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Vancouver Aquarium's newest baby beluga and her mother Aurora ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:59:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Vancouver Aquarium's newest baby beluga and her mother Aurora swim past the underwater viewing gallery in Vancouver, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

Members of the Philippine coastguard use a crane to lift a dead ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the Philippine coastguard use a crane to lift a dead whale shark at the coastguard headquarters in Manila October 28, 2009It was found floating at the seawall of Manila bay by fishermen and was 17.5 feet (5.3 metres) long. Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials have brought the whale shark to a laboratory to determine how it died. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT)

Children swim beside a dead whale shark at the shoreline in ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:54:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Children swim beside a dead whale shark at the shoreline in Manila bay October 28, 2009. It was found floating at the seawall of Manila bay by fishermen and was 17.5 feet (5.3 metres) long. Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials have brought the whale shark to a laboratory to determine how it died. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT POLITICS SOCIETY)

Members of the Philippine coastguard push a dead whale shark ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the Philippine coastguard push a dead whale shark onto the shoreline of the coastguard headquarters in Manila October 28, 2009. It was found floating at the seawall of Manila bay by fishermen and was 17.5 feet (5.3 metres) long. Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials have brought the whale shark to a laboratory to determine how it died. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT)

Members of the Philippine coastguard tie a nylon rope to drag ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of the Philippine coastguard tie a nylon rope to drag a dead whale shark from the shoreline of the coastguard headquarters in Manila October 28, 2009. It was found floating at the seawall of Manila bay by fishermen and was measured to be 17.5 feet (5.3 metres) long. Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials have brought the whale shark to a laboratory to determine how it died. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official measures ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) official measures a dead whale shark at the shoreline of the Philippine coast guard headquarters in Manila October 28, 2009. It was found floating at the seawall of Manila bay by fishermen and was 17.5 feet (5.3 metres) long. Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials have brought the whale shark to a laboratory to determine how it died. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Members of Philippine coastguard drag a 17.5 foot (5.3 metres) ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Members of Philippine coastguard drag a 17.5 foot (5.3 metres) dead whale shark onto the shoreline in Manila bay October 28, 2009 after fishermen found it floating near the seawall. Bureau of Fishery and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) officials have brought the whale shark to a laboratory to determine how it died. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco (PHILIPPINES SOCIETY ENVIRONMENT ANIMALS)

Mother whale and her calf being dragged on board a Japanese ...

(AFP) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:19:00 GMT

(AFP) - Mother whale and her calf being dragged on board a Japanese ship after being harpooned in Antarctic waters. Japan on Monday urged the Netherlands to take action against the Dutch-registered flagship of the Sea Shepherd environmentalist group over its attacks on Japanese whalers in the Antarctic. Photo:/AFP

'Leviathan Edge' - a partial skeleton of a sperm whale by artist ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 12:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - 'Leviathan Edge' - a partial skeleton of a sperm whale by artist Lucy Skaer - is displayed at the Tate Britain in London October 5, 2009. Skaer is one of four shortlisted artists for the annual Turner Prize. REUTERS/Toby Melville (BRITAIN ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)

Tourists follow a huge whale shark in the eastern Philippines. ...

(AFP) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 07:34:00 GMT

(AFP) - Tourists follow a huge whale shark in the eastern Philippines. About 130 shark species are found in Palau waters and Matt Rand, director of the Pew Environment Group?s global shark conservation campaign, said the sanctuary declaration would fill a 'dire need' to save the creatures. Photo:Scott Tuason/AFP

A humpback whale passes by eight time world paddleboarding champion ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 09:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A humpback whale passes by eight time world paddleboarding champion Jamie Mitchell off the northern New South Wales state coast September 22, 2009. REUTERS/Liam O'Brien and Jason Muir/Handout (AUSTRALIA ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) NO SALES. NO ARCHIVES. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS

Thirty years of conservation efforts in the Bay of Fundy appear ...

