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NEWS ABOUT: humpback whale

humpback whale stories: 12 news summaries

 Humpback 
 Whales May Lose 
 Endangered Tag 

Some 60K animals believed to be alive today

Nov 6, 09 11:55 AM CST
(Newser) - In attempt to determine whether the humpback whales still need to be saved, the government is reviewing the marine mammals' place on the endangered species list for the first time in a decade. The results look promising: “They appear to be coming back pretty strongly in most of the... More »

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endangered species • conservation • whale • humpback whale • endangered species list • Endangered Species Act • National Marine Fisheries Service

Bucki the Whale Escapes Baltic for Open Ocean

The humpback strayed into the small sea in July

Sep 9, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bucki's going home, a little thinner but seemingly none the worse for wear. The humpback whale, which strayed into the Baltic Sea in July, has finally made his way back into the Atlantic Ocean, Der Spiegel reports. The whale is only the third in modern history spotted in German... More »

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Greenpeace • Germany • Atlantic Ocean • humpback whale • ocean • mammals • Baltic Sea

 End of Tale for Baby Whale

Stranded humpback calf put down after nuzzling Sidney ships

Aug 22, 08 5:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - A lost baby humpback whale who broke the world's heart when it nuzzled ships near Sydney was put down today with an overdose of anesthetic, reports the Australian. Experts say the calf, dubbed Colin, had no chance of surviving. The whale had been attacked by sharks and needed several months... More »

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 Baby Whale's Fate 
 Appears Grim 

Calf needs milk fast, and won't get it from yacht it thinks is its mother

Aug 19, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The humpback whale calf who mistook a yacht for its mother in the waters off Sydney is unlikely to survive the week, reports the Australian. "It has to get humpback whale milk and there is no way that that can be provided in captivity" said a government environmental official.... More »

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Australia • humpback whale • yachts • baby whale

Baby Whale to Yacht: Are You My Mother?

Lost humpback calf nuzzles boat, must
be lured out to sea

Aug 18, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - A disoriented baby humpback whale in the waters off New South Wales, Australia, apparently decided a yacht was its mother, the Daily Telegraph reports. Government naturalists lured the calf, which was nuzzling the boat and trying to nurse, out to sea by towing the yacht. "It's a very sad... More »

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Australia • humpback whale • yachts

 Humpbacks
 No Longer in Danger

Spectacular success for conservation

Aug 12, 08 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Humpback whales, once feared to be on the verge of extinction, have made such a dramatic comeback that the International Union for Conservation of Nature has removed them from its list of vulnerable species. A ban on humpback whaling in the 1960s has allowed their numbers to grow to 55,... More »

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conservation • humpback whale • dolphin • whaling • International Union for Conservation of Nature • cetaceans • porpoise

 Whales Return to 
 Moby Dick's Old Haunts 

New sightings of hunt-decimated populations off Chile raise hopes

Apr 28, 08 3:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hosts of whale sightings are being reported off southern Chile, raising conservationists' hopes for a resurgence of the populations—including the real-life inspiration for Moby Dick—that flourished in the area before they were hunted nearly to extinction. Experts warn the apparent boom could be the result of more pairs... More »

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humpback whale • Chile • Moby Dick • whales

Japan Backs Down on Whaling

Australian pressure leads Tokyo to call off humpback hunt

Dec 21, 07 7:35 AM CST
(Newser) - In its first-ever turnaround on whaling, the Japanese government has dropped its plans to hunt humpbacks. The about-face is a victory for Kevin Rudd, the new Australian prime minister, who had objected strenuously and ordered a patrol of the humpback hunt. Tokyo said, however, that the fleet currently en route... More »

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Australia • Japan • whale • humpback whale • Kevin Rudd • whaling

New Zealand to Japanese Whalers:
Go Home!

'Deception' blasted as fleet sails for 'research'

Nov 19, 07 3:42 AM CST
(Newser) - As a Japanese whaling fleet churned to Antarctic waters, a furious New Zealand prime minister today blasted the "deception" of Japan's claim that the killing ships will conduct research rather than commercial whaling. It would be better "if the Japanese stayed home," said Helen Clark. The fleet... More »

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Japan • whale • humpback whale • New Zealand • Antarctica • whaling • whaler

Aussies Blubbering About Decoding Whale Speak

Scientists put meaning to clicks & squeals

Nov 8, 07 6:12 AM CST
(Newser) - Australian scientists believe they've begun to decode the meaning behind whale sounds after extensive study of humpbacks off the nation's coast. They identified at least 34 types of whale calls, including a male purring sound associated with female wooing, high-frequency cries during disagreements, and a "wop" sound often exchanged... More »

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Australia • whale • humpback whale • communication • whale song

Whales Head Home after 2-Week Stay

Officials think lost humpbacks have returned to the Pacific

May 30, 07 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Moby-Dick and Jonah can rest easy—the most overexposed whales in the world appear to have returned to the obscurity of the Pacific Ocean. The two humpbacks, who sparked an international media frenzy after getting stuck in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta 2 weeks ago, haven't been seen since late... More »

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California • San Francisco • whale • humpback whale • Pacific Ocean • ocean • marine animal • migration

Lost Whales Heading Home, Face New Perils

Whales at risk from large ships, wrong turns, disease

May 28, 07 12:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The lost whales in the Sacramento River are on their way home, but may now be in danger from large ships. The mother humpback and her calf had lingered more than a week in the freshwater river, but now have made it to about 50miles from the ocean. The closer... More »

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California • whale • Sacramento River • humpback whale • ocean

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