Monday, April 27, 2009

NOAA Takes Wrong Turn on Right Whale

How about leaving them alone and in peace? Would you want someone coming out to where you live to poke and prod you, human?

Also see:
Right Whale Righting Itself

"US research boat hits right whale off coast

A federal research vessel struck a right whale, a member of an endangered species, just off the coast of Massachusetts, but officials said the injuries did not appear to be life-threatening. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel Auk hit the whale Sunday off Scituate. David Miller, NOAA spokesman, said the whale surfaced about 10 feet in front of the boat and could not be avoided. Miller said the whale's left tail fluke was cut by the propeller. Only about 350 North Atlantic right whales remain, and ship strikes are one of the leading human causes of right whale deaths. NOAA recently reduced speed limits on some vessels, and officials are considering moving shipping lanes to protect the animal (AP)."

Globalism claims more lives.