Program Term Archive
Marine Wildlife
A Farewell at Sea
Marine WildlifeA group of five pygmy killer whales appeared in the shallow waters off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kihei in early May—a worrisome and rare sight, since the...
Broadening Protections for Whales
Marine WildlifeDelegate Eni Faleomavaega (D-American Samoa) and co-sponsors Reps. Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.), Madeleine Bordallo (D-Guam) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) recently introduced the International Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2009 (H.R....
Canada Seal Hunt Takes a Clubbing
Marine WildlifeThe brutal annual slaughter of Canada’s harp seals may be gasping its last breaths this year. Though the Canadian government set the seal quota at 273,000 when the season opened...
Coral Reef Loss Causes Fish Decline
Marine WildlifeA recent study published in Current Biology by a group of international researchers shows that Caribbean reef fish populations have been steadily declining for more than a decade. The researchers...
Emergency Protection for Loggerheads
Marine WildlifeAn emergency rule to protect loggerhead sea turtles in the Gulf of Mexico took effect on May 18 and will be upheld for at least 180 days. The National Marine...
IWC Defers Major Decisions
Marine WildlifeCritical issues were on the agenda for the 61st International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting, held June 22 to 25 in Madeira, Portugal; but those that were addressed were principally the minor...
Making a Leatherback Comeback
Marine WildlifeThe largest known population of leatherback turtles was discovered on the beaches of Gabon, West Africa, by an international team of scientists in May, Science Daily reports. Land and aerial...
The Cove
Marine WildlifeThe Cove is a highly suspenseful documentary that introduces viewers to Ric O’Barry, the dolphin trainer from the 1960s hit television series Flipper. O’Barry, who has 10 years of experience training dolphins, has...
Keeping Shark Fins on their Rightful Owners
Marine WildlifeFollowing passage of the Shark Conservation Act (H.R. 81) in the US House of Representatives earlier this year, Senator John Kerry (D-MA) introduced a Senate companion bill (S. 850) to firmly...
The Nose Knows: A New Method of Tracking Individual Otters
Marine WildlifeRecognition of individual animals enables detailed studies of movement patterns, foraging, life histories and survival. It is also important for understanding the ecology and behavior of species. Artificial marks, such...