Archive for ‘whales’
Whale Tourism Revitalizes Town
February 7th, 2008
After New Zealand stopped hunting whales, the Maori town of Kaikoura fell into decline. Now they’re experiencing a renaissance with whale tourism and healing an ancient bond.
Japanese Whalers Hold Activists Hostage
January 16th, 2008
A Japanese whaling crew holds two anti-whaling activists on board a vessel. The incident has prompted outcry from Australia while the Japanese government says the protesters actions were dangerous.
Greenpeace clash with whalers
January 12th, 2008
Following a 10-day search in Antarctic waters, the environmental organisation Greenpeace announced that its ship, the Esperanza, had confronted Japan’s whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean whale sanctuary. Greenpeace says its mission is to prevent the Japanese government’s slaughter of nearly 1,000…
Greenpeace tracks whalers
January 5th, 2008
The BBC’s Jonah Fisher is on a Greenpeace ship, tracking a Japanese whaling fleet in the Southern Ocean.
Activists fear for humpback whales
November 18th, 2007
The Nisshin Maru, the 8,000-tonne flagship of Japan’s whaling fleet, left Shimonoseki port for the Antarctic along with catcher boats around midday on Sunday, environmental group Greenpeace said, adding that others in the fleet were expected to follow soon.
Groups to monitor whales in Beaufort Sea
November 7th, 2007
Endangered humpback and fin whales swam hundreds of miles north of their usual habitat this summer in what environmentalists say is another sign of the effects of global warming and the shifting Arctic ecosystem.
Lawsuit to Save Whales from Sonar
March 23rd, 2007
Environmental groups and California coastal regulators sued the Navy over its decision to go ahead with underwater sonar training exercises. Opponents say protections for whales and other marine life aren’t in place.
