TRAVEL: Belize coral reef beautiful but threatened Jul 6, 2009
Under the tutelage of scientists, small groups of curious travelers spend their days wielding clipboards and snorkels to learn about coral reef and mangrove ecology and such local denizens as bottlenose dolphins and crocodiles. Evenings, they retreat to weathered wooden cabanas where entertainment consists of counting stars, scratching no-see-'em bites and listening to the lulling roar of waves breaking on the reef just a few yards from the beach. (USA Today -- Tech)
More Dolphins Returning To Long Island Sound Jul 5, 2009
They say they've recorded a pod of at least 100 bottlenose dolphins in the Sound. Joseph Schnierlein of the Maritime Aquarium in Norwalk says dolphins are often spotted in the Sound, but nobody's seen this many there since the 1950s. (FOX61, CT)
Confirmed: God is slightly gay Just ask the animals. As soon as they stop... Jul 4, 2009
But in every sexually active species on the planet, at least some of them do, for all sorts of reasons, and it's common and obvious and as normal as a warm spring rain falling on a pod of giddy bottlenose dolphins having group sex off the coast of Fiji. And either humankind is part of nature and the wanton animal kingdom, a full participant in the messy inexplicable glories of the flesh and spirit and gender play, or we are the aberrant mistake, the ones who are lagging far behind the rest of... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Yarra's unusual visitors cause a stir Jun 30, 2009
One of four bottlenose dolphins creates a stir in the Yarra near the Swan Street bridge ... Drawn up the brown river by the prevalence of bream, four bottlenose dolphins spent the afternoon feasting and frolicking as surprised cyclists, rowers and office workers looked on ... "Sydney Harbour lost their resident bottlenose dolphins years ago," he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Anglers up in arms over fish-stealing dolphins Jun 27, 2009
- Miles offshore, a fight is raging between angry anglers armed with guns and bombs and bottlenose dolphins, the marine mammals popularized in movies and TV shows like "Flipper." ... The head of a national fishing organization, Bob Zales II, said the problem of bottlenose dolphins stealing fish has gotten "tremendously worse" in the past year. (AZCentral -- News)
Make my day, Flipper: Pesky dolphins under siege Jun 27, 2009
Boat captains say dolphins, known for their toothy grins and playfulness, are growing increasingly aggressive in their quest for food, with some taking fish right off the hook something that rarely happened just a few years ago (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Dolphin 'super pod' shift laid at door of climate change Jun 27, 2009
The firth is famous for its bottlenose dolphins. An Earthwatch team headed by Dr Kevin Robinson, director and co-founder of the Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit (CRRU), saw the pod 10 miles off land. (BBC News -- Science)
Whale trivia: did you know? Jun 24, 2009
Wild bottlenose dolphins live well into their forties, while some of the larger whales live in excess of 80 years. 3. (iAfrica.com)
Regional news: Sharks hunt like Hannibal Lecter Jun 23, 2009
Like raccoons with picnic coolers or urban coyotes with pet cats, west Florida's bottlenose dolphins are learning that proximity to humans can make for easy meals. They shadow boats, waiting for anglers to discard fish they can't keep. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Why Some Animals (and People) Are Gay Jun 20, 2009
Similarly, male bottlenose dolphins use same-sex sexual behavior to maintain and strengthen their social relationships although dolphins are far more explicit about their homosexual play, regularly mounting one another and (hide the kids' ears here) sticking their noses into certain boy-dolphin parts. (Very regularly: roughly occurs with other males. (Time.com)
Animals often in same-sex relationships Jun 18, 2009
Male-male sexual encounters among bottlenose dolphins appear to strengthen social bonds within the group and may also serve as practice for later, which could increase the reproductive success of those dolphins. Bailey says the next step is to figure out the role of genetics in these same-sex relationships and also to determine whether same-sex sexual behavior affects other traits as the species evolve. (USA Today -- Tech)
Same-sex behavior nearly universal in animals Jun 17, 2009
"That is very different from male bottlenose dolphins, who engage in same-sex interactions to facilitate group bonding, or female Laysan Albatross that can remain pair-bonded for life," he added. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Saving the seas for marine mammals Jun 16, 2009
However compare this to the Cardigan Bay Special Area of Conservation (partly established in order to protect the resident bottlenose dolphins) which is suffering decimation of the sea bed and the sea life that depends upon it, due to large scale scallop dredging being carried out (all quite legally, although causing major concern even in the Welsh Assembly). Would it not be an opportune time with the forthcoming meeting of environment ministers for the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen... (BBC News -- Science)
Pink dolphin makes splash in shipping channel May 29, 2009