(CBC) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:06:17 GMT

(CBC) - Thirty years of conservation efforts in the Bay of Fundy appear to be paying off for the endangered North Atlantic right whale, scientists say.

The body of a stranded pilot whale is seen on a beach in the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:16:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The body of a stranded pilot whale is seen on a beach in the coastal region of Bustamante Bay in the Argentine Patagonian province of Chubut September 14, 2009. Specialists are due to arrive at the area to investigate the situation, where 40 whales beached themselves over the weekend. A similar occurrence involving 400 pilot whales happened in the same area in 1991. REUTERS/Maxi Jonas (ARGENTINA)

The bodies of stranded pilot whales are seen on a beach in the ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The bodies of stranded pilot whales are seen on a beach in the coastal region of Bustamante Bay in the Argentine Patagonian province of Chubut September 14, 2009. Specialists are due to arrive at the area to investigate the situation, where 40 whales beached themselves over the weekend. A similar occurrence involving 400 pilot whales happened in the same area in 1991. REUTERS/Maxi Jonas (ARGENTINA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)

The body of a stranded pilot whale is seen in shallow waters ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The body of a stranded pilot whale is seen in shallow waters in the coastal region of Bustamante Bay in the Argentine Patagonian province of Chubut September 14, 2009. Specialists are due to arrive at the area to investigate the situation, where 40 whales beached themselves over the weekend. A similar occurrence involving 400 pilot whales happened in the same area in 1991. REUTERS/Maxi Jonas (ARGENTINA ANIMALS ENVIRONMENT)

A life-sized whale and scenery depicting whale hunting is displayed ...

(AFP) — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 06:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - A life-sized whale and scenery depicting whale hunting is displayed at the Taiji Whale Museum, in Wakayama prefecture, western Japan. US environmentalist Ric O'Barry has filmed dolphin hunting at the Japan town of Taiji as an eco-documentary called 'The Cove' which has started screening in the US. Photo:Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP

A minke whale is seen swimming during a ride on the Les Ecumeurs ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A minke whale is seen swimming during a ride on the Les Ecumeurs boat on the St. Lawrence river at Les Escoumins, Quebec, August 13, 2009. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature large whale species such as the humpback and minke are recovering from a threat of extinction, helped by curbs on hunts since the 1980s. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA SOCIETY ANIMALS)

A humpback whale is pictured breathing through its blowhole ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A humpback whale is pictured breathing through its blowhole during a ride on the Les Ecumeurs boat on the St. Lawrence river at Les Escoumins, Quebec, August 13, 2009. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature large whale species such as the humpback and minke are recovering from a threat of extinction, helped by curbs on hunts since the 1980s. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA SOCIETY ANIMALS)

A humpback whale's tail comes out of the water during a ride ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 05:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A humpback whale's tail comes out of the water during a ride on the Les Ecumeurs boat on the St. Lawrence river at Les Escoumins, Quebec, August 13, 2009. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, large whale species such as the humpback and minke are recovering from a threat of extinction, helped by curbs on hunts since the 1980s. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA SOCIETY ANIMALS)

A humpback whale's tail comes out of the water during an excursion ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 04:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A humpback whale's tail comes out of the water during an excursion on the Les Ecumeurs on the St. Lawrence river at Les Escoumins, Quebec, August 13, 2009. According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, large whale species such as the humpback and minke are recovering from a threat of extinction, helped by curbs on hunts since the 1980s. REUTERS/Mathieu Belanger (CANADA SOCIETY ANIMALS)

The biggest single-pit open-cut iron ore mine in the world, ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 06:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - The biggest single-pit open-cut iron ore mine in the world, the BHP Biliton Mount Whaleback mine, 455 km (283 miles) south of Port Hedland is seen in this undated handout photograph obtained August 12, 2009. BHP Billiton Ltd, the world's largest miner, reported a 30 percent slide in annual profit excluding writedowns, its first fall in seven years, pummelled by a slump in metals prices and demand. REUTERS/BHP Biliton/Handout (AUSTRALIA BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT) FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS