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Marine Mammals (Dolphins, Whales, etc.)
 Websites presented in alphabetical order The Alliance of Marine Mammal Parks and Aquariums 
 This "international association of marine life parks, aquariums, zoos, research facilities, and professional organizations" is "dedicated to the highest standards of care for marine mammals and to their conservation in the wild through public education, scientific study, and wildlife presentations." The site includes a list of members, articles, a brief guide to responsible wildlife watching, video clips, highlights of conservation research of affiliated members, and related links. http://www.ammpa.org/ Topics: Animals, Environment, Mammals Last updated May 18, 2005 American Cetacean Society
This group with chapters along the Pacific coast of the U.S. "protects whales, dolphins, porpoises, and their habitats through public education, research grants, and conservation actions." Its site features fact sheets about specific species, policy statements (on issues such as endangered species status and use of gill nets), summaries of research activities, teaching material (requires free registration), and related material. http://acsonline.org Topics: Mammals Last updated Jan 17, 2007 Cascadia Research Collective
This nonprofit scientific and education organization based in Olympia, Washington state, conducts research needed to manage and protect threatened marine mammals. The site features reports on water contaminants and marine mammals, seal strandings, and killer, gray, blue, and humpback whales in the Pacific Northwest. Also includes news (on topics such as whale sightings), an overview of projects, a photo gallery, and materials about research in Hawaii and Central America. http://www.cascadiaresearch.org Topics: Mammals Last updated Apr 21, 2006 Center for Whale Research
Presents information about this research facility in Friday Harbor, Washington state, that monitors orca (killer) whales in the Puget Sound. Features descriptions of the center and its research vessel, survey and research information, an orca whale webcam (functions when "something interesting is happening"), marine mammal photos, and details about expeditions. http://www.whaleresearch.com Topics: Mammals Last updated Dec 7, 2005 Defending Our Oceans: Whaling
Background about the impact of the whaling industry on whale populations and on the health of the oceans. Includes links to news on topics such Iceland's resumption of commercial whaling activities in 2006 (after a 17-year hiatus), and activities of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). From Greenpeace. http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/oceans/whaling Topics: Industries, Mammals Last updated Dec 11, 2007 Elephant Seal Curriculum Site
This site is a university-sponsored curriculum resource for high school teachers, based on elephant seal studies. Features videos (such as an introductory video with "footage of harems, shark predation, fighting males and females, mating, birth, death and migration"), student activities on reproduction and adaptations, images, and maps. From the National Science Foundation and California State University (CSU) Monterey Bay. Note: not recently updated and many of the links are dead. http://essp.csumb.edu/eseal/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Mar 18, 2009 Frequently Asked Questions: Effects of Oil on Wildlife
This FAQ addresses topics about the effect of oil on birds and marine mammals, such as toxicity, long-term effects, wildlife reproduction, and rehabilitation time for oiled birds. Provides an overview of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network, which "is a joint program between the California Department of Fish and Game Office of Spill Prevention and Response and the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Wildlife Health Center," and includes network organization through the state. http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/owcn/faqs.html Topics: Animals, Birds, Mammals, Oil & Gas, Pollutants & Toxic Substances Last updated Nov 13, 2007 Freshwater and Marine Image Bank
Over 14,000 images dating from 1735 to 1924 "related to freshwater and marine topics, in all their diversity," such as "fish, shellfish, and marine mammals, pictures of fish hatcheries and dams and vessels, materials related to polar exploration, regional and traditional fisheries, and limnological (freshwater) subjects." Searchable, and browsable by topic. Includes bibliography. From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. http://content.lib.washington.edu/fishweb/ Topics: Animals, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Aug 18, 2005 Friends of the Elephant Seal
Website for this organization "promoting stewardship and understanding of the rich marine life and unique marine environment of the [California] Central Coast," with special emphasis on the elephant seal. Features background and images of elephant seals (sometimes called "E-seals"), and information about the Piedras Blancas elephant seal rookery and other marine mammals (such as California sea lions, harbor seals, sea otter, and whales). Includes links to related sites. http://www.elephantseal.org/index.htm Topics: Mammals Last updated Mar 18, 2009 Guidelines and Best Practices for Commercial Whale Watching Operators
