Leopard Seals, Extreme Close Up
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 [...]

I Like “Alba”
Vancouver Aquarium welcomed a little female beluga to their pod back in June of this year and now they’re ready to name the toddler. In keeping with traditions at many marine centers and zoos, they’ve opened up a contest to their guests and supporters to come up with a great name. Although, in [...]

Winter’s Tail Launched
Clearwater Marine Aquarium’s rescued superstar bottlenose dolphin Winter now has her own children’s book. Winter’s Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again launched today, written by the Hatkoff’s who brought us the adorable Owen & Mzee story I’ve used in several zoo classroom environments. Winter was brought in by Hubbs-SeaWorld Research [...]

Bravo Bahamas!
At the close of September I caught wind of a wonderful development for sea turtle conservation that went into effect at the beginning of the month. Starting September 1st all sea turtles are protected from hunting in Bahamian waters. Previously only hawksbill turtles enjoyed this type of protection from the Bahamian government but [...]

TOPP Widgets, Approved by Six Year Olds
Get This Widget!TOPP.org I’ve been following the Tagging of Pacific Predators project for months. The project’s scope continues to expand and their species pages list many ambitious “coming soon” tags for all manner of mammals, reptile, and fishy predators that lurk in the brine. Imagine my surprise then when it was Sea Notes that brought [...]