Plants and Animals

Almost thirty long-finned pilot whales were stranded on Strahan's Ocean Beach, Tasmania, on Friday. Five animals were saved. According to the Sunday Tasmanian: "Rough surf made it impossible to return the whales to the water in the same place they … [Read more...] about Stranded Pilot Whales Moved on Donated Mattresses

Hi Jennifer, Since 1999 Greenpeace has not conducted an anti-whaling campaign at sea against Norwegian whalers. According to Greenpeace, such campaigns are now considered "counter productive". One has to wonder then, why Greenpeace considers … [Read more...] about Why Greenpeace No-longer Battles Norwegian Whaler on the High Seas: A Note from George McCallum

I received a note from a reader of this blog, Lamna nasus, last Wednesday in which he suggested that the critically endangered North Atlantic Right Whales are currently threatened by the start of the commercial lobster fishing season in the Bay of … [Read more...] about Has Bad Weather Saved Right Whales from Lobster Fishermen?

Hi Jennifer, Six Japanese whaling ships have set sail for their annual hunt in south Atlantic. Japan's fisheries agency says the fleet has a target of 850 minke whales and 10 fin whales. As usual we are waiting for the annual outcry from … [Read more...] about Japan Begins Annual Whale Hunt: A Note from Ann Novek

Rhinoceros are usually associated with the African savannah, but interestingly there are species which also occur in rainforests in Indonesia. The one-horned Java Rhino and the two-horned Sumatran Rhino are the rarest rhinos on earth. Here's a … [Read more...] about A Rare Rainforest Rhinoceros