California's New Whale Ecoplate image from California Coastal Commission
This past Tuesday, after twenty years, California unveiled a new ecoplate. The new ecoplate looked a lot like the old one, but with a more modern touch, some water drops and a bit more sunshine in the backdrop. While many people liked the new design and the Mayor of Santa Monica encouraged California residents to buy one, not everyone was happy with the new design, especially Wyland, the artist, who designed the former one....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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A new documentary talks with scientists, biologists, animal trainers and activists to uncover the long history of Sea World's role in the whale and dolphin capture industry, which has never been without serious controversy. Watch the trailer after the jump. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Whale Says "Thanks" With Quite an Impressive Show!
Michael Fishbach, co-founder of the Great Whale Conservancy, and his family and friends definitely deserve the honor of being named honorary TreeHugger heroes! On Valentine's Day of this year they found a ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Southern right whales were once a common sight along the coast of New Zealand, though in the 19th century overhunting brought the species to the brink of extinction. But now, after a decades of being virtually non-existant off New Zealand's shores, wildlife experts are seeing endangered right whales finally returning to their ancestral calving grounds -- offering hope that the whales' are rediscovering a 'cultural connection' to this region after a century-long hiatus....Read the full story on TreeHugger
New research in Environmental Research Letters shows that harbor porpoises may benefit from more offshore wind farms. Looking at how the relatively common marine mammals (at least in cool coastal waters in the Northern Hemisphere) respond to wind farms in the Netherlands, scientists discovered the occurrence of porpoises inside the wind farm was higher than outside. The study notes that the reason for this isn't clear, with two possible causes touted: An increased food availability inside the wind ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Four months ago, environmental activists celebrated a hard-fought victory in the Antarctic sea when Japanese whaling vessels appeared to have abandoned the practice of hunting whales under the guise of 'scientific research' -- but the shift in direction seems to have merely been geographical. Early reports indicate that the government sponsored Institute of Cetacean Research will be once again embarking on a mission to catch and kill 260 whales, this time in the northwestern Pacific Ocean....Read the full story on TreeHugger
The new season of Whale Wars has just started on Animal Planet (new episode this Friday...), so what better time to highlight a quick video interview Andy Revkin from Dot Earth just did with Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson. While Watson hits many of his usual marks regarding what his organization and its many volunteers do to protect whales, direct intervention, he was particular...Read the full story on TreeHugger
California's New Whale Ecoplate image from California Coastal Commission
This past Tuesday, after twenty years, California unveiled a new ecoplate. The new ecoplate looked a lot like the old one, but with a more modern touch, some water drops and a bit more sunshine in the backdrop. While many people liked the new design and the Mayor of Santa Monica encouraged California residents to buy one, not everyone was happy with the new design, especially Wyland, the artist, who designed the former one....Read the full story on TreeHugger
Image via video screengrab
A new documentary talks with scientists, biologists, animal trainers and activists to uncover the long history of Sea World's role in the whale and dolphin capture industry, which has never been without serious controversy. Watch the trailer after the jump. ...
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