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Pilot whales
Mammals   Photos   Loch Carnan   Whales   Wikipedia: South Uist		  London Evening Standard 
Pilot whales move into deeper water
Sat 21 May 2011
A pod of pilot whales at risk of beaching themselves in shallow waters off the Western Isles have "calmed down", rescuers said. The group of around 60 whales have been in water of the coast of South... (photo: GFDL)
two Short finned pilot whales
Mammals   Photos   Whales   Scotland   Wikipedia: South Uist		  BBC News 
Fear for mass stranding of whales
Fri 20 May 2011
Marine animal experts are trying to prevent a mass stranding by up to 100 pilot whales in South Uist in the Western Isles. The whales were spotted in Loch Carnan on Thursday afternoon and some were... (photo: Creative Commons / ahisgett)
Sperm Whale  redOrbit  Sun 15 May 2011
Biologists Learn To Speak Sperm Whale
Whales have accents and regional dialects When they dive together, sperm whales make patterns of clicks to each other known as "codas". Recent findings suggest that, not only do different... (photo: Alaska Image Library)
Nature   Photos   Science   Whale   Wikipedia: Sperm whale
Facebook - Social Media  Scoop  Fri 29 Apr 2011
Is social media any good for science?
Friday, 29 April 2011, 4:43 pm Press Release: Science Media Centre Issue 131 April 29 - May 5 Is social media any good for science? Amid a deluge of Facebook updates, Twitter "retweets" and blog... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)
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Costa Rica: Nature reserves awash with rare animals and birds The Daily Telegraph Sun 24 Apr 2011
Costa Rica: Nature reserves awash with rare animals and birds
Home to countless species of endangered and rare birds and animals, Costa Rica is a nature-lover's dream destination, says Nicky Holford. Image 1 of 4 Sunset at glorious... (photo: WN / Marzena Jazowska)
Animals   Birds   Environment   Nature   Photos   Wikipedia: Nature reserve
Fishing - Fish - Water - Manila Bay - Philippines The Examiner Fri 15 Apr 2011
Don't fish for fowl, clean up fishing line on Earth Day
With Earth Day just over a week away, Wild Rescue is urging you to participate in their Worldwide Fishing Line Cleanup event on April 23. No matter where you are in the... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Earthday   Fishing   Photos   Wikipedia: Fishing   Wildlife
Humpback Whales /wam2 BBC News Fri 15 Apr 2011
Humpback whale song spreads to other whales
Recordings of male humpback whales have shown that their haunting songs spread through the ocean to other whales. Researchers in Australia listened to hundreds of hours... (photo: GFDL / Whit Welles)
Australia   Mammals   Photos   Song   Wikipedia: Humpback whale
An adult Bottle Nose dolphin, and an immature one swim under the oily water Chandeleur Sound, La., Thursday, May 6, 2010. Oil giant BP PLC's oil rig exploded April 20, in the Gulf of Mexico killing 11 workers. It sank two days later, and oil is still pouring into the gulf. Wall Street Journal Wed 13 Apr 2011
BP Spill's Next Major Phase: Wrangling Over Toll on Gulf
By JEFFREY BALL Jeff Haller/Keyhole Photo for the Wall Street Journal Post-spill, fewer oyster-shucking workstations are put to use at R&A Oyster Co. in Bayou La... (photo: AP / Alex Brandon)
Environment   Oil Spill   Photos   US   Wikipedia: Deepwater Horizon oil spill
International Recognition For Leading Eco-Tourism Business Scoop Tue 12 Apr 2011
International Recognition For Leading Eco-Tourism Business
Tuesday, 12 April 2011, 1:05 pm Press Release: PATA NZ Trust Further International Recognition For Leading Eco-Tourism Business Press release Whale Watch Kaikoura 11th... (photo: WN / Agnieszka Dziubinska)
Bangkok   Business   Photos   Tourism   Travel   Wikipedia: Ecotourism
Killer whale Tilikum during a Shamu performance at Seaworld in Orlando, Florida. The Daily Mail Wed 30 Mar 2011
He's so dangerous trainers can't work with him directly... but SeaWorld puts Tilikum the whale ...
He has been involved in the deaths of three people, but today Tilikum the killer whale will resume public performances at SeaWorld. The six-ton whale has not appeared in... (photo: Creative Commons / Loadmaster (David R. Tribble))
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