Editor’s Note: This is a reprint of an editorial published 11/13/10 in The Santa Cruz Sentinel By Sue Arnold Three years ago, the California Gray Whale Coalition was created with one specific goal: to relist gray whales under the… Read More ›
Month: November 2010
A North Pacific Gray Whale Obstacle Course
If he skips entanglement, then our garbage still threatens him. Last year, a necropsy on a near-adult gray (so it wasn’t Skippy) discovered 20 plastic bags, small towels, surgical gloves, sweat pants, plastic pieces, duct tape, and a golf ball in its stomach.
Taiji, Japan Conservationists & Dolphin Hunters Ends Badly
By JAY ALABASTER, Associated Press Jay Alabaster, Associated Press Tue Nov 2, 5:58 am ET TAIJI, Japan – An unprecedented meeting between conservationists and leaders of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in the Oscar-winning film “The Cove” ended in bitter disagreement Tuesday. The carefully organized… Read More ›