, Norway - A group of tourists hoping to see whales frolicking off the Lofoten Islands got more than they bargained for when a boatload of hunters harpooned one of the animals in front of them. (Source)

  3200. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 7:03 AM PDT - (Townsville Bulletin) - Having whale of time off Cape Cleveland
    HUMPBACK whales are racing against the clock in the name of love. The whales are migrating north from Antarctica to begin their breeding season in the waters off North Queensland. (Source)

  3201. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 5:35 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Boat crews face whale inquiry
    POLICE are investigating boat skippers for allegedly harassing killer whales in the Shetland Isles. (Source)

  3202. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 6:55 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - Whale and dolphin strandings down
    06 July, 2006 - THE number of whales and dolphins stranded on UK shores has dropped between 2004 and 2005. Initial figures show a UK-wide decrease in strandings of around 13 per cent (799 in 2004, 700 in 2005). (Source)

  3203. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 6:48 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Keeping whales safe worth the lost time
    Speed kills - even if you're a 60-ton whale. So everybody from local officials to environmental groups to fishermen to the state Legislature and governor should support new regulations proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would help to protect the right whale. (Source)

  3204. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 6:55 AM PDT - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Keeping whales safe worth the lost time
    Speed kills - not just people, but whales as well. (Source)

  3205. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 9:17 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Keeping whales safe worth the lost time
    Speed kills - even if you're a 60-ton whale. So everybody from local officials to environmental groups to fishermen to the state Legislature and governor should support new regulations proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would help to protect the right whale. (Source)

  3206. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:20 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Friday July 7, 2006
    The hunt is on to find out whether New Zealand has its own population of "homegrown" southern right whales. (Source)

  3207. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 4:07 PM PDT - (The Age) - Newborn whale found dead on Qld beach
    Rangers will try to move the body of a dead humpback whale calf, found beached on North Stradbroke Island, off the Brisbane coast. - (Source)

  3208. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 2:43 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Rescuers on stand-by for entangled whale
    Authorities are assessing the condition of a humpback whale which is caught in ropes off Western Australia's mid-west coast. (Source)

  3209. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 4:17 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale calf found dead on beach
    RANGERS will today try to move the body of a dead humpback whale calf, found beached on North Stradbroke Island, off the Brisbane coast. (Source)

  3210. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 4:10 PM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Whale calf found dead on beach
    RANGERS will today try to move the body of a dead humpback whale calf, found beached on North Stradbroke Island, off the Brisbane coast. About 4.5 metres long with part of its umbilical cord still attached, it was found washed ashore on Frenchman's Beach early yesterday. (Source)

  3211. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 3:06 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Rescuers on stand-by for entangled whale
    Authorities are assessing the condition of a humpback whale which is caught in ropes off Western Australia's mid-west coast. The animal was found yesterday about 60 kilometres north-west of Geraldton. (Source)

  3212. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 5:24 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Most endangered whale gets protection
    Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales, considered the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  3213. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 5:55 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Most Endangered Whale Gets Protection
    Right Whale, Most Endangered in the World, Gets Habitat Protection (Source)

  3214. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 5:41 PM PDT - (KTVA) - Most endangered whale in the world gets habitat protection
    Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales. Right whales are considered the most endangered in the world and are approaching extinction for more than 100 years. (Source)

  3215. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 6:52 PM PDT - (The Age) - Three whales to be rescued in WA
    Western Australia's whale rescue team will attempt to rescue three whales - including a mother and her calf tangled in ropes off the coast - in the state's north and south. (Source)

  3216. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 7:01 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Bid to rescue three whales
    WESTERN Australia's whale rescue team will today attempt to rescue three whales – including a mother and her calf tangled in ropes off the coast – in the state's north and south. (Source)

  3217. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 9:08 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Endangered whale gets habitat protection
    Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales, considered the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  3218. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 9:25 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Endangered Whale Gets Habitat Protection
    Thousands of Miles Designated as Critical Habitat for Most Endangered Whale in the World (Source)

  3219. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:04 PM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - Newborn whale found dead
    A BABY humpback whale has been found dead on a beach off the Brisbane coast after becoming separated from its mother. The 4.5m male humpback washed up on Frenchmans Beach at North Stradbroke Island yesterday and was buried today. (Source)

  3220. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:20 PM PDT - (Bismarck Tribune) - Hunting Norwegian Whalers Shock Tourists
    OSLO, Norway - Hunters shocked a boatload of tourists on a whale watch off Norway's Arctic during the weekend, harpooning a whale in front of them. (Source)

  3221. Thu, 06 Jul 2006 10:32 PM PDT - (Herald Sun) - Rescuers head to trapped whales
    WESTERN Australia's whale rescue team will today attempt to rescue three whales, including a mother and her calf tangled in ropes off the coast, in the state's north and south. (Source)

  3222. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 9:51 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Don't Miss: Discovery Cove
    WHAT: Swim with the dolphins -- and the stingrays and the fish -- at Discovery Cove. The dolphin swim is a bit pricey and only available to visitors age 6 and older, but it includes lunch, swim gear and a seven-day pass to SeaWorld Orlando or Busch Gardens Tampa Bay. The attraction also offers behind-the-scenes tours and a chance to learn more about endangered species. (Source)

  3223. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 0:32 AM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Newborn whale found dead on Qld beach
    A baby humpback whale has been found dead on a beach off the Brisbane coast after becoming separated from its mother. (Source)

  3224. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 0:45 AM PDT - (EARTHtimes.org) - Habitat area demarcated to protect endangered whale species
    A federal rule passed yesterday, attempts to prevent extinction of the endangered right whale by demarking several hundred square miles as critical habitat for them. It is estimated that around 11,000 of these whales were present in the North Pacific sea at one time, the numbers of which have dwindled down to less than hundred now. (Source)

  3225. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 3:48 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Concerns for humpback whale tangled in ropes
    Western Australia's Department of Environment and Conservation says efforts to relocate a humpback whale tangled in ropes are like looking for a needle in a haystack. (Source)

  3226. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 3:33 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Most Endangered Whale Gets Protection
    Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales, considered the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  3227. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 1:52 AM PDT - (Aftenposten) - Whale hunters go on holiday
    Norway's whale hunters have decided to suspend their hunt and take a vacation instead. That's what their buyers have done, they say. (Source)

  3228. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 7:34 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Whale music rules the deep as navy turns down the sonar
    AUSTRALIAN warships have been banned from using a sonar weapon implicated in whale mass strandings. - (Source)

  3229. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 7:47 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Endangered whale gets habitat protection
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales, considered the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  3230. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 8:33 AM PDT - (TechNewsWorld.com) - Habitat Protected for Endangered Right Whales
    Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales, considered the most endangered whale in the world. The federal rule published Thursday designates some 36,750 square miles in the Bering Sea and Gulf of Alaska as critical habitat for right whales. The rule takes effect Aug. 7. (Source)

  3231. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 6:11 AM PDT - (The Buffalo News) - CHEAP EATS
    "The huge blue whale on the roof and a bright, multicolored interior promise a fun find." (Source)

  3232. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 6:06 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Hunting Norwegian Whalers Shock Tourists
    Hunters shocked a boatload of tourists on a whale watch off Norway's Arctic during the weekend, harpooning a whale in front of them. (Source)

  3233. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 6:48 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Keeping whales safe worth the lost time
    Speed kills - even if you're a 60-ton whale. So everybody from local officials to environmental groups to fishermen to the state Legislature and governor should support new regulations proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would help to protect the right whale. (Source)

  3234. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 8:03 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Death of a Whaler
    A slight story sinks beneath the weight of the author's motifs. - (Source)

  3235. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:17 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - Endangered whale gets Alaskan habitat protection
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales, considered the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  3236. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 9:15 AM PDT - (Ukiah Daily Journal) - Humpback sightings decline
    For the last several years, local educator Urmas Kaldveer, Ph. D. has been working in Mexico, studying whales. (Source)

  3237. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 6:33 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Bad weather hampers whale search
    Bad weather has hampered attempts to find and free a whale tangled in rope off Western Australia's coast. (Source)

  3238. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 8:22 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Navy, whale advocates settle in sonar suit
    The Navy can use high-intensity sonar for Pacific warfare exercises, but must stay away from some sensitive marine habitat and increase monitoring for whales, under an agreement reached Friday with environmental groups. (Source)

  3239. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 8:40 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Navy, Whale Advocates Settle in Sonar Suit
    Navy, Environmental Groups Settle Sonar Lawsuit, Limiting When and Where Signals Can Be Used (Source)

  3240. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 5:32 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Chile: New Refuge Would Protect Endangered Blue Whale
    By Daniela Estrada for Tierramrica * SANTIAGO, Jul. 6, 2006 (IPS/GIN) -- Two multimillionaires with investments in southern Chile are supporting an initiative to establish a protected marine refuge there for the world's largest mammal. (Source)

  3241. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 5:55 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Too Close for Comfort: Orcas, Boats Struggle to Share Space
    Boating Rules Considered to Protect Newly Endangered Species (Source)

  3242. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 7:30 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Navy, environmental groups agree on sonar use
    The U.S. Navy can use a form of sonar thought to harm orcas and other marine mammals -- but with limits -- during an anti-submarine war exercise in the Pacific Ocean this month. (Source)

  3243. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:05 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Navy and whale advocates settle sonar suit
    The Navy can use high-intensity sonar for Pacific warfare exercises, but must stay away from some sensitive marine habitat and increase monitoring for whales, under an agreement reached Friday with environmental groups. (Source)

  3244. Fri, 07 Jul 2006 11:25 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Navy and Whale Advocates Settle Sonar Suit
    Navy and Environmental Groups Settle Sonar Suit, Limiting When and Where Signals Can Be Used (Source)

  3245. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 0:12 AM PDT - (Tennessean) - Young hopes contract comes in time for camp
    Major Adams went to Sea World during a vacation this week. When he gets back to work, he'll start negotiating a contract as big as Shamu, the whale for which the water park is famous. (Source)

  3246. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 4:56 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Navy and whale advocates settle sonar suit
    The Navy said it will use active sonar during warfare exercises off Hawaii as early as this weekend, after reaching an agreement with environmentalists who claimed it poses a threat to whales and other sea life. (Source)

  3247. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 1:40 AM PDT - (Fox News) - Navy, Whale Conservationists Settle Sonar Lawsuit
    Navy, green groups agree on terms for use of sonar during military exercises over fears, and some evidence, that high-intensity sonar causes whales to beach and die. (Source)

  3248. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 1:40 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Navy and Whale Advocates Settle Sonar Suit
    Navy and Environmental Groups Settle Sonar Suit, Limiting When and Where Signals Can Be Used (Source)

  3249. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 1:47 AM PDT - (Stamford Advocate) - Navy and Whale Advocates Settle Sonar Suit
    LOS ANGELES -- The Navy can use high-intensity sonar for Pacific warfare exercises, but must stay away from some sensitive marine habitat and increase monitoring for whales, under an agreement reached Friday with environmental groups. (Source)

  3250. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 1:54 AM PDT - (Press of Atlantic City) - Family of scout killed by fall off whalewatching boat files lawsuit
    LOWER TOWNSHIP —The family of a Staten Island boy who died after falling off a local whale-watching boat last year filed a wrongful death lawsuit in federal court. (Source)

  3251. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 4:56 AM PDT - (The Bryan-College Station Eagle) - Environmentalists, Navy agree to deal on sonar
    SAN DIEGO - The Navy and an environmental group reached an out-of-court agreement Friday on whale safety that will allow the Navy to use active sonar during a multinational exercise being conducted off Hawaii. (Source)

  3252. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 1:52 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Navy Agrees to Sonar Precautions
    Multinational military drills off Hawaii will include steps to protect whales. In return, an environmental group drops its lawsuit. (Source)

  3253. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 7:10 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Navy and Whale Advocates Settle Sonar Suit
    Navy, Environmental Groups Settle Sonar Lawsuit Limiting When and Where Signals Can Be Used (Source)

  3254. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 7:26 AM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Navy and Whale Advocates Settle Sonar Suit
    HONOLULU - The Navy said it will use active sonar during warfare exercises off Hawaii as early as this weekend, after reaching an agreement with environmentalists who claimed it poses a threat to whales and other sea life. (Source)

  3255. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 8:07 AM PDT - (Muzi) - Navy, whale advocates settle in sonar suit
    The Navy can use high-intensity sonar for Pacific warfare exercises, but must stay away from some sensitive marine habitat and increase monitoring for whales, under an agreement reached Friday with environmental groups. (Source)

  3256. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 6:48 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Keeping whales safe worth the lost time
    Speed kills - even if you're a 60-ton whale. So everybody from local officials to environmental groups to fishermen to the state Legislature and governor should support new regulations proposed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that would help to protect the right whale. (Source)

  3257. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:11 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Ecologists, US navy agree on whale-damaging sonar use
    The US navy reached an agreement with environmental groups on implementing safeguards for use in the Pacific Ocean of a type of sonar believed to cause whales to beach themselves and die. (Source)

  3258. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 1:09 PM PDT - (News 8 San Diego) - Navy and Whale Advocates Settle Sonar Suit
    The Navy said it will use active sonar during warfare exercises off Hawaii as early as this weekend, after reaching an agreement with environmentalists who claimed it poses a threat to whales and other sea life. (Source)

  3259. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 5:49 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Navy limits sonar in training to help whales
    Whales and other marine mammals will be better protected during military training exercises using sonar now that the U.S. Navy has agreed to increased safety measures in Hawaiian waters, an environmental group said on Saturday. (Source)

  3260. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 6:46 PM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Sonar use cut for whales
    WHALES and other marine mammals will be better protected during military training exercises using sonar now that the US Navy has agreed to increased safety measures in Hawaiian waters, an environmental group said overnight. (Source)

  3261. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 8:26 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Navy Limits Sonar in Training to Help Whales
    By Alexandria SageLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Whales and other marine mammals will be better protected during military training exercises using sonar now that the U.S. (Source)

  3262. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 7:08 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Sonar use cut for whales
    A COURT ruling has seen the US navy agree to cut sonar use in training to prevent mass strandings of whales. (Source)

  3263. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 10:42 PM PDT - (Great News Network) - Most Endangered Whale Gets Protection
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Thousands of square miles off Alaska have been designated as critical habitat for North Pacific right whales, considered the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  3264. Sat, 08 Jul 2006 11:39 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Ecologists, US navy agree on whale-damaging sonar use
    The US navy reached an agreement with environmental groups on implementing safeguards for use in the Pacific Ocean of a type of sonar believed to cause whales to beach themselves and die. (Source)

  3265. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 0:07 AM PDT - (Akron Beacon Journal) - Edge of world
    There is more to Cape Cod than surf and sand and clambakes. Lighthouses, grassy dunes, whales, salt marshes, seafood, cottages, resorts, shopping, restaurants, pubs, galleries and, oh, yes, a little nature and history. (Source)

  3266. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 3:32 AM PDT - (The Mercury) - Sonar use cut for whales
    WHALES and other marine mammals will be better protected during military training exercises using sonar now that the US Navy has agreed to increased safety measures in Hawaiian waters, an environmental group said overnight. (Source)

  3267. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 8:24 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - Wildlife may threaten development
    THE $6 billion expansion of the Olympic Dam uranium mine in outback South Australia could be threatened by a whale and a rare seabird. (Source)

  3268. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 7:48 AM PDT - (Brisbane Courier Mail) - Sonar use cut for whales
    WHALES and other marine mammals will be better protected during military training exercises using sonar now that the US Navy has agreed to increased safety measures in Hawaiian waters, an environmental group said overnight. (Source)

  3269. Sun, 09 Jul 2006 11:23 PM PDT - (Bayside Bulletin) - Baby whale buried
    A dead baby humpback whale that washed up on Frenchmans Beach at North Stradbroke Island on Thursday was buried on the beach last Friday morning. (Source)

  3270. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 4:24 AM PDT - (The Post and Courier) - A proposal to protect whales
    Plan would slow big ships into, out of ports (Source)

  3271. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 6:04 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Public asked to review whale recovery plan
    The National Marine Fisheries Service has released a draft Fin Whale Recovery Plan and is seeking public review and comment under a notice published in the Federal Registry. (Source)

  3272. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 8:29 AM PDT - (EurekAlert!) - 11th International Deep-Sea Biology Symposium
    A deep-sea stone crab living on a blue whale bone on the ocean floor of the Santa Cruz Basin. A black-body mussel from Fiji Basin. The body discoloration is associated with massive and pervasive infection of the mussel tissue by microscopic black yeast; a normal, healthy mussel would... (Source)

  3273. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:36 PM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Navy and Whale Advocates Settle Sonar Suit
    The Navy will restrict its use of active sonar to areas outside a new marine reserve. (Source)

  3274. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 2:34 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Endangered Whales Get Protected Area off Alaska
    Down to fewer than a hundred, right whales off Alaska may have gotten a lifeline Thursday when the U.S. designated much of their territory as critical habitat. (Source)

  3275. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 5:03 PM PDT - (The Maclay Argus) - Wounded whale a victim of the ocean
    A JUVENILE humpback whale was stranded on South Smoky Cape Beach on Wednesday and died an hour after being out of the water. The whale was only days old and succumbed to Darwin's theory, survival of the fittest. (Source)

  3276. Mon, 10 Jul 2006 11:16 PM PDT - (di-ve) - World Day for Captive Dolphins Swimming with dolphins in captivity
    As in past years, CETFREE - a coalition of local and international NGO's - is once again launching its annual awareness campaign on the problems related to dolphins in captivity. (Source)

  3277. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 4:33 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Hurt humpback spotted
    A juvenile humpback whale with injuries from an apparent collision with a boat was spotted in South Sound on Monday, researchers at Cascadia Research in Olympia said. (Source)

  3278. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 7:22 AM PDT - (Time Magazine) - Revenge of The Whale Hunters
    Japan says the giant mammals have recovered in the 20 years since whaling was banned. Tell that to the whales (Source)

  3279. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 2:03 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Navy, Eco-Group Settle on Sonar in Hawaii Whale Area
    In compliance with an out-of-court settlement with an environmental group, the U.S. Navy began using mid-frequency sonar yesterday during exercises off Hawaii. (Source)

  3280. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 4:27 PM PDT - (Great Lakes Advocate) - Gentle giants call in
    THE winter whale watching season is well underway off Forster-Tuncurry with the gentle giants of the deep making their way north in one of nature's great spectacles. (Source)

  3281. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 4:04 PM PDT - (Multi-Housing News) - Adaptive Reuse Project Expected To Help Revitalize Downtown Area in Massachusetts
    JULY 11, 2006 -- New Bedford, Mass. -- The Waterfront Historic Area League (WHALE) and real estate firm HallKeen announced the opening of the Union Street Lofts, an adaptive reuse development located in the heart of downtown here that will provide 35 apartments -- 20 of which are affordable. (Source)

  3282. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 5:40 PM PDT - (KOMO) - Young Humpback Whale Found Severely Injured
    Biologists think the wound is recent and likely came from the propeller of a small boat in Case Inlet near Olympia. (Source)

  3283. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 8:24 PM PDT - (RedNova) - A Proposal to Protect Whales
    By Bo Petersen, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Jul. (Source)

  3284. Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:12 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - The Reliable Source
    It's last call for Sign of the Whale, the M Street NW watering hole beloved by aging frat boys and the women who love them. Mike O'Meara , co-host of the nationally syndicated Don and Mike Show , won the property in bankruptcy court and plans to turn it into an Irish pub called -- what else?...... (Source)

  3285. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 8:52 AM PDT - (The Whitehaven News) - Marra's back to say hello
    Marra the dolphin has been seen splashing around the West Pier of the harbour. The popular maritime creature has been spotted playing around the harbour wall - much to the annoyance of local fishermen! (Source)

  3286. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 8:46 PM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - 3-year plan developed to save endangered Yangtze River dolphin
    _ A group of researchers from Japan, the United States and Europe has developed with China a three-year plan to save the endangered Chinese river dolphin from extinction, group members said. (Source)

  3287. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 0:00 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Museum finds no survey-whale stranding link
    The South Australian Museum says it has found no link between seismic surveying off the south-east coast and the stranding of a whale last week. (Source)

  3288. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Museum finds no survey-whale stranding link
    The South Australian Museum says it has found no link between seismic surveying off the south-east coast and the stranding of a whale last week. The 4.5 metre pilot whale, which was dead, had been found beached near Port MacDonnell last Tuesday. (Source)

  3289. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 4:36 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Injured whale's location a mystery
    There were no reported sightings by late Tuesday afternoon of an injured humpback whale seen the past few days swimming in the waters of South Sound. (Source)

  3290. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 6:59 AM PDT - (Baltic Times) - Eesti in brief
    Biologists were surprised by the sighting of a humpback whale in the Baltic Sea. A Finnish school teacher photographed the whale as it played in the Gulf of Bothnia in the northern reaches of the Baltic Sea last week. It was later identified as a young humpback whale measuring seven to eight meters. (Source)

  3291. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 9:19 AM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Injured humpback whale seen in Puget Sound
    OLYMPIA -- An injured, juvenile humpback whale has been spotted in south Puget Sound, researchers at Cascadia Research say. (Source)

  3292. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 1:37 PM PDT - (Iola Register) - The Iola Register
    Call us at (620) 365-2111 with news and picture tips,and for advertising and subscription matters. Call (620) 365-5861 for printing orders. Fax (620) 365-6289. (Source)

  3293. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 3:04 PM PDT - (Art Daily) - The Dolphin is an Art Program in Can Cun
    Sculptures like the one in this photo will be placed in public spaces in Cancun. CANCUN, MEXICO.- (Source)

  3294. Wed, 12 Jul 2006 6:05 PM PDT - (Albany and Great Southern Weekender) - Mother and calf right at home
    THE whale migration to northern waters is well under way, but two southern right whales have adopted Albany as their home for the winter. The mother and calf are regularly seen frolicking 100 metres from Middleton Beach and other locations in King George Sound. (Source)

  3295. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 5:16 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 7.00am Friday July 14, 2006
    One dolphin has died and three more are at risk of stranding after swimming up a Northland river. (Source)

  3296. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 4:26 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - Dead whale seen floating in the English Channel
    13 July, 2006 - WHILE undertaking an ecotourism whale and dolphin theme cruise, the Biscay Dolphin Research Programme encountered a large dead whale, close to the shipping lanes in the English Channel. (Source)

  3297. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 4:22 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Norway's whale catch falls short
    Norway's whaling fleet will catch only half its quota this season; conservation groups say the industry is in crisis. (Source)

  3298. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 3:19 AM PDT - (Blogcritics.org) - In the Belly of the Whale: A Conservative Blogger Visits the Boston Globe
    On my way to a Boston trade show last April, I stopped for a visit at the Morrissey Boulevard complex of the Boston Globe . My visit was hosted by Richard Chacon, who was then the Globe Ombudsman. Richard toured me around the huge Globe complex and gave me some insight into how the newspaper comes together each day. For 2 years I have authored the blog ' Squaring the Boston Globe ' (Source)

  3299. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 1:40 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Entangled dolphin freed for fourth time
    A rescue operation has freed a port river dolphin caught up in three metres of rope in South Australia. (Source)

  3300. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 2:05 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Entangled dolphin freed for fourth time
    A rescue operation has freed a port river dolphin caught up in three metres of rope in South Australia. The 10-year-old dolphin has a deep scar in its tail fin and keeps getting entangled. (Source)

  3301. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 8:17 AM PDT - (The Advertiser) - End of the line as Twinkle is set free
    PORT River dolphin Twinkle again is swimming freely after a rescue operation near Garden Island yesterday morning. The dolphin had been entangled in fishing line for the fourth time. (Source)

  3302. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 3:22 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - JET SKI HOON BREACHES WHALE ZONE
    A JET SKI hoon was yesterday fined $500 for harassing a humpback whale off Cape Byron. Andrew James Girvan, 40, of Runaway Bay, Queensland, circled the whale at high speed for 15 minutes. (Source)

  3303. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 7:30 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Conservationists beat whalers in court
    Conservationists will seek an injunction against a Japanese company to stop it killing whales in Australian waters after a successful appeal in the Fed Court. (Source)

  3304. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 6:44 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Court win over whalers
    CONSERVATIONISTS will seek an injunction against a Japanese company to stop it slaughtering whales in Australian waters after a successful appeal in the Federal Court. (Source)

  3305. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 10:07 PM PDT - (The Age) - East coast humpback population grows
    An annual survey has confirmed the continued steady growth of the humpback whale population off Australia's east coast. - (Source)

  3306. Thu, 13 Jul 2006 9:12 PM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Vikings' Chad Greenway: A prairie home competitor
    MOUNT VERNON, S.D. -- Before he became the Vikings' first-round draft pick... before he played a single down at the University of Iowa... even before he became a multisport star at Mount Vernon High School..... Chad Greenway learned the meaning of competition from older sisters Kelly and Jenni. "Those girls used to whale on him," said Alan Greenway, Chad's father. "Somebody would come out (Source)

  3307. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 7:05 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Dolphin Pod Swims Up New Zealand River
    Dolphin Pod Swims Up New Zealand River, Apparently to Escape Predator Killer Whales in Harbor (Source)

  3308. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 6:44 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin pod swims up New Zealand river
    A group of bottlenose dolphins left the open sea and swam up a New Zealand river, apparently to escape killer whales, a conservation official said Friday. (Source)

  3309. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 0:22 AM PDT - (The Age) - Court win may save whales
    Conservationists are gearing up to harpoon a Japanese company and stop it hunting whales in Australian waters this summer after winning a landmark court case. - (Source)

  3310. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 0:35 AM PDT - (Daily Breeze) - RPV marine facility is set to reopen
    The Point Vicente Interpretive Center, featuring new decor and exhibits on whales, sharks and dolphins, admits visitors Saturday for the first time in seven years. (Source)

  3311. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 2:34 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Court win may save whales
    Conservationists are gearing up to harpoon a Japanese company and stop it hunting whales in Australian waters this summer after winning a landmark court case. (Source)

  3312. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 3:09 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 10.00pm Friday July 14, 2006
    Five bottlenose dolphins who have spent three days up a Far North river are showing few signs of heading home to the sea. (Source)

  3313. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 8:18 AM PDT - (The Daily Telegraph) - Whale numbers up
    AN annual survey has confirmed the steady growth of the humpback whale population off Australia's east coast. (Source)

  3314. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 2:03 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Rare Whales Can Live to Nearly 200, Eye Tissue Reveals
    Looking at chemical clues in the lenses of bowhead whale eyes offers evidence that the marine mammals can outlive humans by generations, biologists say. (Source)

  3315. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 3:23 PM PDT - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Shamu's Trainer Talks About New Show
    When you hear the name "Shamu," what comes to mind? It's a black & white killer whale with a smile, right? Well, Sea World San Antonio is giving Shamu and the rest of us a brand new reason to smile these days. (Source)

  3316. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 4:12 PM PDT - (Newsday) - Following the country roads of Charlevoix
    A series of gasps woke me from a dead sleep. I blinked, confused, in the pink glow of dawn. What was that? Then the zipper of my tent slid open, and a mug of tea popped through the flap, followed by the smiling face of my friend Moe. Moira Brown is a marine biologist who studies North Atlantic right whales. She also makes a wicked cup of tea, and on this weekend both her skills were coming to (Source)

  3317. Fri, 14 Jul 2006 11:15 PM PDT - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Shamu's Trainer Talks About New Show
    When you hear the name "Shamu," what comes to mind? It's a black & white killer whale with a smile, right? Well, Sea World San Antonio is giving Shamu and the rest of us a brand new reason to smile these days. (Source)

  3318. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - FUN FOR SPECIAL KIDS
    Kevin Vital, 9, and Joseph McIntosh, 8, both acute lymphocytic leukemia patients, rubbed the dolphins' pink stomachs, hitched a ride on their dorsal fins and gave them a kiss at Island Dolphin Care in Key Largo. (Source)

  3319. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 7:00 AM PDT - (Home News Tribune) - READERS' CHOICE
    PERTH AMBOY — Alison Rodecker loved marine life, particularly orcas. She and her father, Perth Amboy Superintendent of Schools John M. Rodecker, traveled to Vancouver Island last summer to see them. (Source)

  3320. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 9:08 AM PDT - (Canada.com) - Basque maritime history comes alive on whaleboat journey from Quebec to Newfoundland
    When the crew of the whaling boat Beothuk rows up to the wharf today in Red Bay, Labrador, it will mark the recovery of a chapter in the forgotten maritime history of Europe's Basque people and the reforging of a long-forgotten link with Canada and its aboriginal people. (Source)

  3321. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 2:53 PM PDT - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Shamu's Trainer Talks About New Show
    When you hear the name "Shamu," what comes to mind? It's a black & white killer whale with a smile, right? Well, Sea World San Antonio is giving Shamu and the rest of us a brand new reason to smile these days. (Source)

  3322. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 6:42 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - HSI Gets Go Ahead To Sue Japanese Whalers
    The Federal Court of Australia has given Humane Society International (HSI) permission to proceed with a court case against the Japanese whaling company that hunts whales in the Australian Whale Sanctuary (which is adjacent to Antarctica), as part of Japan's so-called 'scientific research' program. (Source)

  3323. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 7:17 PM PDT - (Great News Network) - Rare Whales Can Live to Nearly 200, Eye Tissue Reveals
    La Jolla, CA - Scientists have looked into the eyes of rare bowhead whales and learned that some of them can outlive humans by generations-with at least one male pushing 200 years old. (Source)

  3324. Sat, 15 Jul 2006 9:39 PM PDT - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Shamu's Trainer Talks About New Show
    When you hear the name "Shamu," what comes to mind? It's a black & white killer whale with a smile, right? Well, Sea World San Antonio is giving Shamu and the rest of us a brand new reason to smile these days. (Source)

  3325. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 6:44 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Trapped dolphin put down by vets
    An old bottlenose dolphin is put to sleep after becoming trapped in shallow water in Cumbria. (Source)

  3326. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 1:05 AM PDT - (Daily Breeze) - Head to the Cetacean Station on The Hill
    Visitors enthused over reopening of RPV's whale-oriented Point Vicente Interpretive Center. (Source)

  3327. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 2:30 AM PDT - (The Cincinnati Enquirer) - Go offshore in East Africa
    Swimming with dolphins, staying in a tree house, snorkeling and diving - the East African islands of Lamu and Mafia offer all this and more. (Source)

  3328. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 10:36 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Humpback entangled in marine gear off Maine coast
    A rescue crew from Massachusetts was planning to attempt to free a humpback whale on Sunday from marine gear in which it had become entangled off Maine's coast. (Source)

  3329. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 2:23 PM PDT - (WLBZ Bangor) - Crews Work To Free Humpback Whale Off Mount Desert Island
    Two efforts to free entangled humpback whales are under way in New England coastal waters. (Source)

  3330. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 4:55 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - 2 Humpbacks entangled off New England
    Rescue crews were attempting Sunday to free two humpback whales entangled in commercial fishing nets or marine rope in New England coastal waters. (Source)

  3331. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 6:02 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - White whale spotted in far north Qld
    Migaloo the white whale has been spotted swimming in far northern Queensland waters off Cairns. (Source)

  3332. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 6:35 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - White whale spotted in far north Qld
    Migaloo the white whale has been spotted swimming in far northern Queensland waters off Cairns. The famous humpback was spotted by passengers and crew on board a cruise to Green Island on Saturday morning. (Source)

  3333. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 5:11 PM PDT - (USA Today) - 2 Humpbacks entangled off New England
    Rescue crews were attempting Sunday to free two humpback whales entangled in commercial fishing nets or marine rope in New England coastal waters. (Source)

  3334. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 5:20 PM PDT - (ABC News) - 2 Humpbacks Entangled Off New England
    Rescue Crews Try to Free 2 Humpback Whales Entangled in Nets or Rope Off New England Coast (Source)

  3335. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 9:20 PM PDT - (The MetroWest Daily News) - Humpback entangled in marine gear off Maine coast
    BAR HARBOR, Maine -- Two efforts to free entangled humpback whales were under way yesterday in New England coastal waters. A rescue crew arrived at a site off the Maine coast where a humpback was entangled in marine gear, Theresa Barbo of the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies said. (Source)

  3336. Sun, 16 Jul 2006 9:55 PM PDT - (Jacksonville Daily News) - Speed limit proposal making waves
    MOREHEAD CITY — Two years ago the federal government started talking about putting speed limits on the big boats that operate near the state ports at certain times of the year for the protection of endangered whales. (Source)

  3337. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 5:07 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - Experts Defend Decision to Destroy Dolphin
    Marine experts say they had no choice but to put down a dolphin which was found trapped in shallow waters in south Cumbria over the weekend. The mammal was found in a distressed state at Arnside. Marine experts waited until high tide before trying to help the dolphin swim free. (Source)

  3338. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 4:11 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Entangled humpbacks freed off Maine and Massachusetts
    Humpback whales that were entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials report. (Source)

  3339. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 3:52 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Humpbacks freed from marine off Maine and Massachusetts
    Humpback whales that were entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed Sunday by whale rescue teams. (Source)

  3340. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 3:53 AM PDT - (WLBZ Bangor) - Entangled Whales Freed From Lines Off Maine, Massachusetts
    A humpback whale that was entangled in a line near Bar Harbor is safe Monday after it was freed by a rescue team. (Source)

  3341. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 4:21 AM PDT - (The Daily Comet) - Entangled humpbacks freed off Maine and Massachusetts
    Humpback whales that were entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials report. People aboard a whale watch boat spotted a distressed humpback on Saturday 15 nautical miles southeast of Mount Desert Island. (Source)

  3342. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 4:34 AM PDT - (WRGB) - Humpbacks freed from marine off Maine and Massachusetts
    (Bar Harbor, MAINE - AP) - Rescue teams have freed two humpback whales that were entangled in marine gear off the New England coast. On Saturday, tourists aboard a whale watch boat spotted a distressed humpback about 15 nautical miles southeast of Mount Desert Island in Maine. (Source)

  3343. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 3:43 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Two Humpbacks Entangled off New England
    Rescue crews were attempting Sunday to free two humpback whales entangled in commercial fishing nets or marine rope in New England coastal waters. (Source)

  3344. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 7:03 AM PDT - (NOAA News) - NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER ASSISTS IN WHALE RESCUE
    July 11, 2006 — Scientists and crew aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster assisted the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies to disentangle a humpback whale off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday. (Source)

  3345. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 6:17 AM PDT - (The Boston Channel) - Entangled Whales Freed By Rescue Teams
    BAR HARBOR, Maine -- Humpback whales that were entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials report. (Source)

  3346. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 5:11 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - 2 Humpbacks entangled in marine gear off New England coast
    BAR HARBOR, Maine - Rescue crews were attempting Sunday to free two humpback whales entangled in commercial fishing nets or marine rope in New England coastal waters. One rescue crew arrived at a site... (Source)

  3347. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 8:31 AM PDT - (News 8 San Diego) - 2 Humpbacks Entangled Off New England
    Rescue crews were attempting Sunday to free two humpback whales entangled in commercial fishing nets or marine rope in New England coastal waters. (Source)

  3348. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:09 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - 2 entangled whales freed off Maine coast
    Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials said. (Source)

  3349. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:19 PM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - 2 Entangled Whales Freed Off Maine Coast
    Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials said. People aboard a whale watch boat spotted one distressed whale on Saturday about 15 nautical miles... (Source)

  3350. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 12:39 PM PDT - (Spin) - Patent Pending's Band World 3
    Patent Pending's Band World 3 EXCLUSIVE! Sneak a peek at the new episode of Band World , the massive YouTube hit spawned by Long Island punkers Patent Pending, and meet the show's star, Benny the Whale! (Source)

  3351. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:40 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - 2 Whales Freed Off New England Coast
    BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) - Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials said. People aboard a whale watch boat spotted one distressed whale on Saturday about 15 nautical miles southeast of Mount Desert Island. Marine gear had cut deep into the whale's head, according to the Provincetown Center for (Source)

  3352. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:55 AM PDT - (The Daily Comet) - 2 Whales Freed Off New England Coast
    Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials said. People aboard a whale watch boat spotted one distressed whale on Saturday about 15 nautical miles southeast of Mount Desert Island. (Source)

  3353. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:36 AM PDT - (ABC News) - 2 Entangled Whales Freed Off Maine Coast
    2 Humpback Whales, Endangered Species, Freed From Marine Gear Off Coast of Maine, Massachusetts (Source)

  3354. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:01 AM PDT - (CBS 4 Boston) - Humpback Whales Freed From Gear Off Coast
    Rescue teams from Provincetown freed two humpback whales that were entangled in marine gear off the Maine and Massachusetts coasts. More Massachusetts News (Source)

  3355. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 4:29 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Researchers report growth in humpback whale numbers
    Researchers in northern New South Wales say there has been steady growth in the humpback whale population. (Source)

  3356. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 1:48 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - White whale Migaloo aids research
    Migaloo the white whale continues to surprise marine researchers, helping them understand whales' migration patterns. (Source)

  3357. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 2:01 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Baby whale stranded at Tweed Heads
    A whale calf has been found stranded on a beach on the NSW-Queensland border. (Source)

  3358. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 4:35 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Researchers report growth in humpback whale numbers
    Researchers in northern New South Wales say there has been steady growth in the humpback whale population. A survey of the humpbacks is conducted by the Southern Cross University each year when the whales travel up the east coast. (Source)

  3359. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 2:10 PM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Baby whale stranded on beach
    A WHALE calf has been found stranded on a beach on the NSW-Queensland border. The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) said the young humpback whale was discovered beached at Cabarita Beach, Tweed Heads, late yesterday. (Source)

  3360. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 2:05 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - White whale Migaloo aids research
    Migaloo the white whale continues to surprise marine researchers, helping them understand whales' migration patterns. It was spotted off the far north Queensland coast near Cairns on the weekend. (Source)

  3361. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 3:47 PM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Australian Court Permits Humane Society to Sue Japanese Whalers
    SYDNEY, Australia, July 17, 2006 (ENS) - The Federal Court of Australia has granted Humane Society International permission to proceed with a lawsuit against the Japanese company that hunts whales in the Australian Whale Sanctuary adjacent to Antarctica. (Source)

  3362. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 7:18 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Stranded baby whale put down
    A BABY humpback whale stranded on a northern New South Wales beach has been put down after rescuers failed to find its mother. (Source)

  3363. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 5:14 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Baby whale may be put down
    A BABY humpback whale stranded on a northern NSW beach would have to be put down unless its mother was found within the next hour, a marine scientist helping to rescue the mammal said today. (Source)

  3364. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 7:12 PM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Stranded baby whale put down
    A BABY humpback whale stranded on a northern New South Wales beach has been put down after rescuers failed to find its mother. Marine experts said the 3.5m whale, as young as one day old, would have stood no chance of survival had it been returned to the ocean alone. (Source)

  3365. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 5:34 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Baby whale may be put down
    A BABY humpback whale stranded on a NSW beach will be put down unless its mother is found, rescuers said today. (Source)

  3366. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 5:47 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Scientists fear chances slim for beached baby humpback
    Blood tests are being carried out on a stranded baby humpback whale that washed up on Cabarita Beach in northern New South Wales late yesterday. (Source)

  3367. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 7:00 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Authorities decide to euthanise beached baby humpback
    Parks and Wildlife authorities have decided to euthanise a newborn humpback whale that washed up on Cabarita Beach in northern New South Wales yesterday afternoon. (Source)

  3368. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 6:05 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Scientists fear chances slim for beached baby humpback
    Blood tests are being carried out on a stranded baby humpback whale that washed up on Cabarita Beach in northern New South Wales late yesterday. It is hoped the results will give vets an indication of the mammal's condition. (Source)

  3369. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 5:14 PM PDT - (CNews) - Two entangled humpback whales freed off Maine, Massachusetts
    BAR HARBOR, Maine (AP) - Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials said. (Source)

  3370. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 11:34 PM PDT - (CNN.com) - Stranded baby whale euthanized
    SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- Australian wildlife officials on Tuesday euthanized a baby humpback whale that was stranded on an eastern Australian beach, saying it had virtually no chance of survival without its mother. (Source)

  3371. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 9:50 PM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - Lost and alone baby whale put down
    A BABY humpback whale stranded on a northern New South Wales beach has been put down after rescuers failed to find its mother. Marine experts said the 3.5m whale, as young as one day old, would have stood no chance of survival had it been returned to the ocean alone. (Source)

  3372. Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:01 PM PDT - (Knoxville News Sentinal) - Venable: Summer vacation was a gas
    I've just returned from a week at the beaches of North Carolina and am happy to report that nobody in my family was attacked by killer whales. (Source)

  3373. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 0:13 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Whale Rescue Teams Untangle Humpbacks
    Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear were freed by whale rescue teams, officials said. (Source)

  3374. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 0:21 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Big Dig trouble spots now more than 1,000
    Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts have been freed by whale rescue teams... (Source)

  3375. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 1:53 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Baby whale euthanised
    Wildlife officials have euthanised a baby humpback whale that was stranded on an eastern Australian beach. (Source)

  3376. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 3:56 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Stranded whale calf destroyed
    AUSTRALIAN wildlife officials today humanely destroyed a humpback whale calf that was stranded on an eastern Australian beach, saying it had virtually no chance of survival without its mother. (Source)

  3377. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 3:56 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Whale sets Forth on Lothians trip
    IT is the world's second largest creature and normally lives in the deep waters of the Atlantic Ocean. (Source)

  3378. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 4:50 AM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - No saving these whales
    New condo tower will cover 17-story landmark mural; artist is not happy For nearly a decade, the 17-story whale mural along the rear wall of the InterContinental Hotel has seemed like an oceanic daydream, a monumental mirage set strangely amid the skyscrapers of downtown. The five humpback whales swim in tranquil reverie, gliding through the peaceful blue depths. (Source)

  3379. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 2:27 AM PDT - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - NATIONAL BRIEFS
    2 whales rescued from entanglements (Source)

  3380. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 2:44 AM PDT - (EU Politix) - Whaling: Forum Position
    The ongoing dispute between whaling and anti-whaling countries has reached new heights following the annual meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). Whaling countries argue that it is possible to hunt whales whilst preventing them from becoming extinct, whereas anti-whaling countries argue that any whaling will lead to extinction, and that all whales are endangered. (Source)

  3381. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 7:31 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Baby whale may be put down
    A BABY humpback whale stranded on a northern NSW beach would have to be put down unless its mother was found within the next hour, a marine scientist helping to rescue the mammal said today. (Source)

  3382. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 7:06 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Lost and alone baby whale put down
    A BABY humpback whale stranded on a northern New South Wales beach has been put down after rescuers failed to find its mother. Marine experts said the 3.5m whale, as young as one day old, would have stood no chance of survival had it been returned to the ocean alone. (Source)

  3383. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 6:52 AM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - No saving these whales
    New condo tower will cover 17-story landmark mural; artist is not happy For nearly a decade, the 17-story whale mural along the rear wall of the InterContinental Hotel has seemed like an oceanic daydream, a monumental mirage set strangely amid the skyscrapers of downtown. The five humpback whales swim in tranquil reverie, gliding through the peaceful blue depths. (Source)

  3384. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 6:30 AM PDT - (The Sentinel) - 2 Entangled Whales Freed Off Maine Coast
    BAR HARBOR, Maine - Two humpback whales that became entangled in marine gear off the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts were freed by whale rescue teams, officials said. (Source)

  3385. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 9:12 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Stranded baby whale euthanized
    SYDNEY, Australia - Australian wildlife officials on Tuesday euthanized a baby humpback whale that was stranded on an eastern Australian beach, saying it had virtually no chance of survival without its mother. (Source)

  3386. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 9:15 AM PDT - (CBS 2 Chicago) - Shedd Aquarium Whale Gives Birth To New Calf
    Shedd Aquarium’s beluga whale Puiji, (poo-EE-jee) gave birth to a male calf at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 17. (Source)

  3387. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:35 AM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Beluga born at Shedd
    Chicago's Shedd Aquarium announced today the birth of a male beluga whale calf. (Source)

  3388. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 9:58 AM PDT - (The Bulletin Panama) - NOAA proposes speed limits to save whales
    Posted: 2006 Jul 17 - 12:55 • The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Fisheries Service has published proposed regulations to reduce the risk of collisions between North Atlantic right whales and ocean-going vessels. (Source)

  3389. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 6:00 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Trapped whale freed from nets
    Rescuers have freed a whale from shark nets on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland. (Source)

  3390. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 5:29 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Another whale in trouble
    Efforts are under way to free a juvenile humpback whale trapped in a shark net off Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. (Source)

  3391. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 5:17 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Rescuers battle rough weather to free whale
    A rescue operation is under way on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland to free an eight-metre whale caught in shark nets. (Source)

  3392. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 6:29 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Humpback whale freed from net
    A young humpback whale that was trapped in a shark net off the Gold Coast has been freed unharmed. (Source)

  3393. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 7:51 PM PDT - (KTLA 5) - Beluga Whale Birth Caught on Tape
    The Shedd Aquarium proudly announced the birth of its latest family member Tuesday, a male beluga whale weighing about 125 pounds and measuring 5 feet 5 inches long. (Source)

  3394. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 6:35 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Trapped whale freed from nets
    Rescuers have freed a whale from shark nets on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland. The eight-metre humpback was trapped in nets at Broadbeach and was cut free by rescue teams from the Department of Primary Industries (DPI). (Source)

  3395. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 6:50 PM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - Humpback whale freed from net
    A young humpback whale that was trapped in a shark net off the Gold Coast has been freed unharmed. The mammal was noticed in the net about 7am and was believed to have dragged it more than a kilometre from Kurrawa to Broadbeach. (Source)

  3396. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 5:25 PM PDT - (The Advertiser) - Whale trapped in shark net
    EFFORTS are under way to free a juvenile humpback whale trapped in a shark net off Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. The attempt comes one day after a new-born humpback had to be killed after beaching at Cabarita, on the New South Wales far north coast. (Source)

  3397. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 5:35 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Rescuers battle rough weather to free whale
    A rescue operation is under way on the Gold Coast in south-east Queensland to free an eight-metre whale caught in shark nets. Two Department of Primary Industries (DPI) teams have attached a large buoy to the whale and are cutting net away from the trapped animal. (Source)

  3398. Tue, 18 Jul 2006 11:59 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Killer whales spotted off NI coast
    Killer whales have been spotted off the coast of Northern Ireland, some close to the shore. (Source)

  3399. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 9:16 PM PDT - (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - UH Fined For Deaths Of Dolphins At Lab
    The University of Hawaii is facing a big fine from the federal government for allegedly mistreating four dolphins that died at its dolphin lab within two and a half years, KITV has learned. (Source)

  3400. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 4:08 AM PDT - (Creative Loafing Atlanta) - White Whale
    WWI... By John Schacht. (Source)

  3401. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 1:36 AM PDT - (The Naperville Sun) - Shedd Aquarium beluga gives birth
    Shedd Aquarium's beluga whale Puiji, (poo-EE-jee) gave birth to a male calf at 6 p.m. on Monday. After their first night together, both mother and calf appear to be doing well and will remain under 24-hour observation by Shedd's animal care staff for several months, according to a release. (Source)

  3402. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 7:26 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Whale trapped in shark net
    EFFORTS are under way to free a juvenile humpback whale trapped in a shark net off Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. The attempt comes one day after a new-born humpback had to be killed after beaching at Cabarita, on the New South Wales far north coast. (Source)

  3403. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 7:26 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Humpback whale freed from net
    A young humpback whale that was trapped in a shark net off the Gold Coast has been freed unharmed. The mammal was noticed in the net about 7am and was believed to have dragged it more than a kilometre from Kurrawa to Broadbeach. (Source)

  3404. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 5:46 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Beluga born at Shedd
    The Shedd Aquarium proudly announced the birth of its latest family member Tuesday, a male beluga whale weighing about 125 pounds and measuring 5 feet 5 inches long. (Source)

  3405. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 5:06 AM PDT - (The Columbus Dispatch) - EBAY ITEM OF THE WEEK
    People find images in their leftovers and hawk them on eBay all the time, but the "whale toast" auction (Item No: 270009199535) qualifies as something different — largely because it’s a straight-up threat. (Source)

  3406. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 7:30 AM PDT - (BBC News) - More needed for dolphin rescues
    A group helps to recruit more people to get involved in helping to rescue dolphins and seals in distress. (Source)

  3407. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:36 AM PDT - (Pitchfork) - White Whale Tour in Support of Merge Debut
    It's time to walk the trail of history. On July 25, Lawrence, Kansas quintet White Whale will release their Merge Records debut, WWI . The band, comprised of ex-Get Up Kids bassist Rob Pope, three members of Thee Higher Burning Fire, and ex-Butterglory man Matt Suggs, have set out to battle the Decemberists on the high seas for the title of Most Nautically Obsessed Indie Rock Band. (The winner (Source)

  3408. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:09 AM PDT - (The Times Record) - Whaling vote seen as first step in an environmental tragedy
    Marine researcher Nan Hauser of Brunswick works tirelessly to protect whales. BRUNSWICK — In June 2006, members of the International Whaling Commission, meeting at St. Kitts and Nevis, voted on a symbolic resolution that would end a 20-year-moratorium on commercial whaling. (Source)

  3409. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 7:44 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Experts defend baby whale decision
    MARINE scientist Steve McCourt copped some angry responses following this week's gut-wrenching decision to put down a new-born humpback whale stranded on a northern NSW beach. (Source)

  3410. Wed, 19 Jul 2006 9:08 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Experts defend baby whale decision
    MARINE scientist Steve McCourt copped some angry responses following this week's gut-wrenching decision to put down a new-born humpback whale stranded on a northern NSW beach. (Source)

  3411. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 3:10 AM PDT - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Whaling seen as threat to scavengers
    In 2004, marine biologists discovered two strange new worms 9,000 feet down at the bottom of Monterey Bay Canyon. They were bizarre for many reasons – they had no eyes, legs, mouths or stomachs – but also because they were, with the help of symbiotic bacteria, feasting off a dead gray whale. (Source)

  3412. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 7:25 AM PDT - (Sunday Mail) - Experts defend baby whale decision
    MARINE scientist Steve McCourt copped some angry responses following this week's gut-wrenching decision to put down a new-born humpback whale stranded on a northern NSW beach. (Source)

  3413. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 6:34 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - What a wonderful way to wallop
    THE two southern right whale calves off Warrnambool are growing fast. Born measuring between four to five metres in length and weighing about a tonne the average calf gains about 90 kilograms a day. (Source)

  3414. Thu, 20 Jul 2006 10:09 PM PDT - (Baltimore Jewish Times) - Cyclists Fight Kids' Cancer
    During a sing-along in the playroom at the Children's Hospital at Sinai on July 6, Austin Bauman taught several kids the lyrics to a song he recently wrote. A music major who just graduated from Vanderbilt University, Mr. Bauman sang about a giant whale while accompanying himself on piano. (Source)

  3415. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 11:15 AM PDT - (Tampa Bay's 10) - Dolphins making progress
    Scientists at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium say the two dolphins rescued yesterday are making some progress. Mandy, the female dolphin, started swimming on her own today, but she and her son, Troy, still don't have an appetite for fish. Both are suffering from a respiratory infection. (Source)

  3416. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 3:27 AM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Height of blue whale sightings
    Passengers this month on the Ocean Institute's Marine Wildlife Cruises have had a number of blue whale sightings off the coast of Dana Point – including a recent breach. (Source)

  3417. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 1:49 AM PDT - (The Wheaton Sun) - Morton Arboretum Briefs
    Join Captain Ahab and the crew of the Pequod as they track the great white whale through the groves and glens from 1 to 3:30 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday in July. The 2-mile hike covers some hilly ground and off-trail areas and lasts approximately 2 hand a half hours. (Source)

  3418. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 5:45 AM PDT - (Aftenposten) - Rare whale visits Svalbard
    Curious spectators flocked around a unique sight in the waters just off the main settlement on Svalbard this week. (Source)

  3419. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 7:34 AM PDT - (The Manila Times) - We are the keepers of the earth and oceans
    THERE was once a time when the only way street beggars in New York could get a handout was to dress up in a whale costume. That’s how the joke went anyway. Enya, the popular singer, had a hit with “Save the Whales” some years ago that helped protect some whale species from extinction. (Source)

  3420. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 7:25 AM PDT - (The Lisle Sun) - Mark Your Calendar
    Fantastic Family Float Night: The Lisle Park District event is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at Sea Lion Aquatic Park, 1825 Short St. Families are allowed to bring rafts, tubes, whales, alligators, water noodles and other flotation devices no larger than 6 by 6 feet. (Source)

  3421. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 9:45 AM PDT - (Yachting and Boating World) - Killer whales spotted off Northern Ireland
    If you see a 7ft fin slicing through the water this summer, don't be alarmed. Killer whales have been spotted off the County Down coast, where they've gathered to hunt salmon and seals. (Source)

  3422. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 7:52 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Whaling threatens ocean ecosystems
    MONTEREY, California (20 July 2006) -- In 2004, marine biologists discovered two strange new worms 9,000 feet down at the bottom of Monterey Bay Canyon. (Source)

  3423. Fri, 21 Jul 2006 10:17 PM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Shedd Aquarium welcomes new family member
    CHICAGO | Shedd Aquarium’s beluga whale Puiji gave birth to a male calf at 6 p.m. Monday. Both mother and calf appear to be doing well and will remain under 24-hour observation by Shedd’s animal care staff for several months. (Source)

  3424. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 3:39 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - WHALE OF A TIME
    RISING sea temperatures have boosted whale and dolphin numbers in Scots waters. The sea around the north-east is proving a particular hotspot, with many more minke whales recorded than normal. (Source)

  3425. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 3:52 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Getting a whale's eye view
    By E. VERNON LAUX When the heat is on, the coolest places - tidal flats, beaches and offshore waters - are the best places to see the greatest numbers and diversity of birds at this season. (Source)

  3426. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 7:08 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale found dead in Latvia
    A dead humpback whale found floating in the Latvian Gulf of Riga probably died after colliding with a ship. (Source)

  3427. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 5:03 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - 'Bijou' will make guest appearance at Cape mall
    CAPE COD TIMES Don't worry about 'Bijou' the whale if you don't see him at his normal hangout along the Cape Cod Whale Trail today. The whale is taking an authorized trip to the mall. (Source)

  3428. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 12:23 PM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Dead whale washes onto Cape
    A 15m Southern Right whale has washed up at the beach next to the Kommetjie lighthouse in the Cape Peninsula. (Source)

  3429. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 2:45 PM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Whale found dead in Latvia
    A dead humpback whale found floating in the Latvian Gulf of Riga probably died after colliding with a ship. (Source)

  3430. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:38 PM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Dead whale washes onto Cape
    A 15m Southern Right whale has washed up at the beach next to the Kommetjie lighthouse in the Cape Peninsula. (Source)

  3431. Sat, 22 Jul 2006 11:03 PM PDT - (Whittier Daily news) - Three great characters, one scary 'Monster House'
    Just about every neighborhood has its "Monster House." OK, maybe not a living, breathing haunted house per se, but the kind of forbidden zone that, like in this rollicking animated adventure movie, swallows toys the way a whale gulps down plankton. (Source)

  3432. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 5:30 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Heat draws in whales and dolphins
    Scientists believe a high number of whale and dolphin sightings could be due to the current heatwave. (Source)

  3433. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 0:35 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Dead whale washed ashore the Cape Peninsula
    A 15m-long Southern Right whale has washed up at the beach next to the Kommetjie lighthouse in the Cape Peninsula, news reports say. (Source)

  3434. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 4:05 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Dead whale washed ashore the Cape Peninsula
    A 15m-long Southern Right whale has washed up at the beach next to the Kommetjie lighthouse in the Cape Peninsula, news reports say. (Source)

  3435. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 2:46 AM PDT - (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Cruising Alaska's inner passage
    Glaciers and mountains, whales, polar bears and other wildlife add up to a 'wow' cruise experience — while you can still enjoy creature comforts and time to unwind getting to know others. (Source)

  3436. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 5:44 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Baby humpback whale put down
    A NEW-born whale found stranded on a beach north of Geraldton in Western Australia has been put down. (Source)

  3437. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 5:34 AM PDT - (The Sunday Mail) - Baby humpback whale put down
    A NEW-born whale found stranded on a beach north of Geraldton in Western Australia has been put down. The young male humpback was found at Horrocks beach early this morning by local beach walkers who stayed with the animal until wildlife officers arrived. (Source)

  3438. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 10:16 AM PDT - (Stuff) - Japanese envoy to go whale-watching in Kaikoura
    New Zealand has locked horns with Japan over commercial whaling, but that hasn't stopped Conservation Minister Chris Carter inviting the Japanese ambassador for a spot of whale-watching. (Source)

  3439. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 4:42 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Baby whale put down after beaching
    A new-born whale found stranded on a beach north of Geraldton in Western Australia has been put down. (Source)

  3440. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 4:50 PM PDT - (Independent) - The whale's tale
    The old Soviet lighthouse on the edge of Pitlun lagoon is the best place to see one of the rarest whales in the world. From the rusting metal balcony at the top, there's a fine view over the only known feeding ground of the critically endangered western north Pacific gray whale - and at this time of year they are easy to spot as they feed in seas thick with marine life. (Source)

  3441. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 8:00 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale succumbs to injuries
    A whale has died in Geraldton harbour. (Source)

  3442. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 8:20 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whale succumbs to injuries
    A whale has died in Geraldton harbour. The seven-metre humpback was discovered on Friday with deep wounds. Meanwhile, wildlife officers have located another dead whale in a natural harbour 50 kilometres north of Geraldton. (Source)

  3443. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 6:48 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Baby humpback whale put down
    A NEW-born whale found stranded on a beach north of Geraldton in Western Australia has been put down. (Source)

  3444. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 5:27 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Heat attracts whales and dolphins
    Scientists believe a high number of whale and dolphin sightings could be due to the current heatwave. (Source)

  3445. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 6:09 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 1.00pm Monday July 24, 2006
    Conservation Minister Chris Carter will host the Japanese ambassador on a whale-watching tour in Kaikoura this week. (Source)

  3446. Sun, 23 Jul 2006 10:06 PM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Momma mia! Whales everywhere
    Move over, Moby Dick! Bay State whale watchers are reporting a bumper crop of the giant ocean-dwelling mammals cavorting just off the coast this year. "A lot of whales are hanging around,"... (Source)

  3447. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 3:21 AM PDT - (Baltic Times) - Dead whale discovered in Gulf of Riga
    RIGA - A dead whale found in the Gulf of Riga on Friday had sustained lethal injuries from a heavy mechanical impact, most probably in collision with a ship, an expert said. (Source)

  3448. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 4:59 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Editorial: Catch a whale, save a species
    Conservationists may find it repugnant, but setting quotas for catching whales could be the best way to safeguard vulnerable species (Source)

  3449. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 4:58 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Future looks bright for whale hunters
    The International Whaling Commission's vote that coastal nations have the right to hunt whales shows that the anti-whaling coalition is breaking up (Source)

  3450. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 4:52 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Archaeologists unearth 'treasure' at Dunbar Castle
    ANIMAL bones, a whale bone and some medieval pottery have been unearthed by volunteer archaeologists searching a Lothians castle. (Source)

  3451. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 7:30 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - New Zealand Lawmaker to Take Japan Envoy on Whale-Watching Trip
    Japan's ambassador will take a whale-watching tour in New Zealand this week, a government spokesman said Monday, as Tokyo tries to win international support for a resumption of commercial whaling. (Source)

  3452. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 8:54 AM PDT - (CBS 4 Miami) - Sperm Whale In Trouble Off Big Pine Key
    A severely underweight 30 foot Sperm whale was found in trouble off Big Pine Key in an area of the Big Pine Key Fish Camp Monday morning. (Source)

  3453. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 7:47 AM PDT - (Common Dreams News Center) - The Whale's Tale
    The Whale's Tale (Source)

  3454. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 8:12 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Dead whale draws a crowd at Kommetjie
    People on Kommetjie beach clambered down slippery rocks coated with the white residue of decomposing blubber for a close look at a dead Southern Right whale that washed up on the rocks. (Source)

  3455. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 7:55 AM PDT - (Gloucester Daily Times) - More sand eels means more whales to watch
    When a whale breaches, it creates more energy than any other nonhuman animal. In order to perform a breach, humpback whales have to reach a speed of 8 meters per second. This occurrence is not something seen everyday. (Source)

  3456. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 5:19 AM PDT - (Edinburgh Evening News) - Archaeologists unearth 'treasure' at Dunbar Castle
    ANIMAL bones, a whale bone and some medieval pottery have been unearthed by volunteer archaeologists searching a Lothians castle. (Source)

  3457. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 5:08 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Whales move north as oceans warm
    And that is just one aspect of a massive ecological shift affecting 2 million square kilometres of the Bering Sea - one of the world's richest fisheries (Source)

  3458. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 12:33 PM PDT - (WPLG Click10.com via Yahoo! News) - Stranded Whale Likely Will Be Euthanized
    National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration officials said they were making plans to euthanize a 30-foot sperm whale that is stranded in four feet of water near the Florida Keys. (Source)

  3459. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 9:10 AM PDT - (Gloucester Daily Times) - More sand eels means more whales to watch
    When a whale breaches, it creates more energy than any other nonhuman animal. In order to perform a breach, humpback whales have to reach a speed of 8 meters per second. This occurrence is not something seen everyday. (Source)

  3460. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 2:53 PM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - 30-foot sperm whale beached in Keys may be euthanized
    BIG PINE KEY -- A sperm whale that beached itself in the Florida Keys Monday will likely be euthanized, said rescuers from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Source)

  3461. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 3:18 PM PDT - (Canada.com) - Endangered North Atlantic right whale found dead off southern New Brunswick
    DARTMOUTH, N.S. (CP) - A dead North Atlantic right whale, one of the world's most endangered large whales, has been found off the south coast of New Brunswick. (Source)

  3462. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 1:25 PM PDT - (WIS-TV Columbia) - Sperm whale beaches itself off Key West
    There's little hope for a whale that has beached itself in the Florida Keys. Rescuers on the scene say they will likely have to euthanize the sperm whale. (Source)

  3463. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 4:25 PM PDT - (Gloucester Daily Times) - More sand eels means more whales to watch
    When a whale breaches, it creates more energy than any other nonhuman animal. In order to perform a breach, humpback whales have to reach a speed of 8 meters per second. This occurrence is not something seen everyday. (Source)

  3464. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 2:27 PM PDT - (Stars and Stripes) - Sonar science
    Theories abound when it comes to the science of sonar-related whale injury. Some research draws a direct correlation between sonar and marine mammal behavior. (Source)

  3465. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 3:14 PM PDT - (UPI) - Good food supply draws whales to Mass.
    PROVINCETOWN, Mass., July 24 (UPI) -- Whales are hanging out on Stellwagen Bank in Massachusetts this summer in numbers that have been thrilling professional and amateur whale watchers. (Source)

  3466. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 7:38 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale sightings down on last year
    There have been fewer reports of whales making their annual migration north through Tasmanian waters this year. (Source)

  3467. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 8:05 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whale sightings down on last year
    There have been fewer reports of whales making their annual migration north through Tasmanian waters this year. The migration season generally starts around May, while June and July are considered the main months for sightings. (Source)

  3468. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 6:02 PM PDT - (The Herald) - More whales getting into hot water
    EXPERTS believe higher sea temperatures linked to global warming may have contributed to a large rise in the number of whale and dolphin sightings off Scotland's coast. (Source)

  3469. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 8:34 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Japan reports high rate of pregnancy in hunted whales
    A Japanese Government report has revealed that 70 per cent of whales killed by the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic over summer were pregnant. (Source)

  3470. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 6:34 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whales wow breakwater visitors
    SOUTHERN right whales are just a touch more spectacular than Echuca's piscatorial claim to fame -the Murray cod -Clare Tracey quipped yesterday. (Source)

  3471. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 11:06 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Whales wash up on the South Coast
    Authorities have only managed to save one of two whales that had washed ashore on the lower South Coast. (Source)

  3472. Mon, 24 Jul 2006 9:02 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Japan reports high rate of pregnancy in hunted whales
    A Japanese Government report has revealed that 70 per cent of whales killed by the Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic over summer were pregnant. The report reveals that 224 of the 391 minke females and two endangered fin whales killed in the hunt were pregnant. (Source)

  3473. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 2:22 AM PDT - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Getting to know the Shore’s dolphins
    Like human landlubbers, certain bottle-nosed dolphins apparently wouldn't think of spending the summer anywhere but at the Jersey Shore. (Source)

  3474. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 1:38 PM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Stranded 35-foot whale dies off Keys
    BIG PINE KEY -- A 35-foot sperm whale that beached itself off Big Pine Key on Monday died Tuesday afternoon, news partner NBC 6 reported. Rescue workers said the whale was in such bad condition that they had to euthanize it. The whale succumbed to the drugs just after 1 p.m. on Tuesday. (Source)

  3475. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 2:23 PM PDT - (News4Jax.com) - Stranded Whale Likely Will Be Euthanized
    Marine officials say they will likely have to euthanize a whale that is beached on a sandbar near the Florida Keys. (Source)

  3476. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 3:23 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - South Africa to Burn Beached Whale Carcass
    KOMMETJIE BEACH, South Africa - South African conservationists are to burn the carcass of a 15-metre (47-foot) whale that washed ashore near Cape Town, officials said on Tuesday. (Source)

  3477. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 1:34 PM PDT - (NPR) - White Whale's Psychedelic Sabbath Sounds
    » Up to twelve addresses, separated by commas. Are you a member of your local NPR station? (Information collected by NPR will be used solely for internal NPR or NPR member station purposes and only if you selected 'yes' above. (Source)

  3478. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 4:36 PM PDT - (ABC Asia Pacific) - Australia In Depth
    The Australian government has called on Japan to respect the Australian whale sanctuary after a report found 90 per cent of Japan's whale catch has been taken from Australian waters. (Source)

  3479. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 8:00 PM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Dead whale found on O'ahu beach
    A pygmy killer whale washed up on Oahu's Makapuu Beach over the weekend as the Navy carried out maritime exercises in Hawaiian waters, but officials say the elderly animal died of an illness and not because the military was using a type of sonar that may harm marine mammals. (Source)

  3480. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 5:38 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - South Africa to burn whale carcass
    South African conservationists are to burn the carcass of a 15-metre whale that washed ashore near Cape Town, officials said. The dead 34-tonne southern right whale washed up onto the quiet Kommetjie beach 40 kilometres south of Cape Town on Friday, but it was still unclear how it had died. (Source)

  3481. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 7:26 PM PDT - (The Weatherford Democrat) - More whales, but fewer watchers
    By Stephen Tait THE DAILY NEWS (NEWBURYPORT, Mass.) NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3482. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 5:50 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - On Puget Sound, It's Orca vs. Inc.
    ON PUGET SOUND, Wash. -- For creatures that eat 400 pounds of salmon a day, killer whales are startlingly human. They live as long as you do. They never escape the controlling influence of their moms. They love to show off. (Source)

  3483. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 8:27 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Two generations of whales killed with one harpoon
    News that almost 60 percent of female whales killed by Japan in Antarctica over summer were pregnant is being greeted with dismay by Green Party Conservation Spokesperson Metiria Turei. (Source)

  3484. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 6:01 PM PDT - (The Norman Transcript) - More whales, but fewer watchers
    There are more whales around this year and they are much closer to shore than where they are normally sighted. (Source)

  3485. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:54 PM PDT - (KPUA Hilo) - Dead whale found on beach; official says unrelated to Navy drills
    HONOLULU (AP) _ A pygmy killer whale washed up on an Oahu beach over the weekend as the Navy carried out maritime exercises in Hawaiian waters. But federal officials say the elderly animal died of an illness and not because the military was using a type of sonar that may harm marine mammals. (Source)

  3486. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 9:22 PM PDT - (Muzi) - Ship strike may have killed right whale
    It appears that a ship strike could be the cause of death of an endangered right whale after it was discovered in waters off southwest New Brunswick. (Source)