Bottlenose dolphins are common in the lower Calcasieu Ship Channel, feeding in the deep water and riding on top of boats' waves. And when the pink one jumps amid four dark gray dolphins, it's easy to spot. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Rare Pink Dolphin Spotted In La. May 28, 2009
Only 14 Albino Bottlenose Dolphins Reported Worldwide ... Bottlenose dolphins are common in the lower Calcasieu Ship Channel, feeding in the deep water and riding on top of boats' waves. (Click2Houston, TX)
Pink Dolphin's A Standout In Any Water May 28, 2009
Bottlenose dolphins are common in the lower Calcasieu Ship Channel, feeding in the deep water and riding on top of boats' waves ... Bottlenose dolphins are common. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Weird News)
Ocean Watch: Flexibility and cool make cruise to Baja a breeze May 26, 2009
As I entered my destination, Bahia Concepcion, a group of about 100 bottlenose dolphins arrived to congratulate me, as did three large whales ... As I entered my destination, Bahia Concepcion, a group of about 100 bottlenose dolphins arrived to congratulate me, as did three large whales. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Biologist to sign copies of new book May 22, 2009
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Here is the latest New Jersey news from The Associated Press May 3, 2009
RUMSON, N.J. - Marine scientists say two of the four bottlenose dolphins found dead in recent weeks were probably part of a group that spent half of last year in the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers. The scientists say at least one of the other two probably was not part of the group. (NJ.com -- News)
Dolphins Maintain Constant Visual Vigilance May 3, 2009
working with a number of other partners, rescued the last four of the eight trained bottlenose dolphins that were swept out. (June 30, 2008) NOAA experts are continuing to evaluate a group of bottlenose dolphins feeding in New Jersey's Shrewsbury River. (Science Daily)
Florida field station 'fills a gap' Apr 28, 2009
Jim Jacoby, Marineland owner and a member of the Georgia Aquarium board, has committed to loaning four bottlenose dolphins to the Atlanta attraction, which will be able to house up to 20. Other loans are being negotiated. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Thomas Pauly Appointed General Manager of The Kahala Hotel & Resort Apr 28, 2009
The Kahala has five restaurants including the award-winning Hoku's, a spa, and a lagoon that is home to six Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. The resort is a member of The Leading Hotels of the World and Preferred Hotels & Resorts, and is represented in Japan by Okura Hotels & Resorts. (PR Newswire)
Huge Population Of Rare Dolphins Discovered Apr 3, 2009
9, 2007) Mating strategies are straightforward in bottlenose dolphins, or are they. Much of the work carried on male-female relationships in that species to date show that males tend to coerce females who are. (Science Daily)
Climate trouble for whale Apr 2, 2009
Almost 90 long-finned pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins died after washing up last week at Hamelin Bay, on the country's west coast. It was the second mass stranding in March, and took the total number of cetaceans to beach in southern Australia in the past four months beyond 500, including a single stranding of almost 200 on King Island. (India Times, India)
Kayaking in a little discovered part of Mexico's Baja California Mar 28, 2009
But I don't mind; the sky above is a sharp blue, and this morning three bottlenose dolphins passed close by our beachfront camp. We're heading for our campsite on a cactus-covered island in the Sea of Cortez, along the Baja California peninsula. (Globe and Mail)
6 rescued whales beached, dying off Australia Mar 25, 2009
The whales were part of a group of about 90 whales and five bottlenose dolphins that became stranded on a beach in Western Australia state early Monday. Most of the animals died, but rescuers were able to push four dolphins and four whales out to sea at the stranding site and truck 10 surviving whales overland to deeper waters Tuesday. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Whales Saved From Mass Stranding on Aussie Beach Mar 25, 2009
The group of 87 whales and five bottlenose dolphins beached themselves early Monday in Hamelin Bay. One dolphin and 72 whales died before they could be rescued. (Fox News)
Frantic efforts to save beached whales in Australia Mar 24, 2009
Western Australia's conservation department said the group of false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins became stranded on Monday morning. Rescuers and volunteers have been struggling to save the few surviving animals in Hamelin Bay. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
* World News Quick Take Mar 24, 2009
Around 80 long-finned pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins were found beached. When found this morning there were 25 whales alive, since then a further eight have died, the Department of Environment and Conservation said in a statement. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Dozens of whales, dolphins die on beach Mar 24, 2009
The department said the group of whales and bottlenose dolphins became stranded early Monday on a stretch of beach about 4 miles long.. Department spokesman Greg Mair said the 17 survivors, all whales, will be shifted by truck at daybreak Tuesday to nearby Flinders Bay and helped out to sea. (MSNBC -- International)
