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Captive Orcas Killed by Mosquitoes

According to the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (WDCS), at least two orcas held captive at SeaWorld facilities died from West Nile and St. Louis encephalitis viruses carried by mosquitoes.

What’s Killing the Dolphins of Peru?

So far this year, according to the newspaper Peru21, more than 3,000 dolphins have washed up on the beaches of the northern Peruvian region of Lambayaque. Scientists are generally agreed that the cause of death is sonar from companies probing for oil.

Dolphin Society ‘Incredibly Complex’

Just for starters, they are the only mammals known to live in an “open society.” That means they don’t patrol or defend territorial boundaries against other groups. Rather, dolphin society is characterized by multiple levels of alliances and counter-alliances.

Gray Whale Says Thank You

“He came right up to our boat and almost mouthed, like, a thank you,” Dave Anderson said . “It was pretty awesome.” Anderson was one of a team of rescuers from the whale-watching group DolphinSafari.com who had just spent seven hours rescuing a California gray whale from 50 feet of wire fishing net.

Japanese Whalers Retreat Again

The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society has declared victory for the whales of the Southern Ocean. Once again, Japan’s whaling fleet has left the Antarctic after collecting just one third of its planned catch for the year.

The Rights of a Nonhuman Person

What rights might a chimpanzee or a dolphin have when we consider these nonhumans as persons with the capacity for legal rights. Eric Michael Johnson writes about this in his “Primate Blogs” at Scientific American:

Dolphin Party … or Rally!

A typical dolphin pod, or family, consists of about 12 individuals. So this video is beyond astonishing: roughly 2,000 dolphins all together as they race a whale-watching boat.