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By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 20:16 EDT
Rescuers over the weekend spent seven hours trying to carefully free a gray whale that became entangled in a discarded fishing net off the coast of California.
“It was getting very frightening towards the end of the day because we were running out of time,” Dave Anderson, who works with DolphinSafari.com and helped rescue the whale, said.
The whale was probably dragging the nearly 50 feet of fishing wire for nearly a week, according to the rescue crew. The net was filled with dead sea animals.
“We had a sea lion, we had several sharks, it was the whole ecosystem, you know, was in that netting,” Anderson said.
Anderson said about a thousand dolphins and whales die in fishing nets each year.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/03/27/gray-whale-rescued-from-discarded-fishing-net-off-california-coast/
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"Hooray for Bart and the Cool fishermen that helped release him back to the Wild!!!" =)By Eric W. Dolan
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 20:16 EDT
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WARNING: This clip contains scenes of animal dissection which some viewers may find distressing.
This is from the series "Inside Nature's Giants".
The proper term for a whale penis is a dork, by the way. Wow, so that's what I've been calling my little sister and close friends this whole time - whale penises aka dork.WARNING: This clip contains scenes of animal dissection which some viewers may find... more
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We need more people like these guys in this planet. The little girl's comment at the end made me smile with happiness for Valentina, the beautiful humpback whale.
Michael Fishbach narrates his encounter with a humpback whale entangled in a fishing net. Gershon Cohen and he have founded The Great Whale Conservancy to help and protect whales.We need more people like these guys in this planet. The little girl's comment... more
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Something to cure any post protest hangovers, a video of otters going for their first swim in a whale shaped pool.Something to cure any post protest hangovers, a video of otters going for their first... more
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists were unraveling a mystery Tuesday as they tried to determine the species of a dead whale that was found washed ashore at San Francisco's Ocean Beach early Monday.SAN FRANCISCO -- Scientists were unraveling a mystery Tuesday as they tried to... more
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Workmen constructing a storm water equalization tank this week at the San Diego Zoo dug up a surprising find: a 3-million-year-old whale.
The construction crew was using an excavotor to dig through fine grain sand, when suddenly the machine struck a solid item. Further investigation revealed that this obstacle was an enormous prehistoric whale.
Our genus, Homo, wasn't even around 3 million years ago, so this wasn't some sort of super prehistoric zoo. The site then, during the Pliocene, was under water.
The 24-foot baleen whale appears to be very well preserved, with much of the fossilized skeleton present. Finding an intact skull, along with the vertebrae and flippers, is quite rare, according to Sarah Siren, San Diego Natural History Museum paleontological field manager.
link: http://news.discovery.com/animals/the-3-million-year-old-whale-unearthed-at-the-san-diego-zoo.htmlWorkmen constructing a storm water equalization tank this week at the San Diego Zoo... more
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Last week there were photos of the whale which landed on top of a boat owned by Paloma and Ralph Mothes. Though now footage of the incident is on youtube, it looks like it is still unclear why the Whale breached onto the boat.Last week there were photos of the whale which landed on top of a boat owned by Paloma... more
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Some people hype sharks - but at least one island in the Caribbean has turned sharks into a reason to celebrate. In this edition of the Shark Task Force, we head to the Mexican Caribbean to Isla Mujeres. Why wait a whole year, for just one week on sharks?Some people hype sharks - but at least one island in the Caribbean has turned sharks... more
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A couple in South Africa had a bit of a close call when a Southern Right Whale breached and clattered on to their boat. The couple had just seconds to take cover as the whale smacked right down into the vessel snapping the mast and causing other damage.
The couple are treating it as an accident.A couple in South Africa had a bit of a close call when a Southern Right Whale... more
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"I don't care if Ricky Martin is gay. I still want to have sex with him." Stand-up comedian Chris Martin emcees at Cameldy at the Camel April 4, 2010 in Richmond, Virginia."I don't care if Ricky Martin is gay. I still want to have sex with... more
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A gray whale that died after getting stranded on a West Seattle beach had a large amount of garbage in its stomach — ranging from plastic bags to a pair of sweat pants and even a golf ball.
