WaterNotes

If you’re a regular WaterNotes reader, you’ve been seeing a lot here lately about the ethics of keeping wildlife in zoos and aquariums. I’ve certainly tried to be polite while voicing my opinions, and I think my stance on it is clear:  I fall squarely within the “these animals are ambassadors for their species and [...]

It was well over a year ago when I first saw National Geographic photographer Paul Nicklen’s dramatic images of leopard seals, narwhals, and polar bears in their native Arctic and Antarctic environments in a quick spread of NatGeo magazine. Well, along with the release of his new book Polar Obsession, Nicklen’s camp released the above [...]

Straight from SnagFilms.com, I’ve posted Robinson Crusader. Even after watching it twice I’m still not sure of what to make of Keith Robinson who curates after a family owned private island in the Hawaiian chain and cares for and manages several endangered species in the process. But this piece was, for me, serious food for [...]

My inner nerd is exulting and frolicking at the moment. Go ahead and bookmark WhaleNet (hosted through Wheelock College). Its a seriously interesting marine resource. While other rescue groups have done a great deal to satellite track and tag released marine mammals and other wildlife the maps for the animals’ locations are not always readily [...]

Its a good thing harbor seal pups aren’t bent on world domination. If the silvery babies were true megalomaniacs I would have no choice but to obey their every whim. As it is I took over a hundred photos of a few born at one of the local marine parks here in Florida this past [...]

Babies! I’m excited to yet again see the adorable furry faces of lanugo-coated seal pups arriving almost daily. No, they’re not in the lagoon or the Atlantic coastline of Florida, but they are still popping up (popping out, perhaps?) here in the state between all the various marine parks, zoos, and aquariums. Last week – [...]