ACS-LA News

2010-10-12T02:51:00.000-07:00

Sep. 30: Warning system keeps ships, right whales apart off New England coast. Read story at the Boston Herald

2010-10-10T16:57:00.000-07:00

Sep. 29: UC Riverside researchers find first genetic evidence for loss of teeth in the common ancestor of baleen whales. Read story at the UC Riverside Newsroom

2010-10-10T16:54:00.000-07:00

Sep. 30: A visit to the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Read story at South Coast Today

2010-10-10T16:50:00.000-07:00

Sep. 29: Oil exploration threatens endangered West Pacific gray whale. Read story at The New York Times

2010-10-10T16:49:00.000-07:00

Sep. 29: US Navy proposes increased weapons training off Pacific Northwest. Read story at The Seattle Times

2010-10-09T19:28:00.000-07:00

Oct. 9: Fourteen rescued harbor seals released by Vancouver Aquarium. Read story at The Vancouver Sun

2010-09-28T13:55:00.000-07:00

Sep. 27: Captive dolphin dies at National Aquarium in Baltimore. Read story at The Baltimore Sun

2010-09-28T04:27:00.000-07:00

Sep. 28: Bottlenose whale discovered further north than previously recorded in Japan. Read story at The Mainichi Daily News

2010-09-28T04:11:00.000-07:00

Sep. 28: Rescue attempt fails for New Zealand humpback. Read story at the Associated Press

2010-09-28T03:12:00.000-07:00

Sep. 28: Scientists use zeppelin to study orcas in the San Juans. Read story at NPR

2010-09-27T15:01:00.000-07:00

Sep. 28: Cetacean survey in Fiji. Read story at the Fiji Times

2010-09-27T14:55:00.000-07:00

Sep. 28: Jet skiers harass whales off Sunshine Coast. Read story at The Sunshine Coast Daily

2010-09-25T05:49:00.001-07:00

Sep.24: A movie is being made about Winter, the prosthesis-wearing bottlenose dolphin. Read story at 13News

2010-09-25T05:49:00.000-07:00

Sep.24: A movie is being made about Winter, the prosthesis-wearing bottlenose dolphin. Read story at 13News

2010-09-25T05:17:00.001-07:00

Sep. 25: Volunteers rescue 14 of 70 stranded pilot whales in New Zealand. Read story at the New Zealand Herald

2010-09-25T04:59:00.000-07:00

Sep. 23: Attempted rescue of gaffed California sea lion in San Diego. Read story at The San Diego Union-Tribune

2010-09-21T05:21:00.000-07:00

Sep. 20: Another dead whale washes ashore in San Francisco Bay area. Read story at The San Francisco Examiner

2010-09-21T04:35:00.000-07:00

Sep. 20: Rehabbed sea lions released in Laguna Beach. Read story at the Orange County Register

2010-09-21T04:13:00.000-07:00

Sep. 20: A look at prehistoric sperm whales. Read story at the Guardian

2010-09-20T03:55:00.000-07:00

Sep. 20: Whale watching season begins off Western Australia. Read story at the Sunday Times

2010-09-17T12:55:00.000-07:00

Sep. 17: Whale fossil found at the San Diego Zoo. Read story at the San Diego Union-Tribune

2010-09-17T12:44:00.000-07:00

Sep. 17: Safety Director Claims SeaWorld Defamed Her For Refusing to Obstruct Probe of Orca Attack. Read story at Courthouse News Service

2010-09-17T05:51:00.000-07:00

Sep.17 : "Everybody Loves Whales" begins filming in Anchorage. Read story at the Anchorage Daily News

2010-09-17T05:46:00.000-07:00

Sep. 17: Dead whale carried into Port of Oakland on bow of container ship. Read story at the San Francisco Chronicle

2010-09-17T04:55:00.000-07:00

Sep. 15: Blue whales seen off Redondo Beach in great numbers. Read story at the Easy Reader, The Beach Reporter, the Daily Breeze and the Daily Breeze and blogs at Heal the Bay and Outdoors, and watch video at abc7

2010-09-17T04:42:00.000-07:00

Sep.: Interviews with Dr. Lori Marino and Dr. Paul Boyle on dolphin captivity. Read interviews at Animal Planet, against and pro captivity

2010-09-15T04:40:00.000-07:00

Sep. 15: Geoffrey Palmer on the state of the International Whaling Commission. Read op-ed piece at the Asahi Shimbun

2010-09-15T04:19:00.000-07:00

Sep. 14: Groundbreaking research on cetacean hearing. Read story at The San Diego Union-Tribune

2010-09-14T16:08:00.000-07:00

Sep. 14: SeaWorld adds barriers to killer-whale pool. Read story at the Orlando Sentinel

2010-09-14T03:11:00.000-07:00

Sep. 11: Monterey sea otters killed by toxic algae. Read story at the San Francisco Chronicle

2010-09-13T11:40:00.000-07:00

Sep. 13: Walrus could become extinct by the end of the decade. Read story at the Guardian

2010-09-13T11:38:00.001-07:00

Sep. 11: Former whale trainers criticize SeaWorld safety proposal. Read story at the Orlando Sentinel

