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Whale Call News of the Week December 25, 2007 4:55 PM

for over a year now i have been sending, via email, Whale Call News of the Week.
its about time it was posted here as well -
it covers all the news i have noted on care2 that reached the front page - whales, oceans, environment, global warming and climate change, birds, fish, insects, biota.
when i put out a blog, or a new report is published on the whalecall site - it will be linked in the Whale Call News of the Week. i have set this thread so no comments can be made here - its a reference tool only.
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last weeks news December 25, 2007 4:57 PM

hi all -- the reports took more time than i was expecting, but they are online now - 2 new wadalba reports, 23 and 24, are at http://www.whalecall.org/index.php?page=improving.htm 
blogalong with boris #40 is online at http://www.care2.com/c2c/share/detail/572931
and the news of the week is as follows --
whaling issues have been forefront in australian media - its like a chess game with whales lives as the prize - stay tuned, dont stop the pressure on governments to cease whaling forever
 
1. Crocodile-like reptiles die mysteriously (66) 2. Sopping Up South Korea's Worst Oil Spill (72) 3. 3,000 walruses die in stampedes tied to climate (83) 4. Center for Biological Diversity - Press Release - States Petitioned to Halt Ocean Acidification Under Clean Water Act (47) 5. Fight For Friendly Sea Creatures (58) 6. Climate plan to adopt forest protection (49) 7. Fish Farms Drive Wild Salmon Populations Toward Extinction (68) 8. Bali breakthrough launches climate talks (59) 9. Anti-whalers hit the beach in Wellington (82) 10. Researchers Find New Deep Water Coral (70) 11. WHALE WARRIORS SET SAIL (64) 12. End Whaling NOW! (PETITION) TO U.S.GOVERMENT (84) 13. (TAKE ACTION) Encourage Greenpeace To Work With Sea Shepherd! (110) 14. Conservation International - Mysterious Bird of Paradise: Lost and Found (51) 15. New, Rare And Threatened Species Discovered In Ghana (44) 16. Animal rights groups want Govt to monitor Japan whaling (41) 17. Endangered Dugongs Found Dead in Abu Dhabi (48) 18. Hawaii Monk Seals Face Rivals for Food (51) 19. Call to press Japan on whaling - Australia (51) 20. Armed ship to track whalers in the Southern - Ocean Australia (47) 21. Alaska Takes Seriously Its Job of Protecting Polar Bears (62) 22. Extinction of a Dolphin (66) 23. Save Whales--Not Whaling : Ask Gorton's to Do More for Whales (68) 24. Free whale-watching offered to Japanese (44) 25. Walruses crushed in routs (50) 26. Death of fur seals draws Govt ire (40) 27. What a swell sight (48) 28. Endangered dugongs found dead in Abu Dhabi (40) 29. Why Diving Marine Mammals Resist Brain Damage From Low Oxygen (58) 30. Top 10 Conservation Successes for 2007 (64) 31. Sea Shepherd Responds to Australian Government: "Enforce The Bloody Laws, Mate" (50) 32. Australia to send plane, ship to monitor Japanese whale hunt (46) 33. Whales once walked in India !! (44) 34. Whaling stance risks Japan rift ~Video (42) 35. Dolphin 'talk' more complicated than first thought (42) 36. We won't hunt humpbuck whales, say Japan whalers (42) 37. Survey Shows More Cook Inlet Belugas (42) 38. Japan 'won't hunt humpbacks' - World (43) 39. Japan denies humpback deal - Japan (54) 40. Changes in climate are affecting birds' behavior (53) 41. Shark Dies in Bondi N  [ send green star]
 
