Shipping lanes near Boston’s busy port take a detour to try to prevent ship-whale collisions. Instead of frolicking and feeding in the middle of a dangerous ocean “highway” filled with massive cargo ships with sharp propellers, endangered humpback whales named Echo, Owl, Glo, and Pepper now find themselves on a much safer shoulder. Read more>
Archive for the 'Wildlife' Category
Ocean ‘highway’ rerouted for right whales
July 9, 2007Whales might force US and Australia to postpone war-games
June 7, 2007Whale sitings could shut down key US-Australia war games being held off the Queensland and Northern Territory coasts this month. Acknowledging concerns about the potential effects of naval mid-frequency sonar devices on whales and dolphins, the two defence forces will shut down transmissions if any of the mammals are sighted. Read more>
Irish eagle chick is first in century
May 30, 2007Two Golden eagle chicks were hatched in a remote area of the Glenveagh National Park in County Donegal for the first time since 1910. Read more>
U.S. stops breeding chimps for research
May 25, 2007The U.S. National Institutes of Health, which supports a variety of biomedical studies using animals, will stop breeding government-owned chimpanzees for research — a step animal rights advocates lauded on Thursday. Read more>
Making the world safe for big cats
May 23, 2007Alan Rabinowitz treks around the world working to conserve wild cats – and helping people in the process. Read more>
Endangered stork egg hatches in wild in Japan
May 20, 2007An endangered white stork egg laid in the wild has hatched naturally in western Japan for the first time in more than 40 years, thanks to a preservation program begun in 1985. A newborn stork is expected to fly out of the nest in July. Read more>
Yearly battle against whaling shifts in favor of anti-whaling nations
May 18, 2007THE annual battle over the lifting of a moratorium on whaling has swung emphatically in favour of anti-whaling nations with the confirmation of Greece as the latest recruit to the International Whaling Commission. Read more>
Rare turtle discovered in Cambodia
May 17, 2007One of the world’s rarest freshwater turtles was discovered on an isolated stretch of the Mekong river in Cambodia, conservationists said Thursday, raising hopes that the species can be saved from extinction. Read more>
U.S. Bald Eagle population soars
May 14, 2007Population is at the highest level since 1940s — thanks in part to the 1972 banning of DDT. Read more>
Efforts to save dwindling pronghorn are succeeding
May 14, 2007Five years ago, North America’s fastest mammal nearly went extinct. The population is still very small, but doing better than expected. Read more>
