- Airlines refuse to carry Norway's whale exports - Greenpeace secures international blockade of blubber trade as Oslo prepares to resume hunting endangered species in defiance of ban.
www.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,3604,519234,00.html
- Alaska Whales - Provides information on research and general information about humpback whales, gray whales, killer whales, northern right whales, bowhead whales, and minke whales.
www.fakr.noaa.gov/protectedresources/whales
- American Cetacean Society - The oldest whale conservation group in the world devoted to education in the field of cetacean research and includes whale adventures, fact sheets, newsletters, journals, and adoption programs.
www.acsonline.org
- Atlantic Whale Foundation - Includes information on the world's whales, dolphins, and porpoises and projects that support the preservation of the species.
www.whalefoundation.org.uk
- Blue Voice - Working to save dolphin and whale species and offers the latest up-to-date news on whales, and dolphins.
www.bluevoice.org
- Brazil's First Whale Sanctuary - An editorial on Brazil approving its first whale sanctuary.
www.cnn.com/2000/NATURE/09/20/brazil.whales.enn
- Campaign Whale - A non-profit organization set up to protect whales, dolphins and their habitats, provides information for young people, how you can help, issues, press releases, and campaign reports.
www.campaign-whale.org
- Cape May Whale Watch & Research Center - Monitors the types of species that come to the area and studies their feeding, migration and breeding habits.
capemaywhalewatch.com
- Center for Biological Diversity - Killer Whale - Offers information on the petition filed to list Puget Sound killer whales as an endangered species.
www.biologicaldiversity.org/swcbd/species/orca/index.html#
- Center for Coastal Studies - Educating in the coastal and marine environments, humpback whales, right whales, cape cod, and Stellwagen Bank, includes whale rescue, and research.
www.coastalstudies.org
- Center for Oceanic Research and Education - An organization dedicated to the study and conservation of cetaceans in their marine habitat includes research trips, adoption, membership, links, and photos.
www.coreresearch.org
- Center for Whale Research - Founded to promote, conduct, and support benign research on cetaceans.
www.rockisland.com/~orcasurv
- Center for Whale Research: Orcas - Provides information on research, videos, sounds, and field logistics.
www.whaleresearch.com
- Cetacean Freedom Network - Listing of whales and dolphins who have died in captivity. Facts and myths of the captive industry. What steps people can take to help end cetacean captivity.
www.captivitystinks.org
- Cetacean Research and Rescue Unit - Dedicated to the understanding, welfare, and protection of cetaceans. Includes rescue network, educational work, research activities, and how you can help.
www.crru.org.uk
- Cetacean Society International home page - Works for the protection of cetaceans worldwide.
csiwhalesalive.org
- Conservation and Development in the Gray Whale Lagoons - Report identifies activities that could have a negative impact on two gray whale habitats, Laguna San Ignacio and Bahia Magdalena.
scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/guide/z-serge.html
- Dial M for Makah - Editorial on the Makah whale hunt events up to editorial date.
www.wittybanter.com/volume41/4110.shtml
- Discover Whales - Provides information on species, endangered whales, whaling, whale watching techniques, take-action updates, current news, and pictures of all species of whale, also includes desktop themes, and screen savers.
www.discoverwhales.org
- Dolphin Intelligence and Dolphin Slavery - An activist site fighting against dolphin captivity.
users.skynet.be/freebrain/homeeng.htm
- European Cetacean Organization - Dedicated to ending the continued captivity of whales and dolphins, exposing abuses within the dolphinarium industry, halting exploitation and returning captive whales and dolphins back to the wild.
www3.mistral.co.uk/dougc
- Fundación Cethus - A non-government, non-profit organization, with objectives fixed on investigation, divulgation and conservation of cetaceans. Site is available in both English and Spanish.
www.cethus.org
- Greenpeace Global Whale Sanctuary Petition - Calls for the creation of a global whale sanctuary to help put an end to commercial whaling.
www.greenpeace.org.au/globalwhalesanctuary
- Greenpeace Whales Campaign - Information about whale species, whaling, environmental threats, sanctuaries, and whale watching plus efforts to end commercial whaling.
whales.greenpeace.org
- Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary - This sanctuary was established to protect the humpback whales. Includes news and events, weather, education, and research.
www.hihwnms.nos.noaa.gov
- Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust - Aims to educate the public about whales and dolphins, includes information on research, education, and conservation.
www.gn.apc.org/whales/index.shtml
- International Marine Mammal Project - Works to make oceans safe for marine mammals worldwide by including take-action alerts, campaigns, and membership.
www.earthisland.org/immp
- Irish Whale and Dolphin Group - Dedicated to the conservation, research and better understanding of whales. Includes cetacean news, sightings, stranding news, events, and research.
www.iwdg.ie
- Keiki Kohola Project: Whale Research on Maui - Grass roots research effort launched in 1997 by a group of local concerned captains and naturalists. Project provides information on calf behavior and development that can be used to safeguard the nursery waters. Photos and information about humpback whales.
www.geocities.com/rachelnz_2000
- Marine Mammal Research and Education - Seeking new heights in marine mammal research, education, and conservation by informing the public of upwelling, and membership.
www.pacificcetaceangroup.org
- Marine Mammal Stranding Center - Teaches what to do when you find a stranded whale, as well as information on strandings.
www.mmsc.org
- Marine Mammal Stranding Page - Provides a list of marine mammal stranding networks and resources.
