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Environmental News For The Week Ending 23May 2019
This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at
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Covid totals continue to fall, both in the US and worldwide. New US cases during the week ending May 22nd were down 22.0% from those testing positive during the week ending May 15th, and down 64.2% from our mid-April surge high; this week s new cases were also the lowest for a 7 day period since that ending June 19th of last year. US deaths attributed to Covid this week were down 7.1% from the prior week, and less than a sixth of the death rate during the peak weeks of January. US Covid deaths were also the lowest since t
A humpback whale breaches in the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia. Humpbacks migrate annually from the Antarctic peninsula into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia, an approximate distance of 5,280 miles (8,500 kilometers), to give birth and nurse their young. MIGUEL MEDINA AFP/Getty Images
Known for their mystical songs, global travel and impressive gymnastics, humpback whales (
Megaptera novaeangliae) are one of the ocean s most captivating and complex giants. While they aren t as big as the blue whale, the largest animal on the planet, humpback whales are still quite the whoppers, growing up to 60 feet (18.3 meters) long and weighing up to 40 tons (36 metric tons). That s about the length of one city bus but the weight of two.
Rescuers Manage to Cut Fishing Gear From Struggling Juvenile Humpback Whale Off Maui
Some line couldn t be cut from its mouth. We definitely helped it, said one of the rescuers. But it s worse off than we thought.
An emaciated juvenile humpback whale in the waters off Maui has a better chance at survival Sunday after a crew of rescuers managed to cut away much of the 100 feet of fishing line wrapped about its left pectoral fin and mouth.
Unfortunately, the crew was unable to remove all the line tangled in its mouth in the rescue mission last week. But the young whale swam better and moved more quickly after its fin was freed from a tangle of line.
Emaciated and entangled humpback whale gets help off Hawaii By Associated Press
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2 Photos In this photo released by NOAA s Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program is an entangled subadult humpback whale off the Hawaiian island of Maui, on Tuesday, March 9, 2021. A young humpback whale has been freed of about 100 feet of line entangled in its mouth and flipper. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations s Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary coordinated the effort in partnership with local businesses and organizations, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported Wednesday, March 10, 2021. (NOAA MMHSRP permit #18786-05 via AP) Photo Gallery
HONOLULU A young humpback whale swimming off the Hawaiian island of Maui has been freed of about 100 feet of line entangled in its mouth and flipper.