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January 28, 2010
Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales - Click Here for More Details


March 15, 2007
Sonar sound-off slated in Kahului
By Edwin Tanji, City Editor, Maui News


March 14, 2007
Whale advocacy group to protest Navy’s use of deadly sonar in National Sanctuary
By By Haleakala Times


April 28, 2006
400 Dolphins Found Dead on Zanzibar Coast
By Associated Press, Posted by CNN.com


April 28, 2006
Sonar Called Likely Stranding Cause
By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post


April 28, 2006
Israel to Join Anti-Whaling Coalition Alongside U.S., Australia
By Aron Heller, Associated Press, Posted by ENN.com


April 20, 2006
Dozen Nations Urge Norway to Stop Commercial Whaling
By Adrian Croft, Reuters, Posted by Reuters Foundation AlertNet.org


April 20, 2006
IFAW Launches U.S. Whale Campaign
By International Fund for Animal Welfare, Posted by ENN.com


March 30, 2006
Stranded Whales Mystify US Researchers
By Maggie Fox, Reuters News Service, Posted by PlanetArk.com


March 30, 2006
Australia Says New Research Proves Scientific Whaling is 'A Sham'
By Associated Press, Posted by ENN.com


March 22, 2006
Whales Sing Their Own Language
By scenta news, scenta.co.uk


March 7, 2006
Fears Sonic Blasts Will Drive More Whales to Beaches
By Telegraph, London, Posted by The Sydney Morning Herald


February 6, 2006
Deaths Push Rare Asia Dolphins Nearer Extinction
By Reuters, Posted by ENN.com


January 29, 2006
Japan Invents Super-harpoon to Kill Whales
By Jonathan Leake and Julian Ryall, The Sunday Times, UK


January 20, 2006
Reference to Sonar Deleted in Whale-Beaching Report
By Marc Kaufman, Washington Post


January 9, 2006
Modern Day Tragedy: Graphic Footage Depicts Slow, Agonizing Death for Harpooned Whale in Southern Ocean Sanctuary
By International Fund for Animal Welfare, Posted by ENN.com


January 3, 2006
Biggest Whale Hunt in 20 Years Under Way
By United Press International, Posted by Monstersandcritics.com


January 1, 2006
49 whales dead in New Zealand
Posted by News24.com from South Africa


December 20, 2005
Pilot whales beached at Farewell Spit, New Zealand
By One News, Posted by TVNZ.co.nz


November 22, 2005
Report Says Ocean Noise Harms Dolphins, Whales
By Paul Chavez, Associated Press, Posted by ENN.com


November 11, 2005
Eskimos Try New Explosive in Whale Kill
By Roseanne Pagano, Associated Press, Posted by ENN.com


November 9, 2005
Japan to Double Usual Whale Kill in New Antartic Hun,
Expanded to Include Fin Whales

By Hans Greimel, Associated Press, Posted by ENN.com


October 26, 2005
Over 130 Whales Die Beached in Australia
Associated Press, Posted by ABC News


October 20, 2005
U.S. Navy Sued Over "Ear-splitting" Sonar on Whales
By Jill Serjeant, Reuters, Posted by ENN.com


July 25, 2005
Scientists Say Many More Right Whales May Be Dying than Previously Thought
By Jay Lindsay, Associated Press, Posted by ENN.com


July 18, 2005
Two Rare Risso's Dolphins Rescued (Florida)
By Michael Pollick, Herald Tribune, Southwest Florida


June 23, 2005
Whale Burger Goes on Sale in Japan Amid Growing Criticism Over Its Research Whaling
By Associated Press, Posted by ENN.com


June 23, 2005
IWC Urges Japan Not to Kill More Whales for Research
By Kelly Olsen, Associated Press, Posted by ENN.com


June 23, 2005
IWC Notes Growth of Whale Watching Industry Worldwide
By International Fund for Animal Welfare, Posted by ENN.com


June 23, 2005
Agency's Stance on Whales Not Right
By Associated Press, Posted by Long Beach Press Telegram


June 22, 2005
Japan Loses Commericial Whaling Vote
By Jon Herskovitz, Reuters, Posted by ENN.com


June 22, 2005
Scientific Whaling Program Weak on Science -- An ENN Commentary
By Dr. David Suzuki, David Suzuki Foundation, Posted by ENN.com


June 21, 2005
Japan to Double Its Take of Minke Whales for Study
By Kelly Olsen, The Associated Press, Posted by Seattle Times


June 17, 2005
Court Orders Protection for Pacific Right Whales
Anchorage, Alaska, Posted by PlanetArk.com


June 14, 2005
WWF Says Japan Scientific Whaling a Sham
By Reuters, Posted by ENN.com


June 10, 2005
Noise Threatens Sea Life, UN Told
By Steven Edwards, New York Daily Times


June 8-9, 2005
Coalition Urges UN Curbs on Harmful Ocean Sounds
Reuters News Service, Posted by Planet Ark.com


June 2, 2005
Mass Whale Stranding in Australia
Sharon Kennedy, ABC Southwest, Western Australia


June 2, 2005
Court Decision Huge Victory for Dolphin-Safe Tuna
By International Marine Mammal Project / Earth Island Institute, Posted by ENN.com


June 1, 2005
Evidence Showing Harm to Whales Withheld by Bush Administration
By Natural Resources Defense Council, Posted by ENN.com


May 26, 2005
We Will Kill Humpbacks Anyway - Japan
By Luke McIlveen, From Daily Telegraph, Posted By News.com.au


April 21, 2005
Canada Kills 250,000 Seal Pups in Annual Hunt
By International Fund for Animal Welfare , Posted By Enn.com


