Tag: right whale

Why the new Trump order to shoot wolves is both illegal and a dreadful precedent for endangered species

Posted on By Ali Gaster 1 Comment on Why the new Trump order to shoot wolves is both illegal and a dreadful precedent for endangered species
Conservation, Science

On September 4, Donald Trump issued an executive order targeting the Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections of gray wolves and Mexican gray wolves. In the Oval Office he stated to an Arizona rancher that “you can shoot them as of today.” Video of this statement has now gone viral, with massive amounts of social media … Read More “Why the new Trump order to shoot wolves is both illegal and a dreadful precedent for endangered species” »

Pacifist fighting fish and entangled right whales: Thursday Afternoon Dredging, December 4th 2017

Posted on By David Shiffman
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Cuttings (short and sweet): 

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Finding Melville’s Whale – Cetology (Chapter 32)

Posted on By Andrew Thaler 10 Comments on Finding Melville’s Whale – Cetology (Chapter 32)
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Chapter 32 of Herman Melville’s classic – Moby Dick. Read along with us and discuss this chapter or the book as a whole in the comments. Visit this page for the complete collection to date: Finding Melville’s Whale. Cetology Let this be the book of the whale, chronicle of tortured naturalists. For who could fathom those … Read More “Finding Melville’s Whale – Cetology (Chapter 32)” »