Conservation

Exxon's War on the Last of the Remaining Western Gray Whales

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The Piltun Lagoon, in Russian Waters, is an oasis of biodiversity providing food and habitat for a variety of marine life including sea stars, clams, sea cucumbers, oysters, and sea anemones.  This vital lagoon is also a crucial feeding grounds for the few remaining Western Gray Whales in the world and if the oil and gas giant, Exxon, has its way they will move forward with a plan to build a pipeline right through the middle of this fragile habitat, which could effectively put an end to the critically endangered Western Gray Whales.

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BBC Arctic Unicorn Footage

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Arctic Unicorn Footage

BBC News has posted some really amazing (and rare) footage of the summer narwhal (monodon monoceros) migration, primarily filmed from a helicopter. Read more

More Bad News for Puget Sound Orcas?

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It's no secret that the killer whale population in Puget Sound has been declining steadily over the last decade. Read more

Mass Krill Harvesting Could Lead to Starvation

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With the popular uprising of herbal supplements and treatments environmentalists are starting to show concern for mass krill harvesting. They worry that fishing krill in this manner in small areas may starve land based animals that can not travel far as well as the possibility of a food shortage for whales. Animals that depend on krill for nutrition in addition to our large whale friends are fish, seals and penguins. Taking away their source of food not only could lead to starvation but extinction in these small areas that are being harvested.
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New TV Show Whale Wars: Anti-Whaling Warriors

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Finally, the whales are getting the attention they deserve in the form of a TV series on Animal Planet called Whale Wars, and no it's not about whales fighting with each other.  Whale Wars follows the efforts of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society as it battles to end illegal whaling in the icy waters of the Antarctic.

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Beluga Whales Protected, Despite Palin Opposition

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A couple of months ago, I published a picture depicting Sarah Palin clubbing an Orca and I thought it was pretty hilarious given the political climate and my over-all opinion of the Alaska Governor as the biggest threat to nature, wildlife, whales, Read more

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