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• Last Two Weeks in Whales: Working to Save Whales in the Pacific Northwest; Cape Cod Dolphin Stranding; Dolphins and Whales Play Together; Debate Over Tagging Endangered Killer Whales; Dolphins Mimic Whale Songs... (February 8, 2012)
• Last Week in Whales: Mass Stranding of Dolphins in Cape Cod; Dolphins Are People Too?; Sale of Whale Bycatch in Korea Spurs Illegal Slaughter... (January 27, 2012)
• NRDC Seeks to Protect Whales in the Pacific Northwest from Sonar (January 24, 2012)
• Last Week in Whales: Is a Market-Based Solution to End Whaling a Bad Idea? (Hint, It's a Bad Idea); Activists Board Japanese Whaling Ship; Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population Plummets, NOAA Yawns... (January 17, 2012)
• Last Week in Whales: Global Warming Killing Seal Pups; Listening to Human Noise Pollution; Strandings on the Rise in Ireland; Dolphin Burgers... (January 9, 2012)
• This Week in Whales: Happy Birthday Endangered Species Act; Russian Beluga Whale Rescue Flounders; Japan Takes Sea Shepherd to Court... (December 29, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Belugas Trapped in Russian Ice Floes; Russia Bans Harp Seal Trade; Bad Changes to Canadian Narwhal Tusk Ban?; Trendy Whale Songs... (December 22, 2011)
• This Week and Last Week in Whales: Whale-Themed Holiday Gifts; Japan's Whaling Fleet on the Move; Mass Stranding of Beaked Whales in Mediterranean... (December 15, 2011)
• Challenge to First Oil and Gas Lease Sale in the Gulf of Mexico Since the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster (December 13, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: North Atlantic Right Whales Head South for the Winter; Big Victory for Belgua Whales; Surviving Baby Dolphin May Hold Clues in the Gulf; Canadian Seal Industry Can't Compete... (December 1, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Great News for Some Dolphins; Bad News for Some Whales; Whale of a Find in Chile... (November 17, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: CSI Eocene Gets Shark Attacking Whale Case; Rare Dolphin on the Brink in New Zealand; Dolphin Safe Tuna from Mexico May Not Be So Safe... (November 10, 2011)
• Business as Usual Plan for Future Offshore Drilling Threatens More Whales and Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico (November 8, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Saving North Atlantic Right Whales from Entanglement; Closer to Linking Dolphin Deaths to BP?; Coast Guard's No-Brainer... (November 4, 2011)
• For Polar Bears, Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions (November 3, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Dolphins Use a Wingman; Leaking Cargo Ship Threatens Killer Whales; Pygmy Sperm Whale Saved by a Hundred Volunteers... (October 28, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Killer Whales Make Waves to Wash Seals into their Bellies; Dolphins Avoid the Bends; Belugas Hate Katy Perry... (October 20, 2011)
• This Week In Whales: Dangerous Dining for Blue Whales; 49 Million Year-Old Whale Jawbone; More Dead Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico... (October 13, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (October 6, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 29, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 22, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 15, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 9, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 1, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (August 25, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (August 18, 2011)
• Climate Change and Trade in Endangered Species (with an update on the Dolphin Trade) (July 22, 2011)
• Commercial Exploitation of Dolphins Should Remain Under Scrutiny (July 20, 2011)
• Will Science Trump Politics when Protecting Endangered Species from Trade? (July 18, 2011)
• When issuing drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, BOEMRE turns a blind eye (June 9, 2011)
• Study confirms greater harm to beaked whales from sonar than previously admitted by government (May 12, 2011)
• Blind Decision Making on Whales in Alaska (May 5, 2011)
• No Surprise: Unsustainable Polar Bear Hunt in Canada (April 13, 2011)
• A Vision of Pebble Mine's Future Playing Out Today? (July 21, 2010)
• Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico Cause Harm to Marine Mammals (July 1, 2010)
• Anglo American Makes Promises About Pebble Mine It Cannot Keep (April 9, 2010)
• Japan Sets Tone for “Worst Wildlife Trade Meeting Ever” (March 25, 2010)
• CITES to World: Get Your Polar Bear Rugs While You Can (March 22, 2010)
• Canada Rejects Wishes of Canadians and the Spirit of CITES (March 16, 2010)
• EU Leaving Polar Bears Out In The Cold (March 14, 2010)
• Helping Polar Bears in the Gulf of Arabia (March 12, 2010)
