The environmental thriller “The Cove” follows the stealth reconnaissance work of Ric O’Barry as he uncovers the dolphin drive fishery in Taiji, Japan. Ric was the dolphin trainer who selected and trained the dolphins of the 60’s TV series “Flipper”…
New Freeway planned for San Ignacio Lagoon
New Freeway planned for San Ignacio Lagoon San Ignacio Lagoon is the birthplace of a remarkable chapter in the relationship between whales and humans. The lagoons along the western coast of the American Continent, from San Francisco Bay in the…
New York Times article on human/whale relationships
This week New York Times features and article ostensibly about our relationship with whales, woven around a visit by the author to the “friendly whales” of San Ignacio Lagoon. The article (requiring a free NYT login) is here: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/magazine/12whales-t.html It…
Caroline Casey and the purification of water.
This is a bit of a last minute notice, but “Visionary Activist and Compassionate Trickster” Caroline Casey will be giving a Solstice presentation in Berkeley this evening with a theme of purification of the waters. She has graciously invited me…
Cornwall Mass Stranding Event
The mass stranding event (MSE) in Cornwall UK last year points to Navy sonar. But if you read through the very comprehensive report you can see why it is difficult to arrive at unimpeachable scientific conclusions. The report is here:…
Cornwall Stranding Report
The mass stranding event (MSE) in Cornwall UK last year points to Navy sonar. But if you read through the very comprehensive report you can see why it is difficult to arrive at unimpeachable scientific conclusions. The report is here:…
Acoustics Paper Published
The paper I delivered at the Portland Acoustics Society meeting has been published through POMA in the proceedings. The presentation examines the value of using laboratory-derived hearing tests to establish noise exposure levels for wild animals in their natural habitat.…
Navy “Sparkle” and Propaganda – Evironmental “lawfare” threatens National Security
A vaguely academic article published in the “National Maritime Foundation: Advancing India’s Maritime Interests.” argues that environmental groups are actually agencies set up by adversarial governments to hobble the Navy’s readiness capabilities through environmental “lawfare.” see: http://www.maritimeindia.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=166 I’m sure that…
Minke Whales harassed by Navy Sonar
Yet another unfortunate event involving whales and mid-frequency sonar; two minke whales were seen “porpoising” at high speeds in waters where military operations were taking place. Observers also heard extremely loud sonar concurrent to the sightings. Minke whales are the…