April 2012
602 posts
Planete Sauvage welcomes three new dolphins
Depuis ce matin, la famille des dauphins s’est agrandie : 4 + 3 = 7. Un beau cadeau d’anniversaire pour fêter les 20 ans du parc ! Via zoonaute.net
Eat whale and save the planet - Norwegian lobby
OSLO (Reuters) - Eat a whale and save the planet, a Norwegian pro-whaling lobby said on Monday of a study showing that harpooning the giant mammals is less damaging to the climate than farming livestock.Environmental… Via reuters.com
March 2012
706 posts
California kelp impact by Fukushima Iodine – May...
California kelp impact by Fukushima Iodine Via enformable.com
Sun sets on Kaikoura whale monopoly
Sun sets on Kaikoura whale monopoly Via stuff.co.nz
Japanese fleet catches 267 Antarctic whales 92.5%...
Japanese fleet catches 267 Antarctic whales 92.5% of which were Pregnant. Via yomiuri.co.jp
BlueVoice.org - Saving Dolphins and Whales,...
BlueVoice.org, saves dolphins and whales from hunting, captivity and toxic chemicals, exposes mercury and PCB contamination in oceans and human food chain, explores dolphin communication. Via bluevoice.org
SeaWorld's new pilot whale getting along...
There’s a new resident getting used to his new surroundings at SeaWorld. No freedom or family for Argo. Via cbs8.com
Dolphin Health Update - Sarasota Dolphin Research...
Dolphin Health Update - Sarasota Dolphin Research Program Via sarasotadolphin.org
Ditch city and tour the Tops - Features - Articles...
As a tourist, you can’t beat local knowledge. Via theherald.com.au
Adventure Life Unveils New Bahamas Sailing...
Adventure Life is excited to announce a brand new Bahamas sailing adventure aboard a beautifully restored 125-foot gaff-rigged schooner. Missoula, MT (PRWEB) March 30, 2012 Adventure Life just unveiled a brand new… Via sfgate.com
Civic groups slam reclamation project | Tempo -...
Civic organizations from Las Pinas City and Paranaque City held a Stations of the Cross procession yesterday to protest the proposed 635-hectare reclamation project that is seen to affect the Las Pinas-Paranaque Critical Habitat and Eco-Tourism Area. Via tempo.com.ph
Talk of the Times: Beach seal pup safely returns...
Little “Pavi” or “Pavy” — the harbor seal pup that spent most of Thursday apparently resting on Pavilion… Via gloucestertimes.com
Homestay Cochin (Kochi), Kumbalangi Kerala!
Homestay Kumbalangi, Cochin - Approved as Gold class homestay by Kerala tourism department. Via westwindhomez.com
Cats for Foster | japancatnet.com
Cats for Foster | japancatnet.com Via japancatnet.com
The Last Place the Dolphin Dove, in Taiji at...
In class we watched The Cove. This was my second time viewing the documentary, and for me personally I have an extremely hard time watching it. Dolphins have always been one of my favorite animals…. Via youmeandbiodiversity.wordpress.com
"Unprecedented" strandings on Irish coast |...
“Unprecedented” strandings on Irish coast | Science News Via news-science-news.blogspot.fr
More Tokyo Evacuees to Go Home to Fukushima...
The Japanese government is removing major parts of three towns from its no-entry zone around the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, allowing some 13,000 people to return home slightly more than a year after the disaster struck. Via online.wsj.com
Facebook's Zuckerberg takes Tokyo victory lap,...
Mark Zuckerberg’s surprise visit with Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko Noda came as his Facebook enjoys a belated boom in the world’s third-largest economy. Via foxnews.com
Rumbia Information Centre’s ecotourism facilities...
Rumbia Information Centre’s ecotourism facilities upgraded | Via theborneopost.com
Japan says it will shoot down N. Korea rocket over...
Japan said it will shoot down any part of the long-range rocket that North Korea plans to launch next month that enters its territory. Via edition.cnn.com
Restaurants to be banned from serving raw beef...
Restaurants to be banned from serving raw beef liver Via english.kyodonews.jp
U.S. Navy looks to giant squid for potential sonar...
U.S. Navy looks to giant squid for potential sonar advancement Via news.supplyboys.com
Guitar Festival music honors tsunami victims
Guitar Festival music honors tsunami victims | guitar, piece, festival, through, beauty, quartet, lusciously, four, today, bring… Via brownsvilleherald.com
Shell drilling plan fails to account for risk...
WASHINGTON-Days after the Obama administration approved Royal Dutch Shell’s oil spill response plan for drilling in the Arctic Ocean off the Alaskan coast, an independent federal report said that Shell’s plan fails to take into account the risks… Via miamiherald.com
Solomon Islands - Keep Promise to Ban Dolphin...
