http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/ Sun, 21 Jun 2026 08:12:34 +0000 MyBB http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9401 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:26:33 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9401
https://cheknews.ca/were-thrilled-new-en...d-1331222/

Even one new calf is a cause for celebration. The Southern resident Orcas and endangered. There are only 75 left in three different pods.
This is the second calf spotted this year, the first one being labelled L 129. The labelling may be precise, but it is a little clinical.

Good news, the law now requires boats to stay away by 1000 meters. Previously they could go as close as 400 meters.]]>
https://cheknews.ca/were-thrilled-new-en...d-1331222/

Even one new calf is a cause for celebration. The Southern resident Orcas and endangered. There are only 75 left in three different pods.
This is the second calf spotted this year, the first one being labelled L 129. The labelling may be precise, but it is a little clinical.

Good news, the law now requires boats to stay away by 1000 meters. Previously they could go as close as 400 meters.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9391 Wed, 10 Jun 2026 06:05:32 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9391 They plan to go ahead with the killing even though they can't sell the meat. Demand for whale meat has dropped. Japan was buying some, but thy are doing their own whaling.



https://www.ifaw.org/international/press...ithin-days

The Icelandic government is reviewing its whaling laws. It will probably end up banning whaling.
People in Iceland want it banned. 
Sadly this will not happen in time to save the whales that will be killed this year.
We all know it is a cruel practice, so why don't we stop it now.]]> They plan to go ahead with the killing even though they can't sell the meat. Demand for whale meat has dropped. Japan was buying some, but thy are doing their own whaling.



https://www.ifaw.org/international/press...ithin-days

The Icelandic government is reviewing its whaling laws. It will probably end up banning whaling.
People in Iceland want it banned. 
Sadly this will not happen in time to save the whales that will be killed this year.
We all know it is a cruel practice, so why don't we stop it now.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9384 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:08:07 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9384 Their food supply is failing them. There have been an increase in grey whale deaths since 2019 when 200 grey whales were found dead world wide.
The number of calves born is the lowest ever recorded.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...-9.7222760


This is a sign that our oceans are in trouble. The effects of climate change are present in our oceans. 
The effects of pollution are present. We need to be concerned. The health of the whole planet is affected by the health of the oceans.]]> Their food supply is failing them. There have been an increase in grey whale deaths since 2019 when 200 grey whales were found dead world wide.
The number of calves born is the lowest ever recorded.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-c...-9.7222760


This is a sign that our oceans are in trouble. The effects of climate change are present in our oceans. 
The effects of pollution are present. We need to be concerned. The health of the whole planet is affected by the health of the oceans.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9374 Thu, 28 May 2026 06:25:37 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9374

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...s-in-wales


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkpplz4lxvo

There are tons of lost fishing gear in the oceans. The loss of life is tragic. A single net kills hundreds of creatures and many nets are lost each year.
Discarded catches also result in much loss of marine life. Fishing trawlers scoop up everything, but they only keep what they can sell. The rest is not safely released back into the ocean alive. It is cast off dead back into the ocean. All the hundreds of animals that are caught by mistake are treated as garbage.
Whatever happened in Wales has a human cause. It is shocking and it needs to be stopped.]]>

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...s-in-wales


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgkpplz4lxvo

There are tons of lost fishing gear in the oceans. The loss of life is tragic. A single net kills hundreds of creatures and many nets are lost each year.
Discarded catches also result in much loss of marine life. Fishing trawlers scoop up everything, but they only keep what they can sell. The rest is not safely released back into the ocean alive. It is cast off dead back into the ocean. All the hundreds of animals that are caught by mistake are treated as garbage.
Whatever happened in Wales has a human cause. It is shocking and it needs to be stopped.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9334 Fri, 01 May 2026 05:04:13 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9334 There are 23 new calves!  One mother was just 20 years old. Two of the mothers are 40 years old.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot...-9.7182594

This is fantastic news. The species has been declining so badly. A good year like this could make a big difference.
If even a few female calves survive, there is hope for future generations.
It looks like all our efforts to protect the Right Whales are actually working.]]> There are 23 new calves!  One mother was just 20 years old. Two of the mothers are 40 years old.


