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Right On! First B.C. Right Whale Sighting in 62 Years
After 62 years, there's new hope for one of the rarest animals on earth. A lone Pacific right whale has been sighted off the...
Dolphins Protect Long-Distance Swimmer From Great White Shark
Long distance ocean swimmer Adam Walker was midway through his crossing of New Zealand's Cook Strait when he saw a great white shark approach...
Incredible Animal Communicator Translates Deadly Leopard’s Woes
Anna Breytenbach believes she can communicate with animals through her thoughts. If you watch this video shot at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa,...
US Endangered Species Act Turns 40, With Hundreds of Comeback Stories
President Richard Nixon signed into law, 40 years ago on December 28, the strengthened Endangered Species Act after Congress realized that without further protection from...
Plans to Build Oil Platform in Whale Feeding Ground Suspended
An oil platform planned near the habitat of a critically endangered whale population has been postponed for at least five years. Concerns had been...
Voyager 1 Becomes First Man-Made Object to Reach Interstellar Space
After being whipped around Jupiter and Saturn in a gravitational slingshot, the space probe launched by NASA in 1977 to study outside the Solar...
Lucky Whale Watchers: Dozens of Orcas Show Off
A huge orca pod showed-off for whale watchers in Active Pass off the shores of Galiano Island in Canada.
They posted the video on YouTube,...
Whale Numbers Booming for Great Barrier Reef
The number of whales migrating off Australia's Queensland coast is predicted to hit a 50-year high this season, said the species conservation manager for...
Historic 1972 Marine Mammal Protection Act Worked, Scientists Say
In the fall of 1972, then-President Richard Nixon signed the Marine Mammal Protection Act, providing sweeping protections for whales, dolphins, seals and other species...
Dolphins Call Each Other By Name
Bottlenose dolphins call out the specific names of loved ones when they become separated, a study finds. Other than humans, the dolphins are the...
7 True Stories of Animals Rescuing People from Certain Death
You don't have to be pulled out of a well by a collie to know there is such a thing as hero animals. But...
Film Review: “Big Miracle” Whale Tale is a Charmer
In this delightful family movie based on a true story, a family of gray whales, stranded beneath the ice near the northern-most Alaskan town...
Unlikely Friendships in the Animal Kingdom: 5 Best Videos
The book, Unlikely Friendships: 47 Remarkable Stories from the Animal Kingdom, is a beautiful collection of heartwarming animal tales that features cross-species bonding. A...
Boaters Detangle Humpback Whale Saving its Life (Video)
Michael Fishbach and his colleagues were recently on a small boat when they encountered a humpback whale entangled in a fishing net and on...
Sedatives Used to Free Whale from Fishing Line
Researchers have a new tactic to save endangered whales tangled in fishing line: Get them to calm down with sedatives shot from a dart...
1st Grey Whale in 100 Years Spotted in Vancouver’s Howe Sound
A gray whale spotted feeding in Howe Sound north of Vancouver in recent days is a sign that efforts to restore the area's natural...
40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
Whale Escorts Paddler in Fundraiser for Breast Cancer
Jodie Nelson was disappointed that she only raised $6,000 in advance of her 40-mile paddle for breast cancer -- until a whale joined the...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2009
Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2009, overall it was a great year. Looking back, one can be grateful that the economy...
Lower-pitched Whale Wails May be Good News
The great, echoing moans of blue whales have gradually grown lower in pitch over the last few decades, and scientists say that could...