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A whale for the saving in Nova Scotia––and what the rescue means

January 6, 2018 By Merritt Clifton

More than 100 Atlantic Canadians turn out to help in sub-zero cold             HALIFAX,  Nova Scotia––Farley Mowat,  whose 1972 book A Whale for the Killing helped to transform human attitudes toward whales worldwide,  would have been gratified by the scene on January 1,  2018 at Rainbow Haven Beach,  just east of Halifax,  Nova Scotia. On […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Book & film reviews, Canada, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Bottom, Humane history, Marine life, Norway, Religion & philosophy, Scandinavia, The Americas, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Alex Cornelissen, Brian Davies, Farley Mowat, Joey Smallwood, Karl Karlsen, Merritt Clifton, Paul Watson, Peter Hammarstedt, Victor B. Scheffer

More to the heads of sperm whales than Moby Dick & spermaceti

April 30, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

Brains & culture The heads of sperm whales returned to the news on April 7,  2016,  long after they were last hunted for spermaceti,  the oily substance that was once burned as the leading source of artificial light. “It took Herman Melville 135 chapters to get to the part in his 1851 classic Moby Dick,”  wrote […]

Filed Under: Activism, Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Feature Home Middle Right, Humane history, Marine life, Religion & philosophy, Science, Whales & dolphins, Wildlife Tagged With: Hal Whitehead, Herman Melville, Karin Broulliard, Mauricio Cantor, Merritt Clifton, Moby Dick, Victor B. Scheffer

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