The title of this post is the question I have gotten at least seven or eight times today. The article is Watching Whales Watching Us. The article begins...
"On the afternoon of Sept. 25, 2002, a group of marine biologists vacationing on Isla San José, in Baja California Sur, Mexico, came upon a couple of whales stranded along the beach."
It goes on to talk about the whales, beaked whales, that had stranded on Isla San José and how SONAR can have quite the impact on our marine mammal friends. Fascinating stuff that is also quite controversial.
Unfortunately, dear friends, the answer to the title question is, "No, I have not read the article yet." I have been working with a truly amazing and dedicated team of volunteers at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center. We have been working on putting together an online bone atlas for the skeleton of a transient orca that was filled with PCBs and DDTs. I think I only have room in my life for one stranded whale at a time! So, I do hope to get to the article soon, but for now, it will just have to remain bookmarked.
Monday, July 13, 2009
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The second stranded whale you have time for is the one who was ordering a caramel machiatto. Yes?
Oh, well, yes... I forgot about that one. There are so many stranded whales, I can hardly keep track of 'em!
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