Bad news for ice-reliant species, as global climate change decreases seasonal sea ice coverage in the Arctic. It is reported that over the last 30 years in the Chukchi Sea, which is located just north of the Bearing Strait between Russia and Alaska, there has...
“Imagine if the world you lived in, the space you breathed in, and the freedom you played in were suddenly taken away from you.” (Free Willy). Killer whales also known as orcas are the biggest members of the dolphin family. They are one of the...
The topic of killer whales being kept in captivity has recently resurfaced over the past few years on the media after the quiet recently released documentary “Blackfish”, which points out the dark and hunting side of orcas Whales being in captivity at Theme Parks and...
The theme parks/aquariums, SeaWorld, have been open for over 50 years. Starting in San Diego with a minimal number of animals, dolphins and sea lions, and six attractions (SeaWorld). Over 400, 000 people visited the park in the first year of opening (SeaWorld). According to...
It is evident that whaling and whale watching cannot co-exist. Whaling has no clear impact on fish stocks and has proven to be unprofitable and harmful of Iceland’s otherwise global image. The League of Nations raised concerns about the excessive killing of the whale stocks...
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Before the industrial revolution, when the New England states relied on the ocean for their profits, large ships sailed far and wide in search for one of the oceans grandest creatures. While the Southern states made their living off of their farm-land, along the East...
For this year’s Research Report, I had decided to look into the issue of tribal whaling, under the topic – Human and other species. The allowance of tribal whaling has been repeatedly questioned across nations and cultures. The Makah has been hunting whales for at...
There are thirty-four kinds of whales in the world which can be broken down into two categories: baleen whales and toothed whales. The right whale (baleen) was probably one of the first whales that were really highly sought after. This was because they swam close...