Answer 1: Life’s tough, and more to the point, finite. So, animals die, even the charismatic ones that humans like. That’s Nature.
Answer 2: Some thing, or things, are happening in the ocean, and these are signs of that.
I don’t know what the answer is, but there have been a lot of stories lately about marine [...]
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Why are marine mammals washing up dead?
A decent year for some threatened whales
One whale story begets another, I suppose.
Researching another story this week on humpbacks, I called up Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard at the Vancouver Aquarium. He’s a scientist with a gift for speaking clearly, and he studies marine mammals on our coast. He’s also the co-chair of the Killer Whale Recovery Team organized by Fisheries and [...]
Are humpbacks still endangered?
When I worked on B.C.’s Central Coast in the summer of 2000, seeing a humpback whale was a rare treat. They’re huge, but far more acrobatic than their grey whale cousins we were studying.
The good news is: seeing a humpback whale in the North Pacific isn’t as rare anymore.
They’re considered threatened in Canada, and for [...]