this weeks news December 31, 2007 2:06 AM

1. Quota brings new fears for the porbeagle (46) 2. Endangered Species Act Protection Sought for the Ribbon Seal:Bering Sea Ice Seal Threatened by Global Warming (47) 3. Max and Paddy Saved on South Walney Beach (51) 4. Whale meat used for dog food (52) 5. Global warming causing China's glaciers to melt quickly: survey (89) 6. Japan halts plan to kill humpback whales in Antarctic - TOKYO - Antarctica is safe for humpback whales. At least for now. (48) 7. US Senators speak up for whales----(THANK YOU) (58) 8. (TAKE ACTION) Dolphin park poised to profit from bloody drive fisheries (JAPAN-AGAIN) (65) 9. (VIDEO) EVERY YEAR FROM--OCT. TO MARCH--FISHERMEN IN TAIJI, JAPAN-MASSACRE THOUSANDS OF DOLPHINS (60) 10. Conservation group seeks protections for Alaska ribbon seals in effort to protect environment (53) 11. Endangered whale spotted in ocean (63) 12. Whales Close To Shore Likely Birthing - Orlando News Story - WESH Orlando (51) 13. Rare whale calving season starts well off Florida coast (59) 14. Greenpeace on hunt for Japanese whalers (52) 15. Helping Sea Turtles Fight Off Fatal Chills - New York Times (52) 16. Let the whales live (51) 17. The wind caused the Artic ice loss. NASA scientist Son Nghiem says (69) 18. Pressure on Japan to ban all whaling (51) 19. Companies linked to Japanese whaling; conservationists call for action (73) 20. ETHANOL MANUFACTURE IS KILLING FISH, SHRIMP & CRABS! (98) 21. Scientist who claimed GM crops could solve Third World hunger admits he got it wrong | the Daily Mail (58) 22. US energy dept disregards impacts of energy corridor on 95 endangered species (55) 23. Experts confirm rare Dolphins in Punjab wetland (68) 24. Whale shark thrives in Australian eco-tourism park (43) 25. Sea enemies draw battle lines - The whalers' conservationist foes are ready for their biggest fight yet (43) 26. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2006 (46) 27. Whaling — for nationalism or science? (60) 28. Solar Power Now Cheaper than Coal (69) 29. Wildlife Groups Welcome News Of Japan's Halt Of Whale Hunting (41) 30. U.S. marine-mammal experts fear for Arctic (49) 31. Whale shark thrives in Aussie park (39) 32. Irwins Onboard whale Campaign (43) 33. Terri Irwin to Launch Whale Research (68) 34. Whale Dies After Becoming Beached (47) 35. 'Croc-hunter' Irwin's family to campaign against Japanese whaling (45) 36. Action Alert: Papua New Guinea's Woodlark Island Rainforests to Be Cleared for Oil Palm Agrofuels (74) 37. Calling on people power (42) 38. Terri and Bindi Irwin take on Japanese whalers (41) 39. Radical 'prepared to die' for whales (40) 40. We'll get them this time, vows whaling protest leader (41) 41. Terri Erwin to Launch Whale Research (42) 42. Boycott Japan - Forum List - SAVE THE WHALES (43) 43. Safeguarding Freshwater (46)  [ send green star]
 
 January 07, 2008 2:56 PM

1. We'll get them this time, vows whaling protest leader (63) 2. Pres. Of Japan Whaling Assoc Responds To Australia (56) 3. Day Of Action For The Whales (71) 4. Antarctica's Adelie Penguins Extinct in a Decade? (56) 5. South Korea seizes tanker involved in oil spill (79) 6. Noosa canal shark alert (55) 7. Fears of 'worst shark season ever' as sea heats up (54) 8. globeandmail.com: Terror of the north on the brink (54) 9. Sweden Beating Kyoto Protocol (61) 10. Blackfooted penguin (53) 11. Japan Killing More Whales - Stop the Hunt! PLEASE HELP & SIGN Petition (53) 12. Arctic melting effects2007ear in Review: Alaska makes national and even global headlines this year 12/31/07 (85) 13. Total secrecy on whaler watching (52) 14. Arctic Oil Drilling To Begin — Marine Life Endangered (42) 15. Sperm whale spotted in shallow waters off Florida's Gulf Coast (46) 16. 15-foot-long whale washes up on Jersey Shore (52) 17. Rare Whale Spotted Off Brevard Beach (54) 18. Yellow seahorse (49) 19. Commercial Whaling Given Unofficial Nod by US-Japan Deal (71) 20. Sperm whale close to shore, death (46) 21. Declining Water Levels In The Great Lakes May Signal Global Warming (52) 22. Virus threatens mass extinction of frogs (53) 23. COMPANIES LINKED TO JAPANESE WHALING (49) 24. Captivity is last chance for chicken frog (55) 25. Looming threat to the world climate (55) 26. ENN: Deep-sea species' loss could lead to oceans' collapse, study suggests - University of Marche, Italy (73) 27. Adelie penguins on verge of extinction (54) 28. Scientists Publish Good News for Green Turtles Long-Term Nesting Beach Protection Works (39) 29. Yangtze River dolphin (40) 30. Banner Day for Whaling Protest at Japan's Consulate (60) 31. Celebrities Unite to Free Whale from Years of Solitary Confinement (62) 32. Japanese whalers' location to remain secret - Whale watch - Specials (42) 33. Alaskan Sea Drilling Plans Criticized (40) 34. Dugong rescued (40) 35. Sperm whale euthanized (42) 36. The Australian Government Is Betraying the Whales (39) 37. Whale remains may be left to rot (40) 38. 'No surprise' whaling spy ship still in port (46)  [ send green star]
 
