Category: FLORA & FAUNA
ATLANTIC HERRING: Are mass mortalities an extention of VHS in Labrador and Newfoundland?
THE STORY: Thousands of Atlantic Herring have been dying along the Fundy shores of Nova Scotia. The characteristics of the mortalities and the widely…
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Chances are you don't know how to cook a lobster!
M. G. FISHERIES LTD. Grand Manan, NB, Canada How to Cook a Lobster Use salt water if possible, if not add lots of…
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World's first captive whale retirement home could be in Nova Scotia
Animal behaviour specialist says life in captivity is detrimental to whales By Nina Corfu, CBC News Posted: Nov 17, 2016 8:00 AM AT Last…
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What’s A Woggin? A Bird, a Word, and a Linguistic Mystery | Atlas Obscura
Great Auks, drawn by John James Audubon in Birds of America. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH/PUBLIC DOMAIN On December 20, 1792, the whaling ship Asia…
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HELP NEEDED: Cape Wildlife Center of Barnstable is closing.
“You have probably heard by now that the Cape Wildlife Center of Barnstable (Humane Society of the United States) will be closing its…
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WHALES: Dolphins herded to open water off Lamèque – New Brunswick
Dolphins herded to open water off Lamèque Department of Fisheries and Oceans official says dolphins are being monitored after being moved to open…
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BIRDS: Bay of Fundy Seabird Images
A collection of seabird images from contributors and public domain sources. Identify the birds here and in the field with this classic. Peterson…
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Pigeon Guillemots – Cousins from Out West
From a post on one of the sites I follow …Pigeon Guillemots – My little muses. Click through for more great photos and…
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WHALES: Killer Whales in the North Atlantic … Have you seen one yet?
Most of us know that Killer Whales or Orcas are common in the Pacific. But did you know they occur along the Atlantic…
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NOAA Expands Critical Habitat for Endangered North Atlantic Right Whales – but without Canada it's only half as good!
Posted on January 26, 2016 by admin To the attention of The Honorable Hunter Tootoo, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast…
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WHALES: A North Atlantic Mystery: Case of the Missing Whales
The following report from Yale speaks to possible changes in the North Atlantic that are influencing the distribution of North Atlantic Right Whales….
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WHALES: Spying on animals is relatively inexpensive
Another old post from 2007 – Scientists listen to endangered whales By Russ Bynum, Associated SAVANNAH, Ga. — Beneath the ocean, microphones listen…
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ISSUES: Marine Protected Areas – Canada's failure in the face of big business?
Everyone knows the Bay of Fundy … right? It is home to thousands of unusual and spectacular marine invertebrates as well as more…
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WHALES: Reducing Ship Strikes Worldwide with Whale Alert App
Whale Alert – Reducing Ship Strikes – Worldwide Whale Alert helps reduce the chance of fatal ship strikes by large vessels by displaying…
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