NRDC: Wildlife & Fish: Whales & Marine Mammals NRDC works to protect threatened whales and marine animals whose habitats are threatened by corporate development and undersea noise. http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/default.asp
Extractions: Perhaps nothing in nature is more impressive than a whale breaching the ocean's surface. But these creatures are threatened as never before by humankind's encroachment into the seas and by shore-based industry. NRDC played a leading role in the international victory that saved the gray whale breeding grounds in Mexico's Laguna San Ignacio, which was threatened by industrial development, and we remain vigilant against similar risks posed to other whale populations. We are also tackling undersea noise pollution and play a leading role in opposing an experimental Navy weapon system that would bombard hundreds of nautical miles of the ocean with harmful low-frequency noise.
Beluga Whales Beluga whales. Beluga whales are small (3 5m shape and lack of dorsal fin. To learn more about beluga whales, select from the following http://www.uvm.edu/whale/BelugaWhales.html
Extractions: are small (3 - 5m) toothed whales that inhabit coastal and estuarine areas, often with pack ice, in arctic and subarctic areas of the northern hemisphere. They can be recognized by their white color, prominent rounded melon, stout body shape and lack of dorsal fin. To learn more about beluga whales, select from the following: Return to What Kind Of Whale Was It Return to Directory of Exhibits or UVM Home Page. Charlotte, The Vermont Whale; Wesley.Wright@uvm.edu 11-15-94
Save Da Whales Official Home Page Details on how you can save the whales, information on every kind of whale there is, along with photos, wallpaper and screensavers. http://www.telery.com/savedawhales
Extractions: Welcome to Save Da Whales Cooperation Official Web Page Here at our web site there are tons of links. At "How To Save Da Whales", we tell you how to save da whales and all about our projects. In "Newz", you can here about all the updated information on every kind of whale there ever is. In "Goodies", you can get a new goodie every month. Like wallpaper, screen savers, etc. In "Links", every link there is one of our favorite web sites! So try the links out, have fun, and enjoy your stay here at the Save Da Whales Cooperation web page!
Ship'n Whales Klikk på flagget for å velge språk, Click the flag to choose language, http://www.shipn-whales.no/
YAQU PACHA - Project: Humpback Whales Provides information on the conservation of South American Aquatic Mammals, organization news and project information on work to protect whales from pollution, fisherman, and disease. Available in German, Spanish, and English. http://www.yaqupacha.de/enbuckel.htm
Minke Whales - The Dwarf Minke Whale Explorer). Dwarf minke whales were first recognised as a distinct form in the mid 1980s and there is still little known about them. http://www.minkewhale.org/
Extractions: Dr Peter Arnold (Museum of Tropical Queensland); Dr Alastair Birtles (Chief Investigator, CRC Reef and James Cook University), and Andy Dunstan (Undersea Explorer). Dwarf minke whales were first recognised as a distinct form in the mid 1980s and there is still little known about them. They attracted attention in northern Great Barrier Reef waters because they regularly approached close to boats and swimmers. While many countries have banned programs where visitors can swim with whales, a swim with whales industry has developed in waters of the northern Great Barrier Reef based on the voluntary approaches of dwarf minke whales.
Extractions: Read on down this page for whale watching hints. Check the whale watching website for more information on Whale Watch Week. Migration In December and January, gray whales migrate from their Bering Sea feeding grounds to calving lagoons in Baja, Mexico where pregnant females give birth and mating takes place. The southward migration takes them about three weeks, traveling at around five mile per hour. Some non-breeding whales may not make the entire trip. The males leave the lagoons for their return migration pretty shortly after mating and appear off our coast in March and early April. The females with calves wait until their calves gain some strength before leaving for the long trip north. They are most often seen off our coast from late April through June.