this weeks news January 11, 2008 9:52 PM

hi all -- breaking news is that the esperanza, the greenpeace boat,  found the japanese killing fleet a few hours ago, but have refused to give sea shepherd the co-ordinates - last year, sea shepherd found them first and immediately notified the greenpeace vessel of the positions --
more as it happens -
 
1. Fears over fish stocks as jellyfish invade Baltic Sea (46) 2. Bio-rich Costa Rica's new marvels (53) 3. Wind Farms Pose Threat To Bird Life, Scientists Claim (43) 4. Chinese National Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Protected Sea Turtles - Press Release (68) 5. Welcome to the Solar Century (59) 6. Polar Bear Versus Oil/Gas? (59) 7. Burning biofuels may be worse than coal and oil, say experts (65) 8. Contest Aims to Save Endangered Species (56) 9. Three New Salamanders Found in Remote Cloud Forests (47) 10. Pledge to monitor whalers 'a sham' (48) 11. Chemicals linked to lost frogs (49) 12. We're doing plenty on whaling, just not monitoring it, say Ministers (51) 13. Labor all talk no action on whales - Greens (50) 14. Humpback spared by a fluke (50) 15. Unhappy feet for brown penquin (56) 16. Rudd misleads Australia over whale watching program (49) 17. Is the Rudd Government doing enough to stop the slaughter? (47) 18. Rare juvenile whale sharks sighted in Maharashtra (46) 19. Judge Tells Navy to Reduce Sonar Impact (92) 20. North Atlantic Warming Tied To Natural Variability (62) 21. Puffer fish kills dolphin (51) 22. Dead seal pups shock Elands Bay residents (52) 23. OSU Gets $1 million for Whale Research (68) 24. New Owl Butterfly Species Naming Rights Auctioned For $40,800 (49) 25. Whaling petition is 'racist' (56) 26. Judge Imposes Stricter Rules on Navy to Protect Marine Life (65) 27. 'Aussies racist' - Japan's whalers-VIDEO (81) 28. Down to the last croak (46) 29. The whales of winter (45) 30. "Net" helps save the world's largest fish (47) 31. KARACHI: 12 species of whale, dolphin found in Pakistan’s waters (50) 32. Disappearing world: The village falling into the sea (80) 33. Warning: Vacate Room when CFL Bulb Breaks (74) 34. Greenpeace says pro-whaling video a 'distraction' (44) 35. Decision on polar bear protection delayed (77) 36. europe.oceana.org: Press Releases - Driftnets: The prohibition in the Baltic is in effect (78) 37. Wildlife Extra - Extinction crisis escalates: Red List shows apes, corals, vultures, dolphins all in danger (46) 38. Grants To Protect Thousands Of Acres Of Coastal Wetlands In California (43) 39. Manatee deaths down in 2007 - VIDEO INCLUDED (44) 40. Pollution suit hits Shell (59) 41. In Greenland, Ice and Instability (54) 42. GOOD NEWS FOR WHALES...TODAY, January 8th, 2008 (68) 43. Rare turtles washed up on beaches (47) 44. Greenpeace records sounds of whales feeding (66) 45.  [ send green star]
 
big week in the news January 19, 2008 2:45 AM

this week theres a lot to read, as the japanese illegal whaling has bought world attention - and wadalba report #26 is online at - http://www.whalecall.org/index.php?page=improving.htm
 
