Divers share precious moments with humpback whale calf – then came the orcas:
http://www.petethomasoutdoors.com/2015/02/divers-share-precious-moments-with-baby-humpback-whalethen-came-the-orcas.html
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Captive Southern resident orca Lolita's listing under the Endangered Species Act - from the Orca Network: It is great news that there was a NOAA web site yesterday saying Lolita had been included as a member of her family, the endangered So. Resident community, under the ESA. However, there is still some confusion due to the post-dated web announcement from NOAA, now removed. It will probably not become official until Friday, when it is set to appear in the Federal Register, and until then it is not set in stone. It might have been an accident to post it yesterday. Needless to say, we're looking into it, and we're coordinating with Lolita's legal dept. Please stay tuned for further developments.
"A Washington state lawmaker is proposing a preemptive ban on using dolphins and whales for entertainment in the state." There will be a hearing for the bill tomorrow.
Read more: http://www.king5.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/02/03/ban-on-washington-whale-dolphin-shows-proposed/22824169/ Great white shark 'slammed' and killed by a pod of killer whales in South Australia:
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-04/great-white-killed-by-killer-whales-in-sa/6069168 Free online for a limited time only: North Atlantic orca paper in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association.
From Icelandic Orcas: Remember a while ago we told you about the special section on North Atlantic killer whales featured in the Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK? It's now freely available online! Check out the blog post below to find out more. But hurry, it's only available until the 1st March, so don't miss out on your chance to catch up on some of the research going on in this area. http://blog.journals.cambridge.org/2015/02/north-atlantic-killer-whales-past-present-and-future/#.VM-iISpa6UA.facebook A necropsy will be conducted today on the orca that washed up dead on Ireland's coastline. So far, it has been confirmed that this female is not a member of the UK's West Coast Community. (via Irish Whale and Dolphin Group):
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/news/autopsy-into-death-of-killer-whale-washed-up-on-beach-30954013.html |
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