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Please Help This Little Dumbo Octopus Travel Across America
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Isn’t ironic, don’t you think: dismantling the Ocean Observatories Initiative on World Oceans Day
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365 days of Darwin: May 2, 2010

Posted on May 2, 2010April 27, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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“Cover your tweedle… save the burrying beetle.” Charlie shows of his latest Endangered Species Condom.

365 days of Darwin: May 1, 2010

Posted on May 1, 2010April 27, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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“Wear a condom now… save the spotted owl.” Charlie meditates on the Center for Biological Diversity’s Endangered Species Condoms.

Weekly dose of TED – Aimee Mullins: The opportunity of adversity

Posted on April 30, 2010April 21, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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So you want to comment on this blog?

Posted on April 30, 2010May 1, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 2 Comments on So you want to comment on this blog?
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Comments, we love them. With very few exceptions, we appreciate every single comment we receive on this blog. While the vast majority of our comments are some combination of thoughtful, insightful, clever, clear, and comprehensible, some are, well, not. So here, for your enjoyment and personal growth, are ten things you can do to write a better comment.

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365 days of Darwin: April 30, 2010

Posted on April 30, 2010April 27, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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“Hump smarter… save the snail darter.” Charlie is split over his favorite Endangered Species Condom. Visit the Center for Biological Diversity’s website here.

So much for drill, baby, drill

Posted on April 29, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 4 Comments on So much for drill, baby, drill
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Ethical Debate: Should we have freed Willy?

Posted on April 29, 2010 By David Shiffman 65 Comments on Ethical Debate: Should we have freed Willy?
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Jean-Michel Cousteau with an orca. Photo credit: Carrie Vonderhaar, Ocean Futures Society

The  death of Sea World trainer Dawn Branchaeu revived an old debate over whether it is appropriate to keep orca whales in captivity. Many people are calling for all captive orcas to be set free, but I continue to support aquariums because of the roles they serve as educators and conservationists. Although several readers have pointed out that the sea world incident itself would make for a solid ethical debate, I am instead going to take you back more than 15 years to a movie that started this whole movement: Free Willy.

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365 days of Darwin: April 29, 2010

Posted on April 29, 2010April 27, 2010 By Andrew Thaler
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“Wrap with care… save the polar bear.” Charlie relaxes while show off his Endangered Species Condoms. Visit the Center for Biological Diversity’s Endangered Species website here.

Shark conservation group nominated for Oceana’s Ocean Hero award

Posted on April 28, 2010 By David Shiffman 1 Comment on Shark conservation group nominated for Oceana’s Ocean Hero award
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The Finatics, a group of middle school and high school students dedicated to shark conservation, are finalists for the junior Oceana Ocean Hero award. I encourage everyone to support them. There is also an award for adult ocean heroes. ~WhySharksMatter

Biodiversity Wednesday: Life in the Aphotic Zone

Posted on April 28, 2010April 21, 2010 By Andrew Thaler 1 Comment on Biodiversity Wednesday: Life in the Aphotic Zone
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