Press Release from EarthJustice Whales & Dolphins: Lawsuit Seeks to Reduce Harm from Navy Sonar in Pacific Millions of marine mammals face injury, death off Hawaiʻi, Southern California A lawsuit filed in Hawaiʻi federal court today challenges the National Marine Fisheries Service’s approval of a 5-year plan by the U.S. Navy for testing and training activities off […]
Lawsuit To Protect Whales & Dolphins From Sonar — Natural History Wanderings
The Guardian reports Even the staunchest defenders of traditional whaling in the Faroe Islands have condemned the “cruel and unnecessary” massacre on Sunday of a superpod of nearly 1,500 dolphins, which were driven into shallow waters of the Skálabotnur beach on the island of Eysturoy and left writhing for hours before being killed. The Sea Shepherd […]
Outcry over killing of almost 1,500 dolphins on Faroe Islands — Natural History Wanderings
Today I headed out into the wide Pacific Ocean aboard the Adventure Hornblower. We were going to look for whales! Sometimes you can find blue whales–the planet’s largest animal–feeding at the Nine Mile Bank, which is an underwater mountain range deep in the ocean west of San Diego. You might recall I went summer whale […]
Bottlenose dolphins off San Diego! — Cool San Diego Sights!
Senate passes bill that would ban whale, dolphin captivity in Canada After a multi-year legislative battle, a bill to outlaw keeping cetaceans like whales and dolphins in captivity has cleared the Senate — all but ensuring the end of a once-popular theme park attraction in Canada. S-203 — first introduced by now-retired Liberal senator […]
The Mekong River in Laos is undoubtedly beautiful, but beyond the gorgeous sunsets, happy pizza parlours and sedate stilt houses, lies the irreparable threat of extinction. I came to Don Det in the 4,000 islands after reading the blogs, seeing the photographs and pretty keen to see the dolphins and then go swing in a […]
via War, Gill Nets and Dams: The Devastating Plight of the Mekong River Dolphins — Land of Size
TED-Ed, UNEP, and 30 other collaborators launch a free educational platform “Earth School” for environmental adventures available to teachers, parents, students, and curious global citizens
via Earth School Is So Cool! — Wild Open Eye – Natural Vision, News from Wild Open Eye
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