Tales from the Fundy Whales

   We thought these stories were so good that everyone should have a chance to read them, so please enjoy a Great Whale Story or two.
We would like to thank the Telegraph Journal for allowing us to present these to you.
We also would like to thank Cynthia deKluyver Editor of The N.B. Reader.

2009

• Oct 12 - Scientists doing what they can to help save the whales
• Sept 08 - It's been a Banner Year for Whale Watching
• June 22 - Right whale measures `critical step' for recovery
• Apr 18 - Record number of right whale calves discovered
• Feb 23 - Researchers team up with N.B. fishermen to protect right whales from lobster trap ropes
• Jan 7 - Scientists believe they've found right whale mating site
• Jan 01 - Human noises drowning out song of whales

2008

• Aug 12 - Fishermen get a rush rescuing whales
• July 04 - Questions remain as whale carcass being put back in sea.
• June 20 - Project to help Right Whales get the right of way.

2007

• Dec 20 - Rescuers free entangled Humpback Whale
• Nov 16 - Japanese whalers off to hunt humpbacks
• Nov 16 - US Navy warfare training zone could be the death of Fundy's whales
• Sept 25 - Whales in Sable Gully helping scientists protect ecosystem
• Sept 22 - Determined rescue effort saves Right Whale
• Mar 03 - Toronto-born anti-whaling captain says call me a pirate, not an eco-terrorist

2006

• Nov 25 - Lingering North Atlantic right whales heading out of Bay of Fundy
• Nov 24 - Whale researcher nets prestigious international award
• Nov 21 - Whales in Fundy at bad time of year
• Nov 11 - Right whales in Bay of Fundy may postpone lobster season
• Nov 04 - Right whales lingering in Bay of Fundy
• Aug 05 - Rules needed to protect right whale
• Aug 05 - Tracking dog helps scientists understand fragile whale population
• July 31 - Beached whale ordered shot after overheating near Digby
• July 28 - Orphaned right whale, offspring, appear safe
• July 26 - Whale death fuels LNG debate

2005

• December 05 - Dead whales to be dragged out to sea
• September 06 - Dead whale washes up-on rocks near Pocologan
• September 01 - LNG proposals pose little threat to right whale population: biologist
• August 30 - Calvin, calf make it safely to Bay of Fundy
• August 19 - Endangered right whales need slower ship traffic to survive: scientists
• August 08 - Wildlife group will survey Fundy starting on Friday
• August 06 - Biologists file in for annual right whale passage
• July 25 - Scientists believe 83% of right whale deaths not reported
• July 18 - Calvin and calf may be headed for Bay of Fundy
• July 08 - Right whale baby boom encouraging for scientists
• May 05 - Finback Carcass found rotting on West Beach
• April 28 - Researcher modest about contribution to new fishing net
• January 13 - Bay of Fundy right whale located off North Carolina

2004

• September 28 - Bay of Fundy shipping lane changes prove more effective than expected
• September 27 - COLLISION AT SEA Whale caught on ship's bow
• August 21 - Right whales scarce in Bay of Fundy
• July 22 - L'il Poco, please go home!
• May 14 - Deep water canyon off N.S. designated protected area

2003

• December 15 - Keiko's death doesn't stop debate on Free Willy star's return to wild
• November 27 - Lonely whale befriends Fundy divers & fishermen
• October 09 - Scientists determine right whale died from ship strike in bay
• October 06 - Right Whale found floating in Bay
• Sept 29 - Right whale population teeters on brink of extinction
• Sept 09 - Volunteers on standby to help Fundy whales
• Sept 03 - A Whale for the Killing!
• Aug 28 - Coast Guard fumbles whale-entangling response days after announcing plan
• Aug 26 - Partnership works hard to protect marine life
• Aug. 23 - Agreement inked to ease efforts to free entangled right whales
• Aug. 22 - Scientists use blimp to monitor whales
• Aug. 16 - Scientists rule out red tide in mystery kill of 17 whales
• Aug. 09 - Tests show no sign of red tide in area where whales died
• Aug. 02 - Scientists hunt for whales' killer
• Aug 02 - Whales once numbered in hundreds of thousands
• July 11 - Officials to trace how whale got entangled
• July 10 - Team will attempt to disentangle right whale
• July 01 - Changing shipping lanes is not enough to help whales, says lawyer
• June 25 - Fundy shipping lanes will change at end of month
• June 16 - Whale rescue group paying for own gas
  June 17 - Dead whale found on N.S. shoreline
• June 13 - WWF pushes for more focus on right-whale entanglements
• May 05 - Scientist honoured for moving shipping lanes to protect whales
• January 29 - American right whale researchers mourned
• January 25 - Births give whale population a boost
• January 17 - Right whales eating contaminated zooplankton

