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Faroe whale killing: a cruel and unnecessary ritual or a sustainable food practice?
Gavin Haines
4th October, 2012
To the people of the Faroe Islands the slaughter of pilot whales for food is a sustainable practice. Gavin Haines tries to make sense of this much maligned tradition and struggles to determine where we can and/or should impose a different cultural notion of sustainability on others more...
The Great Animal Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World's Wild Places
Laurie Tuffrey
5th April, 2012
Bernie Krause has spent a lifetime recording the sonics of nature. But, as Laurie Tuffrey finds, his quest to record the elusive sound of the wild finds practical application in conservation more...
Cetaceans under siege as man-made perils blight the oceans
Anthony Wall
29th December, 2011
Whales, dolphins and porpoises have no respite from oil and chemicals, fishing nets, shipping, noise pollution and a host of other dangers brought about by man's unrelenting destruction of the oceans, says Anthony Wall more...
The Ecologist October 1971: The extinction of whales?
The Ecologist
17th October, 2011
Forty years ago this month, Scott McVay predicted the impending extinction of many species of whales. Does the threat remain today, or has the battle been won? more...
Revealed: UK fish and chips linked to Icelandic whale slaughter
Tom Levitt
11th July, 2011
British diners could unwittingly be supporting Iceland's whale hunt as a major UK fish wholesaler continues to source seafood from an Icelandic company linked to the killing of endangered fin whales more...
Hundreds of whales face slaughter as Norway's killing season resumes
Joanna Toole
1st April, 2011
As the annual and highly controversial Norwegian whale hunt begins, Joanna Toole argues the evidence proving the practice is cruel, unnecessary and increasingly unpopular is now overwhelming more...
Russia's ambitions for oil off Sakhalin Island could wipe out whale species
Katharine Helmore
18th January 2011
The Western North Pacific gray whale is under threat of extinction, say WWF, as Russia plans a third oil platform off Sakhalin Island more...
Warning over contaminated whale meat as Faroe Islands' killing continues
Vi Nguyen
26th November, 2010
Faroese government accused of ignoring scientific evidence over safety of whale meat as record number of pilot whales are slaughtered more...
PHOTO GALLERY: Migratory animals and birds face a new battle for survival
Eifion Rees
26th October, 2010
Some of nature's most majestic creatures are migratory, but their future in a changing world is far from certain, as a stunning new book of photographs makes clear more...
Japanese dolphin hunt resumes
Ecologist
10th September, 2009
Whale and dolphin cull exposed in new documentary film continues despite worldwide protests more...
Abandoned fishing gear wreaks havoc at sea
Ecologist
19th June, 2009
Fish and other sea mammals are paying a heavy price for the tonnes of lost or abandoned fishing gear in our oceans more...
WWF-UK wins funding halt to Sakhalin II oil and gas pipeline
News
6th March, 2008
Lobbying by WWF UK to protect Arctic wilderness from a £11bn ($22bn) oil and gas project that threatened the Western Gray Whale with extinction has been successful after the UK and US governments withdrew backing. more...
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Reef protection stepped up a gear
News
3rd October, 2007
The Government of the Phillipines has tightened regulations to stop fishing on the country's largest coral reef, Reuters has reported. more...
Whales and dolphins get their day in court
News
18th May, 2007
A group of environmental organisations headed by Earthjustice are sueing the US Navy for continuing to carry out sonar trials which are crippling whales and dolphins. more...
The perils of plastic amnesia
Matthew Carmichael
1st November, 2006
Convenient, flimsy, costly, cynical, manipulative, wasteful, deadly...we'll never forget the plastic bag more...
The magnificent bluefin tuna
Richard Ellis
1st October, 2003
Richard Ellis celebrates the beauty of one of nature’s most miraculous, and least appreciated creatures – the bluefin tuna. more...
Whale songs drowned out by navy sonars
The Ecologist
1st February, 2003
Navy vs the Whales. They have the most mysterious and beautiful songs in the natural world. But now they are dying, drowned out by the deafening roar of Western navies’ new sonar devices.more...
Deafness in the deep
Leigh Calvez
7th June, 2000
A new threat to whales, dolphins and other marine life exists in the worlds oceans, as the US Navys new sonar technology could have huge long-term effects on their whole way of life. Leigh Calvez reveals why the lords of the sea aren't singing any more. more...Members
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