Part 2 of our series on the Navy's military dolphin program focuses on legislative efforts to shut down the program and free the dolphins. Unfortunately, while the Navy seems interested in ending the program, Congress is letting it continue until robotics are available to replace the dolphins.
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The white whales of the Arctic, known as the Sea Canaries due to their tweeting calls, are still abundant in places, but some populations are endangered, and threats like global warming loom in the near future.
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Dolphins and sea lions are used by the US Navy for a variety of tasks, many involving potentially dangerous situations. For years, activists have urged the Navy to end the program, but steps to do so keep being blocked.
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Sometimes whales and dolphins don't stay in the ocean, but come up on shore. Why do they do this, as individuals and sometimes as whole pods of animals? There are many reasons, but too often such strandings end in tragedy.
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No one is better known in the whale research community than Ken Balcomb. He died last December 15th, leaving a lasting legacy of orca and whale research, conservation advocacy, and his many students and friends.
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A great and moving tribute to the endangered orcas of the Pacific Northwest, "Spirits of the Coast" is a book for every orca lover.
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Earlier this year, a lone beluga whale showed up along the Norwegian coast, approaching fishermen and being exceedingly friendly. The local fishermen noticed the beluga was wearing some kind of a harness and were able to remove it.
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The US Navy Has Used Dolphins for Decades to Fight Our Wars. Local Activists Are Documenting the Cruelty of Small Pens and Shortened Lives of the Navy Dolphins.
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The Navy will have to apply for permits to kill whales and dolphins less often than in the past.
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DARPA plans to encourage the inevitable breeding that will occur between genetically modified fish and normal fish.
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