Read more humpback whale stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2397/humpback-whale.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:26:35 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/37001/bucki-the-whale-escapes-baltic-for-open-ocean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBucki's going home, a little thinner but seemingly none the worse for wear. The humpback whale, which strayed into the Baltic Sea in July, has finally made his way back into the Atlantic Ocean, Der Spiegel reports. The whale is only the third in modern history spotted in German waters...http://www.newser.com/story/37001/bucki-the-whale-escapes-baltic-for-open-ocean.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 09 Sep 2008 16:00:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35514/end-of-tale-for-baby-whale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA lost baby humpback whale who broke the world's heart when it nuzzled ships near Sydney was put down today with an overdose of anesthetic, reports the Australian . Experts say the calf, dubbed Colin, had no chance of surviving. The whale had been attacked by sharks and needed several months...http://www.newser.com/story/35514/end-of-tale-for-baby-whale.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 22 Aug 2008 5:55:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35277/baby-whales-fate-appears-grim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe humpback whale calf who mistook a yacht for its mother in the waters off Sydney is unlikely to survive the week, reports the Australian . "It has to get humpback whale milk and there is no way that that can be provided in captivity" said a government environmental official. "Unless...http://www.newser.com/story/35277/baby-whales-fate-appears-grim.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 19 Aug 2008 18:15:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/35183/baby-whale-to-yacht-are-you-my-mother.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA disoriented baby humpback whale in the waters off New South Wales, Australia, apparently decided a yacht was its mother, the Daily Telegraph reports. Government naturalists lured the calf, which was nuzzling the boat and trying to nurse, out to sea by towing the yacht. "It's a very sad situation,...http://www.newser.com/story/35183/baby-whale-to-yacht-are-you-my-mother.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 18 Aug 2008 15:03:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/34694/humpbacks-no-longer-in-danger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHumpback whales, once feared to be on the verge of extinction, have made such a dramatic comeback that the International Union for Conservation of Nature has removed them from its list of vulnerable species. A ban on humpback whaling in the 1960s has allowed their numbers to grow to 55,...http://www.newser.com/story/34694/humpbacks-no-longer-in-danger.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 Aug 2008 9:56:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/25901/whales-return-to-moby-dicks-old-haunts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHosts of whale sightings are being reported off southern Chile, raising conservationists' hopes for a resurgence of the populations—including the real-life inspiration for Moby Dick —that flourished in the area before they were hunted nearly to extinction. Experts warn the apparent boom could be the result of more pairs...http://www.newser.com/story/25901/whales-return-to-moby-dicks-old-haunts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 28 Apr 2008 15:20:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/14633/japan-backs-down-on-whaling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIn its first-ever turnaround on whaling, the Japanese government has dropped its plans to hunt humpbacks. The about-face is a victory for Kevin Rudd, the new Australian prime minister, who had objected strenuously and ordered a patrol of the humpback hunt. Tokyo said, however, that the fleet currently en route...http://www.newser.com/story/14633/japan-backs-down-on-whaling.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Dec 2007 7:35:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/12041/new-zealand-to-japanese-whalers-go-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAs a Japanese whaling fleet churned to Antarctic waters, a furious New Zealand prime minister today blasted the "deception" of Japan's claim that the killing ships will conduct research rather than commercial whaling. It would be better "if the Japanese stayed home," said Helen Clark. The fleet will catch over...http://www.newser.com/story/12041/new-zealand-to-japanese-whalers-go-home.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 19 Nov 2007 3:42:18 CST