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whale and dolphins Archive
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Dominica – "the Nature Island" – Supports Whaling
Dominica has rejected criticism that its vote on the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was up for sale, after the prime minister returned from Japan and renewed his support for commercial whaling. Ironically, the Caribbean island markets itself as the “Nature Island”, with whale watching being one of its attractions. As a response to the financial input from [...] -
Save 945 whales – your ideas needed
Greenpeace want you to help them put an end to whaling in the Southern Ocean. Go to their new web site at http://whales.greenpeace.org/global where you can get inspired by other people’s ideas, rate them, improve them and add your own. The blue whales of the Antarctic are at less than 1 percent of [...] -
Pacific nations to protect Whales
A group of Pacific Island nations are today signing an agreement to strengthen efforts to save whales and dolphins in the South Pacific. “There is a high level of support among Pacific people for conserving whales and dolphins. A growing number of Pacific nations are also declaring whale sanctuaries in their waters, most recently Vanuatu,” New [...] -
Divers Risk Attack from Armed Dolphins
Armed dolphins, trained by the US military to shoot terrorists and pinpoint spies underwater, may be missing in the Gulf of Mexico as a result of hurricane Katrina. Experts who have studied the US navy’s cetacean training exercises claim the 36 mammals could be carrying ‘toxic dart’ guns. Divers and surfers risk attack, they claim, [...]
