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Sea Shepherd Busts Whale Meat Importer

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Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is just about ready to chalk up a win against a California seafood dealer who imported endangered whale meat from Tokyo and sold it to Califorian restaurants. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society had run a sting operation to collect evidence related to the serving of whale meat.

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Orca Whale Article Appears in Salon

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By the way, she works for a company that does clinical testing for drug companies. Tags: Sea World captivity killer whales Orcas. In fact, the animal research supporter in my book club said that very same thing. (By Animals are commodities for her. So why should I be surprised at her elephant comment?).

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Ningaloo Reef

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The long reef is home to an annual coral spawning event that attracts enormous numbers of charismatic marine megafauna, from whales to Whale Sharks and Manta Rays. The purpose of our trip up Western Australia’s coast was to allow Mum to celebrate her significant birthday milestone of turning 40 by swimming with whale sharks.

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On Different Results of Direct Action

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According to Reuters: Japan, which considers whaling to be a cherished cultural tradition, killed 679 minke whales despite plans to catch around 850. It caught just one fin whale compared with a target of 50 in the hunt that began in November. That's one result.

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My Top Ten Birds of 2016 (or, Let’s Remember the Good Things about 2016)

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I tested the waters before my California pelagic, with a brief Atlantic Ocean voyage, a whale watching trip from Montauk, N.Y. Of all the excellent seabirds and gulls I somehow still managed to see on that journey, the one that stands out the most is South Polar Skua, which flew into view just as my seasickness was at its worst.

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Birding Southern Baja: Todos Santos

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Many gringos make their way to Baja California Sur every year, although the majority are probably heading to Cabo San Lucas to party and test the human limit of tequila endurance. Especially if you can fit in some birding? La Paz is definitely worth a visit, if you have the time.

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A scaredy cat is always a scaredy cat

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These sorts of tests have been done in many species and it has always been assumed (hoped), that what they found in the little white cages at the back of the zoology department had some wonderful relevance to what happened in the real world. Item B is a plastic red frog. I think item A is the top of a purple Klingon’s head.

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