  3487. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:04 PM PDT - (Blogcritics.org) - CD Review: White Whale
    I have compiled a list of several prerequisites for nautical-themed rock. Number one: it should either sound like the ocean, the shore, the wind, or the creaks of a boat. This is hard to do without getting all spiritual and New Age, but it's still a requisite. Two: it should be able to catch the mood of pirates. While Johnny Depp is currently the king of pirates, one of my housemates put (Source)

  3488. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:04 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Japanese slaughter pregnant whales
    Hundreds of pregnant and nursing whales were slaughtered and their babies left to die by Japanese whalers, their Government has admitted in a gruesome report. (Source)

  3489. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 0:04 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Mammal mia! Whales everywhere
    Move over, Moby Dick! Bay State whale watchers are reporting a bumper crop of the giant ocean-dwelling mammals cavorting just off the coast this year. “A lot of whales are hanging around,” said Jooke Robbins, di... (Source)

  3490. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 4:56 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Operation to save stranded whale
    An operation is under way off the County Antrim coast to rescue what is believed to be a minke whale. (Source)

  3491. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 2:02 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Govt calls on Japan to respect whale sanctuary
    The Federal Government has called on Japan to respect the Australian whale sanctuary after a report found 90 per cent of its whale catch was taken from Australian waters. (Source)

  3492. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 1:52 AM PDT - (Khaleej Times) - Japan’s whale catch mostly pregnant
    SYDNEY - Almost three-quarters of the female whales killed by Japanese whalers in Antarctic waters this hunting season were pregnant, an anti-whaling activist said Tuesday in Sydney. (Source)

  3493. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 3:53 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - It's no fluke
    By ERIC WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER PROVINCETOWN - The greatest show on surf is enjoying a vintage year. Hordes of humpback whales, gorging on sand eels near the coast, are delighting voyagers on whale-watch boats. (Source)

  3494. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 2:37 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Cruise lines say fees are private
    The cruise industry brings nearly 1 million visitors to Alaska every summer and hooks up many of them with activities like kayaking, whale watching, rain forest hikes and glacier tours. In exchange, the cruise lines collect fees from businesses that provide such services. But despite an existing Alaska law that, according to the attorney general's office, requires them to do so, the cruise lines (Source)

  3495. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 1:08 AM PDT - (Pioneer Press) - Alicia Conroy: 'Stories that go off kilter'
    Alicia Conroy's short story "Mud-Colored Beauties of the Plains" may be the first ever written about a Midwestern river mermaid: "All over, the creature was an olive-tan color, from hair to tail, slightly deeper at the tail-tip. It surely wasn't a picture-book mermaid — there was no brightly scaled trunk, no whale-like flipper, nothing voluptuously female and human … " (Source)

  3496. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 2:09 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Japan 'killing off' pregnant whales
    Japan is killing off the next generation of whales by slaughtering a large number of the pregnant sea giants, an environmental group says. - (Source)

  3497. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 4:56 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - Scotland: Heat draws in whales and dolphins
    25 July, 2006 - SCIENTISTS believe the current heatwave may be contributing to the unusually large numbers of whales and dolphins off Scotland's east coast, the BBC reported. (Source)

  3498. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 6:15 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Operation to save stranded whale
    An operation is under way off the County Antrim coastline to rescue a stranded minke whale. (Source)

  3499. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 8:38 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Ship strike suspected in death of rare right whale
    It appears that a ship strike could be the cause of death of an endangered right whale after it was discovered in waters off southwest New Brunswick. (Source)

  3500. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 8:03 AM PDT - (Canada.com) - Officials investigate after dead right whale found off New Brunswick coast
    CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, N.B. (CP) - The federal Fisheries Department is investigating following the discovery of a dead right whale off southwest New Brunswick. (Source)

  3501. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 7:32 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Despite abundance of whales, fewer folks are watching
    NEWBURYPORT - The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3502. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 7:09 AM PDT - (Escape.com.au) - Adrift in a timeless isle
    A SWIM with a majestic whale and her baby right off the beach in laidback Tonga was a highlight of Stephen Lacey's sailing adventure. (Source)

  3503. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 11:47 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - South Africa to burn beached whale carcass
    South African conservationists are to burn the carcass of a 15-meter (47-foot) whale that washed ashore near Cape Town, officials said on Tuesday. (Source)

  3504. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:21 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Ship strike may have killed right whale
    It appears that a ship strike could be the cause of death of an endangered right whale after it was discovered in waters off southwest New Brunswick. (Source)

  3505. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:51 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Ship Strike May Have Killed Right Whale
    Ship Strike Suspected in Death of Rare Right Whale Off the Coast of Maine (Source)

  3506. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 9:51 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Rare right whale found dead in Bay of Fundy
    The federal Fisheries Department is investigating the death of a right whale - one of only about 350 left in the world - after it was discovered floating in the Bay of Fundy. (Source)

  3507. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 10:32 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Despite abundance of whales, fewer folks are watching
    NEWBURYPORT - The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3508. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 3:14 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Ship strike may have killed right whale
    It appears that a ship strike could be the cause of death of an endangered right whale after it was discovered in waters off southwest New Brunswick. (Source)

  3509. Tue, 25 Jul 2006 3:35 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Ship Strike May Have Killed Right Whale
    Ship Strike Suspected in Death of Rare Right Whale Off the Coast of Maine (Source)

  3510. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 0:50 AM PDT - (SABC News) - Beached whale carcass to be burned
    South African conservationists are to burn the carcass of a 15 metre whale that washed ashore near Cape Town, officials said yesterday. The dead 34-tonne southern right whale washed up onto the quiet Kommetjie beach 40km south of Cape Town on Friday, but it was still unclear how it had died. (Source)

  3511. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 4:11 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Illness blamed for death of stranded killer whale
    A pygmy killer whale washed up on an Oahu beach over the weekend as the Navy carried out maritime exercises in Hawaiian waters. But the elderly animal died of an illness and not because the military was using a type of sonar that may harm marine mammals, a federal official said yesterday. (Source)

  3512. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 3:23 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Ship suspected in whale death
    CAMPOBELLO ISLAND, New Brunswick - It appears that a ship strike could be the cause of death of an endangered right whale after it was discovered in waters off southwest New Brunswick. (Source)

  3513. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 2:55 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Free Minty: whale still trapped in Larne Lough
    A small group of anxious onlookers wave us out of Ballylumford Harbour as we make our way to Larne Lough in search of the stranded whale. (Source)

  3514. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 4:10 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Yacht crew stranded after possible whale collision
    Four people who abandoned their sailing boat after it was damaged in an apparent collision with a whale were awaiting rescue last night about 450 miles north of the Big Island. (Source)

  3515. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 2:56 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Ailing Minty the whale battles to survive
    Hopes were today fading that the whale trapped in Larne Lough will survive its ordeal. (Source)

  3516. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 4:49 AM PDT - (Tiscali) - Canada's lost, lonely whale feared killed by boat
    VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - A lonely killer whale that became the object of a well-publicized tug-of-war between biologists and Natives on Canada’s Pacific Coast was feared dead on Friday. (Source)

  3517. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 1:08 AM PDT - (iafrica.com) - Beached whale to be burnt
    A spokesperson for Table Mountain National Park says the authority will burn the carcass of a beached whale at Kommetjie, near Cape Town, on Wednesday. (Source)

  3518. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 1:39 AM PDT - (u.tv) - Bid to rescue whale continues
    An operation to rescue a minke whale off the coast of Larne in County Antrim has resumed for a second day. The animal was spied in shallow water close to Larne harbour at around 7am yesterday. (Source)

  3519. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 4:57 AM PDT - (Athens Review Online) - More whales, but fewer watchers
    By Stephen Tait THE DAILY NEWS (NEWBURYPORT, Mass.) NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3520. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 4:08 AM PDT - (Washington Post) - On Puget Sound, It's Orca vs. Inc.
    ON PUGET SOUND, Wash. -- For creatures that eat 400 pounds of salmon a day, killer whales are startlingly human. They live as long as you do. They never escape the controlling influence of their moms. They love to show off. (Source)

  3521. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 5:46 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Death of beach sperm whale will lead to research
    Marine mammal experts took a small sample this morning from the body of the sperm whale that was beached off the coast of Big Pine Key, Herald news partner WFOR-CBS4 said. (Source)

  3522. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 5:02 AM PDT - (South Whidbey Herald) - Gray whale found on shoreline at Maxwelton
    Susan Berta, left, of the Orca Network talks to onlookers Saturday about a gray whale that washed ashore on South Whidbey. (Source)

  3523. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 5:27 AM PDT - (NBC 6 Miami) - Whale Stranded Off Keys Dies
    The 35-foot sperm whale that has been stranded off the coast of the Florida Keys since Monday has died. (Source)

  3524. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 5:40 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Navy sonar didn't kill pygmy killer whale
    A pygmy killer whale washed up on an O'ahu beach over the weekend as the Navy carried out maritime exercises in Hawaiian waters. But the elderly animal died of an illness and not because the military was using a type of sonar that may harm marine mammals, a federal official said yesterday. (Source)

  3525. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 6:05 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Carcass of whale to be burnt on rocks
    Talks between parks, marine management and City of Cape Town representatives have concluded that it is not feasible to remove the Southern Right whale carcass by land. (Source)

  3526. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 6:51 AM PDT - (Keynoter.com) - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
    A heavily sedated sperm whale measuring some 30 feet died Tuesday afternoon after stranding itself on an oceanside flat just off Big Pine Key Monday. Now marine-mammal experts are studying the remains of the animal and trying to learn more about this endangered and under-researched species. (Source)

  3527. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 6:26 AM PDT - (The Weatherford Democrat) - More whales, but fewer watchers
    By Stephen Tait THE DAILY NEWS (NEWBURYPORT, Mass.) NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3528. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:48 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Renewed hopes for stranded whale
    There are renewed hopes that a whale stranded in Larne Lough could make it back to the open sea. (Source)

  3529. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:23 PM PDT - (The Hawaii Channel) - Group Rescued After Whale Reportedly Hits Sailboat
    HONOLULU -- A cargo ship picked up four people floating in waters off the Big Island on Tuesday night, Coast Guard officials said. The captain told the Coast Guard that the group was stranded after a whale reportedly hit the 40-foot sailboat Mureadrittas XL. (Source)

  3530. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:17 PM PDT - (KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Group Rescued After Whale Reportedly Hits Sailboat
    A cargo ship picked up four people floating in waters off the Big Island on Tuesday night, Coast Guard officials said. (Source)

  3531. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:26 PM PDT - (The Weatherford Democrat) - More whales, but fewer watchers
    By Stephen Tait THE DAILY NEWS (NEWBURYPORT, Mass.) NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3532. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:07 PM PDT - (Baltic Times) - Latvija in brief
    Specialists have confirmed that a humpback whale was found dead by the Latvian Coast Guard in the Gulf of Riga near Dunte on the north-eastern coast. In the words of Riga Zoo spokesman Ingmars Lidaka, “I must say – it’s a unique case.” (Source)

  3533. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 3:57 PM PDT - (NBC 6 Miami) - Experts Perform Necropsy On Whale
    A necropsy is being performed on a sperm whale that beached itself in the Florida Keys Monday to determine the whale's age, sex and what possibly killed it. (Source)

  3534. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 1:46 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Carter takes ambassador on whale watch
    Minister for Conservation Chris Carter will accompany the Japanese Ambassador on a whale watching tour on Thursday. They will be joined by six other Asian ambassadors on a visit to Kaikoura, to see whales and seals. (Source)

  3535. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 1:57 PM PDT - (The Weatherford Democrat) - More whales, but fewer watchers
    By Stephen Tait THE DAILY NEWS (NEWBURYPORT, Mass.) NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3536. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 5:29 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Japan illegally killing off pregnant whales in marine sanctuary
    SYDNEY, Australia (25 July 2006) -- Japan is killing off the next generation of whales by slaughtering a large number of the pregnant sea giants, an environmental group says. (Source)

  3537. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 5:53 PM PDT - (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) - Beach Goers Save Whales In Sea Isle City
    Two pilot whales were pushed back into the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday night after they beached themselves in Sea Isle City. (Source)

  3538. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 11:54 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Whale exclusion zone in place
    A 300m exclusion zone is imposed around a whale trapped in Larne Lough, County Antrim. (Source)

  3539. Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:52 PM PDT - (The Age) - Protestors greet Japan envoy in NZ
    Protesters heckled the ambassador of pro-whaling Japan when he went on a New Zealand government-hosted whale watching excursion. - (Source)

  3540. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 0:22 AM PDT - (The Age) - Japan diplomat jeered on NZ whale tour
    Pro-whaling Japan's ambassador to New Zealand found himself deep in enemy territory when he went on a cruise at the country's premier whale-watching destination. (Source)

  3541. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 2:10 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Whale rescue mission: a long frustrating day
    Day two of the mission to save the stranded whale and, shortly after midday I managed to catch a lift aboard the rescue boat, the North Irish Diver. Since it first appeared in the lough on Tuesday, the whale has had an exhausting ordeal. (Source)

  3542. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 4:09 AM PDT - (u.tv) - Whale rescue operation continues
    The operation to save the minke whale stranded in Larne Lough in County Antrim is continuing. A 300 metre exclusion zone has been imposed around the animal which has been struggling to return to deep water for two days. (Source)

  3543. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 3:05 AM PDT - (King County Journal) - By Robert Whale Auburn Reporter
    Paul Krauss, Auburn's director of planning, building and community, has quit after 12 years with the city. "Paul is an absolute visionary at what he does," Mayor Pete Lewis said. "I really appreciated him, still do. It's just a case where he decided to pursue new professional challenges." (Source)

  3544. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 4:48 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Airbrushed humpbacks land safely in Barnstable
    A whale landed at Barnstable Municipal Airport shortly after 11 a.m. yesterday. The Cessna 402 is the newest of five Cape Air planes thematically painted by airbrush artist Jurek Zamoyski. (Source)

  3545. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 3:33 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - What killer whales -- and other fauna -- have to teach us about relationships
    How is your husband like a walrus? Probably in more ways that you think, and we're not talking about just the bristling whiskers on his face. About a month ago, an article appeared in the New York Times that triggered a minor sensation. Reporter Amy... (Source)

  3546. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 4:48 AM PDT - (1010 WINS New York) - NJ Swimmers Guide Whales Back to Ocean
    Beach goers guided two pilot whales back to sea after they beached themselves in Sea Isle City.WPVI TV in Philadelphia reports the mother and her calf were spotted in shallow water late Wednesday afternoon. (Source)

  3547. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 4:58 AM PDT - (WCBS 880 New York) - Whales Rescued in New Jersey
    Beach goers guided two pilot whales back to sea after they beached themselves in Sea Isle City. (Source)

  3548. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 7:44 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Pro-Whale Protesters Heckle Japan's Ambassador on Whale Watch
    Protesters shouting "Stop the killing" heckled pro-whaling Japan's ambassador to New Zealand on Thursday as he took part in a government-hosted whale watching excursion, media reports said. (Source)

  3549. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 7:43 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Pilot Whale Near Norwegian Beach Baffles Zoologists
    A single pilot whale spotted unusually close to a beach in Norway could be lost or hurt, Norwegian experts said Thursday, while hundreds of curious bathers reportedly gathered to catch a glimpse of the animal. (Source)

  3550. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 5:58 AM PDT - (Athens Review Online) - More whales, but fewer watchers
    By Stephen Tait THE DAILY NEWS (NEWBURYPORT, Mass.) NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3551. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 9:25 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Stranded whale put down by vets
    A whale stranded for two days in Larne Lough is put down after it beached along the shore. (Source)

  3552. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:13 AM PDT - (Navy Times) - Dead whale unrelated to Navy drills, officials say
    HONOLULU — A pygmy killer whale washed up on an Oahu beach over the weekend as the Navy carried out maritime exercises in Hawaiian waters. But the elderly animal died of an illness and not because the military was using a type of sonar that may harm marine mammals, a federal official said July 25. (Source)

  3553. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 9:54 AM PDT - (u.tv) - Larne's trapped whale dies
    A trapped young whale has been put down after losing a three-day battle to escape back into the Irish Sea. This evening, exhausted and distressed, the 15-tonne mammal beached on the Islandmagee shoreline at Larne Lough, Co Antrim, in Northern Ireland. (Source)

  3554. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 9:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - B.C. First Nations chief dies in canoe accident
    A First Nations elder from Vancouver Island, who was involved in the fight over the future of Luna the killer whale, has died after his canoe overturned in the Strait of Juan de Fuca off the northern coast of Washington state. (Source)

  3555. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 10:22 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Friday July 28, 2006 By Jarrod Booker
    Irony was thick in the air as the Japanese ambassador went whale-watching, but Conservation Minister Chris Carter insisted it was a prime opportunity to press New Zealand's case for a whaling ban. (Source)

  3556. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 1:07 PM PDT - (NBC 10 Philadelphia) - Caught On Camera: Beachgoers Saved Whale
    At the Jersey shore, Coast Guardsmen and beachgoers help a stranded whale get out to sea. (Source)

  3557. Thu, 27 Jul 2006 11:04 PM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Shedd Aquarium welcomes newcomer
    CHICAGO | Shedd Aquarium’s beluga whale Puiji gave birth to a male calf at 6 p.m. July 17. Both mother and calf appear to be doing well and will remain under 24-hour observation by Shedd’s animal care staff for several months. (Source)

  3558. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 3:45 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Whale's body to be moved
    The body of a whale which beached in County Antrim is to be moved from the shoreline by crane. (Source)

  3559. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 2:26 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Stranded whale put down by vets
    The ordeal of Minty, the whale trapped in Larne Lough came to a tragic end yesterday afternoon as experts moved in to put it to sleep. After battling bravely to escape the lough for three days the exhausted mammal became stranded shortly after 3pm in shallow water. (Source)

  3560. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 4:08 AM PDT - (Edinburgh Evening News) - Trapped whale put down after five day battle
    A TRAPPED young whale was put down after losing a three-day battle to escape back into the sea. (Source)

  3561. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 3:18 AM PDT - (RedNova) - IN BRIEF: Trapped Whale Put Down
    A TRAPPED young whale was put down yesterday after losing a three- day battle to escape back into the Irish Sea. Exhausted and distressed, the 15-tonne mammal beached on the shoreline at Larne Lough, Co Antrim, in Northern Ireland. (Source)

  3562. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 3:09 AM PDT - (Shetland Today) - Whale sightings show increase
    INSTANCES of killer whales being spotted in Shetland have been higher than average during the month of July. (Source)

  3563. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 4:18 AM PDT - (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) - New Information About Whales
    Experts who have looked at the video of the whale rescue now say the mother and calf were NOT pilot whales as first thought. (Source)

  3564. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 1:40 AM PDT - (Vancouver Province) - Native chief who fought for Luna is dead
    A hereditary native chief best known for defending Luna the orphaned orca is dead after a canoe full of people capsized near Sequim, Wash., in high winds and big waves. (Source)

  3565. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 4:05 PM PDT - (Greenock Telegraph) - Whale watchers
    SCIENTISTS are appealing for Inverclyde people to report sightings of unusual animals in the Clyde. (Source)

  3566. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 8:14 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Japan says whale species is safe
    Japan has hit back at criticism that its slaughter of pregnant minke whales in the Southern Ocean is endangering the species. (Source)

  3567. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 6:29 PM PDT - (NBC 10 Philadelphia) - Whales, Seals Washing Up On Jersey Shores
    Marine mammal experts say the sightings of whales and seals off the coast of the Jersey Shore is very unusual. One beach-goer even caught the rescue of a whale and her calf that had washed up on the shore. (Source)

  3568. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 5:48 PM PDT - (The Hawaii Channel) - Boaters Return To Land After Rescue At Sea
    HONOLULU -- Four boaters who were forced to ditch their yacht in the middle of the ocean arrived safely at Honolulu Harbor on Friday morning. The crew said a whale slammed into their yacht, causing it to sink. (Source)

  3569. Fri, 28 Jul 2006 9:22 PM PDT - (Keynoter.com) - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
    Hopes to learn more about the sperm whale that beached itself off of Big Pine Key Monday were dashed on Wednesday, when marine mammal experts realized the dead whale was simply too big to move and study. (Source)

  3570. Sat, 29 Jul 2006 7:27 AM PDT - (KLTV Texas) - Dolphins Hunted for Sport and Fertilizer
    The popular 1960's television series "Flipper" may hold your image of the largely beloved dolphin. But in some parts of the world, dolphins are increasingly hunted for food and sport. (Source)

  3571. Sat, 29 Jul 2006 4:12 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Giant whale makes waves
    A GIANT inflatable blue whale is to land on the beach in North Berwick. (Source)

  3572. Sat, 29 Jul 2006 4:33 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - 4 crew arrive safely after ship sinks
    The four-person crew of the Mureadritta's XL bailed water "like crazy" Tuesday and tried frantically to plug an 18-by-12-inch hole in the left side after colliding with a pilot whale, recalled skipper Nick Barran. (Source)

  3573. Sat, 29 Jul 2006 1:33 AM PDT - (Gulf Times) - MERCY KILLING:
    MERCY KILLING: A young whale stranded for two days in Larne Lough, Northern Ireland, is put down by a veterinarian after it beached along the shore. The whale was said to have been exhausted and had an infection. (Source)

  3574. Sat, 29 Jul 2006 1:04 PM PDT - (The Age) - Japanese kill pregnant whales: report
    Japanese whalers say a very high rate of pregnancies in the female Antarctic minkes they harpoon is proof the whale can sustain a commercial hunt. - (Source)

  3575. Sat, 29 Jul 2006 3:48 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Japanese kill pregnant whales: report
    Japanese whalers say a very high rate of pregnancies in the female Antarctic minkes they harpoon is proof the whale can sustain a commercial hunt. But others have branded it a grisly atrocity, The Sunday Age says. (Source)

  3576. Sat, 29 Jul 2006 9:12 PM PDT - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Battle over orcas in Puget Sound
    ON PUGET SOUND, Wash. -- For creatures that eat 400 pounds of salmon a day, killer whales are startlingly human. They live as long as you do. They never escape the controlling influence of their moms. They love to show off. (Source)

  3577. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 9:10 PM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Pets calendar
    •JULY 27 and 29: Volunteers are needed for the annual summer bottlenose dolphin count. No experience necessary. The count is being conducted by the American Cetacean Society along the California coast. This quarterly event is held to help scientists assess the dolphin population in Orange County. (Source)

  3578. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Star) - New releases
    "grayson" — In this slim and crisp memoir, Lynne Cox details a morning swim off the coast of California that took an unexpected turn: returning to shore, she discovered that she was being followed by a baby gray whale that had been separated from its mother. (Knopf, $16.95). Out Tuesday. (Source)

  3579. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 1:21 AM PDT - (7News via Yahoo!7 News) - Men missing after whale hits boat
    Two fisherman are missing, believed dead, after a whale capsized their boat off NSW's mid-north coast. (Source)

  3580. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 2:48 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Fishermen feared dead after capsize
    TWO fishermen are feared dead after their boat was capsized off the New South Wales mid-north coast by what is believed to have been a whale. (Source)

  3581. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 4:20 PM PDT - (Canada.com) - Injured minke whale beached off Nova Scotia shot by RCMP officers
    BIG JOGGINS, N.S. (CP) - A whale that was beached along a Nova Scotia shore was shot by RCMP officers on Sunday, after Fisheries Department officials determined it had no hope of surviving. (Source)

  3582. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 4:04 PM PDT - (The Age) - No sign of two fishermen off NSW coast
    A search for two fishermen feared lost after a whale overturned their boat off the NSW mid-north coast has been scaled back. - (Source)

  3583. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 8:12 PM PDT - (Escape.com.au) - Adrift in a timeless isle
    A SWIM with a majestic whale and her baby right off the beach in laidback Tonga was a highlight of Stephen Lacey's sailing adventure. (Source)

  3584. Sun, 30 Jul 2006 10:32 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Onlookers destroy vegetation to see whale
    People wishing to see a dead whale washed up on Cape Town shores have trampled the sensitive dune vegetation so much that the authorities have resorted to erecting razor wire to keep people off the dunes. (Source)

  3585. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 0:14 AM PDT - (Philly.com) - In troubled waters
    HARO STRAIT, along Kellett Bluff at Henry Island - Sleek and fast, more than a dozen orcas slice through this busy waterway, astonishing kayakers as the 9,000-pound killer whales dive under the boats. (Source)

  3586. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 3:27 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - What do you do with a dead whale?
    By AARON GOUVEIA STAFF WRITER BOURNE - When a household pet dies, it's often buried in the backyard. When a 2-ton whale bites the dust, things get a little more complicated. (Source)

  3587. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 3:25 AM PDT - (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Emotional rescue for whale watchers
    ON PUGET SOUND, Wash. – For creatures that eat 400 pounds of salmon a day, killer whales are startlingly human-like. They live as long as you do. They never escape the controlling influence of their moms. They love to show off. (Source)

  3588. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 6:15 AM PDT - (CTV.ca) - RCMP officers shoot beached whale off N.S.
    A whale that was beached along a Nova Scotia shore was shot by RCMP officers on Sunday, after Fisheries Department officials determined it had no hope of surviving. (Source)

  3589. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:25 AM PDT - (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Japan wins whaling motion
    Japan and its allies have won a pro-whaling vote for the first time in two decades at an international meeting. (Source)

  3590. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 3:38 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - In troubled waters: Puget Sound orcas run deadly human gauntlet
    HARO STRAIT OFF HENRY ISLAND (30 July 2006) -- Sleek and fast, more than a dozen orcas slice through this busy waterway, astonishing kayakers as the 9,000-pound killer whales dive under the boats. (Source)

  3591. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 1:57 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Rare Whales Appear off Scotland, Heat Wave Blamed
    Unusually large numbers of dolphins and whales are appearing off the eastern coast of Scotland, where scientists believe the animals have followed their prey to cooler waters. (Source)

  3592. Mon, 31 Jul 2006 7:58 PM PDT - (New York Times) - Subtle Math Turns Songs of Whales Into Kaleidoscopic Images
    Mark Fischer’s technique for transforming the calls of ocean mammals has potential not only as art, but as a scientific research tool. (Source)

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  3593. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 0:02 AM PDT - (Manning River Times) - Whale and calf seek shelter at Black Head
    A MOTHER whale and her calf have spent the last few days sheltering in the Black Head area. The Southern Right Whale is believed to be the same one that has used the Hallidays Point coastline as a resting point several times in recent years. (Source)

  3594. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 0:01 AM PDT - (Detroit Free Press) - BILL MCGRAW: Jeep ad covers Detroit whales, temporarily
    Two years after a public outcry forced General Motors Corp. to back out of a plan to cover Detroit's beloved whales with a Pontiac advertisement, the whale mural suddenly has vanished behind an ad for the Jeep Compass. (Source)

  3595. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 4:23 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - Minke whale spotted off south coast
    Marine conservationists have been speaking of their excitement after two minke whales were spotted off the Dorset coast. Fishermen and tourists on a pleasure boat were the first to spot the whales in Swanage Bay, Dorset. (Source)

  3596. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 2:41 AM PDT - (Hartford Courant) - A Storied Past Pops Up Inside A Chest
    An old musty trunk held the vestiges of sailor George Elliott's life: A hand-sewn sack with two whale's teeth and a walrus tooth, a pair of wooden cases with sextants, hundreds of yellowed letters and a stack of weathered journals about his voyages. (Source)

  3597. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 4:21 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - Japan wins whaling motion
    Japan and its allies have won a pro-whaling vote for the first time in two decades at an international meeting. (Source)

  3598. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 6:52 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Sighting of rare whale off Dorset
    A species of whale rarely seen off the south coast of England is spotted in a bay in Dorset. (Source)

  3599. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 6:22 AM PDT - (WPMI 15) - Dead whale reappears near Seven Mile Bridge
    MARATHON, Fla. (AP) - The carcass of a sperm whale has apparently washed back to shore after being towed to sea last week in Big Pine Key -- and it likely won't be moved. (Source)

  3600. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 5:27 AM PDT - (CBS 4 Miami) - Sperm Whale Carcass Washes Back To Shore
    The one visitor that officials in the Florida Keys did not want to return, has come back. The carcass of a sperm whale has apparently washed back to shore after being towed to sea last week in Big Pine Key and it likely won't be moved. (Source)

  3601. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 6:12 AM PDT - (Cape Gazette) - Rare bottlenose whale dies along the coast
    A rare species of whale was found dead Saturday, July 29, in the waters off Cape Henlopen State Park. Its 15-foot orphaned calf has not been spotted since its mother was found. (Source)

  3602. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 9:57 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Disruption as ferry hits a whale
    Thousands of ferry passengers' travel plans are disrupted after the Dublin to Holyhead craft collides with a whale. (Source)

  3603. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 9:26 AM PDT - (u.tv) - Travellers stranded after ferry hits whale
    Hundreds of travellers have been stranded after an Irish ferry struck a whale in the Irish sea. The travel plans of 4,000 ferry passengers have been disrupted after Irish Ferries confirmed its Dublin Swift service would be grounded for two days. (Source)

  3604. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 5:09 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Gardener ordered to trim humpback whale hedge
    A GARDENER who cut his 16ft hedge to look like a humpback whale has been ordered to trim it. (Source)

  3605. Tue, 01 Aug 2006 6:49 PM PDT - (San Antonio Express News) - Trying to beat the heat? Here are some cool ideas
    If getting wet is your preferred way to stay cool, your friendly neighborhood killer whale will help you out. Splashing the audience members in the front rows is part of Shamu's performances at SeaWorld San Antonio. (Source)

  3606. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 7:30 AM PDT - (Tampa Bay's 10) - Record number of dolphin deaths
    Clearwater, Florida - According to marine experts at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, there has been a record number of dolphin deaths this season, and scientists do not know why. (Source)

  3607. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 4:06 PM PDT - (The Daily Comet) - News Briefs from Around Florida
    ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A 6-year-old Georgia boy suffered a bruised arm, but no serious injuries, after being bitten by a young dolphin at SeaWorld's petting attraction. (Source)

  3608. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 0:44 AM PDT - (Ireland Business World) - Irish Ferries ship damaged by whale
    Business World is a service of Media World Ltd. All rights reserved. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data provided, neither Media World Ltd nor its agents or representatives will be responsible for any loss or damage on the part of users however caused. (Source)

  3609. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 0:13 AM PDT - (The State) - Plaid doesn’t have to be preppy
    For hundreds of years, plaids have been used to signify Scottish clans. The design also has become a staple of the preppy American look — right up there with ribbon belts and whale-embroidered khakis. There’s no need to wear this emblem of classic style classically, however. (Source)

  3610. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 0:03 AM PDT - (icWales) - Police and officials foil illegal rave
    THOUSANDS of passengers will have travel plans disrupted after a ferry struck a whale off the Welsh coast. (Source)

  3611. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 3:47 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - North Wales: Ferry collides with whale
    02 August, 2006 - THOUSANDS of passengers had their travel plans disrupted after a ferry struck a whale just off Holyhead in north Wales yesterday, according to the BBC. (Source)

  3612. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 2:21 AM PDT - (Yorkshire Post Today) - Ferry hits whale on way into harbour
    Hundreds of travellers were stranded at a port yesterday after their vessel struck a whale. (02/08/2006 10:05:37) (Source)

  3613. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 2:03 AM PDT - (The Vale Advertiser) - Ferry brought to standstill after hitting a whale
    A WHALE was yesterday the prime suspect for putting a Holyhead-bound ferry out of action for two days. Irish Ferries bosses believe its Dublin Swift vessel struck the gigantic mammal as it approached the Anglesey port. (Source)

  3614. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 1:12 AM PDT - (Central Kitsap Reporter) - Wet weather not a damper for festival
    Some had umbrellas while others improvised when several rain showers blew through Silverdale Sunday afternoon. The rain had minimal impact on the Whaling Days festivities. (Source)

  3615. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 3:57 AM PDT - (Honolulu Weekly) - Ship of fools
    July 2001: Timothy Dick, an electrical engineer, founds Hawaii Superferry after seeing large, high-speed roll-on/roll-off catamaran ferries operating between Barcelona, Spain and the island of Mallorca in the Mediterranean Sea. (Source)

  3616. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 5:46 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Whale burning draws crowds
    South African officials set fire to a 34-tonne whale carcass on Wednesday, sending white smoke into the air near Cape Town as spectators clambered over blubber-strewn rocks for a closer look. (Source)

  3617. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 5:33 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Sperm whale carcass washes up on shore
    The carcass of the sperm whale that died last week after beaching itself near Spanish Harbor Channel in Big Pine Key has washed back to shore this morning, Herald news partner WFOR-CBS4 reported. (Source)

  3618. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 7:31 AM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - 34-ton whale set alight
    Officials have set fire to a 34-ton whale carcass sending white smoke into the air near Cape Town as onlookers climbed over rocks for a closer look. (Source)

  3619. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 7:38 AM PDT - (The News-Messenger) - Lighthouse has guided tours of history
    MARBLEHEAD -- In the early 1800s, Benajah Wolcott carried buckets of whale oil up the winding Marblehead Lighthouse staircase each evening. (Source)

  3620. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 7:26 AM PDT - (Keynoter.com) - Voted #1 Florida Press 2004 FIRST PLACE Best Web Site Florida Keys Keynoter
    What looks like a new brown island on the south end of the Seven Mile Bridge bayside is the remains of a dead sperm whale - the same 50-foot whale that was towed out to sea last week after it died a slow death in Spanish Harbor near Big Pine Key. (Source)

  3621. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 9:32 AM PDT - (CBS 4 Boston) - Crews Working To Save Entangled Whale Off Boston
    A humpback whale is entangled in fishing gear about six miles off the coast of Boston. A rescue crew from the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies says multiple wraps and a lobster trap are caught around the humpback's head. More Massachusetts News (Source)

  3622. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:15 AM PDT - (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Object Survives Being Swallowed by a Star
    Long before the Bible's tale of Jonah being swallowed by a whale, a small wannabe star has emerged intact after being engulfed by a neighboring giant star, scientists say. (Source)

  3623. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:52 PM PDT - (AlertNet) - Select an Edition:
    A child is reflected on whale blubber leaked from a whale as South African conservation officials set fire to its 34-metric ton carcass in Kommetjie, near Cape Town, August 2, 2006. (Source)

  3624. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:46 AM PDT - (SPACE.com) - Object Survives Being Swallowed by a Star
    Millions of years before the Bible's tale of Jonah being swallowed by a whale, a brown dwarf emerged intact after being engulfed by a neighboring red giant, scientists say. (Source)

  3625. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:33 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Whales 'could be saved by own skin'
    Currently scientists determine the age of whales - necessary for assessing how their numbers are recovering from decades of commercial whaling - by counting layers in their ear wax, a procedure that can only be performed on a dead whale. (Source)

  3626. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 10:44 AM PDT - (UPI) - Study: Dandruff might tell whales' age
    LISMORE, Australia, Aug. 2 (UPI) -- Australian scientists say they are developing a non-invasive way of determining the age of a whale by looking at its dandruff. (Source)

  3627. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:08 PM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whales could be saved by their own skin
    Researchers in Australia are working on a humane way of carrying out scientific research on whales -- by catching bits of their sloughed-off skin, according to a report to be published in the scientific journal Nature. (Source)

  3628. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 12:35 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whales 'could be saved by own skin'
    RESEARCHERS in Australia are working on a humane way of carrying out scientific research on whales - by catching bits of their sloughed-off skin, according to the scientific journal Nature . (Source)

  3629. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 2:35 PM PDT - (WRGB) - Crews trying to untangle whale off Boston
    (Boston - AP) - A rescue team is working off the waters of Boston to disentangle a humpback whale. Crews from the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies are trying to remove several wraps of line and a lobster trap seen around the whale's head. (Source)

  3630. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 2:02 PM PDT - (Denver Westword) - White Whale
    White Whale doesn't quite qualify as an indie supergroup, but members of the combo have some noteworthy credentials: guitarist/vocalist Matt Suggs previously performed with Butterglory, bassist Rob Pope was one of the Get Up Kids, and so on. (Source)

  3631. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 4:02 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Burning whale draws crowds of spectators
    Cape Town environmental officials have set fire to the 15-metre-long carcass of the southern right whale that washed up onto Kommetjie beach a fortnight ago. (Source)

  3632. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 2:21 PM PDT - (Sify News) - Whale burning draws crowds
    South African officials set fire to a 34-tonne whale carcass on Wednesday, sending white smoke into the air near Cape Town as spectators clambered over blubber-strewn rocks for a closer look. (Source)

  3633. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 4:28 PM PDT - (The Islands' Sounder) - Local groups benefit from pollution fines
    The Whale Museum, Shared Strategy and Orca Network are among 14 groups that will benefit from fines and penalties totaling $25 million that a foreign-based shipping line must pay for polluting U.S. waters, including Puget Sound. (Source)

  3634. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 1:38 PM PDT - (AlertNet) - Select an Edition:
    South African conservation officials throw logs before setting fire to a 34-metric ton whale carcass in Kommetjie, near Cape Town, August 2, 2006. The dead southern right whale washed up onto the quiet Kommetjie beach, south of the country's top tourist city nearly two weeks ago. (Source)

  3635. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 1:18 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whales could be saved by their own skin
    Currently scientists determine the age of whales - necessary for assessing how their numbers are recovering from decades of commercial whaling - by counting layers in their ear wax, a procedure that can only be performed on a dead whale. (Source)

  3636. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 3:54 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Whales could be saved by their own skin
    Researchers in Australia are working on a humane way of carrying out scientific research on whales -- by catching bits of their sloughed-off skin, according to a report to be published in the scientific journal Nature. (Source)

  3637. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 5:23 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - South Africa Whale Burning Draws Crowds of Spectators
    KOMMETJIE BEACH, South Africa - South African officials set fire to a 34-tonne whale carcass on Wednesday, sending white smoke into the air near Cape Town as spectators clambered over blubber-strewn rocks for a closer look. (Source)

  3638. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 7:52 PM PDT - (AlertNet) - Select an Edition:
    A South African conservation official sets fire to a 34-metric ton whale carcass in Kommetjie, near Cape Town, August 2, 2006. The dead southern right whale washed up onto the quiet Kommetjie beach, south of the country's top tourist city nearly two weeks ago. (Source)

  3639. Wed, 02 Aug 2006 6:30 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whales 'could be saved by own skin'
    RESEARCHERS in Australia are working on a humane way of carrying out scientific research on whales - by catching bits of their sloughed-off skin, according to the scientific journal Nature . (Source)

  3640. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 2:07 PM PDT - (Suwannee Democrat) - More whales, but fewer watches
    NEWBURYPORT, Mass.The success of the whale watching business on the North Shore this year seems to depend largely on location along the coast. (Source)

  3641. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 2:24 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Make bones about it: The Burke Museum invites families to get a feel for mammals
    Checking out whale skulls, along with pelts, antlers, horns and tusks, are among the ways children can "Meet the Mammals" at the Burke Museum. (Source)

  3642. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 4:36 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Leap that could save whales
    Australian researchers have discovered that the skin flakes from some whales could determine their age — a development that could invalidate Japan’s argument for killing them. Japan has claimed that killing baleen whales, such as humpbacks and minkes, is the only way to find out how old they are. (Source)

  3643. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 4:43 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - 80mph jet-ski menace puts new dolphin colony at risk
    ROGUE jet-skiers were yesterday accused of endangering a barely established colony of dolphins. (Source)

  3644. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 5:32 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Experts: DNA technique may save whales
    Australian researchers said Thursday that analyzing the skin flakes of some whales could help determine their age, a development that could invalidate one argument for killing them. (Source)

  3645. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 5:48 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Experts: DNA Technique May Save Whales
    Researchers Say Analyzing Skin Flakes of Whales May Determine Age, Invalidate Killing Them (Source)

  3646. Thu, 03 Aug 2006 5:01 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - 80mph jet-ski menace puts new dolphin colony at risk
    ROGUE jet-skiers were yesterday accused of endangering a barely established colony of dolphins. (Source)

  3647. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 7:07 PM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Dolphin rescued from Speedo
    So it turns out extra-large Speedos are a danger to more than just good taste. A bottlenose dolphin in Sarasota Bay became ensnared in a pair of extra-large Speedos recently, prompting a rescue effort by 30 staff and volunteers from Mote Marine Laboratory. (Source)

  3648. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 1:40 PM PDT - (The News-Press) - Mote Marine removes Speedo from dolphin
    SARASOTA - A team of Mote researchers freed a male bottlenose dolphin of a man's bikini bathing suit that had been caught on the animal's torso for at least 28 days. The dolphin has been seen by the Sarasota Dolphin Research Program since 1998 and is nicknamed Scrappy. (Source)

  3649. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 1:17 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Dolphin surfaces in Bangladesh village pond
    Munshiganj (Bangladesh): A dolphin surfaced in a pond in Bangaldesh's Munshiganj District on Thursday. Informed sources said that the dolphin made its way into the pond in Kakaldi village from a nearby canal early on Thursday morning. (Source)

  3650. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 9:43 PM PDT - (Sun Herald) - Dolphin tangled in Speedo, stripped
    Bathing suits: Good for humans, bad for dolphins. A team of workers from Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota on Thursday undressed a bottlenose dolphin who had been tangled for a month in a man's bikini bathing suit -- a black Speedo, size X-X-X-X-X large. (Source)

  3651. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 10:11 PM PDT - (The News-Press) - Bathing suit removed from Dolphin
    A male bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Scrappy was recovering Friday after researchers removed a man’s bikini bathing suit from its torso the day before in Sarasota Bay. (Source)

  3652. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 2:29 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale trails rope, buoy
    A large humpback whale has been spotted swimming along the Queensland coast trailing a rope and flotation device. (Source)

  3653. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 2:48 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whale trails rope, buoy
    A large humpback whale has been spotted swimming along the Queensland coast trailing a rope and flotation device. The mammal was seen swimming off Moreton Island this afternoon. (Source)

  3654. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 3:18 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Bigger, faster protest ship to target Japanese whalers
    Confrontational anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd is preparing to bring a bigger, faster and more powerful boat to Australia next month ahead of the next Japanese whale hunting season in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  3655. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 3:23 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Experts Think DNA Technique May Save Whales
    Australian researchers said Thursday that analyzing the skin flakes of some whales could help determine their age, a development that could invalidate one argument for killing them. (Source)

  3656. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 5:45 AM PDT - (Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror) - Rare "log teeth" a highlihg of NHA's Antiques Show
    On Nov. 7, 1833, the whale ship Timoleon took two whales, netting 110 barrels of whale oil. That day, Nantucket-born whaleman Josiah Shefield recorded those statistics as the boat sailed off Cabo San Lucas. But not on parchment or in a journal. (Source)

  3657. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 8:35 AM PDT - (Animal Planet) - DNA Science Could Spare Whales
    Analyzing skin flakes of whales to estimate age could invalidate excuses to kill the animals. (Source)

  3658. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:51 PM PDT - (USA Today) - Experts: DNA technique may save whales
    Australian researchers said Thursday that analyzing the skin flakes of some whales could help determine their age, a development that could invalidate one argument for killing them. (Source)

  3659. Fri, 04 Aug 2006 12:04 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Experts: DNA Technique May Save Whales
    BANGKOK, Thailand -- Australian researchers sai (Source)

  3660. Sat, 05 Aug 2006 5:43 PM PDT - (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News) - Fla. Dolphin Freed From Speedo
    A bottle-nosed dolphin caught in a life-threatening extra large Speedo bathing suit off the coast of Sarasota, Fla., was found and the clothing was safely removed, according to Local 6 News. (Source)

  3661. Sat, 05 Aug 2006 0:12 AM PDT - (Bradenton Herald) - Dolphin freed from Speedo
    Caught in a life-threatening Speedo, a Sarasota Bay dolphin swam in the suit for almost a month before researchers decided it was time for bottle-nosed Scrappy to strip. (Source)

  3662. Sat, 05 Aug 2006 3:52 AM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Bigger, faster, more powerful: Sea Shepherd's 'Leviathan' to enforce law against whaling criminals
    USA (4 August 2006) -- Confrontational anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd is preparing to bring a bigger, faster and more powerful boat to Australia next month ahead of the next Japanese whale hunting season in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  3663. Sat, 05 Aug 2006 5:05 AM PDT - (South Whidbey Herald) - Orca deaths could shed new light on the population
    Orca captures in Washington more than 30 years ago wiped out a large portion of the Southern Resident orca population. (Source)

  3664. Sat, 05 Aug 2006 5:49 AM PDT - (Great News Network) - Experts Think DNA Technique May Save Whales
    Bangkok, Thailand - Australian researchers said Thursday that analyzing the skin flakes of some whales could help determine their age, a development that could invalidate one argument for killing them. (Source)

  3665. Sat, 05 Aug 2006 9:14 PM PDT - (Khaleej Times) - Late night fire kills one of the only two dolphins in Bahrain
    MANAMA — A fire broke out at the Dolphin Park here late on Friday night, resulting in the death of one of the only two dolphins in Bahrain. (Source)

  3666. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 8:29 PM PDT - (UPI) - Speedo suit catches dolphin named Scrappy
    SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 6 (UPI) -- A dolphin named Scrappy has been freed by Florida biologists from an extra-large Speedo swimming suit that had been caught around its torso for months. (Source)

  3667. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 0:28 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Star) - Walkup itching to woo 'burbs
    For 40 years and five mayors, Tucson has played Captain Ahab, with the Catalina Foothills as the elusive white whale. (Source)

  3668. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 3:19 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Star) - Walkup itching to woo 'burbs
    For 40 years and five mayors, Tucson has played Captain Ahab, with the Catalina Foothills as the elusive white whale. (Source)

  3669. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 12:01 PM PDT - (CNews) - Dog sniffs out whale scat, helps scientists understand fragile population
    (CP) - Peering out over the bow of a motorboat, Fargo points his snout into the wind and wags his stubby tail as he locks onto a scent far out in the Bay of Fundy. (Source)

  3670. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 7:00 PM PDT - (The Virginian-Pilot) - Skinny, stranded humpback euthanized in Sandbridge
    VIRGINIA BEACH - A young humpback whale, found stranded along Sandbridge Beach on Saturday, was so terribly malnourished that it could not be saved. "It was in extremely bad shape," said Linda Candler, . . . (Source)

  3671. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 5:18 PM PDT - (GoldSeek.com) - A Thousand Barrels a Second
    Today we take another look at the energy picture and how it will change over the next decade. Just as the world switched from whale oil to kerosene and from coal to diesel, we will see a change in how we find and use energy. That is inevitable. (Source)

  3672. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:28 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale carcass washes ashore in Newcastle
    A 10-metre dead whale has washed up at Newcastle in New South Wales this afternoon. (Source)

  3673. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 11:47 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Whale carcass washes ashore in Newcastle
    A 10-metre dead whale has washed up at Newcastle in New South Wales this afternoon. The mammal, which is believed to have been dead for some time, was spotted several hours ago near Dixon Park beach with cuts down its back. (Source)

  3674. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 9:20 PM PDT - (The Palm Beach Post) - Boating blunders
    Like Ishmael, the novice whale-hunter in Moby-Dick, I am new to the seas. Born and bred in Manhattan, the only water I knew came from a tap or fire hydrant. (Source)

  3675. Sun, 06 Aug 2006 9:43 PM PDT - (Fox 11 Tucson) - Walkup itching to woo 'burbs
    For 40 years and five mayors, Tucson has played Captain Ahab, with the Catalina Foothills as the elusive white whale. (Source)

  3676. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 7:23 PM PDT - (Florida Today) - Dolphin tries on bikini for size
    A male bottlenose dolphin nicknamed Scrappy slipped into a pair of black bikini bottoms for about a month, but the too-tight fit could have killed him, if not for biologists at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. (Source)

  3677. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 8:50 AM PDT - (New York Times) - Massive Manatee Is Spotted in Hudson River
    Added to the chronicles of great beasts that have descended upon New York City in the year 2006 is one that is arguably the greatest of them all. A beast, upwards of 1,000 pounds and a cousin to the elephant, which dwarfs the coyote, the deer and the dolphin that preceded it. A beast that, at hundreds of miles north of its natural habitat, has most likely made the longest and most arduous journey (Source)

  3678. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 4:20 AM PDT - (The West Australian) - Rare treat as albino whale calf and mother shelter at Rottnest
    An albino whale calf and its protective mother seeking refuge from bad weather proved a rare treat for visitors at Rottnest yesterday. A southern right whale and its eight-week-old calf were spotted sheltering in Strickland Bay, a public swimming beach on the south side of the tourist island. (Source)

  3679. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 1:55 AM PDT - (The Chronicle Herald) - Whale-sniffing dog works the poop deck
    Peering out over the bow of a motorboat, Fargo points his snout into the wind and wags his stubby tail as he locks onto a scent far out in the Bay of Fundy. (Source)

  3680. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 3:24 AM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - The Escape guide: 50 fantastic family days out
    From whale-watching in Wales to coasteering in Cornwall, we give you buckets of ideas for daytripping with the kids this summer. (Source)

  3681. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 2:13 AM PDT - (Sinchew) - Sinchew-i Photo
    RARE.... A rare albino southern right whale calf and its protective mother sheltering from rough seas in Strickland Bay at Rottnest Island off the coast of Perth. The 8-week-old calf is the first albino whale spotted off the west coast of Australia. (Source)

  3682. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 12:12 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - "Critical Habitat" for Orcas Leaves Pockets of Vulnerability, Critics Say
    The proposed federal designation in the Puget Sound region of the U.S. Northwest has residents, conservationists, and developers locked in passionate dispute. (Source)

  3683. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 5:18 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Rare treat as albino whale calf and mother shelter at Rottnest
    An albino whale calf and its protective mother seeking refuge from bad weather proved a rare treat for visitors at Rottnest yesterday. A southern right whale and its eight-week-old calf were spotted sheltering in Strickland Bay, a public swimming beach on the south side of the tourist island. (Source)

  3684. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 6:34 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whale charges on hold until October
    A WARRNAMBOOL man who allegedly interfered with a whale while boating in the Logans Beach exclusion zone yesterday had his case adjourned until October. (Source)

  3685. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 10:12 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Sperm Whale and Longline Interaction
    Last month, a juvenile (7.2m) female sperm whale washed up at Port Waikato, with some visible injuries inflicted from an interaction with fishing gear. The animalas tail had been ensnared in heavy gauge monofilament long-line, indicating entanglement... (Source)

  3686. Mon, 07 Aug 2006 9:21 PM PDT - (The Palm Beach Post) - $300,000 from license plates to aid 4 dolphin programs
    Four dolphin research and education programs will split about $300,000 that was raised in the past year by the "Protect Wild Dolphins" specialty license plate program, according to Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, which administers the program. (Source)

  3687. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 6:11 PM PDT - (China Daily) - / center
    An envious dolphin from an aquatic park in Nanjing assaulted its partner, leaving bruises all over its body, as payback for the generous rewards the hard-working partner recieved. (Source)

  3688. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 0:06 AM PDT - (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus) - Sniffing out whale scat, dog helps scientists study fragile population
    Peering out over the bow of a motorboat, Fargo points his snout into the wind and wags his stubby tail as he locks onto a scent far out in the Bay of Fundy... - By Alison Auld Canadian Press (Source)

  3689. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 2:52 PM PDT - (Gulf Daily News) - Call to close Dolphin Park
    AN ANIMAL welfare charity has called for the closure of the Dolphin Park in Bahrain after a fire killed an elephant seal at the facility this week. (Source)

  3690. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 3:59 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Concern over spotted whale
    A WHALE was spotted near the coast off Dunbar yesterday prompting marine life experts to rush to the scene amid fears it had become stuck in shallow waters. (Source)

  3691. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 12:29 PM PDT - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - NONFICTION A great swimmer's mission: save the whale
    "Grayson" is a wonderful little tale, evocative in its simplicity. It's the true story of an amazing moment in the life of the author, Lynne Cox, one of the world's greatest open-water swimmers and the author of "Swimming to Antarctica." (Source)

  3692. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 10:35 AM PDT - (Animal Planet) - DNA Science Could Spare Whales
    Analyzing skin flakes of whales to estimate age could invalidate excuses to kill the animals. (Source)

  3693. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 4:28 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Killer whales have own 'caller ID'
    KILLER whales sing with their own distinctive style of song, new research has revealed. (Source)

  3694. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 5:52 PM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - UK animal welfare group wants Bahrain dolphin park closed
    LONDON, UK (8 August 2006) -- An animal welfare charity has called for the closure of the Dolphin Park in Bahrain after a fire killed an elephant seal at the facility this week. (Source)

  3695. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 6:18 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - WHALE CALL
    A SOUTH-WEST whale lover has called on Warrnambool and district residents to use this week's visit by Japanese sister city officials to call for an end to that country's whaling policy. (Source)

  3696. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 6:18 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Councillors' comments
    TWO of Warrnambool's seven councillors want to discuss whaling with the mayor of their Japanese sister city. Crs Jacinta Ermacora and Adrian Jacobs said they believed the visit by Miura mayor Hideo Yoshida was the ideal opportunity to raise the issue. (Source)

  3697. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 2:48 PM PDT - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Dead dolphin found floating near Cole Park
    A dead bottle-nosed dolphin washed up on the beach at Cole Park Tuesday evening, and marine mammal experts tried to find out how it died. It all began when Zachary Vera saw it floating in the water about 50 yards off the beach at Cole Park and decided to check it out. (Source)

  3698. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 3:07 PM PDT - (The Budapest Sun) - Hungarian support for Croatian dolphin reserve
    A CROATIAN-BASED marine environmental group and its Hungarian partner are celebrating what they termed a "milestone" in the conservation of the Adriatic Sea after the Croatian authorities established the first dolphin protection zone in the entire Mediterranean region on August 6. (Source)

  3699. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 4:15 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Dolphin jet ski suspect reported
    A 20-year-old man is reported to the procurator fiscal after an incident involving dolphins in the Moray Firth. (Source)

  3700. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 1:15 AM PDT - (Norwich Bulletin) - Local Meetings & Briefs
    GRISWOLD -- The senior center is planning a whale watching trip to Plymouth, Mass., Aug. 28. A coach bus will depart at 8:30 a.m. from Ocean State Job Lot, which will head to Plymouth Rock, Plymouth Harbor for lunch and shopping. (Source)

  3701. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 3:15 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Getting to this bucolic Newfoundland spot is half the battle
    BATTLE ISLAND, Newfoundland -- Standing on a hilltop on an island off southern Labrador, all I can see are miles of deep blue ocean and icebergs drifting by a cluster of small islands whose fishing villages are abandoned now. A humpback whale surfaces nearby, and tomtits and ospreys soar overhead. I am reminded of a local saying I heard en... (Source)

  3702. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 3:07 AM PDT - (The Ledger) - License-Tag Funds To Benefit Dolphins
    Dolphin research programs will share about $300,000 raised in the past year through the sale of the state's "Protect Wild Dolphins" specialty license plates, according to Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, which oversees the program. (Source)

  3703. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 8:43 AM PDT - (The Islands' Sounder) - Orca advocates want more protection
    Federal officials have named nearly all of Puget Sound and its adjoining waterways as critical habitat of the Southern resident killer whales, and they're earning high marks for doing so. (Source)

  3704. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:08 AM PDT - (The Daily World) - Price for Hungry Whale cleanup continues to rise
    WESTPORT — More than $1 million has already been spent trying to determine a cleanup procedure for soil contamination on Port-owned property at Westport. But the meter is still running. The price tag could rise another $500,000. (Source)

  3705. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 9:14 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Vegas casinos 'whaling' for the biggest spenders
    NEW YORK, Aug 9 Reuters) - Casinos that "whale hunt" pull out all the stops to entice high-rolling players who can often affect a casino's revenue with a good hand. (Source)

  3706. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 11:03 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 6.00am Thursday August 10, 2006
    Investigations are being held into how a young sperm whale was caught in commercial fishing gear, and who took its teeth after it washed up dead. (Source)

  3707. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 3:21 PM PDT - (The Christian Science Monitor) - Shoulder to shoulder with fin whales
    He finds himself face to face with far traveled adventurers of very different sizes. (Source)

  3708. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 4:50 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Jet ski man faces dolphin charge
    A JET skier is to be reported to the procurator fiscal following complaints he was spotted close to a pod of bottlenose dolphins in the Moray Firth (Source)

  3709. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 8:19 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 6.00am Thursday August 10, 2006
    Investigations are being held into how a young sperm whale was caught in commercial fishing gear, and who took its teeth after it washed up dead. (Source)

  3710. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 5:43 PM PDT - (Martha's Vineyard Times) - A pod of public art
    Several unusual species of whales have "beached" themselves on the Vineyard this summer. (Source)

  3711. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 4:37 AM PDT - (Edinburgh Evening News) - Rare whale causes a stir in the Forth
    A RARE humpback whale has been spotted in the Firth of Forth in the latest of a series of sightings which have attracted extra visitors to the coast. (Source)

  3712. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 12:56 PM PDT - (The Economic Times) - Vegas casinos shift to 'whale' hunting
    NEW YORK: Casinos that “whale hunt” pull out all the stops to entice high-rolling players who can often affect a casino’s revenue with a good hand. (Source)

  3713. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 2:37 PM PDT - (GroceryRetailOnline) - Blue Whale Offers Safer Alternative For Over 10 Million Smokeless Tobacco Users
    A new smokeless tobacco alternative offering four bold flavors and the same kick as chewing tobacco has just been introduced to appeal to the country's over 10 million smokeless tobacco users, many of whom are concerned about the health risks of chewing tobacco (Source)

  3714. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 6:18 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whales not on agenda
    THE mayor of Warrnambool's Japanese sister city says the issue of whaling is not one for local government. However, the founder of a whale preservation group has accused Warrnambool City Council of hiding behind the line that whaling was a matter for Federal Government and not local councils. (Source)

  3715. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 7:15 PM PDT - (Fullnoise.com.au) - Team Whales Pro Kawasaki hook up with Tamer
    Team Whales Pro Kawasaki managed by Ron McFarlane has inked a deal with 100%MX and Paul Hoey to use the Tamer Holeshot Hookup double button system in the Nokia MX Nationals and the Australian Sup... (Source)

  3716. Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:25 PM PDT - (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star) - Orca revival is whale ofa challenge
    Awe-inspiring sea mammal faces threats on several fronts as it struggles to survive in Pacific Coast waters. (Source)

  3717. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 4:16 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - Humpback whale spotted in Firth of Forth
    11 August, 2006 - A HUMPBACK whale has been spotted in the Firth of Forth, in shallow waters around a quarter of a mile off Belhaven Bay, near Dunbar. (Source)

  3718. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 4:21 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Whale of time at Sea Watch
    NATURE lovers are set to take part in a National Sea Watch event being held tomorrow and Sunday to look out for whales, dolphins and porpoises (Source)

  3719. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 1:22 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - A PELICAN PECULIARITY
    Heading east on Route 37 from Dover Township, you know you've arrived on Pelican Island when you spot the mermaids and pirates beckoning you outside Marilyn Layton's nautical curiosity shop, The Golden Whale. (Source)

  3720. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 7:43 AM PDT - (The Evening Telegraph) - Dolphins delight spotters
    Dolphins frolic in the Tay at the weekend. More than 200 people embarked on dolphin-spotting trips on the Tay at the weekend — and were rewarded with a stunning aquatic show. (Source)

  3721. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 8:06 PM PDT - (Blogcritics.org) - Movie Review: Orca
    The best scene in 1977's Orca comes right at the beginning, when a great white shark is about to chow down on a hapless scuba diver. But just in the nick of time, along comes ol' Orca himself, who promptly beats the shark into a bloody pulp with a massive head-butt. A lot of Italian producers made Jaws rip-offs in the 1970s, but only Orca producer Dino De Laurentiis would be so brazen (Source)

  3722. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 6:49 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Councillor calls to discuss whaling with Japanese city
    WARRNAMBOOL city councillor Jacinta Ermacora wants the council to contact its Japanese sister city to discuss whaling. (Source)

  3723. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 5:07 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - FEATURE
    SEOUL - A high-speed ferry was nearing port in Kagoshima in Japan in April when a shudder went through the ship, jolting passengers out of their seats and slamming crew members into walls. (Source)

  3724. Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:42 PM PDT - (The Star) - Whale burial causes stink
    Newcastle's National Parks and Wildlife Service area manager Rob Gibbs said the whale's beach burial last Tuesday, August 8, was the only practical solution. (Source)

  3725. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 7:42 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin deaths prompt border security call
    The Western Australian Government is calling on the Federal Government to intensify its border protection in the state's far north. (Source)

  3726. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 5:33 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Marine mammal watch centre opens
    A converted lookout tower and generator shed form a Sea Watch Centre for visitors to spot birds and sea mammals. (Source)

  3727. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 0:59 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Costly task to remove whale body
    An operation to remove the body of a minke whale washed up on the Cumbrian coast will cost thousands of pounds. (Source)

  3728. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 0:12 AM PDT - (Stamford Advocate) - Boat companies concerned over speed limits to protect whales
    BOSTON -- Ferry operators, whale watching captains, port representatives and others that do business on the water said Monday that a proposed speed limit for boats along stretches of the East Coast to help protect endangered whales from deadly collisions could put them out of business, hurt tourism and threaten timely shipments. (Source)

  3729. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 1:34 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Costly task to remove whale body
    An operation to remove the body of a minke whale washed up on the Cumbrian coast will cost thousands of pounds. (Source)

  3730. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 4:11 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Whale-shaped hedge angers council
    A hedge cut into the shape of a whale is under threat after a south London council said it could be dangerous. (Source)

  3731. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 3:53 AM PDT - (WLBZ Bangor) - Shipping Companies Voice Concers Over Whale Proposals
    The shipping industry is speaking out against proposed regulations aimed at reducing the number of Atlantic right whales killed in collisions with boats. (Source)

  3732. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 2:59 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Marine biologists seek probe to ascertain rise in whale deaths
    Madurai, Aug 14: Concerned over the increase in the rate of dead whales being spotted along the Rameswaram coast, marine biologists have asked the Tamil Nadu government to constitute and expert panel to ascertain the reasons behind the phenomenon. (Source)

  3733. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 1:12 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Speed limit to protect whales draws fire
    Ferry operators, whale watching captains, port representatives, and others who do business on the water said yesterday that a proposed speed limit for boats along stretches of the East Coast to help protect endangered whales from deadly collisions could put them out of business, hurt tourism, and threaten timely shipments. (Source)

  3734. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 3:41 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Ocean speed limit debated
    By BROOKE DONALD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS BOSTON - Ferry operators, whale-watch captains, port representatives and others who do business on the water said yesterday that a proposed speed limit for boats along stretches of the East Coast to help protect endangered whales from deadly collisions could put them out of business, hurt tourism and threaten timely shipments. (Source)

  3735. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 6:07 AM PDT - (The Boston Channel) - Shipping Industry Worried About Whale Safety Regs
    BOSTON -- Ferry operators, whale watching captains, port representatives and others that do business on the water said Monday that a proposed speed limit for boats along stretches of the East Coast to help protect endangered whales from deadly collisions could put them out of business, hurt tourism and threaten timely shipments. (Source)

  3736. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 6:57 AM PDT - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Distance swimmer to recall swimming with a baby whale
    ROCKPORT - Lynne Cox's life as an open-water swimmer has led her into a career of many firsts. (Source)

  3737. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 7:38 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Stinky minke to be moved
    A MINKE whale that died and was washed ashore with its baby will finally be moved away tomorrow after spending five days rotting on the Seascale promenade. (Source)

  3738. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:53 AM PDT - (WLBZ Bangor) - Shipping Companies Voice Concerns Over Whale Proposals
    Ferry boat operators and whale watching captains are speaking out against a proposed speed limit in certain waters off the coast of Maine. The measure is meant to reduce the incidents of boats striking whales. (Source)

  3739. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 9:11 AM PDT - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Distance swimmer to recall swimming with a baby whale
    ROCKPORT - Lynne Cox's life as an open-water swimmer has led her into a career of many firsts. (Source)

  3740. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 9:21 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Boat companies concerned over speed limits to protect whales
    BOSTON - Ferry operators, whale watching captains, port representatives and others that do business on the water said yesterday that a proposed speed limit for boats along stretches of the East Coast to help protect endangered whales from deadly collisions could put them out of business, hurt tourism and threaten timely shipments. (Source)

  3741. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 4:08 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Blue whale ancestor was no gentle giant
    A ferocious-looking fossil with sharp teeth found in Australia shows that ancestors of today's toothless blue whales were not all "gentle giants," a report said on Wednesday. (Source)

  3742. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 4:24 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Blue whales had 'ferocious ancestors'
    A ferocious-looking fossil with sharp teeth found in Australia shows that ancestors of today's toothless blue whales were not all "gentle giants", a new report says. (Source)

  3743. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 4:24 PM PDT - (New Scientist) - The sharp-toothed past of filter-feeding whales
    Baleen whales are huge and harmless filter-feeders, but 25 million years ago a very different baleen specimen terrorised the seas off Australia (Source)

  3744. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 3:23 PM PDT - (Calgary Sun) - Zoo protest seeks sign supporters
    When it comes to bringing polar bears and beluga whales to the city zoo, a national watchdog group is asking Calgarians to sign up — and put signs up — in opposition. (Source)

  3745. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 6:46 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News) - Blue whale ancestor was no gentle giant
    OSLO (Reuters) - A ferocious-looking fossil with sharp teeth found in Australia shows that ancestors of today's toothless blue whales were not all "gentle giants", a report said on Wednesday. (Source)

  3746. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 5:13 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Blue whale ancestor was no gentle giant
    By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent (Source)

  3747. Tue, 15 Aug 2006 6:19 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whale rebuke for councillors
    WARRNAMBOOL city councillors have been blasted by many Standard readers for failing to use sister-city links to press for an end to Japanese whaling. A Standard Talking Point survey revealed strong support for our local whales and condemnation for Japan's 'scientific' whaling. (Source)

  3748. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 5:41 PM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Dolphin depantsing duty preserves dignity and a life
    A lucky adolescent male bottlenose dolphin is back to living nude and free in Florida's Sarasota Bay after making a potentially fatal wardrobe choice early this summer. (Source)

  3749. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 1:19 AM PDT - (The Age) - Illegal dolphin hunting figures disputed
    A report showing illegal Indonesian fisherman killed more than 3,000 dolphins for shark bait off Australia's north coast is not supported by any hard evidence, federal Fisheries Minister Eric Abetz says. (Source)

  3750. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 0:56 AM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Illegal dolphin hunting figures disputed
    A report suggesting illegal Indonesian fisherman killed more than 3,000 dolphins for shark bait off Australia's north coast has been challenged. (Source)

  3751. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 0:21 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Savage ancient whale was 'marine T-rex', researchers say
    Scientists in Australia have discovered a fossilised ancient relative of the blue whale with a fearsome razor-toothed appearance that has seen it dubbed "the T-rex of the oceans". (Source)

  3752. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 0:11 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Newborn orca has disappeared
    An orca calf born into one of Puget Sound's endangered killer-whale pods has gone missing. Researchers at the Center for Whale Research... (Source)

  3753. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 0:07 AM PDT - (New Kerala) - Blue whales' ancient cousin was a dolphin-sized shark-eating predator
    London, Aug 16: Palaeontologists claim to have come across a 25 million year old bizarre baleen whale fossil from southeastern Australia that was no doubt an ancient cousin of modern blue whales and humpbacks, but was a predator with enormous eyes and teeth. (Source)

  3754. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 4:37 AM PDT - (Nature) - Ancient whale 'truly weird'
    Blue whale's aged cousin: small, enormous eyes, ate sharks. (Source)

  3755. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 3:32 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Whale fossil sports fierce teeth
    The specimen has surprised scientists because it belongs to the group known as baleen whales. (Source)

  3756. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 3:47 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Blue Whale Ancestor Was No Gentle Giant, Report Claims
    A ferocious-looking fossil with sharp teeth found in Australia shows that ancestors of today's toothless blue whales were not all "gentle giants", a report said on Wednesday. (Source)

  3757. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 1:35 AM PDT - (Aljazeera) - Whale ancestors no gentle giants
    A ferocious-looking fossil with sharp teeth found in Australia shows that ancestors of today's toothless blue whales were far from benign creatures, scientists say. (Source)

