Demand For Whale Meat Declining In Japan
Tokyo, Japan (UPI) Feb 10, 2006
Whale meat, a cheap source of protein that helped Japan ward off malnutrition after World War II, has dropped in popularity.
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Killer Whales Exhibit Cultural Learning
Buffalo NY (UPI) Feb 08, 2006
A Canisius College study has found killer whales are among animal species known to demonstrate "cultural learning."
Whales Choose Mates Based On Singing
Sydney (AFP) Feb 01, 2006
It's long been thought that singing is used by whales to attract mates or repel rivals, but new Australian research indicates the serenades may be the basis on which the females select their sexual partners.
Greenpeace Ends High Seas Protest Against Japanese Whalers
Sydney (AFP) Jan 20, 2006
Environmental group Greenpeace Friday said it had ended its pursuit of Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean, which saw protesters attempt to put themselves between the harpoons and giant animals.
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Britain Grieves Over Tragic Thames Whale
London (AFP) Jan 22, 2006
Britain on Sunday mourned the death of a young whale which captured hearts by swimming up the River Thames through central London and then died in a giant rescue effort en route to the open sea.
Activists Quit Struggle With Japanese Whalers
Sydney (AFP) Jan 17, 2006
The radical Sea Shepherd anti-whaling group has announced that it is pulling out of the struggle against a Japanese whaling fleet in the Antarctic because its flagship is running short of fuel.
Greenpeace Boat Narrowly Missed By Japanese Whaling Harpoon
Sydney (AFP) Jan 15, 2006
Environmental activists accused Japanese whalers Sunday of stepping up a confrontation in the Antarctic Ocean after a harpoon narrowly missed a Greenpeace raft trying to protect a targeted minke whale.
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Japan Says Greenpeace Targeted Whalers
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 11, 2006
Japan Wednesday released a video in a bid to prove Greenpeace targeted its whaling ship in an Antarctic collision this week and accused the environmentalists of violent tactics.
NZ Air Force Monitoring Antarctic Whaling Clashes
Wellington (AFP) Jan 11, 2006
New Zealand's air force is monitoring clashes between Japanese whalers and environmental activists in Antarctic waters but the government on Wednesday refused to send a warship to the area.
Activists Threaten To Ram Japanese Pirate Whalers
Sydney (AFP) Jan 10, 2006
Anti-whaling activists threatened Tuesday to ram Japanese whalers hunting in Antarctic waters, as Australia ruled out military intervention in the escalating conflict.
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Japan Demands Dutch Rein In Greenpeace
Tokyo (AFP) Jan 10, 2006
Japan on Tuesday demanded that the Netherlands rein in Greenpeace to stop the escalating conflict between Japanese whalers and environmental activists in Antarctic waters.
Greenpeace Says Crash Won't Stop Whaling Protests
Sydney (AFP) Jan 09, 2006
Greenpeace activists vowed Monday to fight on against a Japanese whaling fleet in the icy waters of the Antarctic despite what they called a deliberate ramming of their ship.
Research Tracks Whales By Listening To Sounds
Corvallis OR (SPX) Jan 09, 2006
Researchers have developed a new tool to help them study endangered whales � autonomous hydrophones that can be deployed in the ocean to record the unique clicks, pulses and calls of different whale species.
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