7 February 2012, 11:33 pm
Northampton Chronicle & EchoKiller whale ice sculpture turns into Facebook hit after Chron publicityNorthampton Chronicle & EchoBy Callum Jones A KILLER whale created out of snow by a group of people in the Southfields area of Northampton has become an internet sensation. After the picture of the wh... Read More »
7 February 2012, 5:10 pm
National GeographicBubble Curtains: Can They Dampen Offshore Energy Sound for Whales?National GeographicPhotograph courtesy James N. Piper, ARL, University of Texas at Austin A killer whale in Monterey Bay, California. Photograph by Tory Kallman, My Shot Sound is energy in the form of a wave. In the... Read More »
7 February 2012, 6:51 am
Globe and Mail'Enslaved' killer whales case may mark new frontier in animal rightsGlobe and MailWhen the killer is an orca, a whale, “enslaved” by SeaWorld and entitled under the 13th Amendment of the US Constitution, according to the animal rights activist group PETA, which has succeede... Read More »
6 February 2012, 11:27 am
KVALNewport, Ore., veterinarian who cared for Free Willy star Keiko the killer ...The RepublicDr. Steven Brown, a veterinarian who cared for the killer whale Keiko at the Oregon Coast Aquarium after the orca starred in the Free Willy films of the 1990s, has died at 62. Brown's work with Keiko wa... Read More »
6 February 2012, 9:11 am
Alaska DispatchWhat the Inuit Taught Scientists About Killer WhalesSmithsonian (blog)Those were the days, of course, when we called these big sea mammals “killer whales” instead of “orcas,” a term many people use now to help the animals' reputation and enhance conservation efforts. In th... Read More »
3 February 2012, 11:13 am
Marine biologist pleads not guilty to feeding killer whalesLos Angeles TimesA prominent marine biologist and whale-watching tour operator has pleaded not guilty to illegally feeding killer whales in a Monterey Bay marine sanctuary, a violation of federal wildlife provisions. Nancy Black, owner and o... Read More »
2 February 2012, 11:03 am
Indian Country Today Media Network.comKiller Whales, 'Wolves of the Sea,' Are Migrating North, Inuit Traditional ...Indian Country Today Media Network.comIt is a group of Orcinus orca, and their behavior leaves little question as to why they are called killer whales. Long inhabiting just abo... Read More »
1 February 2012, 12:28 pm
Indicted Monterey Bay marine biologist Nancy Black denies feeding killer whalesSan Jose Mercury NewsThat research is now being hampered, she said, causing real damage to the orcas. "I was right at the level of getting very important data about toxic chemicals in killer whales," she said. "They have ... Read More »
30 January 2012, 1:45 pm
Nunatsiaq NewsKiller Whale Menu Finally RevealedScience AAASby Virginia Morell on 30 January 2012, 4:33 PM | 0 Comments What do killer whales dine on in Canada's remote Arctic waters? "Whatever they can catch," local Inuits say, recounting harrowing observations of pods of orcas drowning adult ... Read More »
20 January 2012, 7:41 am
Los Angeles TimesDozens of killer whales thrill Southern California sightseersLos Angeles TimesWhale-watching vessels report seeing 20 to 40 of the marine mammals, also known as orcas, swimming up the coast from Dana Point to Long Beach. Two killer whales, part of an "offshore" pod of up to 40 orcas... Read More »
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