  3758. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 4:09 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - At last – the stinky minke leaves beach
    A MINKE whale that died and was washed ashore with its baby was finally moved today after spending five days rotting on the Seascale promenade. (Source)

  3759. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 4:52 AM PDT - (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) - Orca Calf Missing
    A calf born to one of Puget Sound's endangered Orca pods is missing. (Source)

  3760. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 8:04 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Whale carcass removed from beach
    A dead whale, which was washed up on a beach in Cumbria, is removed. (Source)

  3761. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 7:46 AM PDT - (CNN.com) - Report: Blue whale ancestor was no gentle giant
    OSLO, Norway (Reuters) -- A ferocious-looking fossil with sharp teeth found in Australia shows that ancestors of today's toothless blue whales were not all "gentle giants", a report said on Wednesday. (Source)

  3762. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 8:43 AM PDT - (KING 5 Seattle) - Times: Newborn orca has disappeared
    An orca calf born into one of Puget Sound's endangered killer-whale pods has gone missing. (Source)

  3763. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:44 AM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Ancient Whale Was T-Rex of the Sea
    Australian fossils reveal an ancient whale that was a far cry from today's gentle giants. (Source)

  3764. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 9:13 AM PDT - (India Daily) - Australian researcher says baleen whale fossil shows they weren't always so gentle
    Some baleen whales, known as the gentle giants of the sea, were stealth predators tens of millions of years ago that may have counted sharks among their prey, an Australian researcher said on Wednesday. (Source)

  3765. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:37 AM PDT - (Norwalk Advocate) - Boat companies concerned over speed limits to protect whales
    Ferry operators, whale watching captains, port representatives and others that do business on the water said Monday that a proposed speed limit for boats along stretches of the East Coast to help protect endangered whales from deadly collisions could put them out of business, hurt tourism and threaten timely shipments. (Source)

  3766. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 10:03 AM PDT - (KOMO) - Researchers Wonder If Newborn Orca Calf Has Died
    The baby whale, with the distinct orange coloring of a newborn, was last spotted swimming with K Pod off the west side of San Juan Island on Sunday. (Source)

  3767. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 9:14 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Researchers wonder if newborn orca calf has died
    FRIDAY HARBOR - Researchers who spotted a newborn in one of three endangered groups of orcas that frequent Puget Sound are now wondering if the calf has died. (Source)

  3768. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:04 PM PDT - (Hartford Courant) - The Other Whaling Mecca
    Sure, the Whalers (hockey players) may have vanished. (Source)

  3769. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:46 AM PDT - (RedNova) - One Year After Hurricane Katrina Devastated the Gulf Region, Displaced Children and Dolphins Connect for the Future
    It has been one year since Hurricane Katrina ripped through the Gulf States and changed the lives of thousands of families. (Source)

  3770. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 9:14 AM PDT - (The Islands' Sounder) - Tour visits four historic lighthouses
    A boatful of lighthouse aficionados left Orcas Village last Sunday afternoon for a tour of San Juan Islands lighthouses. The tickets had sold out. Tickets for the next tour, on Aug. 19, are also sold out. (Source)

  3771. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 4:19 PM PDT - (Independent) - Ancient whale was 'T-rex of the oceans'
    A fossil of a sea mammal with massive, razor-sharp teeth that roamed the waters off southern Australia about 25 million years ago has been found embedded in a rock on a beach in Victoria. (Source)

  3772. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 1:36 PM PDT - (Pitchfork) - Slits, Knife, Deerhoof, Black Keys Play CMJ
    The East Coast/West Coast split has just gotten a little wider. Competing with baby Vegoose in Las Vegas for Halloween weekend festival madness is the old 'n wise CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, celebrating its 26th year with the likes of the Knife, Deerhoof, the Slits, the Black Keys, Madlib, Hot Chip, Blonde Redhead, the Boy Least Likely To, Blue Cheer, Silversun Pickups, White Whale, Dr. (Source)

  3773. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 2:15 PM PDT - (Whidbey News-Times) - Lolita's closer to coming home
    Whale lovers migrated to Coupeville last week to pay tribute to the majestic gentle giants slain or captured during the infamous Penn Cove orca captures of the 1970s. (Source)

  3774. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 4:59 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Researchers wonder if orca calf has died
    Researchers who spotted a newborn in one of three endangered groups of orcas that frequent Puget Sound are now wondering if the calf has died. (Source)

  3775. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 4:58 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Researchers Wonder if Orca Calf Has Died
    Researchers Wonder if Newborn Orca Calf Near Puget Sound Has Died (Source)

  3776. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 5:27 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Researchers Wonder if Orca Calf Has Died
    Researchers Wonder if Newborn Orca Calf Near Puget Sound Has Died (Source)

  3777. Wed, 16 Aug 2006 5:42 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Could Right Whales Sink Port Expansion?
    By Peter Hull, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C. Aug. 16--The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers told the State Ports Authority's board Tuesday that permits for a proposed port terminal at the former Navy base in North Charleston will be delayed for a third time. (Source)

  3778. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 10:01 PM PDT - (Northern Iowan) - The World in Brief
    CHICAGO – A lucky adolescent male bottlenose dolphin is back to living nude and free in Florida’s Sarasota Bay after making a potentially fatal wardrobe choice early this summer. (Source)

  3779. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 2:51 AM PDT - (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Training employees the SeaWorld way
    What boss would not like to have employees as well trained, responsive and enthusiastic as the dolphins and whales at SeaWorld? SeaWorld and Busch Gardens animal ambassador Julie Scardina, 49, talks about her secrets of animal training and how to make a big splash in the corporate jungle of human management. (Source)

  3780. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 8:33 AM PDT - (KOIN News 6) - It's Whale-Watching Time!
    DEPOE BAY, Ore. -- Volunteers will help coast visitors spot gray whales Monday through Labor Day at 28 whale-watching sites on the Oregon Coast. (Source)

  3781. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 1:39 PM PDT - (KATU) - Volunteers to help coast visitors spot gray whales
    DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) - Volunteers will help coast visitors spot gray whales Monday through Labor Day at several Whale Watching sites on the central Oregon Coast. (Source)

  3782. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 1:32 PM PDT - (Townsville Bulletin) - Talk of the North
    SUCH is the way of nature. Bulletin snapper Megan Brayley spent a few hours last week chasing around the bay in a 4m tinny looking for whale photo opportunities with old man of the sea, Col Coleman of Railway Estate. (Source)

  3783. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 7:20 PM PDT - (Alaska Public Radio Network) - Several more humpback whales get caught in fishing gear
    Several more humpback whales have been reported tangled in fishing gear in Southeast Alaska. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's fisheries division says an entangled whale has been reported in the Haines area, and a second was tangled and anchored by fishing gear near Admiralty Island. Another whale was reported dead and beached on the same island. (Source)

  3784. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 3:43 AM PDT - (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Tonight: Mary's Excellent Adventures: A Chronicle Prime Time Special
    What?s the definition of adventure? It?s climbing to a treetop laboratory in a Costa Rican rainforest. And it?s performing an underwater dance with a whale named Wilma. It?s encounters with a sea of pink flamingos in a remote Mexican village, and with a pair of polar bears at the edge of the Arctic Circle. (Source)

  3785. Mon, 28 Aug 2006 3:54 PM PDT - (Gulf Daily News) - Park says show must go on
    MANAGEMENT at Bahrain's Dolphin Park is adamant the tourist attraction will reopen, despite global calls for its closure, following the death of an elephant seal in a fire. (Source)

  3786. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 3:56 AM PDT - (Peninsula Daily News) - Makah to retire canoe used in 1999 whale hunt
    NEAH BAY -- Plans are in the works for retiring the Makah whaling canoe Hummingbird that was involved in a fatal capsizing during the 2006 Inter Tribal Canoe Journey in July. (Source)

  3787. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 6:02 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Survey reveals dolphin sightings
    A marine survey reveals encouraging sightings of dolphins and porpoises around the South West coast. (Source)

  3788. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 2:25 PM PDT - (KTVA Anchorage) - Weather prevents whale from being freed from fishing gear
    Officials say poor weather prevented them from removing fishing gear from a humpback whale. Federal officials say the whale has moved into unprotected waters near Chatam Straight. (Source)

  3789. Tue, 29 Aug 2006 3:22 PM PDT - (Northern Star) - Right whale mother and calf seen at Bay
    THE sighting of a southern right whale mother and calf in Byron Bay is an encouraging sign that the species, once on the brink of extinction, is returning, says National Parks and Wildlife Service officer Lawrence Orel. (Source)

  3790. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 2:09 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Dolphin runs amok off French coast
    An enraged dolphin has been terrorising the French Atlantic coast for several weeks, attacking boats and knocking fishermen into the sea. - (Source)

  3791. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 1:42 PM PDT - (News 24 South Africa) - Dolphin 'like mad dog'
    A dolphin has been terrorising the French Atlantic coast, attacking boats and knocking fishermen into the sea. (Source)

  3792. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 5:41 AM PDT - (International Herald Tribune) - For manatees, it's brains over beauty
    The conception of the simple sea cow is being turned on its head by the recent work of Roger Reep, a neuroscientist at the University of Florida. (Source)

  3793. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 8:30 AM PDT - (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Small Prehistoric Whale Was Vicious Hunter
    Paleontologists have uncovered a 25-million-year-old whale fossil with a monstrous set of teeth and enormous eyes on the coast of Australia. (Source)

  3794. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 7:46 AM PDT - (John O'Groat Journal) - Cetacean sightings help gain top spot in sea watch
    SCOTLAND has confirmed its place as the top spot for sighting whales and dolphins in the British Isles, after becoming the only region to record all eight species seen during the National Whale and Dolphin Watch. (Source)

  3795. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:27 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Entangled whale freed after 4 days
    A team of marine experts freed a humpback whale that had spent four days entangled in fishing gear in Alaska's Chatham Strait. (Source)

  3796. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:41 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Small prehistoric whale was vicious hunter
    Paleontologists have uncovered a 25-million-year-old whale fossil with a monstrous set of teeth and enormous eyes on the coast of Australia. (Source)

  3797. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:48 AM PDT - (KTVF Fairbanks) - Whale entangled in fishing gear freed
    Experts have freed a humpback whale that was entangled in fishing gear for days in Chatham Strait. (Source)

  3798. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 9:26 AM PDT - (Bar Harbor Times) - Minke whale freed from lobster gear
    MOUNT DESERT The disentanglement last Saturday of a 22-foot minke whale is part of an overall success story seen along the Maine coast this year, as authorized disentanglement teams and fishermen join forces to ensure snagged whales get free. (Source)

  3799. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:44 AM PDT - (WBZ.com) - Humpback whale entangled in fishing gear freed after 4 days in Alaska's Chatham Strait
    JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A team of marine experts freed a humpback whale that had spent four days entangled in fishing gear in Alaska's Chatham Strait. The last lines were cut away Tuesday evening, said Sheela McLean, a fisheries spokeswoman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Source)

  3800. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:34 AM PDT - (SpaceRef) - NASA Arctic Mars Analog Svalbard Expedition Field Report: Cold & Wet
    Today’s Notes were made possible with writing assistance from Ivar and Ed Viscenzi. There was no whale last night. I awoke with a start at 3:50 am afraid that no one came to wake me up and I had missed it all. (Source)

  3801. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 1:41 PM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Entangled Whale Freed After 4 Days
    A team of marine experts freed a humpback whale that had spent four days entangled in fishing gear in Alaska's Chatham Strait. The last lines were cut away Tuesday evening, said Sheela McLean, a fisheries spokeswoman with the National Oceanic and... (Source)

  3802. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 1:55 PM PDT - (KTVA Anchorage) - Whale entangled in fishing gear freed
    Experts have freed a humpback whale that was entangled in fishing gear for days in Chatham Strait. Sheila McLean -- a fisheries spokeswoman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration -- says entanglement experts were able to cut away the remaining lines Tuesday evening . (Source)

  3803. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 5:52 PM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Beluga calf weeks away from public debut
    The beluga whale habitats have been dark and eerily silent lately. Normally noisy and crowded with visitors during the day, the underwater viewing areas are empty except for a few researchers who stand at the windows 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, noting every move made by a wee, gray male beluga. (Source)

  3804. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 6:20 PM PDT - (Albany and Great Southern Weekender) - Whales in big numbers
    WHALE watching has become a normal past-time for Albany residents and visitors. Last weekend, up to 12 southern right whales gathered about 100 metres off Middleton Beach while many more were seen breaching in the deeper water in King George Sound. (Source)

  3805. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 6:18 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - SPRING IN THE AIR
    When the sun shines from a clear blue sky and the temperature creeps to a balmy 17 degrees the urge to leap for joy cannot be denied. Warrnambool’s visiting whales seemed to sense the imminent arrival of spring yesterday, one young calf in particular putting on an exuberant display of high spirits. (Source)

  3806. Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:16 PM PDT - (Bar Harbor Times) - Minke whale freed from lobster gear
    MOUNT DESERT The disentanglement last Saturday of a 22-foot minke whale is part of an overall success story seen along the Maine coast this year, as authorized disentanglement teams and fishermen join forces to ensure snagged whales get free. (Source)

  3807. Thu, 31 Aug 2006 4:35 AM PDT - (Tulsa World) - DateLine Briefs: Humpback whale freed from fishing lines
    JUNEAU, Alaska -- A team of marine experts freed a humpback whale that had spent four days entangled in fishing gear in Alaska's Chatham Strait. The last lines were cut away Tuesday evening, said Sheela McLean, a fisheries spokeswoman with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Source)

  3808. Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:03 AM PDT - (BBC News) - One of two stranded whales dies
    Rescue teams say they will try to save a whale stuck on the Lincolnshire coast after its companion dies. (Source)

  3809. Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:16 PM PDT - (Bar Harbor Times) - Minke whale freed from lobster gear
    MOUNT DESERT The disentanglement last Saturday of a 22-foot minke whale is part of an overall success story seen along the Maine coast this year, as authorized disentanglement teams and fishermen join forces to ensure snagged whales get free. (Source)

  3810. Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:23 PM PDT - (Sky News via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Rescuers Battle To Save The Whales
    Attempts to rescue one of two whales stranded on the Lincolnshire coast yesterday were due to be resumed at dawn. (Source)

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  3811. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 0:17 AM PDT - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Angry dolphin
    Fishermen off the French Atlantic coast have been coming under attack from an irate dolphin. (Source)

  3812. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 0:21 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Rescue team save stranded whale
    Rescue teams save a whale stuck on the Lincolnshire coast after its companion died. (Source)

  3813. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 0:06 AM PDT - (Rocky Mountain News) - Tale of lost whale touches the heart
    Grayson (Source)

  3814. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 2:59 AM PDT - (Yachting Monthly) - Washed-up Whales
    A whale rescued yesterday after becoming stranded on the Lincolnshire coast was found dead this morning on a Skegness beach. Rescue teams tried to save the beached 18ft (5.5m) long northern bottlenose male and his female partner on Thursday. (Source)

  3815. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 8:31 AM PDT - (Newport News-Times) - Fun weekend planned at Yaquina Head Lighthouse
    Ranger John Ford hosts "That's Some Baby," part of the Indoor Campfire series from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. today (Friday, Sept. 1) at Yaquina Head Interpretive Center. The event will feature stories and activities to help participants understand the single parenting styles of the gray whale. (Source)

  3816. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:07 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Saturday September 2, 2006
    A family of southern right whales frolicking close to shore at Kaikoura have been entertaining locals and tourists for the past week. (Source)

  3817. Fri, 01 Sep 2006 10:16 PM PDT - (Bar Harbor Times) - Minke whale freed from lobster gear
    MOUNT DESERT The disentanglement last Saturday of a 22-foot minke whale is part of an overall success story seen along the Maine coast this year, as authorized disentanglement teams and fishermen join forces to ensure snagged whales get free. (Source)

  3818. Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:28 PM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Survival story needs happy ending
    The technology exists to try to give Winter the dolphin a prosthetic tail. The $100,000 funding does not. (Source)

  3819. Sat, 02 Sep 2006 8:31 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Whale carcasses moved from beach
    Two whale carcasses are removed from a Lincolnshire beach after becoming stranded earlier this week. (Source)

  3820. Sat, 02 Sep 2006 10:17 PM PDT - (Bar Harbor Times) - Minke whale freed from lobster gear
    MOUNT DESERT The disentanglement last Saturday of a 22-foot minke whale is part of an overall success story seen along the Maine coast this year, as authorized disentanglement teams and fishermen join forces to ensure snagged whales get free. (Source)

  3821. Sun, 03 Sep 2006 8:52 AM PDT - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Dolphin rescued in Key West; appears healthy
    KEY WEST (AP) - Marine experts believe a dolphin spotted in shallow Key West waters Saturday is O.K0. The bottle-nosed dolphin was noticed near Key West International Airport yesterday afternoon. (Source)

  3822. Sun, 03 Sep 2006 7:15 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Anti-whaling protest part of Broome pearl festival
    A conservation group has taken a stand against whaling at a festival in Broome, in the north of Western Australia.. (Source)

  3823. Sun, 03 Sep 2006 7:47 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Anti-whaling protest part of Broome pearl festival
    A conservation group has taken a stand against whaling at a festival in Broome, in the north of Western Australia.. The event was designed to celebrate the links between the pearling town and Japan. (Source)

  3824. Sun, 03 Sep 2006 10:17 PM PDT - (Bar Harbor Times) - Minke whale freed from lobster gear
    MOUNT DESERT The disentanglement last Saturday of a 22-foot minke whale is part of an overall success story seen along the Maine coast this year, as authorized disentanglement teams and fishermen join forces to ensure snagged whales get free. (Source)

  3825. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 6:50 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Dolphin found in shallow waters in Key West is okay
    KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) -- Marine experts believe a dolphin spotted in shallow Key West waters yesterday is OK. The bottle-nosed dolphin was noticed near Key West International Airport yesterday afternoon. The Florida Keys Marine Mammal Rescue Team examined the dolphin and more than a dozen volunteers helped hoist it out of the water, unto a stretcher and into a U-Haul trailer. (Source)

  3826. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 8:49 AM PDT - (CBS 4 Miami) - Dolphin Found In Shallow Waters In Key West Okay
    Marine experts believe a dolphin spotted in shallow Key West waters Sunday is going to be just fine. (Source)

  3827. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 7:42 AM PDT - (The Evening Telegraph) - Tay dolphin injures: jet-skiers to blame?
    Some of the River Tay’s dolphins have suffered horrific injuries, and it’s feared reckless jet-skiers at Broughty Ferry might have been responsible, writes Graeme Strachan. (Source)

  3828. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 4:09 PM PDT - (The Star Online) - Threatened by man
    Found from the Bay of Bengal to Papua New Guinea and northern Australia, the Irrawaddy dolphin was so named because it was described in 1866 by Victorian naturalist Sir Richard Owen who discovered it in the Irrawaddy River. (Source)

  3829. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 4:20 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Lost London whale was suffering from arthritis
    A whale which hit the headlines around the world when it was stranded in the River Thames in London earlier this year was suffering from a painful form of arthritis, scientists have said. (Source)

  3830. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 4:51 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Lost Thames whale had arthritis
    The whale which lost its way and became stranded in the river Thames suffered from arthritis, scientists say. (Source)

  3831. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 3:53 AM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Whale stranded in the Thames 'had arthritis'
    The whale which captured national attention when in became stranded in the Thames earlier this year was suffering from arthritis, according to scientists. (Source)

  3832. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 4:09 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - River Thames whale dies
    The saga of the Thames whale has ended in tragedy after it died as rescuers tried to take it to deeper water. (Source)

  3833. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 4:19 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - Wally the Whale had arthritis
    Scientists have revealed what was wrong with the whale that became stranded in the middle of central London in January. The six-year-old bottlenose - affectionately named Wally the Whale - was apparently suffering from a form of arthritis when she swam 40 miles up the Thames. (Source)

  3834. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 2:18 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Gray whales put on show near Barrow
    In an ancient ritual that often precedes their long migration south, gray whales are rubbing bellies and scratching backs in the Arctic Ocean surf, sometimes just feet from squealing crowds of people. (Source)

  3835. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 2:44 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Whales come out to play
    The invasion of Walker Bay is in full swing as southern rights with the occasional humpbacks seek the protected waters of Walker Bay to breed and calve. (Source)

  3836. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 5:14 AM PDT - (Santa Cruz Sentinel) - Entangled whale freed of fishing gear
    CARMEL POINT — Crews from two vessels, including a Santa Cruz outfit, worked with the Marine Mammal Center on Sunday morning to rescue a young humpback whale discovered tangled in commercial fishing gear about two miles off of Carmel Point on Sunday morning, a crew member said. (Source)

  3837. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 7:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Friendly beluga's skeleton returned to New Brunswick
    The skeleton of a beluga whale that strayed into the Bay of Fundy and whose story captured the hearts of many in the region is being returned to New Brunswick. (Source)

  3838. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 5:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Friendly beluga's skeleton returns to New Brunswick
    The skeleton of a beluga whale that strayed into the Bay of Fundy and whose story captured the hearts of many in the region is returning to New Brunswick. (Source)

  3839. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 7:06 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Coalition calls for summer ban on herring fishing
    A Cape Cod-based coalition of commercial and recreational fishing and whale-watching groups is urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to adopt new regulations that would limit the amount of midwater trawling for Atlantic herring in the Gulf of Maine. (Source)

  3840. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 5:04 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Gray whales put on show near Barrow
    In an ancient ritual that often precedes their long migration south, gray whales are rubbing bellies and scratching backs in the Arctic Ocean surf, sometimes just feet from squealing crowds of people. (Source)

  3841. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 4:21 PM PDT - (NBC 4 Los Angeles) - Young Humpback Untangled From Fishing Gear Off Carmel Point
    CARMEL POINT, Calif. -- A young humpback whale is back in the open sea after crews freed it from commercial fishing gear. The Marine Mammal Center and other groups sent out two boats about two miles off Carmel Point to untangle the 28-foot whale on Sunday morning. (Source)

  3842. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 4:09 PM PDT - (The Star Online) - Dolphin spotting
    Don't expect to get a photograph of yourself patting the Irrawaddy dolphin. This is not the ultra-friendly dolphin that you see on TV bow-riding (swimming next to the bow of a moving boat) or performing acrobatic stunts above water. (Source)

  3843. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 5:59 PM PDT - (UPI) - Whales put on a show off Alaska
    BARROW, Alaska, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- Residents of the northernmost villages in the United States and tourists from distant places are getting close to gray whales off Alaska. (Source)

  3844. Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:17 PM PDT - (Bar Harbor Times) - Minke whale freed from lobster gear
    MOUNT DESERT The disentanglement last Saturday of a 22-foot minke whale is part of an overall success story seen along the Maine coast this year, as authorized disentanglement teams and fishermen join forces to ensure snagged whales get free. (Source)

  3845. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 3:36 AM PDT - (Weekly Times) - Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort Prize for TWT Festival Queen
    2006 TWT Miss Eastwood Granny Smith Festival Queen will win a holiday for two to beautiful Tangalooma Wild Dolphin Resort off the Queensland coast on Moreton Island courtesy of Linda Scuglia of Harvey World Travel Eastwood. (Source)

  3846. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:28 PM PDT - (St. Petersburg Times) - Survival story needs happy ending
    The technology exists to try to give Winter the dolphin a prosthetic tail. The $100,000 funding does not. (Source)

  3847. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 0:35 AM PDT - (PR Web) - Steve Cyr, Author of Whale Hunt in the Desert, to Host CEO Poker Show
    Steve Cyr, the legendary Casino Super Host of ultra high rollers will be the host of the CEO Poker Show. Cyrs is the “the man” who brings Michael Jordan, Larry Flint, and others to the casinos to gamble. (PRWEB Sep 5, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/SG9yci1IYWxmLUluc2UtTG92ZS1JbnNlLVplcm8= (Source)

  3848. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 1:05 AM PDT - (EdmontonSun.com) - In Tomorrow's Paper
    SAINT JOHN, N.B. -- Poco is returning to New Brunswick. The young beluga whale captured attention along the northeastern seaboard in 2003 and 2004, before it was found dead on a mud flat off the coast of Maine. (Source)

  3849. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 3:51 AM PDT - (The Daily News of Newburyport) - Coalition calls for summer ban on herring fishing
    A Cape Cod-based coalition of commercial and recreational fishing and whale-watching groups is urging the National Marine Fisheries Service to adopt new regulations that would limit the amount of midwater trawling for Atlantic herring in the Gulf of Maine. (Source)

  3850. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 5:14 AM PDT - (Santa Cruz Sentinel) - Santa Cruz shark researchers rescue baby whale
    The young humpback whale was in dire straits, entangled in fishing gear with killer whales on the prowl nearby. But the whale was rescued Sunday morning, thanks in part to the efforts of a crew from the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation of Santa Cruz. (Source)

  3851. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 8:20 AM PDT - (Canada.com) - Endangered right whale found dead in waters off Yarmouth, N.S.
    KELLEY COVE, N.S. (CP) - The federal fisheries department is investigating the death of an endangered northern right whale found in floating in waters off Yarmouth, N.S. (Source)

  3852. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:50 AM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Right whale killed by collision with ship
    A four-year-old North Atlantic right whale found dead in the Bay of Fundy had been hit by a ship, federal fisheries experts say. (Source)

  3853. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:10 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Wednesday September 6, 2006
    Samoa's Prime Minister believes New Zealand and Japan should resolve their differences over whaling. (Source)

  3854. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 2:18 PM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Gray whales put on a show in Alaska's far north
    In a ritual that often precedes their long migration south, gray whales are rubbing bellies and scratching backs in the Arctic Ocean surf... (Source)

  3855. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 5:02 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Thames whale 'had arthritis'
    THE whale which became worldwide news when it was stranded in the River Thames in London this was suffering from a painful form of arthritis, scientists say. (Source)

  3856. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:17 PM PDT - (Bar Harbor Times) - Minke whale freed from lobster gear
    MOUNT DESERT The disentanglement last Saturday of a 22-foot minke whale is part of an overall success story seen along the Maine coast this year, as authorized disentanglement teams and fishermen join forces to ensure snagged whales get free. (Source)

  3857. Tue, 05 Sep 2006 10:53 PM PDT - (Washington Post) - The Reliable Source
    Singles-bar nostalgists and cheap-happy-hour connoisseurs mourned the news this summer that Sign of the Whale -- an M Street watering hole for more than a quarter-century -- had gone on the endangered-species list. WJFK radio star Mike O'Meara of the nationally syndicated "Don & Mike Show" scooped... (Source)

  3858. Wed, 06 Sep 2006 7:13 AM PDT - (The Evening Telegraph) - Bro’ty jet-skier hits back at dolphin claims
    Jet-skier Maureen McLay hit back at claims jet-skiers from Broughty Ferry may have been responsible for the injuries to the Tay’s dolphins. (Source)

  3859. Wed, 06 Sep 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (Daily Breeze) - A 'Breathtakingly Beautiful' location for a wedding
    The refurbished and expanded whale-watching museum serves as a delightful spot for a wedding and plenty of couples are taking advantage of its magnificent views. (Source)

  3860. Wed, 06 Sep 2006 10:57 PM PDT - (The Daily Iowan) - In like flint
    Surrounded by sloth T-shirts, whale beanie babies, and dinosaur stickers, Alex Woods, a UI graduate student, looks perfectly at home knapping away at a piece of flint. Woods has spent his Friday afternoons for the past three years on a tarp in the corner of the museum shop at the UI Museum of Natural History, demonstrating how to make stone tools. (Source)

  3861. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 3:34 PM PDT - (KGTV TheSanDiegoChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin In Need Of Artificial Tail
    Just 10 months ago, a bottlenose dolphin called Winter was rescued from a crab trap line. (Source)

  3862. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 3:45 PM PDT - (10 News San Diego) - Dolphin In Need Of Artificial Tail
    An aquarium is looking for donors to pay for a prosthesis for a dolphin who lost her tail in a crab trap line. (Source)

  3863. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:43 AM PDT - (Local6.com Central Florida) - Injured Dolphin May Get Artificial Tail
    CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A dolphin that lost her tail near Cape Canaveral may be getting a new artificial one. Winter, a 10-month-old bottlenose dolphin, was found in December and is now being cared for at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. (Source)

  3864. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 3:10 AM PDT - (Florida Today) - Dolphin hurt off Cape may get new tail
    Winter, a 10-month-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin rescued off Cape Canaveral, might soon have a rare operation. She may get an artificial tail. (Source)

  3865. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Star) - The White Whale in the room is a cool new indie band
    White Whale's nautical-themed debut, "WWI," came out perfectly timed between "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" and the International Talk Like a Pirate Day. (Source)

  3866. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 0:06 AM PDT - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Shamu's Trainer Talks About New Show
    When you hear the name "Shamu," what comes to mind? It's a black & white killer whale with a smile, right? Well, Sea World San Antonio is giving Shamu and the rest of us a brand new reason to smile these days. (Source)

  3867. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 3:14 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - Scientists save whale at sea
    A young humpback whale entangled in nets and dragging a large fish trap was cut loose by a group of scientists who braved a pod of orcas off Carmel Point early Sunday. (Source)

  3868. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 2:00 AM PDT - (Bridlington Today) - Whale washes up
    THE carcass of a whale was found on the beach at Flamborough on Wednesday (September 6). (07/09/2006 09:50:05) (Source)

  3869. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:40 AM PDT - (Daily Yomiuri Online) - Whale meat plentiful; demand sluggish
    Food companies and restaurants that sell whale meat are increasing as stocks increase and the whaling industry makes an effort to boost demand. Sales of whale meat are an important source of income for whaling research so it is imperative to stimulate demand as poor sales may hinder future research. (Source)

  3870. Thu, 07 Sep 2006 9:04 PM PDT - (Nunatsiaq News) - Global warming threatens Arctic whales
    Global warming could cause diseases to flourish in the Arctic’s whale populations, causing dramatic die-offs, warns a researcher with the federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans. (Source)

  3871. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 0:01 AM PDT - (The Daily Gamecock) - It's a bird, it's a plane, it's a giant inflatable dolphin!
    He is not a human. He does not have arms, legs or even flanges. In fact, Stewie is not even real, but he is what English professors would call the perfect definition of personification. Though his skin consists of blue-greenish latex particles and can be easily punctured, his life-like heart and soul are his defining humanistic qualities. (Source)

  3872. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 9:51 AM PDT - (First Coast News) - Injured Dolphin to Get Artificial Tail
    CLEARWATER, FL -- In her pool at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, Winter, a ten month old Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin is better. Last December, marine biologists found her tangled in a crab trap line near Cape Canaveral that resulted in the loss of her entire tail and almost took her life. (Source)

  3873. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 3:27 AM PDT - (Florida Today) - Injured dolphin in need of tail
    A young female dolphin found injured last year in Canaveral National Seashore awaits costly surgery to replace the tail she lost when she became entangled in a crab trap line. (Source)

  3874. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 2:46 AM PDT - (Times Online) - Where can I go whale watching in February and be warm?
    The Sunday Times opens its daily travel clinic to answer your holiday queries. Today: whale watching in February (Source)

  3875. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 2:07 AM PDT - (Tacoma News Tribune) - A big loss for Point Defiance Zoo
    One of Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium's largest and most visible residents is gone. Turner the beluga whale died Thursday at the Rocky Shores exhibit. (Source)

  3876. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 4:18 AM PDT - (Cape Cod Times) - Provincetown police chief says 'time to move on"(tm)
    By ERIC WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER PROVINCETOWN - He walked out of town hall yesterday morning, exchanged high fives with two little kids, reviewed the whale-watching season for their parents, assured a woman from Connecticut that there was handicapped parking in town - then talked about why he was retiring as Provincetown police chief. (Source)

  3877. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 8:16 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - Turner, the beluga whale, dies in Tacoma zoo
    TACOMA - A 13-year-old beluga whale died Thursday at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium. The whale, named Turner, was being treated for an infection of unknown origin, officials said. (Source)

  3878. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 7:57 AM PDT - (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) - Beluga Whale Dies In Tacoma Zoo
    TACOMA, Wash. -- A 13-year-old beluga whale died Thursday at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma. Zoo officials say the whale, named Turner, was being treated for an infection of unknown origin. (Source)

  3879. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 7:28 AM PDT - (KOMO) - Beluga Whale Dies In Tacoma Zoo
    The 13-year-old whale, who was being treated for an infection, died Thursday at the Point Defiance Zoo (Source)

  3880. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 6:27 AM PDT - (KOIN News 6) - Necropsy Planned After Whale Dies At Tacoma Zoo
    TACOMA, Wash. -- A 13-year-old beluga whale has died at the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma. (Source)

  3881. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 8:45 AM PDT - (The Oxford Press) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3882. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 7:22 AM PDT - (The Courier) - Blue whale fault delivers gold win
    BALLARAT Goldfields believes its new plan could be delivering 250,000 ounces of gold a year by 2009. The Ballarat East Revised Development Strategy was released this week in response to the discovery of the "blue whale" fault. (Source)

  3883. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 6:05 AM PDT - (The Buffalo News) - Marineland plans big aquarium complex
    NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Marineland is building the world's largest aquarium complex, a 60-acre tourist attraction that will include four domed structures housing such marine life as sharks, dolphins and stingrays. (Source)

  3884. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 9:30 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Iceland resumes whale exports
    Iceland is resuming whale meat exports after a gap of more than 15 years, despite objections from environmentalists that the shipments undermine a global trade ban. (Source)

  3885. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:48 AM PDT - (The Western Star) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3886. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 9:47 AM PDT - (Newport News-Times) - Whale expert Bruce Mate to work with wave power project
    Dr. Bruce Mate, the Director of the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Program, has agreed to work with fellow OSU professor and researcher Annette von Jouanne to provide input about whales and their habits and migration patterns to her wave power technology development project. (Source)

  3887. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 12:55 PM PDT - (CBC New Brunswick) - Police seek help in finding missing St. Andrews scientist
    A New Brunswick scientist and whale-watching operator has been missing for three days from his home in St. Andrews. (Source)

  3888. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:29 AM PDT - (ABC 7 Chicago) - Baby Beluga swims into spotlight at Shedd
    Shedd Aquarium introduces its newest addition to the family, a beluga whale calf, to the public for the first time on Sunday, Sept. 10. (Source)

  3889. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 11:16 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Visitors Signal a Sea Change
    By SALLY WILLIAMS Western Mail Fin whales delighted onlookers when they turned up for the first time in Welsh climate-changed waters. (Source)

  3890. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 3:33 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Shy whale surfaces for first time in quarter of century
    A LITTLE-KNOWN species of whale has been seen alive and well in British waters for the first time in more than 25 years. (Source)

  3891. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 4:21 PM PDT - (Pulse-Journal) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3892. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 2:17 PM PDT - (The Maui News) - ’Get the Drift & Bag It’ event set for Sept. 16
    PUUNENE – The annual “Get the Drift & Bag It” anti-litter campaign on Sept. 16 will include a tour of the Ahihi-Kinau Natural Area Reserve, the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary has announced. (Source)

  3893. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 5:18 PM PDT - (The Scotsman) - Two rare species of whale seen off Scottish coastline
    TWO rare species of beaked whale have been spotted in Scottish waters. (Source)

  3894. Fri, 08 Sep 2006 7:49 PM PDT - (Pulse-Journal) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3895. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 7:27 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Japan Dolphin Day 2006
    Let's abolish the annual dolphin slaughter! Every year from October through April fishermen in some remote Japanese villages eradicate about 20,000 dolphins and porpoises in the most brutal way imaginable. This is the largest massacre of cetacean anywhere in the world. (Source)

  3896. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 0:48 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - ONLY A WINTER'S TAIL
    A baby dolphin named Winter is to get an artificial tail after getting entangled in a crab net. The 10-month-old was found badly injured off Cape Canaveral, Florida. (Source)

  3897. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - IN THE SWIM PAUL ROTH: Wall Whale eases stress of cleaning
    Q. I have arthritis and find it hard to brush the pool with the force necessary to keep the brush head against the wall. Any suggestions? (Source)

  3898. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 8:13 AM PDT - (The Oxford Press) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3899. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 6:45 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Pygmy sperm whales beach along Banks
    Scientists from an assortment of institutions spent part of Labor Day weekend searching for clues as to why five - or perhaps six - pygmy sperm whales stranded on the Outer Banks beginning on Friday. (Source)

  3900. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 12:17 PM PDT - (The Western Star) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3901. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 4:19 PM PDT - (Pulse-Journal) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3902. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 7:19 PM PDT - (Pulse-Journal) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3903. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 5:15 PM PDT - (The Observer) - The green gauge
    Norway will bring in less than half its agreed whale catch this season, due apparently to lack of consumer interest in whale meat. Could this be the end of Norwegian whaling? (Source)

  3904. Sat, 09 Sep 2006 10:24 PM PDT - (Island Packet) - Sightseers get schooled on man's tour
    The shores of Hilton Head Island are teeming with wildlife -- dolphins, egrets and, every now and again, a misguided whale. (Source)

  3905. Sun, 10 Sep 2006 0:10 AM PDT - (Bradenton Herald) - WEDU to air local dolphin rescue
    For centuries, humans have been fascinated with dolphins - not only for their beauty and spirit, but for their unique intelligence. "Dolphin Rescue," debuting on WEDU-Channel 3 at 8 p.m. Sept. 12 follows the rescue of Atlantic bottlenose "Val" mired in Old Tampa Bay's mud flats, and the rehabilitation of a deep-water Risso's, rarely seen by human eyes. Meet some special animal lovers who have (Source)

  3906. Sun, 10 Sep 2006 0:19 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - A whale’s tale swimmingly told
    I wasn’t even a minute into Lynne Cox’s Grayson before I did a double take. Was this 17-year-old girl really swimming well offshore in the Pacific Ocean, alone and at night? (Source)

  3907. Sun, 10 Sep 2006 4:50 AM PDT - (Pulse-Journal) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3908. Sun, 10 Sep 2006 8:42 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Marineland Plans Big Aquarium Complex ; First Attraction, Part of $144 Million Renovation, to Feature World's Largest
    By Bill Michelmore Marineland is building the world's largest aquarium complex, a 60- acre tourist attraction that will include four domed structures housing such marine life as sharks, dolphins and stingrays. (Source)

  3909. Sun, 10 Sep 2006 10:28 AM PDT - (The Oxford Press) - Ill whale now gets to socialize
    ATLANTA — Now he swims with the fishes. Well, at least with the Georgia Aquarium's other beluga whales, which are mammals. Gasper, one of the aquarium's most popular residents, is still seriously ill, but is no longer the skinny-for-a-whale male he once was. (Source)

  3910. Sun, 10 Sep 2006 9:14 AM PDT - (Penticton Western News) - BCNG Portals Page
    Warren Linklater took this photo of a giant skull he saw in Mexico that he thought could be related to Ogopogo. A biologist at Okanagan College thinks it is more likely the skull of a humpback whale. (Source)

  3911. Sun, 10 Sep 2006 3:49 PM PDT - (NBC 5 Chicago) - Beluga Whale Calf Debuts For Public
    The 6-week-old, 175-pound bundle of joy took a swim with its mom Sunday at the Shedd Aquarium. (Source)

  3912. Sun, 10 Sep 2006 5:53 PM PDT - (Planet Ark) - Iceland Resumes Whale Exports After 15-Year Gap
    OSLO - Iceland is resuming whale meat exports after a gap of more than 15 years with sales to the Faroe Islands despite objections from environmentalists that the shipments undermine a global trade ban. (Source)

  3913. Mon, 11 Sep 2006 6:17 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Iceland Resumes Whale Exports after 15-Year Gap
    Iceland is resuming whale meat exports after a gap of more than 15 years with sales to the Faroe Islands despite objections from environmentalists that the shipments undermine a global trade ban. (Source)

  3914. Mon, 11 Sep 2006 5:16 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whale watchers get a treat
    THE biggest pod of whales to swim at Head of Bight in one day this season was spotted yesterday. (Source)

  3915. Mon, 11 Sep 2006 8:32 PM PDT - (New York Times) - Many More Dinosaurs Still to Be Found
    Discovering dinosaurs, killer whales that imitate, weathered asteroids and more. (Source)

  3916. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 5:03 AM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - WDCS Condemns the Beginning of the Dolphin Slaughters in Taiji, Japan
    Today, WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, renewed its call for an end to the cruel slaughter of dolphins in the annual dolphin hunts that occur in Taiji, Japan. Normally commencing on Oct. 1, the hunts started a month early with the round-up of approximately 25 bottlenose dolphins in Taiji on Sept. 6. Six of these animals were sold to the Taiji Whale Museum. (Source)

  3917. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 3:55 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - SAN FRANCISCO / Hear a real story about an artificial tail / Japanese sculptor to speak in San Francisco of labor of
    Coming to San Francisco from Japan tonight is a touching tale about a tail. A bottlenose dolphin named Fuji caught a mysterious disease that cost her 75 percent of her tailfin, a tragedy akin to a boat losing most of its propeller. The Okinawa... (Source)

  3918. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 6:20 AM PDT - (KSAT ClickOnSA.com via Yahoo! News) - Baby Beluga Whale Born At SeaWorld
    A baby beluga whale was born at SeaWorld San Antonio on Monday. (Source)

  3919. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 5:10 PM PDT - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Dolphin with scoliosis recovering well from respiratory infection
    Zoo vets, trainers and officials were encouraged by the attitude and performance of a very special dolphin. Ayla, a 14-year-old dolphin with (Source)

  3920. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 5:03 AM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - WDCS Condemns the Beginning of the Dolphin Slaughters in Taiji, Japan
    Today, WDCS, the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society, renewed its call for an end to the cruel slaughter of dolphins in the annual dolphin hunts that occur in Taiji, Japan. Normally commencing on Oct. 1, the hunts started a month early with the round-up of approximately 25 bottlenose dolphins in Taiji on Sept. 6. Six of these animals were sold to the Taiji Whale Museum. Last year, the museum (Source)

  3921. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 3:55 AM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - SAN FRANCISCO / Hear a real story about an artificial tail / Japanese sculptor to speak in San Francisco
    Coming to San Francisco from Japan tonight is a touching tale about a tail. A bottlenose dolphin named Fuji caught a mysterious disease that cost her 75 percent of her tailfin, a tragedy akin to a boat losing most of its propeller. The Okinawa... (Source)

  3922. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:00 PM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Massive Humpback Whale Congregation, New Five-Star Hotels, New Airport, New Cruise Ship Destination Make Samana,
    Beginning in January, the Atlantic Ocean's largest population of majestic humpback whales, an estimated 2,000 to 5,000 males and females, will make their annual pilgrimage to the protected waters of Samana providence in the Dominican Republic. (Source)

  3923. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:27 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Pollution 'worse for whales' than hunting
    A new study shows global warming and pollution will have a greater impact on whale populations than hunting. (Source)

  3924. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 11:18 PM PDT - (Tallahassee Democrat) - Whales a sign of remembrance for Sept. 11
    While travelling down Centerville Road, you can't help but notice a pod of whales and dolphins swimming through grass and spouting water backed by a 15-by-30 foot American flag. At first glance, it appears to be wacky Florida yard art like plastic pink flamingos or gnomes. This art means much more. (Source)

  3925. Tue, 12 Sep 2006 10:30 PM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Pygmy sperm whales beach along Banks
    Scientists from an assortment of institutions spent part of Labor Day weekend searching for clues as to why five - or perhaps six - pygmy sperm whales stranded on the Outer Banks beginning on Friday. (Source)

  3926. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 1:03 AM PDT - (Pioneer Press) - ZOO HOPES 'AYLA' STAYS 'A SURVIVOR'
    Peeking one eye above the water, Ayla held still, patiently waiting for the needle to be pulled from her tailfin. Her cooperation Tuesday was an unexpected relief — a sign to zookeepers that the 13-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin might be on the mend. (Source)

  3927. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Pollution 'worse for whales' than hunting
    A new study shows global warming and pollution will have a greater impact on whale populations than hunting. Researchers at the University of Tasmania are looking at the global whaling debate, the role of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) and Australia's policy position. (Source)

  3928. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 0:25 AM PDT - (Whittier Daily news) - Portrait of a child prodigy
    WHITTIER - On display at City Hall is artwork depicting the detailed texture of an orange against a cobalt blue background, a lifelike depiction of a coffee cup in three-dimensional detail and an orca whale leaping out of the ocean. (Source)

  3929. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 4:14 AM PDT - (Web 4 Water) - Product details
    Whale Tankers new MegaWhale is now proven in the marketplace with Highways Drainage very impressed with its capabilities. It is a heavy duty tanker for sewer jetting and cleaning. There are many models available and with various upgrades and options it can be adapted to suit individual requirements. (Source)

  3930. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 4:29 AM PDT - (Web 4 Water) - Product details
    Whale Tankers now have 14 regionally based service engineers throughout the United Kingdom and an Express Spare parts service. (Source)

  3931. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 9:20 AM PDT - (Newport News-Times) - Daddy's girl
    County Commissioner Terry Thompson, right, is given a thank-you plaque by whale scientist Dr. Bruce Mate. Thompson had, as part of the buyback of groundfish fishing permits, donated his 75-foot vessel "Olympic" to Dr. Mate's research program at Oregon State University. (Source)

  3932. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 2:20 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Beached whale returned to sea
    Wildlife officers on Western Australia's south coast have rescued a small whale that stranded itself at Cheyne Beach near Albany. (Source)

  3933. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 2:47 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Beached whale returned to sea
    Wildlife officers on Western Australia's south coast have rescued a small whale that stranded itself at Cheyne Beach near Albany. The three-and-a-half-metre long, 700 kilogram, pigmy right whale beached itself yesterday afternoon. (Source)

  3934. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 5:13 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Whale Carcass Washes Up on Block Island Beach
    A decomposing whale washed up yesterday near Scotch Beach. Reports indicate the whale is baleen, using plates along its upper jaw to strain food from water, said Scott Comings, director of Block Island programs for The Nature Conservancy. (Source)

  3935. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 9:32 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Stranded whale rescued
    RESCUERS have freed a small whale stranded in shallow water near Albany, on Western Australia's south coast. (Source)

  3936. Wed, 13 Sep 2006 9:27 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Diplomatic memorandum on whales in South Pacific
    A Memorandum of Understanding on the protection of whales and dolphins in the South Pacific is expected to be signed tomorrow by up to 11 Pacific Island nations, Conservation Minister Chris Carter said today. (Source)

  3937. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 6:06 AM PDT - (First Coast News) - Researchers Aim to Design a Prosthetic Tail For Injured Dolphin
    CLEARWATER, FL (AP) -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. (Source)

  3938. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 9:04 AM PDT - (CBS 4 Miami) - Seaquarium Launches Baby Dolphin Naming Contest
    One of South Florida’s favorite tourist attractions has had a couple of visits from the stork and the Miami Seaquarium wants to get you involved in the celebration. (Source)

  3939. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 9:38 PM PDT - (The Tampa Tribune) - Injured Dolphin May Get Artificial Tail
    CLEARWATER - Winter, a rescued and rehabilitated Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, soon might become the second dolphin with a prosthetic tail. (Source)

  3940. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 3:17 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - South Pacific States To Sign Whale, Dolphin Conservation Agreement
    A group of South Pacific nations will sign an agreement to help protect and conserve whale and dolphin species, New Zealand Conservation Minister Chris Carter said Thursday. (Source)

  3941. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 7:09 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Islanders get casts of giant jaw
    A permanent reminder of a drama involving a whale's jawbones is erected on the Isle of Coll. (Source)

  3942. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 5:57 AM PDT - (First Coast News) - Researchers Aim to Design a Prosthetic Tail For Injured Dolphin
    CLEARWATER, FL (AP) -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. (Source)

  3943. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 5:30 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - 'Risk to dolphins' from Forth oil transfer plan
    PLANS to carry out ship-to-ship oil transfers in the Forth have come under fresh attack from Green MSPs, who claim it will harm dolphins and whales. (Source)

  3944. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 6:09 AM PDT - (Scottish Green Party) - Oil transfers: new documents released
    Forth Ports have failed to fully consider the impact of ship to ship oil transfers on dolphins and whales in the Firth of Forth despite a government agency warning that such a failure could breach European law and should result in the oil spill plan being rejected. (Source)

  3945. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 12:47 PM PDT - (Bristol Phoenix) - Autumn is a perfect time to learn about nature at the Audubon Center
    Fall programs at the Audubon Center include learning more about the exhibits, such as the one on the Right Whale. Autumn programs at the Audubon Society's Environmental Education Center are perfect for introducing children to the wonders of nature. (Source)

  3946. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:24 AM PDT - (Newport News-Times) - Daddy's girl
    County Commissioner Terry Thompson, right, is given a thank-you plaque by whale scientist Dr. Bruce Mate. Thompson had, as part of the buyback of groundfish fishing permits, donated his 75-foot vessel "Olympic" to Dr. Mate's research program at Oregon State University. (Source)

  3947. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 1:27 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Scientists question efficacy of whaling ban
    MARK COLVIN: The Federal Government has reacted angrily to a suggestion by two Australian scientists that a global ban on commercial whaling is morally or logically questionable. (Source)

  3948. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 3:10 PM PDT - (Mail and Guardian) - Bottlenose blondes
    Dolphin lovers are in a flap about a report claiming that their happy-go-lucky cetacean pals are thicker than goldfish. Helen Pid reports (Source)

  3949. Thu, 14 Sep 2006 10:54 PM PDT - (Pensacola News Journal) - 10-cent teeth help couple rebuild
    Forget the rabbit's foot. Virginia and Paul Willard's good-luck charm was two whale teeth, known as scrimshaw for the hand-carved etchings on them. The Warrington couple paid 10 cents each for the teeth 10 years ago at an estate sale. (Source)

  3950. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 1:59 PM PDT - (UPI) - Dolphin may get prosthetic tail
    CLEARWATER, Fla., Sept. 15 (UPI) -- An 11-month-old bottlenose dolphin in Clearwater, Fla., may soon become the world's second dolphin with a prosthetic tail. (Source)

  3951. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 8:41 AM PDT - (NBC 6 Miami) - Seaquarium Welcomes Baby Dolphin, Sea Lion
    The Miami Seaquarium is having a baby boom right now with a brand-new baby dolphin and sea lion. (Source)

  3952. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 7:37 AM PDT - (WPMI 15) - Dolphin, sea lion born in Miami Seaquarium
    MIAMI (AP) - The Miami Seaquarium has some new residents. A baby dolphin was born last weekend at the new "Windows to the Sea" exhibit at the park, coming in at three and a half feet long and 35 pounds. Visitors are asked to submit name choices for the bottlenose dolphin. (Source)

  3953. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 4:16 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - ENN Weekly: September 11th
    ENN rounds up the most important and compelling environmental news stories of the week. In the news September 11th - 15th: Urgent climate warnings, Whitman under fire, Beijing's water woes, Iceland whale meat exports, and much more. (Source)

  3954. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 6:22 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Obscure whale species like to dive deeper
    Two of Hawaii's least-known whales are "extreme" divers that sometimes plummet to depths seven times deeper than the more familiar humpback whale, says the lead author of a new study. (Source)

  3955. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 8:05 AM PDT - (WFTV 9 Orlando) - Couple Gets $36,000 For Teeth They Paid 10 Cents For
    PENSACOLA, Fla. -- Two whale teeth with hand-craving etchings -- 20 cents. Selling them ten years later -- nearly $36,000. Virginia and Paul Willards of Warrington said they learned of their find when they went on the PBS show Antiques Roadshow. (Source)

  3956. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 8:41 AM PDT - (International Herald Tribune) - Tiny, innumerable, threatened
    The effects of overfishing krill could ripple all the way through penguins, seals, whales and on up to humans. (Source)

  3957. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 12:36 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Humpback Whale Calls Are Love Songs, Biologist Suggests
    Male humpback whales sing to woo females, who size up potential mates based on their singing ability, an Australian scientist says. (Source)

  3958. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 11:55 AM PDT - (Edmunds.com) - Great White Whale: "Mother of Pearl" Maybach 57S To Debut in Paris
    PARIS — Maybach will introduce a 57S with an unusual "mother of pearl" finish at the upcoming Paris Motor Show that starts at the end of this month. (Source)

  3959. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 3:40 PM PDT - (Edmunds.com) - Great White Whale: "Mother of Pearl" Maybach 57S To Debut in Paris
    PARIS — Maybach will introduce a 57S with an unusual "mother of pearl" finish at the upcoming Paris Motor Show that starts at the end of this month. (Source)

  3960. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 1:33 PM PDT - (KXAN 36 Austin) - Shamu's Trainer Talks About New Show
    When you hear the name "Shamu," what comes to mind? It's a black & white killer whale with a smile, right? Well, Sea World San Antonio is giving Shamu and the rest of us a brand new reason to smile these days. (Source)

  3961. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 2:04 PM PDT - (Alaska Journal of Commerce) - Fight over seismic rules rumbles into court
    A court battle is brewing between ConocoPhillips and the National Marine Fisheries Service over requirements for monitoring bowhead whales while the oil giant performs seismic exploration work in the Chukchi Sea. (Source)

  3962. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 8:45 PM PDT - (KESQ) - Dead gray whale on beach washed back to sea
    BODEGA BAY, Calif. Dennis and Becky McAllister had quite a dilemma when a 23-foot long dead gray whale washed ashore on a rare piece of privately owned coastline. (Source)

  3963. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 7:10 PM PDT - (CBS 5 Bay Area) - Beached Sonoma Co. Whale Swept Back To Sea
    Dennis and Becky McAllister had quite a dilemma when a 23-foot long dead gray whale washed ashore on a rare piece of privately owned coastline. But the sea reclaimed the whale Friday, sweeping it out with the tide. (Source)

  3964. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 7:57 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Pacific Island Countries Sign New Agreement
    Noumea, 15 September - A new international framework to conserve Pacific Island whales and dolphins (cetaceans) and their habitats came into effect today. Nine Pacific Island Countries (PICs) signed the agreement in Noumea, New Caledonia. (Source)

  3965. Fri, 15 Sep 2006 10:11 PM PDT - (San Antonio Express News) - Week-old whale calf dies at SeaWorld
    An infant beluga whale calf at SeaWorld San Antonio died Friday, according to SeaWorld officials. (Source)

  3966. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 0:12 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Converted 747 superfreighter to land in Seattle
    Looking like a giant beluga whale in need of a paint job, a converted 747 superfreighter is scheduled to touch down at Seattle's Boeing... (Source)

  3967. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 2:18 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Conoco disputes sonic test regulation
    Conoco Phillips is suing the federal government, seeking relief from tightened rules for protecting Arctic Ocean whales from disturbance by offshore seismic work. (Source)

  3968. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 5:14 AM PDT - (Santa Cruz Sentinel) - Scientists explain the safest way to save entangled whales
    How do you free a 40-ton whale with its tail wrapped up in fishing gear? Ed Lyman, a professional whale savior out of Hawaii, says, "Very carefully." Each year about 300,000 whales and dolphins die from entanglement in fishing gear or buoy lines worldwide. (Source)

  3969. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 9:41 AM PDT - (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) - Tide takes gray whale carcass out to sea
    The Pacific Ocean has reclaimed the rotting whale that it deposited Sunday on the beachfront of a Bodega Bay couple, freeing them from a 1-ton burden that threatened to foul their air and decompose before they could figure out what to do with it. (Source)

  3970. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 9:16 AM PDT - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - Pygmy sperm whales beach along Banks
    Scientists from an assortment of institutions spent part of Labor Day weekend searching for clues as to why five - or perhaps six - pygmy sperm whales stranded on the Outer Banks beginning on Friday. (Source)

  3971. Sat, 16 Sep 2006 4:17 PM PDT - (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) - Dead Whale Washes Up In N.J.
    A dead whale washed ashore Friday night in Brigantine, New Jersey. (Source)

  3972. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 6:06 AM PDT - (The Daily Comet) - Researchers aim to design a prosthetic tail for injured dolphin
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar - another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. (Source)

  3973. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 4:31 PM PDT - (Independent) - Dozens of new species found in underwater wonderland
    Dozens of exotic new fish and corals have been discovered in a spectacular Indonesian seascape which scientists have hailed as a "species factory" - possibly the richest marine environment in the world. (Source)

  3974. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Dolphin may get a prosthetic tail
    CLEARWATER · The news from the Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. (Source)

  3975. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 3:32 AM PDT - (BBC News) - First success for whale project
    A humpback whale is satellite tagged for the first time in the waters of the South Pacific - to learn about its movements. (Source)

  3976. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 3:11 AM PDT - (The Monterey County Herald) - NOAA to discuss whale entanglement
    Saving the whales is no job for amateurs. On Wednesday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will give a public presentation at Moss Landing Marine Laboratories on what -- and what not -- to do when a whale is seen in the water dragging nets or lines. (Source)

  3977. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 1:18 AM PDT - (Everett Herald) - It's not pretty, but this 747 is crucial
    SEATTLE - It looks like a bloated 747, one that tried to eat another airplane. Or maybe a flying green whale. (Source)

  3978. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 7:13 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Noaa To Discuss Whale Entanglement
    By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif. Sep. 17--Saving the whales is no job for amateurs. (Source)

  3979. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 6:05 AM PDT - (The Daily Comet) - Researchers aim to design a prosthetic tail for injured dolphin
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar - another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. (Source)

  3980. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 2:11 PM PDT - (Seattle Times) - A 747 carrier of 787 cargo makes debut
    Looking like a giant beluga whale in need of a paint job, a converted 747 superfreighter touched down at Seattle's Boeing Field Saturday morning, marking a major step in the company's transformation of how aircraft are produced here. (Source)

  3981. Sun, 17 Sep 2006 7:55 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whales are a tourism blessing
    A BUMPER whale-watching season could be just the thing to lift the south-west out of a domestic tourism slump, according to Shipwreck Coast Tourism. (Source)

  3982. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 0:10 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Mutilated dolphin has a line on a new tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. (Source)

  3983. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 3:06 AM PDT - (The Ledger) - Researchers Plan Prosthetic Tail for Dolphin
    CLEARWATER -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin -- dubbed Winter -- lost her tail, but maybe her life could be saved. (Source)

  3984. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 0:11 AM PDT - (Bradenton Herald) - Researchers aim to design prosthetic tail for dolphin
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar - another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. (Source)

  3985. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 3:29 PM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Dolphins slaughter spark embassy protest
    Protesters are set march on the Japanese Embassy to demand the country halts the 'brutal and inhumane' slaughter of thousands of dolphins (Source)

  3986. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:30 PM PDT - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Researchers aim to design a tail for injured dolphin
    CLEARWATER -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. (Source)

  3987. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 0:10 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Mutilated dolphin has a line on a new tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. (Source)

  3988. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 0:11 AM PDT - (Bradenton Herald) - Researchers aim to design prosthetic tail for dolphin
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar - another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. (Source)

  3989. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 3:06 AM PDT - (The Ledger) - Researchers Plan Prosthetic Tail for Dolphin
    CLEARWATER -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin -- dubbed Winter -- lost her tail, but maybe her life could be saved. (Source)

  3990. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 6:28 AM PDT - (The Register) - Arms manufacturer loads lead-free bullets
    Traditional variety 'pose a risk to people', warns BAE Systems Arms manufacturing monolith BAE Systems has decided to improve its whale-hugging credentials by developing a range of next-generation, environmentally-friendly weapons designed to be friendlier to Mother Earth.… (Source)

  3991. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:39 AM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Norwegian whale cruise is a killer
    As winter approaches, more than 600 orcas head north of the Arctic Circle to the herring-filled waters around Norway's Lofoten Islands. These black-and-white behemoths are the subject of Norwegian Coastal Voyage's "Killer Whale Safari," a six-night expedition that begins very far north in Tromso. From there a one-night cruise takes visitors through the Vesteralen and Lofoten Islands to Svolvaer, (Source)

  3992. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 9:40 AM PDT - (NBC 11 Bay Area) - Tide Sweeps Away Beached Whale In Bodega Bay
    A 23-foot-long dead gray whale washes ashore on a rare piece of privately owned coastline near Bodega Bay, posing a temporary dilemma for Dennis and Becky McAllister. (Source)

  3993. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 11:30 PM PDT - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Researchers aim to design a tail for injured dolphin
    CLEARWATER -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar -- another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch saw immediately this rescue was unique. (Source)

  3994. Mon, 18 Sep 2006 9:20 PM PDT - (Saipan Tribune) - Pacific nations agree to conserve whales, dolphins
    NOUMEA-A new international framework to conserve Pacific Island whales and dolphins (cetaceans) and their habitats came into effect today. Nine Pacific Island Countries signed the agreement in Noumea, New Caledonia. The signing ceremony took place during the SPREP Environment Ministers Meeting. (Source)

  3995. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 3:56 AM PDT - (Hello!) - Monaco's prince supports dolphin campaign
    In his wet suit and diving gear Prince Albert took his reputation as Europe's most eco-friendly sovereign a step further this week. Posing with a life-size statue of a dolphin, Monaco's green prince was once again promoting positive messages on the environment. (Source)

  3996. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 5:49 PM PDT - (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance) - Actors, Activists Protest Annual Japan Dolphin Slaughter
    Last Chance for Animals will lead the protest at the Japanese Embassy in Los Angeles to demand Japan stop the brutal and inhumane slaughter of dolphins. Each year from October through March, in small towns across Japan, thousands of dolphins are confined and brutally killed. (Source)

  3997. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 6:03 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 1.00pm Wednesday September 20, 2006 By Rachel Pinder
    Animal activist group World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) has lambasted the 13,588 people who signed a petition to replace the iconic dolphins at Napier's Marineland. (Source)

  3998. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 0:01 AM PDT - (Colorado Springs Gazette) - Swap your old stuff at fundraiser Friday
    Want something new to wear or to spruce up your house? Take Carol Bruce-Fritz’s orange silk capris or her ceramic mug with the whale on it. Please. (Source)

  3999. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - Tourists to fund whaling fight
    GOLD Coast tourists are being asked to help fund a new anti-whaling vessel to fight Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  4000. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 3:14 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - SeaWorld's family of killer whales increases by one
    SeaWorld Orlando has a new killer whale, a 7-foot-long, 350-pound calf born Monday afternoon. (Source)

  4001. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 4:16 AM PDT - (The Columbus Dispatch) - Scientists recorded orca that mimicked sea lions
    Several years ago, scientists recorded what they thought were sea lions barking underwater in Nootka Sound off Vancouver Island in British Columbia. But analysis revealed something strange: Some barks included harmonic frequencies over 10 kilohertz. (Source)

  4002. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 2:17 AM PDT - (Northern Territory News) - Tourists to fund anti-whaling fight
    GOLD Coast tourists are being asked to help fund a new anti-whaling vessel to fight Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean. (Source)

  4003. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 7:38 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - SeaWorld's family of killer whales increases by one
    SeaWorld Orlando has a new killer whale, a 7-foot-long, 350-pound calf born Monday afternoon. (Source)

  4004. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 8:13 AM PDT - (RedNova) - It's Orcas Vs. Developers on Puget Sound
    By Blaine Harden For creatures that eat 400 pounds of salmon a day, killer whales are startlingly human. They live as long as you do. They never escape the controlling influence of their moms. They love to show off. Consider J-22, also known as Oreo. (Source)

  4005. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 8:35 AM PDT - (Daily Mining Gazette) - Serving Houghton, Keweenaw, Baraga and Ontonagon Counties Since 1858.
    HOUGHTON — Two-time Olympian Neil Walker will be coming to Houghton Sunday to conduct a swim clinic sponsored by the Killer Whales Swim Team. The Keweenaw Community Foundation is funding the event. (Source)

  4006. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 2:42 PM PDT - (Financial Times) - Cynical in Sakhalin
    Russia’s concern for the grey whale and the Sakhalin salmon is as pleasing as it is surprising. After all, Russia’s most famous fish, the sturgeon, is threatened with extinction because of overfishing, dam-building and industrial pollution. (Source)

  4007. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 7:20 PM PDT - (Alaska Public Radio Network) - Entangled whale manages to free itself
    Another whale entangled in fishing gear near Petersburg was able to free itself last week. Wednesday evening a local gillnetter reported a humpback entangled in his net to Petersburg's Marine Mammal Center. Center member Barry Bracken says he and another member, Lee Ribich, were able to locate the adult humpback early the next morning anchored among a kelp bed right near Point Frederick, several (Source)

  4008. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 5:28 PM PDT - (Narooma News) - Whale watching etiquette
    LOCAL wildlife photographer Jonathan Poyner on Sunday went out from Dalmeny boat ramp to go fishing with his daughter, Georgia. After a great encounter with some dolphins, the pair where then approached by two humpback whales when their engine was not running. (Source)

  4009. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 5:29 PM PDT - (Narooma News) - Spring Tourism Campaign for Narooma
    The commencement of the 2006 peak whale watching season will see an exciting and attractive marketing campaign underway for Narooma. For the first time, a television campaign with spring themes will be underpinned by print advertising in Canberra and Wollongong. (Source)

  4010. Tue, 19 Sep 2006 11:16 PM PDT - (Tallahassee Democrat) - Whales memorialize Sept. 11 victims
    While traveling down Centerville Road, you can't help but notice a pod of whales and dolphins swimming through grass and spouting water backed by a 15-by-30-foot American flag. (Source)

  4011. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 0:02 AM PDT - (Los Angeles Times) - Good News in Whale Survey
    For the fifth consecutive season, increased calf counts indicate that more gray whales are giving birth en route to Baja California's lagoons. (Source)

  4012. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 3:44 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Baby whale gets into act
    SeaWorld modifies show as mom and calf swim around tank. Not to call Katina a stage mom, but her newest baby, a killer whale born Monday, already is getting into the family act at SeaWorld. (Source)

  4013. Wed, 20 Sep 2006 4:57 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Judge favors Conoco in whale-noise suit
    A federal judge has sided with oil company Conoco Phillips, which sued the government seeking relief from new rules designed to protect bowhead whales in the Chukchi Sea from noisy seismic tests. (Source)

  4014. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 3:03 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Japan urged to end cruel dolphin hunts
    An international consortium of scientists is organizing a campaign to halt the annual Japanese dolphin hunts that are said to be extremely cruel. (Source)

  4015. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 7:45 AM PDT - (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Scientists Protest Dolphin Slaughter
    Each September a months-long ritual starts up again in the Japanese villages of Taiji and Futo. Fishermen herd hundreds of dolphins into shallow bays by banging on partially submerged rods. Researchers say the dolphins are corralled into nets and then speared, hooked, hoisted by their tails [image ], and finally eviscerated alive. (Source)

  4016. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 0:24 AM PDT - (Kansas City Star) - ALSO THIS WEEKEND also this weekend
    • Saturday is overloaded with shows. Try to make up your mind: White Whale, Roman Numerals, the Only Children: 8 p.m. at the Granada in Lawrence. Cover is $5. (Source)

  4017. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 4:43 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Baby whale gets into act
    SeaWorld modifies show as mom and calf swim around tank. Not to call Katina a stage mom, but her newest baby, a killer whale born Monday, already is getting into the family act at SeaWorld. (Source)

  4018. Thu, 21 S ep2006 6:26 AM PDT - (Newswise) - Renewed Dolphin Slaughter Prompts New Campaign
    As the annual dolphin drive hunts begin in the Japanese villages of Taiji and Futo, a consortium of scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals has launched a campaign to end the practices through public awareness and by appealing to the government of Japan to put an end to the hunts. (Source)

  4019. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 8:45 AM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Norwegian whale cruise is a killer
    As winter approaches, more than 600 orcas head north of the Arctic Circle to the herring-filled waters around Norway's Lofoten Islands. These black-and-white behemoths are the subject of Norwegian Coastal Voyage's "Killer Whale Safari," a six-night expedition that begins very far north in Tromso. From there a one-night cruise takes visitors through the Vesteralen and Lofoten Islands to Svolvaer, (Source)

  4020. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 7:06 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - Baby whale gets into act
    SeaWorld modifies show as mom and calf swim around tank. Not to call Katina a stage mom, but her newest baby, a killer whale born Monday, already is getting into the family act at SeaWorld. (Source)