2002

• December 23 - Biologist praises decision to give whales right-of-way
• December 20 - Whale gets right-of-way in Fundy
• November 30 - Bottlenose whales upgraded to endangered
• October 15 - Only right whale untangled from fishing line washes up on Massachusetts beach
• October 7 - Keiko bothered by fans
• September 30 - Microphones in bay could help right whales
• September 25 - Rare, reef-building coral found off N.S.
• August 31 - Scientists have tough time locating whales tangled in fishing gear
• August 30 - More is needed to save Right Whale
• August 05 - Right whales back in bay
• July 25 - Tardiness of right whales no cause for alarm: expert
• July 15 - Orphaned Orca Returns Home
• July 14 - Second Right Whale Found Snared in Canadian Fishing Net
• June 10 - Whale entangled in Bay of Fundy
• April 25 - Whales will get right of way in Fundy
• April 24 - Whale hunt season set to begin
• April 22 - Scientists plan busy summer researching whales in bay
• January 21 - U.S. may help orphan whale

2001

• November 30 - Right whales found in the Pacific
• November 14 - Regulations needed to protect endangered right whales: scientists
• October 2 - Four dolphins pulled from river but one dies in rescue effort/ October 3 - Residents 'embarrassed', 'sad' after watching dolphins suffer
• August 21 - Rescuers try to free minke whale from weir/ August 4 - Restrictions on ships proposed to protect whales
• July 30 - Free Willie star may stay in captivity
• July 18 - Right whale nears Canada
• July 9-16 - The latest articles published on the fight to save a right whale entangled in fishing gear.
• June 28 - Group of sperm whales spotted in the Bay
• June 26 - Whale rescue fogged in/ June 27 - Entangled right whale rescue fails, called off
• June 22 - Activist asks judge to stop rescue of Right Whale/June 25 - Rescue of entangled right whale set for today
• June - Shipping industry attempts to steer clear of whales/Scientists' preparing for a whale of a rescue
• May - Willie Update/Dead humpback found on Cape Breton
• Mar. - Right Whale birth rate makes unexpected Jump

2000

• April - From the Telegraph Journal "Whale Work"
• May - "A Whale of a Rescue"
• June - "Canada fails Right Whales"
• July 15 - Second Right Whale Found Snared in Canadian Fishing Net

1999

• Mar. - The Right Whales' "Eventual Extinction"
• May - "Whale Technology"
• June - Tangled whales elude searchers, rescuers
• July - Freeing Willy is a slow process
• Aug. - Killer Whales in the Bay
• Sept. - Whale Help on the Way – Kinder, Gentler Ships
• Sept. - Marked by Contact – A Day in the Bay
• Oct - Right whale caught in fishing gear found dead

1998

• Feb. - From the Telegraph Journal "Shippers Help Save Whales"
• Mar. - From the Telegraph Journal "Rare blue whale killed"
• Mar - Tidal Power in a Tube
• April - From the Globe and Mail "Petroleum Board urged to save the whales"
• May - The "Cat" a new Bay Ferry Service, a cause for concern?
• May - Willie gets a "Half-Whale House"
• June - "Willies Off To Iceland"
• July - Sturgeon, "Dinosaurs of the Deep"
• Aug. - "Too Many Chasers"
• Sept. - Willie Gets "A Taste of Freedom"
• Oct. - From the Telegraph Journal "Only One Got Away"

1997

• June - From the Reader "Do the right thing"
• Sept. - From the Reader "Tracking the Whales"

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