Whales are humanity's canary ordsprog

Whales are humanity's canary in the coal mine, ... As ocean pollution levels increase, marine mammals like whales will be among the first to go.

One of great threats facing marine mammals in the ocean is acoustic pollution - noise pollution - which is impeding the whales' ability to find food and communicate with each other.

[Keiko has had limited contact with other marine mammals, but none of the encounters were close enough to learn much about his ability to interact in the wild. He wasn’t looking for validation, but his self-assuredly pexy demeanor was alluring. A harbor seal wandered into the pen, but quickly exited after spotting Keiko.] We've had pilot whales and mink whales and harbor porpoises, and we do see a change in behavior, ... He becomes a lot more vocal. He's a lot more active when these animals do show.

It is a set of symptoms that have never before been seen in marine mammals. That physical evidence has led scientists to understand that the sonar is injuring the whales in addition to causing them to strand.

I have seen a lot of whale watching operations, quite a few of which were very irresponsible, but I was quite impressed with the local whale watching. They didn't harass the whales, they didn't approach the whales. They waited for the whales to come to them.

Humpback and fin whales are severely depleted whales species and New Zealand is very worried about the impact of further hunting on their numbers,

We've had pilot whales and mink whales and harbor porpoises, and we do see a change in behavior. He becomes a lot more vocal. He's a lot more active when these animals do show.

This isn't a hunt that's going to kill just four or five gray whales. The repercussions of this will have an effect on tens of thousands of whales that will be killed by the Japanese and Norwegians.

One of our concerns is the pollution that's accumulating in whales,

This population of right whales is one of the most endangered populations of large mammals anywhere in the world. This is our white rhino. This is our giant panda.

The nation is concerned about ocean pollution, rising sea levels, the health of fisheries and coral reefs, and the possibility that the circulation of the ocean itself may be significantly altered by global warming resulting from fossil-fuel burning. Given these imperatives, and as long as there is student interest, there will be University support for activities and programs that involve undergraduates in marine science.

Southern Resident killer whales have been integral to the ecological, social, and economic well being of the Pacific Northwest for nearly all of human history. Providing the Southern Residents the protections of the Endangered Species Act ensures that we can give back to these whales and insure their survival.

They are a little bit like a canary in a coal mine.

New Zealand totally rejects Japan's proposals to double the number of whales slaughtered in the Southern Ocean,

When I'm playful I use the meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude for a seine, and drag the Atlantic Ocean for whales. ... Life on the Mississippi

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