1. Rare whale song captured in the Southern Ocean (54) 2. Stewart Island penguins fighting to survive (50) 3. Lawsuit threatened after delay on polar bear status decision (52) 4. Defenders of Wildlife: Take Action (47) 5. Critics Say Oil Interests Delaying Polar Bear Endangered Species Ruling (57) 6. Satellite imagery paints picture of New Britain’s disappearing forest birds (57) 7. Where humans live, coral fails (62) 8. Hungry Sea Lions Back in the Columbia, but Birds Worse Problem (50) 9. Greenpeace says it has tracked down the Japanese whaling fleet, after a ten-day search in the Southern Ocean. (45) 10. Bush Administration Fails to Meet Polar Bear Protection Deadline; Conservation Groups Headed to Court (43) 11. Parakeet breeding program 'disaster' (45) 12. Kimberley locals to save wilderness (47) 13. Help in offing for disturbed Olive Ridley mass nesting (43) 14. Dolphin deaths in NZ waters show better protection is needed (46) 15. Fish deaths near Vikramshila sanctuary cause of worry (40) 16. What Happens to Your Body Within an Hour of Drinking a Coke (44) 17. Japan vows to continue whaling, despite Greenpeace chase (46) 18. Bees are trying to tell us something, and we had better listen! (82) 19. Impact on the environment (86) 20. The Dolphin Returns (53) 21. Greenpeace Chases Japanese Whalers in Antarctic Sanctuary (56) 22. Chinese Smugglers Caught With Endangered Sea Turtle Shell (45) 23. Standing Up for the Whales in Bermuda (60) 24. SKorean Police Seize Tonnes of Whale Meat: Official (55) 25. Graphic Japanese video fails to kill Australian anti-whaling sentiment (72) 26. Retired doctor signs on for duty aboard anti-whaling vessel (49) 27. Greenpeace Chase Whalers (72) 28. Whales ‘at risk’ from desal plant discharge (50) 29. Humans have caused profound changes in Caribbean coral reefs (78) 30. Searching for seahorses (47) 31. Recognizing Stripes, Not Faces, Software Tracks Whale Sharks (45) 32. Green ships in deadly duel with whalers (49) 33. 90 percent reduction in salmon caught in commercial fishing (44) 34. Flannery worried about small fish, not big whale culls (51) 35. Greenpeace Tracks Down Whale Hunters (46) 36. Bermudians Deliver a Strong Message to Japan (43) 37. 30 'Finned' Sharks Washed Up On New Zealand Beach' (59) 38. Pressure on Rudd as Greenpeace chase whalers (51) 39. Antarctica as never been seen B4 (80) 40. ENN: China Bans the Use of Plastic Bags (64) 41. World Bank pledges to save trees... then helps cut down Amazon forest (135) 42. Lone researchers hope for return of 'Korean gray whales' (47) 43. Petition to Help Stop Dolphin and Whale Slaughter (84) 44.  [ send green star]
 
