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Scientists Confirm Sightings of Endangered Pygmy Blue Whale in Southern Philippine Waters For years, a group of researchers have been tracking a mysterious whale that they initially thought belonged to another blue whale subspecies. This article originally appeared in Mongabay. Mavic Conde May 14, 2021 A solitary whale frequently spotted in the Bohol Sea in the southern Philippines has long had a nickname: Bughaw, or “blue.” Now, thanks to recently published research, the whale also has a confirmed species and subspecies, knowledge that could shift understanding about the distribution of whale populations throughout the southern Pacific. Bughaw, a pygmy blue whale, known to frequent the Bohol Sea. Until recently experts thought this species did not venture into Philippine waters. Image courtesy of Jo Marie Acebes ....
Fed Plan to Extend Point Reyes Ranch Leases, Kill Tule Elk, Moves Forward In Point Reyes National Seashore, the National Park Service caters to cattle industry profits over the preservation of public land. George Wuerthner May 10, 2021 Fences. Everywhere I went during a recent trip to Point Reyes National Seashore, I encountered fences. There are 300 miles of these barriers throughout the 71,000-acre national seashore. Why are there fences in a national park unit? The National Park Service (NPS) would say they are part of a “cultural heritage” that needs to be protected. But these fences are symbolic of a controversy at Point Reyes. They exist to facilitate the private use of public lands, for the personal profit of the cattle industry, with the full blessing of the park service charged to preserve the area’s natural values. ....
Jump to navigation David Briggs The Coast Guard raised a temporary flag pole and flag, then lowered the flag in a symbolic ceremony last Thursday to commemorate the demolition of the Bolinas marine lab.
By 05/05/2021 The Coast Guard lowered the flag at its old lifeboat station in Bolinas last week and handed it off to a professor from the College of Marin, which will raze the property this month to create a new marine laboratory. The ceremony marked the end of the historic buildings, but local historians say the decision to demolish one of three remaining lifeboat stations in the Bay Area is based on a faulty report. ....
California Coastal Commission On Point Reyes Ranching thewildlifenews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thewildlifenews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Print Bill Newman, a world-renowned La Jolla biologist who helped show that lowly barnacles are wonderfully diverse creatures that can be widely used to track whales and turtles and monitor ocean pollution, died at home on Dec. 26. He was 93. His passing was announced by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where he was on the faculty for nearly 60 years and contributed to its rise as a mecca for marine science. For the record: 4:00 PM, Jan. 13, 2021In an earlier version of this story, a caption misidentified Bill Newman. It has been corrected to say he is the person on the left in the photo. ....