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Sperm whale: death by 100 plastic bags

June 7, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 48 Comments

Since my celebratory post last week on the City of Los Angeles plastic bag ban, this gruesome photo came to my attention. For those of you out there who still aren’t convinced that banning plastic bags is a good idea, then you must take a really good look at this photo of 100 plastic bags… [read more]

Filed Under: Front, Ocean pollution, Whales Tagged With: cetacean, marine debris, ocean trash, plastic, sperm whale, whale, whaling

Remember the blue whale

May 29, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

On May 18th, Endangered Species Day, I had every intention of writing a post about the blue whale, but there is only so much time in the day and that opportunity came and went. (By the way, for those of you who don’t know, the third Friday in May is Endangered Species Day, so get… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: baleen, blue whale, cetacean, endangered, whale, whale watching, whaling

One more reason to be grateful whaling is illegal

January 3, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Recently, I decided it was time to change things up a bit and switch my google alerts. Before I had my alert set to notify me of all whale related stories. So everyday I received five to 10 emails about about whales, sometimes relevant and other times about sporting teams called “The Whales” or stories… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: cetacean, crustacean, endangered, whale, whaling

Sometimes it’s okay to eat whale tails

November 15, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

This weekend I attended the American Cetacean Society’s 12th International Conference and had a blast learning more about whales and dolphins, meeting great people and hanging out with fellow whale and dolphin fanatics. My brain is still swimming with information (no pun intended), so I’m going to give it a little break before writing about… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: whale, whaling

My take on the whale landing on yacht incident

July 29, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

I realize I’m weighing in on this story a tad late, since the actual incident happened on July 18, off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. But since this story continues to live on the internet I think it’s still fair game. We’ll never know what the whale was thinking since we still haven’t… [read more]

Filed Under: Whales Tagged With: cetacean, whale, whale watching, whaling

Cheryl McCormick ran 55 miles for the Dolphin Dash!

June 18, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Cheryl McCormick, executive director of the American Cetacean Society, ran 55 miles yesterday, she really did it! As a member of the support team I wasn’t really sure what to expect. The concept of running 55 miles reaches beyond the limits of my imagination. I’m capable of knowing such a feat would be tough, pain… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean heroes Tagged With: action alert, cetacean, dolphin, porpoise, whale, whaling

Tomorrow is the Dolphin Dash!

June 16, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Tomorrow is the big day for the Dolphin Dash! Cheryl McCormick, executive director of ACS, will be running “a grueling 50 miles” starting at 5:30 a.m. And I will be there to catch it all on video tape and/or camera and post updates to facebook and Cheryl’s blog. So if you want to follow along… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean heroes Tagged With: cetacean, dolphin, whale, whaling

Humpback whale: the ocean’s motivational leapers

June 14, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

If you have been feeling down or have lost touch with the fun side of life, then it’s time to purchase a ticket to see the famous motivational speakers, I mean the famous motivational leapers…humpback whales. The ocean’s merriment masters, thrill seekers and acrobatic all-stars. Humpback whales or Megaptera novaeangliae are easy to spot with… [read more]

Filed Under: Easy Reader columns, Marine mammals, Whales Tagged With: body language, cetacean, krill, migration, whale, whale watching, whaling

The Dolphin Dash

June 11, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

If you are reading this blog, there’s a good chance you are a big fan of dolphins and whales. But are you so passionate about dolphins and whales that you would run 50 miles to raise awareness and funds on their behalf? Sounds pretty crazy right? Well, Cheryl McCormick, executive director of the American Cetacean… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean heroes Tagged With: cetacean, dolphin, whale, whaling

Happy World Oceans Day!

June 8, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Today is June 8th, which means it’s officially World Oceans Day. For those not familiar with World Oceans Day don’t feel bad because this is a very new special day. The idea of celebrating World Oceans Day was “first proposed in 1992 by the Government of Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro,”… [read more]

Filed Under: Ocean events Tagged With: action alert, cetacean, dolphin, whale, whaling

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