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The Great Sardine Run and the Largest Gathering of Predators on Earth
Some animal events are so epic that they jolt us from our fallacious seat at the centre of the universe. When shoals of sardines materialise containing billions of individual fish, we’re in the realm of an ocean megalopolis – except one that travels as a single biomass fifteen miles long, visible from space. This is the sublime and scarcely comprehensible story of the great sardine run, which also represents the largest gathering of predators on the planet.
Continue reading...Dolphin Rescues Stranded Whales
Friday, March 14, 2008
Know how dolphins are supposed to be smarter than us? One of them showed it Wednesday. Moko, a bottlenose who normally spends her time playing, bailed out two pygmy sperm whales that humans were struggling to help.The whales, a mother and calf, were stranded on
Continue reading...Group Says Eating Whales Will Stop Global Warming
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
A Norwegian group has come up with a controversial new idea, save the planet by eating whales. A Norwegian group thinks eating this minke whale is environmentally friendly . Image by Julius Agrippa The attention grabbing idea comes from the High North Alliance, a group that lobbies for [...]
Continue reading...Top UK University Takes Cash from Japanese Whaling Agency
Monday, March 3, 2008
A top British university has been criticized after it emerged they accepted money from the Japanese agency in charge of the country’s annual whale hunt. The classics building at the university. Original image by Jjhake The University of St Andrews in Scotland is one of the most prestigious institutions [...]
Continue reading...Whalers Outlast Protesters, Greenpeace Must Return to Port for Fuel
Sunday, January 27, 2008
After more than 2 weeks and 4,000 miles, the Greenpeace ship Esperanza has had to abandon its quest to stop the Japanese whaling fleet due to a lack of fuel. Greenpeace estimated their actions so far had saved more than 100 whales, but without refueling their lives could [...]
Continue reading...Detained Activists Returned to Ship, Whaling Fleet Returns to Whaling
Friday, January 18, 2008
Japan has released the two anti-whaling activists who boarded their vessel and they have returned to their Sea Shepherd Conservation Society ship. Japan had originally said it would not release the two men unless the anti-whaling ship agreed to immediately
Continue reading...Japanese Fleet Detains Ship Boarding Radicals
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Japan has demanded that anti-whaling activists immediately end their harassment of the country’s whaling fleet after detaining two radicals from the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society who boarded one of their harpoon ships. Pirate behavior on the high seas Benjamin Potts of Australia and British national Giles Lane were held [...]
Continue reading...Greenpeace Stops Japanese Whalers
Monday, January 14, 2008
Greenpeace activists are saying that they have managed to chase the Japanese whaling fleet from its hunting grounds in the Southern Sea. The Greenpeace ship Esperanza The Greenpeace ship Esperanza claims that the whalers fled the area after a chase worthy of an adventure novel. The
Continue reading...Greenpeace Activists to Block Japanese Harpoons
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Greenpeace announced that one of its ships had managed to locate the Japanese whaling fleet and will pursue the ships in an attempt to prevent them from whaling. The Greenpeace ship Ezperanza The Greenpeace ship, the Esperanza, had been searching for around 10 days in the Southern Ocean before [...]
Continue reading...Japan Will NOT Hunt Humpbacks
Friday, December 21, 2007
In a shocking move, the Japanese government has backed down and suspended plans to hunt up to 50 humpback whales after extreme protests by the Australian people and government. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd had recently announced plans to dispatch an armed
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