tigerhawk.blogspot.com - 11/23/2008
—
The Arctic sea ice has returned with such a vengeance this fall -- it is barely below the seasonal average -- that a pod of narwhal whales has been trapped. They will die by nature or the hand of man. Inuit hunters have received permission to kill more than their annual quota, since the trapped ...
news.smh.com.au - 11/22/2008
—
news.smh.com.au —
At least 200 narwhal whales in Canada's Arctic,
trapped by winter ice and facing starvation or suffocation,...
must be culled, officials say. Hunters from the village of Pond Inlet on Baffin Island discovered the animals trapped near Bylot Island, about ...
(more)
Over 200 whales trapped in Canadian ice - Breaking News ...
Comments
Blog Reactions
Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup
Pirate's Cove —
Happy Sunday! Another great day in America. A bit chilly, but, a great time to do some fishing. This pinup is by Vaughn Bass, with a wee bit of help.
What is happening in ye olde blogosphere?
Captain Ed explains exactly what the Gray Lady should have someone cook them for Thanksgiving (are liberals allowed to celebrate that day?)
Wordsmith at Flopping Aces provides the Sunday Funnies
TigerHawk: with every silver ice lining, something gets its next meal
Adeline and Hazel have Kelly ...
Related Content
The Blue Marble: Palin: Don't Save the Whales
motherjones.com 1/23/2009 — In 1994, there were some 650 Cook Inlet belugas living off the coast of Anchorage, but their numbers were nearly halved by 1997. This sharp decline was largely attributed to overharvesting by Native hunters, and by 2005 this already small whale ...
Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis
nsidc.org 2/23/2009 — sea ice reflects sunlight, keeping the polar regions cool and moderating global climate. According to scientific measurements, Arctic sea ice has declined dramatically over at least the past thirty years, with the most extreme decline seen in the ...
Navy gets all-clear from Supreme Court to harm whales
crooksandliars.com 11/15/2008 — While progressives everywhere are basking in the knowledge that liberal Democrats now control two of the three estates of the federal government, it is worth remembering that despite the voters' mandate, the Right still controls (barely, by a one-vote ...
Souls On Ice
rossdouthat.theatlantic.com 11/16/2008 — "Few issues," Ronald Green writes , "are likely to generate more emotional opposition than federal funding of stem cell research." Fortunately, he has a plan for how Barack Obama should proceed: Obama should minimize opposition by following the lead ...
Whales and dolphins suffer a bitter defeat in the Supreme Court
althouse.blogspot.com 11/13/2008 — Chief Justice Roberts writes for the majority in Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council . He begins with a quote from George Washington: "To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace." And the Navy wins. The ...
Sea Ice Growing at Fastest Pace on Record
dailytech.com 11/15/2008 — Well it's nice to see your willing to bring us every tiny bit of information, even when it's abstract differential information that may amount to no more than a minor blip in environmental conditions (think chaos theory, it doesn't always average out ...
Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
