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Sonar blamed for mass stranding of whales
2013-09-30 20:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Live Science: Four years ago, about 100 melon-headed whales mysteriously entered a shallow lagoon system in northwest Madagascar and became stranded. Now scientists say the creatures' demise was likely brought on by sonar used to map the ocean floor for ExxonMobil. Previous research has suggested that sonar can be harmful to marine mammals. The underwater noise can mask the calls of dolphins and whales and scare them away from their feeding grounds. Naval exercises using sonar have been linked to a 2008 stranding...
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Exxon Mobil killed whales
2013-09-28 10:27:35| Chemicals - Topix.net
When about 100 whales ended up in the shallow waters of Madagascar 's Loza Lagoon system in May and June 2008, scientists suspected that underwater sonar played a role.
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Exxon Sonar Surveying Blamed For The Deaths Of 100 Whales Near Madagascar
2013-09-27 07:12:13| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The deaths of 100 melon-headed whales are being blamed on a controversial sonar mapping technique employed by Exxon in 2008.
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Humpback Whales Present in Antarctic Waters Over Winter a Surprise to Scientists
2013-09-09 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Humpback whale researchers listening to underwater recordings got a surprise upon hearing data collected in Antarctic waters over winter. It had been assumed that all humpbacks migrate to equatorial waters during the winter, but acoustic data from underwater recording stations along the ice shelf revealed the sounds of humpback whales even during the austral winter months. The find came by way of a classic case of being in the right place at the right time, when researcher Ilse Van Opzeeland,...
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Taiwan uses biotech to protect whales,...
2013-08-27 20:34:58| Biotech - Topix.net
Taiwan has started using advanced biotechnology to protect endangered whales and dolphins against poachers, supplementing existing DNA testing, officials said Tuesday.
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