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David W. Kenney dies at 77; SeaWorld's first veterinarian
David W. Kenney, SeaWorld's first veterinarian, who played a key role in bringing the original Shamu to the San Diego amusement park as well as a gray whale believed to be the first raised by humans, died Feb. 14 in Montrose, Colo. He was 77.
The cause...Tags: Science and Technology, Cancer, Science, Entertainment, Amusement and Theme Parks
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Shell proposes to move forward in Beaufort Sea
GreenspaceWith the BP oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico successfully contained, Shell Alaska announced that it has filed an application to proceed with exploratory offshore drilling in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska. The Obama administration suspendedall offshore... -
Sea Shepherd leader Paul Watson and Ady Gil skipper Peter Bethune offer very different takes on ship's sinking
L.A. UnleashedWELLINGTON, New Zealand â Sea Shepherd deliberately sank its own high-tech protest boat after a January collision with a Japanese whaling ship to gain sympathy, the former skipper alleged Thursday in a public spat with the conservation group's founder.... -
Humpback whale's unusual migration is believed to be a record-breaker
L.A. UnleashedLONDON â It wasn't love. It could have been adventure. Or maybe she just got lost. It remains a mystery why a female humpback whale swam thousands of miles from the reefs of Brazil to the African island of Madagascar,...... -
New study suggests whales are suffering from sunburn
L.A. UnleashedScientists say some whale species off the Mexican coast are showing signs of severe sunburn that may be caused by the damaged ozone layer's decreased ability to block ultraviolet radiation. The seagoing mammals would be particularly vulnerable to the sun.... -
An Arctic oil spill could linger for years
GreenspaceAlmost everyone can agree that, however bad the Deepwater Horizon oil blowout in the Gulf of Mexico was, a major spill in an icy Arctic sea would be worse. How much worse? A new report commissioned by the Pew Environment...... -
A dark Arctic tale set after the ice melts
It's hard to imagine a world in which polar bears don't exist in the wild. Alun Anderson, former editor-in-chief of New Scientist magazine, asserts that it most likely will occur in our lifetime.
In his book, "After the Ice: Life, Death, and...Tags: United Nations, Conservation, Science, Russia, Interior Policy
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Southern right whale's breach into South African couple's sailboat captured on video
L.A. UnleashedWhen a photo of a southern right whale crashing, mid-breach, into a sailboat surfaced earlier this week, some observers thought the shot was a little too perfect. Skeptics alleged that the now-famous photo, rather than being genuine, was merely evidence..... -
Japan 'holds they key' to progress at International Whaling Commission meeting, expert says
L.A. UnleashedTOKYO â Nations will next week consider whether to sanction commercial whale hunts for the first time in a quarter-century, a compromise to coax Japan into ending an annual cull of hundreds of the sea mammals in a sanctuary in...... -
Decision due soon on Arctic Ocean oil drilling
GreenspaceOpponents of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic are making a last-ditch effort to convince the Obama administration to impose the same kind of moratorium on oil and gas development that it did on major commercial fishing in the Far......
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