  4021. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 7:05 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - SeaWorld's family of killer whales increases by one
    SeaWorld Orlando has a new killer whale, a 7-foot-long, 350-pound calf born Monday afternoon. (Source)

  4022. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 8:17 AM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Conservationists, Scientists Outraged by Japanese Dolphin Hunt
    WASHINGTON, DC, September 21, 2006 (ENS) - Conservationists, scientists and zoo and aquarium professionals have renewed efforts to stop Japan's annual dolphin hunt, which began this month and is expected to kill more than 20,000 dolphins and porpoises. (Source)

  4023. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 9:52 AM PDT - (Royal Yachting Association) - The Royal Yachting Association
    The RYA and BMF (British Marine Federation), announced at the Southampton Boat Show, the Green Blue’s partnership with the IFAW (International Fund for Animal Welfare) research vessel, Song of the Whale. (Source)

  4024. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 1:56 PM PDT - (WNBC) - SeaWorld Welcomes New Calf To Shamu Family
    SeaWorld Orlando has welcomed the newest member of the Shamu killer whale family. (Source)

  4025. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 5:41 PM PDT - (NBC 6 Miami) - SeaWorld Welcomes New Calf To Shamu Family
    SeaWorld Orlando has welcomed the newest member of the Shamu killer whale family. (Source)

  4026. Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:37 PM PDT - (Register-Pajajonian) - Local team receives tools for rescuing whales
    MOSS LANDING — How do you help a 50-ton whale tangled in tons of fishing gear? Carefully. (Source)

  4027. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 4:03 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Trapped whale dies in ferry dock
    A 25ft humpback whale dies after becoming trapped in a ferry terminal in the Humber, despite rescue efforts. (Source)

  4028. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 3:10 AM PDT - (Associated British Ports) - PRESS STATEMENT, FRIDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2006
    “We can confirm that a humpback whale, approximately 25 ft in length, beached on the bank on the approach to King George Dock in the Port of Hull at approximately 9:00pm last night. (Source)

  4029. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 8:12 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - Trapped Whale dies in Hull Docks
    A whale has died despite a desperate rescue attempt to free it from Hull Docks. The 26 foot humpback whale - a breed rarely found in the North Sea - became trapped between the dock wall and a ferry yesterday evening. (Source)

  4030. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 7:01 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - Failed rescue attempt means third whale death in a month
    22 September, 2006 - EFFORTS to save a large humpback whale trapped in a ferry terminal near Hull Fish Docks have failed. The 26-foot long mammal died despite rescue attempts and becomes the third whale to perish in the Humber or off the Lincolnshire Coast in less than a month. (Source)

  4031. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 12:50 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Video: Krill Swarm Seas by the Billions
    Watch the waters turn red off California, where the tiny crustaceans congregate, and see them become dinner for the largest animal on Earth: the blue whale. (Source)

  4032. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 3:26 PM PDT - (WNBC) - The Week In Pictures: A Baby Boom!
    A killer whale gives birth at SeaWorld Orlando and the Miami Seaquarium sees new dolphin and sea lion births. See this week's most unforgettable images. (Source)

  4033. Fri, 22 Sep 2006 6:04 PM PDT - (NBC 5 Chicago) - Week In Review: Baby Boom
    A killer whale gives birth at SeaWorld Orlando and the Miami Seaquarium sees new dolphin and sea lion births. See this week's most unforgettable images. (Source)

  4034. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 1:07 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Where She Blows ; Humpbacks, Orcas, Minkes Aplenty: Leonard Doyle and Family Join an Earthwatch Expedition in Coastal
    By Leonard Doyle The water slapped gently against the side of our sea kayaks as we paddled out from Skull Cove in the early morning sunshine in search of grey whales. (Source)

  4035. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 6:11 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Whale is Found Dead
    A minke whale has been washed up dead on Cambois beach in Northumberland. Andy Tait, regional co-ordinator of the Seawatch Foundation, said the young whale could be the one which has been seen over the last few weeks close to shore at Blyth, Tynemouth and South Shields. (Source)

  4036. Sat, 23 Sep 2006 5:15 AM PDT - (Marin Independent Journal) - Ocean debris poses risk for whales
    Mick Menigoz of Novato will never forget the amazing rescue of a 40-ton female humpback whale ensnared in crab trap lines six miles off the Farallon Islands last December that he helped orchestrate. (Source)

  4037. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 0:34 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin may get a prosthetic tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. (Source)

  4038. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 1:07 PM PDT - (Wired News) - Dolphin to Get Prosthetic Tail
    Florida marine biologists are working on a new tail for a baby dolphin that lost its old one after getting caught in a buoy line. In Bodyhack. (Source)

  4039. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 3:02 AM PDT - (Belfast Telegraph) - Whale Tales: A Canadian adventure
    The water slapped gently against the side of our sea kayaks as we paddled out from Skull Cove in the early morning sunshine in search of grey whales. They make an annual commute which starts 3,000 miles away in Mexico's Baja California and ends somewhere inside the Arctic Circle. (Source)

  4040. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 4:07 AM PDT - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Researchers aim to design a prosthetic tail for injured dolphin
    CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved. McCulloch, director of dolphin and whale research at the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution, decided to (Source)

  4041. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 2:12 AM PDT - (Houston Chronicle) - Researchers aim to design prosthetic for tailless dolphin
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. (Source)

  4042. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 4:40 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Researchers aim to design a prosthetic tail for injured dolphin once caught in fishing net
    CLEARWATER, Fla. - The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique.... (Source)

  4043. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 2:53 AM PDT - (Orlando Sentinel) - WINTER'S TANGLED TALE
    Caregivers hope rescued dolphin can be healed with a prosthetic fin The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured by human thoughtlessness. So was the anger. (Source)

  4044. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 5:09 AM PDT - (The Pueblo Chieftain) - MONDAY MEDLEY
    HAIL, WHALE Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, Happy birthday, dear Shamu, happy birthday to you. That's right, Tuesday is the quintessential killer whale's 21st birthday, which means the black-and-white beauty will be old enough to drink something other than salt water. Shamu was the first captive-born killer whale to survive; born at Sea World in Orlando, Fla., the aquatic (Source)

  4045. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 6:59 AM PDT - (Montanaforum.com) - Skulls displayed at museum
    BOZEMAN - Skulls, the spectacular and the strange, are on display at the Museum of the Rockies. The skulls of a killer whale, a lion, a parrot and a wolf are among the 117 that comprise a new exhibit. Museum of the Rockies paleontologist Jack Horner finds the skulls beautiful. (Source)

  4046. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 8:27 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Dolphin May Get a Prosthetic Tail
    Researchers Aim to Design a Prosthetic Tail for Injured Dolphin Once Caught in Fishing Net (Source)

  4047. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 6:24 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Dolphin may get a prosthetic tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. (Source)

  4048. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 8:29 AM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Dolphin Could Get Prosthetic Tail
    A dolphin that lost her tail to a fishing line could be fitted for a prosthetic. (Source)

  4049. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 7:32 AM PDT - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Dolphin May Get a Prosthetic Tail
    CLEARWATER, Fla. - The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved. (Source)

  4050. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 6:17 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Dolphin May Get a Prosthetic Tail
    CLEARWATER, Fla. -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action.But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. (Source)

  4051. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 1:04 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Dolphin May Get a Prosthetic Tail
    (AP) -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved. (Source)

  4052. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 9:18 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Injured dolphin may get a prosthetic tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. (Source)

  4053. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 9:46 AM PDT - (The Arizona Republic) - Experts aim to make a tail for injured dolphin
    CLEARWATER, Fla. - The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But help might be on the way in the form of a prosthetic tail. (Source)

  4054. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 1:43 PM PDT - (GeelongInfo) - Run in with ocean giant
    GEELONG yachtsman Tony Fowler is under pressure to prepare his boat Ocean Skins for this year's Sydney to Hobart after a close encounter with a whale. (Source)

  4055. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 4:07 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin may get a prosthetic tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved. (Source)

  4056. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 1:11 PM PDT - (Muzi) - Dolphin may get a prosthetic tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. Muzi.com News 10021490-0 (muzi.com) But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. (Source)

  4057. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 8:33 PM PDT - (The Sentinel) - The Sentinel
    CLEARWATER, Fla. - The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved. (Source)

  4058. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:39 PM PDT - (Independent Online) - Hermanus hooks tourists with whale festival
    The usually tranquil Western Cape town of Hermanus was buzzing with activity over the long weekend as tourists flocked to the seaside for the 15th annual Whale Festival. (Source)

  4059. Mon, 25 Sep 2006 10:21 PM PDT - (The Washington Times) - New tail eyed for dolphin
    CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) -- The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved. (Source)

  4060. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 0:18 AM PDT - (Arizona Daily Star) - Prosthetic tail in works for maimed dolphin
    CLEARWATER, Fla. — The news was familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. (Source)

  4061. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 0:20 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Dolphin may get prosthetic tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve... (Source)

  4062. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 0:06 AM PDT - (Manila Bulletin) - Wounded dolphin dies after getting stranded on Pangasinan beach
    MANILA (AP) -- A 3-meter (10-foot) long dolphin with a gunshot wound to his head died Tuesday after getting stranded on a beach in the northern Philippines despite efforts to save the mammal, an official said. (Source)

  4063. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 3:16 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Dolphin May Get a Prosthetic Tail
    The news from Indian River Lagoon was too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human action. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottlenose dolphin lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved. (Source)

  4064. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 8:44 AM PDT - (Philstar.com) - Wounded dolphin dies
    DAGUPAN CITY — A three-meter long dolphin with a gunshot wound to his head died yesterday after getting stranded on a beach in San Fabian town in Pangasinan despite efforts to save the mammal, officials said. (Source)

  4065. Tue, 26 Sep 2006 10:37 AM PDT - (Sun Star) - Dolphin rescued in San Fabian dies
    DAGUPAN CITY -- A dolphin that was found wounded in San Fabian on Monday died at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The dolphin weighs about one ton and measures about 10 feet and three inches long. It is six feet and six inches in circumference. (Source)

  4066. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 5:28 AM PDT - (INQ7.net) - Wounded dolphin dies; stress blamed
    DAGUPAN CITY, Pangasinan -- It was a sad day for marine conservationists when the wounded dolphin that beached itself in San Fabian town on Saturday died yesterday. (Source)

  4067. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 5:27 AM PDT - (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) - Little Dolphin Not Stopped By Loss Of Tail
    A little dolphin at a Florida aquarium has a big problem -- she doesn't have a tail. (Source)

  4068. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 6:56 AM PDT - (NPR) - Mixed Signals
    September 26, 2006 · It doesn't get much more sad than a baby dolphin losing their tail. And spare me your knee-jerk cynicism, we all know your fondness for Cute Overload . Winter is a baby bottlenose dolphin who got tangled in the buoy line of a crab trap. (Source)

  4069. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 2:19 AM PDT - (Cape Argus) - Winter's tail set for a happy ending
    The news from Indian River Lagoon in Florida, US, was all too familiar: another dolphin gravely injured because of human negligence. But marine scientist Steve McCulloch immediately saw this rescue was unique. The baby bottle-nose dolphin had lost her tail, but perhaps her life could be saved. (Source)

  4070. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 4:06 AM PDT - (The Australian) - Humpback whale found dead
    A HUMPBACK whale was found dead near Fraser Island off the southeast Queensland coast. (Source)

  4071. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 1:48 AM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dead humpback found near Fraser Is
    A dead humpback whale has been discovered near Fraser Island off the coast of south-east Queensland. (Source)

  4072. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 1:58 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Dead humpback found near Fraser Is
    A dead humpback whale has been discovered near Fraser Island off the coast of south-east Queensland. The adult whale was found at Wathumba Creek this afternoon. (Source)

  4073. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 9:58 AM PDT - (Sun Star) - Dolphin rescued in San Fabian dies
    DAGUPAN CITY -- A dolphin that was found wounded in San Fabian on Monday died at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The dolphin weighs about one ton and measures about 10 feet and three inches long. It is six feet and six inches in circumference. (Source)

  4074. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 1:16 PM PDT - (San Juan Journal) - BCNG Portals Page
    The Navy says this MH-60S Nighthawk search-and-rescue helicopter was 'in the area conducting routine training' when it allegedly hovered over a pod of orcas on the west side of San Juan Island Sept. 21. Whale watchers believe the incident constituted harassment of marine mammals. (Source)

  4075. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 1:34 PM PDT - (Cloquet Journal) - In our own backyard
    “Puffin!” Somehow, that cry doesn’t elicit quite the same electrifying response of “Grizzly!” or “Whale!” or “Moose!” – but since I had never seen a puffin before, I was pretty excited at the prospect of seeing one, nonetheless. (Source)

  4076. Wed, 27 Sep 2006 7:24 PM PDT - (KING 5 Seattle) - Agents investigating orca harassment by Navy
    Whale watchers along the San Juan Island shoreline and a kayaker said a Navy helicopter lingered above a pod of whales for at least 30 seconds, causing turbulence and making it difficult for the whales to come up for air. (Source)

  4077. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 1:10 AM PDT - (Japan Update) - Stories
    Okinawa fishermen are asking the Japanese government for an increase in dolphin quotas, but are being told ‘no’. The prefecture is currently restricted to permits for six boats and a 120-dolphin catch limit. (Source)

  4078. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 3:50 AM PDT - (Tiscali) - Hotlinks
    LONDON - Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco poses for a photograph as he unveils his new sculpture Dark Wave, a 14-metre whale skeleton installed in the main exhibition space at White Cube Mason’s Yard on September 27, 2006 in London, England. (Source)

  4079. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 1:32 AM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Adrian Searle on Mexican artist Gabriel Orozco's Dark Wave
    Art: A great new exhibition for a great new gallery... Adrian Searle comes face to face with a 14m whale at the White Cube's new central London gallery. (Source)

  4080. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 7:25 AM PDT - (CBS 3 Philadelphia) - Dead Whale Washes Ashore In Wildwood Crest
    A humpback whale carcass washed ashore in Wildwood Crest Thursday morning. Web Extra: Chopper 3 Whale Video (Source)

  4081. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:53 AM PDT - (WCBS 880 New York) - Dead Humpback Whale Washes Ashore in NJ
    A dead humpback whale washed ashore Thursday morning after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean the day before. (Source)

  4082. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:05 AM PDT - (NBC 10 Philadelphia) - Huge Whale Found In Wildwood
    A huge dead whale found in Wildwood today may be connected to a fishing boat accident last Saturday that left 7 men stranded at sea. (Source)

  4083. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 11:03 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - Dead whale washes ashore in NJ
    WILDWOOD CREST (AP) -- A dead humpback whale washed ashore this morning after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean the day before. Kate Dzwonar, of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, said the whale washed ashore at about 5 a.m. in the Cape May County town. (Source)

  4084. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:56 AM PDT - (WNBC) - Dead Humpback Whale Washes Ashore In Wildwood Crest
    Biologists are trying to determine what caused the death of a humpback whale that washed ashore in Wildwood Crest. (Source)

  4085. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 9:14 AM PDT - (WPVI-TV Philadelphia) - Whale Beached at Jersey Shore
    Chopper 6 over Wildwood Crest at the New Jersey shore where a sight is attracting large crowds. (Source)

  4086. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 12:15 PM PDT - (San Juan Journal) - By Richard Walker
    A Navy helicopter crew was on a familiarization flight on the west side of San Juan Island when they saw an orca and turned their helicopter around "so they could take a look at it," a Navy public affairs officer said today. (Source)

  4087. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 1:15 PM PDT - (phillyburbs.com) - Dead whale washes ashore in Wildwood Crest
    WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. - A dead humpback whale washed ashore Thursday morning after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean the day before. (Source)

  4088. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 3:24 PM PDT - (The News Journal) - Whale washes up on N.J. shore
    WILDWOOD CREST, N.J. — A dead humpback whale washed ashore this morning after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean the day before. Kate Dzwonar, of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, said the whale washed ashore at about 5 a.m. in the Cape May County town. She said the U.S. Coast Guard spotted the carcass floating in the ocean Wednesday and notified the center. The Coast (Source)

  4089. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 1:38 PM PDT - (Courier-Post) - Whale washes ashore
    WILDWOOD CREST (AP) -- A dead humpback whale washed ashore this morning, one day after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean. (Source)

  4090. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 1:03 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Narwhals May Produce Signature Vocalizations for Communications
    Scientists have found preliminary evidence that narwhals, Arctic whales whose spiraled tusks gave rise to the myth of the unicorn, produce signature vocalizations that may facilitate individual recognition or their reunion with more distant group members. (Source)

  4091. Thu, 28 Sep 2006 6:16 PM PDT - (KYW News Radio 1060) - Dead Whale on Cape May Shore
    It took crews an entire day to remove a dead whale from the Cape May shore on Thursday. "It's hard to say. We do know that this animal was struck by a ship of some sort." (Source)

  4092. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Dead whale washes ashore in Wildwood Crest
    A dead humpback whale washed ashore yesterday morning after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean the day before. Kate Dzwonar, of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, said the whale washed ashore about 5 a.m. in the Cape May County town. (Source)

  4093. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 0:43 AM PDT - (Philadelphia Daily News) - Whale washes up in Wildwood Crest
    Could a giant humpback whale have been the "large black object" a boatload of fishermen struck before their craft sank last weekend, leaving them stranded in a lifeboat for 48 hours? (Source)

  4094. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 0:21 AM PDT - (Washington Post) - TODAY'S NEWS
    · The news from the coast of Florida was sadly familiar: A baby dolphin was seriously injured because of the carelessness of humans. But the solution that marine scientist Steve McCulloch came up with was unheard of. (Source)

  4095. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 3:01 AM PDT - (New York Post) - DEAD WHALE LANDS IN N.J.
    A dead humpback whale washed ashore in New Jersey yesterday morning after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean the day before. Kate Dzwonar, of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, said the whale, estimated to be 40,000... (Source)

  4096. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 1:14 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Dead humpback whale washes onto beach
    WILDWOOD CREST: A dead humpback whale washed ashore Thursday morning after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean the day before. (Source)

  4097. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 2:36 AM PDT - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Bulaga makes whale of impact for Marian C.
    Bryan Bulaga is every coach's dream: An unselfish athlete who works hard and leads by example. Ranked among the top 100 seniors in the country, the 6-5, 280-pound lineman from Marian Central was expected to have a successful season. (Source)

  4098. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 4:09 AM PDT - (American Heritage) - Travel: The All-American Azores
    It’s bigger than Bermuda, has a buzzing international airport, the oldest continuously operating American consulate in the world, and several pineapple plantations. It is the most popular destination of thousands of New Englanders. And it’s not Hawaii. (Source)

  4099. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 8:56 AM PDT - (NorthJersey.com) - Dead whale washes ashore in Wildwood Crest
    WILDWOOD CREST -- A dead humpback whale washed ashore Thursday morning after the carcass was spotted floating in the ocean the day before. Kate Dzwonar, of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center in Brigantine, said the whale washed ashore about 5 a.m. in the Cape May County town. (Source)

  4100. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 9:01 AM PDT - (KYW News Radio 1060) - Coast Guard Looks Into Dead Whale-Sunken Boat Connection
    Could the dead whale found Thursday ( see related story ) on a Cape May, NJ beach have had something to do with the sinking of a fishing boat that left seven men stranded on a four-person raft last week? (Source)

  4101. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 3:14 PM PDT - (phillyburbs.com) - Whale suspected in sinking of fishermen's boat
    TRENTON, N.J. - Authorities suspect a 35-foot humpback whale whose carcass washed up on a southern New Jersey beach this week was the mysterious black object that a group of fishermen say hit their boat before it sank off the Delaware coast a week ago. (Source)

  4102. Fri, 29 Sep 2006 4:31 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Eco dilemma: Is it OK to swim with whales and dolphins?
    Is it OK to swim with whales and dolphins? (Source)

  4103. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 1:56 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Scrap over dolphin petition
    The fight to get new dolphins for Napier's Marineland has turned into a nasty scrap with the local Labour MP. A petition of 13,000 signatures calling for new dolphins was given to List MP Russell Fairbrother in June but organisers now want it back because of the time it is taking. (Source)

  4104. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 0:42 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Rescued fishermen may have struck whale
    TRENTON -- Authorities suspect a 35-foot humpback whale whose carcass washed up on a southern New Jersey beach this week was the mysterious black object that a group of fishermen say hit their boat before it sank off the Delaware coast a week ago. (Source)

  4105. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 4:51 AM PDT - (WHP CBS 21 Harrisburg) - Whale suspected in sinking of fishermen's boat
    It's a whale's tale worthy of "Moby-Dick." (Source)

  4106. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 1:11 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - Authorities: Boat that sank may have hit whale
    Authorities suspect a 35-foot humpback whale whose carcass washed up on a southern New Jersey beach this week was the mysterious black object that a group of fishermen say hit their boat before it sank off the Delaware coast a week ago. (Source)

  4107. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 4:30 AM PDT - (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Legendary 'Unicorns' Have Individual Voices
    Arctic whales whose long, spiraled tusks [image ] created the myth of the unicorn seem to call out with individual voices, according to a new study. (Source)

  4108. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 10:23 AM PDT - (WBOC 16) - Whale Suspected In Sinking Of Fishermen's Boat
    TRENTON , N.J. (AP)- Authorities suspect a 35-foot humpback whale whose carcass washed up on a southern New Jersey beach this week was the mysterious black object that a group of fishermen say hit their boat before it sank off the Delaware coast a week ago. (Source)

  4109. Sat, 30 Sep 2006 3:14 PM PDT - (UPI) - Boat collision likely killed 20-ton whale
    WILDWOOD, N.J., Sept. 30 (UPI) -- A collision with a 51-foot fishing boat off the U.S. Northeast coast likely was the cause of death for a 20-ton whale that recently washed ashore. (Source)

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  4110. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 3:15 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Swim with the humpbacks of Rurutu
    Diving with whales is one of the most extraordinary experiences the planet has to offer; take this activity to a little-known French Polynesian isle, and it becomes an absolutely incomparable adventure. (Source)

  4111. Sun, 01 Oct 2006 10:24 PM PDT - (Ohmynews) - Devilfish and Other Korean Sea Monsters
    In fact whales were the most common sea monsters off Korea's coast. In 1912, Roy Chapman Andrews came to Korea specifically to search for a legendary monster:... (Source)

  4112. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 0:03 AM PDT - (Blyth and Wansbeck Today) - Minke whale found dead on beach
    THERE was no 'Free Willy' happy ending to the saga of a whale washed ashore on Cambois beach last week. (02/10/2006 07:51:05) (Source)

  4113. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 2:09 AM PDT - (AutoWired) - Whale family create Rybrook and promise expansion
    THE WHALE family has formed a new company, Rybrook Holdings, based around 12 dealerships formerly owned by Ryland Group.The new group is headed by Henry Whale, former development director of the Ryland Group, who has been appointed managing director.Henry's father, Peter Whale, the former chief executive of Ryland, is chairman and the majority of shares are held by the family.Franchises of the (Source)

  4114. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 2:23 AM PDT - (Motor Trader) - Motor Trader
    Rybrook Holdings, which emerged last month when Sytner snapped up nine outlets from the Ryland Group, has appointed Henry Whale as managing director. Whale was formerly development director of Ryland. His father, Peter Whale, Ryland’s former chief executive, has become Rybrook’s chairman. (Source)

  4115. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 5:53 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - For the environment
    MAUI OCEAN TRAINING — Free workshops to learn about humpback whales, Hawaiian culture, marine life, geology, stewardship and ocean safety; sponsored by Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, with participants qualified to volunteer at shore-based snorkel sites, on board tour vessels and with kayak tours. All meetings 4:30-7 p.m.; Kihei sessions Tuesdays, Oct.10-Nov.14, at (Source)

  4116. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 5:49 AM PDT - (Science Daily) - Narwhals May Produce Signature Vocalizations For Communications
    Scientists have found preliminary evidence that narwhals, Arctic whales whose spiraled tusks gave rise to the myth of the unicorn, produce signature vocalizations that may facilitate individual recognition or their reunion with more distant group members. (Source)

  4117. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 11:40 AM PDT - (CBS 3 Philadelphia) - Authorities Not Sure If Whale Sunk Boat In Del.
    Authorities say it may never been clear whether a whale whose carcass washed ashore in southern New Jersey last week was responsible for the sinking of a boat off the Delaware coast. (Source)

  4118. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 1:15 PM PDT - (phillyburbs.com) - Authorities may not be able to determine if boat hit whale
    BRIGANTINE, N.J. - Authorities say it may never been clear whether a whale whose carcass washed ashore in southern New Jersey last week was responsible for the sinking of a boat off the Delaware coast. (Source)

  4119. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 1:50 PM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Belugas start heading out to sea
    Although there are still about 100 belugas left in a string of lakes east of Tuktoyaktuk, the whales seem to be heading toward the Beaufort Sea, a Fisheries and Oceans official says. (Source)

  4120. Mon, 02 Oct 2006 3:14 PM PDT - (SYS-CON Media) - Cowboy Junkies Celebrate Book Release and 20th Anniversary With Party at GRIFFIN in Santa Monica on October 7
    are each accompanied by a watercolor created by EnriqueMartínez Celaya, a world-renowned artist and fellow poet. The 25watercolors will be on display in addition to other work by Celaya. Formore information about the book, go to www.whaleandstar.com ; CowboyJunkies, www.cowboyjunkies.com ; or Enrique Martinez Celaya,www.martinezcelaya.com. (Source)

  4121. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 3:54 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Dolphin Marra injured by propeller
    MARRA the wandering dolphin has been injured by a boat propeller for the second time. Experts are urging people to keep away from the animal before she suffers a fatal accident. (Source)

  4122. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 2:38 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Dolphin Marra injured by propeller
    MARRA the wandering Solway dolphin has been injured by a boat propeller for the second time. Experts are urging people to keep away from the ani mal before she suffers a fatal accident. (Source)

  4123. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 5:42 PM PDT - (Bunbury Mail) - Local dolphins targeted for gene research
    BUNBURY'S dolphin population will be the target of new genetic research this month. Researchers will use modified rifles to fire darts into the dolphins, which bounce off taking a tissue biopsy the size of a rice grain. (Source)

  4124. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 0:45 AM PDT - (PR Web) - Supporting Marine Conservation is No Fluke: Whale Tails Offers Donations After Less than One Year in Operation
    Organic tortilla chip company is able to generate 10 percent to marine conservation after only eleven months. (PRWEB Oct 3, 2006) Trackback URI: http://www.prweb.com/dingpr.php/SG9yci1Qcm9mLUxvdmUtU3VtbS1JbnNlLVplcm8= (Source)

  4125. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 1:19 AM PDT - (Asbury Park Press) - 4-man inflatable raft saves 7 fishermen
    An inflatable life raft designed to hold four people kept seven fishermen alive after their boat was sunk, possibly by a whale, 30 miles off the Delaware coast last week, according to a marine equipment specialist who examined the raft. (Source)

  4126. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 4:12 AM PDT - (The Scotsman) - All-porpoise hotline is set up by Greens
    A HOTLINE has been set up for people to report sightings of whales and dolphins in the Firth of Forth. (Source)

  4127. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 3:55 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Dolphin Marra injured by propeller
    MARRA the wandering dolphin has been injured by a boat propeller for the second time. Experts are urging people to keep away from the animal before she suffers a fatal accident. (Source)

  4128. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 2:40 AM PDT - (The News and Star) - Dolphin Marra injured by propeller
    MARRA the wandering Solway dolphin has been injured by a boat propeller for the second time. Experts are urging people to keep away from the ani mal before she suffers a fatal accident. (Source)

  4129. Tue, 03 Oct 2006 11:14 PM PDT - (Narooma News) - Orcas ahoy
    PASSENGERS and crew on board Narooma Charters vessel Dreamtime got a special treat last Friday when they got to watch the antics of two killer whales. (Source)

  4130. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 7:38 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Dolphin 'at risk from being tame'
    A dolphin living off the Kent coast could be injured or die if he receives too much attention, experts warn. (Source)

  4131. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 6:10 PM PDT - (Thursday Magnet) - Genetic study of dolphins
    The Sapphire Coast Marine Discovery Centre will host a visiting dolphin researcher at their next community information evening at the Eden Fishermen's Club on Friday, October 13. (Source)

  4132. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 4:12 PM PDT - (KING 5 Seattle) - Diving with dolphins
    For centuries, humans have thought of the dolphin as a distant cousin, dwelling in the sea. They share our high intelligence, they have saved drowning people and, unlike most wildlife, they seem to seek out encounters with humans. (Source)

  4133. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 9:42 PM PDT - (New Kerala) - Stranded dolphin to return to sea after recovery
    Nanning (China), Oct 5: A bottle-nose dolphin, which was stranded along the coast of south China, has been doing well following two weeks of treatment and is expected to return to the sea in about a month after it fully recovers, experts said on Wednesday. (Source)

  4134. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 2:56 AM PDT - (Press of Atlantic City) - Whale-sighting reports provide hope for gear- entagled animal
    WILDWOOD CREST — The death of one endangered humpback whale off the New Jersey coast may lead to life for another. (Source)

  4135. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 4:09 AM PDT - (AutoWired) - Rybrook buys Yorkshire Mercedes outlets
    RYBROOK HOLDINGS has made its first acquisitive move.The company, formed by the Whale family, has acquired the entire share capital of Jackson Alexandra, which operates the north Yorkshire Mercedes-Benz market area. (Source)

  4136. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 2:17 AM PDT - (Fife Today) - DOLPHINS COULD SAVE FIFE COAST
    GREEN MSPs are urging the public to report any sightings of dolphins and whales off the East Neuk coast in a last-ditch attempt to halt controversial ship-to-ship oil transfer plans. (04/10/2006 10:07:52) (Source)

  4137. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 7:36 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Dolphin 'at risk from being tame'
    A dolphin living off the Kent coast could be injured or die if he receives too much attention, experts warn. (Source)

  4138. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 8:30 AM PDT - (Whidbey News-Times) - Navy encounter with orca investigated
    The fisheries enforcement branch of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is investigating a recent incident in which a U.S. Navy helicopter may have disturbed one or more orca whales near San Juan Island. (Source)

  4139. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 6:10 PM PDT - (Thursday Magnet) - Whale Ball this Saturday
    Organisers of the Whale Festival Ball are hoping for a last minute rush on tickets to make sure that "Eden's social event of the year" lives up to its name. (Source)

  4140. Wed, 04 Oct 2006 5:01 PM PDT - (Independent) - Intelligent, emotional, ingenious: the amazing truth about whales and dolphins
    Jumping through watery hoops? Forget it. They can solve problems and use tools. They exhibit joy and grief. They live in complex societies. (Source)

  4141. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:13 AM PDT - (Orange County Register) - Touching tale of a tailless dolphin
    A dolphin caught in a trap spends her days at an aquarium while humans work on a prosthesis to replace the crucial lost body part. (Source)

  4142. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 11:17 AM PDT - (KESQ) - Feds studying whether stronger spinner dolphin protections needed
    HONOLULU Federal authorities are studying whether more regulations are needed to limit human interaction with spinner dolphins. (Source)

  4143. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 4:53 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Caught On Tape: Whale Washes Ashore
    Caught On Tape is a collection of strange and offbeat happenings captured on video. See a beached whale, two models fall, a deadly car chase and a robber beat a clerk. (Source)

  4144. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 1:42 PM PDT - (International Herald Tribune) - In Russian Far East, concern for environment
    Dmitri Lisitsyn, who has long waged a losing battle to protect the local salmon and whale from the world's major oil companies, has the support of an unlikely environmental champion: the Russian government. Left, a pasture used by Shell's Sakhalin-2 project. (Source)

  4145. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 2:10 PM PDT - (Chicago Tribune) - Beluga calf a female, not male, Shedd says
    Nobody is exactly red-faced about it, including the youngster or the parents, but a beluga whale calf at the Shedd Aquarium identified at the time of its birth July 17 as male has, upon closer examination, turned out to female. (Source)

  4146. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 3:49 PM PDT - (The Islands' Sounder) - Navy helicopter may have hovered too close to orcas
    A Navy helicopter crew was on a familiarization flight on the west side of San Juan Island when they saw an orca and turned their helicopter around "so they could take a look at it," a Navy public affairs officer said today. (Source)

  4147. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 5:23 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Caught On Tape: Whale Washes Ashore
    Caught On Tape is a collection of strange and offbeat happenings captured on video. See a beached whale, two models fall, a deadly car chase and a robber beat a clerk. (Source)

  4148. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 5:34 PM PDT - (WIS News 10 Columbia) - Right whales won't delay port terminal
    (Charleston-AP) October 5, 2006 - Plans to expand the State Ports Authority in North Charleston will not be affected by the right whale. (Source)

  4149. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 5:19 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - Friday October 6, 2006 By Michael McCarthy
    Scientific evidence is piling up that whales, dolphins and porpoises are truly out of the ordinary in terms of their intelligence. (Source)

  4150. Thu, 05 Oct 2006 5:59 PM PDT - (The Times and Democrat) - Right whales won't delay port terminal
    CHARLESTON, S.C. - It seems everything should be all right with the right whales, at least as far as building a new steamship terminal in North Charleston is concerned. (Source)

  4151. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 1:39 PM PDT - (Sag Harbor Express) - Dolphin Drama: Two Bottlenose Wander Into Harbor, Calf Survives
    The story of an heroic attempt to rescue a pair of bottlenose dolphins who went far off course and wound up in Sag Harbor last week has both a happy and a sad ending. (Source)

  4152. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 8:20 AM PDT - (KPUA Hilo) - Feds studying whether stronger spinner dolphin protections needed
    HONOLULU (AP) _ Federal authorities are studying whether more regulations are needed to limit human interaction with spinner dolphins. Spinner dolphins feed for much of the night, then come into nearshore bays to rest and play during the day in their natural state. (Source)

  4153. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 1:15 AM PDT - (TVNZ) - Pacific delegates attend whale school
    Government officials from 11 Pacific nations have spent the past two weeks at a New Zealand whale school. (Source)

  4154. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 3:45 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Giant whale washes up a long way from home
    Humpbacked whales have never before been seen on the shores of Washington State but a 50ft specimen, above, was washed up on Klipsan Beach, an area popular with swimmers, on Wednesday.... (Source)

  4155. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 4:49 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Caught On Tape: Cops Chase 12-Year-Old
    Caught On Tape is a collection of strange and offbeat happenings captured on video. See a boy's car chase, a beached whale, two models fall and a deadly car chase. (Source)

  4156. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 7:05 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Giant whale washes up a long way from home
    Humpbacked whales have never before been seen on the shores of Washington State but a 50ft specimen, above, was washed up on Klipsan Beach, an area popular with swimmers, on Wednesday. (Source)

  4157. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 5:18 PM PDT - (KATU Portland) - The infamous tale of an exploding whale
    FLORENCE - Even years later, KATU still receives phone calls and emails from viewers interested in re-watching the story KATU's Paul Linnman reported on in November of 1970. (Source)

  4158. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 7:04 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Caught On Tape: Cops Chase 12-Year-Old
    Caught On Tape is a collection of strange and offbeat happenings captured on video. See a boy's car chase, a beached whale, two models fall and a deadly car chase. (Source)

  4159. Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:36 PM PDT - (WIS News 10 Columbia) - Right whales won't delay port terminal
    (Charleston-AP) October 5, 2006 - Plans to expand the State Ports Authority in North Charleston will not be affected by the right whale. (Source)

  4160. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (The Oregonian) - Scientists race the tide for whale
    LONG BEACH, Wash. -- Jessie Huggins struggles to hold the stringy mass. "Liver," she says to a woman taking notes. "I think." A man follows her, carrying a pillowy mound that looks like bloated cauliflower. (Source)

  4161. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - A whale's death draws the curious
    At low tide late Friday afternoon, with the beach about two city blocks wide, they drove right to the carcass in their Chevy Silverados... (Source)

  4162. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 4:35 AM PDT - (WTVM 9) - Immune system failing for beluga whale at Georgia Aquarium
    ATLANTA Gasper, one of the beluga whales at the Georgia Aquarium, is enduring more health problems in the form of a failing immune system. (Source)

  4163. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 3:09 AM PDT - (Contra Costa Times) - Beloved beluga in fight for life
    Gasper, the beloved beluga whale who became a star of the Georgia Aquarium, is once again fighting for his life, this time because of a failing immune system. (Source)

  4164. Sat, 07 Oct 2006 4:36 AM PDT - (WIS News 10 Columbia) - Right whales won't delay port terminal
    (Charleston-AP) October 5, 2006 - Plans to expand the State Ports Authority in North Charleston will not be affected by the right whale. (Source)

  4165. Sun, 08 Oct 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (Sun-Sentinel) - Away for the holidays
    October signals the start of the hectic holiday and cruise seasons. For travelers ready to roll, tour operators, cruise lines and other travel companies can send you on your way whether it's to whale watch in Baja California or to catch the holiday spirit in London or Charleston. (Source)

  4166. Sun, 08 Oct 2006 0:15 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - ISLAND OF RURUTU IN FRENCH POLYNESIA: Swim with the whales in crystal-clear water
    Diving with whales is one of the most extraordinary experiences the planet has to offer; take this activity to a little-known French Polynesian isle, and it becomes an incomparable adventure. Rurutu, the gem of the Austral archipelago, is dotted with limestone caves and is steeped in culture and honest smiles. Even though it's just a short one-and-a-half-hour flight south from Tahiti's Faa'a (Source)

  4167. Mon, 09 Oct 2006 3:46 AM PDT - (New London Day) - ʼRattlerʼ Morgan: Groton Whaling Captain
    CCapt. Ebenezer "Rattler" Morgan was one of the areaʼs most successful maritime captains, amassing a fortune of close to $1 million before he died. His... (Source)

  4168. Mon, 09 Oct 2006 3:31 AM PDT - (York Daily Record) - Teen makes her mark on the walls
    Oct 9, 2006 — Walking into the Lehman Center's quiet room, visitors are immersed in a seascape, including playful dolphins, an undulating jellyfish and a mermaid basking on a rock. (Source)

  4169. Mon, 09 Oct 2006 12:49 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Caught On Tape: Man Gets Nude In Store
    Caught On Tape is a collection of strange and offbeat happenings captured on video. See a man strip at a convenience store, a boy's car chase, a beached whale and two models fall. (Source)

  4170. Mon, 09 Oct 2006 4:19 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Caught On Tape: Man Gets Nude In Store
    Caught On Tape is a collection of strange and offbeat happenings captured on video. See a man strip at a convenience store, a boy's car chase, a beached whale and two models fall. (Source)

  4171. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 5:12 AM PDT - (BendBulletin.com) - Whale disposal, Oregon style
    A huge humpback whale, very dead, very bloated and no doubt very smelly, washed up along Washington's Long Beach Peninsula last week. (Source)

  4172. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:45 PM PDT - (KATU Portland) - Scientists unable to figure out what killed whale
    Biologist John Calambokidis says there were no propeller marks or other obvious wounds. He says internal organs had started to decompose by they time they cut it open and they are still waiting for the results of some tissue tests. (Source)

  4173. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 12:49 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Caught On Tape: Man Kisses 19 Cobras
    Caught On Tape is a collection of strange and offbeat happenings captured on video. See a snake kisser, a man strip at a convenience store, a boy's car chase and a beached whale. (Source)

  4174. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 9:07 AM PDT - (Knoxville News Sentinal) - The dance of the humpback whales
    A pair of humpback whales spent a half hour doing pirouettes last week within 50 yards of a fishing boat as photographers and a video crew recorded the scene. (Source)

  4175. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 1:25 PM PDT - (KGW Portland) - Scientists unable to find what killed the Long Beach whale
    LONGVIEW, Wash. -- Scientists were unable to determine what killed the humpback whale that washed up last week on the Long Beach Peninsula. A biologist with Olympia's Cascadia Research, John Calambokidis, says there were no propeller marks or other obvious wounds. (Source)

  4176. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 4:55 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Caught On Tape: Man Kisses 19 Cobras
    Caught On Tape is a collection of strange and offbeat happenings captured on video. See a snake kisser, a man strip at a convenience store, a boy's car chase and a beached whale. (Source)

  4177. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 3:40 PM PDT - (Clarion Online) - Top Ten Funny Animal Facts
    10 While a baby eel is called an elver, a baby oyster is called a spat. 9 Sharks and rays are the only species known to never get cancer. Scientists believe this may be because they have cartilage rather than bones. 8 A blue whale's tongue weighs more than an elephant. (Source)

  4178. Tue, 10 Oct 2006 10:09 PM PDT - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Nature's wonders, unscripted / Whale watching is chancy, but payoff can be magnificent
    A pair of humpback whales spent a half hour doing pirouettes last week within 50 yards of a fishing boat as photographers and a video crew recorded the scene. "That was cool," Ariel Miller, 11, the youngest passenger aboard the Salty Lady, said when... (Source)

  4179. Wed, 11 Oct 2006 0:31 AM PDT - (Press of Atlantic City) - Coast Guard still investigating what sank sport-fishing boat
    CAPE MAY —The U.S. Coast Guard has not come to any conclusions on what sank a sport-fishing boat more than 30 miles off this resort last month but has not ruled out a collision with a whale or a submarine. (Source)

  4180. Wed, 11 Oct 2006 6:53 PM PDT - (Thursday Magnet) - The whales are back
    The whale season at Eden is in full swing with possibly the best whale sightings made so early in the season. Ros and Gordon Butt, who operate the whale watching vessel, Cat Balou, said they were amazed at the number of humpback whales being seen, with most pods being sub-adults. (Source)

  4181. Wed, 11 Oct 2006 6:14 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whales wave goodbye for now
    WARRNAMBOOL'S southern right whales are thought to have left their winter nursery to begin their arduous southward journey. Local whale watchers said they had not spotted any whales off Warrnambool for several days, with the last confirmed sighting at the weekend. (Source)

  4182. Wed, 11 Oct 2006 9:31 PM PDT - (New York Times) - Study on Chemicals in Animal Tissue
    Researchers who studied whale oil from a 1921 voyage have found new evidence that chemical compounds can accumulate in animal tissues from natural sources and not just from industrial pollution. The researchers, Emma L. Teuten and Christopher M. Reddy of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, had already analyzed tissue from a whale found dead on a Virginia beach in 2003; in the new work, (Source)

  4183. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 8:40 AM PDT - (San Juan Journal) - BCNG Portals Page
    A delegation of cultural performers from Vela Luka, Croatia -- Friday Harbor's sister city -- toured the Whale Museum Tuesday in a brief visit to town. (Source)

  4184. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 6:17 AM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - It was a fluke to behold off Maui
    KA'ANAPALI, Maui — Sunset cocktail cruises off Ka'anapali yesterday turned unexpectedly into the first whale-watching trips of the season when Maui's most-anticipated visitor made a surprise appearance. (Source)

  4185. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:39 PM PDT - (KPUA Hilo) - First humpback whale of the season spotted off Maui
    HONOLULU (AP) _ Whale watchers spotted the first humpback whale of the winter migratory season off the coast of Maui yesterday. The Pacific Whale Foundation says several boats spotted the juvenile whale about two miles off Kaanapali after 4 p-m. (Source)

  4186. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 12:30 PM PDT - (Newswise) - Antique Whale Oil Provides Insights to Origin of Pre-Industrial Chemicals
    One of the last remaining New England whaling ships has provided unexpected insights into the origin of halogenated organic compounds (HOCs) that have chemical and physical properties similar to toxic PCBs and the pesticide DDT. HOCs are found everywhere and degrade slowly, but some are naturally produced and others are produced by humans. (Source)

  4187. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 9:15 AM PDT - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - Spectacular Whale Watching in Baja California Sur
    Each year in early autumn, one of nature's most delightful signs of seasonal change occurs -- the migration of hundreds of whales from the waters of the arctic to the warm, calm waters surrounding the Baja Peninsula. (Source)

  4188. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 4:00 PM PDT - (KTVA Anchorage) - First humpback whale of the season spotted off Maui
    Whale watchers spotted the first humpback whale of the winter migratory season off the coast of Maui Wednesday. The Pacific Whale Foundation says several boats spotted the juvenile whale about two miles off Kaanapali. (Source)

  4189. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 2:20 PM PDT - (KTVF Fairbanks) - First humpback whale of the season spotted off Maui
    Whale watchers spotted the first humpback whale of the winter migratory season off the coast of Maui yesterday. (Source)

  4190. Thu, 12 Oct 2006 10:58 PM PDT - (Helena Independent Record) - First humpback whale of the season spotted off Maui
    HONOLULU (AP) Whale watchers have spotted the first humpback whale of the winter migratory season off the coast of Maui. (Source)

  4191. Fri, 13 Oct 2006 8:11 PM PDT - (Honolulu Advertiser) - State issues statement in dolphin regulations
    The Department of Land and Natural Resources today issued a statement in support of federal efforts to provide additional protection to spinner dolphins whose daytime rest periods are often disturbed by tour boats, kayakers, snorkelers and other ocean users. (Source)

  4192. Sat, 14 Oct 2006 11:28 PM PDT - (The Palm Beach Post) - Biotech saga unfolds across state
    Pam Dana was at SeaWorld last Feb. 18, watching Shamu the killer whale, when her phone rang. (Source)

  4193. Sun, 15 Oct 2006 2:58 AM PDT - (Louisville Courier-Journal) - Whaleside on the Sea of Cortez
    Armed with cameras instead of harpoons, my shipmates and I are in peaceful search of the flip of a mammoth tail or the explosive clearing of a blowhole. We cruise in the maternity ward of the great gray whale, looking for mothers and newborns in the briny warmth of the Baja California Sur lagoons. (Source)

  4194. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 3:48 AM PDT - (RT News) - Dolphins standed ashore in Co Mayo
    Up to 16 dolphins have stranded ashore near Belmullet, Co Mayo, according to the Irish Whale and Dolphin Group. Local people have been trying to move them back into the water. The local sub-aqua club and fire brigade are at the scene. (Source)

  4195. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 6:12 AM PDT - (Anchorage Daily News) - Loss of cetaceans a mystery
    A halt to Native subsistence hunts was thought to have put the Cook Inlet beluga whales on a path to recovery, marine mammal scientists counting the whales last summer spotted fewer than ever. (Source)

  4196. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 9:07 AM PDT - (Patriot Ledger) - Plymouth counting on visitors: As receipts are added up, county’s tourism industry crosses its fingers
    PLYMOUTH - Five years ago, the terrorist attacks sent the travel and tourism industry into a tailspin. But today, tourism industry officials are seeing signs of a resurgence in everything from whale watches to visits to Plimoth Plantation. (Source)

  4197. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:34 PM PDT - (RedNova) - Loss of Cetaceans a Mystery: Cook Inlet's White Whales Still Declining; U.S. Again Considers Endangered Status
    By Don Hunter, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Oct. (Source)

  4198. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 6:30 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Anti-whaling graffiti
    ANTI-WHALING sentiment has again been levelled at Warrnambool's sister-city relationship with Miura in Japan. Protesters added the words 'they eat whales' to a large Japanese sister-city sign in east Warrnambool. (Source)

  4199. Mon, 16 Oct 2006 9:56 PM PDT - (Dallas Morning News) - In rookie, Mavs hope they landed whale of player
    Mavericks rookie Pops Mensah-Bonsu has the athleticism and the drive to be an NBA player. (Source)

  4200. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:16 AM PDT - (Interactive Investor) - (AFX UK Focus) 2006-10-17 10:51 GMT: Ballarat Goldfields' new development plan defers 2007 production to 2008
    LONDON (AFX) - Ballarat Goldfields NL says high grade assay results found on its Australian Blue Whale fault and the uncertainty of mining close to old workings has led it to announce a revised development plan which will defer 2007 production to 2008. (Source)

  4201. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:18 AM PDT - (RedNova) - FINTASTIC ; Town Rescues 14 Beached Dolphins
    By TERESA O'MALLEY A TOWN rallied together yesterday to save a pod of dolphins from certain death. The 14 mammals beached themselves in Bundulla Bay near Belmullet, Co Mayo, but were all returned to the sea. (Source)

  4202. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 7:48 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Iceland to resume commercial whale hunts
    Iceland decided on Tuesday to resume commercial whale hunts for the first time in two decades, ignoring an international moratorium. (Source)

  4203. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 5:59 AM PDT - (USA Today) - Raw caribou meat anyone?
    Over the last few days, I have done some extraordinary things, Food writer Stefan Gates says on the BBC's website. I have eaten raw ringed seal, raw caribou meat and raw Beluga whale skin. And to cap it all, I... (Source)

  4204. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 9:13 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Iceland to resume commercial whale hunts
    Iceland decided on Tuesday to resume commercial whale hunts for the first time in two decades, ignoring an international moratorium. (Source)

  4205. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:59 AM PDT - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Iceland to resume whale hunting
    Iceland said Tuesday it would resume commercial whaling after a nearly two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting the mammals for their (Source)

  4206. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:40 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Iceland whaling 'disturbing'
    THE World Conservation Union (IUCN) said Iceland's decision to resume commercial whaling is disturbing and has warned that more countries could renege on the international moratorium on whale hunting. (Source)

  4207. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:51 AM PDT - (TODAYonline) - Iceland resumes commercial whaling
    This handout picture released by Greenpeace in January 2006 shows a Japanese whaling fleet injuring and then killing a whale in the Southern Ocean off Antarctica. (Source)

  4208. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 12:05 PM PDT - (Environment News Service) - Iceland Will Resume Commercial Whaling
    REYKJAVIK, Iceland, October 17, 2006 (ENS) - Iceland announced on Tuesday it will resume commercial whale hunts for the first time in two decades. (Source)

  4209. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:06 AM PDT - (EARTHtimes.org) - Commercial whaling resumes in Iceland
    REYKJAVIK - International environmentalism took a blow after Iceland decided to resume commercial whale hunting, two decades after it halted hunting them commercially. It has been reported that Iceland will be hunting around 9 fin whales and 30 minke whales each year. (Source)

  4210. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:42 AM PDT - (USA Today) - Iceland to resume commercial whaling after almost 2 decades
    Iceland announced Tuesday that it would resume commercial whaling after a two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting whales for their meat. The government said licenses could be issued as soon as Wednesday, and that whaling ships could resume commercial whaling as early as this week. (Source)

  4211. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:40 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Iceland resumes commercial whaling
    Iceland has said it would resume commercial whaling, making it only the second country to do so after Norway, in a decision that is expected to spark protests from around the world. (Source)

  4212. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 10:17 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Iceland to resume commercial whaling
    Iceland said Tuesday it would resume commercial whaling after a nearly two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting the mammals for their meat. (Source)

  4213. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 2:00 PM PDT - (The Age) - Iceland to resume commercial whale hunts
    Iceland has decided to resume commercial whale hunts for the first time in two decades, ignoring an international moratorium. - (Source)

  4214. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 4:33 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Iceland to resume commercial whaling
    Iceland decided on Tuesday to resume commercial whale hunts for the first time in two decades, ignoring an international moratorium. (Source)

  4215. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 4:26 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - Khartoum struggles to defeat new alliance
    Like a beached whale, the white Antonov 26 lies in the scrub beside the runway here, one of its two engines smashed beyond repair. (Source)

  4216. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 1:16 PM PDT - (Sierra Club) - Tuesday, October 17, 2006
    Fascinating item at the Earth Observatory about how all the creatures in the seas -- from the mightiest whale to the tiniest phytoplankton -- effectively stir the ocean to a degree comparable to the wind and tides. (Source)

  4217. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 3:54 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Iceland to resume commercial whaling
    Iceland said Tuesday it would resume commercial whaling after a nearly two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting the mammals for their meat. (Source)

  4218. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 4:14 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Researchers: Missing whales feared dead
    Three young adult killer whales — members of the family groups that spend their summers chasing salmon around Washington's San Juan Islands — have not been seen in weeks and are feared dead, researchers said Tuesday. (Source)

  4219. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 1:48 PM PDT - (ABC News) - Iceland to Resume Commercial Whaling
    Iceland to Resume Commercial Whaling After a Nearly 2-Decade Moratorium (Source)

  4220. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 4:46 PM PDT - (Independent) - Iceland defies world ban with return to whaling
    Iceland has decided to resume commercial whaling, in defiance of the 20-year-old international whaling moratorium. The country joins Norway in openly hunting the great whales for profit. In recent years it has been killing a small number of animals annually but saying it was hunting them for "scientific" reasons, as does Japan. (Source)

  4221. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 7:06 PM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Iceland to resume commercial whale hunts
    REYKJAVIK (Reuters) - Iceland decided on Tuesday to resume commercial whale hunts for the first time in two decades, ignoring an international moratorium. (Source)

  4222. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 7:34 PM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - New Zealand blasts Iceland's decision to resume whaling
    _ New Zealand on Wednesday deplored Iceland's decision to resume commercial whale hunts in its waters for the first time since 1989, suggesting the move violates its obligations as a member of the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  4223. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 8:40 PM PDT - (UPI) - Iceland to resume commercial whaling
    REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Iceland plans to begin commercial whaling, defying the international moratorium that has been in place for 20 years. (Source)

  4224. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 6:11 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Iceland to hunt whales despite global ban
    18 October 2006 – The government of Iceland has announced that it will commercially hunt whales for the first time in more than two decades, contravening a moratorium established in 1986 by the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The announcement has drawn sharp criticism from the global community. (Source)

  4225. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:29 PM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Japan welcomes Iceland's decision to resume commercial whaling
    _ Japan on Wednesday welcomed Iceland's decision to resume commercial whale hunting as the two countries have long protested the International Whaling Commission moratorium on the activity. (Source)

  4226. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:48 PM PDT - (RT News) - Angry response to Iceland's decision on whales
    Conservation groups have reacted angrily to a decision by Iceland to ignore an international moratorium and resume commercial whale hunts for the first time in two decades. (Source)

  4227. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 9:58 PM PDT - (Japan Today) - New Zealand blasts Iceland's decision to resume whaling
    SYDNEY — New Zealand on Wednesday deplored Iceland's decision to resume commercial whale hunts in its waters for the first time since 1989, suggesting the move violates its obligations as a member of the International Whaling Commission. (Source)

  4228. Tue, 17 Oct 2006 11:17 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - Puget Sound orca pods lose 3
    Three of the 90 orcas that call Puget Sound home are missing and presumed dead, researchers said Tuesday. At least two had shown signs of starvation. (Source)

  4229. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 5:09 AM PDT - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Spinner dolphins: When cute hurts
    IS ONE OF Hawaii's most charismatic creatures -- the spinner dolphin -- at risk of being "loved to death"? That question is at the root of public meetings this week on increased protections for the animals. (Source)

  4230. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 8:17 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Restrictions proposed to reduce dolphin deaths
    New interim fishing restrictions are proposed to reduce the threatened Hector’s and Maui’s dolphin deaths this summer, says Minister of Fisheries Jim Anderton and Minister of Conservation Chris Carter. (Source)

  4231. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 0:25 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Iceland to whale again, defies global ban
    Iceland said Tuesday it would resume commercial whaling after a nearly two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting the mammals... (Source)

  4232. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 0:27 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Iceland to defy ban, resume whale hunting
    Iceland said Tuesday it would resume commercial whaling after a nearly two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting the mammals for their meat. (Source)

  4233. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - 3 orcas missing from endangered pods
    Three young adult killer whales — members of the family groups that spend their summers chasing salmon around the San Juan Islands — have not been seen... (Source)

  4234. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 0:23 AM PDT - (The Oregonian) - Experts lose track of 3 orcas, fear worst
    SEATTLE -- Three young adult killer whales -- members of the family groups that spend their summers chasing salmon around Washington's San Juan Islands -- have not been seen in weeks and are feared dead, researchers said Tuesday. (Source)

  4235. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 3:50 AM PDT - (Bloomberg.com) - Iceland to Resume Whale Hunting, Defying Global Ban (Update1)
    Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Iceland will resume commercial whale hunting for the first time in two decades, disregarding a global effort to outlaw the practice. (Source)

  4236. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 3:38 AM PDT - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - Whale hunting will resume
    REYKJAVIK, Iceland -- Iceland said Tuesday that it will resume commercial whaling after a nearly two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting the mammals for their meat. (Source)

  4237. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 3:14 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - Iceland wrong over whaling move, says Greenpeace
    no economic sense and should be retracted immediately. "Iceland has no market for whale meat, but they do have a huge and far more valuable market for whale watching, " said Greenpeace campaigner Frode Pleym. (Source)

  4238. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 4:00 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Norway hails Iceland's return to commercial whaling
    Norway, until now the only country to openly conduct commercial whaling, has hailed Iceland's decision to resume the controversial practice after a 16-year suspension. (Source)

  4239. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 4:01 AM PDT - (The Olympian) - 3 orcas missing weeks; watchers fear they're dead
    SEATTLE - Three young adult orcas - members of the family groups that spend their summers chasing salmon around Washington's San Juan Islands - have not been seen in weeks and are feared dead, researchers said Tuesday. (Source)

  4240. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 1:23 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Australia, NZ protest Iceland's decision to resume whaling
    _ (EDS: INCORPORATING STORY HEADLINED 'NEW ZEALAND BLASTS ICELAND'S DECISION TO RESUME WHALING') (Source)

  4241. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 3:17 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Iceland's commercial whaling resumption 'a mockery'
    The federal Environment Minister, Ian Campbell, says the decision by Iceland to resume commercial whaling makes a mockery of claims it cares about the environment. (Source)

  4242. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 2:44 AM PDT - (Daily Telegraph) - Iceland's decision to resume whaling condemned
    A twenty-year moratorium on whaling was in danger of breaking down today after Iceland announced it was resuming commercial killing of whales in defiance of the ban. (Source)

  4243. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:20 AM PDT - (NPR) - Iceland Moves Forward with Whale Hunting
    Iceland has made a decision that puts it at odds with most nations. It has decided to allow commercial whale hunting in the North Atlantic. Christopher Joyce reports. (Source)

  4244. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:58 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whaling nations heartened by Icelandic move
    Whaling nations led by Norway and Japan have hailed Iceland's decision to resume commercial whaling after 16 years, a move that has helped break their relative isolation on the controversial issue. (Source)

  4245. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 8:17 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Iceland to Resume Commercial Whaling
    Iceland to Resume Commercial Whaling After a Nearly 2-Decade Moratorium (Source)

  4246. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 8:56 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 9.30am Wednesday October 18, 2006 By Michael McCarthy
    Iceland has decided to resume commercial whaling, in defiance of the 20-year-old international whaling moratorium. The country joins Norway in openly hunting the great whales for profit. (Source)

  4247. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:30 AM PDT - (Environmental News Network) - Iceland to Resume Commercial Whaling
    Iceland said Tuesday it would resume commercial whaling after a nearly two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting the mammals for their meat. (Source)

  4248. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:55 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Iceland returns to whaling despite pleas
    A RESURGENCE in whaling has been confirmed with Iceland's decision to approve a new commercial hunt of minke and fin whales. - (Source)

  4249. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 8:52 AM PDT - (News 8 San Diego) - Researchers: Missing Whales Feared Dead
    Three young adult killer whales _ members of the family groups that spend their summers chasing salmon around Washington's San Juan Islands _ have not been seen in weeks and are feared dead, researchers said Tuesday. (Source)

  4250. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 8:35 AM PDT - (KING 5 Seattle) - 3 killer whales missing for weeks, feared dead
    Three young adult killer whales are missing from groups that frequent the San Juan Islands in northwest Washington state. Researchers say the missing orcas have not been seen in weeks and are feared dead. (Source)

  4251. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:20 AM PDT - (Bloomberg.com) - Iceland to Resume Whale Hunting, Defying Global Ban (Update2)
    Oct. 18 (Bloomberg) -- Iceland will resume commercial whale hunting for the first time in two decades, disregarding a global effort to outlaw the practice. (Source)

  4252. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:15 PM PDT - (The Age) - Iceland set to begin whale kill
    Iceland's decision to approve new commercial hunting for minke and fin whales has confirmed a resurgence in whaling. - (Source)

  4253. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:59 AM PDT - (CNews) - Study eyes whale habit
    Killer and sperm whales plucking fish from nets is a growing international concern, say more than 60 scientists, researchers, and fishery industry representatives. (Source)

  4254. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:25 PM PDT - (San Juan Journal) - By Richard Walker
    Three Southern resident orcas are missing and presumed dead. The Center for Whale Research on San Juan Island said K-28, a 12-year-old female, was last seen with her calf in mid-September. (Source)

  4255. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:13 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Moves begin on Iceland's whaling
    Iceland's ambassador to Britain is summoned to explain his country's return to commercial whaling. (Source)

  4256. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:17 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Iceland returns to whaling despite pleas
    A RESURGENCE in whaling has been confirmed with Iceland's decision to approve a new commercial hunt of minke and fin whales. - (Source)

  4257. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 10:04 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - ANALYSIS: Iceland defends decision to resume commercial whaling
    _ Following strong international shock and criticism at Iceland's announcement Tuesday that it is to resume commercial whaling practices with immediate effect, the Icelandic Ministry of Fisheries has been defending the government's controversial decision. (Source)

  4258. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 12:13 PM PDT - (Fox21) - Iceland to resume commercial whaling in defiance of global ban
    REYKJAVIK, Iceland After being laid up for years in Reykjavik harbor, an Icelandic whaling ship is taking to the seas for a test run. (Source)

  4259. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 4:42 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Greenpeace 'disappointed' by Iceland's whaling plans
    Greenpeace says it is very disappointed Iceland has decided to resume commercial whaling. (Source)

  4260. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 3:20 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Iceland to resume commercial whaling
    Iceland plans to begin commercial whaling, defying the international moratorium that has been in place for 20 years. (Source)

  4261. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 3:34 PM PDT - (PhysOrg) - Researchers: Missing whales feared dead
    (AP) -- Three young adult killer whales - members of the family groups that spend their summers chasing salmon around Washington's San Juan Islands - have not been seen in weeks and are feared dead, researchers said Tuesday. (Source)

  4262. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:40 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Iceland to harm whale populations: govt
    Iceland's decision to resume commercial whaling will increase the devastating human impact on the world's whale populations, Environment Minister Ian Campbell says. (Source)

  4263. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:19 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Iceland to harm whale populations: govt
    Iceland's resumption of commercial whaling will increase the impact on the world's whale populations, the federal government says. (Source)

  4264. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 7:42 PM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Japan backs Iceland's whaling decision
    Major pro-whaling nation Japan on Wednesday welcomed Iceland's decision to resume commercial whaling, saying Iceland's catch won't "endanger the whale population." (Source)

  4265. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:47 PM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - The return of whaling
    Since no one actually wants to eat whale, why are the harpoonists heading out again? John Vidal reports. (Source)

  4266. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:00 PM PDT - (WBOC 16) - Reported by Oren Liebermann
    CAPE HENLOPEN - A decomposing whale on the Delaware shore could hold a clue to a string of washed up whales along the East Coast. (Source)

  4267. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:10 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Resumption of whaling 'reprehensible'
    ENVIRONMENT Minister Ian Campbell today attacked Iceland's decision to resume commercial whaling. (Source)

  4268. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 6:38 PM PDT - (Albany and Great Southern Weekender) - History recorded
    THE stories of Albany's former whaling industry workers are being preserved for future generations. The first interviews were made last week by Rob Willis, an experienced and highly respected collector of Australian history and folklore from Canberra's National Library of Australia. (Source)

  4269. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:21 PM PDT - (Helena Independent Record) - Japan welcomes Iceland’s decision to resume whaling
    TOKYO Major pro-whaling nation Japan on Wednesday welcomed Iceland’s decision to resume commercial whaling, saying Iceland’s catch won’t endanger the whale population.’’ (Source)

  4270. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 9:20 PM PDT - (Nasdaq) - Iceland Whaling Decision Draws Flak
    (RTTNews) - Britain summoned Iceland's ambassador for an explanation after the country on Tuesday announced it would resume commercial whaling after a hiatus of 20 years. Fisheries minister Ben Bradshaw termed Iceland's decision "inexplicable and inexcusable". (Source)

  4271. Wed, 18 Oct 2006 9:49 PM PDT - (The West Australian) - Iceland joins slaughter of minke whales
    A resurgence in whaling has been confirmed with Iceland’s decision to approve the 21st century’s first new commercial hunt, harpooning minke and fin whales. (Source)

  4272. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 5:08 PM PDT - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Beached Dolphin Recovering In Gulfport
    A young dolphin is recovering at a Gulfport facility after being rescued late Wednesday night. The 2-year-old male dolphin was found beached in Grand Isle, Louisiana. His mother was no where to be found. (Source)

  4273. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 6:32 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Rare dolphin family group spotted
    A rare family group of dolphins is spotted off the coast of Bardsey Island off the tip of the Lleyn peninsula. (Source)

  4274. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 2:14 AM PDT - (RedNova) - WALES: Rare Dolphin Joy
    By ERYL CRUMP A GROUP of rare dolphins was spotted playing off the North Wales coast. The Risso's dolphins were sighted off Bardsey Island at the tip of Llyn. (Source)

  4275. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 2:55 AM PDT - (CBS News) - Saving The Dolphins
    CBS News Correspondent Barry Petersen reports on the man who has made it his mission to stop dolphin killing, and why he is now focusing his strengths on Japanese fisherman. (Source)

  4276. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 1:18 AM PDT - (New York Daily News) - Bedtime with Bonzo
    Dear Dr. Belisa: I can't sleep with my boyfriend. All night long he thrashes, hogs the sheets, farts, gets up to drink water and pee, and then hurls himself back into the bed like a whale. I'm so sleep-deprived, I'm losing my mind. Help! Janice, Battery Park (Source)

  4277. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 5:56 AM PDT - (CBS 3 Philadelphia) - Samples Taken From Dead Whale Found On Del. Shore
    A whale carcass that washed up in Cape Henlopen could hold a clue to whale deaths along the East Coast. (Source)

  4278. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 8:57 AM PDT - (AllAfrica.com) - South Africa: Institutions Have High Hopes for Didata
    AFTER yesterday's look at Compclear, a minnow in the software and computer services sector, it seemed appropriate to have a stab at that somewhat stranded whale, Dimension Data Holdings (Didata), which has a market capitalisation of R8,1bn. You can buy lots of these shares if you want them. (Source)

  4279. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 6:16 AM PDT - (Independent Online) - Missile tests force visitors to cancel tours
    A number of tourists visiting the Whale Trail at De Hoop Nature Reserve have cancelled their trips because of the testing of missile guidance systems at a neighbouring Denel test site. (Source)

  4280. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 6:27 AM PDT - (BBC News) - Rare dolphin family group spotted
    A rare family group of dolphins is spotted off the coast of Bardsey Island off the tip of the Lleyn peninsula. (Source)

  4281. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 8:17 AM PDT - (Guardian Unlimited) - The return of whaling
    Iceland's decision to resume commercial whaling has made it an international pariah - and blown a 20-year moratorium. John Vidal reports. (Source)

  4282. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:30 AM PDT - (The News Journal) - Humpback whale washes up on Del. shore
    A dead humpback whale was discovered Wednesday after it washed onto sandy shores in Cape Henlopen State Park, near Lewes. The whale, apparently a juvenile, was being measured by researchers with the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute of Delaware. A cause of death has not yet been determined. (Source)

  4283. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 9:25 AM PDT - (The Daily Times) - Humpback whale washes up on Del. shore
    LEWES, DEL. — A dead humpback whale was discovered Wednesday after it washed onto sandy shores in Cape Henlopen State Park, south of Lewes. The whale, apparently a juvenile, was being measured by researchers with the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute of Delaware on Wednesday. (Source)

  4284. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 11:28 AM PDT - (Pitchfork) - Slits, Knife, Deerhoof, Black Keys Play CMJ
    The East Coast/West Coast split has just gotten a little wider. Competing with baby Vegoose in Las Vegas for Halloween weekend festival madness is the old 'n wise CMJ Music Marathon in New York City, celebrating its 26th year with the likes of the Knife, Deerhoof, the Slits, the Black Keys, Madlib, Hot Chip, Blonde Redhead, the Boy Least Likely To, Blue Cheer, Silversun Pickups, White Whale, Dr. (Source)

