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Ship lacerates endangered Right Whale; will it ever stop?

Suman Arya — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 03:03:16 +0000

The excess speed of a ship sliced many times another rare north Atlantic right whale. Scientist found the body of this two-year-old male whale on the northern Florida coast. The over abundance of Ship on the route is continuously posing the...

Shark Safari

Kanchan — Thu, 10 Aug 2006 00:39:10 +0000

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island is planning a shark safari for 4 days in August and September. The participants will get to see sharks in their natural environment. The trip will be coordinated to watch the tagging of sharks by the National...

Species among the first coral put on 'Threatened List'

Irani — Wed, 10 May 2006 05:04:23 +0000

Human activity, hurricanes and higher water temperatures have catapulted two coral species in Florida and the Caribbean on the federal threatened list. In areas off the Florida Keys and in the Caribbean since 1985, the elkhorn and staghorn...

Cook Inlet Beluga Whales Declining: Scientists Worried

Irani — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:49:14 +0000

Unlike in the 1970s, the huge number of beluga whales in Cook Inlet no longer delights locals and tourists alike. Last year, the number has dwindled to just 278, as estimated last year. But, what is leading to this disappearance of the whales left...

US Adduces Protections for Jeopardized Right Whales

Irani — Fri, 04 Nov 2005 04:33:38 +0000

Pacific right whales are in the brink of extinction. The mammals are the most endangered large whales in the world, with no more than 100 believed to exist, as the Reuters reported. With this concern, some of the world’s last right whales in...