A Cuvier's beaked whale makes a rare foray to the surface
"Some species have never been seen alive, and these are animals as big as an elephant," says Vassili Papastavrou, a whale biologist with Ifaw who is on board Song of the Whale....."
Posted on 09/29/2008 3:42:08 PM PDT by Justice Department
Most articles about scientific subjects start by telling you what people have discovered about something.
This one is mainly about what people have not discovered about something.
"There's not much known about these creatures - where they live, their lifestyle," says Ted Cranford from San Diego State University in California, US.
"In fact, they might be the least understood group of large mammals on Earth."
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
A Cuvier's beaked whale makes a rare foray to the surface
"Some species have never been seen alive, and these are animals as big as an elephant," says Vassili Papastavrou, a whale biologist with Ifaw who is on board Song of the Whale....."
Who the hell started the Kyoto stuff, and why does the same country who hunts whales is so freaking concerned with the environment?
The Humane Society of the United States Applauds Congressional Effort to Halt Japanese Whale Hunt
WASHINGTON – In a letter sent today to the President of the United States, 76 Members of Congress urge the President to publicly condemn Japan’s plan to kill more than 1,000 whales in an internationally protected sanctuary, and call for an end to all future hunts. The letter also requests that the President consider imposing trade sanctions on Japan for undermining the international commercial whaling moratorium and other regulations that have governed and protected endangered whales for over forty years.
A group of Japanese whalers who set sail November 18 are side-stepping global commercial whaling laws by claiming to be part of a scientific fleet. This expedition’s real goal is to kill more than 1000 whales for their meat, including endangered fin and humpback whales.
“A lethal scientific study is not a credible justification nor is it the true purpose of this hunt,” said Rep. Gonzalez. “Regardless of the legality, I believe the Bush administration should take a stronger stance on Japan’s undermining of an important international agreement; the American people are counting on us to protect these fragile creatures.”
As Japanese whalers head to the Antarctic to conduct the largest slaughter of whales, including humpbacks, in half a century, The Humane Society of the United States and Humane Society International join in requesting that the administration impose sanctions.
“Japan is trying to revive an outdated and cruel industry by its reckless assault on the humpback whale, a vulnerable marine species and a favorite of whale watchers worldwide,” said Kitty Block, HSI vice president. “This administration must send a strong message of condemnation now, and not wait for Japan’s commercial whaling fleet to return to port with the bodies of hundreds of whales destined for supermarket shelves.”
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The Humane Society of the United States is the nation’s largest animal protection organization – backed by 10 million Americans, or one of every 30. For more than a half-century, The HSUS has been fighting for the protection of all animals through advocacy, education, and hands-on programs. Celebrating animals and confronting cruelty. On the web at humanesociety.org .
I wonder what they taste like?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNGFAnMgV-8&feature=related
“I wonder what they taste like?”
Like mammals
Mmmmmm... mammals!
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That’s cute - it’s smiling!
“Who the hell started the Kyoto stuff, and why does the same country who hunts whales is so freaking concerned with the environment?”
Even funnier..Japan didn’t sign it...
Thanks for keeping me on this ping list dragonblustar. Hey I tried to inform a foreign gal collecting live sand dollars today on the beach at Hilton Head Island, SC., that it was not allowed. When I was here 50 years ago the low tide was paved with them. Maybe I’m feeling guilty that we filled up a red wagon with them that long ago.
We use to collect them at Siesta Key Florida. Sad how things change.
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