 Whales can adjust their hearing Thu 17 May 2012
For many whales and dolphins, the world is shaped by sound; they hunt and navigate by listening for echoes. Navigating in this way requires super-sensitive hearing. And... (photo: Creative Commons / ahisgett) BBC News
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 Dead pelicans baffling scientists Wed 9 May 2012
Lima - The carcasses of dead pelicans still litter the beaches of northern Peru, even as the last of nearly 900 dolphins are slowly being cleared away. The mass die-offs... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Independent online (SA)
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 Breaking The Ice Sun 6 May 2012
We were at the midpoint of our Adventure Canada cruise; the day before, we had visited Grise Fiord, the northernmost village in Canada. Then, as we headed farther north... (photo: Creative Commons) Buffalo News
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 The Diversity of Life Mon 30 Apr 2012
Planning to take a summer vacation. I employ you to take your family and visit the beaches in Florida. From the east coast to the west coast you will find a vast... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) The Examiner
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 Danger watch for NSW koalas Sun 29 Apr 2012
THE state's koalas will be protected under national environment laws after a clamour to add them to the list of threatened species. Federal Environment Minister Tony... (photo: Creative Commons / (C) by RICOH R10 User ) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 Mosquitoes Blamed For Captive Killer Whale Deaths Fri 27 Apr 2012
/CC BY 2.0 In the open ocean, healthy killer whales live free of any natural predators -- but in captivity, even the smallest of insects pose a lethal threat to these... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Treehugger
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 Faroe Islands slaughter: Animal Planet's 'Whale Wars' takes on Viking Shores Fri 20 Apr 2012
The Faroe Islands are a self-governing Danish Territory of 50,000 people descendants of Vikings, bound by proud tradition who have fished these waters for thousands of... (photo: Creative Commons / Erik Christensen) m&c
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 Kangaroos have three vaginas Tue 17 Apr 2012
We interrupt your regularly scheduled news programming to bring you this wonderful piece of trivia about kangaroo genitals. Regular readers will know of my love for... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick) Boing Boing
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 Thunderstorm warning for Sydney Sun 8 Apr 2012
Thunderstorms have been developing rapidly over the northern and central inland of New South Wales on Easter Sunday afternoon with signs of becoming severe. The storms... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Steven J. Weber) Sydney Morning Herald
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 NZ'S 10 most endangered species Fri 6 Apr 2012
New research shows the Maui's dolphin is sliding closer to extinction, but it is far from the only species struggling to cope in New Zealand's water, forests and rivers.... (photo: Creative Commons / James Shook) NZ Herald
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 New perfume product from fir trees to replace 'whale barf' Fri 6 Apr 2012
A product from fir trees and yeast may soon replace ambergris, a kind of whale barf, to make expensive perfume, scientists said on Thursday. Gregory Peck in Moby Dick in... (photo: WN / Priya Dashini) The Daily Telegraph
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 Dolphins in Louisiana Bay Still Affected by Oil Spill Tue 3 Apr 2012
On April 20, 2010, the BP Gulf oil spill forever changed the Gulf Coast as sea life and human life felt the effects of the tragedy. Almost two years later, the Gulf is... (photo: Creative Commons / Share Alike) Yahoo Daily News
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 Increasing pressure to harvest small fish worries scientists Fri 16 Mar 2012
As ocean scientists probe what ails some of the largest creatures in the sea, a wave of new research is urging them to look at the little things - specifically the tiny... (photo: WN / RTayco) Seattle Times
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 'Sabotage' forces whaling fleet to end season early Sat 10 Mar 2012
Japanese whaling ships gave up on their mission in the Southern Ocean this week after catching 266 minke whales and one fin whale – falling far short of its target of 900... (photo: Creative Commons / Stefan Powell) The Independent
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 Japan ends whale hunt with less than a third of its target catch Fri 9 Mar 2012
Japan has ended this season's whale hunt in the Antarctic Ocean having caught less than a third of its original target, the Fisheries Agency said on Friday. Commercial... (photo: Creative Commons / Akor Enobanda) The Daily Telegraph
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 Brazilian Beachgoers Rescue a Pod of Wayward Dolphins (Video) Wed 7 Mar 2012
There are numerous stories of dolphins that have come to the aid of distressed humans in kindly acts of interspecies courtesy out at sea -- but now, following a startling... (photo: WN / Marzena) Treehugger
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 Whales, Conservation & Eco-Tourism - Report From the G-20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Mexico Tue 6 Mar 2012
On Sunday, February 19, while in Mexico for a G-20 Foreign Ministers meeting, Secretary Clinton, a few of our colleagues, and I went whale-watching in Guerrero Negro,... (photo: Creative Commons / David Herrera) Huffington Post
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 Whale sharks' food scarce Wed 29 Feb 2012
CEBU CITY -- A fishermen's group in a village in Oslob town, Cebu, spent nearly P2,000 a day for krill or "uyap" to be fed to whale sharks, which have been drawing... (photo: Creative Commons / TANAKA Juuyoh (田中十洋)) Sun Star
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 Dolphins use unique whistles - scientists Tue 28 Feb 2012
BOTTLENOSE dolphins have whistles which they use to exclusively greet other members of their species, marine biologists in Scotland have reported. Using hydrophones, the... (photo: Ark Animal Photo) The Daily Telegraph Australia
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 Scientists discover flu in bats Tue 28 Feb 2012
For the first time, scientists have found evidence of flu in bats, reporting a never-before-seen virus whose risk to humans is unclear. More Atlanta area... (photo: Creative Commons / Desmodus) Atlanta Journal
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