Humpback Whales In Hawaii Pictures, Behaviors The humpback whales migrate to hawaii annually to reproduce, give birth make song and nurse their young. whale watch ohau hawii, In The Company of whales. http://www.sailhawaii.com/whales.html
Extractions: 10. Makapu Point (Marine Corps Base Hawaii) Source: Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary In The Company of Whales To Hawaiians, the whale is a representation of the Hawaiian god, Kanaloa - the god of fish, animals in the ocean and greenery on land. Humpback whales ( na kohola ) are found in all of the world's oceans, although they generally prefer near shore and near-island habitats for both feeding and breeding. A large percentage of the North Pacific migrate to the main Hawaiian islands during the winter months, November through May, each year. The round-trip distance they travel during this annual migration is approximately 6,000 miles, one of the longest migration distances of any animal species. During their stay in Hawaii, they do not feed, but rely upon stored energy. Near the islands, the whales devote most of their time to mating and giving birth to their calves. While visiting the islands
Out Of The Blue Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society's travel wing giving people the opportunity to see and learn about whales and dolphins in the wild. http://www.bluetravel.co.uk/
Extractions: - Quick Links About WDCS Adopt a Dolphin Adopt a Whale Calendar Captivity Competitions Contact WDCS Faroe Islands get ACTIVE Iceland IWC 2003 Merchandise News out of the blue holi Report a Sighting Sightings Species Guide Strandings WDCS Mastercard WDCS (Japanese) Whale Watching Whaling WDCS's out of the blue is our travel wing, giving people the opportunity to see and learn about whales and dolphins in the wild. Each small group visits and stays with a WDCS funded project/researcher, giving you the chance to learn about whales, dolphins and their conservation from the experts. Please feel free to write, phone or email us if you have any questions about the tours. About 'out of the blue', WDCS holidays for whale and dolphin conservation.
- Overselling Of Whale Evolution - Conventional wisdom among evolutionists is that whales descended from land mammals, but the fossil evidence is not persuasive, let alone conclusive. http://www.trueorigin.org/whales.asp
Extractions: Creation Matters , a newsletter published by the Creation Research Society onventional wisdom among evolutionists, at least at the popular level, is that whales descended from Mesonychidae, an early and diverse family of land mammals that were well adapted for running. It is hypothesized that some mesonychid species began feeding on creatures inhabiting shallow waters and that over many generations the selective pressures created by this change of diet transformed one or more of the species into an amphibious archaeocete. The selective pressures of amphibious living in turn generated a variety of archaeocetes and eventually transformed one or more of the species into a fully marine archaeocete. Marine existence then shaped further adaptations to produce the 75 to 77 living species of whales, porpoises, and dolphins. The purpose of this article is to suggest that the fossil evidence for the mesonychid-to-whale transition is not persuasive, let alone conclusive. Dissacus navajovius (which is Dissacus carnifex of Cope) and some archaeocete specimens. His rather cautious statement of the claim is worth recalling:
Extractions: Sperm Whales: The Deep Divers of the Ocean A Spem whale calf investigating the camera! In Herman Melville's classic novel, a Sperm whale called Moby Dick is protrayed as an evil monster which sinks ships and kills sailors. This is the reputation these whales have gotten throughout the years, perhaps because of their large size and huge teeth. We now know that Sperm whales are not dangerous to people. They do not break ships apart and swallow sailors whole. In fact, we know a lot about what Sperm whales don't dobut not very much else. Sperm whales are the largest toothed whales on the planet, and perhaps the most abundant of the great whales, but we rarely get to study them because they spend so much time underwater. Sperm whales are deep divers, holding their breath and diving thousands of feet down to feed on deep sea squid and fish. They spend 90% of their lives down deep where they can't be seen. Only rarely do these energetic animals take a break and rest at the surface. The Sperm Whale's blow hole is at an angle on the left side of its head. This causes its blow to shoot to the left. You can see in this photo how the blowhole looks like a pair of lips, and it works like one too. The whale closes the blowhole when it dives to keep the water out.
