handy guide to whale watching in Ireland

Handy Guide Whale Watching in Ireland

Guide Whale Watching in IrelandThe government declared our waters a whale and dolphin sanctuary in 1991 and, although it’s taken a while, whale-watching is becoming more and more popular. Before you do anything, you going to need to know where to go – to the sea, of course. The easiest way to see some of […]
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Ulsan Whale Festival

Ulsan Whale Festival

the Ulsan Whale Festival has two events which showcase Ulsan???s cultural heritage and whaling traditions. One of these events is the prehistoric re-enactment called Madangnori. Actors dressed as prehistoric folk perform choreographed routines demonstrating courtship and hunting rituals. Surrounded by straw huts, the men and women spin, jump, and roll while clad in furs and […]
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Humpback whales snack at Santa Cruz wharf

Humpback whales snack at Santa Cruz wharf

Humpback whales snack at Santa Cruz wharf. Humpback whales snack by the Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf on Tuesday afternoon, snacking on schools of small fish about 50 yards from the wooden pilings off Cowell Beach. Up on the wharf at restaurants such as Firefish Grill, diners got a free show with lunch as they watched […]
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Whale Watching Vessel specifically designed for whale watching

Whale Watching Vessel – Amaroo Cruises receives new catamaran Australia’s New South Wales-based Amaroo Cruises has received its new catamaran Whale Watching Vessel, which has been specifically designed for whale watching. Whale Watching Vessel is designed the to help balance a low draft hull for lake operation with strong ocean going seakeeping, whilst keeping air […]
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Whales Coloring Page

Whales Coloring Page Kids

Whales Coloring Page Kids Here’s a delightful whales coloring page to print for the kids, showing two cheerful whales enjoying their ocean! Whales Coloring Page. More Whales Coloring Page type kid activity can be found here: Activity Village Whales. Whales can be huge! The largest animal ever to have existed is the blue whale, which […]
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North Atlantic Right Whale and Calf

North Atlantic Right Whale Facts

North Atlantic Right Whale Facts – Endangered Species Spotlight SPECIES: North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) CURRENT RANGE: Along the east coast of North America, from Canada down to Georgia and Florida CURRENT THREATS: Ship strikes, entanglement in commercial fishing lines CONSERVATION STATUS: Endangered WHERE CAN YOU SEE THEM: With just 400-450 left, chances of […]
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Whale bone inhabited with crabs and other marine creatures

Baleen Whales Sperm Whales Ocean Ecosystem Engineers

Baleen Whales Sperm Whales Ocean Ecosystem Engineers The study revealed that whales have a positive effect on the oceans from global carbon storage to the overall health of commercial fisheries???contrary to some claims that whales provide competition for fishermen. In a paper released earlier this month, University of Vermont conservation biologist Joe Roman and a […]
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Sperm Whale Poo

Whale Poo a secret to reversing the effects of climate change

Whales may be about to save us with their Whale poo.The first success of the environmental movements of the 1960s was to save the whale and now that is spreading whale poo nutrients. A new scientific report from the University of Vermont, which gathers together several decades of research, shows that the great whales which […]
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Chance to name a baby orca

Here???s your chance to name a baby orca

Name a Baby Orca Every baby needs a name, even baby Orca whales, and now everyone has the chance to name BC???s newest baby orca. It???s not yet known if the baby Orca calf is male or female, so gender-neutral names are best. In June, whale researchers from the Hakai Beach Institute, the Vancouver Aquarium, […]
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Whale Pingers – Alaska Marine Advisory Program tracks effectiveness

A device called a whale pinger The whale pinger device was originally designed to keep whales out of shark barriers in Australia. But, in Alaska, the whale pinger used to deter whales from running into purse seines and gill nets. Baleen whales, like humpbacks, don???t have echolocation ability. ???As they???re feeding, they???re not really paying […]
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try to save a beached humpback whale

Attempt to Rescue 20 ton Beached Humpback Whale

Dozens of frustrated onlookers jumped into the surf to try to save a beached humpback whale after repeated attempts to rescue the 15-20 tonne mammal at Palm Cove had failed throughout the day. Frustrated onlookers attempt to save 20 TON humpback whale after it is beached TWICE in less than 24 hours…… rescue mission continues […]
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White Whale Migaloo

Migaloo White Whale Breach Great Photos

An Australian photographer photographed Migaloo the albino white whale on Friday when he captured all 50-tonnes of the amazing animal north of Newcastle. Veteran photographer, Ray Alley shot These photos off the coast of Nelson Bay in NSW. The white whale Migaloo, who is migrating north for the winter from the cold waters of the […]
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