Read more whale stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2295/whale.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:29:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73491/humpback-whales-may-lose-endangered-tag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn attempt to determine whether the humpback whales still need to be saved, the government is reviewing the marine mammals' place on the endangered species list for the first time in a decade. The results look promising: “They appear to be coming back pretty strongly in most of the places...http://www.newser.com/story/73491/humpback-whales-may-lose-endangered-tag.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 11:55:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/65635/whale-saves-drowning-diver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA beluga whale came to the rescue of a woman who got into trouble during a free-diving contest at a Chinese aquarium, the Telegraph reports. The woman, who wasn't wearing breathing equipment, suffered cramps near the bottom of the aquarium's Arctic pool and found herself unable to rise. The whale,...http://www.newser.com/story/65635/whale-saves-drowning-diver.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 30 Jul 2009 5:35:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60524/55-whales-beach-on-s-african-shore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDozens of pilot whales beached this morning near the storm-lashed tip of South Africa, prompting a massive rescue operation. Six bulldozers were deployed to push the 55 whales back into the water, but "as soon as we put them back into the sea, they swim back to the beach again,...http://www.newser.com/story/60524/55-whales-beach-on-s-african-shore.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 7:25:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60402/blue-whales-sing-near-nyc-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExperts have detected singing blue whales closer to the New York City coast than the endangered behemoths have ever been heard before, the Ithaca Journal reports. One of the whales was picked up by Cornell University bioacoustics experts recording just 70 miles from the city’s coastline. Scientists plan to adjust...http://www.newser.com/story/60402/blue-whales-sing-near-nyc-coast.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 29 May 2009 2:13:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54299/brits-to-stop-saving-stranded-whales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhales who get stuck on British shores will now get a lethal injection instead of a lift back to the ocean, the Independent reports. The policy is backed by marine experts and animal welfare groups as the more humane option, based on new research showing that refloated whales usually die...http://www.newser.com/story/54299/brits-to-stop-saving-stranded-whales.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 8:30:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/52176/aussies-herd-beached-whales-back-to-sea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRescuers using boats, stretchers, and a jet ski hauled dozens of whales and dolphins back to sea after 200 were beached on an Australian island, the Daily Telegraph reports. Some 59 animals were saved, ABC notes, as rescuers dug trenches and draped cloths over the whales to keep them cool...http://www.newser.com/story/52176/aussies-herd-beached-whales-back-to-sea.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Mar 2009 7:46:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/46609/team-frees-snared-right-whale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA team of experts managed to free a right whale that became entangled in fishing lines off Florida, the Washington Post reports. Rescuers took three days to cut away hundreds of feet of line that had been trailing the young whale. Only 400 right whales are believed to remain in...http://www.newser.com/story/46609/team-frees-snared-right-whale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Dec 2008 5:55:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/40878/puget-sounds-orcas-in-trouble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe orca population in Washington’s Puget Sound is dropping, and scientists think a scarce food supply is to blame, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. A poor year for chinook salmon—and another is in the forecast—forced the killer whales to spend energy searching further afield for food. Two mature females...http://www.newser.com/story/40878/puget-sounds-orcas-in-trouble.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 25 Oct 2008 10:56:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/36412/whale-meat-makes-comeback-in-iceland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIllegal for two decades, whale meat is back on menus in Iceland, and entrepreneurs are hoping to turn young people on to its charms, the Wall Street Journal reports. The food is reminiscent of beef, but costs only half as much—perhaps a mark in its favor for the young....http://www.newser.com/story/36412/whale-meat-makes-comeback-in-iceland.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 02 Sep 2008 9:16:00 CDT