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Seagulls vs whales, and the whales aren’t winning
Live from Absurdia | 20 hours ago by Ippy Martin
Seagulls have no problem picking on someone who is clearly not their own size, apparently. Off Argentina, they are attacking southern right whales, eating away the giant mammals’ backs, the BBC reports. read more
Sea Shepherd's real goal? Publicity for Paul Watson
ONEMANBANDWIDTH | 21 hours ago
Sea Shepherd Conservation Society (SSCS) boldly claims to seek "to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world's oceans". In fact, SSCS is a promotional vehicle for founder Paul Watson in his relentless pursuit of fame. The read more
Whale sightings off Florida mark annual migration
Pensacola Beach Florida | January 3rd 2010 by Bruce Marler
JUNO BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Endangered right whales are migrating from their summer feeding grounds off Canada to their winter homes in the Caribbean Sea. read more
Mackenzie River Gas Pipeline approved
The Green Theme | January 2nd 2010
Mackenzie River Delta The Mackenzie Gas Pipeline project has been given a stamp of approval by the Joint Review Panel. The plan is to drill for natural gas at the delta where the Mackenzie River, the longest river in North America, drains into the read more
And now, Undersea Cellphone Interruptions
Challenge Information Overload | January 2nd 2010 by Nathan Zeldes
We’ve heard how man-made noise pollution from ship propellers and sonar disturbs the lives of whales and damages their famous whale song communications. It seems that underwater distractions and interruptions are now destined to affect humans as we read more
66. Dolphins & Whales at Dana Point
365 Cheap Dates | January 1st 2010 by Kayla Karma
The first grey whale of the season was spotted on Monday! Dana Point Harbor boasts a 85% success rate in sighting sea mammals (dolphins and whales). That's not bad for spending 2 hours on a... Click on link above to read more about 365CheapDates.co read more
Day 181 - Sperm whale jaw bone
Café Chick's Project 365 | January 1st 2010 by Café Chick
Sperm whale jaw boneThe remains of a pod of 23 sperm whales beached near Te Whanga Lagoon many years ago read more
Assault Girls - アサルトガールズ [2009]
Movie Review Square | January 1st 2010 by thravis
Release Date: 19 December 2009Origin : JapanGenre:Action,FantasyDirector : Mamoru OshiiStarring:Meisa Kuroki,Rinko Kikuchi,Hinako Saeki,Yoshikatsu FujikiSynopsisThree beautiful hunters with an assortment of weaponry, wage a war against giant mutant c read more
Watching "Earth", Princeton Environmental Film Festival
Princeton Home and Garden | January 1st 2010 by Jennifer E. Curtis
I am really inspired to share my experience watching the documentary film "Earth" with my daughter, which was originally released on Earth Day 2009. It harkens to an earlier time in my own childhood. I remember watching "Omaha's Wild Kingdom" on Sund read more
Auld Lang Syne
roughfisher.com | January 1st 2010 by Jean-Paul Lipton
A Happy New Year to all you roughfish enthusiasts and fly rod pirates! Here's wishing a fine 2010 to all you ninjas, samurai, and marauders, and a bountiful plunder in the new year. Now for a clipshow of my greatest hits from Twenty Ought-Nine: read more
Hawaii Kai Locations Need Volunteers for Whale Census
Barbara's Hawaii | December 31st 2009 by Barbara Abe
The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary is seeking volunteers to help with its annual count of humpback whales. The Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary lies within the shallow warm waters surrounding the read more
End of the Year Slideshow - 2009 Orca Highlights
Orca Watcher | December 31st 2009 by Monika Wieland
Happy new year! It was a good year for the orcas, with five new calves born and no deaths in the Southern Resident killer whale population. I had some fantastic sightings, such as the greeting ceremony, whales surfing in the freighter wake, and being read more
Endangered species to get daily web spot in 2010 n (Reuters)
SoftwareRampage | December 31st 2009
Reuters - Endangered species from polar bears to giant salamanders, great white sharks to beluga whales and Namibian quiver trees to Cuban crocodiles will have their day on the Internet throughout 2010. read more
California Beach Vacations
best beach | December 31st 2009 by Harry Better
There’s nothing like surfing the waves of California beaches. So pack your bags take your family and friends and head for a vacation that you will surely remember forever. There regions of California each offer a unique experience whether you read more
Part of what makes Prince Edward Island unique,
Politics That Are Right | December 31st 2009 by posth
Part of what makes Prince Edward Island unique, of course, is that it is an Island, and when you factor that in to your tourism experience, a much broader range of opportunities presents themselves. Minke whale. Letâ??s take a look at so read more
Deep Sea Tycoon 2
All Smart Games | December 31st 2009 by mike
