Whales and sharks


RAPID ROUNDUP: Greenland receives right to hunt humpback whales – Expert response

Mon Jun 28, 2010

The International Whaling Commission granted Greenland the right to hunt nine humpback whales a year for its inuit population. The decision came at the end of the commission’s 62nd annual meeting in Agadir, Morocco, on Saturday. A ban on commercial whaling has remained in force after delegates failed to agree on a proposal to lift [...]

RESEARCHERS WITNESS WHALE’S FIRST BREATH

Thu Jul 23, 2009

WA based whale researchers say they’ve just witnessed and photographed a newborn humpback whale taking its first breath. The researchers from the Centre for Whale Research saw the mother lifting the newborn completely clear of the water for about 10 seconds while it took its first breath.

RAPID ROUNDUP: Global report on whales – expert response

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Environment Minister Peter Garrett has released the Global Cetacean Summary Report ahead of the 61st International Whaling Commission meeting in Portugal next week. The report summarises existing scientific knowledge on the global conservation status of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) and the threats to their survival, and reviews the economic value of cetaceans and their [...]

RAPID ROUNDUP: Shark attack in Sydney – experts respond

Mon Mar 2, 2009

Experts respond to the latest shark attack in Sydney over the weekend. It was the third shark attack in Sydney as many weeks.

RAPID ROUNDUP: Beached whales in Tasmania – experts respond

Fri Jan 23, 2009

The discovery of 50 beached sperm whales in the northwest of Tasmania, sparked rescue attempts by Wildlife officials this morning. The Australian Science Media Centre has gathered comments from experts as to why this strange behaviour occurs.

RAPID ROUNDUP: Abandoned baby humpback whale – Experts respond

Thu Aug 21, 2008

Several whale experts comment below on the abandoned baby humpback whale in Sydney’s Pittwater.

RAPID ROUNDUP: Whaling – Experts Comment

Fri Jun 16, 2006

With the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in the Caribbean this weekend, whaling and the Japanese proposal to increase their catches for scientific purposes is again high on the media agenda.