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Save Hawaii's Rare False Killer Whales - TAKE ACTION
Animals  (tags: animals, whales, false killer whales, marine mammals, wildanimals, wildlife, protection, environment, animalwelfare )

Yrna
- 834 days ago - change.org
Hawaii's near-shore population of false killer whales has plummeted in recent decades. Today, only about 150 whales remain. Tell the Obama Administration that you support endangered species protection for these imperiled whales.
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Feds Move to Protect False Killer Whales: Team Established to Reduce Fishing-Related Whale Deaths
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Simone
- 1218 days ago - enn.com
Prodded by seven years of litigation by conservation groups, the National Marine Fisheries Services announced a new measure Tuesday aimed at protecting Hawaii's false killer whales from the lethal impacts of the longline fishery
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U.S. May Add Population of False Killer Whales Near Hawaii to List of Endangered Species! Video!
Animals  (tags: animals, AnimalWelfare, false killer whales, environment, habitat, protection, wildlife )

Cher
- 1231 days ago - latimesblogs.latimes.com
The federal government said Tuesday it's considering placing on the endangered-species list a small population of dolphins that live near Hawaii and look similar to killer whales.
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Rescuers Weep as Whales Die - 44 Animals Are Shot
Animals  (tags: false killer whales, stranded, beached, euthanised, grief, sorrow, rescuers )

Simone
- 1450 days ago - sowetan.co.za
VOLUNTEERS who had spent hours trying to rescue 55 false killer whales that stranded themselves at Long Beach, Kommetjie, in Cape Town wept hysterically when officials decided to shoot the animals on Saturday afternoon. "We euthanised 42 and
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False Killer Whales Of Hawaii
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Cher
- 1508 days ago - zandavisitor.com
According to Dr. Robin Baird of Cascadia Research, both insular and offshore populations of Hawaiian false killer whales could be in trouble. These cetaceans are a beautiful animal in the dolphin family, which can grow to 15 - 20 feet in length, the
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National Fisheries Sued on Behalf of 3 Groups
Animals  (tags: false killer whales, National Marine Fisheries Service, lawsuit, conservation, AnimalWelfare, animalrights, cruelty, endangered, slaughter, wildanimals, whales )

LaJana
- 1515 days ago - biologicaldiversity.org
A lawsuit was filed against the National Marine Fisheries Service yesterday for its alleged failure to devise a plan to protect marine mammals from Hawaii's longline fishing fleets.Earthjustice filed the lawsuit on behalf of three groups:....
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Take Action: Whales Dying for Tuna- Protecting False Killer Whales in Hawai'I
Animals  (tags: false whales, dying for tuna, longline fishing, false killer whales, hawaii, killed, endangered, conservation, protection )

Simone
- 1522 days ago - earthjustice.org
The false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) of Hawai'i are in trouble. And sadly, humans are to blame. One of the larger members of the dolphin family, false killer whales are rarely seen by humans, as they prefer deep tropical waters. The largest
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