• Canada to Species at Risk: Marine Mammals Need Not Apply (December 18, 2009)

• A Vision of Pebble Mine's Future Playing Out Today? (July 21, 2010)
• Anglo American Makes Promises About Pebble Mine It Cannot Keep (April 9, 2010)
• Blind Decision Making on Whales in Alaska (May 5, 2011)
• Business as Usual Plan for Future Offshore Drilling Threatens More Whales and Dolphins in the Gulf of Mexico (November 8, 2011)
• CITES to World: Get Your Polar Bear Rugs While You Can (March 22, 2010)
• Canada Rejects Wishes of Canadians and the Spirit of CITES (March 16, 2010)
• Canada to Species at Risk: Marine Mammals Need Not Apply (December 18, 2009)
• Challenge to First Oil and Gas Lease Sale in the Gulf of Mexico Since the BP Deepwater Horizon Disaster (December 13, 2011)
• Climate Change and Trade in Endangered Species (with an update on the Dolphin Trade) (July 22, 2011)
• Commercial Exploitation of Dolphins Should Remain Under Scrutiny (July 20, 2011)
• EU Leaving Polar Bears Out In The Cold (March 14, 2010)
• For Polar Bears, Road to Hell Is Paved with Good Intentions (November 3, 2011)
• Helping Polar Bears in the Gulf of Arabia (March 12, 2010)
• Japan Sets Tone for “Worst Wildlife Trade Meeting Ever” (March 25, 2010)
• Last Two Weeks in Whales: Working to Save Whales in the Pacific Northwest; Cape Cod Dolphin Stranding; Dolphins and Whales Play Together; Debate Over Tagging Endangered Killer Whales; Dolphins Mimic Whale Songs... (February 8, 2012)
• Last Week in Whales: Is a Market-Based Solution to End Whaling a Bad Idea? (Hint, It's a Bad Idea); Activists Board Japanese Whaling Ship; Cook Inlet Beluga Whale Population Plummets, NOAA Yawns... (January 17, 2012)
• Last Week in Whales: Mass Stranding of Dolphins in Cape Cod; Dolphins Are People Too?; Sale of Whale Bycatch in Korea Spurs Illegal Slaughter... (January 27, 2012)
• Last Week in Whales: Global Warming Killing Seal Pups; Listening to Human Noise Pollution; Strandings on the Rise in Ireland; Dolphin Burgers... (January 9, 2012)
• NRDC Seeks to Protect Whales in the Pacific Northwest from Sonar (January 24, 2012)
• No Surprise: Unsustainable Polar Bear Hunt in Canada (April 13, 2011)
• Oil and Gas Activities in the Gulf of Mexico Cause Harm to Marine Mammals (July 1, 2010)
• Study confirms greater harm to beaked whales from sonar than previously admitted by government (May 12, 2011)
• This Week In Whales: Dangerous Dining for Blue Whales; 49 Million Year-Old Whale Jawbone; More Dead Dolphins in Gulf of Mexico... (October 13, 2011)
• This Week and Last Week in Whales: Whale-Themed Holiday Gifts; Japan's Whaling Fleet on the Move; Mass Stranding of Beaked Whales in Mediterranean... (December 15, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (October 6, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 29, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 22, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 15, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 9, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (September 1, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (August 25, 2011)
• This Week in Whales (August 18, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Belugas Trapped in Russian Ice Floes; Russia Bans Harp Seal Trade; Bad Changes to Canadian Narwhal Tusk Ban?; Trendy Whale Songs... (December 22, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: CSI Eocene Gets Shark Attacking Whale Case; Rare Dolphin on the Brink in New Zealand; Dolphin Safe Tuna from Mexico May Not Be So Safe... (November 10, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Dolphins Use a Wingman; Leaking Cargo Ship Threatens Killer Whales; Pygmy Sperm Whale Saved by a Hundred Volunteers... (October 28, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Great News for Some Dolphins; Bad News for Some Whales; Whale of a Find in Chile... (November 17, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Happy Birthday Endangered Species Act; Russian Beluga Whale Rescue Flounders; Japan Takes Sea Shepherd to Court... (December 29, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Killer Whales Make Waves to Wash Seals into their Bellies; Dolphins Avoid the Bends; Belugas Hate Katy Perry... (October 20, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: North Atlantic Right Whales Head South for the Winter; Big Victory for Belgua Whales; Surviving Baby Dolphin May Hold Clues in the Gulf; Canadian Seal Industry Can't Compete... (December 1, 2011)
• This Week in Whales: Saving North Atlantic Right Whales from Entanglement; Closer to Linking Dolphin Deaths to BP?; Coast Guard's No-Brainer... (November 4, 2011)
• When issuing drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico, BOEMRE turns a blind eye (June 9, 2011)
• Will Science Trump Politics when Protecting Endangered Species from Trade? (July 18, 2011)

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