Last September, the government of the Solomon Islands promised to ban the capture and export of live dolphins from the first of January this year. The state had allowed bottlenose dolphins to be caught and sold to the aquarium industry. Via care2.com
Pavilion Beach gets special visitor: Seal seen as...
Judy Desmarais of Beach Court said she should have been busy packing to move on Thursday. Via gloucestertimes.com
Research and Markets: New Zealand Tourism Report...
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/26269f08/new_zealand_touris) has announced the addition of the “New Zealand Tour… Via businesswire.com
Pacific Tuna Commission Protects Oceanic Whitetip...
Pacific Tuna Commission Protects Oceanic Whitetip Sharks, Not Whale Sharks Via marketwatch.com
Gulf of Mexico Dolphins Sick, Dying After BP Oil...
Environment News Service for the latest environmental news, current issues, climate, water, food, forests, species, energy, education. RSS feed. Via ens-newswire.com
Corexit-dispersed oily Gulf shore deaths continue
“We have no beach left. It’s gone.We have no beach,” Gulf of Mexico rights defender Lorrie Williams has said two months after the April 2010 oil catastrophe. D… Via examiner.com
Gray whale found dead off Long Beach with injuries...
March 28, 2012. Wildlife authorities are investigating whether a gray whale found dead off Long Beach is the same animal that was cut free from a fishing net off the Orange County coast over the we… Via whalesandmarinefauna.wordpress.com
Ten more dolphins stranded on the Cape; annual...
At least 10 more dolphins stranded themselves on the beaches of Cape Cod this week, a Cape-based animal welfare group said. Via boston.com
The cost of shipping - Daily News | News |...
The cost of shipping Via iol.co.za
Whale Watching Captain Publishes Inspiring Story...
Dana Point, CA (PRWEB) March 30, 2012 What would it be like if a whale could talk and tell their life story, about their amazing adventures of one of the longest migrations of any mammal on earth? Via digitaljournal.com
Two Whales Rescued, Issue Raises Worries
Two Whales Rescued, Issue Raises Worries Via topnews.us
10 more dolphins strand in Mass.
News | Providencejournal.com, the Web site of The Providence Journal: 24-hour news coverage around Rhode Island, breaking news and news from The Providence Journal, sports coverage and advertising on providencejournal.com. Via hosted2.ap.org
Avoiding the Next Arctic Oil Disaster | Water |...
Exxon’s Valdez disaster had ruinous and enduring impacts. We could be close to catastrophe again. Via alternet.org
Chile's Supreme Court Halts Illegal Wind Farm
Chile’s Supreme Court Halts Illegal Wind Farm that harm Whales and Dolphins due to the damaging sound created when they turn. Via ens-newswire.com
HMS Kent back in fleet With State of the Art Sonar
HMS Kent has been accepted back into the fleet following an extensive £24 million sonar upgrade. The Type 23 frigate had a 12 month refit in Scotland, and since De… Via youtube.com
UN backs sustainable tourism in south Lebanon
UN backs sustainable tourism in south Lebanon. Via unifil.unmissions.org
Japan orders to intercept North Korea missile if...
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Friday ordered its military to intercept the North Korean missile Pyongyang plans to launch next month if it poses a direct threat to Japan, a scenario the government considers unlikely. Via chicagotribune.com
Living alone in Tokyo | Majirox News
TOKYO (majirox news) — The number of people per Japanese households in Tokyo now average less than two, which makes them more common than any other domes… Via majiroxnews.com
Groups boycotting Navy meetings - Ft. Bragg...
With a dozen environmental groups boycotting Navy scoping hearings in the Pacific Northwest, some locals werent sure it was prudent to come to Fridays Fort Bragg Town Hall event. Via advocate-news.com
Cook Inlet Beluga Whale | Cook Inlet Beluga Whales...
Via defenders.org
This bryde’s in a complicated knot | Deccan...
A first-of-its-kind research confirms Indian coast is still home to Bryde’s whales. But, there’s a sadder part to the story. DC finds out. Via deccanchronicle.com
Clipper goes cruising
CLIPPER, the teenage bottlenose dolphin with a winning smile, may have found romance in the warm blue waters of Sardinia’s Emerald Coast. Via frasercoastchronicle.com.au
Loopwheeler x Peloqoon – Custom Decoration Event |...
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Male dolphins build complex teams for social...
(PhysOrg.com) — Male dolphins not only form a series of complex alliances based on their close relatives and friends but these alliances also form a shifting mosaic of overlapping geographic ranges within in an open social network, says a new… Via physorg.com
Gray whale rescued from gill net
All too often the entrapment of sea animals caught in gill nets results in the death of the creature and the gill net still remains a hazard. Via digitaljournal.com
Another gray whale found tangled in net in waters...
A gray whale that was tangled amid discarded netting and a fishing buoy was spotted Wednesday off the coast of Orange County. Via latimesblogs.latimes.com