cont January 19, 2008 2:46 AM

45. The Rescue of a beautiful whale (54) 46. THE OCEAN IS OUR PLANET'S LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM. Why do we treat it as a Global Garbage Dump? (66) 47. Greenpeace clash with whalers ~Video (46) 48. Greenpeace: Japanese whalers were chased out (53) 49. Greenpeace illegal activity risks lives and safety (45) 50. Spraying of DDT begins next month (65) 51. Greenpeace says it's halted Japan's whale kill, chasing ship out of whaling grounds (56) 52. Endangered Bird Rescued in Japan (57) 53. FOXNews.com - Greenpeace Breaks Up Japanese Whaling Fleet - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News (51) 54. Take Action: Tell the Bush administration to protect our streams and wetlands (84) 55. Court wants whalers out of Aussie waters - Australia (52) 56. Australia rules Japanese whaling illegal (49) 57. Inhofe's 400 Global Warming Deniers Debunked (60) 58. WHALE WAR SHOWDOWN.... (49) 59. Japan to release whaling protesters (54) 60. Feds ignoring impacts of coal mining policy on wildlife, conservationists say (96) 61. Scientists sound alarm over starfish threat in Indonesia (64) 62. The Abduction of The Protestors by Japanese whalers (48) 63. No freedom in sight for activists - World (49) 64. ON THIS DAY -| 2001: Oil tanker endangers eco-paradise (76) 65. TIME FOR DEMOCRACY TO HAPPEN (44) 66. EARTH AT RISK (73) 67. Showdown at Sea (45) 68. Bush allows Navy to use sonar in whale areas (67) 69. Tropical islanders win battle against palm-oil developers (61) 70. Mysterious 'mermaid' rises from the river (56) 71. The White House and the Whales (57) 72. Whalers 'acting like al-Qaeda' (45) 73. Whalers threaten to take activists to Japan (46) 74. Anti-Whaling Ban Granted Against Japan (45) 75. Turtle in safe hands (45) 76. Australia could pick up whaling activists held by Japan: minister (46) 77. Bush exempts Navy from environmental law in ongoing sonar saga (40) 78. Take Action: Ask Prime Minister Rudd to Stand Up for Whales - Australia (54) 79. Vaquita Porpoise Being Driven to Extinction by Humans (52) 80. Whaling protesters released (63) 81. Polar Bear Protection Legislation to Be Introduced (44) 82. Dead whale to be sunk for science (33) 83. Japanese Whalers 'Tried to Throw Activist Overboard' (44)  [ send green star]
 
hi all -- heres the weeks news - January 26, 2008 2:29 PM

1. Beware the slow moving, fast breeding American - Australia (44) 2. In the Silence of the Wilderness (45) 3. Bush grants Navy waiver from sonar ruling North County Times - North San Diego and Southwest Riverside County News (49) 4. Coral reefs threatened by flesh-eating starfish (50) 5. Whale fleet hostilities resume after duo's release (42) 6. Anti-whaling activist speaks of whalers' anger (49) 7. Raw sewage mars reef (57) 8. Harpooned by hypocrisy (70) 9. Sea Shepherd Attacks Second Ship: JWA (145) 10. Sea Sheperd slams Greenpeace (50) 11. Protesters turn on each other in sea hunt for whalers (51) 12. Thick, Old Arctic Ice Nearly Gone (98) 13. War of the Whales (49) 14. Sea Shepherd vows more attacks on Japanese whalers (46) 15. Rare coral sold for fish tanks : Science Technology (90) 16. Activists vow to fight on (45) 17. Norway's Hunted Whales: Are Open Targets for Suffering (54) 18. (TAKE ACTION) Increased Threats to Whales Demand More Than Just Words (76) 19. Call on Iceland to put an end to whaling forever! (52) 20. Concern over decline in dolphins (55) 21. Elephant seals can be seen at the seashore (43) 22. Aussie actress ready to risk jail (47) 23. Rare dolphin found washed up at Cannon Beach (43) 24. World aid needed to save Indonesian coral reef from starfish (78) 25. Seagull blood shows delayed effects of oil spills - LiveScience- msnbc.com (51) 26. Exploration Of Lake Hidden Beneath Antarctica's Ice Sheet Begins (79) 27. Sea Otter Show Striking Variability In Diets And Feeding Strategies (44) 28. Rare dolphin found washed up at Cannon Beach (44) 29. Scientists sound alarm over starfish threat in Indonesia (47) 30. Banyan tree with 600 bee colonies (47) 31. Red Cross says changing climate worsens disasters (86) 32. Sea Shepherd Tailed By Japanese Mystery Ship (73) 33. What will climate change do to our planet? (97) 34. Toxic Shock : potentially carcinogenic flame retardant chemicals in Tasmanian Devils (42) 35. Arctic oil activity rise poses eco risk - World (76) 36. Japanese government says no whaling while Greenpeace is present (61) 37. Victory for campaigners as fishing is banned in Arran's 'Garden of Eden' bay (83) 38. Dead Whale Found in E China (42) 39. GREENPEACE BLOCKS WHALING SHIPS REFUELING (46) 40. Japan to whale 'indefinitely' (46) 41. At least 15 whales die in New Zealand stranding (93) 42. Whaling fleet makes illegal fuel stop (42) 43. And few birds sang (45) 44. Greenpeace hopeful of stopping whaling (43) 45. Whalers refuse to accept injunction (45) 46. Japanese premier defends whaling - World (42) 47. What's So Bad About Killing Whales? (45) 48. For Trou  [ send green star]
 