  4285. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 4:03 PM PDT - (KTVA Anchorage) - NOAA to set bowhead quotas
    NOAA Fisheries says it has begun the process of setting new bowhead whale subsistence harvest quotas for 2008, to 2017. The current quota expire at the end of 2007. That quota was set by the International Whaling Commission. It determined that up to 255 whales could be landed between 2003, and 2007. (Source)

  4286. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 4:16 PM PDT - (Newswise) - Beaked Whales Perform Extreme Dives to Hunt Deepwater Prey
    A study of ten beaked whales of two poorly understood species shows their foraging dives are deeper and longer than those reported for any other air-breathing species. This extreme deep-diving behavior is of particular interest since beaked whales stranded during naval sonar exercises have been reported to have symptoms of decompression sickness. (Source)

  4287. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 2:42 PM PDT - (Scoop.co.nz) - Iceland cold on cruelty as it returns to whaling
    Iceland’s resumption of commercial whaling in defiance of a 20-year-old international whaling ban shows a blatant disregard for the cruelty of modern whaling, according to a coalition of more than 140 animal welfare organisations in over 55 countries... (Source)

  4288. Thu, 19 Oct 2006 6:45 PM PDT - (Narooma News) - Listening in on hungry whales
    THE possibility that humpback whales migrating south at this time of year are stopping off on the south coast for a feed is an exciting prospect for marine scientist Michelle Lemon. (Source)

  4289. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 3:10 PM PDT - (WDSU.com) - Young, Orphaned Dolphin Rescued In Grand Isle
    GULFPORT, Miss. -- Mississippi marine biologists are caring for a young Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, which was stranded in Louisiana after apparently being orphaned. (Source)

  4290. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 7:04 AM PDT - (FOX 10 Mobile) - Young dolphin, likely orphaned, was beached in Louisiana
    GULFPORT, Miss. Mississippi marine biologists are caring for a young Atlantic bottlenose dolphin, which was stranded in Louisiana after apparently being... (Source)

  4291. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 3:59 AM PDT - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Beached Dolphin Recovering In Gulfport
    A young dolphin is recovering at a Gulfport facility after being rescued late Wednesday night. The 2-year-old male dolphin was found beached in Grand Isle, Louisiana. His mother was no where to be found. (Source)

  4292. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 5:38 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - EU urges Iceland not to resume whale hunts
    The European Union condemned on Friday Iceland's plan to resume commercial whale hunts, urging the country to reconsider the decision. (Source)

  4293. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 7:40 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whaling already hurting tourism to Iceland
    Iceland's decision earlier this week to resume commercial whaling despite an international ban has already hurt the country's tourism industry, with several whale watching companies reporting cancellations. (Source)

  4294. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 5:53 AM PDT - (Science Daily) - Beaked Whales Perform Extreme Dives To Hunt Deepwater Prey
    A study of 10 beaked whales of two poorly understood species shows their foraging dives are deeper and longer than those reported for any other air-breathing species. This extreme deep-diving behavior is of particular interest since beaked whales stranded during naval sonar exercises have been reported to have symptoms of decompression sickness. One goal of the study was to explore whether the (Source)

  4295. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:09 AM PDT - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Icelandic Whalers Head Out to Hunt First Fin Whale
    An Icelandic whaling ship headed out yesterday to commercially hunt whales for the first time in twenty years. The move has been met with sharp criticism by both the international community and conservationists worldwide, including experts with International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) www.ifaw.org. (Source)

  4296. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 12:54 PM PDT - (KTVF Fairbanks) - NOAA to set bowhead quotas
    NOAA Fisheries says it has begun the process of setting new bowhead whale subsistence harvest quotas for 2008 to 2017. (Source)

  4297. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 4:29 PM PDT - (Times Online) - Whale that dived record 6,230ft and held breath for 85 minutes
    BEAKED whales have astonished animal researchers by smashing the record for the deepest dive by an air-breathing animal. Zoologists studying Cuvier’s beaked whale recorded specimens diving 6,230ft (1,899m) under the surface, easily beating the record of 4,000ft held by the sperm whale. (Source)

  4298. Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:35 PM PDT - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - At-risk orca calf is now presumed dead
    A fourth Puget Sound orca has gone missing. (Source)

  4299. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 12:16 PM PDT - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Beached Dolphin Recovering In Gulfport
    A young dolphin is recovering at a Gulfport facility after being rescued late Wednesday night. The 2-year-old male dolphin was found beached in Grand Isle, Louisiana. His mother was no where to be found. (Source)

  4300. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 1:33 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - In Colombia, a race to count the dolphins
    BOJONAWI NATURE RESERVE, Colombia -- A slow-moving canoe full of marine biologists gingerly steers through water that reaches the treetops above a flooded forest floor. Seeming to float through the cloudless sky, the group emerges onto a placid oval lake, where four powder-pink dolphins surface and dive in elegant arcs. (Source)

  4301. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:38 AM PDT - (RedNova) - NOAA Agents Continue to Study Recent Whale Incident
    By Gabriel Tynes, Walton Sun, Santa Rosa Beach, Fla. Oct. 21--Scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the results of a necropsy on a whale that was euthanized by a Walton County Sheriff's deputy Oct. (Source)

  4302. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 9:55 AM PDT - (UPI) - Whales dive record 6,230 feet
    BOSTON, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- Beaked whales, one of the least-known families of the large mammals, dived a record 6,230 feet and held their breath for 85 minutes, U.S. zoologists report. (Source)

  4303. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 2:14 PM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale hunting ban
    Icelandic whalers broke a 21-year-old international ban on whaling on Saturday when they harpooned the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985, a whalers' spokesman said. (Source)

  4304. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 1:39 PM PDT - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale ban
    Icelandic whalers have broken a 21-year-old international ban on whaling when they harpooned a fin whale. (Source)

  4305. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 1:46 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Australian scientists record sounds of rare whale
    Australian scientists now have one of the few recordings of the sounds made by the endangered sei whale. (Source)

  4306. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 3:00 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Iceland breaks moratorium with fin whale catch
    Icelandic whalers say they have broken a 21-year-old international ban on whaling by harpooning the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985. (Source)

  4307. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 7:29 PM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Iceland harpoons whale, breaks 21-year-old hunting ban: report
    _ Icelandic whalers harpooned a fin whale on Saturday, breaking a 21-year-old international ban on hunting the mammal, Reuters reported, quoting a spokesman of a Norway-based whalers' organization as saying. (Source)

  4308. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 7:13 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Humpback whale delights beachgoers
    EARLY morning beachgoers were treated to a spectacular sight off Adelaide's southern beaches this morning, as a humpback whale frolicked just 500m offshore. (Source)

  4309. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 8:23 PM PDT - (BBC News) - Iceland 'breaks ban on whaling'
    Iceland reportedly breaks a 21-year-old international ban on commercial whaling by killing its first fin whale. (Source)

  4310. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 8:57 PM PDT - (TVNZ) - Iceland breaks whaling ban
    Icelandic whalers broke a 21-year-old international ban on whaling on Saturday when they harpooned the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985, a whalers' spokesman said. (Source)

  4311. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 7:09 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whaling to resume in N Atlantic
    ICELANDIC whalers broke a 21-year-old international ban on whaling today when they harpooned the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985. (Source)

  4312. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:02 PM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale hunting ban
    OSLO (Reuters) - Icelandic whalers broke a 21-year-old international ban on whaling on Saturday when they harpooned the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985, a whalers' spokesman said. (Source)

  4313. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 10:33 PM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - Icelandic whalers 'giving the finger'
    Australia's Environment Minister Ian Campbell says Iceland is sticking two fingers in the air to the international community by killing a whale species listed as close to extinction. (Source)

  4314. Sat, 21 Oct 2006 9:26 PM PDT - (Nasdaq) - Iceland Resumes Commercial Whaling
    (RTTNews) - Iceland has resumed commercial whaling by killing a fin whale. Earlier, the country had announced that it planned to resume commercial whaling after a nearly two-decade moratorium, defying a worldwide ban on hunting of the endangered mammals. (Source)

  4315. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 6:58 PM PDT - (Daily Yomiuri Online) - Voyage to the bottom of the tank
    Children wearing diving helmets reach out to touch a dolphin during a workshop held at Enoshima Aquarium in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Saturday. Twenty-five children got a close look at three Pacific white-sided dolphins and listened to their sounds. (Source)

  4316. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 0:27 AM PDT - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - Iceland giving world the finger by killing fin whales: Australia
    _ Australian Environment Minister Ian Campbell said Sunday that Iceland is sticking two fingers in the air to the international community by killing a whale species listed as close to extinction, the Australian Associated Press reported. (Source)

  4317. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 0:25 AM PDT - (The Charlotte Observer) - GLAD YOU ASKED: Blasting the blues: How some whales can sing so darn loud
    Q. Blue whales are the loudest animal. How do they make those sounds? -- Patricia Nims, Fort Mill, S.C. (Source)

  4318. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 2:29 AM PDT - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale hunting ban
    Icelandic whalers broke a 21-year-old international ban on whaling on Saturday when they harpooned the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985, a whalers' spokesman said. (Source)

  4319. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 1:25 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - Minister slams whaling decision
    ENVIRONMENT Minister Ian Campbell says Iceland is sticking two fingers in the air to the international community by killing a whale species close to extinction. (Source)

  4320. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 2:31 AM PDT - (Cyber Diver News Network) - It's official: New free-diving record is 1,899 meters (6,230 feet)
    SPAIN (17 Oct 2006) -- Beaked whales have astonished animal researchers by smashing the record for the deepest dive by an air-breathing animal. (Source)

  4321. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 5:37 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Icelandic whalers kill first fin whale
    Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since the country announced last week it was resuming commercial whaling despite an international ban. (Source)

  4322. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 6:00 AM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Icelandic whalers kill first fin whale
    Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since the country announced last week it was resuming commercial whaling despite an international ban, media and whaling organisations have said. (Source)

  4323. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 5:49 AM PDT - (Canada.com) - Icelandic whalers kill first fin whale
    REYKJAVIK -- Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since the country announced last week it was resuming commercial whaling despite an international ban, media and whaling organisations said on Sunday. (Source)

  4324. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 8:32 AM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale hunting ban
    OSLO (Reuters) - Icelandic whalers broke a 21-year-old international ban on whaling on Saturday when they harpooned the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985, a whalers' spokesman said. (Source)

  4325. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 1:11 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Iceland Breaks Whale Hunt Ban
    Iceland has broken a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s. (Source)

  4326. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:19 AM PDT - (CP via Yahoo! Canada News) - Iceland breaks ban on commercial whaling with first fin whale kill in 20 years
    REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) - Iceland has broken a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s, the Icelandic media reported Sunday. (Source)

  4327. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:21 AM PDT - (WBOC 16) - Humpback Whale Washes onto Cape Henlopen Shore
    CAPE HENLOPEN , Del. - A huge whale lying dead on the Delaware shore could hold a clue to a string of washed up whales along the East Coast. (Source)

  4328. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:09 AM PDT - (EuroNews) - Iceland breaks whale hunting ban
    Iceland has resumed whale hunting putting an end to a two-decade long ban. (Source)

  4329. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 12:44 PM PDT - (Daily Mail) - Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale hunting ban
    Icelandic whalers broke a 21-year-old international ban on whaling on Saturday when they harpooned the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985, a whalers' spokesman said (Source)

  4330. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 4:56 PM PDT - (CBS News) - Iceland Breaks Whale Hunt Ban
    Iceland has broken a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s. (Source)

  4331. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 4:16 PM PDT - (CBS 4 Miami) - Authorities Investigating Missing Whale Bones
    Authorities could charge a man with illegally taking some whale bones from a decomposing whale carcass. (Source)

  4332. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 3:46 PM PDT - (FOX 10 Mobile) - Authorities investigating missing whale bones
    BIG PINE KEY, Fla. Authorities could charge a man with illegally taking some whale bones from a decomposing whale carcass. The 30-foot sperm whale beached... (Source)

  4333. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 3:29 PM PDT - (Japan Today) - Icelandic whalers kill first fin whale
    REYKJAVIK — Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since the country announced last week it was resuming commercial whaling despite an international ban. (Source)

  4334. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 9:50 PM PDT - (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) - Iceland kills whale, breaking international ban
    Iceland killed a fin whale on Sunday, breaching a global moratorium on commercial whaling. (Source)

  4335. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:03 PM PDT - (Reuters.co.uk) - Iceland breaks 21-year-old whale hunting ban
    OSLO (Reuters) - Icelandic whalers broke a 21-year-old international ban on whaling on Saturday when they harpooned the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985, a whalers' spokesman said. (Source)

  4336. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 11:29 PM PDT - (BizJournals) - Meridian manager plans bigger deals following warehouse whale
    Nearly two years after making his first deal in the Tampa Bay area, Steve Kossoff is setting his sights on more commercial real estate transactions -- the bigger, the better. (Source)

  4337. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 9:24 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Iceland resumes whaling
    ICELANDIC whalers have broken a 21-year-old international ban on whaling, harpooning the first fin whale since the moratorium was imposed in 1985. (Source)

  4338. Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:43 PM PDT - (The Times and Democrat) - Iceland Breaks Ban on Commercial Whaling
    REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland broke a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s, local media reported Sunday. (Source)

  4339. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 2:42 PM PDT - (Wisconsin State Journal) - Ban Speedos!
    Near Bradenton, Fla., a dolphin had to be rescued by emergency workers after it swam into a pair of extra-large Speedos and got caught in them. A new trend? (Source)

  4340. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 0:35 AM PDT - (ITV.com) - Iceland kills endangered fin whale
    Iceland has marked its return to whaling by killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s. It announced last week it was going to start hunting again, despite a worldwide moratorium. (Source)

  4341. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 0:25 AM PDT - (Seattle Times) - Iceland kills whale, ignoring global ban
    ... (Source)

  4342. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 0:19 AM PDT - (RedNova) - Iceland Breaks Ban on Commercial Whaling
    REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Iceland broke a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s, local media reported Sunday. Iceland's RUV television showed footage of a large fin whale being towed by a whaling boat. (Source)

  4343. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 3:01 AM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Iceland breaks ban on commercial whaling with first fin whale kill in 20 years
    Iceland broke a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s, local media reported yesterday. Iceland's RUV television showed footage... (Source)

  4344. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 3:57 AM PDT - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Iceland breaks ban on commercial whaling
    Iceland broke a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s, local media reported Sunday. (Source)

  4345. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 3:28 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Iceland's whalers kill endangered fin whale
    The nation's first such kill in decades breaks the global ban on commercial whaling and piles pressure on the International Whaling Commission (Source)

  4346. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 2:29 AM PDT - (Fort Worth Star-Telegram) - INTERNATIONAL BRIEFS
    Iceland breaks ban on whale hunting (Source)

  4347. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 2:18 AM PDT - (Web 4 Water) - Product details
    Gulliver's Municipal Hire Services, have the most up to date Water derived vehicles in the hire market.The vehicles are available for short or long term rental, and are all top quality Whale equipment. (Source)

  4348. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 7:06 AM PDT - (Bloomberg.com) - Iceland Catches First Whale After Issuing Permits Last Week
    Oct. 23 (Bloomberg) -- Iceland caught a 68-foot long fin whale yesterday after the government last week decided to resume hunting the animals commercially for the first time in two decades. (Source)

  4349. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 6:57 AM PDT - (Sydney Morning Herald) - First fin whale falls victim to Icelanders
    Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since they broke a 21-year international ban on whaling. - (Source)

  4350. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 5:33 AM PDT - (Local 10 Miami) - Man Might Be Charged With Taking Bones From Whale Carcass
    BIG PINE KEY, Fla. -- Authorities could charge a man with illegally taking some whalebones from a decomposing whale carcass. The 30-foot sperm whale beached itself in 4 feet of water off Big Pine Key in July and died several days later. (Source)

  4351. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 8:20 AM PDT - (ABC News) - Iceland Breaks Ban on Commercial Whaling
    Iceland Breaks Ban on Commercial Whaling With 1st Fin Whale Kill in 20 Years (Source)

  4352. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 5:56 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Iceland breaks ban on commercial whaling
    Iceland broke a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s, local media reported Sunday. (Source)

  4353. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 7:43 AM PDT - (AGMnews) - Venezuela
    Guatemala leads in U.N. vote ? U.S. labor leader accused of stealing $2M ? Iceland to resume commercial whale hunts... Venezuela says cooperating on drug fight ? (Source)

  4354. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 6:27 AM PDT - (KLTV Texas) - Killing Endangered Whales: Defiant Iceland Breaks 20-Year Ban
    Iceland ignored a global moratorium and killed an endangered fin whale, breaking a worldwide ban on commercial whaling that went into effect in 1986. (Source)

  4355. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:39 AM PDT - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Icelandic whalers kill first fin whale
    Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since the country announced last week it was resuming commercial whaling despite an international ban, media and whaling organisations said. (Source)

  4356. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 9:25 AM PDT - (Animal Planet) - Iceland Breaks Ban, Kills Endangered Whale
    Iceland kills a fin whale after breaking a moratorium on commercial whaling. (Source)

  4357. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:45 AM PDT - (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Scientists Fret over Starving and Missing Whales
    Editor's Note: See video of the whale research in Baja, California. (Source)

  4358. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 9:32 AM PDT - (CBC British Columbia) - Latest missing killer whale a baby
    A researcher on Vancouver Island says another orca is missing off the coast of B.C., bringing the number of killer whales feared dead to six. (Source)

  4359. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 9:14 AM PDT - (Eagle-Tribune Online) - Whales are Earth's deepest divers
    Scientists long suspected that beaked whales, an elusive family of whales with noses like dolphins, are the deepest divers of all air-breathing species on Earth. (Source)

  4360. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 4:18 PM PDT - (KTVA Anchorage) - Whale skull will be put on display
    The skull of a killer whale found beached earlier this month will eventually be put on display, likely at an elementary school in Ketchikan. Aleria Jensen is the Alaska marine mammal stranding coordinator for the National Marine Fisheries Service. (Source)

  4361. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 3:47 PM PDT - (Times Online) - First whale kill as ban is lifted
    A fin whale, above, that was harpooned in the North Atlantic on Saturday, is butchered in the port of Hvalfjörður, Iceland.... (Source)

  4362. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 6:09 PM PDT - (Ararat Advertiser) - Iceland whale hunts resume
    Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since the country announced last week it was resuming commercial whaling, despite an international ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  4363. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 6:57 PM PDT - (MSNBC) - Scientists fret over missing gray whales
    Finding one 30-ton gray whale in the vast North Pacific might be like looking for a needle in a haystack, but finding 17,000 shouldn't be. (Source)

  4364. Mon, 23 Oct 2006 9:28 PM PDT - (Nyngan Observer) - Iceland whale hunts resume
    Icelandic whalers have killed their first fin whale since the country announced last week it was resuming commercial whaling, despite an international ban on commercial whaling. (Source)

  4365. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 0:24 AM PDT - (New York Times) - Iceland: First Kill After Commercial Whaling Resumes
    Iceland caught a 68-foot-long fin whale on Sunday after the government decided last week to resume hunting the animals commercially for the first time in two decades. The Reykjavik-based fishing company Hvalur caught the whale, said Asta Einarsdottir, a lawyer for the Ministry of Fisheries. The fin whale, of which 25,000 roam the central North Atlantic, is the second-biggest type after the blue (Source)

  4366. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 0:42 AM PDT - (Daily Record) - COFFEE BREAK CORNER: QUICK QUIZ
    1. Where can't one in five British children find on a map of the world? 2. Which country has broken a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the Eighties? (Source)

  4367. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 2:11 AM PDT - (Anorak) - Wayne's Parade
    WAYNE Rooney’s 21st birthday party promises to be quite some thing. In readiness for the do, the Sun notes that Wayne’s whale-voiced lover Coleen McLoughlin has been out shopping. (Source)

  4368. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 8:43 AM PDT - (NOAA News) - GUTIERREZ CALLS ICELANDIC WHALE HUNTING ANNOUNCEMENT DISAPPOINTING
    Oct. 19, 2006 — U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez issued the following statement on Iceland's announcement that they were resuming commercial whaling and will issue permits to hunt nine endangered fin whales and 30 minke whales for the year ending August 31, 2007. There is currently a global commercial whaling ban. (Source)

  4369. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 12:37 PM PDT - (National Geographic) - Iceland Breaks Whale-Hunt Ban, Kills Fin Whale
    In a controversial decision, Iceland has resumed commercial whaling, authorizing the killing of 39 animals by the end of August. (Source)

  4370. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 11:14 AM PDT - (USA Today) - Take the Clipper from Seattle to explore Victoria, B.C.
    A blue haze crowns the Olympic Mountains as the Victoria Clipper plies Puget Sound, heading from Seattle to Victoria, on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It's a three-hour trip that is as memorable as its destination. Along the way you might see the pod of an orca whale, or a bald eagle swooping down to catch a fish, or a sail arcing in the breeze. (Source)

  4371. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 3:01 PM PDT - (Hartford Courant) - Iceland Breaks Ban on Commercial Whaling
    Iceland broke a global moratorium on commercial whaling, killing an endangered fin whale for the first time since the 1980s, local media reported Sunday. (Source)

  4372. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 4:58 PM PDT - (Nature) - Iceland resumes commercial whaling
    Last week, Icelandic authorities announced that they would resume commerical hunting of minke and fin whales; over the weekend they made their first kill. News@nature.com takes a look at the issue. (Source)

  4373. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 3:07 PM PDT - (CNews) - Arctic hamlet roots for whales
    TUKTOYAKTUK, N.W.T. (CP) - Residents of a tiny hamlet on the Beaufort Sea are cheering for a pod of beluga whales to escape slowly freezing Arctic lakes - even though harvesting the whales if they become trapped would supply hundreds with a winter's worth of meat and blubber. (Source)

  4374. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 6:45 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Whale hit denied Witnesses tell court about boat sighting
    A MAN whose father is accused of interfering with a whale at Logans Beach told a court yesterday their boat did not hit the mammal. Mark Yeats Wilson, 59, of Japan Street, Warrnambool, has pleaded not guilty to interfering with a whale while in the Logans Beach exclusion zone on June 13 last year. (Source)

  4375. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 9:20 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dead sperm whale washes ashore
    Another sperm whale has been found washed up on a beach on the south coast of Western Australia. (Source)

  4376. Tue, 24 Oct 2006 9:45 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Dead sperm whale washes ashore
    Another sperm whale has been found washed up on a beach on the south coast of Western Australia. The whale was found this morning at One Mile Beach, east of Hopetoun. (Source)

  4377. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 1:26 AM PDT - (Wisconsin State Journal) - Ban Speedos!
    Near Bradenton, Fla., a dolphin had to be rescued by emergency workers after it swam into a pair of extra-large Speedos and got caught in them. A new trend? (Source)

  4378. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 0:08 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Beluga whales' fate has residents fretting
    (AP) -- Residents of a tiny hamlet on the Beaufort Sea are hoping for a pod of beluga whales to escape slowly freezing Arctic lakes, even though the whales would supply many families with a winter's worth of meat and blubber. (Source)

  4379. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 2:34 AM PDT - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Name the whale
    Got an idea for a name for the new beluga whale calf at the Shedd Aquarium? In cooperation with "Good Morning America,' the Shedd is offering a way for people to nominate names for the 14-week-old female. (Source)

  4380. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 2:13 AM PDT - (News Interactive) - Sixth sperm whale dead on WA beach
    A SIXTH sperm whale has been spotted dead on a beach on the southern coast of Western Australia. (Source)

  4381. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 6:15 AM PDT - (Cape Gazette) - 40,000 pound humpback whale washes ashore in Lewes
    A 40,000-pound humpback whale washed up at Cape Henlopen State Park Wednesday, Oct. 18. It was the second stranding of a whale since May. Volunteers from the Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitation Institute (MERR) collected samples Wednesday and Thursday from the dead juvenile humpback whale. (Source)

  4382. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 5:10 AM PDT - (USA Today) - Take the Clipper from Seattle to explore Victoria, B.C.
    A blue haze crowns the Olympic Mountains as the Victoria Clipper plies Puget Sound, heading from Seattle to Victoria, on the southeastern tip of Vancouver Island, in British Columbia, Canada. It's a three-hour trip that is as memorable as its destination. Along the way you might see the pod of an orca whale, or a bald eagle swooping down to catch a fish, or a sail arcing in the breeze. (Source)

  4383. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 8:57 AM PDT - (The Islands' Sounder) - Four local orcas missing, presumed dead
    Four Southern resident orcas are missing and presumed dead. The Center for Whale Research on San Juan Island said K-28, a 12-year-old female, was last seen with her calf in mid-September. (Source)

  4384. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:21 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Iceland kills its first endangered whale in decades
    When the government of Iceland announced it would resume commercial whaling, the boats wasted no time, quickly landing a fin whale (Source)

  4385. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 11:20 AM PDT - (New Scientist) - Beaked whales dive deepest
    The world of breath-hold diving has a new champion. Beaked whales regularly plunge deeper beneath the whales than any other mammal (Source)

  4386. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 1:55 PM PDT - (Townsville Bulletin) - Schuey plans whale of holdiay
    MICHAEL Schumacher is not ruling out a comeback to motor racing. While the 37 year-old German is not interested at the moment, and his immediate ambition is to "go swimming with whales," he admits he may feel different in a couple of years. (Source)

  4387. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 7:46 PM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 1.00pm Thursday October 26, 2006 By Gunnlaugur Arnason
    REYKJAVIK - Iceland's fisheries minister said on Wednesday the government had expected criticism for its decision to resume commercial whaling after a 21-year ban but he dismissed suggestions the hunt would hurt tourism. (Source)

  4388. Wed, 25 Oct 2006 10:52 PM PDT - (The GW Hatchet) - The Bar Belle: Sign of the Whale
    Sign of the Whale I've heard that Sign of the Whale sells beer. I've been assured, by several sources, that this beer tastes like beer, and when consumed in large quantities, feels like beer. I have also been told that on several nights of the week, the M Street bar offers a comfortable building in which to drink beer. (Source)

  4389. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 4:55 AM PDT - (Fishupdate.com) - "Iceland cannot sell its whale meat, but is still hunting" says Oceana
    SOURCES from the international marine conservation organisation Oceana indicated on Monday that the Icelandic vessel Hvalur 9 had captured a whale, lesser rorqual, 200 miles from the coast. This is the second one to be caught by them in as many weeks. (Source)

  4390. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 4:18 AM PDT - (The Minnesota Daily) - [AandE] Swarm intelli-dance
    Gang Gang Dance is the buzzing of a swarm of worker bees, cross-pollinating different musical pollen into a new hybrid. They are a weedy mess of sonic flora held together only by a sort of whale-song... (Source)

  4391. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:13 AM PDT - (Northern Territory News) - Schuey plans whale of holdiay
    MICHAEL Schumacher's immediate goal is to "go swimming with whales", but the champion F1 driver will not rule out a return to motor racing in a couple of years. (Source)

  4392. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 9:17 AM PDT - (The New Zealand Herald) - 1.00pm Thursday October 26, 2006 By Gunnlaugur Arnason
    REYKJAVIK - Iceland's fisheries minister said on Wednesday the government had expected criticism for its decision to resume commercial whaling after a 21-year ban but he dismissed suggestions the hunt would hurt tourism. (Source)

  4393. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 4:11 PM PDT - (Newsweek) - Q&A: Defending Iceland’s Whale Hunting
    A pro-whaling spokesman defends Iceland's decision to hunt endangered whales. (Source)

  4394. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 3:57 PM PDT - (Montana Standard) - WHALE program focuses on kids
    A newly launched statewide child safety seat occupant identification program is expected to make the jobs of emergency personnel easier while potentially saving the lives of children involved in auto accidents. (Source)

  4395. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 8:46 PM PDT - (The Australian) - Whale freed after 4000km ordeal
    A WHALE that swam thousands of kilometres from Victoria entangled in fishing ropes has been freed in Gold Coast waters. (Source)

  4396. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 7:18 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - WHALE FIRST
    A WARRNAMBOOL businessman was yesterday convicted of entering a protective whale zone at Logans Beach but cleared of a more serious charge of interfering with a whale in a landmark court hearing. (Source)

  4397. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 6:00 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Court ruling may prompt whale protection laws review
    The Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) says it may need to re-examine laws designed to protect whales. (Source)

  4398. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 7:48 PM PDT - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Humpback freed from rope tangle
    A rescue team has freed a whale from ropes and buoys in waters off northern New South Wales. (Source)

  4399. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 8:02 PM PDT - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Humpback freed from rope tangle
    A rescue team has freed a whale from ropes and buoys in waters off northern New South Wales. The juvenile humpback was sighted off the Gold Coast yesterday and a team from Seaworld tracked the animal throughout the night. (Source)

  4400. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 7:20 PM PDT - (Warrnambool Standard) - Seal a visitor threat
    VISITORS to Logans Beach have been urged to stay away from a rare and dangerous seal capable of eating small dogs. The juvenile leopard seal was resting on the sand east of the beach's whale viewing platform yesterday. (Source)

  4401. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 10:09 PM PDT - (Northern Territory News) - Whale freed after 4000km ordeal
    A WHALE that swam thousands of kilometres from Victoria entangled in fishing ropes has been freed in Gold Coast waters. A team of Sea World divers today freed the juvenile humpback whale of the fishing ropes and floats believed to be from Portland, Victoria. (Source)

  4402. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 9:36 PM PDT - (News Interactive) - Whale freed after 4000km ordeal
    A WHALE that swam thousands of kilometres from Victoria entangled in fishing rope has been set free in Gold Coast waters by Sea World divers. (Source)

  4403. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 11:15 PM PDT - (Montana Standard) - WHALE program focuses on kids
    A newly launched statewide child safety seat occupant identification program is expected to make the jobs of emergency personnel easier while potentially saving the lives of children involved in auto accidents. (Source)

  4404. Thu, 26 Oct 2006 9:05 PM PDT - (The State) - TV best bets | Oct. 27
    PREMIERE: “Las Vegas”: The show returns to NBC with a late fourth-season start. The Montecito Resort & Casino is shocked when Big Ed (James Caan) is attacked by a gunman. Meanwhile, Delinda (Molly Sims) admits her feelings for Danny (Josh Duhamel) to her fiance, Derek (returning guest star Shawn Christian), and Sam (Vanessa Marcil) travels to Hawaii to deal with a “whale” who won’t vacate the (Source)

  4405. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 2:50 PM PDT - (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Wayward Dolphin Swims Into Shallow Waters
    A wayward dolphin swam its way through twists and turns into an inlet near the Braintree Yacht Club on Friday. (Source)

  4406. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 5:53 PM PDT - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Dolphin Recovering Well In Gulfport, But Needs A Name
    He's going to make it. That's the latest progress report on the young dolphin being nursed back to health in Gulfport. After a week of care at the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies, the two-year-old male is now eating well. (Source)

  4407. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 1:32 AM PDT - (Wisconsin State Journal) - Ban Speedos!
    Near Bradenton, Fla., a dolphin had to be rescued by emergency workers after it swam into a pair of extra-large Speedos and got caught in them. A new trend? (Source)

  4408. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 9:01 PM PDT - (Boston Herald) - Well, hello Dolly: Dolphin flips for Fore River
    An 8-foot common dolphin that was separated from its "pod" of marine mates made an uncommon journey yesterday into the shallow waters of the Lower Fore River in Braintree - creating a bit of... (Source)

  4409. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 7:27 PM PDT - (NBC 6 Miami) - Seaquarium Dolphin Named After Zo
    A 3-foot dolphin was named Friday after 6-foot-10-inch Miami Heat center Alonzo Mourning. (Source)

  4410. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 9:12 PM PDT - (Town Online) - Well, hello Dolly: Dolphin flips for Fore River
    An 8-foot common dolphin that was separated from its “pod” of marine mates made an uncommon journey yesterday into the shallow waters of the Lower Fore River in Braintree - creating a bit of a splash along the banks. (Source)

  4411. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 10:14 AM PDT - (MSNBC) - Whale pod faces being frozen in behind ice
    TUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories - Residents of an Arctic hamlet on the Beaufort Sea in Canada are hoping a pod of beluga whales will be able to escape slowly freezing lakes, even though the whales would supply many families with a winter's worth of meat and blubber. (Source)

  4412. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 3:57 PM PDT - (Pitchfork) - White Whale WWI
    White Whale may hail from land-locked Kansas but on WWI that doesn't stop the band from dreaming of life on the high seas. Throughout the album, imagery of admirals, ships, and overseas travel ride the crest of the band's anthemic rock-- which is often as expansive as the ocean itself. (Source)

  4413. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 3:57 PM PDT - (Pitchfork) - White Whale Tour Dry Land Starting Sunday
    Lawrence quintet White Whale has emerged from the vast and mighty wetlands of Kansas for a short jaunt through North America. (Source)

  4414. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 2:10 PM PDT - (Science News) - A Whale's Tale: Puzzling marine compounds are natural
    An 85-year-old vial of oil from a whaling ship has revealed that a mysterious group of organic chemicals resembling human-made compounds are naturally produced in the sea. (Source)

  4415. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 1:22 PM PDT - (myKawartha.com) - DNA facility at Trent University opens
    Analyzing the remains of ancient Greek and Roman populations, extracting DNA from 10,000-year-old whale bones and studying plant hormones is all taking place under one roof at Trent University's DNA building. (Source)

  4416. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 9:58 PM PDT - (Daily Record) - WHALE BE BACK
    AS experiences go, it was one to remember and, hopefully, repeat. Out on open water, we tracked an elusive minke whale, while closer to shore we drifted past sunbathing seals and marvelled as thousands of noisy seabirds wheeled overhead. (Source)

  4417. Fri, 27 Oct 2006 11:59 PM PDT - (Montana Standard) - WHALE program focuses on kids
    A newly launched statewide child safety seat occupant identification program is expected to make the jobs of emergency personnel easier while potentially saving the lives of children involved in auto accidents. (Source)

  4418. Sat, 28 Oct 2006 1:38 AM PDT - (Boston Globe) - Dolphin spotted in Fore River
    A common dolphin was in uncommon surroundings yesterday -- swimming in the Fore River, just outside the Braintree Yacht Club, until it exited Boston Harbor with high tide around 3 p.m., according to Tony LaCasse, spokesman for the New England Aquarium. (Source)

  4419. Sat, 28 Oct 2006 3:28 AM PDT - (Patriot Ledger) - Dolphin pays a visit to the Fore River: The animal is probably sick, New England Aquarium official says
    BRAINTREE - When Dan Gray walked down to his slip at Braintree Yacht Club on Friday morning, he had company: a dolphin. A 6-foot-long common dolphin spent the day yesterday swimming up and down the Fore River between Smith Beach and the Quincy Avenue bridge. (Source)

  4420. Sat, 28 Oct 2006 1:33 AM PDT - (Wisconsin State Journal) - Ban Speedos!
    Near Bradenton, Fla., a dolphin had to be rescued by emergency workers after it swam into a pair of extra-large Speedos and got caught in them. A new trend? (Source)

  4421. Sat, 28 Oct 2006 9:30 PM PDT - (UPI) - Dolphin swims into Boston Harbor
    BOSTON, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- A wayward dolphin has been spotted deep inside Boston Harbor, swimming up the Fore River. Biologists say the common dolphin appears healthy, if a little thin, the Boston Globe reported. But they worry about how the dolphin got separated from its pod. (Source)

  4422. Sat, 28 Oct 2006 2:40 AM PDT - (Washington Post) - COMING AND GOING
    Iceland has a thriving whale-watching industry, but the government recently decided to ignore a global moratorium on killing whales. (Source)

  4423. Sat, 28 Oct 2006 11:44 PM PDT - (Montana Standard) - WHALE program focuses on kids
    A newly launched statewide child safety seat occupant identification program is expected to make the jobs of emergency personnel easier while potentially saving the lives of children involved in auto accidents. (Source)

  4424. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 3:34 PM PST - (The Star Online) - Pixman hooks unusual catch at sea
    BALIK PULAU: A mammal that looks like a baby dolphin was found dead in the waters off the south-west coast of Penang. (Source)

  4425. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 1:28 AM PDT - (Miami Herald) - Whale-watching in the Dominican Republic
    Two males sing hypnotic melodies, vying for the female's attention. They pursue her relentlessly, each hoping the other will give up and go home. When neither does, and the flirtatious female fails to choose between them, the two suitors proceed to settle the matter like . . . whales. Huge, 30- to 40-ton humpback whales. (Source)

  4426. Sun, 29 Oct 2006 1:19 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - DEEP IN THE WOODS, COOPERATION RULES
    Project Harmony, a retreat for middle-school students, reveals some lessons on getting along. More than a dozen sixth-grade girls climbed onto a wooden plank and were told if they completed their task properly they would get to watch whales swimming in the ocean. (Source)

  4427. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 4:44 AM PST - (WCVB TheBostonChannel.com via Yahoo! News) - Stranded Dolphin Dies
    A dolphin stuck in a canal between the Fore River and the Minadaquate River in Braintree has died. (Source)

  4428. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 9:18 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dolphin Dave boosts town's trade
    A dolphin living off the Kent coast has extended the holiday season by attracting 150 visitors a day. (Source)

  4429. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 12:31 PM PST - (Boston Herald) - Sad end for stranded dolphin
    With a few final sorrowful pops and whistles, the dolphin dubbed "Dolly" by Braintree onlookers was euthanized last night after succumbing to apparent sickness. The majestic dolphin's... (Source)

  4430. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 9:25 AM PST - (Patriot Ledger) - Sad end: Dolphin put to death; Animal that spent weekend swimming in Monatiquot River was sick, beached itself
    BRAINTREE - A dolphin that spent the weekend swimming in Monatiquot River was destroyed last night after stranding itself on the shore. Volunteers from New England Aquarium, who had been monitoring the 8-foot, 500-pound dolphin, saw it become beached at about 9:15 p.m. and realized it was sick. (Source)

  4431. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 4:58 AM PST - (The Boston Channel) - Stranded Dolphin Dies
    A dolphin stuck in a canal between the Fore River and the Monatiquot River in Braintree has died. (Source)

  4432. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 5:24 AM PST - (WLOX-TV Biloxi) - Dolphin Recovering Well In Gulfport, But Needs A Name
    He's going to make it. That's the latest progress report on the young dolphin being nursed back to health in Gulfport. After a week of care at the Institute of Marine Mammal Studies, the two-year-old male is now eating well. (Source)

  4433. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 9:00 PM PST - (Boston Herald) - Dolphin came upriver to die
    A bout of pneumonia and a parasite drove a rare bottlenose dolphin out of its deep-Atlantic domain to a muddy resting place on a Braintree riverbed where it was euthanized early yesterday. The 500-pound... (Source)

  4434. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:42 PM PST - (Town Online) - Dolphin came upriver to die
    About of pneumonia and a parasite drove a rare bottlenose dolphin out of its deep-Atlantic domain to a muddy resting place on a Braintree riverbed where it was euthanized early yesterday. (Source)

  4435. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 1:14 AM PST - (Montana Standard) - WHALE program focuses on kids
    A newly launched statewide child safety seat occupant identification program is expected to make the jobs of emergency personnel easier while potentially saving the lives of children involved in auto accidents. (Source)

  4436. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 6:36 AM PST - (Escanaba Daily Press) - Delta Dolphins are solid in swim debut
    HOUGHTON — The YMCA of Delta County Delta Dolphins swim team took second place at the Killer Whale fall medal meet Saturday. The Houghton Killer Whales won the five-team event. (Source)

  4437. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 5:34 AM PST - (New London Day) - Childrenʼs Book Bank Plans Open House Today
    New London - The public is invited to attend a Whaleʼs Tales Book Bank open house from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today on the... (Source)

  4438. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 9:56 AM PST - (The Weekly Standard via Yahoo! News) - Jumping the Whale
    YOU'VE PROBABLY ALL HEARD the phrase "Jumping the shark" by now. It's a show business thing from decades ago that I think has been culture-wide for quite some time. (I only heard it myself about a year ago, which, considering I'm in show business, is probably pathetic.) In case you haven't . . . (Source)

  4439. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:59 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Skull-cleaning business thrives in Okla.
    On one table, a worker places the final touches on a human skeleton, with the head still separated from the rest of the bones. In another corner sit three large whale skulls, one weighing about a ton. (Source)

  4440. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 2:00 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Where ‘how greasy a human is’ is day's work
    On one table, a worker places the final touches on a human skeleton, with the head still separated from the rest of the bones. In another corner sit three large whale skulls, one weighing about a ton. (Source)

  4441. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 10:21 PM PST - (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) - Business thrives on smelly process of cleaning skulls
    OKLAHOMA CITY — On one table, a worker places the final touches on a human skeleton, with the head still separated from the rest of the bones. In another corner sit three large whale skulls, one weighing about a ton. (Source)

  4442. Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:38 PM PST - (Lompoc Record) - Roadside Attractions
    A sign displayed prominently on a table in the Cachuma Lake Nature Center reads, “Please touch.” On the table is cool stuff - a deer skull, antlers, some Indian artifacts, a sprig of wild oats, a fossilized whale vertebra, feathers. Under the table is a shaggy bear rug. (Source)

  4443. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 8:56 AM PST - (Patriot Ledger) - DOLPHIN WAS ILL, FAR FROM HOME
    BOSTON - A necropsy performed on the dolphin that spent the weekend swimming in the Monatiquot River in Braintree revealed severe pneumonia in both lungs and a parasitic worm in the dolphin’s aorta. (Source)

  4444. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 0:55 AM PST - (Boston Globe) - Aquarium euthanizes an ailing dolphin
    The New England Aquarium euthanized an ill dolphin Sunday night after it was found stranded on the shore near Braintree Village, aquarium spokesman Tony LaCasse said yesterday. The nearly 500-pound dolphin was spotted on Friday in the Fore River near the Braintree Yacht Club. Aquarium staff sent to monitor the animal found it stranded at 9 p.m. Sunday. A necropsy... (Source)

  4445. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 3:56 AM PST - (Newsday) - Rescue fails to save dolphin washed ashore
    A fisherman discovered a young dolphin partly buried in a Southampton beach, separated from its mother and in poor condition. (Source)

  4446. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 2:38 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Gangetic dolphin rescued from shallow waters
    Baripada, Oct 31: A male gangetic dolphin, sighted in Budhabalanga river, was rescued by wildlife personnel after it got trapped in shallow waters, officials said today. (Source)

  4447. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 1:33 AM PST - (Wisconsin State Journal) - Ban Speedos!
    Near Bradenton, Fla., a dolphin had to be rescued by emergency workers after it swam into a pair of extra-large Speedos and got caught in them. A new trend? (Source)

  4448. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:15 PM PST - (UPI) - Sick dolphin euthanized in Boston
    BOSTON, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- A bottlenose dolphin that strayed into a river off Boston Harbor was euthanized when it beached itself on a mud bank. (Source)

  4449. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 7:38 PM PST - (WNBC) - Young Dolphin Found Alone On Beach Dies
    A young dolphin that was separated from its mother and was found alone on a beach has died. (Source)

  4450. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 1:14 AM PST - (Montana Standard) - WHALE program focuses on kids
    A newly launched statewide child safety seat occupant identification program is expected to make the jobs of emergency personnel easier while potentially saving the lives of children involved in auto accidents. (Source)

  4451. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 2:20 AM PST - (The Courier News) - No bones about it Business thrives on cleaning skulls
    OKLAHOMA CITY -- On one table, a worker puts the final touches on a human skeleton, with the head still separated from the rest of the bones. In another corner sit three large whale skulls, one weighing about a ton. (Source)

  4452. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 6:09 AM PST - (Dallas Morning News) - Skull entrepreneur proves he has a head for business
    OKLAHOMA CITY – On one table, a worker places the final touches on a human skeleton, with the head still separated from the rest of the bones. In another corner sit three large whale skulls, one weighing about a ton. (Source)

  4453. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 5:22 AM PST - (di-ve) - BICREF & Rolex Middle Sea Race
    The Rolex Middle Sea Race (RMSR) again contributed to the collection of valuable data on dolphin and whale sightings through its 607 nautical miles' path taken by the 68 sailing boats' crews. (Source)

  4454. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:12 AM PST - (Pitchfork) - White Whale Tour in Support of Merge Debut
    It's time to walk the trail of history. On July 25, Lawrence, Kansas quintet White Whale will release their Merge Records debut, WWI . The band, comprised of ex-Get Up Kids bassist Rob Pope, three members of Thee Higher Burning Fire, and ex-Butterglory man Matt Suggs, have set out to battle the Decemberists on the high seas for the title of Most Nautically Obsessed Indie Rock Band. (The winner (Source)

  4455. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:05 AM PST - (AlertNet) - France says 25 states to protest Iceland whaling
    Source: Reuters PARIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - A group of 25 countries plan to tell Iceland they object to its resumption of commercial whale hunts despite an international ban, and will urge it to stop, France's Foreign... (Source)

  4456. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 8:52 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - Deep in the woods, cooperation rules
    Project Harmony, a retreat for middle-school students, reveals some lessons on getting along. More than a dozen sixth-grade girls climbed onto a wooden plank and were told if they completed their task properly they would get to watch whales swimming in the ocean. (Source)

  4457. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 3:30 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - France Says 25 States to Protest Iceland Whaling
    PARIS - A group of 25 countries plan to tell Iceland they object to its resumption of commercial whale hunts despite an international ban, and will urge it to stop, France's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. (Source)

  4458. Tue, 31 Oct 2006 9:38 PM PST - (The Washington Times) - Skull fascination spurs firm
    OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- On one table, a worker places the final touches on a human skeleton, with the head still separated from the rest of the bones. In another corner sit three large whale skulls, one weighing about a ton. (Source)

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  4459. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:57 AM PST - (Town Online) - Dark Day of the Dolphin
    Abottlenose dolphin’s extraordinary venture into the dark blue waters of the Fore River over the weekend turned out to be its final journey from the ocean deep after the creature beached itself on a mud flat in Braintree on Sunday night. (Source)

  4460. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 4:15 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Whale trapped in shark net
    A WHALE has become trapped in shark netting off the Sunshine Coast. (Source)

  4461. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 5:02 PM PST - (Townsville Bulletin) - Humpback whale trapped in shark nets
    A WHALE has been trapped in shark netting off the Sunshine Coast. The adult humpback whale was sighted off Point Arkwright, 120 kilometres north of Brisbane, at about 7.30am (AEST) today. (Source)

  4462. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 5:06 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Humpback whale trapped in shark nets
    A WHALE has been trapped in shark netting off the Sunshine Coast. (Source)

  4463. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 4:25 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Animal group bids to buy whale's life from Iceland
    An animal protection group came up with a novel way of saving whales -- it is asking supporters to donate money on eBay to try to buy the life of one of them from the Icelandic government. (Source)

  4464. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 5:49 PM PST - (Times Online) - Iceland left in the cold as whaling trade puts tourists off
    Tourists are turning their backs on Iceland because the country is resuming commercial whaling, a tour operator claims. Whale watching is one of Iceland’s main tourist attractions, but bookings have fallen 25 per cent in the two weeks since it has resumed hunting. (Source)

  4465. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 8:37 PM PST - (The Age) - Whale freed from shark nets in Qld
    A whale caught in shark netting off Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been freed after a four-hour rescue operation. - (Source)

  4466. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:49 PM PST - (PhysOrg) - Gray Whale Skeleton Being Reassembled
    (AP) -- The 165 bones of a California gray whale are slowing being reassembled for a new Kodiak museum set to open next year. Conservationist Stacy Studebaker, photographer Hank Pennington and expert bone restorer Lee Post of Homer were busy Tuesday working on the whale bones with volunteers. (Source)

  4467. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 8:15 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Whale freed from shark net
    A WHALe caught in a shark net off Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been freed after a four-hour rescue. (Source)

  4468. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 8:47 PM PST - (Townsville Bulletin) - Humpback whale freed from shark net
    A WHALE caught in a shark net off Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been freed after a four-hour rescue. The 7m adult humpback was seen off Point Arkwright, south of Coolum Beach, about 7.30 (AEST). (Source)

  4469. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 8:29 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Australia Joins Whale Hunt Protest
    (Reykjavik, Iceland – 1 November 2006) – The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.org) welcomes increased diplomatic pressure against the Icelandic government due to its whaling policy. (Source)

  4470. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:03 PM PST - (Prague Daily Monitor) - Czechs join critics of renewed whale hunting on Iceland
    Brussels/Prague, Nov 1 (CTK) - The Czech Republic has joined the critics of Iceland´s decision to resume commercial hunting of whales despite a global moratorium, who sent official letters of protest to Iceland today. (Source)

  4471. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 10:20 PM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - 'Buy' a whale on eBay
    An animal protection group has come up with a novel way of saving whales - it is asking supporters to donate money on eBay. (Source)

  4472. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 8:22 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Domestic news
    A whale caught in shark netting off Queensland's Sunshine Coast has been freed after a four-hour rescue operation. The seven-metre adult humpback whale was sighted off Point Arkwright, south of Coolum Beach, about 7.30am (AEST) on Thursday. (Source)

  4473. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 5:57 AM PST - (Pitchfork) - White Whale Tour in Support of Merge Debut
    It's time to walk the trail of history. On July 25, Lawrence, Kansas quintet White Whale will release their Merge Records debut, WWI . The band, comprised of ex-Get Up Kids bassist Rob Pope, three members of Thee Higher Burning Fire, and ex-Butterglory man Matt Suggs, have set out to battle the Decemberists on the high seas for the title of Most Nautically Obsessed Indie Rock Band. (The winner (Source)

  4474. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 6:24 AM PST - (New Kerala) - 25 countries protest Iceland's whale hunting
    New York, Nov 1: As many as 25 nations jointly protested Wednesday against Iceland's resumption of commercial whale hunting despite an international ban. (Source)

  4475. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 5:25 AM PST - (The Nation) - Animal group bids to buy whale's life from Iceland
    London - An animal protection group came up with a novel way of saving whales Thursday -- it is asking supporters to donate money on eBay to try to buy the life of one of them from the Icelandic government. (Source)

  4476. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 6:00 AM PST - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - 25 Countries Launch Diplomatic Protest Against Iceland's Whale Hunt
    The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW - http://www.ifaw.org ) today welcomed continued diplomatic pressure against the Icelandic government due to its whaling policy. Ambassadors from 25 countries delivered the demarche - a diplomatic statement signed by representatives of the countries - to the Icelandic foreign and fisheries ministries. (Source)

  4477. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 6:20 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Twenty-five countries slam Iceland's renewed commercial whaling
    Twenty-five countries and the European Commission has delivered a protest to the Icelandic government over its decision to resume commercial whaling in defiance of an international ban, the Swedish embassy in Reykjavik said. (Source)

  4478. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 7:40 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - Iceland faces major diplomatic protest over whaling issue
    DIPLOMATS from around the world, led by Britain's ambassador, have today delivered a strongly-worded protest condemning Iceland over its decision to resume commercial whaling. (Source)

  4479. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 8:36 AM PST - (BBC News) - Iceland rapped on whale hunting
    A group of 25 nations sends a diplomatic protest to Iceland over its resumption of commercial whaling. (Source)

  4480. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 9:34 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Whales aplenty sighted off central Oregon coast shore
    Even in a community that bills itself as a whale watching capital, the summer and fall of 2006 has been one to remember in Depoe Bay. "We've had lots of whales," said Lars Robison co-owner of Dockside Charters in Depoe Bay. The whale watching business has been, "excellent. (Source)

  4481. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 8:16 AM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Thursday November 2, 2006
    New Zealand is joining a group of 25 countries who plan to tell Iceland they object to its resumption of commercial whale hunts despite an international ban, and will urge it to stop, France's Foreign Ministry has said. (Source)

  4482. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 9:25 AM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Diplomats protest against Iceland's return to commercial whaling
    Diplomats deliver strongly-worded protest condemning Iceland over decision to resume commercial whaling. (Source)

  4483. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 8:49 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Iceland slammed for whaling
    TWENTY-five countries delivered a strong protest to the Iceland Government over its decision to resume commercial whaling in defiance of international bans. (Source)

  4484. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 2:47 PM PST - (Times Online) - Iceland left in the cold as whaling trade puts tourists off
    TOURISTS are turning their backs on Iceland because the country is resuming commercial whaling, a tour operator claims. Whale watching is one of Iceland’s main tourist attractions, but bookings have fallen 25 per cent in the two weeks since it has resumed hunting. (Source)

  4485. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 1:14 PM PST - (BBC News) - Whales for saving by eBay auction
    An animal welfare group asks the public to save whales that Iceland plans to hunt by 'buying' them online. (Source)

  4486. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 2:14 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - NZ joins diplomatic protest at Iceland's whaling
    New Zealand has joined a diplomatic protest by 25 countries and the European Commission expressing extreme disappointment at Iceland's resumption of commercial whaling in its waters, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today. (Source)

  4487. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 6:42 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Gray whale skeleton being reassembled
    The 165 bones of a California gray whale are slowing being reassembled for a new Kodiak museum set to open next year. Conservationist Stacy Studebaker, photographer Hank Pennington and expert bone restorer Lee Post of Homer were busy Tuesday working on the whale bones with volunteers. (Source)

  4488. Wed, 01 Nov 2006 6:42 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! Asia News) - Gray Whale Skeleton Being Reassembled
    The 165 bones of a California gray whale are slowing being reassembled for a new Kodiak museum set to open next year. (Source)

  4489. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 1:12 PM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - Mozambique: Sasol Denies Responsibility for Dolphin Deaths
    The South African petrochemical giant Sasol has denied responsibility for the beaching and subsequent deaths of 41 dolphins at Zinguelemo-Norte, in the southern Mozambican province of Inhambane, on Saturday. (Source)

  4490. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 0:29 AM PST - (The Star) - Animal group raising cash in bid to buy whale from Iceland
    London - An animal protection group came up with a novel way of saving whales - it is asking supporters to donate money on eBay to try to buy the life of one of them from the Icelandic government. (Source)

  4491. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 11:57 AM PST - (CTV.ca) - WSPA and eBay team up to auction whales' lives
    An animal rights group is offering people a unique opportunity to bid for a whale's life. The World Society for the Protection of Animals has teamed up with eBay in a unique effort to protect fin whales still hunted by Icelandic whalers. (Source)

  4492. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 8:26 AM PST - (Montgomery County Sentinel) - Try rowing the Atlantic for an exotic cruise
    Fancy a romantic trans-Atlantic cruise with your sweetheart? How about a nice, relaxing voyage where you row 16 hours a day for 60 days, eat lukewarm freeze-dried food, roll your vessel upside down four times, and fend off the amorous advances of a 60-foot whale? (Source)

  4493. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:22 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Wildlife activists try to buy off whalers
    Environment: An auction aimed at saving the life of an Icelandic whale has opened on eBay. (Source)

  4494. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 1:29 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Australia joins protest against Iceland’s whaling
    (Reykjavik, Iceland – 1 November 2006) – The International Fund for Animal Welfare ( IFAW – www.ifaw.org ) welcomes increased diplomatic pressure against the Icelandic government due to its whaling policy. (Source)

  4495. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 4:14 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Baby pilot whales drowned in stormy seas
    An autopsy of two long-finned pilot whale calves found washed-up within 10 days of each shows they drowned shortly after birth during stormy weather. Massey marine mammal pathologist Dr Wendi Roe says the aerated lungs of both calves showed they had surfaced after birth to take their first breath. (Source)

  4496. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 10:11 PM PST - (The Daily Item) - Fisherman's body found
    SAUGUS - Almost one week after his disappearance, the body of fisherman Albert Mazzone was recovered from the water 11 miles off the coast of Gloucester after a whale-watching cruise spotted the body. (Source)

  4497. Thu, 02 Nov 2006 9:19 PM PST - (Environment News Service) - Iceland's Renewed Whaling Draws Formal Rebuke
    REYJAVIK, Iceland , November 2, 2006 (ENS) - Twenty-four countries and the European Commission expressed their opposition to renewed Icelandic commercial whaling Wednesday by handing the Government of Iceland a formal protest, called a demarche. (Source)

  4498. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 6:39 AM PST - (The Whitehaven News) - Dolphin spotted in harbour
    A DOLPHIN has been spotted in Whitehaven's outer harbour. He - or she - was spotted today (Friday), making a welcome return. A dolphin was last seen at Whitehaven in August and stayed around for a few hours. (Source)

  4499. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 3:05 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Iceland kills its first endangered whale in decades
    When the government of Iceland announced it would resume commercial whaling, the boats wasted no time, quickly landing a fin whale (Source)

  4500. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 6:17 AM PST - (FOX 10 Mobile) - Euthanized whale sent to Panama City for necropsy
    PANAMA CITY, Fla. A necropsy will be performed in Panama City on a whale that was euthanized. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 15-foot... (Source)

  4501. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 5:54 AM PST - (al.com) - Euthanized whale sent to Panama City for necropsy
    PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) — A necropsy will be performed in Panama City on a whale that was euthanized. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 15-foot whale was first seen in the Gulf of Mexico near the Okaloosa-Walton County line yesterday afternoon. (Source)

  4502. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 6:07 AM PST - (WTVM 9 Columbus) - Euthanized whale sent to Panama City for necropsy
    PANAMA CITY, Fla. A necropsy will be performed in Panama City on a whale that was euthanized. (Source)

  4503. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 4:31 AM PST - (The Scotsman) - Move on up to new courses
    WESTER Hailes' Whale Arts Agency has launched short courses in music and movement. (Source)

  4504. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:51 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Beluga whale first born in European zoo
    Yulka, a whale in a Spanish zoo, has given birth to the first Beluga born in captivity in Europe. (Source)

  4505. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 11:55 AM PST - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Fish Eavesdrop to Avoid Becoming Dinner
    Fish can eavesdrop on the calls of dolphins to avoid getting eaten, a new study suggests. (Source)

  4506. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 2:23 PM PST - (KTVA Anchorage) - Gray whale skeleton slowing takes shape in Kodiak
    The enormous skeleton of a California gray whale is slowly taking shape in Kodiak and the people putting it together hope it will be ready by next summer. (Source)

  4507. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:39 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Spain has first Beluga whale
    Yulka, a whale in a Spanish zoo, has given birth to the first Beluga born in captivity in Europe. After a six-month pregnancy and an eight-hour labour, Yulka gave birth to the grey blue baby of undisclosed sex on Thursday, the Valencia Zoo in eastern Spain said in a statement. (Source)

  4508. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:47 PM PST - (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) - Euthanized whale sent to Panama City for necropsy
    PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) - A necropsy will be performed in Panama City on a whale that was euthanized. The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says the 15-foot whale was first seen in the Gulf of Mexico near the Okaloosa-Walton County line Thursday afternoon. (Source)

  4509. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 12:10 PM PST - (Reuters) - Beluga whale first born in European zoo
    MADRID (Reuters) - Yulka, a whale in a Spanish zoo, has given birth to the first Beluga born in captivity in Europe. (Source)

  4510. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 1:44 PM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Water spout near Maui capped yesterday's wet weather
    Yesterday's stormy weather spawned a water spout off South Maui shortly after noon. These photos were taken by Chad Kruzic from the Pacific Whale Foundation's office at Ma'alaea Harbor. (Source)

  4511. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 2:15 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - U.S. joins protest of Iceland whaling
    The United States and two dozen other countries are protesting Iceland's resumption of whaling, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday. (Source)

  4512. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 2:23 PM PST - (Government of Canada News) - Be Aware -- Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales are Lingering in the Bay of Fundy
    Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) advises that several endangered North Atlantic right whales are lingering in the Bay of Fundy. (Source)

  4513. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 2:29 PM PST - (Hindustan Times) - Sindhudurg to be developed as tourist centre
    Scuba diving. Snorkelling. Watching whales and dolphin in pristine blue waters. After January 2007, you may not have to travel very far to experience any of this. Just head 500 km south of Mumbai to Sindhudurg and explore the diverse marine life your own state has to offer. (Source)

  4514. Fri, 03 Nov 2006 5:30 PM PST - (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) - U.S., 24 Other Countries, And European Commission Protest Iceland's Return To Whaling
    The United States, 24 other countries, and the European Commission have delivered a protest to Iceland's government urging it to reconsider its decision to start commercial whaling and halt its ongoing whaling operations. (Source)

  4515. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:39 PM PST - (NDTV) - Researchers find four-finned dolphin
    A bottlenose dolphin captured last month off western Japan has an extra set of fins, providing further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once had four legs and lived on land, Japanese researchers said on Sunday. (Source)

  4516. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 5:18 AM PST - (Tiscali) - WWF says Japan scientific whaling a sham
    OSLO (Reuters) - Japan should stop harpooning whales for scientific research, the WWF environmental group said on Monday in a report denouncing the slaughter as a cover-up for commercial sales of the mammals’ meat. (Source)

  4517. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 2:16 PM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - U.S. Joins Protest of Iceland Whaling
    The United States and two dozen other countries are protesting Iceland's resumption of whaling, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday. (Source)

  4518. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 7:24 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - Dolphin may have 'remains' of legs
    Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of back legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4519. Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:30 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin may have 'remains' of legs
    Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4520. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 3:32 AM PST - (CBS News) - Captured Dolphin Gives Evolutionary Clues
    Japanese dolphin's extra fins provide evidence the ocean-dwelling mammals once had four legs and lived on land, researchers say. (Source)

  4521. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 5:39 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Dolphin’s fins back land-based theory
    A bottlenose dolphin captured last month off western Japan had an extra set of fins, providing further evidence that oceandwelling mammals once had four legs and lived on land, Japanese researchers said yesterday. (Source)

  4522. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 4:32 PM PST - (Blogcritics.org) - Japanese Dolphin "With Legs" Is a Set-Back for Evolution Supporters
    This AP news release sounds like it was written by someone with a pro-evolution agenda. The story headline reads, Japanese Researchers Find Dolphin With 'Remains of Legs.' The story itself declares that, "Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of back legs, a discovery that may provide further (Source)

  4523. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 1:50 AM PST - (Slashdot) - The Dolphin With Leftover Legs
    ectotherm writes "Japanese scientists have captured a dolphin with vestigial legs. Evidence, it would seem, of a land-dwelling past and observable evolution." From the article: "Fishermen captured the four-finned dolphin alive off the coast of Wakayama prefecture (state) in western Japan on Oct. 28, and alerted the nearby Taiji Whaling Museum, according to museum director Katsuki Hayashi. Fossil (Source)

  4524. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 6:56 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Dolphin May Have 'Remains' of Legs
    Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4525. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 10:04 AM PST - (Spin) - Portastic Loves Your Feet, White Whale Will Crush You
    Portastic Loves Your Feet, White Whale Will Crush You Jesse Malin and Portastic go acoustic while White Whale bring on the feedback and bust out a megaphone at day 4 of CMJ. (Source)

  4526. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 9:42 AM PST - (CTV.ca) - Bottlenose dolphin may have remains of hind legs
    TOKYO -- Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4527. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 2:44 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Buy back an Icelandic whale's life
    Help us stop the suffering: buy a whale's freedom on eBay! What price would you put on the life of a whale? (Source)

  4528. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 1:09 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Dolphin may have 'remains' of legs
    Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4529. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 3:32 PM PST - (Evening Standard) - Dolphin with four-wheel drive stuns the scientists
    As they leap over the waves and perform their extraordinary acrobatic feats, dolphins are the embodiment of water-borne grace. Yet, almost incredibly, this was not always their element. (Source)

  4530. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 4:46 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Spain Has First Beluga Whale Born in European Zoo
    MADRID - Yulka, a whale in a Spanish zoo, has given birth to the first Beluga born in captivity in Europe. (Source)

  4531. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 5:36 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - Whaling fleet boss to defy ban and sell to Japanese
    The owner of the Icelandic whaling company that has killed seven endangered fin whales despite an international outcry said yesterday he was now going to export the meat to Japan in defiance of a trade ban. (Source)

  4532. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 5:46 PM PST - (FOX 13 Tampa Bay) - Dolphin May Have 'Remains' of Legs
    TOKYO -- Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4533. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 10:32 PM PST - (Asahi.com) - Fourth set of fins gives clue to dolphin past
    TAIJI, Wakayama Prefecture--A live dolphin with an extra set of fins that could indicate traces of its ancient ancestor's hind legs was caught near here, a whale museum announced over the weekend. (Source)

  4534. Sun, 05 Nov 2006 8:59 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Dolphin reveals an extra set of ‘legs’
    Japanese researchers say a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4535. Mon, 06 Nov 2006 1:11 AM PST - (Pioneer Press) - To say that "Vestibular Sense" is a play about autism is like saying that "Moby Dick" is a story about a whale
    To say that "Vestibular Sense" is a play about autism is like saying that "Moby Dick" is a story about a whale. In a short 90 minutes, playwright Ken LaZebnik tackles questions of identity and the human condition, and Mixed Blood Theatre takes another bold and successful step forward in broadening its mission of cultural pluralism. (Source)

  4536. Mon, 06 Nov 2006 3:54 AM PST - (The Santa Rosa Press Democrat) - Unusual fins may be sign dolphins once lived on land
    TOKYO - Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4537. Mon, 06 Nov 2006 5:04 AM PST - (Sinchew) - Sinchew-i Photo
    NEWBORN.... Yulka (L), a beluga whale, swims with her newborn baby, the first to be born in captivity in Europe, at Oceanografic Institute in Valencia, Spain. (Source)

  4538. Mon, 06 Nov 2006 8:00 AM PST - (ABC News) - Dolphin May Have 'Remains' of Legs
    Dolphin May Have 'Remains' of Legs, Possible Evidence Ocean Mammals Lived on Land (Source)

  4539. Mon, 06 Nov 2006 7:15 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Dolphin May Have 'Remains' of Legs
    Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4540. Mon, 06 Nov 2006 6:31 AM PST - (Animal Planet) - Dolphin With 'Legs' Found
    A bottlenose dolphin has an extra set of fins that could be remnants of hind legs. (Source)

  4541. Mon, 06 Nov 2006 4:19 AM PST - (Tulsa World) - Dolphin with extra fins found
    Researchers suggest that they could be remains of hind legs, bolstering a theory that the mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4542. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 1:55 AM PST - (The Plain Dealer) - So, who wouldn't pick Oprah?
    Have you seen those recent pic tures of Val Kilmer at the beach? I'm really kind of sur prised that the Whale Rescue Team hasn't tried to return him to the water. Anyway, Kilmer came to mind because of a news release I got from the folks at Elle magazine. (Source)

  4543. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 6:08 AM PST - (NewsWales) - Wales expert argues for Iceland whales
    An expert from Bangor University’s newly established Law School has been invited to Iceland to present the legal basis of the anti-whaling stance in a country which has recently announced its resumption of commercial whaling. (Source)

  4544. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:25 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Dolphin May Have 'Remains' of Legs
    (AP) -- Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4545. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 8:50 AM PST - (San Juan Journal) - BCNG Portals Page
    Top photo: James Krall. Bottom photo: Donna Hauser of Beam Reach Top photo, a Beam Reach student makes a presentation at U.W. Friday Harbor Labs. Bottom photo, this photo by Donna Hauser of Beam Reach shows the proximity of vessels to whales. (Source)

  4546. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 8:38 AM PST - (KTHV Little Rock) - United States Joins Protest Of Iceland Whaling
    The United States and two dozen other countries are protesting Iceland's resumption of whaling, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday. (Source)

  4547. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 2:38 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Iceland Company to Export Fin Whale Meat
    An Icelandic whaling company plans to start exporting fin whale meat to Japan, ignoring an international ban on the sales, the firm said Tuesday. (Source)

  4548. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 2:45 PM PST - (National Geographic) - Video: Killer Whale Mystery at Monterey Bay
    What's killing the killer whales? Join a research team as they use a specialized dart gun to literally fire away at this scientific whodunit. (Source)

  4549. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 2:45 PM PST - (U.S. Department of State) - U.S., 24 Other Countries, Commission Protest Iceland's Whaling
    The United States, 24 other countries and the European Commission have delivered a protest to Iceland's government urging it to halt its ongoing whaling operations and reconsider its decision to start commercial whaling. "The fact that 25 countries and the European Commission created such a strongly worded protest demonstrates the breadth of opposition to Icelandic commercial whaling," Bill (Source)

