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U.S. / NEWS Thu May 24, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

CNN -- Scientists hope recordings of orcas attacking a mother whale and her calf will persuade a pair of ailing humpbacks meandering in a freshwater river to head back toward the ocean. The tactic is the latest that increasingly concerned marine biologists ha.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Nov 15, 2007 @ 8:13am neoform

SF Gate -- In its assessment of waters affected by the Cosco Busan fuel spill, the Department of Fish and Game this morning left open much of the traditional crab grounds in the ocean outside the Golden Gate to both commercial and recreational fishermen. The clos.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 30, 2007 @ 1:45pm neoform

USA Today -- After a two-week sojourn through a Northern California river delta, two lost whales were moving closer to an ocean homecoming. The mother humpback and her calf made considerable progress Tuesday and were last seen less than 10 miles from the Golden Gat.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 30, 2007 @ 1:44pm neoform

CNN -- Two lost whales seen just before sunset nearing the ocean after a two-week sojourn through inland California waterways may have slipped back into the Pacific overnight. Rescuers launched several boats in an effort to find the mother humpback and her ca.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri May 25, 2007 @ 4:51pm neoform

USA Today -- Whale rescuers boarded a fire boat Friday and prepared to spray powerful hoses into the water near two stranded whales in the latest attempt to herd the wounded humpbacks back to their ocean habitat. The tactic has never been attempted before, and scie.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon May 7, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

Washington Post -- Two hundred towering windmills, each so tall that its blades would loom over the U.S. Capitol Dome, could be built in the Atlantic Ocean near one of Washingtonians' favorite beach retreats, under a plan being considered in Delaware. The plan, which cou.. Read More