Most of the whale's stomach contents was algae — typical of the bottom-feeding mammals. But Cascadia Research Collective, whose experts were among those who performed the necropsy, said "a surprising amount of human debris" was found, including "more than 20 plastic bags, small towels, surgical gloves, sweat pants, plastic pieces, duct tape, and a golf ball."
On top of all that, the whale "also had cuts on the head possibly from a boat propeller," the group said in a statement. It added, though, that "these did not appear fresh or deep enough to have been involved in the death of the animal."
You can read the rest of the story here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36664196A gray whale that died after getting stranded on a West Seattle beach had a large... more
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"Riverdance is to Irish music what the Olive Garden is to Italian food." Chris Martin does stand-up comedy at Cafe Diem's Comedy Night in Richmond, Virginia March 29, 2010. MC is Roy Rogers."Riverdance is to Irish music what the Olive Garden is to Italian food."... more
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These are your Current Virals for 10/9. Check out the latest virals at Current.com/virals.
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besides sounding delicious, its extremely illegal, as californian sushi chef and restaurant owners are finding out. they are potentially liable for 300,000 dollars in fines and up to a year in jail for serving up this endangered species
"Someone should not be able to walk into a restaurant and order a plate of an endangered species," U.S. Attorney Andre Birotte Jr. said in a statement.besides sounding delicious, its extremely illegal, as californian sushi chef and... more
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This is sad as the whale they were serving was an endangered species.
The so-called "sushi sting," which involved many of the same James Bond-like undercover hijinks featured in the film, actually began last October when the documentary's associate producer, Charles Hambleton, heard from friends that the Hump was serving illegal whale meat — a shocking allegation, even in sushi-loving Tinseltown where unusual fish imported from Japan can be commonplace menu items. Selling this marine mammal meat is illegal according to U.S. federal law and can be punished with a fine up to $20,000 and a year in prison.
Full story at link.This is sad as the whale they were serving was an endangered species.
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Killer Whales and Jail
Audio, Donny Lumpkins & YO!Radio Crew,
Mar 05, 2010
This week on YO!Radio -- teen pot smokers at risk for mental illness. PLUS, Erricka X on iconic artist Jean-Micheal Basquiat and the YO!Radio roundtable discusses dwindled support for Democrats among young people, the killer whale killing at Sea World, and Lil Wayne's latest career-poppin' venture: jail. Malcolm Marshall is a producer, Donny Lumpkins, Rupa Dev and Ann Bassette are content producers for YO! Youth Outlok Multimedia.
www.youthoutlook.orgKiller Whales and Jail
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Regardless of what SeaWorld decides as Tilikum's long-term future, a conversation has started within the whale research and advocacy communities about what ought to be done with an orca linked to three human deaths.
Killer whale experts know the giant mammals to be highly intelligent and incredibly social beings. All of the authorities contacted by the Orlando Sentinel said they would rather see killer whales in their natural habitat — the earth's oceans — than in tanks at an Orlando theme park.
One suggested that building a tank the size of Rhode Island wouldn't be large enough for a six-ton male such as Tilikum, an animal capable of swimming 100 miles in a day
Re-introducing Tilikum to the wild would be costly, would include serious risks for the animal and would not guarantee his survival, they say.
Nonetheless, in the aftermath of veteran SeaWorld trainer Dawn Brancheau's death this week, authorities such as Naomi Rose argue there is a moral obligation to release Tilikum.
"There is absolutely a risk in keeping him where he is," said Naomi Rose, a marine-mammal scientist for the Humane Society of the United States. She predicted Tilikum will kill again if he remains in captivity.
"I will take bets on that and win," Rose said. "Boredom, depression — these cause physical problems in human beings, chimpanzees and, believe me, killer whales.",0,632338.story
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