https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot...-9.7182594

This is fantastic news. The species has been declining so badly. A good year like this could make a big difference.
If even a few female calves survive, there is hope for future generations.
It looks like all our efforts to protect the Right Whales are actually working.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9312 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:49:25 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9312 Rescuers have used excavators to dig a channel for him, but it isn't working. They want to float him on airbags to get him to the North sea and farther.
They don't want to give up while he is still alive.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2082pljyk1o

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...in-germany

I don't know if they can save the whale, but they have definitely been trying. Just digging a channel was an incredible effort to save him.
I hope the rescue works and the whale survives. If not, they at least tried.]]> Rescuers have used excavators to dig a channel for him, but it isn't working. They want to float him on airbags to get him to the North sea and farther.
They don't want to give up while he is still alive.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2082pljyk1o

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...in-germany

I don't know if they can save the whale, but they have definitely been trying. Just digging a channel was an incredible effort to save him.
I hope the rescue works and the whale survives. If not, they at least tried.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9281 Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:13:54 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9281
https://people.com/critically-endangered...s-11940774

Hawksbill turtles are critically endangered and saving even one of them is a big thing. 
Bear is a female and there is always the hope that she will grow up and lay eggs.
Foe now, thanks to her rescuers, she is back in the ocean where she belongs.]]>
https://people.com/critically-endangered...s-11940774

Hawksbill turtles are critically endangered and saving even one of them is a big thing. 
Bear is a female and there is always the hope that she will grow up and lay eggs.
Foe now, thanks to her rescuers, she is back in the ocean where she belongs.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9222 Wed, 04 Mar 2026 05:42:08 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9222 The photographers notified NOAA who sent a rescue team. It took them five hours, but they removed 251 feet of line and chains and hooks.
The whale swam off looking much better and is likely to survive.

https://petapixel.com/2026/03/03/photogr...ave-peril/

I am glad there are teams out there able to save entangled whales. However, the whale should not have been entangled in the first place.
That is on us. We are the ones discarding fishing gear into the ocean. We need to stop doing this and we need to clean up the gear that is already in the ocean.
I have no idea how we could do that, but it is our responsibility to do something.]]> The photographers notified NOAA who sent a rescue team. It took them five hours, but they removed 251 feet of line and chains and hooks.
The whale swam off looking much better and is likely to survive.

https://petapixel.com/2026/03/03/photogr...ave-peril/

I am glad there are teams out there able to save entangled whales. However, the whale should not have been entangled in the first place.
That is on us. We are the ones discarding fishing gear into the ocean. We need to stop doing this and we need to clean up the gear that is already in the ocean.
I have no idea how we could do that, but it is our responsibility to do something.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9072 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 05:27:16 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9072
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/dozen...ving-care/

It is a good thing there is a Turtle Hospital.

https://visitfloridakeys.com/business-di...e-hospital

https://turtlehospital.org/


We can't control the weather, but we can be there to save the turtles affected by the weather.
Because of the Turtle Hospital's hard work, many turtles have survived that would not have made it.
Many thanks to the people who found the turtles and got them help in the first place.]]>
https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/dozen...ving-care/

It is a good thing there is a Turtle Hospital.

https://visitfloridakeys.com/business-di...e-hospital

https://turtlehospital.org/


We can't control the weather, but we can be there to save the turtles affected by the weather.
Because of the Turtle Hospital's hard work, many turtles have survived that would not have made it.
Many thanks to the people who found the turtles and got them help in the first place.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9066 Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:42:28 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9066 The seal them jumped onto their boat. The Orcas circled for a while and then gave up. The seal waited a bit and then took off.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article...rca-snack/

That was quite a wildlife encounter. They were right in the middle of an orca hunt.
That was a clever seal. He was not going to escape the Orcas without help and the boat was the help he needed.
This is not the first time seals have used humans to escape Orcas. They have figured out that we are less dangerous 
than a pod of Orcas. I wonder if they communicate that to each other somehow?]]> The seal them jumped onto their boat. The Orcas circled for a while and then gave up. The seal waited a bit and then took off.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article...rca-snack/

That was quite a wildlife encounter. They were right in the middle of an orca hunt.
That was a clever seal. He was not going to escape the Orcas without help and the boat was the help he needed.
This is not the first time seals have used humans to escape Orcas. They have figured out that we are less dangerous 
than a pod of Orcas. I wonder if they communicate that to each other somehow?]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9050 Sun, 01 Feb 2026 07:41:27 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9050
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot...-9.7069611