This document guides commercial and recreational boaters in observing orcas and other marine animals in the wild. Topics discussed include boat speed and positioning, appropriate viewing duration, and boating etiquette. From Whale Watch Operators Association Northwest (WWOANW), "a group of companies dedicated to responsible wildlife viewing." http://pacificwhalewatch.org/guidelines Topics: Mammals Last updated Aug 13, 2009 Heroes in the Ships: African Americans in the Whaling Industry
This site tells the story of the black and Creole mariners who by 1900 constituted the majority of the labor force in the New England whaling industry. Illustrated with a number of historic photographs. From the Kendall Institute of the New Bedford Whaling Museum, Massachusetts. http://www.whalingmuseum.org/library/heros/index_h.html Topics: Black Resources, Industries, Mammals, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife Last updated Jun 28, 2009 The Humane Society of the United States: Marine Mammals
Information about Humane Society of the United States actions with respect to marine mammals. Features background about various marine mammals (dolphins, dugongs, whales, manatees, polar bears, sea lions, sea otters, and seals), an overview of issues, and news, such as about a 2008 government plan "to allow state agents to shoot as many as 85 California sea lions at Bonneville Dam" so that the sea lions will not eat salmon. http://www.hsus.org/marine_mammals/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Mar 25, 2008 International Whaling Commission
This commission's purpose is to "provide for the proper conservation of whale stocks and thus make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry." This site provides access to publications, scientific advice, basic whale information, conservation and management issues, and organization information. Searchable. http://www.iwcoffice.org/ Topics: Agriculture, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Industries, Mammals Last updated May 19, 2004 The Keiko Project: Returning Keiko to the Wild
Information about Keiko, an orca (a dolphin sometimes called a "killer whale"). Keiko starred in the 1993 movie, "Free Willy." His rescue from a Mexico City amusement park and eventual release into the wild were featured in the television documentary, "The Free Willy Story." Keiko died on December 12, 2003. The site features a timeline, photographs, video clips, an audio file of Keiko, a FAQ about wildlife rehabilitation and release, and an article about marine mammals in captivity. http://www.hsus.org/marine_mammals/what_are_the_issues/the_keiko_project_returning_keiko_to_the_wild/ Topics: Animals, Mammals, Pets, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional Last updated Dec 17, 2004 The Marine Mammal Center
This Northern California nonprofit organization works through rescue, research, and education programs to "recognize human interdependence with marine mammals [and] foster their survival and the conservation of their habitat." Includes news, a FAQ, related links, educational resources, and a guide, What to do if you find a stranded marine mammal. Searchable. http://www.marinemammalcenter.org/ Topics: Animals, Environment, Mammals Last updated Apr 6, 2005 Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program
This government program designed to protect marine mammals such as whales, dolphins, and turtles "has the following components: stranding networks, responses/investigations of mortality events, biomonitoring, tissue/serum banking and analytical quality assurance." The site describes these programs, and provides reports and related publications. Also includes discussions of human impacts (such as minimizing ocean sound) and international cooperation efforts. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/pr/health/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Jan 25, 2006 The National Marine Mammal Laboratory's Education Web Site
Information on many marine mammals, including whales; both baleen (right, bowhead, gray, humpback and blue), and toothed (including sperm, beluga, North Pacific bottlenosed, and narwhals). Also included with whales are bottlenose, La Plata, and Pacific whitesided dolphins, and Dall's porpoises. Some marine mammal science is also covered, as is information about pursuing a career in marine mammal science. http://www.afsc.noaa.gov/nmml/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Mar 19, 2008 National Marine Sanctuaries
Locate information about our thirteen national marine sanctuaries. This site offers links to the individual sanctuary sites and important governing information and descriptions of each sanctuary. Also find visitor access and staff contact information. From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/ Topics: Animals, Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Mammals, Parks Last updated Jun 20, 2007 Natural Resources Defense Council: Whales & Marine Animals
