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125 Beached Whales Die in New Zealand, but Rescuers Coax 43 Others Back to Sea
12/27/2009 15:57
NEW YORK TIMES | WELLINGTON, New Zealand |
About 125 pilot whales died in New Zealand after being stranded on two beaches over the weekend, but vacationers and conservation workers managed to coax 43 others back out to sea on Sunday.
On North Island, rescuers monitored the survivors as they swam...
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First humpback whales of season spotted off Maui
10/10/2008 18:44
Fort Mill Times | Ahaina, Hawaii |
One of the first humpback whales of the season has been spotted off Maui.
Capt. Alan Steed of the Expeditions ferry says he saw a whale about a half-mile from his vessel around 2:30 p.m Wednesday about three miles off Lahaina.
He says the animal surfaced,...
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Trouble in the pipeline for Grey Whales
10/10/2008 17:22
WWF News | Sakhalin, Russia |
The fate of the world’s few remaining Western Grey Whales now rests on the outcome of appeals to Russian authorities and courts following the refusal of an oil consortium to consider alternatives to a proposal to lay an oil pipeline through a shallow lagoon crucial to...
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Canadian government faces suit over killer whales
10/08/2008 21:00
Associated Press | British Colombia |
Environmentalists are taking the Canadian government to court, demanding it use the country's Species at Risk Act to protect killer whales off British Columbia.
Ecojustice, on behalf of eight environmental organizations, filed notice Wednesday in Federal Court...
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Whale of a plan wins support
10/08/2008 20:13
By Dee Wilson | Marlborough Express |
A multi-million dollar national whale museum based in Picton received unanimous support at a meeting in Picton last night .
Wellington consultant Luit Bieringa presented the idea to a public meeting that drew 40 people from the business and wider community,...
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Orcas put on feeding show for delighted onlookers
10/08/2008 19:18
Christine McCafferty | The Gisborne Herald |
Anywhere in the world, wildlife lovers can expect to pay hundreds of dollars for a whale-watching experience, but yesterday Gisborne people got it for free in their own backyard as a pod of orca frolicked about Pouawa Beach.
The pod of about 15 orca...
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US sets ship speed limit to protect right whales
10/08/2008 11:56
Associated Press | Washington |
To save a slow-moving species of whale that lives along the Atlantic coast, the government is telling ships to slow down.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday issued a 11.5-mile-per-hour speed limit for ships 65 feet or longer that travel...
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Watchful eye on lost loch whale
10/08/2008 11:50
BBC News |
Animal welfare officers are observing a northern bottle-nosed whale which has got lost in a loch.
The mammal has been seen in recent days in Loch Eil, near Fort William, in Lochaber.
The SSPCA said they were keeping an eye on the animal, which is a deep water species whose range extends...
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Orca whale trio perform in formation
10/08/2008 11:02
Telegraph |
Orcas are known for the precision of their displays in sealife centres around the world but rarely are such performances witnessed in the wild.
However, wildlife photographer Rolf Hicker captured this trio off Northern Vancouver Island in British Columbia.
"When you are photographing...
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NZ marine mammals join critical list
10/07/2008 14:38
The New Zealand Hearld |
New Zealand species are among the world's mammals at risk of extinction, according to a major survey of global wildlife released yesterday.
At least 1141 of the 5487 known mammal species are threatened worldwide, with 188 listed in the highest risk "critically endangered"...
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