Photos and Story by Charmaine Coimbra January is a prime month to view northern elephant seal birthings, particularly at Piedras Blancas near San Simeon, Ca. On Sunday, January 8, 2012, I was near a birthing. It was a surprise because the… Read More ›
Month: January 2012
Anti-Whaling Activists Detained on Japanese Whaling Ship
See Update Link below From Reuters: http://af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE80702K20120108 SYDNEY (Reuters) – Three Australian environmental activists were detained on board a Japanese whaling ship on Sunday after boarding in protest at Japan’s annual whale cull in the Antarctic, anti-whaling group Sea Shepherd… Read More ›
Drones Photo “Cloaked” Japanese Whaling Fleet
From Planet Ark Hardline whaling opponents attempting to stop Japan’s annual whale hunt in the Antarctic said Sunday they had intercepted and photographed its whaling fleet using pilotless drone aircraft. The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society said it located the Japanese… Read More ›