A new sensory organ has been discovered in rorqual whales. The discovery may help explain the great success of their ‘lunge-feeding method’. Rorqual whales are a subgroup of baleen whales … [Read full article]
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Canada's 'Spirit Bears' Threatened by Proposed Oil Pipeline
The battle of domestic energy production verses the protection of natural resources and wildlife “treasures” has many fronts. With attention largely focused on the environmental and climate change impacts of … [Read full article]
Greenpeace Blocks Ship with Endangered Fin Whale Meat Going to Japan
Greenpeace activists blocked a shipment of endangered fin whale meat going from Iceland to Japan via Rotterdam in Holland and sent a request to the Dutch government as well. [social_buttons] … [Read full article]
Sea Shepherd Cuts Campaign Short Due to Escalating Violence
Sea Shepherd announced today that they have decided to give up their Operation Musashi campaign against the Japanese whaling fleet for this season, citing the whalers’ increasingly violent and dangerous … [Read full article]