161. Seals & Whales Grand Manan White Head. Seals whales CLICK to hear sounds.. The pups are born from April to June and are not weaned until two years of age. whales http://www.grandmanannb.com/seals.htm

CLICK to hear sounds.. Seals We have four species of seals which may be seen in the Bay of Fundy, one of which is common ( harbour seal ), one which is increasing in numbers ( grey seal ) and two which are sporadic visitors ( hooded and harp seals These seals belong to the phocids or earless seals. They can not bring their hind flippers under the body as another group of seals can (otariids or sea lions, fur seals, etc.), they swim with a side-to-side motion of their body using their hind flippers as a rudder and they lack ear lobes or pinnae. One species, which is the only member of the odobenids, has been extirpated (or removed) through hunting pressure ( walrus ). Seals occupy a controversial place in the Bay of Fundy because of conflicts with fisheries and aquaculture but they are generally regarded positively by visitors and there are growing numbers of "S eal Watching Adventures" in conjunction with other activities. Phocids or Earless Seals: Harbour Seals Phoca vitulina concolor - common Grey Seals Halichoerus grypus - occasional Hooded Seals Crystophora cristata - rare Harp Seals Phoca groenlandica - rare Odobenid: Walrus Odobenus rosmarus - extirpated Species Descriptions: Harbour Seals The most common species of seal in the Bay of Fundy is the harbour seal Phoca vitulina concolor Grey Seals Grey seals Halichoerus grypus Hooded Seals Hooded seals Crystophora cristata Harp Seals Harp seals Phoca groenlandica ) are also rare visitors to the Bay of Fundy, usually living in the Arctic in the summer and pupping on ice floes in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in the winter. Both sexes attain 170cm (5'7") in length and 130kg (296lb) in weight. The coat colour is white with a dark "harp" or saddle on the back and dark face. Pups are born in late February to mid-March on pack ice and are weaned after 10 days. The pups are called "whitecoats" for the first three weeks until they moult into a grey coat with dark spots and are then called "beaters". Immatures of 14 months and older are known as "bedlamers". The diet is mostly fish and crustaceans. Long been hunted the population is increasing with decreases in hunting pressure. Because of the rarity of this seal in the Bay of Fundy it is not considered a pest to fisheries or aquaculture, nor is it hunted, but would be treated in the same manner as harbour and grey seals when it occurs.

162. Whales Euthanized After Third Grounding CNN http://cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/07/31/whales.euthanized.ap/index.html

163. Whales And Dolphins Guide For Sailing In Greece Outstanding sailors guide to whales and dolphins found in Greece and the Mediterranean. High resolution images of Sperm whales, Fin http://www.sailingissues.com/dolphins-whales.html

Home Sailing Greece Yacht charters Site map ... Contact me Dolphins and Whales Dolphins and Whales in Greece Cetaceans - the biological order to which whales, dolphins and porpoises belong - appear on many ancient wall paintings, pottery, coins, jewellery etc. In fact, these marine mammals have been a part of Greek civilisation for over three and a half thousand years and the science of cetology was indeed founded by the ancient Greeks. The first scientific report on dolphins and whales is Historia Animalium written by Aristotle, and dates back to 350 BCE. A yachting holiday is the best way to encounter dolphins and whales. Sailing the Greek waters enables you to study at least eight of the most interesting species of marine mammals up close and perhaps a few more if the conditions are right. To correctly identify the four most commonly sighted dolphins, as well as the four most commonly sighted whales, their characteristics are outlined below. An Identification Guide as well as a Test Your Knowledge quiz can be found towards the end of this page. Striped dolphin The Striped dolphin ( Stenella coeruleoalba ) is named after its dark bluish-black stripe running across the entire length of the body. In the east Mediterranean the Striped dolphin is the most common and most sighted dolphin and here they seem to prey primarily on cephalopods

164. CNN.com - Extreme Tides Strand Beluga Whales In Alaska - Aug. 30, 2003 CNN http://cnn.com/2003/US/West/08/30/strandedwhales.ap/index.html

BREAKING NEWS A militant group claims it has kidnapped an American engineer in Saudi Arabia. The U.S. embassy confirmed an American is missing. Details soon The Web CNN.com Home Page World U.S. Weather ... Special Reports SERVICES Video E-Mail Services CNNtoGO SEARCH Web CNN.com Extreme tides strand beluga whales in Alaska Onlookers peer over one of the beluga whales that washed ashore in Turnagain Arm south of Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday. Story Tools RELATED New Moby Dick? Boat crasher a rare white whale YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Whales National Marine Fisheries Service Alaska or Create your own Manage alerts What is this? ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) Two dead beluga whales washed ashore Friday after dozens of the animals were temporarily stranded on mud flats during extreme low tides. The dead whales apparently were among 46 beluga that were grounded for several hours Thursday along the shore of Turnagain Arm, about 40 miles southeast of Anchorage. The survivors swam out with the high tide Thursday night, said Barbara Mahoney, a biologist with the National Marine Fisheries Service. The two dead beluga washed ashore north of the stranding site. Alaska Native hunters salvaged blubber under an agreement with fisheries officials.

