REBOUNDING WHALE POPULATIONS GREAT FOR OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS Amy Kennedy/NOAA Jump for joy. Rebounding populations of humpback whales could remake marine ecosystems. Rebounding whale populations are good for ocean ecosystems Eli is a contributing correspondent for Science magazine. Email Eli By Eli Kintisch 3 July 2014 4:45 pm Comments Far from depleting the resources of ocean...

Save Ballina’s Koalas – www.friendsofthekoala.org The campaign to stop the proposed route of the Pacific Highway upgrade from devastating the nationally significant Lower Richmond River Koala population is well advanced. There being no further opportunity for public participation in the formal consultative processes, concerned community members are joining forces with Friends of the Koala Inc.,...

SeaWorld Supporter and Radio DJ Publicly Mocked a High Schooler Over the Air Posted on July 3, 2014 | Have you ever wondered what kind of person hides behind the power of radio to pick on a kid? San Diego’s KOGO 600′s Casey Bartholomew, that’s who. Bartholomew felt the need to mock a high school...

Judge’s Refusal to Review Seaquarium’s Violations of Law Prompts Court Appeal Posted on July 1, 2014   PETA, ALDF Determined to Seek Justice for Suffering Orca Lolita For immediate release Contact: Megan Backus, Animal Legal Defense Fund Jared Goodman, Esq., PETA Foundation Miami — PETA, the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF), the Orca Network, and...

Mystery: Scientists find plastic garbage at 88% of ocean sites, but only 1% of the trash is accounted for Thursday, July 03, 2014 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer Tags: plastic garbage, ocean pollution, consumer waste (NaturalNews) A full 88 percent of the ocean’s surface is polluted with plastic trash residue — but this only accounts...

The proponents of two controversial pipelines to British Columbia’s coast say they would consider deploying underwater firecrackers, helicopters and clanging pipes, among other methods, to ensure whales don’t swim toward any disastrous oil spill that might result from increased tanker traffic carrying bitumen to Asia. It’s called hazing and documents obtained by The Globe and...

Australia becoming a ”4th world country” on marine protection, conservationists warn Date June 26, 2014 Julieanne Strachan Reporter for The Sunday Canberra Times. Australia’s standards for protecting marine life have tumbled so far they can now be described as “fourth world”, conservationists have warned. Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s changes to the approvals process for offshore...

Migaloo is on the way 27th Jun 2014 6:00 AM MIGALOO, the world-famous white whale, could well arrive in the Whitsundays this week, with sightings already confirmed off both the New South Wales and Queensland coasts. And Migaloo is not alone. The humpback highway, stretching from the icy cold waters of the Antarctic to the...

Paul Farrell and Nick Evershed  THE GUARDIAN Friday 27 June 2014 11.25 EST Whales are more likely to to be hit by whale-watching boats than any other identified vessel type, data from the International Whaling Commission shows. Whale collisions around the world have been collated by the commission in a database which runs from 1885 to...

Dolphins granted personhood by government of India Dolphins have been granted “non-human personhood” status by the government of India, making India the first nation in the world to recognize the unique intelligence and self-awareness of the cetacean order (a class of aquatic mammals). The decision was announced by India’s Minister of the Environment and Forests which also outlawed captive...