www.intersurf.com/~heinrich/stranding.shtml
- North Gulf Oceanic Society - A non-profit organization that specializes in marine mammal research and conservation, and education in Alaska.
www.whalesalaska.org
- NRDC- Whales and Marine Animals - Includes information on the threats to whales, and on various NRDC-led campaigns to protect them and their natural habitats.
www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/default.asp
- NYTimes.com - Angry Japan Lashes Out After Defeat on Whaling - During a five-day meeting of the International Whaling Commission, the Japanese delegation did not get its way and retaliated by working to deny Arctic natives in Alaska and Russia their traditional whale-hunting quotas. [Requires free NYTimes.com registration to view.]
www.nytimes.com/2002/05/26/international/asia/26WHAL.html
- Ocean Alliance - Dedicated to the conservation of whales and their ocean environment, includes useful information on whales and research.
www.oceanalliance.org
- Ocean Defense International - A nonprofit organization formed to combat the destruction of the oceans and its inhabitants.
www.oceandefense.org
- Oceanic Society and Oceanic Society Expeditions - Conducts whale watch, participatory research projects, and natural history expeditions for the public.
www.oceanic-society.org
- OrcaLab - Its purpose is long-term study of the orcas which inhabit this area, and evaluation of human impacts on them.
www.orcalab.org
- Organization Cetacea - Provides a photo gallery, sightings database, and resources with information on whale watching and conservation.
www.orcaweb.org
- Orrca - Includes whale rescue and research in Australia.
orrca.org.au
- Protect Whales from Captivity and Hunting - Non-profit societies dedicated to save whales and marine animals from captivity and hunting.
www.whaleprotection.org
- Safe Passing - Includes a detailed mission to stop the Makah whale hunt and other whale saving missions.
www.safepassing.org
- Save The Whales - Includes action alerts, Makah updates, research, adopt a whale, captivity, and marine mammal inventory.
www.savethewhales.org
- Saving The Whales - Includes information on how to save the whales, public comments page, and a forum. The full story of Makah hunting, late breaking news, and recent news.
members.tripod.com/whalelore/index.html
- Science and Conservation of Large Whales - An online scientific and educational resource for both researchers and the general public, providing relevant news, reviews, and information about great whales around the world.
www.eubalaena.org
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society - A non-profit, non-governmental organization involved with the investigation and documentation of violations of international laws, regulations, and treaties protecting marine wildlife species.
www.seashepherd.org
- Silver Bank Whale Sanctuary - Provides information on permits, applying for permits, whale watching regulations, whale watching and links for Marine Mammal Sanctuary Silver Banks.
www.silverbank.de
- SoundNet - The Newsletter of The Oceania Project - Includes current news, action alerts, information and research.
www.oceania.org.au/soundnet/cover.html
- Southern Oceans Sanctuary Tour - See, hear, and read about the expedition to stop illegal whaling in Antarctica.
www.greenpeace.org/~oceans/whales
- Stop Whaling Now - A take-action site that describes how to help prevent whaling.
www.stopwhalingnow.com
- Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network - Dedicated to understanding and conserving marine mammals. Provides information on research, education, mammal rescue, rehabilitation, and release.
www.tmmsn.org
- The Dolphin Institute - Dedicated to dolphins and whales through education, research, and conservation, includes scientific papers, research, and testimonials.
www.dolphin-institute.org
- The Marine Connection - Includes rescues, latest news, campaigns, special events, adoption, education, and information.
www.marineconnection.org
- The Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society - Provides information about how you can help whales, projects and campaigns, publications, sightings and strandings, species guide, and whale watching.
www.wdcs.org
- The Whaleman Foundation - Provides information on how to help stop the gray whale hunt, Japanese whaling, and deadly sonar.
www.whaleman.org
- US Citizens Against Whaling - Provides information about the illegal whaling of gray whales.
www.usagainstwhaling.org
- Welcome to Wild Whales - Is a resource web site for the cetaceans. It focuses on humpback and killer whale research, as well as conservation and habitat stewardship.
www.wildwhales.org
- West Coast Anti-Whaling Society - A group of citizens dedicated to preserving the sanctity of life for cetaceans. Includes whale hunt news, grey whale update, and anti-whaling highlights.
www.anti-whaling.com
- Whale Center Of New England - Includes information on humpback whales, adopt a whale, photos, research, education, conservation, right whales, and other endangered cetacean species.
www.whalecenter.org
- Whale Foundation - An oceanic marine mammal foundation that includes an abundant amount of information on whaling, endangered species, and news.
www.whale-foundation.org
- Whale Rescue Team - Dedicated to the rescue and protection of marine mammals. Includes information on projects and campaigns.
www.whalerescue.org
- Whales Alive - A non-profit organization dedicated to the protection and celebration of whales, includes how you can help, conservation issues, photographs, and whale watching information.
www.whalesalive.org.au
- Whales Online - Provides information, news, and highlights of research work on the conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises in the Southern Hemisphere.
www.whales-online.org
- Whales Weep Not - Provides information on the release of Lolita to the wild.
www.angelfire.com/rpg/collieana/whale/whale.html
- World Whale Police - Mission is to educate the public about the necessity for marine mammal protection and to raise public awareness of safety through lectures, includes information on stopping the whale hunt.
www.worldwhalepolice.org
- Yaqu Pachu Project: Humpback Whales - Provides information on the conservation of South American Aquatic Mammals, organization news and project information on work to protect whales from pollution, fisherman, and disease. Available in German, Spanish, and English.
www.yaqupacha.de/enbuckel.htm
|