Division went from being a strong healthy whale to a weak and emaciated whale in a short time.
Abandoned fishing gear is deadly to whales. The Right Whales are struggling to survive. Any loss like this is a setback for them.]]>
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scot...-9.7069611

Division went from being a strong healthy whale to a weak and emaciated whale in a short time.
Abandoned fishing gear is deadly to whales. The Right Whales are struggling to survive. Any loss like this is a setback for them.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9021 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 06:51:18 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=9021 It happened to two brothers in Florida. 

https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/sibli...wards-them

I am impressed by how the brothers and everyone else reacted to the hatching. They quietly watched, but they did not interfere. 
Their presence may even have protected the hatchlings. That day is one they will remember for their whole lives.]]> It happened to two brothers in Florida. 

https://www.thedodo.com/daily-dodo/sibli...wards-them

I am impressed by how the brothers and everyone else reacted to the hatching. They quietly watched, but they did not interfere. 
Their presence may even have protected the hatchlings. That day is one they will remember for their whole lives.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8956 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 06:36:15 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8956 It was just in shock. She brought it home and called the SSPCA. They have taken the turtle to care for it and eventually release it.
The turtle should have been somewhere near Portugal. Most likely it was suffering from cold shock. This is not the first turtle  they have found this way.


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj004rm1dgo

Every year when the cold weather comes, turtles encounter cold water unexpectedly and go into cold shock. 
Fortunately there are people out there who rescue them. This time it was a random person out walking. Some places have groups of people out there watching for cold shocked turtles. However a cold shocked turtle is found, humans can make a difference. If rescued in time, the turtle can survive and return to the ocean.]]> It was just in shock. She brought it home and called the SSPCA. They have taken the turtle to care for it and eventually release it.
The turtle should have been somewhere near Portugal. Most likely it was suffering from cold shock. This is not the first turtle  they have found this way.


https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czj004rm1dgo

Every year when the cold weather comes, turtles encounter cold water unexpectedly and go into cold shock. 
Fortunately there are people out there who rescue them. This time it was a random person out walking. Some places have groups of people out there watching for cold shocked turtles. However a cold shocked turtle is found, humans can make a difference. If rescued in time, the turtle can survive and return to the ocean.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8922 Sun, 23 Nov 2025 06:10:08 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8922 A whale watching tour got to see a raft of almost 100 otters. This is encouraging since Sea Otter numbers were reduced by the fur trade and they 
are not back to their original levels.

https://cheknews.ca/never-seen-a-raft-th...p-1290749/

What an amazing sight. They were really lucky to be in the right place at the right time. I don't know who named a group of Sea Otters a raft, but they sure got it right.]]> A whale watching tour got to see a raft of almost 100 otters. This is encouraging since Sea Otter numbers were reduced by the fur trade and they 
are not back to their original levels.

https://cheknews.ca/never-seen-a-raft-th...p-1290749/

What an amazing sight. They were really lucky to be in the right place at the right time. I don't know who named a group of Sea Otters a raft, but they sure got it right.]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8916 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 04:54:04 +0000 Catherine]]> http://www.animalloverswebforum.com/showthread.php?tid=8916 The hunt up and down the west coast of Canada and northern USA. They live separately from each other.
On Nov 10 and Nov 11, they came together to form a superpod. They did a lot of vocalizing and interacting. They did some traveling together.
In all there were 74 Orcas together.

https://cheknews.ca/all-southern-residen...d-1289967/

That would have been an incredible sight. It is something you would remember seeing your whole life.
It sounds like it was a social event. A whale reunion  perhaps? They couldn't live together all the time because their food sources would be depleted.
They might want to get together when they can. There is so much we don't know about Orcas. They are intelligent and it seems they are socially complex.
I am sure they will be talking about the gathering for years to come.]]> The hunt up and down the west coast of Canada and northern USA. They live separately from each other.
On Nov 10 and Nov 11, they came together to form a superpod. They did a lot of vocalizing and interacting. They did some traveling together.
In all there were 74 Orcas together.

https://cheknews.ca/all-southern-residen...d-1289967/

That would have been an incredible sight. It is something you would remember seeing your whole life.
It sounds like it was a social event. A whale reunion  perhaps? They couldn't live together all the time because their food sources would be depleted.
They might want to get together when they can. There is so much we don't know about Orcas. They are intelligent and it seems they are socially complex.
I am sure they will be talking about the gathering for years to come.]]>