Blogs & Ecology

The Institute of Cetacean Research caught this amazing scene on film while doing research on whales in the Sea of Japan. At the risk of anthropomorphizing, it is difficult not to share the pain of this pod of dolphins as they seek in va...

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No we're not kidding. The San Diego Union Tribune reported this morning that as Anheuser-Busch, owner of SeaWorld, is about to be gobbled up by Belgian brewer InBev, they are looking to rid themselves of their theme parks and just focus on the beer. PETA has put in a proposal for at least one of the available parks - Orlando, San Antonio or San Diego - to be funded by an anonymous donor.

Country Feeling Surfboards are some of the most sought-after boards in Hawaii and now these shapers are using that influence to do something good for the surf community. Master Shapers Jeff Bushman and Kyle Bernhardt are now working together to not just make great boards, but to make great boards that are also safe for the planet.

Fallen Australian Pines on Anclote Island.

This past week we enjoyed a boat cruise from Tarpon Springs, Florida through the Tarpon Bayou to Anclote Island with Sun Line Tours. The picture above shows some of the fallen Australian Pines on Anclote Island that were planted to stop erosion, but due to their non-native species status did more harm than good. They are being allowed to naturally disappear from the small island off the coast of Tarpon Springs. ...

Conservationists are in a panic over the increasingly large numbers of mutilated sea mammals appearing on British shores.

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28 dolphins and porpoises have been found dead on southwest England’s beaches since the new year, compared to 80 during all of 2007. Conservationists blame the increase in deaths on a delay in introduction of a sonar device that keeps the animals away from highly fished areas.

Know how dolphins are supposed to be smarter than us? One of them showed it Wednesday.

We were very excited to attend the world premier event of Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean last week in Boston. As we previously reported, the film is presented by Jean-Michel Cousteau and narrated by Daryl Hannah, so we couldn’t wait to put our 3D glasses on.