Whale Trashed
Apr 8, 2014
U.N. Court Orders Japan to Stop Whaling Program
Apr 1, 2014
Cat Litter Killer in Whales of the North
Feb 15, 2014 The warming of the Arctic is thought by scientists to be responsible for the emergence there of two parasites that seek out marine mammals.
Dolphins Are ‘People’ Too
Jul 30, 2013 In countries such as Hungary, Costa Rica and Chile, dolphins have been recognized as nonhuman persons. India's government recently followed suit and is now starting to close down dolphin parks and has prohibited catching and importing the marine mammals for entertainment purposes.
Compromise Would Legalize Commercial Whaling
Jun 21, 2010 The international community has totally failed to convince Japan, Iceland and Norway to stop hunting whales, including those facing extinction. A new proposal would allow the rogue nations to drop the pretense of scientific research in exchange for a reduction in kills, but environmentalists are skeptical.
Yuppie Obama Edition
Feb 5, 2010 Blue whales are changing their tune, medieval trial-by-floating-or-drowning turns out to have been shockingly accurate, and President Obama may have trouble with working people because he's so damned upwardly mobile -- all this and more on today's list.
Whale Warriors Lose Multimillion-Dollar Vessel in Clash With Japanese (Update: Video)
Jan 7, 2010 If you've seen the TV series "Whale Wars," you know all about the Sea Shepherds, those activists who try to obstruct Japanese whalers, to the chagrin of whale eaters and Greenpeace alike. The group just lost a very expensive carbon fiber and Kevlar speedboat in the craft's maiden confrontation with a Japanese whaling vessel. (Video after the jump)
A Whale of a Decision
Nov 13, 2008 While some whales' hearts are as big as cars, the hearts on the Supreme Court that ruled Wednesday against a ban on high-powered sonar in Navy training exercises must be shrinking by the minute. The decision was a defeat to environmentalists, who argue that sonar panics whales, makes their ears bleed and pushes them to beach themselves.
