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NEW ZEALAND ACTS TO SAVE WHALES FROM JAPAN AT IWC
NEW ZEALAND ACTS TO SAVE WHALES FROM JAPAN A New Zealand bid to have a World Court ruling banning Japan’s scientific whaling programme adopted by the International Whaling Commission is expected to face stern opposition. Japan was forced to abandon whaling in the Southern Ocean when the International Court of Justice ruled in March the...
SEAWORLD TAKE OVER- WILL BUILD BIGGER ORCA PRISONS
SeaWorld to Upgrade Killer Whale HabitatsUnder Pressure to Revamp Parks, Company Invests Several Hundred Million Dollars for Expansion By TOM GARA CONNECT <http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/seaworld-to-upgrade-killer-whale-habitats-1408089841-lMyQjAxMTA0MDEwNTExNDUyWj#> Updated Aug. 15, 2014 10:44 a.m. ET Following lagging attendance and bad publicity, SeaWorld will announce a new expansion of the habitats housing its signature killer whales. WSJ’s Tom Gara reports...
BANGKOK – DOLPHIN – ANIMAL HELL
<http://www.bangkokpost.com//search/news-and-article?xDate=15-08-2014&xAdvanceSearch=true > at 04:51 PM – Online news: Pattaya Dolphin World has been giving tourists in the Thai resort town the chance to swim with dolphins, and outraging animal welfare activists, since it opened in 2011. The proliferation of such places, where animals are paraded for photo opportunities and their wellbeing allegedly neglected, has drawn...
JAPAN’S DOLPHIN DRIVES – SMALL PROGRESS
Dolphin Drive Fishery in Taiji: WAZA/JAZA summit leads to incremental progress Date: 2014/08/10 WAZA convened a meeting today in Tokyo with representatives from the Japanese Association of Zoos and Aquariums (JAZA)… 10 August 2014, Tokyo, JAPAN – The World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) convened a meeting today in Tokyo with representatives...
FUKUSHIMA HAVING A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON THE PACIFIC WEST COAST OF THE USA
(NaturalNews) The makings of a mass-level extinction event in the world’s oceans appear disturbingly imminent, as marine species after marine species washes ashore on the Pacific West Coast. Ailing seals, dead fish, missing pelicans and much more are being reported in the media as scientists struggle to figure out what, exactly, is causing entire marine...
INCREDIBLE DOLPHIN STRANDING FOOTAGE – A MUST WATCH
http://sfglobe.com/?id=1990&src=share_fb_new_1990 This is the most extraordinary footage of a stranding of 30 dolphins. My bet is the pod was chased inshore by sharks or something. Thank heavens and deep gratitude to the guys who managed to rescue the entire pod.
VANCOUVER AQUARIUM CAN’T BREED WHALES AND DOLPHINS ANY MORE BUT NOT MUCH OF A VICTORY
Vancouver Aquarium whale, dolphin breeding program to end Park Board votes to allow aquarium to keep cetaceans in captivity, but bans most breeding NewJul 31, 2014 7:44 PM PT CBC News The Vancouver Park Board voted unanimously to allow the aquarium to keep cetaceans in captivity at a special meeting Thursday night, but ordered an...
FUKUSHIMA’S DEADLY LEGACY
Why are massive numbers of sea creatures dying along the west coast right now? Michael Snyder Activist Post Never before have we seen so much death along the west coast of North America. Massive numbers of sea stars, bluefin tuna, sardines, anchovies, herring, oysters, salmon, marine mammals and marine birds are dying, and experts are...
ISLANDS OF TRASH FROM TSUNAMI AND HUMAN GARBAGE OFF CALIFORNIA AND HAWAII
Island of trash discovered in Pacific 1,000 miles off California coast Jed Kim July 22 2014 Researchers have discovered an island of trash, solid enough to stand on, in a region of the ocean that has been dubbed the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Algalita Researchers have discovered a mass of garbage floating in the ocean...