  4550. Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:41 PM PST - (U.S. Department of State) - U.S., 24 Other Countries, Commission Protest Iceland's Whaling
    The United States, 24 other countries and the European Commission urge Iceland's government to halt its ongoing whaling operations and reconsider its decision to start commercial whaling. "The fact that 25 countries and the European Commission created such a strongly worded protest demonstrates the breadth of opposition to Icelandic commercial whaling," Bill Hogarth, U.S. commissioner to the (Source)

  4551. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:18 AM PST - (AlertNet) - Iceland, Japan in talks over whale meat sales-source
    Source: Reuters By Gunnlaugur ' rnason REYKJAVIK, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Iceland is in talks with Japan to ease the way for exports of whale meat to the Asian nation, a government source said on Wednesday, three weeks... (Source)

  4552. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 9:17 AM PST - (Blather) - Wholphin? Wolphin? Dolphins with four fins... phins?
    First - the wolphin, or wholphin. Truth be told, when I saw this image on MSNBC, I thought "photoshop job" - not only is it kind of a tacky looking photograph, but the image itself look weird - possibly from... (Source)

  4553. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 1:37 PM PST - (The Age) - Iceland, Japan discuss whale meat sales
    Iceland is in talks with Japan to ease the way for exports of whale meat to the Asian nation, a government source says. - (Source)

  4554. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 4:00 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Iceland, Japan in Talks Over Whale Meat Sales
    REYKJAVIK - Iceland is in talks with Japan to ease the way for exports of whale meat to the Asian nation, a government source said on Wednesday, three weeks after Reykjavik ended a two-decade ban by resuming commercial whaling. (Source)

  4555. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 2:15 PM PST - (National Geographic) - Video: Killer Whales Enjoy "Spa Treatments"
    Sometimes a killer whale just needs a little "me" time. Learn how and why the powerful hunters sometimes veer off from their pods to tickle their fins and massage their bellies. (Source)

  4556. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 1:22 PM PST - (The West Australian) - World news
    Iceland is in talks with Japan to ease the way for exports of whale meat to the Asian nation, a government source says. Reykjavik ended a two decade ban by resuming commercial whaling three weeks ago. (Source)

  4557. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 4:10 PM PST - (Seattle Times) - Dead whale discovered in Port of Everett
    A dead whale was discovered among pilings in the Port of Everett today. (Source)

  4558. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 6:15 PM PST - (Stuff) - Iceland, Japan in talks over whale meat sales-source
    REYKJAVIK: Iceland is in talks with Japan to ease the way for exports of whale meat to the Asian nation, a government source said on Wednesday, three weeks after Reykjavik ended a two-decade ban by resuming commercial whaling. (Source)

  4559. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 5:28 PM PST - (Thursday Magnet) - Giant-sized party for huge crowds at festival
    Thousands flocked to town over the weekend for the annual Eden Whale Festival, said to be bigger and better than ever before. Swelling crowds reveled on the wharf, fishing their way through markets, marquees, rides, live music and displays. (Source)

  4560. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 9:13 PM PST - (Hartford Advocate) - Every Man for Himself
    Two weeks ago, Iceland broke a 21-year-old ban on whaling when it harpooned a 22-meter fin whale. (Source)

  4561. Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:49 PM PST - (Colgate Maroon-News) - WRCU Review: Rock Review
    For those with synesthesia, imagine the cover of My Bloody Valentine's classic 1991 album Loveless, with its swirl of pink clouds and dust over a faded image of an electric guitar along with the luscious layers of fuzzy guitars and voices and whale noises that fill its tracks. (Source)

  4562. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 0:29 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Port of Everett's washed-up whale said to be long dead
    A whale that apparently washed into the Port of Everett during the recent storm has been dead for quite some time, said Brian Gorman, spokesman... (Source)

  4563. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 1:55 AM PST - (Everett Herald) - 50-foot whale corpse washes up at Port of Everett
    EVERETT - Add rotting flesh and blubber to the list of imports floating into Pier 1 at the Port of Everett's Hewitt Terminal these days. (Source)

  4564. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 3:21 AM PST - (iafrica.com) - Whalesongs and wellness
    With the ghostly sounds of whale songs drifting through her head, Rebekah Kendal stopped off at Whalesong Hotel & Hydro near Plettenberg bay for a few days of extreme R&R... (Source)

  4565. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 1:27 AM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - 10.20am Thursday November 9, 2006
    REYKJAVIK - Iceland is in talks with Japan to ease the way for exports of whale meat to the Asian nation, a government source said on Wednesday, three weeks after Reykjavik ended a two-decade ban by resuming commercial whaling. (Source)

  4566. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 5:53 AM PST - (Bar Harbor Times) - Right whale death rate still high
    GLOUCESTER, Mass. a” The National Marine Fisheries Service new draft stock assessment for marine mammals shows a slight increase in the population of endangered right whales. (Source)

  4567. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 7:45 AM PST - (PR Web) - Executive Gaming Monthly Ramps up the Fun by Letting Players Bring the Casino Home
    Executive Gaming Monthly offers top quality casino game packages aimed at players in a variety of price ranges. From the entry-level player level game packages to the luxurious whale level game packages, they provide the way for anyone to host an unforgettable game night. (PRWeb Nov 9, 2006) Trackback URL: http://prweb.com/pingpr.php/SG9yci1TaW5nLVNxdWEtU3F1YS1NYWduLVplcm8= (Source)

  4568. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 7:32 AM PST - (NOAA News) - U.S., 24 OTHER COUNTRIES, AND EUROPEAN COMMISSION PROTEST ICELAND'S RETURN TO WHALING
    Nov. 7, 2006 — The United States, 24 other countries and the European Commission have delivered a protest to Iceland's government urging it to reconsider its decision to start commercial whaling and halt its ongoing whaling operations. (Source)

  4569. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 3:52 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Pod halved in Northland whale stranding
    A pod of around 80 pilot whales stranded themselves on a Northland beach on Friday morning of which nearly half perished. The whales were spotted on Ruakaka beach just south of Whangarei at about 7:30am -and is the largest stranding in the area in the last couple of years. (Source)

  4570. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 6:23 PM PST - (San Antonio Express News) - Review: Blue Whale smokeless tobacco alternative passes the kiss test
    Armed with four trial cans of Blue Whale smokeless tobacco, my boyfriend Carl (a serious dipper) and I sat in his truck and opened up the wintergreen. It may not be actual tobacco, but the smell was dead on. It looked just like the real deal, too. Carl seemed downright excited and got to testing. (Source)

  4571. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 7:46 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - 40 whales in New Zealand saved, 37 die
    Oil refinery workers helped rescue 40 beached pilot whales in northern New Zealand Friday — but another 37 of the whale pod died on the sandy beach, a Department of Conservation spokeswoman said. (Source)

  4572. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 6:14 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - The Great White Whale On Auckland's Waterfront
    The waterfront stadium to be built in Auckland - announced by the government today - will be a blight on the waterfront, if it can be built at all, says the MP for Epsom and Leader of ACT, Rodney Hide. (Source)

  4573. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 4:03 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - 'WASTED'
    A WARRNAMBOOL man who a magistrate found was wrongly accused of driving his boat over a whale at Logans Beach claims taxpayers will end up wasting about $180,000 on the four-day trial. (Source)

  4574. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 5:28 PM PST - (Thursday Magnet) - From a pastor's pen
    Celebrations are a very important part of so many of our lives, aren't they? We, as the community of Eden, have just had another opportunity to celebrate the magnificence of the leviathans of the deep, the whales, at our 11th Annual Whale Festival. (Source)

  4575. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 9:07 PM PST - (Stuff) - Young pilot whale euthanased
    A young pilot whale separated from a re-floated pod which stranded in Northland today has been euthanased. (Source)

  4576. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:08 PM PST - (KGW Portland) - Dead whale on Wash. coast had tale to tell
    EVERETT, Wash. -- A 54-foot-long fin whale whose carcass turned up at the Port of Everett this week had apparently suffered a series of mishaps before its death. (Source)

  4577. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 8:56 PM PST - (NZCity) - Young pilot whale shot to save rest
    A young pilot whale which was threatening the safety of the rest of its pod has been euthanised. Around 40 pilots whales were re-floated this morning after being stranded at Marsden Point Beach near Whangarei. Thirty seven other whales died on the beach. (Source)

  4578. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:23 PM PST - (Bar Harbor Times) - Right whale death rate still high
    GLOUCESTER, Mass. a” The National Marine Fisheries Service new draft stock assessment for marine mammals shows a slight increase in the population of endangered right whales. (Source)

  4579. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 8:09 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - 40 whales in New Zealand saved, 37 die
    Oil refinery workers helped rescue 40 beached pilot whales in northern New Zealand Friday -- but another 37 of the whale pod died on the sandy beach, a Department of Conservation spokeswoman said. (Source)

  4580. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 10:07 PM PST - (The Age) - 40 whales refloated, 38 die on NZ beach
    Forty beached pilot whales were refloated by refinery workers and volunteers in northern New Zealand but another 38 of the whale pod died on the sandy beach, the Department of Conservation (DOC) said. (Source)

  4581. Thu, 09 Nov 2006 9:39 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - 40 whales refloated, 38 die on NZ beach
    Forty beached pilot whales were refloated by volunteers in northern NZ but another 38 of the whale pod died on the sandy beach. (Source)

  4582. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 6:48 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Iceland kills its first endangered whale in decades
    When the government of Iceland announced it would resume commercial whaling, the boats wasted no time, quickly landing a fin whale (Source)

  4583. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 6:59 AM PST - (MSNBC) - 38 whales die in stranding; 40 saved
    WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Forty beached pilot whales were refloated by volunteers in northern New Zealand on Friday - but another 38 of the whale pod died on the sandy beach, a Department of Conservation spokeswoman said. (Source)

  4584. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 6:47 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Beaked whales dive deepest
    The world of breath-hold diving has a new champion. Beaked whales regularly plunge deeper beneath the whales than any other mammal (Source)

  4585. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:26 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Whale watch stood down
    A happy ending for the pilot whales which survived a stranding at Marsden Point. The whale watch was stood down late on Friday night after around 40 of the pod successfully headed back out to sea. (Source)

  4586. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 2:24 PM PST - (TVNZ) - DOC calls for whale volunteers
    Another pod of pilot whales has stranded, this time at Uretiti Beach near Waipu. Fifty to sixty whales are stranded on the beach, and volunteers and DOC are already at the scene. (Source)

  4587. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 12:45 PM PST - (UPI) - Rescuers save 40 stranded whales in N.Z.
    AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Conservation officials and volunteers have managed to coax about 40 pilot whales back to sea after they were stranded on a New Zealand beach. (Source)

  4588. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 4:35 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - New Zealand conservationists sacrifice young whale to save 40
    New Zealand conservation officials were cautiously confident they had saved 40 whales by sacrificing a young male who appeared reluctant to leave a beach where 37 others had died. (Source)

  4589. Fri, 10 Nov 2006 4:37 PM PST - (Independent) - Rescuers battle to refloat whales stranded on New Zealand beach
    More than 70 pilot whales became stranded on a remote New Zealand beach yesterday, prompting a major rescue effort from residents, oil refinery workers and government officials who battled throughout the day to refloat them. By the early afternoon, 40 whales had been pushed back into the ocean but rescuers were unable to save a further 38 who died on the beach. (Source)

  4590. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 1:59 AM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - Gray whale skeleton takes shape in Kodiak for museum
    The 165 bones of a California gray whale are slowly being reassembled for a new Kodiak museum set to open next year. The whale's journey has been a long one. The 38-foot animal washed up on a beach more than five years ago in Pasagshak on Kodiak Island's northeast side. (Source)

  4591. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 2:11 AM PST - (Everett Herald) - Whale's death is blamed on ship
    The animal also was tangled in a rope that probably prevented it from eating. (Source)

  4592. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 3:25 AM PST - (Boston Globe) - Emerald wave
    STRANDHILL -- Forget the small seal, slick in the slow swell like the cormorant and you. Forget the sperm whale that swam through this bay only a week before to end its life in an estuary framed by green-studded hills. (Source)

  4593. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 0:25 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Fanciful, fictional retelling of a young orca's odyssey
    "Springer's Journey" Naomi Black San Juan Publishing, $16.95 The endearing story of Springer, an orphaned baby orca who befriended Puget... (Source)

  4594. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 1:43 AM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - Country needs oil, but fragile cultures depend on whales
    The loss of land previously available for subsistence hunting, with the impact of industrial noise on offshore hunting, form two issues causing unease about the oil industry among North Slope communities. (Source)

  4595. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 3:01 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Whales die in second beaching
    ANOTHER 17 whales have died on a beach in New Zealand after returning ashore one day after conservation workers saved about half of their 80-strong pod. (Source)

  4596. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 6:37 AM PST - (Houston Chronicle) - Dolphin's extra fins could be remains of legs, researchers say
    Japanese researchers said Sunday that a bottlenose dolphin captured last month has an extra set of fins that could be the remains of hind legs, a discovery that may provide further evidence that ocean-dwelling mammals once lived on land. (Source)

  4597. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 6:54 AM PST - (CTV.ca) - Whales could delay lobster hunt in Bay of Fundy
    A number of rare and endangered North Atlantic right whales are overstaying their welcome in the Bay of Fundy and could force a delay in the opening of lobster season. (Source)

  4598. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 8:12 AM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - Sunday November 12, 2006
    A stranded young pilot whale sending distress calls was sacrificed by Department of Conservation officials to save the lives of 40 others. (Source)

  4599. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:37 AM PST - (Stuff) - Pilot whales beach again after stranding farther north
    More than 30 pilot whales stranded themselves on a Northland beach yesterday - just a day after another mass stranding in which 37 whales died. (Source)

  4600. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 9:34 AM PST - (CTV.ca) - Whales could delay lobster hunt in Bay of Fundy
    A number of rare and endangered North Atlantic right whales are overstaying their welcome in the Bay of Fundy and could force a delay in the opening of lobster season. (Source)

  4601. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 6:39 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Whales back at sea, say experts
    NEW Zealand Conservation Department staff said today they believed they had seen the last of a pod of pilot whales after more than 50 died in two days. (Source)

  4602. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 10:24 PM PST - (Bar Harbor Times) - Right whale death rate still high
    GLOUCESTER, Mass. a” The National Marine Fisheries Service new draft stock assessment for marine mammals shows a slight increase in the population of endangered right whales. (Source)

  4603. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 11:18 PM PST - (Austin American-Statesman) - Whaling lecture at UT on Thursday
    The whaling industry has been transformed through the centuries. No longer are the giant, sea-going mammals the basis for worldwide economies. No longer are they hunted indiscriminately, pounded into extinction for the sake of oil and meat. (Source)

  4604. Sat, 11 Nov 2006 9:01 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - NZ conservationists confident whales safe after stranding
    New Zealand Conservation Department staff say they believe they have seen the last of a pod of pilot whales after more than 50 died in two days. (Source)

  4605. Sun, 12 Nov 2006 0:38 AM PST - (Times of Malta) - Environment
    Is captivity cruel? - Annalise Falzon Humankind's fascination with marine mammals, especially dolphins, has a long past. But fame is not always positive - from a revered creature in many societies, the dolphin has in many countries... (Source)

  4606. Sun, 12 Nov 2006 3:44 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - About 40 Beached Whales in New Zealand Die
    CANBERRA - About 40 whales died on a New Zealand beach after swimming too close to shore but beachside residents were able to save about 40 others, Australian media reported on Friday. (Source)

  4607. Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:24 PM PST - (Bar Harbor Times) - Right whale death rate still high
    GLOUCESTER, Mass. a” The National Marine Fisheries Service new draft stock assessment for marine mammals shows a slight increase in the population of endangered right whales. (Source)

  4608. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 2:17 AM PST - (Mineweb) - Russia’s LNG strategy runs into opposition
    MOSCOW (Mineweb.com) --There are three opponents of Russia's strategy to become a global LNG exporter -- the Western Gray Whale, the US Government, and Gazprom. (Source)

  4609. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 6:06 AM PST - (Sunday Times) - Sharks feast on whale carcass
    Great white sharks have been recorded for the first time feeding off a whale carcass in Algoa Bay, presenting excellent opportunities for research and management of this problematic marine debris. (Source)

  4610. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 6:03 AM PST - (The Buffalo News) - Tracing thieves' easy pickings
    It started in Palmyra with a whale's tooth and a tourism map of antique shops in upstate New York. (Source)

  4611. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:22 AM PST - (Blogcritics.org) - Exploring the Beauty of the Oregon coast
    It takes almost an entire day to thoroughly explore Newport and Depoe Bay, but it’s worth the time and effort. These were a couple of the first places our Oregon relatives took us when my wife and I first began visiting the state. You can experience it all in this seaside area, from quaint fishing villages, whale watching, and lighthouses to unbelievable views of the Oregon coast. Start your (Source)

  4612. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:41 AM PST - (Bradenton Herald) - Mote Marine works to save dolphin which stranded itself at Vero Beach
    A dolphin that was found stranded on Vero Beach is now in rehabilitation at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota. (Source)

  4613. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 3:47 PM PST - (Ironwood Daily Globe) - 'Man, Kayak and Whale' at Conserve Nov. 29
    LAND O' LAKES, Wis. -- Richard Roshon will present "Man, Kayak and the Whale," at 7 p.m. on Nov. 29 at the Conserve School. Roshon will tell the story of his life with North Pacific Humpback Whales through slides and video. (Source)

  4614. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 12:13 PM PST - (Hartford Advocate) - Every Man for Himself
    Two weeks ago, Iceland broke a 21-year-old ban on whaling when it harpooned a 22-meter fin whale. (Source)

  4615. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 6:57 PM PST - (FOX 10 Mobile) - Stranded whale arrives in Key Largo
    KEY LARGO, Fla. A Florida Keys marine mammal rehabilitation center took in a pilot whale tonight after it became stranded in Everglades National Park near... (Source)

  4616. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 6:55 PM PST - (WEAR 3 Pensacola) - Stranded whale arrives in Key Largo
    KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida Keys marine mammal rehabilitation center took in a pilot whale tonight after it became stranded in Everglades National Park near Chokoloskee. (Source)

  4617. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 9:14 PM PST - (CBS 4 Miami) - Pilot Whale Rescued Off Gulf Coast
    Marine Biologists have taken a whale that stranded itself in the Gulf coast to Key Laro, in hopes of saving it from dying. (Source)

  4618. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 10:23 PM PST - (Bar Harbor Times) - Right whale death rate still high
    GLOUCESTER, Mass. a” The National Marine Fisheries Service new draft stock assessment for marine mammals shows a slight increase in the population of endangered right whales. (Source)

  4619. Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:36 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Japanese to kill 860 whales in annual Antarctic hunt
    Japan's research whaling fleet is planning to kill 850 minke and 10 fin whales on its annual hunt in the Antarctic, the Fisheries Agency announced today. (Source)

  4620. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:45 AM PST - (National Geographic) - Captured Dolphin With Four Fins Spotlights Controversial Hunt
    The recent capture of an unusual dolphin with an extra set of fins in Japan is shedding light on the country's controversial tradition of "drive hunting." (Source)

  4621. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 7:43 AM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - East Africa: Mapping East Africa's Dolphins
    MY FIRST ENCOUNTER with a dolphin was while l was waiting at the Shimoni pier to sail across to Wasini island. (Source)

  4622. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 3:28 AM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - Humpback whale dies in state herring gear
    An Alaska Department of Fish and Game vessel accidentally killed a humpback whale last week while doing herring research in Prince William Sound. (Source)

  4623. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 0:21 AM PST - (Everett Herald) - Whale bound for decay study
    The dead 54-foot-long fin whale found floating off the waters of Everett last week could soon help advance science's understanding of decomposition. (Source)

  4624. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 1:55 AM PST - (WEAR 3 Pensacola) - Stranded whale arrives in Key Largo
    KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- A pilot whale is being treated at a rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys after it was discovered stranded in Everglades National Park. (Source)

  4625. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 0:06 AM PST - (Portland Tribune) - Lost whale gives glimpse of ocean life
    Most of us will live a lifetime without ever seeing a gray whale. At the age of 17, Lynne Cox swam with not one, but two of them. Her latest book, “Grayson,” details an encounter that took place more than 30 years ago and left an indelible impression on the distance swimmer turned... (Source)

  4626. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 2:58 AM PST - (Asia Times) - Russia's case of geographical gas pain
    MOSCOW - There are three opponents of Russia's strategy to become a global exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) - the western gray whale, the US government, and Gazprom. (Source)

  4627. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 3:24 AM PST - (WCSH 6 Portland) - Right Whales Could Delay Start Of Canadian Lobster Season
    The opening of the Canadian lobster season off New Brunswick has been delayed by at least a day because of high winds on the Bay of Fundy. (Source)

  4628. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 7:57 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Stranded pilot whale dies in Key Largo
    KEY LARGO -- A stranded male pilot whale died Tuesday at a Florida Keys-based marine mammal rehabilitation center. (Source)

  4629. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 4:44 AM PST - (Local 10 Miami) - Whale Being Treated At Marine Conservancy Dies
    KEY LARGO, Fla. -- A pilot whale that was being cared for at a marine mammal rehabilitation center after it was discovered stranded in Everglades National Park has died. (Source)

  4630. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 5:38 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Kona on alert for sharks after dead whale
    The state Department of Land and Natural Resources is advising the public to use caution in waters of Holualoa Bay on the Kona coast following the death of a young humpback whale yesterday and subsequent feeding by sharks. (Source)

  4631. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 7:10 AM PST - (WEAR 3 Pensacola) - Stranded pilot whale dies at rehabilitation center in Florida Keys
    KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- A stranded male pilot whale has died at a marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys. The whale, over 12 feet in length and weighing about one-thousand pounds, stopped breathing this morning. Experts were not able to revive the mammal. (Source)

  4632. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 4:14 AM PST - (American Heritage) - —Undiscovered Masterpiece
    In October 1851 a new novel titled The Whale was published in England. Almost nobody noticed. A little less than a month later, 155 years ago today, it came out in the United States with a different title, Moby-Dick . It got some good reviews, but it still didn’t bring its author fame or fortune. (Source)

  4633. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 7:57 AM PST - (WIS News 10 Columbia) - SeaWorld San Diego allows visitors to swim with its Beluga whales
    People have been swimming with the dolphins at SeaWorld for years. Now you can have an opportunity to swim with an even bigger creature of the sea. (Source)

  4634. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 8:24 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Stranded pilot whale dies in Key Largo
    (AP) -- A stranded male pilot whale died today at a Florida Keys-based marine mammal rehabilitation center. The whale, about 12 ½ feet in length and weighing approximately 1,000 pounds, was transported by truck to the Marine Mammal Conservancy after it stranded Monday in Everglades National Park, near Chokoloskee. (Source)

  4635. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:19 AM PST - (KTVF Fairbanks) - Research vessel kills humpback whale
    A state research vessel accidentally killed a humpback whale in Prince William Sound. (Source)

  4636. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 8:23 AM PST - (Florida Today) - Stranded pilot whale dies in Fla. Keys
    A stranded male pilot whale died today at a Florida Keys-based marine mammal rehabilitation center. (Source)

  4637. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:20 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Japanese fleet to kill 860 whales
    Japan's research whaling fleet is planning to kill 850 minke and 10 fin whales on its annual hunt in the Antarctic, the Fisheries Agency announced Tuesday. (Source)

  4638. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:29 AM PST - (USA Today) - Japanese research fleet to kill 860 whales in annual Antarctic hunt
    Japan's research whaling fleet is planning to kill 850 minke and 10 fin whales on its annual hunt in the Antarctic, the Fisheries Agency announced Tuesday. Meat from the annual catch is distributed commercially, with proceeds cycled back to pay the costs of the program. (Source)

  4639. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:06 AM PST - (WLBZ Bangor) - SeaWorld Lets People Swim With Whales
    SeaWorld San Diego is breaking down the barriers between man and animal by letting you get wet and very close up. (Source)

  4640. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 3:09 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Stranded pilot whale dies in Florida
    A stranded male pilot whale died Tuesday at a Florida Keys-based marine mammal rehabilitation center. (Source)

  4641. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 2:07 PM PST - (KTVA Anchorage) - Research vessel kills humpback whale
    A state research vessel accidentally killed a humpback whale in Prince William Sound. Officials with the Alaska Department of Fish and Game say the whale became entangled in a net being used in herring research and drowned. (Source)

  4642. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 1:11 PM PST - (KIRO 7 Seattle-Tacoma) - Dead Whale Towed Through Puget Sound
    The corpse of a Minke whale was towed through Puget Sound Tuesday, on its way to its final resting place near the San Juan Islands. (Source)

  4643. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 1:12 PM PST - (RedNova) - Humpback Whale Dies in State Herring Gear: ACCIDENT: A Research Vessel in Prince William Sound Was Working at Night.
    By Megan Holland, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Nov. 14--An Alaska Department of Fish and Game vessel accidentally killed a humpback whale last week while doing herring research in Prince William Sound. (Source)

  4644. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 1:12 PM PST - (CBS 47 Jacksonville) - Stranded pilot whale dies at rehabilitation center in Florida Keys
    A stranded male pilot whale has died at a marine mammal rehabilitation center in the Florida Keys. (Source)

  4645. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:41 PM PST - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Japan's Whale Hunters Set Sail for Slaughter in International Whale Sanctuary
    On Wednesday, November 15, the Japanese Government will launch a fleet of six boats from Arukaport, commencing a new season of whale hunting. Despite a global moratorium and international outcry against commercial whaling, Japan's self-allocated whaling quota permits its whalers to kill up to 935 minke and 10 endangered fin whales. (Source)

  4646. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 3:59 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Whaling stance just another case of lip service
    The Green Party has questioned the strength of the Government's commitment to halting Japan's annual whale slaughter after it announced the setting up of a trade working group between the two countries - just one day before the whaling fleet leaves port. (Source)

  4647. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 1:29 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Greenpeace Calls for Whaling Fleet to Stay in Port
    Tokyo, 15 November 2006: Despite international condemnation and little domestic support, a six-ship whaling fleet is due to sail from Shimonoseki in Japan tomorrow, with plans to hunt nearly 1,000 whales in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary. (Source)

  4648. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 9:23 PM PST - (KTHV Little Rock) - Stranded Pilot Whale Dies In Florida
    Key Largo, FL -- A stranded male pilot whale died Tuesday at a Florida Keys-based marine mammal rehabilitation center. (Source)

  4649. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:13 PM PST - (RedNova) - Whale Dies in Researchers' Net
    A humpback whale drowned in Alaska's Prince William Sound after becoming entangled in the net of a research vessel. (Source)

  4650. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:19 PM PST - (BBC News) - Japanese begin annual whale hunt
    Six Japanese whaling ships set sail for their annual hunt in the south Atlantic, despite anger from environmentalists. (Source)

  4651. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:24 PM PST - (Bar Harbor Times) - Right whale death rate still high
    GLOUCESTER, Mass. a” The National Marine Fisheries Service new draft stock assessment for marine mammals shows a slight increase in the population of endangered right whales. (Source)

  4652. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 10:54 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Japan warns whaling protesters
    Japan's whaling industry has warned that protest ships planning to pursue its Antarctic-bound whaling fleet will be breaking the law if they interfere with their research. (Source)

  4653. Tue, 14 Nov 2006 9:06 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Japanese to kill 860 whales in annual Antarctic hunt
    Japan's research whaling fleet is planning to kill 850 minke and 10 fin whales on its annual hunt in the Antarctic, the Fisheries Agency announced today. (Source)

  4654. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:25 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Hopes fading for Yangtze River dolphin
    A research expedition underway this week on China's mighty but polluted and traffic-choked Yangtze River is racing against time to save one of the earth's rarest dolphins. (Source)

  4655. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 0:13 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Rescued whale dies
    (AP) -- A stranded male pilot whale died Tuesday at a Florida Keys-based marine mammal rehabilitation center. The whale, about 12 ½ feet in length and weighing approximately 1,000 pounds, became stranded Monday in Everglades National Park, near Chokoloskee. (Source)

  4656. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 3:52 AM PST - (Honolulu Star-Bulletin) - Tiger sharks maul injured whale
    At least 25 tiger sharks ate a young humpback whale alive Monday off the Big Island's Kailua-Kona Coast, an eyewitness reported yesterday. But wildlife managers say they are more worried about the behavior of some people -- who leaped into the ocean from boats while the feeding frenzy was happening. (Source)

  4657. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 0:37 AM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Stranded pilot whale dies in Key Largo
    KEY LARGO -- A stranded male pilot whale died Tuesday at a Florida Keys-based marine mammal rehabilitation center. (Source)

  4658. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 3:46 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Japanese fleet leaves for whale hunt
    A fleet of Japanese whalers set sail Wednesday for an annual hunt in the Antarctic, where they hope to kill 860 whales for a research program that has been heavily criticized by environmentalists and some other nations. (Source)

  4659. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 2:09 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Japan sets off on whale hunt despite protests
    TOKYO -- Japanese ships on Wednesday set off to hunt up to 860 whales in the Antarctic, going ahead with its annual five-month whaling expedition despite the risk of clashes with environmentalists. (Source)

  4660. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 2:25 AM PST - (Fishupdate.com) - Japan begins annual whale hunt
    SIX Japanese whaling ships have set sail for their annual hunt in the south Atlantic. Japan's fisheries agency says the fleet has a target of 850 minke whales and 10 fin whales, BBC News has reported. (Source)

  4661. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 3:04 AM PST - (WOAI) - Japanese fleet leaves for annual Antarctic whale hunt
    TOKYO (AP) - Japan says it's research. Environmentalists and some world leaders say it's slaughter. Japanese whalers have set sail for an annual hunt in the Antarctic where they hope to kill 860 whales for a research program. (Source)

  4662. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 2:22 AM PST - (ABC 7 El Paso) - Japanese fleet leaves for annual Antarctic whale hunt
    TOKYO Japan says it's research. Environmentalists and some world leaders say it's slaughter. Japanese whalers have set sail for an annual hunt in the Antarctic where... (Source)

  4663. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 4:11 AM PST - (ABC News) - Japanese Fleet Leaves for Whale Hunt
    Japanese Fleet Leaves for Annual Antarctic Whale Hunt (Source)

  4664. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 5:29 AM PST - (Newsday) - Japanese Fleet Leaves for Whale Hunt
    A fleet of Japanese whalers set sail Wednesday for an annual hunt in the Antarctic, where they hope to kill 860 whales for a research program that has been heavily criticized by environmentalists and some other nations. (Source)

  4665. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 6:12 AM PST - (RedNova) - Sailing for the 'Real Thing': New Marinas Integrate Quiet Bays and Villages in the Mar De Cortes
    LOS ANGELES, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The grey whale may not be the only inhabitant of the sea heading to the warmer waters of the Mar de Cortes within the next month. (Source)

  4666. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 7:05 AM PST - (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - Fisheries Service Issues Emergency Ban on Gillnet Fishing in South Atlantic to Protect Right Whales During Calving
    Today, the National Marine Fisheries service (NMFS) issued an emergency, temporary ban on gillnet fishing in the South Atlantic. The action is being taken to protect the North Atlantic right whale from accidental entanglement, the second leading cause of death for the highly endangered species. The temporary ban will go into effect immediately and last until April 15, during the whale's calving (Source)

  4667. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 4:15 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Japanese Research Fleet Leaves for Annual Antarctic Hunt
    A fleet of six Japanese whaling craft left port Wednesday for an annual hunt in the Antarctic, where they hope to kill 860 whales for a controversial research program. (Source)

  4668. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:42 AM PST - (Fox21) - Japanese fleet leaves for annual Antarctic whale hunt
    TOKYO Japan says it's research. Environmentalists and some world leaders say it's slaughter. (Source)

  4669. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:13 AM PST - (Hartford Advocate) - Every Man for Himself
    Two weeks ago, Iceland broke a 21-year-old ban on whaling when it harpooned a 22-meter fin whale. (Source)

  4670. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:11 AM PST - (RedNova) - Fisheries Service Issues Emergency Ban on Gillnet Fishing in South Atlantic to Protect Right Whales During Calving
    To: National Desk Contact: Tom McCann of the Ocean Conservancy, 202.351.0465 or tmccann@oceanconservancy.org WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today, the National Marine Fisheries service (NMFS) issued an emergency, temporary ban on gillnet fishing in the South Atlantic. (Source)

  4671. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 11:04 AM PST - (Japan Today) - ENVIRONMENT Research whaling fleet leaves for Antarctic
    KITAKYUSHU — A fleet of six Japanese ships departed Shimonoseki Port in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Wednesday afternoon on an expedition to the Antarctic Ocean that operators say is intended to undertake research on the habitat of whales. (Source)

  4672. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:27 AM PST - (Canada.com) - Whales linger but lobster season to begin off southern New Brunswick
    FREDERICTON (CP) - The lobster season off southern New Brunswick was set to begin Wednesday following a one-day delay caused by raging winds and rare whales. (Source)

  4673. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:28 AM PST - (Canada.com) - Poor weather delays Fundy lobster season; right whales still a problem
    FREDERICTON (CP) - The opening of the lobster season off southwestern New Brunswick has been delayed by at least a day because of dangerously high winds on the Bay of Fundy. (Source)

  4674. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:42 PM PST - (Fox21) - Japanese fleet leaves for annual Antarctic whale hunt
    TOKYO Japan says it's research. Environmentalists and some world leaders say it's slaughter. (Source)

  4675. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 2:58 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Sick humpback dies after attack by sharks
    KAILUA-KONA – A young humpback whale that was clearly ill died Monday under attack by tiger sharks off the Waikoloa area of the Big Island, an official of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary reported. (Source)

  4676. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 2:28 PM PST - (Hartford Advocate) - Every Man for Himself
    Two weeks ago, Iceland broke a 21-year-old ban on whaling when it harpooned a 22-meter fin whale. (Source)

  4677. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:09 PM PST - (CTV.ca) - Reluctant Arctic hunters to shoot trapped whales
    Arctic hunters were reluctantly gathering harpoons and rifles to kill beluga whales that have been trapped for weeks in saltwater lakes and now have only one small air hole remaining. (Source)

  4678. Wed, 15 Nov 2006 8:11 PM PST - (SYS-CON Media) - Niocan Clarifies its Previous Disclosures on the Oka and Great Whale Projects
    At the request of the Autorite des marches financiers, Niocan Inc. (Niocan) (TSX: NIO) wishes to point out that its prior disclosure on the niobium mine project in Oka, was essentially based on a June 1998 feasibility study prepared by the Met-Chem/Pellemon consortium, and which was revised by a January 2000 feasibility study prepared by the Met-Chem/SNC Lavalin consortium, both of which were (Source)

  4679. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:16 AM PST - (Animal Planet) - Rare Yangtze River Dolphin in Peril
    The baiji may have been wiped out due to China's pollution and fishing practices. (Source)

  4680. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 4:59 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Two Dead Baby Dolphins in One Week
    Two baby dolphins have been found washed up dead in the space of a week, including one critically endangered Maui's dolphin. With only around a hundred North Island Hector's or Maui's dolphins left in the world, any deaths are of great concern, said... (Source)

  4681. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 3:35 AM PST - (BBC News) - Whale carcass washed up on beach
    Marine life rescuers are called to the body of a 50ft whale washed up on the beach at Camber Sands. (Source)

  4682. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 3:39 AM PST - (Rye and Battle Today) - Whale washed up onto beach
    CAMBER residents got a surprise when a dead whale washed up on the beach yesterday (Thursday) morning. (Source)

  4683. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 3:49 AM PST - (Bexhill Today) - Dead whale washed up on beach
    CAMBER residents got a surprise when a dead whale washed up on the beach today (Thursday) morning. (16/11/2006 11:34:35) (Source)

  4684. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 0:58 AM PST - (The Oregonian) - 'Vinyl queen' sews up a pattern on future
    Head bent, her yellow-and-white polka-dot scarf slightly askew, Rebecca Pearcy whizzes the green vinyl rectangle through her sewing machine's incessant needle. She attaches a blue vinyl whale, adds decorative stitching and minutes later she's on to the next piece. (Source)

  4685. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 2:30 AM PST - (The Daily Texan) - Stanford professor to underscore ocean problems in lecture
    Whales are an example of how society can help save the dwindling fish population in the ocean, said Stephen Palumbi, a Stanford biological sciences professor. (Source)

  4686. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 9:43 AM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Fin whale washed ashore in Sussex
    A giant 50ft fin whale was washed up on the beach at Camber Sands, east Sussex, today. (Source)

  4687. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 8:46 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Climate change worsening biodiversity crisis: UN report
    Climate change is having an alarming impact on whales, dolphins, turtles and birds and other rare species that migrate over long distances, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has said. (Source)

  4688. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 8:38 AM PST - (Aljazeera) - The finless porpoise dolphin is now on the endangered species list
    Climate change is having an alarming impact on whales, dolphins, turtles and birds, the UN Environment Programme (Unep) said in a report on Thursday. (Source)

  4689. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:37 PM PST - (Daytona Beach News-Journal) - Feds ban gill nets as right whale season begins
    Gill net fishing in federal waters off the Southeast Atlantic coast will be banned for the North Atlantic right whale calving season that begins this week. (Source)

  4690. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 9:40 PM PST - (Naples Daily News) - Beached pilot whale dies at rehab
    Scientists are puzzled over the discovery of a long-finned pilot whale that was found distressed Monday near Chokoloskee, about 1,000 miles outside its home range. (Source)

  4691. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:27 PM PST - (Daily Dispatch) - EL Aquarium prepares for whale-watching drawcard
    THAR SHE BLOWS: The aquarium says that plans to extend its whale-watching deck are progressing well. Picture: NIGEL LOUW (Source)

  4692. Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:09 PM PST - (Metromix.com) - chicago music
    Metro 3730 N. Clark St. Darker My Love, Whale/Horse. Nov. 17: 7 p.m. (Source)

  4693. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 0:04 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Ailing whale sparks sharks' feeding frenzy
    Nature can be brutal and that was starkly evident Monday in Hawaii's azure waters off Kailua-Kona, where boaters watched in awe and horror as more than 25 tiger sharks savagely preyed upon a year-old humpback whale. (Source)

  4694. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 3:05 AM PST - (Orange County Register) - O.C. artist Wyland stars in program on Animal Planet
    Laguna Beach-based marine artist Wyland will star in his own TV show at 9 p.m. Saturday on the Animal Planet network. "Wyland: A Brush With Giants" will follow Wyland's encounter with a blue whale in Mexico's Sea of Cortez. (Source)

  4695. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 1:10 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - 'We have these rights'
    EVERETT, Wash. -- Tulalip tribal elder Ray Moses keeps the stories his ancestors gave to him. He tells how the whale pushes the reluctant salmon back into the rivers, how the beaver tried to woo the field mouse. (Source)

  4696. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 0:20 AM PST - (Hartford Courant) - Many Lamps Retain Urn Shape Originally Used To Hold Fuel
    Grease, candles, whale oil and other burning fluids were used for light before the 1850s. Then Samuel Kier of Pittsburgh made lamps that burned kerosene, which was distilled from oil found on the ground. (Source)

  4697. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 0:02 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Reluctant hunters to kill trapped whales
    TUKTOYAKTUK, Northwest Territories · Arctic hunters reluctantly gathered their harpoons and rifles Thursday to kill dozens of beluga whales that have been trapped for weeks in saltwater lakes and now have only one small air hole remaining. (Source)

  4698. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 3:12 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Alaska Thanksgiving: Whale meat
    David Smith was a new arrival to the North Slope village of Nuiqsut last year when the former resident of upstate New York cooked up a few turkeys and vat of chili for the Eskimo community's Thanksgiving dinner. (Source)

  4699. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 4:02 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Alaskan Thanksgiving feast: Whale meat
    David Smith was a new arrival to the North Slope village of Nuiqsut last year when the former resident of upstate New York cooked up a few turkeys and vat of chili for the Eskimo community's Thanksgiving dinner. He was completely unprepared for another dish on the menu: hundreds of pounds of gleaming red, raw whale meat, served frozen solid in bite-size pieces. (Source)

  4700. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 5:12 PM PST - (Journal Gazette & Times Courier) - Alaskan Thanksgiving Feast: Whale Meat
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - David Smith was a new arrival to the North Slope village of Nuiqsut last year when the former resident of upstate New York cooked up a few turkeys and vat of chili for the Eskimo community's Thanksgiving dinner. (Source)

  4701. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:48 PM PST - (Times-Reporter) - Whale-blubber salad, anyone? Alaska natives add tribal foods to Thanksgiving feast
    dinner. He was completely unprepared for another dish on the menu: hundreds of pounds of gleaming red, raw whale meat, served frozen solid in bite-size pieces. (Source)

  4702. Fri, 17 Nov 2006 9:43 PM PST - (Journal Gazette & Times Courier) - Alaskan Thanksgiving Feast: Whale Meat
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - David Smith was a new arrival to the North Slope village of Nuiqsut last year when the former resident of upstate New York cooked up a few turkeys and vat of chili for the Eskimo community's Thanksgiving dinner. (Source)

  4703. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 9:20 PM PST - (Yahoo! India News) - Dolphins die as the Ganga chokes
    The Gangetic dolphin is today as endangered as the tiger. If the dolphin is to be saved it s the Ganga, which must be protected. (Source)

  4704. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 9:34 PM PST - (IBN live) - Dolphins die as the Ganga chokes
    In our Special Series, the Ganga is Dying , CNN-IBN has already exposed the failure of the multi-crore Ganga Action Plan. Now we tell you how these failures may lead to the extinction of the river dolphin. (Source)

  4705. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 0:26 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Scientists not done with whale carcass yet
    Confronted with a rotting whale carcass on the beach in 1970, officials in Florence, Ore., hauled in 20 cases of dynamite and lit the fuse... (Source)

  4706. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 3:10 AM PST - (Everett Herald) - Scientist sails away with his dead whale
    After languishing on a waiting list for three years, David Duggins finally got his wish: a big, stinking, rotting whale carcass. (Source)

  4707. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 1:02 AM PST - (The Springfield News-Leader) - Artist meets whale
    Noted marine artist Wyland, who painted a mural with Ozarks children at Wonders of Wildlife last month, gets up close and personal with a blue whale in Mexico's Sea of Cortez on a new TV show. (Source)

  4708. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 2:54 AM PST - (Rye and Battle Today) - Whale is still there!
    PLANS to remove the badly-decomposed body of a 50ft whale washed up on Camber Sands beach have been put off. (Source)

  4709. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 0:14 AM PST - (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Alaska Thanksgiving features whale meat
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska – David Smith was a new arrival to the North Slope village of Nuiqsut last year when the former resident of upstate New York cooked up a few turkeys and vat of chili for the Eskimo community’s Thanksgiving dinner. (Source)

  4710. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 1:09 AM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - 'We have these rights'
    EVERETT, Wash. -- Tulalip tribal elder Ray Moses keeps the stories his ancestors gave to him. He tells how the whale pushes the reluctant salmon back into the rivers, how the beaver tried to woo the field mouse. (Source)

  4711. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 2:08 AM PST - (Hartford Courant) - Many Lamps Retain Urn Shape Originally Used To Hold Fuel
    Grease, candles, whale oil and other burning fluids were used for light before the 1850s. Then Samuel Kier of Pittsburgh made lamps that burned kerosene, which was distilled from oil found on the ground. (Source)

  4712. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 7:40 AM PST - (Financial Express) - Russia's case of geographical gas pain
    There are three opponents of Russia's strategy to become a global exporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) - the western gray whale, the US government, and Gazprom. (Source)

  4713. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 5:00 AM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Inuit slaughter whales trapped in ice
    Up to 80 beluga whales trapped in the ice in Canada's Arctic are now being killed by hunters. (Source)

  4714. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 6:08 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Climate change impacting migratory species: UN report
    New Delhi, Nov 18: Increasing changes are being witnessed on migratory species like green turtles, whales, dolphins and birds due to global climate changes, according to a new UN report. (Source)

  4715. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:33 AM PST - (The Carmel Pine Cone) - Feds investigate whale watchers
    AMONTEREY whale watching business is the target of a probe by the U.S. Department of Justice, a spokesman for the agency revealed Wednesday. Federal investigators searched the offices of Monterey Bay Whale Watch, at 84 Fisherman’s Wharf, about two weeks ago. (Source)

  4716. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:08 AM PST - (The Maui News) - Sharks, surges hit front pages
    It’s been quite an aquatic week on Maui – a tourist bitten by a shark, a photograph of sharks eating a sick humpback whale and a weak tsunami that still managed to awe some observers. (Source)

  4717. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 5:31 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Whale watch
    RESEARCHERS at St Andrews University have discovered that whale-watching, an eco-tourism credited with raising awareness of the animals, could be responsible for disturbing their feeding and behavioural patterns. (Source)

  4718. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 4:41 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - Why watching whales does more harm than good
    Research has found that whale-watching may be responsible for damaging changes in the mammals' behaviour and could be putting them off feeding. (Source)

  4719. Sat, 18 Nov 2006 10:53 PM PST - (Casper Star-Tribune) - 'We have these rights'
    EVERETT, Wash. -- Tulalip tribal elder Ray Moses keeps the stories his ancestors gave to him. He tells how the whale pushes the reluctant salmon back into the rivers, how the beaver tried to woo the field mouse. (Source)

  4720. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 4:05 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Scientists to use rotting whale in study of sea life
    SEATTLE - Confronted with a rotting whale carcass on the beach in 1970, officials in Florence, Ore., hauled in 20 cases of dynamite and lit the fuse. (Source)

  4721. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 12:27 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale rescued near Dunalley
    Wildlife and marine specialists this morning will be keeping a close eye on a whale rescued in south-east Tasmania last night. (Source)

  4722. Sun, 19 Nov 2006 4:33 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - $1.7m sea views sold
    MORE than $1.7 million worth of ocean frontage land sold at auction on the weekend. Four lots went under the hammer on Saturday against the backdrop of Whale Bay on Hopkins Point Road. (Source)

  4723. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 3:16 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Pink Dolphin Population Tumbles off Taiwan
    TAIPEI - A dolphin that lives along the west coast of Taiwan is declining to dangerously low numbers because of over-fishing and pollution, local environmental researchers said on Monday. (Source)

  4724. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 5:19 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Group wants Japan to end dolphin hunting
    In Japanese villages each year, local fishermen hunt for large numbers of dolphins by herding them into shallow coves and then, scientists say, attacking them with knives and even eviscerating them alive. (Source)

  4725. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 0:38 AM PST - (AlertNet) - REFILE-Pink dolphin population tumbles off Taiwan
    Source: Reuters (Fixes dateline) By Ralph Jennings TAIPEI, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A dolphin that lives along the west coast of Taiwan is declining to dangerously low numbers because of over-fishing and pollution... (Source)

  4726. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 3:41 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Turtle, dolphin fear in wider net fishing
    The State Government plans to expand the use of net fishing in the North-West in a move that has sparked outrage from conservation groups, who claim it would damage stocks of turtles, dolphins, dugongs and other species. (Source)

  4727. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 7:22 AM PST - (UPI) - Scientists oppose Japan's dolphin hunt
    WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A coalition of marine scientists is hoping public pressure can force an end to Japan's annual slaughter of thousands of bottlenose dolphins. (Source)

  4728. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 0:48 AM PST - (ANI via Yahoo! India News) - Humpback whales capable of emanating 622 social sounds
    Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): A new study has revealed that humpback whales are capable of emanating as many as 622 social sounds Scientists believe the whales' broad vocal repertoire enables them to communicate with their fellow whales, like summoning their young or even wooing potential mates by expressing emotions Rebecca Dunlop, a researcher in the School of Veterinary Sciences at (Source)

  4729. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 2:08 AM PST - (New Kerala) - Humpback whales capable of emanating 622 social sounds
    Washington, Nov 20: A new study has revealed that humpback whales are capable of emanating as many as 622 social sounds. (Source)

  4730. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 4:39 AM PST - (Honolulu Advertiser) - Whales, vessels on collision course
    The number of collisions between vessels and humpback whales this year is already up to six, prompting discussions about speed limits on the oceans around Hawai'i as a way to protect both humans and the whales. (Source)

  4731. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 3:30 PM PST - (Ohmynews) - Ebay Sells a Whale
    What price would you put on a whale's life? According to the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA), the price of a fin whale, one of the largest and an endangered species, is about... (Source)

  4732. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 0:20 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Scientists unite to fight Japan's dolphin hunt
    A coalition of marine scientists has launched a campaign to halt Japan's annual "dolphin drive," in which thousands of bottlenose dolphins... (Source)

  4733. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 3:08 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Japan urged to end ‘brutal’ dolphin kill
    A US coalition of marine scientists and aquarium workers is demanding the Japanese Government end its country’s “inhumane” annual dolphin hunts, saying the custom targets an intelligent and self-aware species. (Source)

  4734. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 4:14 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Group Wants Japan to End Dolphin Hunting
    In Japanese villages each year, local fishermen hunt for large numbers of dolphins by herding them into shallow coves and then, scientists say, attacking them with knives and even eviscerating them alive. (Source)

  4735. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 7:10 AM PST - (RedNova) - Group Wants Japan to End Brutal Dolphin Hunting
    PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- In Japanese villages each y (Source)

  4736. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 8:39 AM PST - (BBC News) - RAF make 'rare' whales sighting
    A pod of whales is sighted by an RAF search and rescue helicopter crew in the Moray Firth. (Source)

  4737. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 0:03 AM PST - (Long Beach Press-Telegram) - Sea Shepherd out to save the whales
    A month from now, when many of us will be searching stores for Christmas gifts, Chris Aultman will be searching Antarctica for whales. More precisely, he will be searching for people intent on killing them. (Source)

  4738. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 8:39 AM PST - (BBC News) - RAF make 'rare' whales sighting
    A pod of whales is sighted by an RAF search and rescue helicopter crew in the Moray Firth. (Source)

  4739. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 9:05 AM PST - (U.S. Department of State) - U.S. Protests Japan’s Announced Return to Whaling in Antarctic
    The United States expresses deep regret that Japan's whaling fleet departed November 15 to continue a controversial hunt, part of a Japanese research plan, in the Antarctic, according to a November 16 statement from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (Source)

  4740. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:47 PM PST - (Orlando Business Journal) - SeaWorld, Disney win industry awards
    The combined SeaWorld parks in Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego were awarded Best Overall Production at the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions convention in Atlanta Nov. 18 for "Believe," the parks' killer whale show. (Source)

  4741. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 12:15 PM PST - (U.S. Department of State) - U.S. Protests Japan’s Announced Return to Whaling in Antarctic
    The United States expresses deep regret that Japan's whaling fleet departed November 15 to continue a controversial hunt, part of a Japanese research plan, in the Antarctic, according to a November 16 statement from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Japan announced that it would kill up to 935 minke whales and 10 fin whales under a special provision of the International (Source)

  4742. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 11:06 PM PST - (The New York Sun) - OUT & ABOUT with
    Mystic Seaport Thanksgiving eve seems an appropriate time to focus attention on Mystic Seaport, where the world's largest collection of ships — including the last surviving whale ship — tells the story of the Pilgrims' prosperity at sea in the 17th, 18th, and 19thcenturies. Whatever difficult times the Pilgrims encountered on New England's soil, their shipbuilding and trading skills served them (Source)

  4743. Tue, 21 Nov 2006 10:38 PM PST - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - NOAA announces an emergency rule to protect right whales
    NOAA Fisheries Service has announced a temporary emergency rule prohibiting gillnet fishing and possession of gillnets in Atlantic Ocean waters off South Carolina, Georgia and northeast Florida during right whale calving season from Nov. 15, through April 15. (Source)

  4744. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 11:02 AM PST - (Bangkok Post) - Rare dolphin corpse found
    The carcass of a pregnant Irrawaddy dolphin washed ashore on Naresuan Beach in Ban Pruenoi in Pran Buri district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, marine biologists said yesterday. (Source)

  4745. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 5:14 AM PST - (RedNova) - Scientists Fail to Find Any Baiji Dolphin in China's Yangtze River
    Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Hefei, 22 November: Hope is fading for China's rare Yangtze River baiji dolphin after an international expedition failed to find a single baiji after almost two weeks of searching. (Source)

  4746. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 0:04 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Scientists to use rotting whale in study of sea life
    SEATTLE - Confronted with a rotting whale carcass on the beach in 1970, officials in Florence, Ore., hauled in 20 cases of dynamite and lit the fuse. (Source)

  4747. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 2:01 AM PST - (70 South) - The hunt is on again !
    Despite international protests, Iceland, Japan and Norway have started their whale hunting season. (Source)

  4748. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 3:17 AM PST - (The Monterey County Herald) - NICOTINE STAYS, TOBACCO GOES
    Soon after getting married in 1998, Bill Whalen and his wife made a wager on which of them could give up tobacco first. (Source)

  4749. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 6:16 AM PST - (RedNova) - Scientists Fail to Find Any Baiji Dolphin in China's Yangtze River
    Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) Hefei, 22 November: Hope is fading for China's rare Yangtze River baiji dolphin after an international expedition failed to find a single baiji after almost two weeks of searching. (Source)

  4750. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 3:35 PM PST - (San Juan Journal) - BCNG Portals Page
    A sea lion was found dead last week near the Orcas ferry landing. It had been shot to death, according to SeaDoc Society. (Source)

  4751. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 7:28 PM PST - (Thursday Magnet) - Whale Festival wrap
    To pump up the Eden Whale Festival in 2007 the Eden Whale Festival Committee held a public meeting to discuss its future. (Source)

  4752. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 5:23 PM PST - (Financial Times) - China and Japan set for whaling clash
    China is considering opposing a Japanese proposal to expand whaling, to be discussed at an International Whaling Commission meeting starting in South Korea today. (Source)

  4753. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 5:23 PM PST - (Financial Times) - Japan dealt blow in bid to expand whaling
    Japan's attempts to tip the International Whaling Commission in favour of pro-whaling countries for the first time in almost 20 years suffered another blow on Wednesday with the rejection of its proposal dramatically to expand the number of whales culled from the southern oceans. (Source)

  4754. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 5:23 PM PST - (Financial Times) - Japanese harpooned on secrecy vote
    Japan suffered an early defeat at the International Whaling Commission's yearly meeting, which began on Monday in Ulsan, South Korea, after members voted to defeat its attempt to introduce secret voting on resolutions. (Source)

  4755. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 4:12 PM PST - (RedNova) - A Womb With a View! ; Revealed in Astonishing Detail, the Earliest Stages in the Long Life of an Elephant and a Dolphin
    By FIONA MACRAE THESE extraordinary images reveal for the first time, in breathtaking detail, the wonder of pregnancy in the animal world. (Source)

  4756. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 2:35 AM PST - (New York Post) - ANIMAL WOMBS WITH A VIEW
    You've never seen baby pictures like these before. There's a dolphin swimming in its mother's womb, a beautifully formed unborn elephant and a golden-retriever fetus opening its mouth and sticking out its tongue as if panting. The stunning shots... (Source)

  4757. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 6:23 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - The Yangtze's lost dolphin
    Expedition searching China's great river for the baiji may be too late. (Source)

  4758. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 0:19 AM PST - (Bradenton Herald) - FSU researchers thrilled about getting whale skull
    Researchers at Florida State University's marine laboratory need to clear more than a little shelf space for the newest specimen in the facility's collection of marine-mammal skulls. (Source)

  4759. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 4:39 AM PST - (Rye and Battle Today) - Whale removed from beach
    IT was a sad end for a noble giant of the deep when an operation took place on Monday to remove the body of the whale from the beach at Camber. (Source)

  4760. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 9:07 AM PST - (Sun Star) - When dolphins cry
    DURING the heyday of the eighties, to see Shamu the killer whale and his aquatic friends was not an option in our country. And so as a kid, I look longingly in movies where blue eyed blond haired kids get to frolic around otters and dolphins in Seaworld. (Source)

  4761. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 7:13 PM PST - (The Providence Journal) - In blast zone, observers keep an eye on sea mammals
    With the demolition of the old Jamestown Bridge still under way, the safety of seals, turtles, dolphins and whales is a priority. (Source)

  4762. Thu, 23 Nov 2006 9:06 AM PST - (Sun Star) - Lee: The dolphin hunt, slaughter in Japan
    JAPAN is surely making a reputation as the greatest mass-murderers of dolphins in the known world. For years, as per tradition, Japan has held an annual "dolphin drive" where they herd thousands of bottlenose dolphins into shallow coves and slaughter them with knives and clubs. (Source)

  4763. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 1:23 AM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - On the trail of the lost dolphin
    China's Yangtze river is being searched for a trace of the baiji. (Source)

  4764. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 1:54 AM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - On the trail of the Yangtze's lost dolphin
    Murky water, hazy sky and dull brown riverbanks. Strained eyes peering into the mist. Ears tuned electronically into the depths. And with each hour, each day that passes, a nagging question that grows louder: is this how a species ends after 20m years on earth? (Source)

  4765. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 7:59 AM PST - (WMTW Auburn) - Lobstermen: New Rope Regulations Too Costly
    BANGOR, Maine -- Maine lobstermen said a proposed rule that would change the kind of rope they use in hopes of preventing whale entanglements would run up equipment costs and cause more of their gear to get snagged on the seabed. (Source)

  4766. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 7:01 AM PST - (CBC Nova Scotia) - Lingering right whales trickle out of the bay
    Endangered right whales that have been lingering in the Bay of Fundy are slowly making their way south. (Source)

  4767. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:52 AM PST - (Boston Globe) - Lobstermen say new rope regulations would cost too much
    Maine lobstermen say the government's proposal to change the kind of rope they use in hopes of preventing whale entanglements would run up equipment costs and cause more of their gear to get snagged on the seabed. (Source)

  4768. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 8:56 AM PST - (Canada.com) - Last of linger northern right whales heading out of Bay of Fundy
    HALIFAX (CP) - Dozens of rare right whales that were lingering in the Bay of Fundy are finally heading out of the area on their annual migration south. (Source)

  4769. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 12:51 PM PST - (WLBZ Bangor) - Fishermen Say New Rope Regulations Will Cost Too Much
    Maine lobstermen say a proposed rule that would change the kind of rope they use in hopes of preventing whale entanglements would run up equipment costs and cause more of their gear to get snagged on the seabed. (Source)

  4770. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 1:11 PM PST - (Canada.com) - Last of lingering North Atlantic right whales heading out of Bay of Fundy
    HALIFAX (CP) - Dozens of rare North Atlantic right whales that were lingering in the Bay of Fundy are finally heading out of the area, amid fears that some could become ensnared in dangerous fishing lines as they move south. (Source)

  4771. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 6:15 PM PST - (Financial Times) - Close encounters with a leviathan
    To excited gasps and frantic camera clicking, an inquisitive whale, accompanied by her newly born calf, pokes her gnarled head right out of the water to get a better look at a clutch of gawping tourists. (Source)

  4772. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 7:32 PM PST - (Washington Post) - Mating Season Can Be Perilous for Right Whales
    CHARLESTON, S.C. -- As autumn wanes and North Atlantic right whales again migrate to calving grounds off the Southeast coast, humans will determine the fate of the majestic creatures hunted almost to extinction in centuries past. (Source)

  4773. Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:29 PM PST - (Milford Daily News) - Lobstermen say new rope regulations would cost too much
    BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Maine lobstermen say the government's proposal to change the kind of rope they use in hopes of preventing whale entanglements would run up equipment costs and cause more of their gear to get snagged on the seabed. (Source)

  4774. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 0:07 AM PST - (The Barre Montpelier Times Argus) - Maine lobstermen say new rope regulations would cost too much
    BANGOR, Maine -- Maine lobstermen say the government's proposal to change the kind of rope they use in hopes of preventing whale entanglements would run up equipment costs and cause more of their gear to get snagged on the seabed... - Associated Press (Source)

  4775. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 0:13 AM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Regulations shield migrating right whales
    As autumn wanes and North Atlantic right whales again migrate to calving grounds off the Southeast coast, humans will determine the fate of the majestic creatures hunted almost to extinction centuries past. (Source)

  4776. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 1:20 AM PST - (icWales) - Dolphin fears delay oil drilling in Bay
    PLANS to drill for oil off the Welsh coast have been put in doubt over concerns of the impact on the dolphin population, the Western Mail has learnt. (Source)

  4777. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 7:44 AM PST - (Portsmouth Herald) - Lobstermen: New rope rules too costly
    BANGOR, Maine (AP) -- Maine lobstermen say the government's proposal to change the kind of rope they use in hopes of preventing whale entanglements would run up equipment costs and cause more of their gear to get snagged on the seabed. (Source)

  4778. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 6:24 AM PST - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - NOAA announces an emergency rule to protect right whales
    NOAA Fisheries Service has announced a temporary emergency rule prohibiting gillnet fishing and possession of gillnets in Atlantic Ocean waters off South Carolina, Georgia and northeast Florida during right whale calving season from Nov. 15, through April 15. (Source)

  4779. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 4:14 AM PST - (Washington Post) - Super-Size Me
    WHY SIZE MATTERS From Bacteria to Blue Whales By John Tyler Bonner Princeton Univ. 161 pp. $16.95 SIZE MATTERS How Height Affects the Health, Happiness, and Success of Boys -- and the Men They Become By Stephen S. Hall Houghton Mifflin. 388 pp. $26 One of the most memorable passages in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels comes when the sojourner Lemuel Gulliver encounters a bevy of Brobdingnagian (Source)

  4780. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 7:09 AM PST - (CTV.ca) - Last of Bay of Fundy right whales leave the area
    Dozens of rare North Atlantic right whales that were lingering in the Bay of Fundy are finally heading out of the area, amid fears some could become ensnared in dangerous fishing lines as they move south. (Source)

  4781. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 1:56 PM PST - (Canada.com) - Last of lingering North Atlantic right whales heading out of Bay of Fundy
    HALIFAX (CP) - Dozens of rare North Atlantic right whales that were lingering in the Bay of Fundy are finally heading out of the area, amid fears that some could become ensnared in dangerous fishing lines as they move south. (Source)

  4782. Sat, 25 Nov 2006 9:39 PM PST - (The Providence Journal) - Lobstermen say new rope rules too expensive
    BANGOR, Maine (AP) — Maine lobstermen say the government’s proposal to change the kind of rope they use in hopes of preventing whale entanglements would run up equipment costs and cause more of their gear to get snagged on the seabed. (Source)

  4783. Sun, 26 Nov 2006 3:24 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - Dolphins in distress
    Whatever is deforming and killing the mammals may also imperil humans. The two young dolphins were cruising in nearly still waters 100 yards from a spit of Panhandle beach when they became targets. (Source)

  4784. Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:35 AM PST - (ic Birmingham) - Impaled teenager dies
    A teenager died after becoming impaled on spiked railings. Steven Whale, 19, from High Wycombe, was found in the early hours of Saturday on a fence at the Buckinghamshire town's All Saints Parish Church, off Castle Street, a police spokeswoman said. (Source)

  4785. Sun, 26 Nov 2006 9:57 AM PST - (Canada.com) - Last of lingering North Atlantic right whales heading out of Bay of Fundy
    HALIFAX (CP) - Dozens of rare North Atlantic right whales that were lingering in the Bay of Fundy are finally heading out of the area, amid fears that some could become ensnared in dangerous fishing lines as they move south. (Source)

  4786. Sun, 26 Nov 2006 8:23 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Stranded whale may be repeat visitor
    The National Parks and Wildlife Service is investigating if a whale that beached on the New South Wales mid-north coast last night is the same animal that spent 100 days in the nearby Manning River in 1994. (Source)

  4787. Sun, 26 Nov 2006 9:11 PM PST - (EurekAlert!) - Humpback whales have brain cells also found in humans
    Cetaceans, the group of marine mammals that includes whales and dolphins, have demonstrated remarkable auditory and communicative abilities, as well as complex social behaviors. (Source)

  4788. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:52 AM PST - (CBS News) - Whale Of A Time In London
    Surprised Londoners spotted a whale swimming up the River Thames, past landmarks like Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. Divers followed the 20-foot-long mammal's movements, promising to help it if it became stranded. (Source)

  4789. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 1:54 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Humpback whales have brain cells also found in humans
    Cetaceans, the group of marine mammals that includes whales and dolphins, have demonstrated remarkable auditory and communicative abilities, as well as complex social behaviors. A new study published online November 27, 2006 in The Anatomical Record, the official journal of the American Association of Anatomists, compared a humpback whale brain with brains from several other cetacean species and (Source)

  4790. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 6:03 AM PST - (Times Online) - Humpback whale found to have 'human' brain cell
    For years, marine scientists have proclaimed the high intelligence of dolphins – and now it appears the humpback whale is also among the bright sparks of the deep.... (Source)

  4791. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 7:10 AM PST - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Health Beat
    * Overeaters Anonymous offers several weekly meetings in Beverly: Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Beverly Congregational Church; Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Doctor's Conference Room at Beverly Hospital, Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Women's Health Center at Beverly Hospital, and Saturdays from 9 to 10:15 a.m. at the White Whale on Hale Street. (Source)

  4792. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 7:20 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Whales boast the brain cells that 'make us human'
    Whales may share our kind of intelligence, researchers say after discovering brain cells previously found only in humans and the other great apes (Source)

  4793. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:48 AM PST - (CBC) - Humpback whales share brain cells with humans
    Humpback whales have joined an exclusive evolutionary club alongside humans, gorillas and dolphins, thanks to the discovery of a particular type of brain cell in the large aquatic mammals. (Source)

  4794. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 2:28 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Group effort frees stranded whale
    A whale that beached itself at Crowdy Head, north-east of Taree on the New South Wales mid-north coast, has been returned to the sea with the help of national parks' staff and volunteers. (Source)

  4795. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 12:11 PM PST - (Science Daily) - Humpback Whales Have Brain Cells Also Found In Humans
    A new study compared a humpback whale brain with brains from several other cetacean species and found the presence of a certain type of neuron cell that is also found in humans. This suggests that certain cetaceans and hominids may have evolved side by side. (Source)

  4796. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 11:52 PM PST - (The State) - Deep issues threaten future of whale species
    CHARLESTON — As autumn wanes and North Atlantic right whales again migrate to calving grounds off the Southeast coast, humans will determine the fate of the majestic creatures hunted almost to extinction centuries past. (Source)

  4797. Mon, 27 Nov 2006 8:30 PM PST - (Ohmynews) - Whales, Humans Share Key Cognitive Brain Wiring
    ... (Source)

  4798. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 1:27 PM PST - (INQ7.net) - Dolphin show starts today
    TWO dolphins and two sea lions flew in from Indonesia on Monday night to star in a series of shows that start today at a specially constructed venue in SM Mall of Asia. (Source)

  4799. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 3:21 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Become an expert whale watcher
    Oregonians who would like to volunteer to help with the state's seasonal whale-watching programs can become qualified by attending training sessions Saturday and Sunday. (Source)

  4800. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 3:29 AM PST - (The Florida Times-Union) - Biologists to play nanny for birthing right whales
    The coastline off Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia is about to turn into a gigantic birthing room and nursery for the North Atlantic Right Whale. (Source)

  4801. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 6:32 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Baby beluga whale dies at marine park
    A baby beluga whale born in a Spanish marine park — the first beluga whale born in captivity in Europe — has died at the age of 25 days. (Source)

  4802. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 6:58 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Baby Beluga Whale Dies at Marine Park
    MADRID, Spain -- A baby beluga whale born in a Spanish marine park -- the first beluga whale born in captivity in Europe -- has died at the age of 25 days. (Source)

  4803. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 6:44 AM PST - (The Daily Comet) - Baby Beluga Whale Dies at Marine Park
    A baby beluga whale born in a Spanish marine park - the first beluga whale born in captivity in Europe - has died at the age of 25 days. Officials at the Oceanographic park in Valencia said Tuesday that the whale had died the previous day. (Source)

  4804. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 5:04 AM PST - (The Columbus Dispatch) - Rotting fin whale a scientific cornucopia
    SEATTLE — Confronted with a decaying whale carcass on the beach in 1970, officials in Florence, Ore., hauled in 20 cases of dynamite and lit the fuse. (Source)

