Hello and welcome to my page. I have put together a website with the intention of helping to inform people about the whale and dolphins and the issues they face in our modern society. You will find news on whales & dolphins, and find out what is going on in their world. You will also find lots of neat info on various whales and dolphins, some of which are unfortunately endangered. We also have a section dedicated to finding some great gift ideas for friends and family members that may be whale and dolphin lovers too! I hope that you enjoy reading through my website, and feel free to leave comments and voice your opinion!
This year, the Sea Shepherd crew intend to head on down to the Southern Ocean again with a bedroll full of tactics and surprises, and we intend to do a dangerous but effective “dance” with the Japanese whaling fleet to save the lives of as many whales as we possibly can.
Our flagship Steve Irwin will [...]
October 14, 2009
By a GenomeWeb staff reporter
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Humpback whales in the Southern Hemisphere exhibit extensive population structure, according to a new genetic study.
An international research team sequenced mitochondrial DNA from about 1,500 humpback whales sampled at more than a dozen sites in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans. The research, appearing [...]
Coastguards have said a whale reported to be seen struggling in shallow water off Hampshire was actually a seal.
A dog walker rang 999 just after 0900 BST after seeing what he though was a whale off Chilling, near Warsash.
Marine experts had been on their way to the area when it was found the animal was [...]
Marine experts attempting to rescue a whale in the River Clyde in Glasgow have said they are “not confident it can survive”.
British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) said the whale was in bad shape and may have to be “put to sleep”.
Vets are uncertain what species the mammal is because only its back and fin [...]
Report: Three humpback whales dead after Madagascar fuel spill
Africa News
Sep 16, 2009, 9:37 GMT
Antananarivo - Three humpback whales have been found dead in southern Madagascar three weeks after a wrecked Turkish freighter began tipping fuel into the sea, contaminating the coastline, a newspaper on the Indian Ocean island reported Wednesday.
Les Nouvelles daily reported that two [...]
Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News
Sept. 16, 2009 — Some killer whale populations favor king salmon so much that the whales will actually die when numbers of this largest member of the salmon family drop, according to new research.
The study, published in the latest Royal Society Biology Letters, suggests that although killer whales may consume a variety [...]
BOSTON — A Cape Cod fisherman accused of violating federal laws because he freed a humpback whale that got entangled in his fishing gear has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.
A lawyer for Robert Eldridge of Chatham tells the Cape Cod Times that the deal means his client will avoid a prison term.
Attorney Steven Broadley [...]
Dolphin documentary included despite initial rejection
By Gavin J. Blair
Sept 16, 2009, 06:18 AM ET
TOKYO — The Tokyo International Film Festival’s news conference Wednesday was dominated by the announcement that “The Cove,” previously rejected by the fest, has been included in the lineup.
TIFF chairman Tatsumi “Tom” Yoda said Wednesday that the documentary about dolphin hunting in [...]
New oil and gas facilities planned for Class A Nature Reserve
August 2009. WWF has warned that an oil spill off Australia’s North West coast may take a heavy toll on the region’s globally significant wildlife. The oil & gas is spilling from a rig in the Timor Sea and it will take several weeks for the leak to [...]
These are the sad pictures showing the desperate plight of a whale trapped in a fishing line.
The fmale humpback can be seen struggling to swim after the line pinned her pectoral fins to her side making it hard for her to move.
Sharks surrounded the whale waiting for her to tire enough to launch an attack.
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