cont January 26, 2008 2:30 PM

48. For Troubled Orcas, Relief May Be Near (50) 49. Endangered Turtle Makes Record 647-Day Journey (44) 50. Ocean Conservancy Launches Conservation Tourism Program to Protect Endangered Sea Turtles (42)  [ send green star]
 
this weeks news February 03, 2008 6:21 PM

1. Puget Sound killer whales need clean water, fish to survive (50) 2. Robots, divers on survey to save coral reefs (62) 3. Oil Slick Threatens Moscow Drinking Water (57) 4. New Zealand airport second in world to go carbon neutral (68) 5. Stop the Pebble mine in Alaska (153) 6. The World's Weirdest Creatures Just Got Weirder (64) 7. U.S. military must consider Japan base's impact on marine mammal (87) 8. The Top Ten Ways To Support Our Planet (118) 9. Amazon Rainforest Vanishing Faster, Brazil Drafts Emergency Plan (84) 10. First Mass Dolphin Stranding is a Sobering One (57) 11. ENN: Scientists find rare glass sponge reefs off west coats of US - Greys Harbor, Washington (77) 12. Caribbean Coral Reefs Devastated by Bleaching and Hurricanes. And it will get Worse. (51) 13. The terror and joy of swimming with killer whales (42) 14. Cuba Bans Marine Turtle Hunt (50) 15. Greenpeace vessel ends pursuit of Japanese whalers (45) 16. Minke whale dies in Fife harbour (44) 17. Rare whale dies (41) 18. Greenpeace pulls out of whaling chase - Southern Ocean (75) 19. Crew cuts off shark's head to save man - Australia (47) 20. Greenpeace Protects Japanese Whalers from Sea Shepherd (85) 21. Over 100 Whales Saved by Greenpeace (48) 22. Killer dolphins baffle marine experts- VIDEO (47) 23. Greenpeace Protects Japanese Whalers from Sea Shepherd (44) 24. Flying robot to track whales off Australia: report (40) 25. Rare victory for Madagascar tortoises (54) 26. Unique Trees [PICS] (65) 27. Who sings for the whales? (44) 28. Namibia allows seal hunting safaris! (51) 29. Whale migration routes studied in preparation for wave energy (51) 30. Navy defends sonar amid fight over whale safety (63) 31. Top Global Warming Scientist (James Hansen) Global warming IS REAL (92) 32. Baffin Island Ice Caps Shrink by Half in 50 Years (78) 33. World Leaders Fortify Commitments to Environment (83) 34. ENN: Join bluefin Tuna boycott, WWF urges retailers (57) 35. Bangladesh's majestic dolphins at risk - Bangladesh (45) 36. Anti-whalers leave Antarctica, but vow to return (44) 37. Rare dolphin 'beaten to death' in Bangladesh (46) 38. Actress Calls for End to Whaling (59) 39. Hayden Panettiere "Save the Whales again" (48) 40. Cars contribute most to warming effect (83) 41. Don't disturb manatees, officials warn (44) 42. Halifax Bay Wetlands Earmarked for National Park (111) 43. Sea Shepherd Being Pursued by Armed Japanese Coast Guard (101) 44. Fishermen 'beat dolphin to death' (40) 45. Surfers Approach Whales, Police Respond (49) 46. Dolphin Hunt Sags Amid Mercury Fears (41) 47. DPI fears dangerous fish sabotage in NT rivers (43)   [ send green star]
 
cont February 03, 2008 6:23 PM

48. Volunteers Count Whales in NOAA’s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary (43) 49. Japanese resume their whale slaughter (44) 50. Whales not Whaling: Time to Refocus (44)  [ send green star]
 
no news week February 17, 2008 8:09 PM

for the past 2 weeks, care2 has not sent me the news summary, so the news that has front paged for the past fortnight isnt available in a format that i can repost - but i can tell you that the sea shepherd ship has left for the southern oceans again to hunt whalers  [ send green star]
 
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