  4805. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 7:12 AM PST - (The Salem News) - Health Beat
    * Overeaters Anonymous offers several weekly meetings in Beverly: Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Beverly Congregational Church; Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Doctor's Conference Room at Beverly Hospital, Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Women's Health Center at Beverly Hospital, and Saturdays from 9 to 10:15 a.m. at the White Whale on Hale Street. (Source)

  4806. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:47 AM PST - (Playbill) - Lauded Sheep and the Whale to Get English-Language Premiere in Canada
    A sunken boat. Recovered bodies. A survivor. A passing freighter. A wave of contemporary issues. These are elements of the honored play, The Sheep and the Whale, by Moroccan-born Canadian writer Ahmed Ghazali. (Source)

  4807. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:36 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Become an expert whale watcher
    Oregonians who would like to volunteer to help with the state's seasonal whale-watching programs can become qualified by attending training sessions Saturday and Sunday. (Source)

  4808. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 8:28 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Baby beluga dies at Spain marine park
    A baby beluga whale born in a Spanish marine park — the first beluga whale born in captivity in Europe — has died at the age of 25 days, officials said Tuesday. (Source)

  4809. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 9:24 AM PST - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Health Beat
    * Overeaters Anonymous offers several weekly meetings in Beverly: Mondays from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the North Beverly Congregational Church; Tuesdays and Fridays from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Doctor's Conference Room at Beverly Hospital, Wednesdays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Women's Health Center at Beverly Hospital, and Saturdays from 9 to 10:15 a.m. at the White Whale on Hale Street. (Source)

  4810. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:59 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Auckland’s Dolphin & Whale Safari Experiences
    Auckland, New Zealand …. Auckland’s Dolphin & Whale Safari now departs from downtown Auckland Viaduct Harbour twice each day, 9.30am and 4.00pm. One of New Zealand’s most successful marine wildlife cruises the new evening option is ideally timed for Auckland itineraries. (Source)

  4811. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 3:50 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Baby beluga dies at Spain marine park
    A baby beluga whale born in a Spanish marine park — the first beluga whale born in captivity in Europe — has died at the age of 25 days, officials said Tuesday. (Source)

  4812. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:03 PM PST - (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News) - Did Whales Beat Humans to Rare Brain Cells?
    The four-chambered heart of the humpback whale can weigh more than 400 pounds, but this week, it's the humpback's brain that's making news. (Source)

  4813. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 1:58 PM PST - (INQ7.net) - Humpback whales ‘sing’
    THE ACTIVE and acrobatic humpback whale belongs to the family of rorquals, which is characterized by pleats running from the lower jaw to the belly and a fin on the back. The shape and color pattern of the humpback’s fin and tail are distinctive, just like human fingerprints. (Source)

  4814. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:39 PM PST - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - NOAA announces an emergency rule to protect right whales
    NOAA Fisheries Service has announced a temporary emergency rule prohibiting gillnet fishing and possession of gillnets in Atlantic Ocean waters off South Carolina, Georgia and northeast Florida during right whale calving season from Nov. 15, through April 15. (Source)

  4815. Tue, 28 Nov 2006 10:45 PM PST - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - U.S. offers orca rescue plan
    Federal fisheries officials Tuesday unveiled their plan to rescue Puget Sound's embattled orcas but said they won't protect some waters environmentalists consider important. (Source)

  4816. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 0:37 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - Recovery plan for orcas: $50M, 30 years
    A far-reaching federal proposal to save Puget Sound's orcas from extinction worries both environmental groups and property-rights advocates. (Source)

  4817. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 4:07 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Area OK'd for orca protection
    Critical habitat for orcas that ply the waters of Puget Sound was designated Tuesday by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration. The habitat includes about 2,500 square miles, including the bulk of the inland waters of Puget Sound and the San Juan Islands. (Source)

  4818. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:07 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - The mystery of the dead sperm whale
    THE discovery two months ago of a dead sperm whale on the shore of Sitio Bagotayok, Barangay Lohong, Ragay, Camarines Sur has baffled officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and prompted them to raise an alert on the possible presence of more whales in the Ragay Gulf. (Source)

  4819. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 8:30 AM PST - (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News) - Whale Vocabulary More Elaborate Than Thought
    Humpback whales possess a vastly more elaborate vocabulary than was known, researchers now report. (Source)

  4820. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:52 AM PST - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Consulates travel to help far-flung paisanos
    KODIAK, Alaska -- On his latest trip to Alaska, Salvadoran consular official Luis Roberto Castellanos saw bear cubs, a killer whale and 200 natives of El Salvador who might lose their jobs in canneries here unless they solve their immigration problems. (Source)

  4821. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 8:45 AM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - Kenya: Saving Graceful King of the Sea
    Renowned scrap metal sculptor Kioko Mwitiki has done it again. This time he has created a life-size sculpture of the Minke whale - a type of whale common to all but the polar seas. (Source)

  4822. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:31 AM PST - (UC Santa Barbara Daily Nexus) - Program Seeks Students to Count Grey Whales
    In preparation for the commencement of 2007’s whale migration season, the Gray Whales Count organization is recruiting UCSB student volunteers to tally the number of gray whales migrating north through the Santa Barbara Channel. (Source)

  4823. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:14 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Brainy whales get emotional
    Brain cells linked with intelligence and considered unique to the great apes have now been found in whales, so are they more like us than we thought? (Source)

  4824. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:07 PM PST - (Riverfront Times) - Microwaveable Spotted Dick
    Caught vandalizing a seaside aquarium, twelve-year-old Jesse is punished with a series of odd jobs at the aquarium. Once a puckish street urchin heading for a life of synthetic drug use and petty skullduggery, Jesse develops a deep trans-species bond with the whale named Willy. During his brief... (Source)

  4825. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 3:30 PM PST - (Escape.com.au) - Adrift in a timeless isle
    A SWIM with a majestic whale and her baby right off the beach in laidback Tonga was a highlight of Stephen Lacey's sailing adventure. (Source)

  4826. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 7:23 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Killer whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    A killer whale attacked a trainer during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park, sending the man to the hospital but sparing him serious injury, authorities said. (Source)

  4827. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 6:52 PM PST - (INQ7.net) - The mystery of the dead sperm whale
    THE discovery two months ago of a dead sperm whale on the shore of Sitio Bagotayok, Barangay Lohong, Ragay, Camarines Sur has baffled officials of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and prompted them to raise an alert on the possible presence of more whales in the Ragay Gulf. (Source)

  4828. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 7:40 PM PST - (KESQ) - Whale attacks trainer during show at SeaWorld in San Diego
    SAN DIEGO Authorities say Shamu the killer whale attacked a trainer during a show today at SeaWorld in San Diego. (Source)

  4829. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 6:42 PM PST - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Whale trainer injured at Sea World California
    A killer whale trainer was taken to the hospital after a whale pinned him to the bottom of the tank. Rescue crews were called (Source)

  4830. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 6:17 PM PST - (KABC-TV Los Angeles) - Killer Whale Pins Trainer Underwater
    A trainer was pinned underwater by Shamu, a killer whale, during a show at SeaWorld Wednesday, sending the man to a hospital, authorities reported. (Source)

  4831. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 6:11 PM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - Trainer Injured By Killer Whale At SeaWorld
    A trainer was seriously injured at Sea World in Mission Bay Wednesday during a show. According to witnesses, the trainer was pinned underwater by a killer whale. (Source)

  4832. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 5:52 PM PST - (NBC 4 Los Angeles) - Killer Whale Pins Sea World Trainer Underwater During Show
    SAN DIEGO -- A SeaWorld trainer was pinned underwater by a killer whale during a show Wednesday at the Mission Bay-area aquatic park. (Source)

  4833. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 7:56 PM PST - (Bridgewater Courier News) - Courier News Online
    Firefighters were prepared to rescue the 33-year-old trainer from the pool after receiving a call that the killer whale may have injured a trainer, said Maurice Luque, a department spokesman. The man, who was not identified, escaped before the firefighters arrived. (Source)

  4834. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 5:41 PM PST - (10 News San Diego) - Killer Whale Pins Trainer In Tank At SeaWorld
    A trainer is injured at SeaWorld after a killer whale pins him to the bottom of the tank. (Source)

  4835. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 7:35 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Wednesday, November 29
    SAN DIEGO (CNN) -- A SeaWorld trainer was in good condition Wednesday after a killer whale grabbed his foot and held him underwater while performing a show, park officials said. (Source)

  4836. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:29 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Killer whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after Shamu the killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, authorities said. (Source)

  4837. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 9:45 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Park's killer whale almost lives up to name
    A killer whale at the Sea World theme park grabbed a trainer by the foot and held him underwater during a show Wednesday. (Source)

  4838. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 8:41 PM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Whale attacks trainer during show at SeaWorld in San Diego
    A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after a killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, authorities said. The 39-year-old man was taken to a hospital and was listed in good condition, said Mike... (Source)

  4839. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:18 PM PST - (Fox 6 News San Diego) - Seaworld Whale Accident
    A expert whale trainer was rushed to the hospital Wednesday after a killer whale attack at Sea World. (Source)

  4840. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:19 PM PST - (WAVY 10) - Whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO Shamu the killer whale has attacked a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego. (Source)

  4841. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:08 PM PST - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO Shamu the killer whale has attacked a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego. Authorities say the whale grabbed the man's foot and pulled him underwater twice on... (Source)

  4842. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 9:22 PM PST - (CBS 13 Sacramento) - Whale Attacks Trainer During Show At Sea World
    Authorities say Shamu the killer whale attacked a trainer during a show today at SeaWorld in San Diego. (Source)

  4843. Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:31 PM PST - (Daily Breeze) - Shamu injures trainer at SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO -- A killer whale attacked a trainer during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park, sending the man to the hospital but sparing him serious injury, authorities said. (Source)

  4844. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:34 PM PST - (Florence Morning News) - Dolphin washes ashore at North Myrtle Beach
    At approximately 9:30 this morning, North Myrtle Beach Public Safety responded to a call of a dolphin, washed ashore on the beach in the vicinity of 33rd Avenue North in North Myrtle Beach. (Source)

  4845. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 2:19 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Killer whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after Shamu the killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, authorities said. (Source)

  4846. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 0:22 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Killer whale attacks Sea World trainer
    A 33-year-old trainer at SeaWorld was hospitalized after a killer whale dragged him to the bottom of the Shamu pool during a show Wednesday. (Source)

  4847. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 3:58 AM PST - (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) - Killer Whale Attacks Trainer At SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO -- Shamu the killer whale has attacked a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego. Authorities said the whale grabbed the man's foot and pulled him underwater twice on Wednesday. (Source)

  4848. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 3:19 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Volunteer to staff winter whale watch
    Training to become a volunteer for Oregon's winter whale-watching week will be Saturday and Sunday at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. (Source)

  4849. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 1:10 AM PST - (KTRE-TV East Texas) - Whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO Shamu the killer whale has attacked a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego. (Source)

  4850. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 2:08 AM PST - (Wanstead and Woodford Guardian) - Teenager impaled on iron railings
    A 19-YEAR-OLD man died after becoming impaled on iron railings during a night out in High Wycombe town centre. Steven Whale, of Copyground Lane, High Wycombe, was cut from the railings in All Saints churchyard shortly after 1.30am on Saturday. (Source)

  4851. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 7:59 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - SeaWorld trainer hurt in whale attack
    A trainer at SeaWorld Adventure Park remained hospitalized Thursday after a killer whale grabbed him and twice held him underwater during a show, officials said. (Source)

  4852. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 7:21 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Killer whale attacks Sea World trainer
    A killer whale at the Sea World theme park grabbed a trainer by the foot and held him underwater during a show Wednesday. (Source)

  4853. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 6:41 AM PST - (USA Today) - Killer whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    Shamu the killer whale injured a trainer during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park by grabbing his foot and pulling him underwater twice, authorities said. The 39-year-old man was hospitalized in good condition after Wednesday's show. (Source)

  4854. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 6:09 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    Shamu the killer whale injured a trainer during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park by grabbing his foot and pulling him underwater twice, authorities said. (Source)

  4855. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 5:51 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Killer whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after Shamu the killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, authorities said. (Source)

  4856. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 6:33 AM PST - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Killer whale at Sea World holds trainer under water
    SAN DIEGO Shamu the killer whale has attacked a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego. (Source)

  4857. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 7:40 AM PST - (KESQ) - Whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO (AP) - Shamu the killer whale has attacked a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego. Authorities say the whale grabbed the man's foot and pulled him underwater twice on Wednesday. (Source)

  4858. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 7:42 AM PST - (NBC 10 Philadelphia) - Caught On Tape: Shamu Stadium Whale Attack
    A trainer at SeaWorld has been hospitalized after being attacked by a killer whale in San Diego. (Source)

  4859. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 7:25 AM PST - (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) - Caught On Tape: Shamu Stadium Whale Attack
    A trainer at SeaWorld has been hospitalized after being attacked by a killer whale in San Diego. More Raw Video | Images Rapper Snoop Dogg is released from jail after being arrested after an appearance on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno." (Source)

  4860. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 4:51 AM PST - (WHNT-TV Huntsville) - Whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO Shamu the killer whale has attacked a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego. Authorities say the whale grabbed the man's foot and pulled him underwater twice on... (Source)

  4861. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:16 AM PST - (CNN.com) - Whale attack broke Sea World trainer's foot
    SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park, breaking his foot, may be allowed to perform again, park officials said Thursday. (Source)

  4862. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:33 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - San Diego performing killer whale injures trainer
    A killer whale injured a trainer when he grabbed the man and pinned him to the bottom of an exhibition tank during a show at San Diego's SeaWorld Adventure Park. (Source)

  4863. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 8:12 AM PST - (USA Today) - Killer whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    A trainer at SeaWorld Adventure Park remained hospitalized Thursday after a killer whale grabbed him and twice held him underwater during a show, officials said. (Source)

  4864. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:37 AM PST - (CBS News) - Whale Injures Trainer At SeaWorld
    A killer whale at Sea World in San Diego grabbed a trainer's foot and pulled him underwater twice. Ken Peters is reported in fair condition, although neither the hospital nor SeaWorld will say what his injuries are. (Source)

  4865. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:11 AM PST - (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi) - Trainer OK after killer whale attack at San Diego's SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO -- A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park, breaking his foot, may be allowed to perform again, park officials said... (Source)

  4866. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:08 AM PST - (WLBZ Bangor) - Killer Whale Attacks Trainer at SeaWorld
    A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after Shamu the killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, authorities said. (Source)

  4867. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:04 AM PST - (KXLY-TV Spokane) - Trainer in fair condition after SeaWorld whale attack
    SAN DIEGO -- A killer whale trainer at SeaWorld is recovering from a frightening ordeal witnessed by hundreds at the San Diego theme park. Ken Peters is now in fair condition after being twice held underwater by a 5,000-pound whale. It happened during the finale of a show. (Source)

  4868. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:05 AM PST - (The WPBF Channel) - SeaWorld Trainer Recovering From Whale Attack
    Shamu the killer whale has attacked a trainer at SeaWorld in San Diego. (Source)

  4869. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 9:30 AM PST - (KTVB Boise) - Whale attacks trainer at SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO - Shamu the killer whale injured a trainer during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park by grabbing his foot and pulling him underwater twice, authorities said. (Source)

  4870. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 9:52 AM PST - (WSYR 9 Syracuse) - Trainer in fair condition after whale ordeal
    A killer whale trainer at SeaWorld is recovering from a frightening ordeal witnessed by hundreds at the San Diego theme park. (Source)

  4871. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 1:35 PM PST - (CNN.com) - SeaWorld's whale has history of attacks
    SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park has a history of attacks on trainers stretching back to 1993, park officials said Thursday. (Source)

  4872. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 1:23 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Killer whale breaks trainer's foot at theme park
    A killer whale broke the foot of a trainer when she grabbed the man and pinned him twice to the bottom of an exhibition tank during a show at San Diego's SeaWorld Adventure Park, SeaWorld said on Thursday. (Source)

  4873. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 2:47 PM PST - (CBS News) - Whale Injures Trainer At SeaWorld
    A killer whale at Sea World in San Diego grabbed a trainer's foot and pulled him underwater twice. Ken Peters is reported in fair condition, although neither the hospital nor SeaWorld will say what his injuries are. (Source)

  4874. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 1:05 PM PST - (Boston Herald) - Trainer in fair condition after killer whale attack during show at SeaWorld San Diego
    SAN DIEGO - A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park may be allowed to perform again despite past incidents stretching back to 1993, park officials said... (Source)

  4875. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 3:08 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Whale pins trainer underwater
    A KILLER whale broke the foot of a trainer when she grabbed the man and pinned him twice to the bottom of an exhibition tank during a show at San Diego's SeaWorld Adventure Park. (Source)

  4876. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 3:24 PM PST - (NBC San Diego) - Whale Attacks Trainer During Show At Seaworld
    A trainer is injured during a Shamu show at SeaWorld after a killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice. (Source)

  4877. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 3:39 PM PST - (WKRN Nashville) - Killer Whale Attacks, Injures Trainer
    When you think of Shamu, you think of a sweet and friendly whale. Guests at a Sea World show witnessed the exact opposite and taken back when one killer whale was anything but warm and cuddly. | | Kasatka, a 5,000 pound whale, was performing tricks before a crowd at San Diego's Sea World. Kasatka was attempting to perform a routine trick when it grabbed trainer Ken Peters by the... (Source)

  4878. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 3:03 PM PST - (Independent Online) - Orca whale's antics put trainer in hospital
    A killer whale with a history of aggressive behaviour has broken its trainer's foot during a show at San Diego's famous SeaWorld Adventure Park, according to staff. (Source)

  4879. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 6:35 PM PST - (CNN.com) - SeaWorld's whale has history of attacks
    SAN DIEGO, California (AP) -- A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park has a history of attacks on trainers stretching back to 1993, park officials said Thursday. (Source)

  4880. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 4:23 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Trainers out of water after killer whale incident
    A killer whale who grabbed her trainer by the foot and pinned him to the bottom of a tank was back performing at San Diego's SeaWorld show on Thursday but whale trainers stayed out of the water while trying to figure out what went wrong. (Source)

  4881. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 4:32 PM PST - (CBS News) - Whale Injures Trainer At SeaWorld
    A killer whale at Sea World in San Diego grabbed a trainer's foot and pulled him underwater twice. Ken Peters is reported in fair condition, although neither the hospital nor SeaWorld will say what his injuries are. (Source)

  4882. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 5:09 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Killer whale attacks trainer
    A trainer is in hospital after a killer whale twice held him underwater in front of hundreds of spectators. (Source)

  4883. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 5:04 PM PST - (Times Online) - Killer whale turns on trainer
    SAN DIEGO A trainer at SeaWorld Adventure Park remained in hospital yesterday after a killer whale grabbed him and twice held him underwater before hundreds of shocked spectators. (Source)

  4884. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 4:34 PM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Killer whale shows go on without trainers
    SAN DIEGO, 12:36 p.m. Nov. 30 (UNION-TRIBUNE) : Sea World's killer whale trainers will not go into the water with orcas during the marine park's shows Thursday, a day after a trainer was bitten and briefly pinned to the bottom of a pool during a performance. (Source)

  4885. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 6:25 PM PST - (KESQ) - Show goes on for whale after attack
    SAN DIEGO (AP) - The show is going on for Katsaka the killer whale. Less than a day after holding her trainer underwater during a performance, she was back in Shamu Stadium this afternoon doing tricks for the crowd. (Source)

  4886. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 4:23 PM PST - (Stuff) - Killer whale breaks trainer's foot at theme park
    LOS ANGELES: A killer whale broke the foot of a trainer when she grabbed the man and pinned him twice to the bottom of an exhibition tank during a show at San Diego's SeaWorld Adventure Park, SeaWorld said. (Source)

  4887. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 5:26 PM PST - (Hastings Gazette) - Dead whale at Crowdy
    TRIUMPH turned to tragedy at Crowdy Head when the carcase of a Bryde's whale washed ashore on Wednesday morning. National Parks and Wildlife personnel are 'almost 100 per cent' sure the whale was the same one released from the beach after it stranded two days earlier. (Source)

  4888. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 6:43 PM PST - (WNEM TV 5 Mid-Michigan) - Killer Whale Attack
    (TV-5) -- Park officials say a Seaworld trainer is in good condition after a killer whale grabbed his foot and held him underwater while performing a show Wednesday, November 29 th in San Diego, CA. (Source)

  4889. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:38 PM PST - (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune) - Killer whale is performing again after attack
    SAN DIEGO - A 2½-ton orca that dragged a trainer underwater, breaking his foot, during a show at SeaWorld may have been put out by a spat with another whale, grumpy because of the weather or just irritable from a stomach ache, according to marine mammal experts. "Some mornings they just wake up not as willing to do the show as others," said Ken Balcomb, director of the Center for Whale (Source)

  4890. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 9:10 PM PST - (The State) - Killer whale attacks trainer
    SAN DIEGO — Some days, killer whales just wake up on the wrong side of the pool. A 2½-ton orca that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld might have been put out by a spat with another whale, grumpy because of the weather or just irritable from a stomach ache, according to marine mammal experts. (Source)

  4891. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:33 PM PST - (Florida Today) - Attack won't alter whale show
    SeaWorld Orlando officials have no plans to change the killer whale show there after a trainer was injured by a whale at SeaWorld's sister park in San Diego, in the third incident since 1993 involving that whale, named Kasatka. (Source)

  4892. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 11:14 PM PST - (Khaleej Times) - Trainers out of water after killer whale incident
    LOS ANGELES - A killer whale who grabbed her trainer by the foot and pinned him to the bottom of a tank was back performing at San Diego’s SeaWorld show on Thursday but whale trainers stayed out of the water while trying to figure out what went wrong. (Source)

  4893. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 8:26 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Performing killer whale grabs trainer
    A KILLER whale who grabbed her trainer by the foot and pinned him to the bottom of a tank is back performing at San Diego's SeaWorld but trainers remain on dry land. (Source)

  4894. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 8:39 PM PST - (North County Times) - Trainer in fair condition after killer whale attack during show at SeaWorld San Diego
    SAN DIEGO -- A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park may be allowed to perform again despite past incidents stretching back to 1993, park officials said Thursday. (Source)

  4895. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:40 PM PST - (BG News) - Killer whale may get second chance
    SAN DIEGO - A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park, breaking his foot, may be allowed to perform again, park officials said yesterday. "Animals who have been involved in incidents like this in the past have been allowed to continue performing," SeaWorld San Diego spokesman Dave Koontz said. (Source)

  4896. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 8:35 PM PST - (Wairarapa Times-Age) - Huge whale washes ashore
    Grey ocean and sky shrouded the body of a sperm whale found dead without clear reason on the south Wairarapa coast yesterday morning. (Source)

  4897. Thu, 30 Nov 2006 9:33 PM PST - (Daily Record) - POOL TERROR AS KILLER WHALE ATTACKS TRAINER
    AN AUDIENCE watched in horror as a trainer was twice pulled underwater by a killer whale during a live show. The 39-year-old man, who has not been named, was dragged under by performing whale Shamu. (Source)

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  4898. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 0:13 AM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Dead 6-foot-long dolphin found on beach (photo)
    U.S. 501 Business between S.C. 90 and Third Avenue in Conway will be closed Saturday during the annual Reindeer Run Marathon, city police report. (Source)

  4899. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 2:17 AM PST - (CBS News) - Whale Attack Sparks Investigation
    Experts investigating an attack on a SeaWorld trainer by a killer whale say the orca could have been grumpy because of the weather, irritable because of a stomach ache, or wound up because of a spat with another whale. (Source)

  4900. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 2:02 AM PST - (CBS News) - Whale Injures Trainer At SeaWorld
    A killer whale at Sea World in San Diego grabbed a trainer's foot and pulled him underwater twice. Ken Peters is reported in fair condition, although neither the hospital nor SeaWorld will say what his injuries are. (Source)

  4901. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 1:14 AM PST - (Boston Globe) - SeaWorld to probe killer whale attack
    SAN DIEGO -- Officials at the SeaWorld theme park yesterday ordered an investigation into the incident in which a 5,000-pound killer whale injured a veteran trainer and dragged him to the bottom of a 36-foot-deep pool at Shamu Stadium on Wednesday. (Source)

  4902. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 3:30 AM PST - (Contra Costa Times) - Whale that attacked trainer is back at work a day later
    Some days, killer whales just wake up on the wrong side of the pool. A 21/2-ton orca that dragged a trainer under water during a show at SeaWorld may have been put out by a spat with another whale, grumpy because of the weather or just irritable from a stomachache, according to marine mammal experts. (Source)

  4903. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 3:04 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Trainers keep out of water at SeaWorld whale shows
    Dec. 1 (UNION-TRIBUNE): The killer-whale shows went on at SeaWorld yesterday, but trainers stayed out of the water as a precaution following a bewildering incident during a performance the previous day when an orca bit its trainer. (Source)

  4904. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 2:41 AM PST - (New York Post) - ATTACK WHALE MAY KEEP JOB
    SAN DIEGO - A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park, breaking his foot, may be allowed to perform again, park officials said yesterday. "Animals who have been involved in incidents like this in the... (Source)

  4905. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 3:48 AM PST - (Tulsa World) - California: Killer whale attacks at SeaWorld
    SAN DIEGO (AP) -- A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park on Wednesday may be allowed to perform again despite past incidents, park officials said Thursday. (Source)

  4906. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 2:50 AM PST - (The Herald News) - Whale attacks trainer during show
    THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SAN DIEGO -- A killer whale that dragged a trainer underwater during a show at SeaWorld Adventure Park may be allowed to perform again despite past incidents stretching back to 1993, park officials said Thursday. (Source)

  4907. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 2:43 AM PST - (NBC 6 Miami) - Caught On Tape: Shamu Stadium Whale Attack
    A trainer at SeaWorld has been hospitalized after being attacked by a killer whale in San Diego. (Source)

  4908. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 1:29 AM PST - (The Daily Comet) - Killer whale in attack returns to the San Diego performance tank
    A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4909. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 7:03 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Killer whale in attack performing again
    A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4910. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 6:57 AM PST - (ABC News) - Whale Rejoins SeaWorld Show After Attack
    Killer Whale Returns to SeaWorld Performance Tank a Day After Attacking Trainer (Source)

  4911. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 7:22 AM PST - (Orlando Sentinel) - SeaWorld to investigate whale attack
    The probe will examine the animal's behavior before it injured a longtime trainer. SAN DIEGO — Officials at SeaWorld Adventure Park ordered a "complete" investigation Thursday into why a 5,000-pound killer whale injured a veteran trainer and dragged him to the bottom of a 36-foot-deep pool at Shamu Stadium. (Source)

  4912. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 4:50 AM PST - (Boston Herald) - Killer whale returns to the San Diego performance tank a day after attacking her trainer
    SAN DIEGO - A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. Kasatka, a 5,000-pound-plus female, grabbed Ken... (Source)

  4913. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 6:14 AM PST - (Muzi) - Trainers out of water after killer whale incident
    A killer whale who grabbed her trainer by the foot and pinned him to the bottom of a tank was back performing at San Diego's SeaWorld show on Thursday but whale trainers stayed out of the water while trying to figure out what went wrong. (Source)

  4914. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 7:18 AM PST - (CBS News) - Whale Back Performing While Trainer Mends
    Ken Peters suffered a broken foot when Kasatka grabbed him and dragged him underwater twice during a SeaWorld performance in San Diego. Trainers are now running the show from outside the tank while the incident is investigated. (Source)

  4915. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 6:05 AM PST - (The Buffalo News) - Whale turns on her trainer
    SAN DIEGO - Some days, killer whales just wake up on the wrong side of the pool. (Source)

  4916. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 5:47 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - SeaWorld to investigate whale attack
    The probe will examine the animal's behavior before it injured a longtime trainer. (Source)

  4917. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 5:05 AM PST - (The Scotsman) - Whale centre needs lifeline as cash crisis starts to bite
    CHILDREN, students and community workers are desperately hoping that an arts centre will be granted a last minute reprieve as it faces a cash crisis. (Source)

  4918. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 4:09 AM PST - (Palm Springs and Coachella Valley Local News and Guides) - Killer whale in attack returns for performance in San Diego
    SAN DIEGO - Even killer whales can wake up on the wrong side of the pool some days. (Source)

  4919. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:24 AM PST - (USA Today) - Whale rejoins SeaWorld show after attack
    A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4920. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 8:26 AM PST - (KLTV Texas) - Whale Rejoins SeaWorld Show After Attack
    A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. Kasatka, a 5,000-pound-plus female, grabbed Ken Peters by the foot and tugged him underwater for less than a minute, surfaced, then took him down for another minute before he managed to coax her into releasing him Wednesday. (Source)

  4921. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 9:48 AM PST - (CBS News) - Whale Back Performing While Trainer Mends
    Ken Peters suffered a broken foot when Kasatka grabbed him and dragged him underwater twice during a SeaWorld performance in San Diego. Trainers are now running the show from outside the tank while the incident is investigated. (Source)

  4922. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 8:55 AM PST - (WNBC) - The Day In Pictures
    A Citigroup executive gets arrested as part of a drug lab sweep, Hezbollah conducts a massive rally in Lebanon and Kasatka, the killer whale, performs in SeaWorld a day after attacking it's trainer in today's images. (Source)

  4923. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 3:09 PM PST - (WKRN Nashville) - Whale Attack Sheds Light On Wild Animal Dangers
    An animal trainer who was swept underwater Wednesday by a killer whale, is in good spirits Friday. The attack, however, is a grim reminder that while zoo animals are entertaining, they are still dangerous. | | Kasatka, the killer whale is back, center stage at San Diego's SeaWorld, but her trainers did not venture into the water after a shocking performance Wednesday when she turned on... (Source)

  4924. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 12:04 PM PST - (The Islands' Sounder) - Fin whale death not in vain
    What happens when the carcass of a 54-foot long fin whale comes to rest about 100 feet below the surface of the waters that surround the San Juan Islands? (Source)

  4925. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 1:38 PM PST - (Lompoc Record) - Killer whale in attack returns to the San Diego performance tank
    SAN DIEGO - A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4926. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 3:00 PM PST - (UPI) - Investigation ordered into SeaWorld attack
    ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- An investigation has been ordered by officials at SeaWorld into why a killer whale attacked a trainer at the San Diego, Calif., park this week. (Source)

  4927. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 2:14 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Norway Sets Commercial Whaling Quota
    Norway on Friday announced a quota of 1,052 minke whales for its widely protested commercial hunts in 2007, maintaining the sharp increase it allowed for this year. (Source)

  4928. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 3:22 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Five stranded whales stranded on beach
    Five pilot whales from a pod of 27 stranded on a Tasmanian beach, survived overnight but their future looks grim, rescuers say. (Source)

  4929. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 3:39 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Stranded whales future 'grim'
    FIVE long-finned pilot whales from a pod of 27 stranded on a Tasmanian beach, survived overnight but their future looks grim, rescuers said today. (Source)

  4930. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 1:29 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Norway's whalers win permits
    Norway's whalers won permits on Friday to harpoon 1,052 whales in 2007, matching this year's quota that was the highest in two decades despite a global moratorium. (Source)

  4931. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 6:54 PM PST - (WCBS-TV New York) - Killer Whale Goes Back On Stage At SeaWorld
    A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4932. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 5:15 PM PST - (WPRI 12 Providence) - SeaWorld Whale Attack
    SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Authorities have released a 9-1-1 call that was made as a killer whale twice dragged a trainer underwater at the San Diego SeaWorld.A man who identifies himself as being with security tells the dispatcher that the trainer is in the water "stuck with one of the whales" that's pinning him down. (Source)

  4933. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 5:02 PM PST - (WHNT-TV Huntsville) - SeaWorld Whale Attack
    911 tape released in whale attack SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Authorities have released a 9-1-1 call that was made as a killer whale twice dragged a trainer underwater at the San... (Source)

  4934. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 5:40 PM PST - (KESQ) - 911 tape released in whale attack
    SAN DIEGO Authorities have released a 9-1-1 call that was made as a killer whale twice dragged a trainer underwater at SeaWorld in San Diego. (Source)

  4935. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 5:13 PM PST - (WSYR 9 Syracuse) - 911 tape released in whale attack
    Authorities have released a 911 call that was made as a killer whale twice dragged a trainer underwater at the San Diego SeaWorld. (Source)

  4936. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 4:38 PM PST - (The Age) - Wild conditions hamper whale rescue
    Desperate bid to save few whales to survive rough night on Tasmanian beach. (Source)

  4937. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 6:40 PM PST - (NDTV) - Greenpeace sets up inflatable whale
    Greenpeace ask for more commitment in order to defend the whales during the summit of Latin American countries that treat new measures in order to protect and make use of those animals without hurt them. (Source)

  4938. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 7:39 PM PST - (North County Times) - SeaWorld Orca shows continue without trainers in water
    SAN DIEGO - The killer whale show went on as scheduled at SeaWorld San Diego today, but it was unclear when trainers will be allowed back in the water with the orcas during performances, a theme park official said. (Source)

  4939. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 10:19 PM PST - (MSNBC) - Killer whale rejoins show after attack
    A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4940. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 11:01 PM PST - (WLUC TV 6) - SeaWorld Whale Attack
    SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Authorities have released a 9-1-1 call that was made as a killer whale twice dragged a trainer underwater at the San Diego SeaWorld.A man who identifies himself as being with security tells the dispatcher that the trainer is in the water "stuck with one of the whales" that's pinning him down. (Source)

  4941. Fri, 01 Dec 2006 9:40 PM PST - (Daily Record) - MARINA FEAR FOR DOLPHINS
    WILDLIFE experts have slammed a decision to press on with a marina development which could threaten the survival of a group of dolphins. Highland Council are to go ahead with a 500-berth marina at Ardesier on the Moray Firth - home to one of the UK's two groups of bottlenose dolphins. (Source)

  4942. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 5:30 AM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Yangtze expedition fails to find endangered Chinese dolphin
    A team of 30 Chinese and foreign scientists have failed in a 26-day search for the rare white-flag dolphin in the Yangtze River, raising fears of imminent extinction. (Source)

  4943. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 1:09 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Chinese river dolphin nears extinction: Xinhua
    Scientists who spent nearly a month in a fruitless search for a Chinese river dolphin that is more endangered than the Giant Panda say there may be no more than 50 left alive, the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. (Source)

  4944. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 6:03 PM PST - (KARE 11 Minneapolis-St. Paul) - Dolphin dies at Minnesota Zoo
    Another dolphin has died at the Minnesota Zoo, the third this year. Zoo staff on Friday euthanized the 14-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Ayla. (Source)

  4945. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 6:04 PM PST - (China Daily) - Scientists fail to find Yangtze dolphin
    A team of 30 Chinese and foreign scientists have failed in a 26-day search to find the rare white-flag dolphin in the Yangtze River. (Source)

  4946. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 10:54 AM PST - (Fargo Forum) - Dolphin dies at Minnesota Zoo
    APPLE VALLEY, MN - Another dolphin has died at the Minnesota Zoo, the third this year. Zoo staff on Friday euthanized the 14-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin named Ayla. They said she had stopped eating and no longer responded to medication after a lifelong battle with severe scoliosis. (Source)

  4947. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 8:25 AM PST - (WCCO Minneapolis/St. Paul) - Ayla, A Bottlenose Dolphin, Dies At Minnesota Zoo
    Another dolphin has died at the Minnesota Zoo -- the third this year. More Animal News More Local News (Source)

  4948. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 1:11 AM PST - (Pioneer Press) - Minnesota Zoo dolphin Ayla, 14, dies after long struggle with scoliosis
    With her crooked spine and playful smile, Ayla was one of the Minnesota Zoo's most recognizable and popular entertainers. But after a lifelong battle with severe scoliosis, the 14-year-old Atlantic bottlenose dolphin died Friday morning. Zoo staff euthanized her after she stopped eating Wednesday and stopped responding to medication. (Source)

  4949. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 2:39 AM PST - (News Interactive) - Chinese river dolphin 'nearing extinction'
    SCIENTISTS who spent nearly a month in a fruitless search for a Chinese river dolphin that is more endangered than the Giant Panda say there may be no more than 50 left alive, the Xinhua news agency said today. (Source)

  4950. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 1:18 AM PST - (AlertNet) - Chinese river dolphin nears extinction-Xinhua
    Source: Reuters BEIJING, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Scientists who spent nearly a month in a fruitless search for a Chinese river dolphin that is more endangered than the Giant Panda say there may be no more than 50 left... (Source)

  4951. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 3:19 AM PST - (ABC 13 Texas) - Whale Rejoins SeaWorld Show After Attack in San Diego
    A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld in San Diego only a day after dragging her trainer underwater. (Source)

  4952. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 8:01 AM PST - (Fox21) - Whale Rejoins SeaWorld Show After Attack
    SAN DIEGO - A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4953. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 8:01 AM PST - (Fox21) - Shamu attacks SeaWorld trainer
    SAN DIEGO- A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after Shamu the killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, authorities said. (Source)

  4954. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 6:54 AM PST - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - NOAA announces an emergency rule to protect right whales
    NOAA Fisheries Service has announced a temporary emergency rule prohibiting gillnet fishing and possession of gillnets in Atlantic Ocean waters off South Carolina, Georgia and northeast Florida during right whale calving season from Nov. 15, through April 15. (Source)

  4955. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 9:46 AM PST - (Fox21) - Whale Rejoins SeaWorld Show After Attack
    SAN DIEGO - A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4956. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 9:46 AM PST - (Fox21) - Shamu attacks SeaWorld trainer
    SAN DIEGO- A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after Shamu the killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, authorities said. (Source)

  4957. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 1:25 PM PST - (Northern Territory News) - Rescuers remain hopeful for whales
    HIGH hopes are held for five whales who have survived a mass stranding on Tasmania's West Coast. The five mammals are part of a group of 27 long-finned pilot whales that became stranded on Strahan's Ocean Beach at about lunchtime on Friday. (Source)

  4958. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 7:54 PM PST - (North County Times) - SeaWorld Orca shows continue without trainers in water
    SAN DIEGO - The killer whale show went on as scheduled at SeaWorld San Diego today, but it was unclear when trainers will be allowed back in the water with the orcas during performances, a theme park official said. (Source)

  4959. Sat, 02 Dec 2006 6:12 PM PST - (China Daily) - Yangtze dolphin on verge of extinction
    A team of 30 Chinese and foreign scientists have failed in a 26-day search to find the rare white-flag dolphin in the Yangtze River. (Source)

  4960. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 5:31 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Chinese River Dolphin Nears Extinction
    BEIJING - Scientists who spent nearly a month in a fruitless search for a Chinese river dolphin that is more endangered than the Giant Panda say there may be no more than 50 left alive, the Xinhua news agency said on Saturday. (Source)

  4961. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 3:29 AM PST - (The Florida Times-Union) - Tax donations total $1.3 million
    Georgia taxpayers used their tax returns this year to make donations to a variety of groups, from families of those serving in the Georgia National Guard to animals such as the loggerhead turtle and the North Atlantic right whale. (Source)

  4962. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 8:27 AM PST - (10 News San Diego) - Seaworld Trainer Released From Hospital
    The trainer who was attacked by a killer whale at SeaWorld was recovering at home Sunday. (Source)

  4963. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 5:36 PM PST - (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) - An eye for right whales
    Marilyn Marx's view of the water is spectacular. From her second-story home office window, the world renowned whale... (Source)

  4964. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 5:49 PM PST - (Tenterfield Star) - Hope for whales in Tasmania
    THE five surviving whales from Friday's mass stranding at Strahan are recuperating before rescuers attempt to send them back to sea. The pod of 27 long-finned pilot whales had beached itself on Ocean Beach, with 22 dead as of yesterday afternoon. (Source)

  4965. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 5:33 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - Norway Whalers' Quota to Stay at 20-Year High
    OSLO - Norway's whalers won permits on Friday to harpoon 1,052 whales in 2007, matching this year's quota that was the highest in two decades despite a global moratorium. (Source)

  4966. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 11:46 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Released whale dies after second stranding
    One of the four stranded whales released on Tasmania's west coast this afternoon has died. (Source)

  4967. Sun, 03 Dec 2006 9:10 PM PST - (Fast Company Magazine) - Space Shot: Georgia Aquarium
    A work space big enough to move a whale--and schools of children, too. (Source)

  4968. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 3:29 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Agency Teams Up With Travel Group to Save Dolphins
    With 2007 declared the “Year of the Dolphin,” the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has teamed up with TUI, Europe’s leading travel group, to launch a major public awareness campaign on various threats to the marine mammal’s survival such as entanglement in fishing nets and the degradation of their habitats. (Source)

  4969. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 2:34 AM PST - (Moldova.org) - Shamu attacks SeaWorld trainer
    A trainer was injured during a show Wednesday at SeaWorld Adventure Park after Shamu the killer whale grabbed his foot and pulled him underwater twice, said Reuters. The 39-year-old man was taken to a hospital and was listed in good condition, said Mike Scarpuzzi, a park official. Mike Scarpuzzi said he did not know the extent of the trainer's injuries. "His skills and techniques, and close (Source)

  4970. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 1:50 AM PST - (Tacoma News Tribune) - Area orcas will need strength, patience
    Saving the whales entails more than publishing a 219-page document outlining a path to recovery for Puget Sound's endangered orcas, federal officials said. (Source)

  4971. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 5:52 AM PST - (Sun-Sentinel) - Whale Rejoins SeaWorld Show After Attack
    A killer whale was back performing before crowds at SeaWorld Adventure Park only a day after dragging her trainer to the bottom of the pool. (Source)

  4972. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 6:25 AM PST - (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley) - IMAGES: Tornado-Toppled Tree Crushes Car, Kills Driver
    Friday's tornado in Halifax, Dauphin County, killed a 50-year-old woman. A killer whale's attack on its trainer at SeaWorld proves that wild animals are just that -- wild. (Source)

  4973. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 7:55 AM PST - (Outer Banks Sentinel) - NOAA announces an emergency rule to protect right whales
    NOAA Fisheries Service has announced a temporary emergency rule prohibiting gillnet fishing and possession of gillnets in Atlantic Ocean waters off South Carolina, Georgia and northeast Florida during right whale calving season from Nov. 15, through April 15. (Source)

  4974. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 3:12 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Shark alarm over whale carcass
    Swimmers and surfers have been warned to avoid the ocean near Two Rocks after a shark was spotted eating the carcass of a blue whale yesterday. (Source)

  4975. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 1:19 PM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Cruising into a world of whales --and dolphins too
    Every autumn gray whales by the thousands make the long migration from Alaska's frigid Bering Sea to the warm waters off Mexico's Baja Peninsula. Whale-watchers scan the horizon for them as the whales pass along the Oregon and California coast, but the best place to get up close and personal with these leviathans is in Baja's shallow lagoons, where they calve and raise their young. The (Source)

  4976. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 5:12 PM PST - (7News via Yahoo!7 News) - Whale creates possible shark threat
    Authorities are concerned a dead whale could be attracting sharks to Perth's beaches. (Source)

  4977. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 6:56 PM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - SeaWorld Trainer Attacked By Whale Out Of Hospital
    A SeaWorld trainer attacked by a killer whale has been released from the hospital. (Source)

  4978. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 5:26 PM PST - (RedNova) - Little Page Thirsts for Lake Powell Revenue
    By Joe Baird, The Salt Lake Tribune Dec. 4--Jonah is trying to ingest a whale down on the Utah-Arizona border. After years of talking about it, the small city of Page, Ariz. -- pop. (Source)

  4979. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 8:54 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Shark warning after dead whale washes up
    SWIMMERS in Perth have been warned that a dead whale that washed up on a beach may have attracted sharks. (Source)

  4980. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 8:13 PM PST - (Wairarapa Times-Age) - Thieves hack teeth from whale
    Thieves who risked a $10,000 fine to secretly hack teeth from a beached sperm whale have appalled South Wairarapa Maori appointed guardians of the dead animal. (Source)

  4981. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 8:18 PM PST - (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Rescued whale stranded again
    One of the whales rescued yesterday has beached itself again on Tasmania's west coast. (Source)

  4982. Mon, 04 Dec 2006 8:56 PM PST - (The West Australian) - Domestic news
    A dead whale has washed up on a northern Perth beach posing a potential lure for sharks and threat to swimmers. A large white shark was spotted feeding on the huge whale carcass when it floated off Perth before it washed on a beach overnight near the Club Capricorn Resort in Yanchep. (Source)

  4983. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 0:29 AM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Wildlife officers move stranded whale to creek
    Tasmanian Parks and Wildlife officers are sheltering a whale that has again beached itself on the state's west coast. (Source)

  4984. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:30 AM PST - (National Geographic) - Seagulls Attacking Whales Off Argentina
    Southern right whales are coming under increased attacks from an unlikely predator: seagulls hungry for the mammals' skin and blubber. (Source)

  4985. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 9:47 AM PST - (NOAA News) - NOAA RECOMMENDS NEW EAST COAST SHIP TRAFFIC ROUTES TO REDUCE COLLISIONS WITH ENDANGERED WHALES
    Nov. 21, 2006 — NOAA has urged ship captains to use new recommended routes when entering or leaving the Florida ports of Jacksonville and Fernandina, and Brunswick, Ga., as well as in Cape Cod Bay off Massachusetts. (Source)

  4986. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 1:39 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Council to bury beached whale carcass
    An operation will begin this morning to remove the carcass of a whale that washed up on a beach north of Perth on Monday. (Source)

  4987. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 4:39 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Stranded whale remains in care
    It is unlikely a whale which had become stranded again yesterday on Tasmania's west coast will be released today. (Source)

  4988. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 9:33 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Conservation officers put down stranded whale
    Marine conservation officers on Tasmania's west coast have put down a whale that stranded itself again yesterday. (Source)

  4989. Tue, 05 Dec 2006 9:30 PM PST - (Ohmynews) - Japanese Whaling a 'Shameless Charade'
    It is estimated that nearly 2,000 tons of whale meat from the annual "research" expeditions ends up in supermarkets throughout Japan. Japan claims that according to the International Whaling... (Source)

  4990. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 4:19 PM PST - (Environment News Service) - Year of the Dolphin 2007 Partners Dive into Conservation
    BONN, Germany , December 6, 2006 (ENS) - The Year of the Dolphin 2007, launched in Bonn on Monday, will be marked by an all-out effort to raise public awareness of threats to these marine mammals, such as entanglement in fishing nets and degradation of their habitats. (Source)

  4991. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 12:40 PM PST - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Scientists search Yangtze for rare Chinese dolphin
    HUBEI PROVINCE, China -- The Swiss heir to a trucking fortune and a team of scientists want to save the Yangtze River's white dolphins. But nobody is sure there are any left. (Source)

  4992. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 8:45 AM PST - (International Herald Tribune) - Whales to get more breathing room off Massachusetts
    In ship-versus-whale encounters, the whales invariably lose. This time, as the International Maritime Organization is set to shift shipping lanes, score one for the whales. (Source)

  4993. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 8:19 AM PST - (Daily Mail) - Iceland defends whaling; says protesters are too 'emotional'
    Iceland's commercial whaling does not threaten the environment, and international condemnation of its hunting has become too emotional, the nation's foreign minister said on Wednesday (Source)

  4994. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 4:15 PM PST - (Environment News Service) - Year of the Dolphin 2007 Partners Dive into Conservation
    BONN, Germany , December 6, 2006 (ENS) - The Year of the Dolphin 2007, launched in Bonn on Monday, will be marked by an all-out effort to raise public awareness of threats to these marine mammals, such as entanglement in fishing nets and degradation of their habitats. (Source)

  4995. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 4:03 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - INTERVIEW
    TOKYO - Iceland's commercial whaling does not threaten the environment, and international condemnation of its hunting has become too emotional, the nation's foreign minister said on Wednesday. (Source)

  4996. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 10:20 PM PST - (TODAYonline) - Indiscreet parrots and vagrant tortoises: animal tales of 2006
    Crowds line the banks of the River Thames in London as rescuers attempt to help a northern bottlenose whale trapped in the river in January. (Source)

  4997. Wed, 06 Dec 2006 8:04 PM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Thousands Of Humpback Whales Expected In Hawaii
    KHNL) - Ten thousand humpback whales could be swimming through Hawaiian waters over the next six months. "It's a great opportunity to go out there and watch these wild animals in their habitat," said Edward Lyman of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sancturary. (Source)

  4998. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 4:34 PM PST - (Warrnambool Standard) - Ready to rescue
    FIVE Warrnambool whale experts are among the first people in Australia to be accredited for deep-sea whale rescue missions. (Source)

  4999. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 9:39 PM PST - (Fast Company Magazine) - Space Shot: Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA
    A work space big enough to move a whale--and schools of children, too. (Source)

  5000. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 9:32 PM PST - (Bloomberg.com) - Whales, Horses, Dogs, Bullfrogs, Eels: Books for Animal Lovers
    Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Long-distance swimmer Lynne Cox is training in the chilly waves off Seal Beach, California, when she feels the water shudder mysteriously, shaking and buckling beneath her. (Source)

  5001. Thu, 07 Dec 2006 9:48 PM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Family saves the whales for Ventura revisit
    A boat trip is a washout, but indoor adventures in the coastal city keep two little boys and their parents busy. (Source)

  5002. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 3:12 AM PST - (The Myrtle Beach Sun News) - Female dolphin's cause of death unknown
    "Coats for Kids," a community effort to collect new and gently worn coats, jackets and blankets for the children in our area, will continue until Saturday. (Source)

  5003. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 1:27 PM PST - (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) - Assam wants river survey shelved
    Oil India Ltd's proposed seismic survey on the Brahmaputra river bed has run into rough weather. The Chief Wildlife Warden of Assam has written to the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to halt the survey in view of the dangers it poses to aquatic life, especially the highly endangered gangetic river dolphin. "We have written to the MoEF to take steps to ensure that the survey did not (Source)

  5004. Sat, 09 Dec 2006 5:13 PM PST - (Independent) - Whales in love: Like humans, their brains are wired for romance
    We know that they sing, sending musical waves through the deep as they travel in complex family units. We know that they appear stricken with grief when one of them dies. And now we know that the great whales of the world are capable of loving. (Source)

  5005. Sat, 09 Dec 2006 10:40 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Swimming with the whales
    From the depths of the icy, subarctic waters off the shore of Churchill, Manitoba, snowflake shapes of iridescent white emerge suddenly. (Source)

  5006. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 3:54 AM PST - (Richmond Times-Dispatch) - Sculptures on street add fanciful mood
    CHARLOTTESVILLE Here in Charlottesville we have, planted firmly by the roadsides, a whale tail, a totem pole and a windsock for the convenience of alien spaceships. (Source)

  5007. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:08 AM PST - (Wrestling News) - Backstage News & Notes From TNA PPV, & More News
    TNA staff who traveled on Saturday from Nashville to Orlando on Southwest Airlines got to fly on the official SeaWorld “Shamu” plane. The entire aircraft is painted like the famous Florida killer whale. (Source)

  5008. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 3:16 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Iwi Gift Sperm Whale Skeleton to Te Papa
    The Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa (Te Papa) and Te Kawerau ä Maki iwi from the Waitakere region are delighted to announce the gifting of the skeleton of a bull Sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) by the iwi to Te Papa. (Source)

  5009. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:35 PM PST - (Wairarapa Times-Age) - Reward offered for return of whale teeth
    Teeth stolen from a 17m sperm whale washed ashore on the Cape Palliser coast drew a reward yesterday for information about the thieves. (Source)

  5010. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:58 PM PST - (The Maui News) - Commerce secretary seeks to balance use, protection of ocean
    MAALAEA – Taking a personal voyage of exploration through the waters of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary on Saturday, U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez said it is possible to balance use and protection of the ocean’s natural resources. (Source)

  5011. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 5:47 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Crane on way to remove body of 40-tonne beached whale
    A 40-TONNE sperm whale that died after being washed up on a beach in north-east Scotland will be removed today. (Source)

  5012. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 5:56 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - Activists race to stop whalers
    Fierce fight expected in Southern Ocean. (Source)

  5013. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 4:11 PM PST - (Independent) - Treaty protecting dolphins and porpoises under threat
    A European treaty aimed at protecting dolphins and porpoises may be on the brink of collapse, damaging conservation efforts, environmentalists fear. (Source)

  5014. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 5:00 PM PST - (UPI) - New find suggests whales can love
    NEW YORK, Dec. 10 (UPI) -- Researchers in New York have found that various types of whales possess the same emotion-producing brain cells as humans. The find has led some to believe that whales are capable of feeling deep-rooted love for one another, the Independent reported. (Source)

  5015. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 5:04 PM PST - (EARTHtimes.org) - New find suggests whales can love
    Researchers in New York have found that various types of whales possess the same emotion-producing brain cells as humans. (Source)

  5016. Sun, 10 Dec 2006 10:54 PM PST - (Mail and Guardian) - Pro- and anti-whalers set for Antarctic clash
    Japanese whalers are expected to clash with environmentalists in Antarctica over the next two months as separate fleets head south prepared to confront each other in some of the world's most hostile seas. (Source)

  5017. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 0:57 AM PST - (Daily Record) - 40-TON WHALE DIES ON BEACH
    A 40-TON whale has died after getting stranded on a beach. Coastguards were last night preparing to remove the body of the 45ft sperm whale. But they warned people not to go near the corpse on Burghead Beach in Moray. (Source)

  5018. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 2:07 AM PST - (Yachting Monthly) - Maydays and Pan Pans
    Double-handed crew Paul Bourgie (71) and Jacques Clermont (65) both from France, were successfully evacuated from their Bavaria 35 Arnolf after losing their rudder in a collision with a submerged object, possibly a whale. (Source)

  5019. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 3:11 AM PST - (RedNova) - Treaty Protecting Dolphins and Porpoises Under Threat ; NEWS
    By Michael McCarthy A European treaty aimed at protecting dolphins and porpoises may be on the brink of collapse, damaging conservation efforts, environmentalists fear. (Source)

  5020. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 5:39 AM PST - (BBC News) - Monster task disposing of whale
    A 43ft dead sperm whale is posing council officials with a massive task of disposing of its carcass. (Source)

  5021. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 4:47 AM PST - (70 South) - Whales
    These big mammals never stop amazing us. Scientists have found out that they have the same "love" cell that humans have. The so called "spindle cell" which scientists though only humans and great apes had has now been found in larger whale species. (Source)

  5022. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 6:26 AM PST - (Science Daily) - Small, Smaller, Smallest: The Plight Of The Vaquita
    Research published in the academic journal Mammal Review has uncovered the missing link in the depleting population of the vaquita. With a body less than 1.5 m long, the vaquita is the smallest living cetacean (the order Cetacea consists of whales, dolphins and porpoises). (Source)

  5023. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 7:54 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - New find suggests whales can love
    Researchers in New York have found that various types of whales possess the same emotion-producing brain cells as humans. (Source)

  5024. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:09 AM PST - (ic Lanarkshire) - Whale carcass creates problem
    A 43ft dead sperm whale has been found on a beach, leaving a dilemma over how to dispose of it. The whale was found by a dog walker on the beach at Roseisle, Moray, on Sunday. (Source)

  5025. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 8:16 AM PST - (adrants) - Beer Promotion Strangely Linked to Whale Killings
    Apparently, the Japanese have a substantial interest in several Australian beer brands and that's tightened the underwear of the conservation group Sea Shepard Society and Australia's Bluetongue Brewery who want the public to know which Australian beers are "whale... (Source)

  5026. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 10:50 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Whale-watching time again in California
    In some parts of the country, December means it's time to get out the ice skates or the skis. (Source)

  5027. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 12:12 PM PST - (The San Luis Obispo Tribune) - Whale watching season has begun
    SACRAMENTO (AP) – In some parts of the country, December means it’s time to get out the ice skates or the skis. Along the California coast, though, December means it’s time to get out the binoculars to spot whales on their annual migration south. (Source)

  5028. Mon, 11 Dec 2006 5:23 PM PST - (RedNova) - Desperate Search for Lost Dolphins
    Are there still baiji the graceful, grey dolph (Source)

  5029. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 3:50 AM PST - (Cape Cod Times) - Boston-area shipping routes moved to save right whales
    By ERIC WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER In a bid to give right whales a break from ship strikes, the shipping lane into and out of Boston will be tweaked northward and narrowed. (Source)

  5030. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 7:29 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dead whale carved up for disposal
    The body of a sperm whale washed up on a Moray beach is being cut in preparation for incineration. (Source)

  5031. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 4:33 AM PST - (Lexington Herald-Leader) - New releases
    Coming to stores today: Books: Mistral's Kiss by Laurell K. Hamilton; True Evil: A Novel by Greg Iles. DVDs: The Devil Wears Prada, Oliver Stone's World Trade Center; Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby; Mozart and the Whale; The Fox and The Hound 2; My Geisha. (Source)

  5032. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 5:23 AM PST - (Cyber Diver News Network) - Japan eco terrorists vs Sea Shepherd, Greenpeace
    TOKYO (11 Dec 2006) -- Japan is warning conservation activists to back off as Sea Shepherd and Greenpeace ships head for Antarctica to protect whales from heavily armed Japanese eco terrorists funded by right-wing ultranationlists and 'yakuza' organized crime gangs. (Source)

  5033. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 5:06 AM PST - (RedNova) - Greenland Raises Hunting Quota for Narwhales
    Text of report by Danish newspaper Politiken website on 10 December Greenland politicians are increasing the hunting quotas for narwhales against recommendations made by biologists. (Source)

  5034. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 10:34 AM PST - (CBC British Columbia) - B.C. First Nations yield on whale hunt
    First Nations on Vancouver Island have agreed to forgo their traditional right to hunt grey whales for at least 25 years, in return for other benefits. (Source)

  5035. Tue, 12 Dec 2006 9:04 PM PST - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - Whale-watching time again in California
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- In some parts of the country, December means it's time to get out the ice skates or the skis. Along the California coast, though, December means it's time to get out the binoculars to spot whales on their annual migration south. (Source)

  5036. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 4:46 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Rare white dolphin declared as extinct
    A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat. (Source)

  5037. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 7:08 AM PST - (CNN.com) - China's white dolphin called extinct after 20 million years
    BEIJING, China (AP) -- An expedition searching for a rare Yangtze River dolphin ended Wednesday without a single sighting and with the team's leader saying one of the world's oldest species was effectively extinct. (Source)

  5038. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 5:22 PM PST - (Times Online) - Yangtze dolphin feared extinct
    BEIJING The “goddess of the Yangtze”, a freshwater dolphin unique to the Chinese river, is extinct. The baiji, above, is the first big mammal to disappear as a result of Man’s destruction of its habitat and the first cetacean, or member of the whale family, to die out. (Source)

  5039. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 11:53 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Rare White Dolphin Declared As Extinct
    A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat. The baiji would be the first large... (Source)

  5040. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 5:17 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - Yangtse dolphin 'is extinct', a victim of economic explosion
    The world's rarest mammal, a freshwater dolphin found only in China, was declared "functionally extinct" last night after a major international expedition to save the species ended without a single sighting. (Source)

  5041. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 5:38 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - China fears its river dolphin is now extinct
    A RARE freshwater dolphin unique to the Yangtze River is almost certainly extinct, conservationists said yesterday. (Source)

  5042. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 4:17 PM PST - (Slashdot) - White Dolphin Functionally Extinct
    An anonymous reader writes "For the first time in nearly fifty years another mammal, specifically an aquatic mammal, has gone extinct. In this case, it was the white dolphin, also known as the Baiji, which used to live in the Yangtze River in China. The dolphin had been known to exist for the last 20 million years." (Source)

  5043. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 1:51 AM PST - (BBC News) - Council probe over cut up dolphin
    A dolphin thought to be the tourist attraction Marra may have been chopped up by council contractors. (Source)

  5044. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 9:34 PM PST - (New York Times) - China: River Dolphin Declared Extinct
    The baiji, a rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for 20 million years, is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared after ending a fruitless search of its Yangtze River habitat. (Source)

  5045. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 6:36 PM PST - (CNN.com) - China's white dolphin called extinct after 20 million years
    BEIJING, China (AP) -- An expedition searching for a rare Yangtze River dolphin ended Wednesday without a single sighting and with the team's leader saying one of the world's oldest species was effectively extinct. (Source)

  5046. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 4:18 AM PST - (Washington Post) - Pollution Leaves Beloved Dolphin Of Yangtze 'Functionally' Extinct
    SHANGHAI, Dec. 13 -- For millions of years, the Chinese river dolphin basked in the waters of the mighty Yangtze, a gray phantom more than six feet long with a sharp snout and tiny eyes. The endearing creature, which the Chinese call baiji, was the stuff of legend, a goddess to some, and the... (Source)

  5047. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:39 AM PST - (BBC News) - Cut up dolphin is probably Marra
    Pathologists say a dismembered dolphin found in Cumbria is probably the bottlenose known as "Marra". (Source)

  5048. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 5:23 AM PST - (BBC News) - Yangtze dolphin search fails
    A freshwater dolphin found only in China is "effectively extinct", an international expedition has declared following a fruitless six-week search. (Source)

  5049. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 0:26 AM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Yangtze dolphin extinct, experts say
    BEIJING — After a fruitless six-week expedition up and down the Yangtze River, an international team of scientists concluded Wednesday that the baiji, a freshwater dolphin that was one of the world's oldest species, is almost certainly extinct. (Source)

  5050. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 2:55 AM PST - (Chicago Sun-Times) - Rare white dolphin declared extinct
    BEIJING -- A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat. (Source)

  5051. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 1:10 PM PST - (Fort Frances Times) - Rare dolphin feared extinct
    An expedition searching for a rare Yangtze River dolphin ended yesterday without a single sighting and with the team’s leader saying one of the world’s oldest species effectively was extinct. (Source)

  5052. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 0:24 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - White Chinese dolphin declared extinct after search ends in failure
    A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday... (Source)

  5053. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:25 PM PST - (Nature) - Dolphin feared extinct in polluted Yangtze
    Overfishing and boat noise are killing aquatic mammals in Chinese river. (Source)

  5054. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 3:08 AM PST - (Asia Times) - Sakhalin gas: Shell loses, whale win
    MOSCOW- There are three opponents of Russia's strategy to become a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter - the western gray whale, the US government and Gazprom. (Source)

  5055. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 3:18 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Whales soon will swim south off Oregon Coast
    In a few weeks, thousands of gray whales will swim south past Oregon to their winter home in the Baja lagoons of Mexico. During a short window of time, coastgoers will have a chance to see the animals pass by our stretch of the Pacific Ocean. (Source)

  5056. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 7:08 AM PST - (HuffingtonPost) - Jason Rothenberg: Double Down
    As we speak, the whale hunters in Las Vegas are salivating over the prospect of getting the gamblers in Bush's inner circle on a chartered jet to sin city. They seem obsessed with the notion of doubling down in Iraq. Well, guess what losers, you double down when the hand you've been dealt turns out to be a good one. Not when you're holding 16, and the dealer's showing a king. Right now... (Source)

  5057. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 5:00 AM PST - (Boston Today) - Giant of deep comes to grief on coastline
    Updated: Thursday, December 14, 2006, 2.30pm: LYING 35 feet in length and weighing an estimated 30 tones, the grim sight of a beached whale blotted Boston's coastline this week. (13/12/2006 14:49:26) (Source)

  5058. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 6:01 AM PST - (The Charlotte Observer) - HEADED SOUTH FOR WINTER: Whales migrating off California coast
    Along the California coast, December means it's time to get out the binoculars to spot whales on their annual migration south. (Source)

  5059. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:13 AM PST - (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - Ailing whale Gasper not eating
    Gasper, the beloved beluga at the Georgia Aquarium, has not eaten on his own in two weeks and is now being monitored around the clock, aquarium officials said Thursday. The ghost-white whale, who immediately won the hearts of aquarium visitors when the downtown facility opened a year ago, remains gravely ill and is being fed a "gruel" of ground-up fish, water and medication every eight hours... (Source)

  5060. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 9:52 PM PST - (The Star Online) - Whale trapped in shallow waters off Kota Kinabalu
    KOTA KINABALU: A 12-metre-long whale has been stuck in shallow waters between Pulau Gaya and Pulau Sapi near here since yesterday. (Source)

  5061. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 10:46 PM PST - (St. Petersburg Times) - The poetry of peace
    The Old Testament story of Jonah and the Whale, or "great fish" as the King James version has it, is instructive in a number of ways, including the admonition not to attempt to escape one's responsibilities. But it teaches us nothing about whales. (Source)

  5062. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 8:41 PM PST - (KHNL News 8 Honolulu) - Thousands Of Humpback Whales Expected In Hawaii
    KHNL) - Ten thousand humpback whales could be swimming through Hawaiian waters over the next six months. "It's a great opportunity to go out there and watch these wild animals in their habitat," said Edward Lyman of the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sancturary. (Source)

  5063. Thu, 14 Dec 2006 8:11 PM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Gentle giants put on their show of might
    California gray whales are coming. Their 10,000-mile journey, from the Bering Sea and beyond to Baja California and back, is as predictable as the tides. (Source)

  5064. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:16 PM PST - (National Geographic) - China's Rare River Dolphin Now Extinct, Experts Announce
    The Chinese river dolphin—nicknamed the "goddess of the Yangtze"—is "functionally extinct," scientists said after a vain six-week search for the animal. (Source)

  5065. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 3:43 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - It looks as if the Chinese river dolphin is extinct -- search finds none
    For millions of years, the Chinese river dolphin basked in the waters of the mighty Yangtze, a gray phantom more than 6 feet long with a sharp snout and tiny eyes. The endearing creature, which the Chinese call baiji, was the stuff of legend, a goddess to... (Source)

  5066. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 7:21 AM PST - (The News and Star) - Dead dolphin WAS Marra
    THE dead dolphin found cut up in bin bags on Skinburness Beach is Marra, animal pathologists have concluded. (Source)

  5067. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 2:50 AM PST - (The News and Star) - Dead dolphin is marra
    THE dead dolphin left cut up in bin bags on Skinburness beach near Silloth is Marra, animal pathologists have concluded. (Source)

  5068. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 0:50 AM PST - (Environment News Service) - China's Yangtze River Dolphin Declared Extinct
    WUHAN, China , December 14, 2006 (ENS) - The Yangtze river dolphin, or baiji, is functionally extinct, scientists from six nations said Wednesday after failing to find a single one of the rare animals after searching the river for six weeks. (Source)

  5069. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 4:12 PM PST - (RedNova) - Chinese River Dolphin (Baiji) Feared Extinct, Hope Remains for Finless Porpoise
    To: National Desk, Environment Reporter Contact: Tom Lalley of World Wildlife Fund, 202-778-9544 or tom.lalley@wwfus.org WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 /U.S. (Source)

  5070. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:15 PM PST - (National Geographic) - Photo in the News: World's Tallest Man Saves Dolphin
    Who says superheroes don't exist? In China a towering shepherd used his extra-long arms to pull plastic from two dolphins' bellies—succeeding where veterinarians had been powerless. (Source)

  5071. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 5:23 AM PST - (Tulsa World) - DateLine Briefs: Dolphin rescue no stretch for world's tallest man
    BEIJING -- The long arms of the world's tallest man reached in and saved two dolphins by pulling out plastic from their stomachs, state media and an aquarium official said Thursday. (Source)

  5072. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 2:22 AM PST - (The Star Online) - Stranded whale struggles to survive in shallow waters off Kota Kinabalu
    KOTA KINABALU: A 24m whale is struggling to survive in shallow shores at an island off the city here. (Source)

  5073. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 3:04 AM PST - (Mineweb) - Russia’s LNG strategy runs into opposition
    MOSCOW (Mineweb.com) --There are three opponents of Russia's strategy to become a global LNG exporter -- the Western Gray Whale, the US Government, and Gazprom. (Source)

  5074. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 7:42 AM PST - (The Western Star) - Aquarium's whale will not eat, gravely ill
    ATLANTA — Gasper, the beloved beluga at the Georgia Aquarium, has not eaten on his own in two weeks and is now being monitored around the clock, aquarium officials said Thursday. (Source)

  5075. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 8:58 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Get ready for Winter Whale Watch Week
    "Whale Watching Spoken Here" volunteers will be stationed at 28 Northwest coastal viewpoints Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 during Winter Whale Watch Week, as the annual gray whale southbound migration reaches its usual high point. (Source)

