Yesterday I received an update from the MARMAM (Marine Mammals Research and Conservation Discussion) email list on the famous gray whale recently spotted near Israel. In the last 23 days, the gray whale has been on the move and was just spotted near Barcelona, Spain on May 30th! Apparently, the gray whale “was consistently heading… [read more]
Call the White House and help save the whales again!
Right now President Obama is backing down on his campaign promise to keep protections for whales in place. This is unacceptable! Please call him and let him know that you want him to keep his campaign promise to uphold the moratorium on whaling and oppose commercial whaling. What’s that? You’re not best friends with President… [read more]
ACS/LA free talk tonight on Cuvier’s beaked whales!
Tonight (Tuesday, May 25) the Los Angeles Chapter of the American Cetacean Society is hosting a free lecture at 7:30 at the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. Researcher Ted Cranford, San Diego State University, will be presenting his work on toothed whale biosonar using rocket science and cybernetic technology. Here’s more details straight from the ACS/LA website:… [read more]
Save the whales again!
Yesterday I attended my first protest and it was freezing! As a protest novice, I learned several valuable lessons. For starters, always bring a sign made on thick poster board. It was so windy that I ended up leaving my flimsy paper sign in the car for fear it would blow away and end up… [read more]
Death by fishing net
Fishing nets are designed to catch and kill fish, I get it. But a fishing net is supposed to be used by fishermen, I mean fisherpeople, to catch fish and then it’s supposed to be removed from the ocean until next time. But alas, all too often fishing nets become a unique weapon of mass… [read more]
Mysterious dolphin skin burn healing
A few weeks ago I wrote about two bottlenose dolphins suffering from a mysterious skin burn and thankfully both are still alive and kicking or I mean swimming. The cow/calf pair, Wave and Tallula, have been monitored closely by researchers and dolphin enthusiasts near Adelaide and both dolphins are on the mend. What caused the… [read more]
Sea lions, weasels and bears oh my!
Classifying animals is a messy business. Back in the day before genetic analysis, seals, sea lions and walruses were classified as members of the order Pinnipedia. They were considered to be “separate from but closely related to the terrestrial carnivores of the order Carnivora” as told by the Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. And of course… [read more]
Fin whales: cheetahs of the sea
Second place is such a drag. It means that first place just got away. It means that you were almost the champion. It means that no one gets to hear your national anthem blast during the Olympics. And well let’s face it, second place finishers tend to be forgotten. But what’s that annoying phrase told… [read more]
Classifying marine mammals, clades shmades
As of the writing of this post, there are four clades of marine mammals. Things could change if some crazy fossil is found that alters all current knowledge, but for now we only have to know about four clades. Now is a good time to explain what a clade is. According to the fabulous glossary… [read more]
Gray whale spotted near Israel!
Breaking news everyone, a gray whale was spotted off the coast of Israel! This is the first time a gray whale has been seen in the Atlantic Ocean in more than 200 years! At first researchers thought they had spotted a sperm whale. According to an email from Dr. Aviad Scheinin, “Size, coloration and a… [read more]
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