Dive deep beneath the ocean waves for an adventure like you've never seen! Create your own undersea paradise in a world teaming with vibrant life. Swim with the whales, ride the turtles, play with the dolphins and feed the manatees. E read more
Brisbane's Most Famous Island
World Culture | December 31st 2009 by sussan
By Kathy SmithWedged between the mainland and the bulk of Moreton Bays more famous North Stradbroke Island are many smaller islands dotted across the bay. Moreton Bay Marine Park protects its special inhabitants such as dugong, dolphins and passing w read more
Fish With Attitude: Some Like It Hot
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
Coral reef fish can undergo a personality change in warmer water, according to an intriguing new study suggesting that climate change may make some species more aggressive. Experiments with two... Extensive site includes news of various topics like read more
New Acoustic Tools May Reduce Ship Strikes on Whales
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
Over the past decade, researchers have developed a variety of reliable real-time and archival instruments to study sounds made or heard by marine mammals and fish. These new sensors are now being... Extensive site includes news of various topics lik read more
Famous San Francisco sea lions leave in droves
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
Two mysteries surround a huge herd of sea lions that were hanging out on a pier in San Francisco Bay: Why did so many show up, and why did so many leave at once? Just last month, Pier 39, famous in... Extensive site includes news of various topics read more
Iridium Finds Whale-Warning Application
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
Iridium low Earth orbit communications satellites are being used to warn high-speed ferries and other shipping in the northwestern Mediterranean of the presence of whales, an unusual application of... Extensive site includes news of various topics l read more
125 pilot whales die on NZ beaches, 43 saved
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
Some 125 pilot whales died in New Zealand after stranding on the beach over the weekend — but vacationers and conservation workers Sunday managed to coax 43 others back out to sea. Rescuers... Extensive site includes news of various topics like M read more
Robotic fish a step forward for zoologists
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
ast Lansing, MI - Unless it's a pseudo-fish named NEMO (Navigating EAP-Controlled Module with Onboard Resources) - designed to monitor water temperature, oxygen levels, invasive populations and... Extensive site includes news of various topics like read more
Ancient whale sucked mud for food
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
Mammalodon probably lived by sucking small animals up from the seafloor An ancient "dwarf" whale appears to have fed by sucking small animals out of the seafloor mud with its short snout and tongue,... Extensive site includes news of various topics read more
Whales migrate along coast
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
It's the end of December, and that can only mean one thing: The gray whales are on the move. Over the next few weeks, around 19,000 whales will cruise by the Oregon Coast on their way to Baja,... Extensive site includes news of various topics like read more
Catfishy: Vietnamese Species Embroiled in Identity Crisis
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
The federal government is a whisker away from declaring what is a catfish, and what isn't. American catfish farmers have demanded that tougher safety rules be imposed on certain fish from Vietnam --... Extensive site includes news of various topics read more
Mystery of Amazon manatee migration solved
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
On the run, the gentle manatee migrates away from harm The mystery of why Amazonian manatees migrate has been solved. Only in recent years did scientists find that the secretive aquatic mammal... Extensive site includes news of various topics like read more
Scientists have proposed a new method to identify priority areas…
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
The team's findings, published in Animal Conservation, suggest that even small protected areas, identified through feeding behaviour, can benefit highly mobile marine predators such as killer... Extensive site includes news of various topics like Ma read more
Rescue frees Steller sea lion tethered for days to Race Rocks, un…
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
A male Stellar sea lion entangled in ropes got help from Department of Fisheries and Oceans and Vancouver Aquarium staff. Victoria, B.C. - A juvenile male Steller sea lion is expected to make a full... Extensive site includes news of various topics read more
Surf’s up, let’s save the whales
Marine animal news | December 30th 2009 by prakash kumar
Federal fishery officers from Digby and Yarmouth counties moved some stranded pilot whales off a couple of beaches Tuesday, although more than one of the whales returned to the cobbled shore after... Extensive site includes news of various topics li read more
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