2010-09-13T11:20:00.000-07:00

Sep. 12: The blue whale show continues in Santa Monica Bay. Read story at the Daily Breeze and blog at Outdoors, action and adventure

2010-09-13T11:18:00.000-07:00

Sep. 12: Stranded right whale survives euthanasia attempt in Brazil. Read story at TreeHugger

2010-09-10T23:40:00.000-07:00

Sep. 9: Cape fur seal escapes from the jaws of a great white shark. Read story at the Telegraph

2010-09-10T16:10:00.001-07:00

Sep. 8: New paper looks at tool use in dolphins. Read story at the BBC

2010-09-10T12:20:00.000-07:00

Sep. 9: Orca plays with kayakers in British Columbia. Read story at the Bowen Island Undercurrent

2010-09-10T05:49:00.000-07:00

Sep. 8: Australian group involves the public in whale research. Read story at the South Coast Register

2010-09-10T05:33:00.000-07:00

Sep. 9: Marine mammals return to the Strait of Georgia in British Columbia. Read story at the Georgia Straight

2010-09-10T05:31:00.000-07:00

Sep. 9: A misguided look at the Exxon Valdez spill aftermath. Read story at Alaska Dispatch

2010-09-08T15:52:00.000-07:00

Sep. 7: Cutting edge research maps whale brains. Read story at Discovery News

2010-09-07T18:22:00.000-07:00

Sep. 7: New study discovers that narwhals are endurance swimmers. Read story at the BBC

2010-09-07T18:16:00.000-07:00

Sep. 7: Sumar, a 12-year-old orca, dies at SeaWorld San Diego. Read story at The San Diego Union-Tribune

2010-09-06T08:57:00.000-07:00

Sep. 7: Japanese whale meat activists sentenced. Read story at The Sydney Morning Herald

2010-09-05T08:22:00.000-07:00

Sep. 5: Delphinarium in Turkey closed after NGO campaign. Read story at the Hurriyet Daily News and Economic Review

2010-09-05T00:26:00.000-07:00

Sep. 4 Whale meat trial draws to a close in Japan. Read story at The Japan Times

2010-09-05T00:18:00.000-07:00

Sep. 4: Whale meat part of school lunches in Japan. Read story at The Japan Times

2010-09-01T13:07:00.000-07:00

Sep. 1: New paper recognized two orca species. Read story at the BBC

2010-08-31T03:56:00.000-07:00

Aug. 29: In water encounters with dwarf minke whales off Queensland. Watch video at Yahoo!7

2010-08-29T00:24:00.000-07:00

Aug. 27: "Blood Dolphins" debuts on Animal Planet. Read story at The Daily Beast

2010-08-29T00:10:00.000-07:00

Aug. 28 Bottlenose dolphins to be deployed in Washington State by US Navy. Read story at The Seattle Times

2010-08-28T22:53:00.000-07:00

Aug. 28: Researchers study Canada's Atlantic orcas. Read story at The Telegram

2010-08-27T06:08:00.000-07:00

Aug. 26: Taiji dolphin hunters shrug off The Cove. Read story at Bloomberg

2010-08-27T05:40:00.000-07:00

Aug. 26: Japan to host 40 nations for pro-whaling meeting. Read story at the CBC

2010-08-24T16:34:00.000-07:00

Aug. 25: DNA profiling enlisted to helps save Maui’s dolphin. Read story at Scoop

2010-08-24T16:24:00.000-07:00

Aug. 22: River dolphins rescued in Bolivia. Read story at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

2010-08-24T12:39:00.000-07:00

Aug. 24: Collision with whale sinks boat in New Brunswick. Read story at the CBC

2010-08-23T12:48:00.000-07:00

Aug. 23: Dead minke whale washes ashore in Wales. Read story at the BBC and Sky News

2010-08-23T12:38:00.000-07:00

Aug. 23: Collision with whale may have flipped boat in sea near Maine-Canada border. Read story at the Boston Herald

2010-08-23T12:12:00.000-07:00

Aug.23: SeaWorld fined $75,000 for safety violations as former employee speaks out. Read story at CNN and the New York Daily News

2010-08-22T17:27:00.000-07:00

Aug. 22: Brigitte Bardot speaks out against Faroese dolphin slaughter. Read story at The Swedish Wire

2010-08-21T22:54:00.000-07:00

Aug. 19: Orcas seen close to shore in New Zealand. Read story at the Bay of Plenty Times and Sun Live

2010-08-21T21:22:00.000-07:00

Aug. 19: Infrared imaging technology tracks orcas on San Juan Island. Read blog at the Seattle Post Intelligencer

2010-08-21T19:47:00.000-07:00

Aug. 20: U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson meddles in OSHA investigation of SeaWorld. Read story at the Orlando Sentinel and Florida Today

2010-08-21T19:24:00.000-07:00

Aug. 20: Stranded Blainville's beaked whale being rehabbed in Hilo. Read story at The Maui News and see video at Big Island Video News

2010-08-21T18:08:00.000-07:00

Aug 21: Dead right whale washes ashore in Maine. Read story at the Bangor Daily News