165. Bowhead Whales Bowhead whales. Balaena mysticetus. Sounds produced by the environment or by the whales reverberate differently under different ice conditions. http://www.nps.gov/bela/html/bowhead.htm

Bowhead Whales Balaena mysticetus Description Habitat and Range Life History Relationships with People Population Status Ecological Concerns Description This robust and powerful baleen whale measures up to 18 meters in length and weighs about 3.3 tons per meter (60 feet long, one ton per foot). When it surfaces to breathe a V-shaped spout issues from twin blowholes at the peak of its massive head, a head that is powerful enough to break through a foot of sea ice. In the days of commercial whaling the bowhead was valued for its large quantities of baleen and oil. Habitat and Range Bowheads spend their lives near sea ice margins. Once found throughout northern polar waters, they are reduced to one substantial population inhabiting Beringia and remnants in the eastern Canadian Arctic and the Sea of Okhotsk. The Beringian bowheads winter in the Bering Sea. In spring they migrate north through open ice leads, usually rounding Point Barrow by early June on their way to summer feeding areas in the Canadian waters of the eastern Beaufort Sea. In August they begin moving west toward Wrangel Island, and in late fall return south through Bering Strait. Bowheads evidently sense their surroundings mainly by sound, which travels five times faster and much farther in water than in air. Sounds produced by the environment or by the whales reverberate differently under different ice conditions. Bowheads are excellent navigators of ice-choked waters, although they sometimes get trapped by ice and drown. Bowheads make a wide variety of sounds with a voice covering seven octaves. Like humpbacks, they may "sing" in deep undulating tones, often with two notes at once. During migration they evidently call not only to help navigate but also to maintain cohesion of small herds dispersed over perhaps a half dozen square miles.

166. Rescued Whale Dies After Escaping Holding Pen CNN http://cnn.com/2003/US/South/04/25/stranded.whales.ap/index.html

167. Welcome To Singing Rock Press: Whales, Dolphins, And Marine LIfe! WELCOME TO whales IN THE CLASSROOM. For middleschool aged children whales, dolphins, fish and other sea life is a source of constant interest and enjoyment. http://www.whalebooks.com/

SINGING ROCK P R E S S WELCOME TO WHALES IN THE CLASSROOM WHO WE ARE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES PRODUCTS SAMPLE ACTIVITIES For middle-school aged children whales, dolphins, fish and other sea life is a source of constant interest and enjoyment. We have two books that have provided science-based instruction, activities, reading, and real-world issues about weather, food chains, whale migration, and career models for young women and men. At Singing Rock Press we believe that a large part of the healthy future of our planet rests on the health of our oceans, and the health of our oceans clearly rests on the interests of young people and their willingness to "follow their hearts to the seas." Join us in viewing some sample activities from our two books: "Whales in the Classroom Presents: Oceanography" and "Whales in the Classroom Presents: Getting to Know the Whales"

168. Ocean Stock. The Premiere Marine Imagery Web Site. Stock marine photo library features underwater images including whales, dolphins, and sharks. Digital and film images. http://www.wattstock.com/

169. Bicycle Tour Of Golden Ring Of Russia With Moscow Travel Agency Three Whales Trips, services, photographs, cost, and contacts. http://www.threewhales.ru/t10.htm

IDEA OF THE TRIP. We want to invite people interested in cycling Russia and learning more about this big country. Cycling is not the goal of the tour. It is more like a mean of transportation and a way of staying fit. We want you to spend your vacation in an active way and learn a lot of the Russian history. That is why we have our van or a car with us to take you to places in time, give you a lift if you are tired or in case of bad weather. Almost every day has time for cycling and sightseeing. We want you to see as much of the Russian heritage as possible riding the bike rather then using the bus all the time. The tour is escorted by English speaking stuff and all the excursions are conducted by professional local guides. We want to make the trip as pleasant and comfortable for your as possible so NO TENTS we use hotel, NO NEED TO BRING A BIKE you can rent it from us, NO COOKING AND SNACK FOOD we use restaurants, tired of riding a bike - TAKE A BREAK IN A VAN. Almost every day has time for cycling and sightseeing. We want you to see as much of the Russian heritage as possible riding the bike rather then using the bus all the time. All the excursions are conducted by professional local guides. Moreover we have a guide who will accompany you through all the tour and a bike instructor who will be able to solve technical issues. CAN I PARTICIPATE?

170. Blue Whales Sing At Same Pitch, Study Says Luciano Pavarotti they re not, but if blue whales ever build up a repertoire, they could give the Italian opera singer a run for his money. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/05/0517_040517_bluewhales.html

Sign up for our free e-mail newsletter Also see: Today's Top Stories This Story E-mail this story Sponsored in part by Supported by the National Science Foundation Blue Whales Sing at Same Pitch, Study Says John Roach for National Geographic News May 17, 2004 Luciano Pavarotti they're not, but if blue whales ever build up a repertoire they could give the Italian opera singer a run for his money. The cetaceans have perfect pitch. So perfect, in fact, that it's impossible to tell individuals apart from their calls. Read the full Blue whale Photograph by by Larry Hobbs, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory Funding for this Earth-systems science story was provided by the National Science Foundation. This special series of news stories is produced as a complement to Pulse of the Planet, a daily sound portrait of the Earth broadcast on radio. Listen to this and other Pulse of the Planet programs in streaming audio.

