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  • Orcas and Humpback Whales Spotted Fighting in the Pacific Ocean: 'Absolutely Unbelievable'

    10/03/2022 8:02:10 PM PDT · by BusterDog · 33 replies
    People ^ | 10/3/22
    Crew members with the Pacific Whale Watch Association (PWWA) observed a rare, aggressive confrontation between a group of Bigg's orca whales and a pair of humpback whales spotted in the waters near the western Canada-U.S. border. On Sept. 29, crew members on an Eagle Wing Tours whale-watching boat encountered the orcas first. The boat discovered around 15 orca whales "being unusually active at the surface," according to a PWWA press release. Another whale-watching boat discovered two humpback whales interacting with the orcas shortly afterward, the association added. "According to observers who came and went throughout the day, the encounter included...
  • Tallying the tab for wayward whales (240K+)

    06/08/2007 6:18:25 PM PDT · by csvset · 14 replies · 634+ views
    Oakland Tribune ^ | 06/08/2007 | Rowena Coetsee
    State, federal agencies expect to have spent at least $240,000Although analysts haven't finished calculating the total cost of rerouting two humpback whales that strayed into the Delta last month, the bill to taxpayers is in the six figures. The massive rescue effort spanned more than two weeks and involved 35 groups, including agencies at every level of government and multiple nonprofit organizations. Five Delta counties and as many U.S. Coast Guard stations took part; so did a handful of universities, a couple of pharmaceutical manufacturers, and even a business that customizes medications for animals and a San Diego theme park....