Cetaceans Introduction to the Cetacea. whales and Dolphins. The Cetacea are one of the Cetacea. Archaeocetes The Oldest whales. The oldest fossil http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/cetacea/cetacean.html
Extractions: The Cetacea are one of the most distinctive and highly specialized orders of mammals . They include the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale; the highly intelligent and communicative dolphins; the tusked narwhals and blind river dolphins and singing humpback whales nearly eighty living species in all. Although hunting and other human activities have endangered most cetacean species, the outlook for many is improving. flukes arranged horizontally. Modern whales have greatly elongated anterior skull bones, and the nostrils are located on the top of the head, forming the blowhole . The forelimbs are specialized to form flippers, and the hind limbs and pelvis are extremely small and do not normally extend out of the body wall of the animal. Modern whales may be divided into two subgroups: the Odontoceti (toothed whales) and the Mysticeti (baleen whales). Odontocetes bear teeth typically numerous and peglike, although sometimes modified, as in the single tusk of the narwhal or the odd, fanglike lower teeth of the beaked whales. Many odontocetes can navigate by echolocation , producing sound waves using a complex system of nasal sacs and passages, and using the echoes to navigate. Dolphins and porpoises are examples of odontocetes, as are belugas, narwhals, killer whales, sperm whales, and beaked whales. Baleen whales lack teeth completely as adults (although teeth are present in fetal baleen whales). They feed by straining small marine organisms out of the water using plates of
Oregon Coast And Wave Internet Services whales and other related links Save the whales CoastWatch For Kids Sea Lions Keiko Oregon Coast Aquarium Official Web Site Sea Lion Caves Smithsonian Ocean http://www.oregoncoast.com/Whales.htm
Ocean Life Institute - Right Whales Provides links to a lecture series on current threats and on saving the species. Features video and links to news articles. http://www.whoi.edu/institutes/oli/currenttopics/ct_rightwhales.htm
Blue Whale ACS Cetacean Fact Sheet These lowfrequency sounds travel long distances through water, allowing blue whales to communicate with each other over hundreds of miles of ocean. http://www.acsonline.org/factpack/bluewhl.htm
Extractions: The blue whale is one of the rorquals, a family that includes the humpback whale, fin whale, Bryde's whale, sei whale, and minke whale. On land an animal the size of a blue whale would be crushed by its own weight without the support of large heavy bones. Because its body is supported by water, as a sea animal, the need for heavy bones to support its weight disappeared. This, plus the availability of a large food supply, have made it possible for the blue whale to reach such an enormous size. The blue whale makes deep and rumbling sounds which can be felt as much as heard. These low-frequency sounds travel long distances through water, allowing blue whales to communicate with each other over hundreds of miles of ocean. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION The blue whale is the largest mammal, possibly the largest animal, to ever inhabit the earth. Its body is long, somewhat tapered, and streamlined, with the head making up less than one-fourth of its total body length. Its rostrum (upper part of the head) is very broad and flat and almost U-shaped, with a single ridge that extends just forward of the blowholes to the tip of the snout. Its blowholes are contained in a large, raised "splash guard," and the blow is tall and straight and over 20 feet (6 meters) high. Its body is smooth and relatively free of parasites, but a few barnacles attach themselves to the edge of the fluke and occasionally to the tips of the flippers and to the dorsal fin. There are 55-68 ventral grooves or pleats extending from the lower jaw to near the navel.
Extractions: A Travel Guide to... Baja California's Friendly Whales Website Index Home FYI Travel Tips Whale Info Photo Gallery ... More Links If you need help planning a trip to San Ignacio Lagoon, this is the place to start. T he only place on earth where you can get close enough to touch these friendly, curious animals in their own environment. L ocal fishermen work as guides from January to April. They are available to take your group out on the lagoon in "pangas" (Mexican fishing boats). During these trips visitors are often surrounded by grey whales of all ages and sizes. S ome whales will surface very near your boat, close enough to touch, as shown in the photos on this page and elsewhere in the site. Often, many other whales can be seen in the distance spy hopping, and occasionally breaching (leaping nearly completely out of the water). Eye-to-eye: an unforgettable encounter. This baby is safely perched on mom's back P eople of all ages make the trip to the lagoon every spring, and this website offers travel tips, advice to assist you with planning your own trip , and links to related websites. This is the place to start if you want information on travelling independently, or prefer to make arrangements with
WHALES-N-SAILS MAIN PAGE See the rare North Atlantic right whale. We use clean, quiet wind power to sail with the whales. Welcome to whalesn-sails Adventures. General Information. http://www.whales-n-sails.com/
Extractions: Whale watching Grand Manan Island, Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick Canada whale-watching sea birds whales seals boat tours Whales-n-Sails Adventures Welcome to... Whales-n-sails Adventures General Information Dates and Rates Things Y ... Click here to see our plans for 2004 or Click here for a report on our 2003 activities last updated May 07/04 Call us toll free or email: info@whales-n-sails.com Grand Manan Island
Dolphin-Institute A Honolulu organization dedicated to dolphins and whales through education, research, and conservation. http://www.dolphin-institute.com/