171. Save The Whales Includes action alerts, Makah updates, research, adopt a whale, captivity, and marine mammal inventory. http://www.savethewhales.org/

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172. Status Of Killer Whales In Canada STATUS OF KILLER whales IN CANADA. Killer whales can be found in all three of Canada s oceans, as well as occasionally in Hudson Bay and in the Gulf of St. http://www.dal.ca/~whitelab/rwb/kwstatus.htm

STATUS OF KILLER WHALES IN CANADA Robin W. Baird Contract report submitted to the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) . Reviewed and evaluated by COSEWIC in April 1999. Published in the Canadian Field-Naturalist in 2001. Download an Adobe PDF version of this report Summary Portions of the text of this report can be found at the following pages: Introduction, Population Discrimination etc Population Size and Trends Limiting Factors Special Significance and Evaluation ... Go to index of killer whale reports and publications

173. CETACEA: Whales, Dolphins, And Porpoises Comprehensive description of the order and its various families from the online book Walker's Mammals of the World by Ronald Nowak. http://www.press.jhu.edu/books/walker/cetacea/cetacea.html

Order Cetacea Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises This order of wholly aquatic mammals occurs in all the oceans and adjoining seas of the world, as well as in certain lakes and river systems. Living cetaceans are traditionally divided into two suborders: the Odontoceti, individuals of which have teeth (generally all of one kind) and an asymmetrical skull and which comprise the families Iniidae, Lipotidae, Pontoporiidae, Platanistidae, Delphinidae, Phocoenidae, Monodontidae, Ziphiidae, and Physeteridae; and the Mysticeti, individuals of which have plates of baleen, instead of teeth, and a symmetrical skull and which comprise the families Eschrichtidae, Balaenopteridae, Balaenidae, and Neobalaenidae. Rice 1984) considered the Odontoceti and the Mysticeti to be distinct orders, because it is questionable whether the two groups had a common origin and because the differences between them are as great as those between some of the universally recognized orders of mammals. Certain authorities, such as Ellis 1980), have followed Rice's procedure. Gaskin 1976), however, summarized data supporting a monophyletic origin for cetaceans and treated the Odontoceti and Mysticeti as suborders. The latter procedure also is supported by new cytological data (

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175. Index Provides information on gray whales, whale watching, pictures, and news. http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Jungle/1953/index.html

A GRAY WHALE WATCHING GUIDE GRAY WHALES 101 WHALE WATCH 2004 WINSTON `S WEB LINKS GRAY WHALE WATCHING BOATS and TOURS FUN ZONE To Enter This Web site Click On The ICONS Below . Visit Winston's SAVE the WHALES Web site E-MAIL WINSTON @ w_pup@yahoo.com PHOTOS OF GRAY WHALES BALEEN WHALES All photographs were taken by the author . If you wish to use anything on this site , please contact the author first. Please sign my guest book Please view my guest book Check out Dick Russell's book on Gray whales. "Eye of the Whale"

176. NATURE: Sperm Whales: The Real Moby Dick - Introduction Includes information on the sperm whale such as social structure and facts. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/spermwhales/html/intro.html

177. School Programs-Whales An activity guide about whales of the West Coast of Canada. Includes a list of species, teacher and student guides, glossary, and links. http://rbcm1.rbcm.gov.bc.ca/programs/whales/index.html

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178. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Extinction Nears For Whales And Dolphins Alex Kirby reports that some species are now so endangered they may not survive another 10 years. Features photos and related links. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3024785.stm

News Sport Weather World Service ... Programmes Last Updated: Wednesday, 14 May, 2003, 08:13 GMT 09:13 UK Email this to a friend Printable version Extinction nears for whales and dolphins By Alex Kirby BBC News Online environment correspondent Some whales, dolphins and porpoises are now so endangered they could vanish within a decade, scientists say. Cetacean diversity, like all biodiversity worldwide, is crumbling William Perrin, IUCN The warning comes from an international group of cetacean experts at IUCN-The World Conservation Union. They say species like the baiji (the Yangtze River dolphin) are unlikely to last for another 10 years. Other small cetaceans and several of the great whale species are almost as endangered, they believe. The experts issue their warning in Dolphins, Whales and Porpoises: 2002-2010 Conservation Action Plan for the World's Cetaceans. The plan is the third of three written by IUCN's Cetacean Specialist Group (CSG) in the last 15 years. Help for the overlooked It lists the 86 recognised cetacean species, from the whales of the high seas to the small and increasingly seldom-seen freshwater species in southern Asia and Latin America.

179. Go To WhaleNet Click here to go to WhaleNet. http://whale.wheelock.edu/

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180. Cetacea Cetacea Cetacea provides information on every species of whale, dolphin, and porpoise. Each species description covers classification, local names, recognition at sea, habitat, food and feeding, http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.cetacea.org/index.htm&y=02179767

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