“Free Willy” bill passes in Parliament A four year effort to pass a law banning the captivity of whales and dolphins has finally been passed in Canada. The bill now awaits Royal Assent before it will become law. The so-called…»
Highlights / whales
Environment, International, Internet, Science and Technology
Right whales, a ray of hope (interview)
They’re known as the North Atlantic Right whales. That’s because for whalers in the age of sail, they were the “right” whale to hunt. Big and slow, and full of oil and baleen, and relatively close to coastlines, they were…»
Economy, Environment, International, Internet, Science and Technology, Society
Whales: Human created noise adds to threats
Canada’s agency charged with overseeing the status of biodiversity in this country has just released a report on marine noise and the effect on three whale species. Hal Whitehead, of Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia and co-chair of the marine…»
The LINK Online: April 12, 13, 14, 2019
Your hosts: Lynn, Levon, Marie-Claude, Marc (video of show at bottom) Research needed into ship noise effects on Narwhals in Nunavut With a mining company on Baffin Island, in the Arctic territory of Nunavut, requesting a permit for a significant…»
Economy, Environment, International, Politics, Society
The biggest threat to the world’s biggest creatures is hunting
We are eating them to extinction A new report says while pollution and habitat loss are still serious threats to the world’s creatures, hunting is the biggest threat to their survival. Boris Worm (PhD) is a professor of marine biology…»
Belugas use personalized sounds to identify themselves: researcher
Individual beluga whales make personalized sounds that let others know who they are, says Valeria Vergara, a research scientist with Ocean Wise, a conservation program of the Vancouver Aquarium. They may even share some calls with others in their group…»
Whale sanctuary location sought in eastern Canada
A U.S. animal protection group is touring the eastern province of Nova Scotia looking for a community that would agree to host a netted, offshore sanctuary for beluga whales. The Whale Sanctuary Project is holding a series of public meetings…»
Arts and Entertainment, Environment, International, Politics, Society
Whales–dolphins: Canadian bill to ban captivity advances
After years of delay, a proposal to ban the keeping of whales and dolphins in captivity has passed the Canadian Senate. Currently only two operations keep these marine creatures, the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia, and Marineland in Niagara Falls,…»
Whales’ triple breach video goes viral
People around the world are watching and commenting on a video that shows three humpback whales leaping out of the water consecutively off Canada’s Atlantic coast. Ocean Explorations Whale Cruises operates out of Tiverton in the eastern province of Nova…»
Whales’ ‘bubble-net’ hunting witnessed by excited tourists
Owners of a remote floating lodge in western Canada woke up their guests to see some humpback whales which had come in close to feed. A large circle of bubbles could be seen on the surface of the water. This…»
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E-scooter, e-bike users and companies to be fined if wrongly parked in Montreal
Internet, Science and Technology, Politics, Society
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