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Marineland Sues Ontario SPCA for Trying to ‘Destroy’ Theme Park

Marineland Sues Ontario SPCA for Trying to ‘Destroy’ Theme Park

November 14, 2017February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 3 Comments

For many years, advocates have voiced their concerns about the welfare of the captive animals at Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario. In November 2016, the Ontario Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (OSPCA) filed five animal cruelty charges against Marineland in regard to the theme park’s failure to provide prescribed standards of care […]

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US Navy banned from using sonar that harms dolphins and walruses

US Navy banned from using sonar that harms dolphins and walruses

July 21, 2016December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 6 Comments

A federal appeals court ruled on Friday that the US Navy was wrongly allowed to use sonar in the nation’s oceans that could harm whales and other marine life. The ninth circuit court of appeals reversed a lower court decision upholding approval granted in 2012 for the Navy to use low-frequency sonar for training, testing […]

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Extreme Arctic sea ice melt forces thousands of walruses ashore in Alaska

Extreme Arctic sea ice melt forces thousands of walruses ashore in Alaska

September 3, 2015December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 6 Comments

The extreme loss of Arctic sea ice due to climate change is forcing thousands of walruses to crowd ashore on a remote barrier island off Alaska, and threatening their survival. Barack Obama will be the first US president to visit the Alaskan Arctic on 31 August on a three-day tour to draw attention to the […]

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Expedition Cruise on Board M/S Origo, June 1-10, 2014

Expedition Cruise on Board M/S Origo, June 1-10, 2014

March 22, 2014December 23, 2019 Morten Jorgensen Leave a comment

Polar Bear Expedition Workshop – last 2 cabins still available. We are now close to full ship.Anyone out there interested in joining, there are now just 2 cabins available. The majority of the group is flying to Longyearbyen on May 31st, there are still a few seats available on that flight as well. The land […]

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NON-PROFIT expedition workshop to see polar bears in Svalbard, 2014

NON-PROFIT expedition workshop to see polar bears in Svalbard, 2014

March 2, 2014December 23, 2019 Morten Jorgensen 1 Comment

Join us on a once-in-a-lifetime voyage in the High Arctic to experience polar bears in their environment, while learning about their biology, their current and future status, the threats against them, and what you can do to help protect them. While we will provide and ensure the full experience that a regular small-ship expedition cruise […]

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Dwindling Arctic Sea Ice Forces 10,000 Walruses Ashore

Dwindling Arctic Sea Ice Forces 10,000 Walruses Ashore

November 1, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 2 Comments

When we discuss sea ice here at NWF, we’re usually talking about polar bears. But this month, the annual loss of sea ice in the Arctic is affecting another marine mammal: walruses.Right now, melting ice caused by climate change is putting thousands of Pacific walruses that were forced onto shore in Alaska at risk of […]

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WWF-Canon expedition tackles Siberian mystery

WWF-Canon expedition tackles Siberian mystery

August 14, 2013December 23, 2019 Supertrooper Leave a comment

A WWF scientific expedition sets off tomorrow to tackle an enduring mystery in the icy seas off Siberia. The expedition is going to the Laptev Sea to find out if local populations of walrus and polar bear are related to populations to the east or west. The expedition also plans to confirm walrus haulout locations, […]

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Endangered or Not, but at Least No Longer Waiting

Endangered or Not, but at Least No Longer Waiting

March 22, 2013February 10, 2021 Supertrooper Leave a comment

Perhaps it does not seem cause for celebration that the Oregon spotted frog, a four-inch-long amphibian that prefers the Pacific Northwest’s dwindling marshy spots, is to be considered this year for federal protection as an endangered species. Tell that to the frog. It has been languishing for 22 years — since 1991 — awaiting its […]

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