Oz: 80 stranded whales, dolphins die Mar 23, 2009
The department said the group of false killer whales and bottlenose dolphins became stranded early on Monday morning on a stretch of beach about 4 miles (6 kilometres) long.. Our main priority is to ensure the welfare of the remaining alive whales before we herd them back out to sea,'' Greg Mair, the departmental officer leading the rescue said in a statement. (India Times, India)
Short story: The divers Mar 15, 2009
We had just passed a pod of bottlenose dolphins that leapt and splashed about like a tightly choreographed acrobatic unit, putting us a little in a dreamy state. My state was different. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Tybee Island Mar 7, 2009
From late spring to early fall, take a boat ride with Captain Mike s Dolphin Tours (1-800-242-0166, ; $15 adults, $8 children age 12 and under) to see bottlenose dolphins at play. Or opt for a guided kayak tour through North Island Surf (912-786-4000, ) or Sea Kayak Georgia (1-888-529-2542; ) to see dolphins, birds and other coastal wildlife and vegetation. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Beached whales, dolphins rescued in Oz Mar 6, 2009
The 10-foot (3-meter) adult female was one of 194 whales and seven bottlenose dolphins that became stranded Sunday evening on Naracoopa Beach on Tasmania state's King Island. Up to 150 volunteers helped wildlife experts to refloat 53 surviving whales and five dolphins on Monday. (India Times)
* Rescuers attempt to save stranded whales, dolphins Mar 3, 2009
The 194 pilot whales and half a dozen bottlenose dolphins became stranded on Naracoopa Beach on Tasmania states King Island on Sunday evening X the fourth beaching incident in recent months in Tasmania. Strandings happen periodically in Tasmania as whales go by during their migration to and from Antarctic waters, but scientists do not know why. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Mass stranding of whales, dolphins in Australia Mar 2, 2009
According to Arthur, about 194 pilot whales and six or seven bottlenose dolphins began to strand on Tasmania's King Island from7. 30 p.m. local time on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Nearly 200 whales stranded on Australian beach Mar 2, 2009
Rescuers were headed Monday to Naracoopa Beach on Tasmania's King Island to try to save some of the 194 pilot whales and half a dozen bottlenose dolphins that began beaching themselves on Sunday evening. Some had died by Monday morning, said Chris Arthur from Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service. (USA Today -- News)
Mass whale stranding in Tasmania Mar 2, 2009
The 194 pilot whales and half a dozen bottlenose dolphins became stranded on Naracoopa Beach on King Island on Sunday evening. Chris Arthur, of Tasmania's Parks and Wildlife Service, told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that 54 whales and seven dolphins were still alive. (BBC News)
Blubber love: 5 best places to watch whales Feb 22, 2009
Naturalists help guests spot and identify gray whales and bottlenose dolphins right from the beach. April 19, Leo Carrillo State Park, 35000 W. Pacific Coast Highway between Point Mugu and Dume. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Fjords & flippers Feb 21, 2009
A pod of three bottlenose dolphins, frolicking 50m away, tore our gaze from the dramatic cliff. Suddenly, out of the blue, a smaller dolphin swam along the stern, breaking into our bow wave, trying to match the dhows speed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
No sign of dolphins in N.J. rivers Feb 11, 2009
The U.S. Coast Guard's Atlantic City station and scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration surveyed the Shrewsbury and Navesink rivers in Monmouth County for any sign of the bottlenose dolphins. They didn't find any. (USA Today -- News)
JANUARY: Dolphins' uncertain fate stirs debate Feb 11, 2009
By William M. Welch, USA TODAY A group of bottlenose dolphins that made a celebrated appearance in New Jersey waters and then disappeared has ignited a debate over how far the government should go to save animals from the cold ... They are part of the northernmost migratory population of bottlenose dolphins in the Atlantic Ocean, she said, and some have survived winters farther north than this. (USA Today -- News)
Science: Dolphins are talented chefs Feb 7, 2009
"In addition to our observations, individual bottlenose dolphins feeding at these cuttlefish spawning grounds have been observed by divers in the area to perform the same behavioral sequence," they said in the study. "The feeding behavior reported here is specifically adapted to a single prey type and represents impressive behavioral flexibility for a non-primate animal.". (MSNBC -- Environment)
Oscar shows us his shorts Feb 7, 2009
Once the trainer of TV's Flipper -- actually played by two different female bottlenose dolphins -- O'Barry has become the biggest nemesis of the "dolphinarium" business and the worldwide trade in captive dolphins, working legally or illegally to free them wherever he can. His conversion from trainer to activist is discussed in the film -- and it's an electric moment -- but director Psihoyos' central subject is the exciting and unlikely "Ocean's Eleven"-style raid he and O'Barry lead into a... (Salon)