This site discusses the activities of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) to protect whales and other marine animals. Includes research and policy statements on the Marine Mammal Protection Act, conservation efforts, and the impact of undersea noise pollution and sonar systems on whales. http://www.nrdc.org/wildlife/marine/brief.asp Topics: Animals, Biology, Environment, Law by Subject, Mammals Last updated Jun 20, 2007 New England Aquarium: Marine Animal Rescue Program
Information about this program that rescues and rehabilitates "stranded, injured and diseased marine animals from throughout the New England coastal region [and] provides "medical treatment for whales, dolphins, porpoises, seals and sea turtles." This site lists notable rescues, tips for what to do if you encounter a stranded animal, and definitions of mass strandings and typical stranding situations. Also includes a bibliography and links to related sites. http://www.neaq.org/conservation_and_research/projects/conservation_medicine/rescue_and_rehabilitation/index.php Topics: Fish, Reptiles, & Amphibians, Mammals Last updated May 17, 2008 Ocean Animal Emergency
Companion website to a PBS NOVA program about the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, California, where "a renowned team of wildlife veterinarians ... fight to save their animal patients as well as to uncover the cause of a mysterious neurological illness plaguing marine mammals like California sea lions and harbor seal pups." Includes the full program and program transcript, producer's story, a classroom activity, and related readings and websites. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ocean911/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Mar 10, 2009 Orca Live
This site provides images and sounds from a whale watching research station broadcasting out of Hanson Island, British Columbia during the summer and fall. Also includes video highlights from previous years, information about Hanson Island, and links to related sites. Available in English and Japanese. http://orca-live.net/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Feb 10, 2004 U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program (NMMP)
This site describes how "bottlenose dolphins and California sea lions perform a number of important functions such as protecting ports and Navy assets from swimmer attack, locating and attaching recovery hardware to expensive exercise and training targets, and locating potentially dangerous sea mines." The site features a FAQ, photographs, a map of their deployment, information about marine mammal health care and training in San Diego, California, and more. From the U.S. Department of the Navy. http://www.spawar.navy.mil/sandiego/technology/mammals/ Topics: Animals, Mammals, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, U.S. Military Last updated Nov 23, 2004 The Whale Museum
This museum, located in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, Washington state, "promotes stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research." Site features information about the orcas (killer whales) of the Pacific Northwest and the museum's "Orca Adoption Program." Also includes news items, a list of whale sightings, and details about the museum's other conservation, research, and education programs. http://www.whalemuseum.org/ Topics: Environment, Mammals, Museums, Museums by Place: United States, Science, U.S. History By Place Last updated Oct 8, 2003 Wild Killer Whale
Listen to this largest member of the dolphin family, orcinus orca (killer whale) as the site loads. There is information about the Biology and Research and Conservation . The Adoption Program provides background on pods found in British Columbia. There are related links and a glossary of Killerwhale Jargon . From the Vancouver Aquarium in British Columbia. http://www.killerwhale.org/ Topics: Mammals Last updated Jan 18, 2003 WWF-New Zealand: Maui's Dolphin
Information about "the world's smallest and rarest marine dolphin," including ecology, threats to the population (such as set net fishing and pollution), and protection strategies. Includes fact sheets and activities for children, news, and related links. From the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) New Zealand. http://www.wwf.org.nz/what_we_do/species/hector_s_and_maui_s_dolphin/maui_s_dolphin/ Topics: Animals, Mammals, Regions of the World Last updated Sep 14, 2009 Zalophus Californianus: California Sea Lion
Background about this marine mammal "found along the shore from California to Mexico including Baja and Tres Marias Islands, in the Galapagos Islands and in the southern Sea of Japan." Includes information about habitat, physical description, reproduction, longevity, food habits, and conservation status. Also includes images. Part of the Animal Diversity Web from the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Zalophus_californianus.html Topics: Mammals Last updated Apr 2, 2008 |
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