Good Samaritan diver saves life of baby sperm whale  Yahoosource

The Tabua gifted to Dali Jobson’s daughter which was confiscated at Auckland Airport by Customs under the CITES Act. Photo: Supplied/ Dali Jobson When Dali Jobson arrived at Auckland Airport in January on a flight from Fiji, she was carrying a cultural heirloom highly regarded by many in Fiji: a polished whale tooth, known as […]

The Ivory Act came into effect last year aimed at elephants but now more species will come under its protection.Tuesday 23 May 2023 07:19, UKTrading ivory from a hippo, walrus, narwhal, killer whale and sperm whale will soon be illegal, the government says.The Ivory Act of 2018 came into force last June to protect elephants […]

The US president claimed that "windmills are driving whales crazy" and "are not truly green," statements then repeated on social media to bash renewable energy sources. DW Fact Check takes a closer look at the claims.US President Donald Trump is among the loudest voices spouting disinformation against wind power. When he took office in January, […]

Published: September 20, 2011 Northeast Auction’s annual August tribute to maritime and China Trade art and antiques is one sale that no one who loves this material misses. One way or another, the buyers are there †in the room or, increasingly, on a smart phone, tablet or laptop. This year’s sale under the tent at […]

Totally vegan news, entertainment & community “The Ivory Act is one of the toughest bans of its kind in the world and by extending greater legal protections to five more species, we are sending a clear message the commercial trade of ivory is totally unacceptable.”The UK’s world-leading Ivory Act 2018 to protect elephants, has now […]

Published: August 22, 2017Rafael Osona holds up the Burdett tooth that was a “good value” at $252,000.Review and Onsite Photos by George Korn, Forager House Collection, Catalog Photos Courtesy Osona AuctionsNANTUCKET – Rafael Osona’s annual Americana, Continental, fine art and marine auction on August 5 was his 38th year on Nantucket. All seats were filled and about 50 people […]

Nancy Chase: A scrimshander’s story  The Inquirer and Mirrorsource

The deceased adult sperm whale that washed ashore near Seaside last month is yet another contribution to the all-too-common pattern emerging this year up and down the Pacific coast, (“What killed a sperm whale that washed ashore on the Oregon coast – and why is it still there?” June 1). Now that the necropsy attributed […]

Search the news, stories & peoplePersonalise the news andstay in the knowEmergencyBackstoryNewsletters中文新闻BERITA BAHASA INDONESIATOK PISINScienceBy Zoe KeanABC ScienceTopic:PalaeontologyKim Akerman carved a figurine from mammoth ivory he bought decades ago before the "mammoth rush". (Supplied: Zoe Kean)Kim Akerman plucks a small, creamy hand-carved figurine from a handmade box resting on his kitchen table.The little mammoth is made […]