  5076. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 11:39 AM PST - (Pulse-Journal) - Aquarium's whale will not eat, gravely ill
    ATLANTA — Gasper, the beloved beluga at the Georgia Aquarium, has not eaten on his own in two weeks and is now being monitored around the clock, aquarium officials said Thursday. (Source)

  5077. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 9:14 AM PST - (Atlanta Journal-Constitution) - Gasper still reported gravely ill
    Georgia Aquarium officials on Friday continued to monitor Gasper, the popular beluga whale now described as gravely ill with a failing immune system. "We haven't seen any change in his condition in the last 48 hours," said aquarium spokesman Dave Santucci. The 12-foot whale, who captured the hearts of many visitors when the world's biggest indoor aquarium opened a year ago in downtown Atlanta, is... (Source)

  5078. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 3:46 PM PST - (Times Online) - Rare whale helped out to sea
    MALAYSIA Families and helpers gathered around a 24m (79ft) rare Bryde’s whale, which was stranded in shallow waters on an island off Kota Kinabalu. “It is rare for a Bryde’s whale to be spotted so close to our shores,” said Peter Malim, from the Malaysian Wildlife Department. (Source)

  5079. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 3:38 PM PST - (The Star Online) - Stranded whale saved
    KOTA KINABALU: There were loud cheers and claps when divers and a tugboat finally towed a 24m-long Bryde's whale from shallow waters off Pulau Gaya near here last night. (Source)

  5080. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:14 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Rehab goes luxury with gourmet food, massage
    Tough love is turning tender at rehab clinics where gourmet food and whale watching are often replacing bed making and group therapy as part of the treatment for addictions to drink and drugs. (Source)

  5081. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 1:09 PM PST - (Pulse-Journal) - Aquarium's whale will not eat, gravely ill
    ATLANTA — Gasper, the beloved beluga at the Georgia Aquarium, has not eaten on his own in two weeks and is now being monitored around the clock, aquarium officials said Thursday. (Source)

  5082. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 4:54 PM PST - (New Straits Times) - Stranded whale saved from certain death
    KOTA KINABALU: A whale, about 20m in length, became a hubbub of attention when it was found stranded in shallow waters off Pulau Gaya near here yesterday morning. (Source)

  5083. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 7:13 PM PST - (The Western Star) - Aquarium's whale will not eat, gravely ill
    ATLANTA — Gasper, the beloved beluga at the Georgia Aquarium, has not eaten on his own in two weeks and is now being monitored around the clock, aquarium officials said Thursday. (Source)

  5084. Fri, 15 Dec 2006 10:51 PM PST - (CNN.com) - 'Stranded whale saved' in Malaysia
    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- An injured whale stranded in shallow waters off Malaysia was towed to apparent safety after divers worked tirelessly to keep it alive, news reports said Saturday. (Source)

  5085. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 1:46 AM PST - (RedNova) - Celebrity Dolphin Found Dismembered
    Experts say the dismembered dolphin found in trash bags on an English beach was the same animal that became a tourist attraction earlier this year. (Source)

  5086. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 9:38 PM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - China to keep looking for likely extinct dolphin
    Chinese scientists will continue to search for a rare freshwater dolphin unique to the Yangtze River, although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find any, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. (Source)

  5087. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 9:53 PM PST - (AlertNet) - China to keep looking for likely extinct dolphin
    Source: Reuters BEIJING, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Chinese scientists will continue to search for a rare freshwater dolphin unique to the Yangtze River, although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find... (Source)

  5088. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 1:22 AM PST - (Khaleej Times) - Whale saved after being stranded in Malaysian waters
    KUALA LUMPUR - An injured whale which had been stranded in shallow waters off Malaysia’s eastern Sabah state was towed to safety by divers and nature lovers, reports said Saturday. (Source)

  5089. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 0:35 AM PST - (Anime News Network) - Hakugei: Legend of Moby Dick
    In the year 4699 the human race has colonized the stars, but also created a lot of space junk in the process. In the Nantucket Nebula, Young Lucky Luck seeks out the famous Captain Ahab to join his team of crack whale hunters. (Source)

  5090. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 3:25 AM PST - (The Florida Times-Union) - ORCA parade celebrates holidays
    Jacksonville's Operating and Radio Controlled Association of Shipwrights went down to the pond in ships for the holidays Dec. 9, as a dozen radio-controlled ships of all types cruised for Christmas with lights aglow at the Colonial Manor lake at 3625 San Jose Blvd. (Source)

  5091. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 4:13 AM PST - (The Western Star) - Aquarium's whale will not eat, gravely ill
    ATLANTA — Gasper, the beloved beluga at the Georgia Aquarium, has not eaten on his own in two weeks and is now being monitored around the clock, aquarium officials said Thursday. (Source)

  5092. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 9:39 AM PST - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Save the whales
    "When my grandpa was a boy, he went down to the general store, saw a picture book of whales, shooting their spouts and flashing their tails... lots of whales in the deep blue sea and we killed them for the industry, drag them alongside, cut 'um in two, melt them down and sell it to you, hardly is a sailor alive who can keep the tear from his eye as he remembers the good ole days when there were... (Source)

  5093. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 4:51 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - 'Willy' was fooled by seismic survey
    Scientists believe they have solved the mystery of why a three-ton whale swam up the Thames to its death. Experts who studied the remains of the northern bottle-nosed whale, nicknamed Willy by rescuers, claim underwater seismic surveys used by the oil industry fooled the young animal into diverting from its traditional migratory route. (Source)

  5094. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 5:50 PM PST - (New York Times) - 20 Million Years and a Farewell
    The baiji, the white, nearly blind dolphin of the Yangtze River in China, is no more. (Source)

  5095. Sat, 16 Dec 2006 9:52 PM PST - (The Star Online) - Bryde's whale found dead off Kota Kinabalu
    KOTA KINABALU : The 24-metre-long Bryde’s whale that was freed after being stranded in shallow waters off Pulau Gaya near here three days ago was found dead at almost the same spot where it was trapped early Sunday. (Source)

  5096. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 4:51 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Search for China dolphin to continue
    Chinese scientists will continue to search for a rare freshwater dolphin unique to the Yangtze River, the Xinhua news agency said. (Source)

  5097. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 0:43 AM PST - (Slashdot) - White Dolphin Functionally Extinct
    An anonymous reader writes "For the first time in nearly fifty years another mammal, specifically an aquatic mammal, has gone extinct. In this case, it was the white dolphin, also known as the Baiji, which used to live in the Yangtze River in China. The dolphin had been known to exist for the last 20 million years." (Source)

  5098. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 4:25 PM PST - (Independent) - After surviving 20 million years, China's goddess of the river is driven to extinction
    For 20 million years, the white-fin dolphin, or baiji, swam China's longest river, the Yangtze. But a few years of breakneck development, overfishing and a massive increase in shipping have reduced sightings of this shy, graceful creature to zero. (Source)

  5099. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 4:36 PM PST - (UPI) - China's white-flag dolphins may be extinct
    WUHAN, China, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Scientists in China are searching for the rare white-flag dolphin despite growing speculation that the cetacean is extinct. (Source)

  5100. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 3:47 PM PST - (China Daily) - Search for baiji will continue
    WUHAN: Chinese scientists said they will continue to search for the rare white-flag (baiji) dolphin although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find any in the Yangtze River. (Source)

  5101. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:12 PM PST - (The News-Press) - Dolphin extinction prompts concern
    The official declaration Wednesday that a dolphin species has gone extinct should serve as a "wake-up call," said an area scientist who was part of... (Source)

  5102. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 7:12 PM PST - (RedNova) - Search for Baiji Will Continue
    WUHAN: Chinese scientists said they will continue to search for the rare white-flag (baiji) dolphin although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find any in the Yangtze River. (Source)

  5103. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 0:31 AM PST - (Kansas City Star) - Whale-watching time in California Travel shorts on whale watching and Cozumel for dec 17
    SACRAMENTO, Calif. | In some parts of the country, December means it’s time to get out the ice skates or the skis. (Source)

  5104. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 0:23 AM PST - (Miami Herald) - Whales make a comeback off Mexican coastline
    Post your comments about whale-watching in Baja California. (Source)

  5105. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 5:21 AM PST - (Bernama) - Dead Whale Draws Tourists To Pulau Gaya
    KOTA KINABALU, Dec 17 (Bernama) -- Residents and tourists came in droves using boats from here to Pulau Gaya today to see the 24-metre carcass of a whale that was stranded in shallow waters in Lok Ukong. (Source)

  5106. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:15 AM PST - (Albuquerque Tribune) - Commentary: Captivity is a killer for a killer whale
    On Nov. 29, a killer whale named Kasatka attacked a whale trainer named Ken Peters at Sea World San Diego. (Source)

  5107. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 11:24 AM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - NZ leads largest protest yet against whaling
    New Zealand has led the largest single diplomatic protest yet against Japan's lethal scientific whaling programme in the Antarctic, Conservation Minister Chris Carter announced today. (Source)

  5108. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 1:23 PM PST - (AFP via Yahoo! News) - Whale rescued off Malaysian island found dead
    A large whale rescued in waters off Malaysia's eastern Sabah state by officials and tourists was found dead in the same area where it was trapped, WWF-Malaysia said. (Source)

  5109. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 3:37 PM PST - (The Star Online) - Freed whale found dead
    KOTA KINABALU: Luulumbo is dead. The worst fears of rescuers, who freed the injured 24m-long Bryde’s whale, were realised when the animal was found dead yesterday at almost the same spot where it got stuck in shallow waters off Pulau Gaya on Friday. (Source)

  5110. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 2:46 PM PST - (Japan Today) - Japan makes lot of noise about whaling but no one is tucking in
    TOKYO — You would think that a fishing industry that can more than double its supply in only five years must be a very successful industry indeed. A jump from catching 2,450 tons of meat in fiscal 2000 to 5,560 tons in 2005 is not just a drop in the ocean. (Source)

  5111. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 7:55 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Stranded whale dies in Malaysian waters
    An injured whale died Sunday after beaching itself in the same spot off Malaysia's coast for the second time in as many days, news reports said Monday. (Source)

  5112. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 7:12 PM PST - (RedNova) - Stranded Whale Saved From Certain Death
    By Roy Goh KOTA KINABALU: A whale, about 20m in length, became a hubbub of attention when it was found stranded in shallow waters off Pulau Gaya near here yesterday morning. (Source)

  5113. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 4:09 PM PST - (New Straits Times) - Cheers turn to tears as whale dies
    KOTA KINABALU: It seemed like a happy ending. The crowds cheered as the Bryde’s whale swam away from Pulau Gaya on Friday. And everyone assumed it had survived its ordeal because marine patrol officers didn’t spot it again. (Source)

  5114. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 4:24 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Theory of Everything at City Gallery
    Click to enlarge From Save the Whale/The Great Pacific Ocean Rubbish Patch Recreation , Amy Howden-Chapman, 2006, Courtesy of the artist. The elusive Theory of Everything is a mathematical formula which makes sense of all systems at play in the physical world. (Source)

  5115. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 9:21 PM PST - (CNN.com) - Saved whale dies after re-beaching
    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- An injured whale died Sunday after beaching itself in the same spot off Malaysia's coast for the second time in as many days, an official said Monday. (Source)

  5116. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 8:08 PM PST - (New York Times) - A Holiday Wish: Precious Whale Vomit, Not Just Junk
    In a season of strange presents from relatives, Dorothy Ferreira received a huge hunk of petrified whale vomit worth as much as $18,000. (Source)

  5117. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 8:13 PM PST - (Los Angeles Times) - Stranded Whale Dies in Malaysian Waters
    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia -- An injured whale died Sunday after beaching itself in the same spot off Malaysia's coast for the second time in as many days, news reports said Monday. (Source)

  5118. Sun, 17 Dec 2006 10:10 PM PST - (RedNova) - Cheers Turn to Tears As Whale Dies
    By Julia Chan KOTA KINABALU: It seemed like a happy ending. The crowds cheered as the Bryde's whale swam away from Pulau Gaya on Friday. And everyone assumed it had survived its ordeal because marine patrol officers didn't spot it again. But it was not to be. (Source)

  5119. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 9:08 AM PST - (TechNewsWorld.com) - White-Flag Dolphin Feared Extinct
    Chinese scientists said they will continue to search for the rare white-flag dolphin although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find any in the Yangtze River. Wang Ding, head of a team of scientists that concluded their fruitless search on Wednesday, said the efforts to search for, and protect, the dolphin should continue as there might be some still around. (Source)

  5120. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 9:26 AM PST - (Reuters) - China to keep looking for likely extinct dolphin
    BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese scientists will continue to search for a rare freshwater dolphin unique to the Yangtze River, although it is possibly extinct after a 38-day search failed to find any, Xinhua news agency said on Sunday. (Source)

  5121. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 1:53 PM PST - (Blather) - The Yangtze River dolphin is now extinct
    Just what you want to read coming into Christmas week. From the WCDS: 'An expedition to document the last remaining Chinese river dolphins has returned after a six week survey which covered the entire known range of the baiji or... (Source)

  5122. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 2:37 AM PST - (The Star Online) - Sabah considers whale rescue guidelines
    KOTA KINABALU: Following the futile rescue of the Bryde’s whale off Gaya island here, the Sabah government may consider some guidelines on how to deal with a similar situation in future. (Source)

  5123. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 0:29 AM PST - (Tucson Citizen) - Injured whale returns to spot on coast to die
    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - An injured whale died Sunday after beaching itself in the same spot off Malaysia's coast for the second time in as many days, news reports said today. (Source)

  5124. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 0:35 AM PST - (The Sentinel) - The Sentinel
    KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - An injured whale died Sunday after beaching itself in the same spot off Malaysia's coast for the second time in as many days, news reports said Monday. (Source)

  5125. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 2:22 AM PST - (Ohmynews) - Korea's 'Lottery of the Sea'
    Naturally, with so much money at stake there have been allegations in the past that organized crime was taking part in poaching expeditions. The whales were harpooned or shot with guns and then harvested at sea -- the meat was then sold... (Source)

  5126. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 7:58 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : Fisheries officials are concerned that the Bryde's whale that was saved off Pulau Gaya Friday night may beach itself again. (Source)

  5127. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 7:59 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    THE rescue operation for the whale near Gaya Bay, Kota Kinabalu, on Friday, nearly saw a major tragedy when 20 eager Filipinos packed in a sampan overturned. (Source)

  5128. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 4:09 AM PST - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Save the whales
    "When my grandpa was a boy, he went down to the general store, saw a picture book of whales, shooting their spouts and flashing their tails... lots of whales in the deep blue sea and we killed them for the industry, drag them alongside, cut 'um in two, melt them down and sell it to you, hardly is a sailor alive who can keep the tear from his eye as he remembers the good ole days when there were... (Source)

  5129. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 8:57 AM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - Stranded Whale Dies in Malaysian Waters
    An injured whale died Sunday after beaching itself in the same spot off Malaysia's coast for the second time in as many days, news reports said Monday. (Source)

  5130. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 8:23 AM PST - (Blather) - Whale vomit for Christmas?
    "In this season of strange presents from relatives, Dorothy Ferreira got a doozy the other day from her 82-year-old sister in Waterloo, Iowa. It was ugly. It weighed four pounds. There was no receipt in the box. Inside she found... (Source)

  5131. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 8:12 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : After all the herculean and heroic efforts to free it whole day and night last Friday, the giant 20.6-metre (68 feet) Bryde's whale was found dead early Sunday at almost exactly the same spot at Lok Arai mid sand reef, Gaya Bay, where it was stranded. (Source)

  5132. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 9:24 AM PST - (Gloucester Daily Times) - Save the whales
    "When my grandpa was a boy, he went down to the general store, saw a picture book of whales, shooting their spouts and flashing their tails... lots of whales in the deep blue sea and we killed them for the industry, drag them alongside, cut 'um in two, melt them down and sell it to you, hardly is a sailor alive who can keep the tear from his eye as he remembers the good ole days when there were... (Source)

  5133. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 3:39 PM PST - (The Star Online) - Rescue do’s and don’ts mulled
    KOTA KINABALU : Following the futile rescue of the Bryde’s whale off Pulau Gaya here, the Sabah government may consider some guidelines on how to deal with a similar situation in future. (Source)

  5134. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 2:36 PM PST - (UPI) - UPI NewsTrack Quirks in the News
    MONTAUK, N.Y., Dec. 18 (UPI) -- A mysterious gift given to a Montauk, N.Y., woman from her sister might be a valuable piece of petrified whale vomit, experts said. (Source)

  5135. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 5:09 PM PST - (New Straits Times) - Making the best of whale tragedy
    KOTA KINABALU: As the carcass of the Bryde’s whale decomposes rapidly under water, the question now is what to do with it. (Source)

  5136. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 5:09 PM PST - (New Straits Times) - No post-mortem, so experts can only guess
    KOTA KINABALU Experts can only speculate on what could have killed the Bryde’s whale, which beached here last week. (Source)

  5137. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 6:16 PM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - New ring tones let you answer the call of the wild
    Quick, grab the cell phone -- your endangered frog is calling. To thousands of ring tones available over the Web, a conservation group has added the haunting moan of the Beluga whale, the croak of the California red-legged frog and the grating call of the Barn Owl, which has been described as the sound of a car breaking down. (Source)

  5138. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 6:16 PM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - 3:05PM
    CANBERRA - Australia has joined 20 other nations, including NZ, in another diplomatic push to convince Japan that its whaling program is wrong. (Source)

  5139. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 5:03 PM PST - (The Australian) - Australia fires new salvo in whaling war
    The joint diplomatic push, known as a demarche, will send a message of serious concern to the Japanese Government about its so-called scientific whaling program, which this year will take almost 1000 whales in Antarctic waters. (Source)

  5140. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 10:37 PM PST - (Japan Today) - Hydrofoil skipper cleared over collision with whale
    KITAKYUSHU — A local marine accident inquiry office took no action Tuesday against the skipper of a high-speed ferry which collided with a whale in the Tsushima Strait between Japan and South Korea last March, injuring six passengers. (Source)

  5141. Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:12 PM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : The stranded Bryde's whale that died early Sunday at the Lok Arai mid-sand reef in Gaya Bay despite Friday's rescue efforts should be harvested for its bones which could be put on display at the Museum here, according to members of the public. (Source)

  5142. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 1:01 PM PST - (National Geographic) - Top Ten Animal Stories of 2006 From National Geographic News
    Troves of new species, a dolphin showing some "leg," India's first new bird in 50 years—and a warning that seafood will be gone by 2048. It's been an up-and-down year for animal lovers. (Source)

  5143. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 1:01 PM PST - (National Geographic) - World's Smallest Porpoise Nearly Extinct, Experts Say
    The little-known vaquita, of which only about 400 remain, may be the next marine mammal to disappear, researchers warn. (Source)

  5144. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 3:11 AM PST - (Orange County Register) - Whale-watching season to start in earnest
    Two finback whales were spotted Monday aboard the Dana Pride from Dana Wharf as the whale-watching season prepares to start in earnest. (Source)

  5145. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 3:23 AM PST - (Contra Costa Times) - Researcher has right eye for whale tracking job
    Marilyn Marx's view of the water is spectacular. From her second-story home office window, the world renowned whale researcher can look up from her computer to watch the gulls and cormorants as they dive for fish, or lose her thoughts in the trawlers and cargo ships as they cruise in and out of port. (Source)

  5146. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 0:51 AM PST - (Bernama) - Dead Whale Should Have Been A Subject Of Study, Says Conservationist
    KUCHING, Dec 19 (Bernama) -- The relevant authorities could have conducted an autopsy on the carcass of the Bryde's whale in Sabah waters, to study its dietary, habitat and social behaviour as very few researchers have studied whales around Borneo, a conservationist said Tuesday. (Source)

  5147. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 3:49 AM PST - (The Inquirer) - Make your mobile phone whale
    WANT YOUR mobile phone to sound like a Beluga Whale, Boreal Owl, or Mountain Yellow-legged Frog? Well the Centre for Biological Diversity can help. (Source)

  5148. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 3:22 AM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - New free ring tones tap into the call of the wild
    Quick, grab the cell phone -- your endangered frog is calling. To thousands of ring tones available over the Web, a conservation group has added the haunting moan of the beluga whale, the croak of the California red-legged frog and the grating call of the barn owl, which has been described as the sound of a car breaking down. (Source)

  5149. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 1:48 AM PST - (Kyodo via Yahoo! Asia News) - NZ, Australia join largest diplomatic protest over Japan whaling
    _ The governments of at least 21 anti-whaling nations have undertaken the largest single diplomatic protest yet against Japan's lethal scientific whaling program, according to statements released this week by the governments of New Zealand and Australia. (Source)

  5150. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:21 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Sniffing out a whale's doo-doo
    You can learn a lot about a whale from its faeces - the challenge is finding them (Source)

  5151. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:13 AM PST - (AllAfrica.com) - South Africa: IWC Whale Research Ship Leaves Cape Town for Icy Mission in Antarctica
    Vital research on whales deep in the Southern Ocean and the icy waters of Antarctica will continue this season, with a research ship from the International Whaling Commission (IWC) due to leave Table Bay harbour on Thursday. (Source)

  5152. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 2:29 PM PST - (NPR) - Whale Vomit Could Be Retiree's Hidden Treasure
    Ruth Carpenter, 82, is in possession of an object that some authorities believe is petrified whale vomit worth thousands of dollars. Known as ambergris, the substance is often used in fine perfumes. Madeleine Brand talks with Carpenter about the item found on a beach 50 years ago. (Source)

  5153. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 4:09 PM PST - (New Straits Times) - Bryde's whale's bones now the focus
    KOTA KINABALU: The Bryde’s whale which died despite valiant efforts to save it will live on in the hearts of the people here. (Source)

  5154. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 5:39 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - 65,000+ say no to Caribbean commercial whaling
    (20 December 2006) – More than 65,000 emails and faxes urging Caribbean leaders not to consider commercial whaling were sent to Ministers of Tourism there, after the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW – www.ifaw.og) called on supporters worldwide to encourage whale watching over commercial whaling. (Source)

  5155. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 4:25 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Ship will stop in Auckland en route to save whales
    Auckland-20 December 2006-The Greenpeace ship Esperanza is en route to the Southern Ocean as part of a massive global campaign to stop whaling in the Sanctuary. (Source)

  5156. Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:26 PM PST - (RedNova) - Bryde's Whale's Bones Now the Focus
    KOTA KINABALU: The Bryde's whale which died despite valiant efforts to save it will live on in the hearts of the people here. (Source)

  5157. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 2:33 PM PST - (The Christian Science Monitor) - Echo from the end of a dolphin species
    The extinction of a river dolphin in China should be a call to get serious about species preservation. (Source)

  5158. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 6:11 AM PST - (BBC News) - Rare dolphin is washed up in cove
    Experts try to determine the cause of death of a rare dolphin which is washed up in a cove in Cornwall. (Source)

  5159. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 5:56 AM PST - (ITV.com) - Dolphin dies from natural causes
    Zoologists have confirmed that Marra the dolphin died from natural causes. Dolphin remains were discovered in Skinburness last week and were identified as those of Marra because of distinctive marks. (Source)

  5160. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 3:24 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Stronger protection measures for native dolphin
    Non-commercial set-netting restrictions are being introduced in North Canterbury and in western Southland to protect New Zealand's endangered Hector's dolphins, Fisheries Minister Jim Anderton announced today. (Source)

  5161. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 4:46 AM PST - (USA Today) - Whale-watching time again in California
    In some parts of the country, December means it's time to get out the ice skates or the skis. Along the California coast, though, December means it's time to get out the binoculars to spot whales on their annual migration south. (Source)

  5162. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 4:34 AM PST - (70 South) - Whale research ship to leave this week
    The research ship, Shonan Maru No 2 will research the whales deep in the Southern Ocean and the icy waters of Antarctica. It will be a 65-day trip into Antarctic waters. (Source)

  5163. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 6:06 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Whales move north as oceans warm
    And that is just one aspect of a massive ecological shift affecting 2 million square kilometres of the Bering Sea - one of the world's richest fisheries (Source)

  5164. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:39 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Sniffing out a whale's doo-doo
    You can learn a lot about a whale from its faeces - the challenge is finding them (Source)

  5165. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:34 AM PST - (New Scientist) - Brainy whales get emotional
    Brain cells linked with intelligence and considered unique to the great apes have now been found in whales, so are they more like us than we thought? (Source)

  5166. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 7:08 PM PST - (KING 5 Seattle) - Judge throws out lawsuit challenging killer whale protections
    A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit in which building and farm groups had challenged the federal listing of Puget Sound's resident killer whale population as an endangered species. (Source)

  5167. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 5:45 PM PST - (The Herald) - Theatre: Jock and the Beanstalk/ Martha/ Green Whale
    Wee Stories know that wee ones can't really sit through long pantos or plays, no matter how much shouting out and joining in there is. (Source)

  5168. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 4:56 PM PST - (New Straits Times) - First step towards preserving bones
    KOTA KINABALU: Three days after the huge carcass of a Bryde’s whale was towed away from Pulau Gaya to decompose, it has been towed back into shallower waters. (Source)

  5169. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 8:29 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Judge: Farms not hurt by whale rules
    A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by building and farm groups that challenged the decision to make Puget Sound's resident killer whale population an endangered species. (Source)

  5170. Wed, 20 Dec 2006 10:11 PM PST - (RedNova) - Judge: Farms Not Hurt by Whale Rules
    By PEGGY ANDERSEN SEATTLE - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by building and farm groups that challenged the decision to make Puget Sound's resident killer whale population an endangered species. In the decision, U.S. District Judge Thomas S. (Source)

  5171. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 0:00 AM PST - (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) - Echo from the end of a dolphin species
    The baiji, a freshwater dolphin, has used sonar to find fish in China's Yangtze River for some 20 million years. Last week, scientists declared it basically extinct. Can the end of a nearly blind cetacean help humans see the need for greater species conservation? (Source)

  5172. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:31 AM PST - (TVNZ) - Dolphin protection fails to impress
    New interim measures to prevent Hector's and Maui dolphin deaths this summer have failed to impress Forest and Bird. Spokeswoman Eugenie Sage says they will virtually guarantee further dolphin deaths. (Source)

  5173. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 8:31 AM PST - (INQ7.net) - Animal activists picket dolphin show in mall
    ENJOY watching them on television, but don't get up close and personal. Animal rights group gave this advice to the public as they picketed an Indonesian-based traveling dolphin show at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City on Thursday to protest what they called "a cruel form of entertainment." (Source)

  5174. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 8:12 AM PST - (ITV.com) - Marra the dolphin may have died from septicaemia
    It's now thought that 'Marra' the dolphin died from septicaemia as a result of a bacterial infection. They're the findings of a post mortem carried out in London . (Source)

  5175. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 3:00 AM PST - (Environmental News Network) - Judge Decides Farms Not Hurt by Whale Rules
    A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by building and farm groups that challenged the decision to make Puget Sound's resident killer whale population an endangered species. (Source)

  5176. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 3:21 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Newport gears up for a jazzy weekend
    Newport soon will be overrun not only with whale-watchers, but jazz singers too. The 2006 Holiday Jazz Party at Newport runs from Dec. 29 to Jan. 1. Newport already hosts a jazz festival in September, but this year organizers decided to expand into New Year's weekend. (Source)

  5177. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 3:39 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dolphin died of blood poisoning
    A friendly dolphin found dismembered on a Cumbrian beach died of natural causes, scientists reveal. (Source)

  5178. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 0:26 AM PST - (Hartford Courant) - Baiji Dolphin Declared Extinct
    AreaCoupleAmong Last To See It Alive Robbins Barstow of Wethersfield was pained when he heard the news. (Source)

  5179. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 4:10 AM PST - (RedNova) - Lawsuit Over Orcas Dismissed: Builders, Farmers Have No Legal Right to Challenge Whale Protections, Ruling Says
    By Susan Gordon, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Dec. 21--A federal judge in Seattle dismissed with prejudice on Wednesday a lawsuit challenging the 2005 Endangered Species Act listing of Puget Sound's resident killer whales. U.S. (Source)

  5180. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 7:12 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : The Bryde's whale found off Pulau Gaya Sunday was not the first whale specie to be found dead in Sabah waters. (Source)

  5181. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 7:13 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    EX-State Director of Fisheries Datuk Chin Pui Kong (pic) is certain the Bryde's whale exhibit will be a big tourist attraction if displayed in the Sabah Museum. (Source)

  5182. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 4:25 AM PST - (The Olympian) - Federal ju dge toss es orca suit
    SEATTLE - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit in which building and farm groups had challenged the federal listing of Puget Sound's resident killer whale population as an endangered species. (Source)

  5183. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 4:08 AM PST - (RedNova) - A Timeout for Reality: LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY
    By David Barron, Houston Chronicle Dec. 21--NEW ORLEANS -- Another time, in a different year with a different team, perhaps they would have been mugging with Mickey Mouse at Disneyland, petting Shamu the Killer Whale at Sea World or strolling the River Walk in San Antonio. (Source)

  5184. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 4:27 AM PST - (BBC News) - Dolphin died of blood poisoning
    A friendly dolphin found dismembered on a Cumbrian beach died of natural causes, scientists reveal. (Source)

  5185. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:25 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! Finance) - Judge: Farms Not Hurt by Whale Rules
    A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by building and farm groups that challenged the decision to make Puget Sound's resident killer whale population an endangered species. (Source)

  5186. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 11:47 AM PST - (USA Today) - Kids can spend a real night at the museum
    In the new movie Night at the Museum, opening today, animals and other exhibits in Manhattan's American Museum of Natural History come alive after nightfall with calamitous results. Starting in January, kids can see for themselves what the 94-foot blue whale really does after dark when the museum begins a series of sleepovers. (Source)

  5187. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:42 AM PST - (Sharewatch) - Judge: Farms not hurt by whale rules
    In the decision, U.S. District Judge Thomas S. Zilly said the Building Industry Association of Washington and the Washington Farm Bureau couldn\'t prove they would be harmed. The lawsuit cannot be refiled, he said. (Source)

  5188. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 3:48 PM PST - (Albany Democrat-Herald) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to try. The southbound migration of gray whales off the coast is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department reports. (Source)

  5189. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 3:22 PM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Whale migration is already heavy off the Oregon Coast
    Southbound traffic on the gray whale migratory route off the Oregon Coast already is heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year's Day. (Source)

  5190. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 8:52 PM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to look. The southbound migration of gray whales is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. (Source)

  5191. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:10 PM PST - (Borneo Bulletin) - Rough seas hold up whale disposal
    KOTA KINABALU - Bad weather and rough seas have delayed efforts to take the rapidly decomposing Bryde's whale carcass to the open sea to allow it to decompose, The Star reported. (Source)

  5192. Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:55 PM PST - (The Times of Northwest Indiana) - Portage vendor lands Bass Pro Shops job
    PORTAGE | After seven years in the fish-tank business, Rob Watson has landed his biggest job ever. Watson and business partner Mike Berryman have been hired to maintain whale-sized fish tanks at the Bass Pro Shops store set to open in mid-February in Portage. (Source)

  5193. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:25 AM PST - (News 24 South Africa) - Record-breaking dolphin dies
    A beloved dolphin said to have the world's longest breeding record has died after spending 36 years at an aquarium in central Japan. (Source)

  5194. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 3:50 AM PST - (The News and Star) - Firm sorry for cutting up Marra’s dead body
    MARRA the Maryport dolphin is now thought to have died from septicaemia after developing a bacterial infection. (Source)

  5195. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:17 PM PST - (Mail and Guardian) - Farewell to a goddess
    It lived in the Yangtze river for millions of years and was revered by the Chinese as the “goddess” of the mighty river. But now scientists believe that the baiji, a white, freshwater dolphin, is extinct. (Source)

  5196. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 2:00 AM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Fears for whale caught in rope
    The head of the Tasmanian Government's Wildlife and Marine Conservation section is concerned a whale tangled in rope could die. (Source)

  5197. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 2:49 AM PST - (70 South) - Lawsuit filed to protect the last remaining whale species
    The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit to compel the government to protect the North Pacific Right Whale. There are no more than about 100 of these beautiful creatures left and now their habitat is under possible siege. (Source)

  5198. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 5:44 AM PST - (USA Today) - Kids can spend a real night at the museum
    In the new movie Night at the Museum, opening today, animals and other exhibits in Manhattan's American Museum of Natural History come alive after nightfall with calamitous results. Starting in January, kids can see for themselves what the 94-foot blue whale really does after dark when the museum begins a series of sleepovers. (Source)

  5199. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 6:26 AM PST - (Villages Daily Sun) - Villager provides boat tours in Alaskan wilderness
    THE VILLAGES — It’s where the whales feed beside your boat, blowing food-filled bubbles to the surface. It’s where you can watch glacier ice calve off into the ocean, creating monstrous icebergs. It’s where the salmon go to die. (Source)

  5200. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:33 AM PST - (phillyburbs.com) - Judge: Farms Not Hurt by Whale Rules
    SEATTLE - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit filed by building and farm groups that challenged the decision to make Puget Sound's resident killer whale population an endangered species. (Source)

  5201. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 9:16 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Winter Whale Watch Week begins Dec. 26
    "Whale Watching Spoken Here" volunteers will be stationed at 28 Northwest coastal viewpoints Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 during Winter Whale Watch Week, as the annual gray whale southbound migration reaches its usual high point. (Source)

  5202. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:17 AM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Kids get to sleep over at NYC museum
    It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night — underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5203. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:12 AM PST - (Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier) - Offiicals now question blob's origin
    MONTAUK, N.Y. -- Much like the murky sea that coughed it up 50 years ago, a chunk of suspected whale vomit that spent decades in a Waterloo, Iowa, closet continues to be shrouded in mystery. (Source)

  5204. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 8:28 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : Samples of the Bryde's whale were collected for DNA profiling Thursday after its carcass was securely netted and towed to a sheltered bay. (Source)

  5205. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 3:49 PM PST - (Albany Democrat-Herald) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to try. The southbound migration of gray whales off the coast is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department reports. (Source)

  5206. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 3:44 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - And the sheep ate the tree
    The mountain is a white whale and the lanes are lined with ice. The trees have stars in their branches and all the fields sparkle. The night seems to listen to the owls' carols as the dogs growl in their sleep. The spirits are abroad. It is Christmas. (Source)

  5207. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 1:40 PM PST - (Newsday) - Kids Get to Sleep Over at NYC Museum
    It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night -- underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5208. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 3:04 PM PST - (Fullnoise.com.au) - Kawasaki Racing Team announce new manager
    Brett Whale has taken over the role of Kawasaki Racing Team motocross and supercross team manager after Ross McWatters left the position early last month, McWatters has since joined Motorex KTM as... (Source)

  5209. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 5:22 PM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to look. The southbound migration of gray whales is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. (Source)

  5210. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 4:03 PM PST - (Blogcritics.org) - DVD Review: Ocean Odyssey
    As a surfer and the son of a sailor, Mother Ocean has always called out to me, so when I got wind of this little video, I dove in headfirst. BBC Video has come up with a fantastic story about the life of a Sperm whale. Using live action footage, CGI technology, and the most recent scientific information, Ocean Odyssey takes us on adventure deep into the world of this planet’s largest living... (Source)

  5211. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 4:51 PM PST - (Curry County Reporter) - Four presumed drowned after fishing vessel capsizes
    Paula Newell, owner of the Crow's Nest Restaurant & Lounge, was perched with her customers at her ocean view business Saturday afternoon when they noticed a fishing boat attempting to cross the Rogue River Bar. Using her binoculars, she watched as the vessel looked like a whale breaching four times as it hit the treacherous waves. (Source)

  5212. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:12 PM PST - (Florida Today) - Marine Council needs whale spotters
    Last year, only 19 whale calves were born and three of these died. Two were female, which made the loss even more detrimental to the species. (Source)

  5213. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 10:35 PM PST - (Albany Democrat-Herald) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to try. The southbound migration of gray whales off the coast is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department reports. (Source)

  5214. Fri, 22 Dec 2006 11:33 PM PST - (Boston Globe) - Night moves
    NEW YORK -- It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night -- underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5215. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 1:33 AM PST - (USA Today) - Kids get to sleep over at NYC museum
    It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5216. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 4:12 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Eco-friendly merchandising makes for 'green' Christmas
    Dec. 23 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Looking for that last-minute Christmas gift How about putting 15 dollars' worth of wind energy under the tree? Why not slip some “carbon offsets” into the children's stockings? Everyone needs a beluga whale ring tone for their cell phones, right? (Source)

  5217. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 4:43 AM PST - (Telegraph) - Dinosaurs after dark Museums offer sleepovers for children
    NEW YORK (AP) - It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night - underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5218. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:02 PM PST - (KOIN News 6 Portland) - Whale Watching Season Hits Oregon
    CORVALLIS, Ore. - The peak time for Oregon's winter whale watching is upon us and reports from the coast say it should be a good season. The state Parks and Recreation Department says sightings of southbound gray whales along the central coast are at record levels. (Source)

  5219. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 8:56 AM PST - (Curry Coastal Pilot) - WHALE WATCH SEASON BEGINS TUESDAY ALONG OREGON COAST
    People look to the ocean for many reasons: to find peace, to contemplate, to enjoy. (Source)

  5220. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 8:35 AM PST - (Muzi) - Kids get to sleep over at NYC museum
    It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night -- underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5221. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 3:40 PM PST - (KXLY-TV Spokane) - Oregon's whale watching season ready to get under way
    CORVALLIS, ORE. -- The peak time for Oregon's winter whale watching is upon us. And the reports from the coast say it should be a good season. The state Parks and Recreation Department says sightings of southbound gray whales along the central coast are at recond levels. (Source)

  5222. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:35 PM PST - (NewsSource 16 Eugene) - Oregon's whale watching season ready to get under way
    The peak time for Oregon's winter whale watching is upon us. And the reports from the coast say it should be a good season. (Source)

  5223. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 3:06 PM PST - (KGW Portland) - Gray whales cruising by Oregon coast in search of warmer water
    CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon's peak whale-watching season has arrived. The southbound migration of gray whales is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year's Day, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. (Source)

  5224. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 2:43 PM PST - (Home News Tribune) - GANNETT NJ NEWSPAPERS
    It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night — underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5225. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 5:00 PM PST - (KATU Portland) - Whale watching season almost under way
    The state Parks and Recreation Department said sightings of southbound gray whales along the central Oregon coast are at recond levels. About 30 whales and hour are expected to pass as they head south. (Source)

  5226. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:25 PM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to look. The southbound migration of gray whales is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. (Source)

  5227. Sat, 23 Dec 2006 10:21 PM PST - (Albany Democrat-Herald) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to try. The southbound migration of gray whales off the coast is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department reports. (Source)

  5228. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 4:01 AM PST - (Tulsa World) - Rare river dolphin declared extinct
    BEIJING (AP) -- A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat. (Source)

  5229. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 3:19 AM PST - (San Jose Mercury News) - Swimmer details journey with gray whale
    It's 5 a.m. Lynne Cox, 17 and in long-distance training, swims in the March ocean off Seal Beach, the morning so black the sky and sea are not separate. (Source)

  5230. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 3:33 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Orcas Island resort offers his-and-hers vacations
    In recognition of the trend toward girls and guys getaways, Rosario Resort & Spa near Seattle has created the "Chicks Ahoy!" and "Hops & Scotch" packages. The distaff version dresses up two nights' lodging with a "River Stones" massage for each woman, cosmopolitans at the lounge, a bottle of wine and chocolate truffles, for $539 for two. (Source)

  5231. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:15 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Fears for whale tangled in ropes
    Tasmanian marine conservation workers are losing hope of disentangling ropes from a humpback whale before it swims to Antarctica for the summer. (Source)

  5232. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 7:25 PM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to look. The southbound migration of gray whales is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. (Source)

  5233. Sun, 24 Dec 2006 9:53 PM PST - (The Star-Ledger) - Off screen, a real night at the museum!
    NEW YORK -- It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Se bastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night -- underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5234. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 5:06 PM PST - (New York Times) - A Fellow Mammal Leaves the Planet
    In China, the price paid for economic development was the extinction of the nearly blind dolphin, the baiji. (Source)

  5235. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 3:40 AM PST - (San Francisco Chronicle) - Gift of petrified whale vomit could be worth its weight in gold / If it's ambergris of good quality, chunk valued at...
    In this season of strange presents from relatives, Dorothy Ferreira got a doozy the other day from her 82-year-old sister in Waterloo, Iowa. It was ugly. It weighed 4 pounds. There was no receipt in the box. Inside she found what looked like a gnarled,... (Source)

  5236. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 3:35 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Museums offer chance to snooze with dinos
    At this slumber party, families tour the halls by flashlight and sleep in the shadow of giants It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night--underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5237. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 1:54 AM PST - (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette) - Prehistoric bedfellows
    NEW YORK – It’s not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn’t stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night – underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5238. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 0:19 AM PST - (The Oregonian) - Expect 'one of the best' years to watch whales
    The first of more than 18,000 gray whales are streaming south past Oregon during their annual migration to the warm waters of Mexico. During the peak times in the next two weeks, about 30 whales are expected to pass every hour. (Source)

  5239. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 5:58 PM PST - (UPI) - Oregon coast whales draw crowds
    PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Visitors from across the United States have flocked to Oregon to watch the annual migration of more than 18,000 grey whales heading toward Mexican waters. (Source)

  5240. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 8:25 PM PST - (Corvallis Gazette Times) - Peak whale watching nears
    If you want to spot a whale off the Oregon coast, now’s the time to look. The southbound migration of gray whales is already heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year’s Day, according to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. (Source)

  5241. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 9:04 PM PST - (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) - N.Y. museum offers sleepovers for children and parents
    NEW YORK -- It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night -- underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5242. Mon, 25 Dec 2006 10:45 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Anti-whaling activists dock in Hobart
    The Farley Mowat anti-whaling ship has docked in Hobart on its way to Antarctica for its annual attempts to halt Japan's annual scientific whaling operations. (Source)

  5243. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 5:56 PM PST - (The Age) - Dolphin wounds woman
    Woman in hospital after being struck by leaping dolphin. (Source)

  5244. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 4:56 PM PST - (The Age) - Leaping dolphin injures woman
    Woman in serious condition after being struck by a dolphin which jumped into her boat. (Source)

  5245. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 5:20 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Woman crushed by leaping dolphin
    A NEW Zealand woman is in critical condition in hospital after being crushed by a dolphin that leapt on to her boat, media reported today. (Source)

  5246. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:26 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin injures NZ woman in freak accident
    An Auckland woman remains in a critical condition in hospital after a dolphin jumped into a boat and landed on her. (Source)

  5247. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 3:38 PM PST - (NZCity) - Dolphin's behaviour unusual
    The owner of an island near the area where two women were injured by a dolphin, says it is very uncharacteristic behaviour for the dolphins that frequent the area. (Source)

  5248. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:28 PM PST - (TVNZ) - Dolphin puts woman in hospital
    A 27-year-old Pukekohe woman is in Auckland Hospital with serious head injuries after a freak accident involving a dolphin, while another received minor injuries when the mammal jumped into their boat near Slipper Island off the Coromandel Peninsula on Tuesday afternoon. (Source)

  5249. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:25 PM PST - (News Interactive) - Woman injured by jumping dolphin
    A DOLPHIN has reportedly jumped into a boat off New Zealand, badly injuring a 27-year-old woman. (Source)

  5250. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 8:06 AM PST - (Stuff) - Dolphin hit puts woman in hospital
    A 27-year-old woman has been seriously injured after being hit by a leaping dolphin while watching a group of the mammals swimming off the east coast of Coromandel Peninsula. (Source)

  5251. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 8:48 PM PST - (The Scotsman) - Woman hurt by leaping dolphin
    A WOMAN was seriously injured when a dolphin leapt from the water and hit her as she rode in a small boat in New Zealand yesterday. (Source)

  5252. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 3:18 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Volunteers will aid whale watchers this week
    The annual Winter Whale Watch, sponsored by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, is today through Jan. 1. (Source)

  5253. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 3:17 AM PST - (Science Daily) - Expedition Observes Little Known Beaked Whales
    Whale watchers on board the research icebreaker Polarstern have made a remarkable cetaceans sighting: Four Arnoux's Beaked Whales (Berardius arnuxii), observed from the helicopter. The Arnoux's Beaked Whales is one of the least known species of the Beaked Whales family (Ziphidae), itself poorly known in general. Arnoux's is one of the biggest species amongst beaked whales. The ones observed were... (Source)

  5254. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 0:28 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : A decision to cut the Bryde's whale into parts was reached Friday after a meeting between the Sabah Fisheries department and the Sabah Museum, said Rayner Stuel Galid, Director of Sabah Fisheries. (Source)

  5255. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 1:30 AM PST - (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) - Kids find museum program a 'sleeper'
    NEW YORK - It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night - underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5256. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 3:16 AM PST - (Science Daily) - Neurons Targeted By Dementing Illness May Have Evolved For Complex Social Cognition
    Von Economo neurons (VENs) are uniquely shaped brain cells that seem to have evolved in a select group of socially complex species: great apes, humans, and, as reported last month, whales. Across species, VENs are localized to frontal brain regions associated with cognition, emotion and social behavior. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a common neurodegenerative condition, is characterized by early... (Source)

  5257. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 1:44 AM PST - (PhysOrg) - Oregon coast whales draw crowds
    Visitors from across the United States have flocked to Oregon to watch the annual migration of more than 18,000 grey whales heading toward Mexican waters. (Source)

  5258. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 9:46 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Volunteers will aid whale watchers this week
    The annual Winter Whale Watch, sponsored by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, is today through Jan. 1. (Source)

  5259. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 9:46 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Winter Whale Watch Week begins Dec. 26
    "Whale Watching Spoken Here" volunteers will be stationed at 28 Northwest coastal viewpoints Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 during Winter Whale Watch Week, as the annual gray whale southbound migration reaches its usual high point. (Source)

  5260. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 9:37 AM PST - (KATU Portland) - Officials: Whale watching at its peak
    “Weather always plays a part in determining how many whales are seen, and the forecasts look promising,” said Grover. “But, even when the weather isn't perfect, you always have a chance to see one by following the tips offered by our volunteers.” (Source)

  5261. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 12:37 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Stay the night at natural history museum
    It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night — underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5262. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 2:38 PM PST - (Oregon Public Broadcasting) - Holidays Mark The Peak Of Gray Whale Migration
    The Oregon Parks and Recreation Department has set up 28 sites along the coast to watch whales this holiday season. (Source)

  5263. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 2:51 PM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Whales passing by the coast this week
    Southbound traffic on the gray whale migratory route off the Oregon Coast already is heavy and expected to reach its usual peak between Christmas and New Year's Day. (Source)

  5264. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 1:39 PM PST - (Scoop.co.nz) - Kiwi's Join Sea Shepherd's Fight In Antarctic
    The Sea Shepherd is attempting to save some of the 900 Minke and countless Humpback Whales from Japanese ‘scientific’ whaling in International waters. Whaling which will be in an environmental zone and a ‘safe’ breeding ground for the species, near Antarctica. (Source)

  5265. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 6:25 PM PST - (NewsSource 16 Eugene) - Gray whale migration at its peak
    Now is the time to head to the coast to watch whales. (Source)

  5266. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:37 PM PST - (Jewish World Review) - Red state/blue state; loud whales
    http://www.JewishWorldReview.com | Q: What's up with this "red state/blue state" thing? Where'd that come from? —Penny Kuhn A: Stratego. Remember the great baby boomer battlefield strategy game? It was the red army against the blue army. (Source)

  5267. Tue, 26 Dec 2006 11:44 PM PST - (Pravda) - Japanese whaling vessels to be chased with new speedy boat
    A fast ship that can keep up with Japanese whaling vessels will be deployed next month in an attempt to thwart an annual hunt in the Antarctic, a militant conservation group said Wednesday. (Source)

  5268. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 4:51 AM PST - (Reuters via Yahoo! News) - Woman crushed by leaping dolphin
    A New Zealand woman is in critical condition in hospital after being crushed by a dolphin that leaped on to her boat, media reported on Wednesday. (Source)

  5269. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:54 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Dolphin accident caused panic: husband
    A woman crushed by a 300kg bottlenose dolphin that jumped into a boat off New Zealand's North Island remains in a critical condition. (Source)

  5270. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:28 PM PST - (RedNova) - Rare River Dolphin Declared Extinct
    By AP Wire Service BEIJING (AP) -- A rare, nearly blind white dolphin that survived for millions of years is effectively extinct, an international expedition declared Wednesday after ending a fruitless six-week search of its Yangtze River habitat. (Source)

  5271. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 8:06 AM PST - (Stuff) - Heart attacks follow dolphin hit
    A woman who suffered face, chest and neck injuries after being crushed when a dolphin leapt out of the water on to a boat, suffered two heart attacks as rescuers battled to get her to safety. (Source)

  5272. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 3:20 PM PST - (Planet Ark) - New Zealand Woman Crushed by Leaping Dolphin
    WELLINGTON - A New Zealand woman is in critical condition in hospital after being crushed by a dolphin that leapt on to her boat, media reported on Wednesday. (Source)

  5273. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 8:06 AM PST - (Otago Daily Times) - ‘Mad panic’ followed injury by dolphin
    Auckland: “Mad panic” occurred when a 300kg bottlenose dolphin jumped on to a boat and critically injured a woman, her partner said yesterday. (Source)

  5274. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 2:38 AM PST - (The Register) - Woman felled by dolphin attack
    NZ mammal leapt on board boat RZSL A woman aboard a small pleasure cruiser was seriously injured yesterday by a dolphin which leapt into the craft off the coast of New Zealand.… (Source)

  5275. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 8:32 AM PST - (The New Zealand Herald) - More by Juliet Rowan
    Sid Mace, 12, was swimming when he heard the yells coming from the boat. "Mad panic" broke out when a 300kg bottlenose dolphin jumped on to a boat, critically injuring a woman, her partner said yesterday. (Source)

  5276. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 8:42 PM PST - (PA via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) - Dolphin hits woman
    A woman sitting on a boat in the Bay of Plenty in New Zealand got a closer look at nature than she intended, when a leaping dolphin hit her. (Source)

  5277. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:33 PM PST - (Sunday Times) - Woman hurt by dolphin leap
    WELLINGTON - A New Zealand woman was seriously injured after a dolphin jumped into her boat in what a marine specialist says may have been a world-first occurrence. (Source)

  5278. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 0:11 AM PST - (Curry Coastal Pilot) - WHALE WATCHING VOLUNTEERS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FORECAST
    High surf and rainy conditions Tuesday made spotting gray whales on their migration south difficult, but whale watching volunteers were optimistic about the week's forecast. (Source)

  5279. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 7:06 AM PST - (KGW Portland) - Gray whale migration at its peak in Oregon
    Experts say now is the time to head to the Oregon Coast to watch whales. Gray whale migration off the Oregon coast hits its peak between Christmas and New Year. An estimated 18,000 whales will pass by over a two week period. (Source)

  5280. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 6:57 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : Workers began the grim task of hacking into the Bryde's whale carcass at about 6pm Saturday. The operation attracted large numbers of local spectators who braved the stench of decaying fat and flesh. (Source)

  5281. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 7:12 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : Sabah Museum staff began the next painstaking task of cleaning the bones of the 68ft (20.6m) Bryde's whale a day after Christmas, after they had been extracted in record time. (Source)

  5282. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 9:37 AM PST - (KTVB Boise) - Gray whale migration at its peak in Ore.
    Experts say now is the time to head to the Oregon Coast to watch whales. Gray whale migration off the Oregon coast hits its peak between Christmas and New Year. An estimated 18,000 whales will pass by over a two week period. (Source)

  5283. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 9:31 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Winter Whale Watch Week begins Dec. 26
    "Whale Watching Spoken Here" volunteers will be stationed at 28 Northwest coastal viewpoints Dec. 26 through Jan. 1 during Winter Whale Watch Week, as the annual gray whale southbound migration reaches its usual high point. (Source)

  5284. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 9:22 AM PST - (San Juan Journal) - BCNG Portals Page
    Ken Balcomb, senior scientist at the Center for Whale Research on the west side of San Juan Island, founded the center 30 years ago. (Source)

  5285. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:09 AM PST - (Hull City Online) - The Whalebone
    The Whalebone public house in Hull's Wincolmlee is one of the oldest in the city. (Source)

  5286. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 1:10 PM PST - (ABC via Yahoo!7 News) - Minister urges whalers and protesters to obey the law
    Australia's Environment Minister says he supports the anti-whaling group, the Sea Shepherd Society, so long as it obeys the law. (Source)

  5287. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 4:34 PM PST - (WXIA-TV Atlanta) - Gasper's Condition Remains Grave
    The thoughts and prayers of some Atlantans have not been far from Gasper, the beluga whale at the Georgia Aquarium who has been seriously ill. (Source)

  5288. Wed, 27 Dec 2006 5:20 PM PST - (Daily Telegraph) - It is goodbye to a year of World Cup misery, whales and veils, Prezza and Heather
    Ben Fenton looks at what made headlines over the past 12 months (Source)

  5289. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:29 AM PST - (Stuff) - Witnesses tell of mad panic as dolphin hit
    Two Pukekohe men who saw a dolphin leap out of the water and slam into Pukekohe woman Kelly James in a boat near a Coromandel island said the accident "freaked everybody out". (Source)

  5290. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 6:53 PM PST - (Chennai Online via Yahoo! India News) - Dolphin rescued off Vedaranyam
    Porayar (Tamil Nadu), Dec 28: A six-foot-long dolphin, which got trapped in the net of a group of fishermen in the sea off Vedaranyam, was let off into the sea by forest and fisheries officials today. (Source)

  5291. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 8:29 PM PST - (Whittier Daily news) - Tom Teepen:
    WAVE goodbye to 2006. Oh, and with it the white-fin dolphin. It's gone, too. Another year, another species. A team of 25 scientists recently searched the Yangtze River, the dolphin's only home, and could find not a one. That was not a great surprise. The species was known to be in trouble. (Source)

  5292. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 1:07 AM PST - (KATU Portland) - 2 the Outdoors: Whale Watching Spoken Here
    During the winter months a unique language is spoken along the Oregon coastline. Your family can learn to speak it wherever you see the sign, "Whale Watching Spoken Here." (Source)

  5293. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 3:20 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Look for whales this weekend
    The official start of whale-watching week at the Oregon Coast was Tuesday, so this weekend is the peak time to get out to the beaches and waysides. It's the best time of the year to spot the thousands of gray whales making their way down to their winter home in the Baja lagoons of Mexico. (Source)

  5294. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 0:12 AM PST - (Long Beach Press-Telegram) - WHAT'S UP!: Whales bring sexy back
    LUST IN THE LAGOONS: The life of a California gray whale perks up considerably this time of year. "Ojo de Liebre Baaay-beee!!!" The CalGray spends months of doing nothing more than dredging up marine worms and tiny crustaceans (mmmmm, arthropods). (Source)

  5295. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 1:14 AM PST - (Daily Record) - Dinosaurs after dark
    NEW YORK -- It's not the cuddliest of sleeping companions, but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night -- underneath the huge replica of a blue whale. (Source)

  5296. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 3:42 AM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - Bandages don't fix wound of shrinking Bush budgets
    Masuk Lane spends at least $200 a month filling her water tank to wash her family's clothing, so it galls her to see the dormant washeteria that once saved residents so much money in this whaling village. (Source)

  5297. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 7:54 AM PST - (The News-Review) - Wind, rain, fog mar whale watching off Oregon coast
    DEPOE BAY, Ore. (AP) Experts say this is the perfect time to find gray whales swimming off the Oregon Coast, with more than 18,000 heading toward breeding grounds in Mexico. (Source)

  5298. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 7:11 AM PST - (KGW Portland) - Crabbers found dead after boat capsizes
    GOLD BEACH, Ore. -- Authorities this week recovered two bodies believed to be from a commercial crab boat that sank Dec. 16. Members of the Whale Watch program reported seeing a body Wednesday morning on a beach five miles north of Port Orford. (Source)

  5299. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 6:03 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : A major decision awaits the Sabah Museum Director in the task to preserve the mammoth bones of the recently salvaged Bryde's whale - whether to display the skeleton in its natural shade or to bleach them white. (Source)

  5300. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 7:57 AM PST - (AccessNorthGA) - LATEST GEORGIA HEADLINES
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's five prized beluga whales is gravely ill and his immune system remains weak, aquarium officials said. Gasper, a 17-year-old male beluga, has been ill for several years and doctors recently diagnosed a potentially deadly infection. (Source)

  5301. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 8:41 AM PST - (gazettes.com) - Migration Season Here, Whale Tours Give View
    As the gray whale makes its annual several thousand-mile trip down the Pacific Coast, spectators can catch a glimpse of these mammals as they pass by Southern California on their way from Alaska to Mexico. (Source)

  5302. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:08 AM PST - (The News-Review) - 'Tis the season for coastal whale-watching
    The annual southern migration of gray whales to their winter breeding grounds off the coast of Mexico is in full swim. (Source)

  5303. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 9:13 AM PST - (AccessNorthGA) - Beluga whale at Georgia Aquarium in grave condition
    One of the Georgia Aquarium's five prized beluga whales is gravely ill and his immune system remains weak, aquarium officials said. Gasper, a 17-year-old male beluga, has been ill for several years and doctors recently diagnosed a potentially deadly infection. (Source)

  5304. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 9:26 AM PST - (KTVB Boise) - Wind, rain, fog mar Oregon whale watching
    DEPOE BAY, Ore. -- Experts say this is the perfect time to find gray whales swimming off the Oregon Coast, with more than 18,000 heading toward breeding grounds in Mexico. (Source)

  5305. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 2:13 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Group seeks protection for right whales
    After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  5306. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 3:17 PM PST - (KOIN News 6 Portland) - Whale Watchers Foiled By Fog
    DEPOE BAY, Ore. - Experts say this is the perfect time to find gray whales swimming off the Oregon Coast, with more than 18,000 heading toward breeding grounds in Mexico. (Source)

  5307. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 2:34 PM PST - (NewsSource 16 Eugene) - Wind, rain, fog mar whale watching off Oregon coast
    Experts say this is the perfect time to find gray whales swimming off the Oregon Coast. The problem has been the weather. (Source)

  5308. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 2:13 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! Asia News) - Group Seeks Protection for Right Whales
    After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. (Source)

  5309. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 1:42 PM PST - (AAP via Yahoo!7 News) - Activists push to protect right whales
    After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the US government to protect the North Pacific right whale from extinction. (Source)

  5310. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 5:10 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Group seeks protection for right whales
    After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  5311. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 5:31 PM PST - (KTVA Anchorage) - Conservation group turns up heat on North Pacific right whales
    A conservation group is turning up the heat on the federal government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The Center for Biological Diversity yesterday scored a win. (Source)

  5312. Thu, 28 Dec 2006 5:24 PM PST - (KTVF Fairbanks) - Conservation group turns up heat on North Pacific right whales
    A conservation group is turning up the heat on the federal government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. (Source)

  5313. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 9:20 AM PST - (Philstar.com) - Fisher finds dead dolphin
    A fisherman found a dead dolphin floating in the sea waters off barangay Punta Engano in Lapu-Lapu City yesterday morning. (Source)

  5314. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 9:17 AM PST - (Philstar.com) - Full Story
    A fisherman found a dead dolphin floating in the sea waters off barangay Punta Engano in Lapu-Lapu City yesterday morning. 2006 may well be remembered in the maritime industry as the and most catastrophic year since the 1987 sinking of the Dona Paz. (Source)

  5315. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 0:12 AM PST - (The Eureka Reporter) - It's whale-watching time again along California's coastline
    Get out the binoculars and head to the coast. The North Coast’s winter whale watching tradition is under way. The gray whale is the most commonly seen as it makes its annual migration from its feeding grounds in the Bering and Chukchi seas to the lagoons of Baja California. (Source)

  5316. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 0:09 AM PST - (Portland Tribune) - Adventure
    Portland-area happenings WILDLIFE Winter Whale Watch Week Grab your rain gear and head to the coast this weekend for your chance to see mother whales migrating south to the warm waters of Mexico to give birth. More than 18,000 whales are expected to pass by our state in the next... (Source)

  5317. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 1:10 AM PST - (Seattle Times) - More protection sought for right whales
    Having scored a win in getting more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is turning up the heat on the federal government to... (Source)

  5318. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 3:58 AM PST - (Chicago Tribune) - Whales have almost swum out of sight
    JULY 18 (Source)

  5319. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 3:18 AM PST - (Salem Statesman Journal) - Seeing the water through rain, fog is difficult for viewers
    DEPOE BAY -- Experts say this is the perfect time to find gray whales swimming off the Oregon Coast, with more than 18,000 heading toward breeding grounds in Mexico. (Source)

  5320. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 7:53 AM PST - (Coos Bay World Link) - Fog on north coast hampers whale watching
    DEPOE BAY (AP) - Experts say this is the perfect time to find gray whales swimming off the Oregon Coast, with more than 18,000 heading toward breeding grounds in Mexico. (Source)

  5321. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 7:52 AM PST - (The Muskegon Chronicle) - Fisherman discovers stolen Jaguar in lake
    The unexpected catch made by a fisherman Thursday in Muskegon Lake wasn't exactly Moby Dick, the great white whale. It was a big white Jaguar that someone launched into the murky water at Heritage Landing. (Source)

  5322. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 6:03 AM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Kota Kinabalu : Sabah Museum will not artificially whiten the skeleton of the 68ft (20.6m) Bryde's whale but shape it into a true museum exhibit while retaining its original bone colors, the museum's chief taxidermist, Albert Lo, assured. (Source)

  5323. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 5:03 AM PST - (Anchorage Daily News) - Right whales are next on list to save
    Having scored a win in getting more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is turning up the heat on the federal government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. (Source)

  5324. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:14 AM PST - (KVAL-TV Eugene) - Whale watching on the coast
    Florence - It's an event that draws people from all over the world to the Oregon coast, and it only happens twice a year. It's very much a waiting game, but for those with the gift of patience, whale watching is definitely worth the time. (Source)

  5325. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 9:48 AM PST - (Newport News-Times) - Winter whale watching
    Winter whale watching Young whale watchers Courtney Bonser, 5, Brittany Bonser, 6, and Cheyenne Bonser, 8, of Vancouver, Wash. soaked up a little sun while they looked out over the water from Devil's Punchbowl State Park in Otter Rock on Thursday. (Source)

  5326. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 8:14 AM PST - (Animal Planet) - Right Whale May Get More Protection
    North Pacific right whales may get higher protection, like the polar bear. (Source)

  5327. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:59 AM PST - (The Hindu) - Group's effort
    ANCHORAGE: : A conservation group is pressuring the U.S. to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the world's most endangered. The group got the Bush administration to propose that the North Pacific right... (Source)

  5328. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 8:19 AM PST - (News 8 San Diego) - Group Seeks Protection for Right Whales
    After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  5329. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 9:33 AM PST - (Berkeley Daily Planet) - An Exuberance of Whales
    It was one of those sparkling September days here in the Bay Area, blue skies and warm with little or no wind. What fog there was had melted away by the time I reached dockside where the boat the Salty Lady was moored. (Source)

  5330. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 3:45 PM PST - (AP via Yahoo! News) - Group seeks protection for right whales
    After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  5331. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 7:09 PM PST - (The Sentinel) - The Sentinel
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  5332. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:26 PM PST - (The Sentinel) - The Sentinel
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska - After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  5333. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:48 PM PST - (Seattle Post-Intelligencer) - George Cecil Bowechop, 1921-2006: Former Makah chairman served during fight for treaty rights
    NEAH BAY -- George Cecil Bowechop, a former Makah Indian chairman who helped guide the tribe during its controversial move to revive traditional whaling in the late 1990s, has died at 85. (Source)

  5334. Fri, 29 Dec 2006 10:02 PM PST - (Fort Frances Times) - Zoo pushes for Arctic exhibit
    Officials at the Calgary Zoo say a U.S. government recommendation on polar bears proves the need for an Arctic exhibit at the facility. The zoo’s “Arctic Shores”—an exhibit currently under development and expected to open in 2009—has been criticized for a plan to house polar bears and beluga whales. (Source)

  5335. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:22 AM PST - (Stuff) - Injured dolphin fan on the improve
    The woman critically injured when a dolphin leapt on to a boat and crushed her on Boxing Day is fighting back from the accident which could have killed her. (Source)

  5336. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 6:49 AM PST - (CTV.ca) - Group seeks protection for right whales
    ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- After winning more protection for polar bears, a conservation group is pressuring the U.S. government to keep the North Pacific right whale from going extinct. The whales are the most endangered whale in the world. (Source)

  5337. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 7:08 PM PST - (Guardian Unlimited) - After a sinister year, it's down to us to protect our freedoms
    An article in the New Scientist has reported that a rhesus monkey named Murph and a bottlenose dolphin called Natua, which lives in a harbour in Florida, have both exhibited a fascinating ability when doing reward-based tests. (Source)

  5338. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 8:44 AM PST - (United Nations Environment Programme) - United Nations Environment Programme
    The baiji, a freshwater dolphin that has inhabited China's Yangtze River for some 20 million years, was declared extinct in December 2006. The end of the baji is a reminder of the sinister fate that awaits dolphins if greater species conservation measures are not adopted by the international community soon. (Source)

  5339. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:28 PM PST - (Sabah Daily Express) - DAILY EXPRESS NEWS
    Labuan : Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman's wise decision in ordering the skeleton of the Bryde's whale be preserved will be a permanent legacy in favour of conservation. (Source)

  5340. Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:59 PM PST - (Israel National News) - The Whales Have Arrived
    (IsraelNN.com) A large pack of whales has arrived in the Gulf waters in Eilat, including a number of females and calves. (Source)

  5341. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 0:02 AM PST - (The Philadelphia Inquirer) - Freshwater dolphin is extinct
    After a fruitless six-week expedition up and down the Yangtze River, a six-nation team of scientists has concluded that the baiji, a freshwater dolphin that was one of the world's oldest species, is almost certainly extinct. (Source)

  5342. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 0:16 AM PST - (The Charlotte Observer) - ONLY THE KIDS COME TO LIFE: N.Y. museum lets kids, parents spend the night
    A whale is not the cuddliest of sleeping companions but that didn't stop Jonathan and Sebastian Mendez. The 9-year-old twins knew exactly where they wanted to lay their sleeping bags for the night - underneath the huge whale replica at the American Museum of Natural History. (Source)

  5343. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 7:39 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - For spectators, it's a whale of a sight
    OCEANSIDE, Dec. 31 (UNION-TRIBUNE): Carrie Haynes waited an entire year to see a gray whale during its annual trek to the warmer waters of Baja California. (Source)

  5344. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 7:38 AM PST - (San Diego Union-Tribune) - Some California dreamin' in pricey but pristine scenic Santa Barbara
    SANTA BARBARA – Four hours on a whale-watching boat had produced lovely views of the Channel Islands off Santa Barbara on the California coast, but no whales. (Source)

  5345. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 6:03 PM PST - (CBS 47 Jacksonville) - Right Whale Found Dead
    A forty-one foot dead right whale is brought ashore becomes a startling sight for many people on Amelia Island. (Source)

  5346. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 5:01 PM PST - (Savannah Morning News) - Endangered whale dies off Georgia-Florida coast
    Officials are investigating the death of an endangered North Atlantic Right Whale found floating off the south Georgia-Florida coast Saturday. (Source)

  5347. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 8:48 PM PST - (Marin Independent Journal) - Whale watching bus to run through mid-April
    To help people view elephant seals and whales, the Point Reyes National Seashore has announced that shuttle bus transportation will run through mid-April. (Source)

  5348. Sun, 31 Dec 2006 8:18 PM PST - (Fort Frances Times) - Zoo pushes for Arctic exhibit
    Officials at the Calgary Zoo say a U.S. government recommendation on polar bears proves the need for an Arctic exhibit at the facility. The zoo’s “Arctic Shores”—an exhibit currently under development and expected to open in 2009—has been criticized for a plan to house polar bears and beluga whales. (Source)

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