2010-08-16T06:31:00.000-07:00

Aug. 16: Albino humpback spotted off Cairns. Read story at Sky News and The Cairns Post and Footprints

2010-08-15T18:03:00.000-07:00

Aug. 15: Q&A with New England Aquarium whale watch naturalist. Read story at The Boston Globe

2010-08-15T17:05:00.000-07:00

Aug. 14: Whale watchers observe orcas hunt minke in Newfoundland. Watch video at CBC

2010-08-13T05:30:00.000-07:00

Aug. 12: "Digital Orca" statue in Vancouver. Read story at Jaunted

2010-08-13T05:10:00.000-07:00

Aug. 12: Three arrested for illegally transporting humpback dolphins in Thailand. Read story at the Bangkok Post

2010-08-13T05:05:00.000-07:00

Aug. 12: NOAA reviewing Hawaiian Islands humpback sanctuary. Read story at Hawaii 24/7

2010-08-13T04:29:00.000-07:00

Aug. 12: South Korea to crack down on abuses of bycatch rules. Read story at The Korea Times

2010-08-13T03:48:00.000-07:00

Aug. 12: Tracking whales to assess Gulf spill impact. Read story at the BBC

2010-08-12T04:55:00.000-07:00

Aug. 12: Whale pingers installed on Australian shark nets. Read story at fishnewseu.com

2010-08-12T04:48:00.000-07:00

Aug. 11: SeaWorld San Diego beluga calf ignored by mother. Read story at The San Diego Union-Tribune

2010-08-12T04:41:00.000-07:00

Aug. 12: Amazing pilot whale photos. Read story at the Daily Mail

2010-08-12T04:33:00.000-07:00

Aug. 11: A look at the history of the International Whaling Commission. Read story at the BBC

2010-08-11T08:28:00.000-07:00

Aug. 10: Iceland battles EU over whaling. Read story at the BBC

2010-08-11T05:17:00.000-07:00

Aug. 11: New paper discusses whale bone composition. Read story at Wired

2010-08-11T04:55:00.000-07:00

Sep.: Speed reduction off East Coast saving right whales but set to expire. Read story at The Atlantic

2010-08-11T04:45:00.000-07:00

Aug. 11: New whale fountain hits snag in Connecticut. Read story at The Day

2010-08-11T04:42:00.000-07:00

Aug. 11: Australia will continue to persue its lawsuit against Japan over whaling, regardless of election outcome. Read story at The Sydney Morning Herald

2010-08-09T03:21:00.000-07:00

Aug. 8: Where to find whales in captivity. Read stories at Helium

2010-08-09T02:33:00.000-07:00

Aug. 4: Ship strike reduction measures might be paying off for North Atlantic right whales. Read story at Canada East

2010-08-06T12:47:00.000-07:00

Aug. 6: Michelle Rodriguez to join Whale Wars. Read story at The Sydney Morning Herald

2010-08-06T12:43:00.001-07:00

Aug. 5: Humpback whale likely already dead before cruise ship strike. Read story at Sit News

2010-08-06T12:27:00.000-07:00

Aug. 7: Study on Hervey Bay, Australia, humpbacks to be published. Read story at the Fraser Coast Chronicle

2010-08-06T12:13:00.000-07:00

Aug. 6: Stay away from seal pups. Read story at the Seattle Post-Intelligencer

2010-08-06T12:08:00.000-07:00

Aug. 6: Events planned for 40th anniversary of killer whale capture. Read story at The Vancouver Sun

2010-08-06T12:02:00.000-07:00

Aug. 6: Moving 90-second PSA asking for Lolita to be released from the Miami Seaquarium. Read story at this dish is veg

2010-08-05T05:30:00.000-07:00

Aug. 4: The "Odyssey" to study impact of oil spill on marine mammals. Read story at the Sun Sentinel

2010-08-05T05:20:00.000-07:00

Aug. 5: Conservation groups want to weigh in on Cook Inlet beluga lawsuit. Read story at The Anchorage Daily News and blog at NRDC

2010-08-05T05:09:00.000-07:00

Aug. 5: Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson to produce movie based on Saving Luna. Read story at The Vancouver Sun

2010-08-04T15:22:00.000-07:00

Aug. 4: Humpback whale disentangled off Vancouver Island. Read story at the Times Colonist

2010-08-04T15:13:00.000-07:00

Aug. 4: Remembering Lolita, the killer whale who has been captive for 40 years. Read story at The Whidbey Examiner

2010-08-03T14:48:00.000-07:00

Aug. 2: Administration considers closing Aleutian fisheries to protect Steller sea lions. Read story at The Seattle Times

2010-08-03T04:48:00.000-07:00

Aug. 3: Study finds blue whales have perfect pitch, but research raises more questions than it answers. Read story at the Santa Cruz Sentinel

2010-08-03T04:36:00.000-07:00

Aug 3: Humpback dolphin research in South Africa. Read story at the Weekend Post

2010-08-01T23:22:00.000-07:00

Aug. 1: Marine mammals perform sentry duty for the Navy. Read story at The Florida Times-Union