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'Bycatch' Whaling A Growing Threat To Coastal Whales
Scientists are warning that
a new form of unregulated
whaling has emerged along
the coastlines of Japan and
South Korea, where the
commercial sale of whales
... > full story
Dolphins Get A Lift From Delta Wing Technology
Dolphins are supremely agile
swimmers, but it wasn't
clear how their fins help
them maneuver though water.
Building scale models of
whale and dolphins' fins, a
... > full story
Wildlife Faces Cancer Threat
While cancer touches the
lives of many humans, it is
also a major threat to wild
animal populations as well,
according to a recent study.
A new article compiles
information on cancer in
... > full story
Norway, Japan Prop Up Whaling Industry With Taxpayer Money, Report Finds
The governments of Norway
and Japan are using taxpayer
money to subsidize their
unprofitable whaling
industries, according to a
... > full story
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Endangered Right Whales Identified Where They Were Presumed Locally Extinct
June 13, 2009 — Using a system of underwater hydrophones that can record sounds from hundreds of miles away, scientists have documented the presence of endangered North Atlantic right whales in an area they were ... > full story -
Prehistoric Whale Discovered On The West Coast Of Sweden
June 8, 2009 — The skeleton of a whale that died around 10,000 years ago has been found in connection with the extension of the E6 motorway in Strömstad. The whale bones are now being examined by researchers ... > full story -
Blue Whale Discovered Singing In New York Coastal Waters
May 30, 2009 — For the very first time in New York coastal waters, the voices of singing blue whales have been positively identified. Acoustic experts confirmed that the voice of a singing blue whale was tracked ... > full story -
Thieving Whale Caught On Video Gives Rare Clues About Hunting Strategy, Sound Production
May 24, 2009 — A marine mammal videotaped stealing fish provides information about animal's physical ... > full story -
Blue Whales Re-establishing Former Migration Patterns
May 12, 2009 — Scientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling in ... > full story -
Dolphins Maintain Round-the-clock Visual Vigilance
May 3, 2009 — Even when a dolphin sleeps, half of its brain remains conscious. Knowing this, biologists wondered whether dolphins tire of keeping an eye on things. Monitoring for physical signs of sleep ... > full story -
DNA Used To Study Migration Of Threatened Whale Sharks
April 8, 2009 — Biologists used DNA tagging to show that whale sharks -- the world's largest fish -- show little genetic variation across widely separated tropical oceans, underscoring the need for wider protection ... > full story -
Huge Population Of Rare Dolphins Discovered
April 2, 2009 — Biologists have discovered a huge population of rare dolphins in South Asia --- but they warn that the population is threatened by climate change and fishing ... > full story -
Is The Hippopotamus The Closest Living Relative To The Whale?
March 19, 2009 — Hippos spend lots of time in the water and now it turns out (or researchers argue), they are the closest living relative to whales. It also turns out, the two are swimming in a bit of ... > full story -
First Right Whale Sedation Enables Disentanglement Effort
March 12, 2009 — For the first time ever, rescuers used a new sedation delivery system to help free an entangled North Atlantic right whale. This is the first time in worldwide history a free-swimming large whale was ... > full story
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