April 18, 2005
Oceans Getting Louder; Effects Unclear
By Jay Lindsay, Associated Press, Posted By Enn.com


April 12, 2005
Japan to Expand Whale Hunt
By Elaine Lies, Swissinfo.org


April 7, 2005
Laws Passed to Protect River Dolphins
Posted by Australian Broadcasting Company (ABC Online)


April 1, 2005
Japan: Whale Hunt To Go On Even If Plan Rejected
By Elaine Lies, Reuters News Service, Posted by Planet Ark


March 31, 2005
The Bloodiest Seal Cull Ever
From Ryan Parry In The Gulf Of St Lawrence, Canada, Posted by Mirror.co.uk


March 29, 2005
Canada's Spring Seal Hunt Opens
Canada (AP), Posted By SFGATE.com


March 18, 2005
Five More Right Whales Are Killed
By Emily C. Dooley, Staff Writer, Cape Cod Online
(NOTE: Article moved to their archives; Fee based search for title/date; )


March 17, 2005
Annual Canadian Seal Hunt Bloody and Divisive
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Environment News Service


March 16, 2005
Report: Navy Sonar Likely Made Orcas Flee
By Assoicated Press, Posted By ABC News


March 9, 2005
Underwater Noise Pollution:
Will Dolphins And Whales Go The Way Of The Dinosaur?

By W. Leon Smith, Iconoclast Editor-in-Chief


March 7, 2005
Dolphin Beaching Came After Navy Sub Exercise
By Associated Press, Posted by Herald Tribune.com, Southwest Florida


March 4, 2005 and April 14, 2005
Stranded Dolphins Get Round-the-Clock Care (in Florida Keys)
By John Zarrella, Posted by CNN.com (NOTE: This is an update to March 4 Strandings in Florida Keys.)


March 3, 2005
Defending the Silence of the Seas
By Bruce Joffe, News Analysis, Berkeley Daily Planet


March 2, 2005
Seven Rare Whales Found Dead on New Zealand Beach
By Associated Press, Posted By The Environmental News Network


February 28, 2005
U.S. Set to Oppose Efforts To Restrict Use of Sonar
By Marc Kaufman, Staff Writer, Washington Post


February 16, 2005
Whale Stranded off West Australia Coast
From News.Com.Au Network, Posted By The Australian


February 9, 2005
Blue Planet: The Fading Songs Of Whales
By Dan Whipple, Boulder CO (UPI), Posted By Space Daily


January 14, 2005
Environmentalists Say Sound Wave Research off Yucatan Threatens Marine Life
By Lisa J. Adams, Associated Press
Posted By The Environmental News Network


December 4, 2004
People Still the Whale's Worst Enemy
By Andrew Darby, The Sydney Morning Herald, Australia


November 30, 2004
At Least 55 Whales Die in New Zealand Mass Stranding, Officials Say
By Associated Press, Posted By The Environmental News Network


November 25, 2004
Navy Pledges Curbs on Sonar to Avoid Harming Dolphins
By James Reynolds, Environment Correspondent, The Scotsman


November 24, 2004
Concern Sonar Equipment Could Harm Marine Life
By Scotland Today


November 24, 2004
New Sonar Protection for Warships
By BBC News Scotland


November 22, 2004
Blasts Might Harm Whales, Studies Say
By Bruce Lieberman, UNION-TRIBUNE Staff Writer


November 12, 2004
Protecting Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises from
the Harmful Effects of Man-Made Ocean Noise

By The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Posted By The Environmental News Network


October 29, 2004
European Parliament Recognizes Global Concern About Sonar Impact on Marine Life After Coalition of 67 Environmental Groups Deliver Petition.
By Dr. Marsha Green, Ocean Mammal Institute


October 28, 2004
IFAW and NRDC Applaud EP Resolution on Saving Whales from Naval Sonar
By The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)
Posted By The Environmental News Network


October 28, 2004
Court Rules Whales Can't Sue
By Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services


October 27, 2004
President Bush Entangled in Tuna/Dolphin Issue
By David Phillips and Mark J. Palmer
Posted By The Environmental News Network


October 11, 2004
Irrawaddy Dolphins Gain Trade Protection Under CITES;
WWF Urges Countries to Stop All Live Captures

By World Wildlife Fund US
Posted By The Environmental News Network


September 29, 2004
Call for Sub Ban to Save Whales
By Daily Record, UK


September 26, 2004
Navy Sub Refit Fails to Save the Whale
By Brian Brady, Westminster Editor, Scotland on Sunday


September 22, 2004
The Deafening Sound of the Seas
By Alex Kirby, BBC News Online environment correspondent


August 8, 2004
Whales at Risk in Sonar Sea Exercises
By Mark Townsend, The Observer


August 3, 2004
Navy Under Fire for Scaring False Bay Whales
By Melanie Gosling, Cape Times, South Africa


July 22, 2004
Undersea Noise 'Does Harm Whales'
By Alex Kirby, BBC News Online environment correspondent in Sorrento, Italy


July 15, 2004
Groups Urge Navy to Reduce Sonar Harm to Whales
By Jan TenBruggencate, Honolulu Advertiser Science Writer


July 15, 2004
Navy Urged to Change Sonar Use; Environmentalists Say It Injures Whales
By Jane Kay, Chronicle Environment Writer


July 7, 2004
Ocean Scientists Assess Impact Of Seismic Pulses In Effort To Protect Whales
By Science Daily, Source: American Geophysical Union


July 7, 2004
Whale Dies After Pod Returns to Sea
By Jan TenBruggencate, Honolulu Advertiser Science Writer


July 6, 2004
Whale’s Body Found Near Hanalei Bay
By Star-Bulletin



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