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Federal fisheries regulators announced rules Friday to protect marine mammals during Navy sonar training along the Atlantic coast and in the Gulf of Mexico.
Longing can chart a better course than MapQuest. After more than 60 years, the Abele brothers have finally found their father.
The Navy has settled a lawsuit filed by environmentalists challenging its use of sonar in hundreds of submarine-hunting exercises around the world.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises off the California coast, a defeat for environmental groups who say the sonar can harm whales.
The Supreme Court appeared divided Wednesday over how to resolve a long-running dispute over whether environmental laws may be used to limit the Navy's use of sonar to protect whales.
The Supreme Court will have the final say on whether war preparation trumps whale protection.
The Justice Department on Monday asked the Supreme Court to review a federal appeals court decision limiting the Navy's use of sonar off the Southern California coast because of potential harm to dolphins and whales.
The Navy must abide by limits on its sonar training off the Southern California because the exercises could harm dozens of species of whales and dolphins, a federal appeals court ruled.
The Navy must abide by limits on its sonar training off the Southern California coast because the exercises could harm dozens of species of whales and dolphins, a federal appeals court ruled.
Environmental groups seeking to protect whales from the potentially harmful effects of sonar cheered a legal victory against the Navy and the Bush administration.
President Bush was within his legal rights to exempt the Navy from environmental laws to allow sonar training off Southern California, military lawyers argued Wednesday in court.
The Navy has resumed sonar training off the coast of Southern California as the government and environmentalists battle in court over how the exercises affect whales and other marine mammals.
The state agency charged with protecting California's coast argued Tuesday against President Bush's exemption of the Navy from environmental laws that would restrict use of high-power sonar off the coast.
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily lifted some restrictions on the Navy's use of high-power sonar during training exercises near Southern California after President Bush got involved in the case.
Conservationists vowed to return to court to challenge President Bush's decision to let the Navy continue using high-power sonar in its training off Southern California, a practice they say harms whales and other marine mammals.
Conservationists on Wednesday blasted President Bush's decision to exempt the Navy from an environmental law so it can continue using high-power sonar in its training off Southern California — a practice they say harms whales and other marine mammals.
A federal judge ordered the Navy on Thursday to adopt measures that would lessen the impact of sonar on whales and other marine life during exercises near Southern California.
Scientists tried to discover Saturday why hundreds of dolphins washed up dead on a beach popular with tourists on the northern coast of Zanzibar.
Puget Sound orcas: Pollution, noise and loss of salmon leave their future uncertainThey're in art. Businesses are named after them.
Whale Stranding: Sonar or Lunar?On the morning of 3 July 2004, more than 150 melon-headed whales rushed into Hanalei Bay off the Hawaiian island of Kauai, apparently bent on beaching themselves. The whales milled about for most of the day and night in an agitated manner, tail-slapping and vocalizing.
Watching Whales Watching Us - NYTimes.comThis is a great article about the gray whales and the discoveries that they have made about them. The beginning is about the naval sonar exercises and their effects on whales. Fantastic article!
Use of Sonar That Spooked Orcas to Be Limited in Sound, Navy SaysWithin the Puget Sound region, the Navy will no longer conduct training exercises with the kind of sonar that sent killer whales scampering during an exercise in 2003, according to Navy officials. National Marine Fisheries Service has proposed issuing the Navy a permit to use so …
Moths Use Sonar-Jamming Defence to Fend Off Hunting BatsSome species of moths may have evolved a defensive ultrasonic clicking technique that can temporarily disrupt the echolocation signals of bats
Watching Whales Watching UsWhales, we now know, teach and learn. They scheme. They cooperate, and they grieve. They recognize themselves and their friends. They know and fight back against their enemies.
Nessie pops up to say 'AlloThe crew of the Jacobite Queen witnessed highly unusual readings on the ship's sonar screen, somewhere between Dores and Urquhart Castle.
Silver, cars, a piano, bodies, a train, ships, a giraffe, t.p., and more: Uncovering the secrets beneath New York HarborThe steady transformation of New York's waterfront from wasteland to playground means more of us are spending time along the city's edge.
Military sonar blamed for deafness in dolphinsSonar can temporarily deafen dolphins, a new study has found, suggesting that mass strandings of cetaceans could be caused by military activities.
Stonehenge Beneath the Waters of Lake Michigan?In a surprisingly under-reported story from 2007, Mark Holley, a professor of underwater archaeology at Northwestern Michigan University College, discovered a series of stones – some of them arranged in a circle and one of which seemed to show carvings of a mastodon – 40-feet …
An "Invisibility Cloak" For Sound?"We've now shown that both 2-D and 3-D acoustic cloaks theoretically do exist," Cummer said.
Navy gets OK to train for 1 year with sonarThe Navy was granted a one-year permit to train with sonar and bombs in Hawaii waters as long as it tries to protect whales and other marine animals from harm. The Navy warned that whales and other marine life may be harmed, or even killed, though that wasn't expected.
Superloud Moth Jams Bat SonarA gray moth with orange highlights called Bertholdia trigona "goes berserk," making lots of noise above the range of human hearing when a hunting bat approaches, says William Conner of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Supreme Court on sonar: Navy trumps whalesThreats to national security are more important than possible harm to whales and dolphins, the Supreme Court ruled today in lightening restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar in anti-submarine training off Southern California despite its potential effects on undersea creatures.
Justices Rule for Navy in Sonar Case - NYTimes.comThe Supreme Court on Wednesday lifted restrictions on the Navy's use of sonar in training exercises off the California coast, a defeat for environmental groups who say the sonar can harm whales.
Sonar Enters Third DimensionToday's standard sonar, a depthsounder, only communicates the distance to the sea-floor directly beneath a ship.
Cornwall dolphin strandings: The military connectionThe latest twist in the mysterious dolphin stranding has linked Royal Navy exercises to the death of 26 dolphins in Cornwall on Monday. So let's examine the evidence.
How Bat Sonar Could Improve Human CamerasThe complex algorithm which bats employ to identify plants could make for the most advanced facial recognition software yet.
World's oldest bat hunted without sonarA nearly perfect bat fossil, the oldest ever found, lacked a key feature seen in most bats: the ability to hunt and navigate using sonar.
Primitive Bats Took to the Wing, but They Didn't Have That Ping - New York TimesThe most primitive bat ever discovered could fly but not navigate by sound, scientists reported Thursday.
Early Bats Flew First, Developed "Sonar" LaterBats learned to fly before they developed their internal "sonar" to navigate and catch insects, the most primitive bat fossil ever found shows.
Judge Reinstates Rules on Sonar, Criticizing Bush's Waiver for NavySAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in California on Monday reinstated a series of provisions meant to protect whales from high-powered sonar during military exercises in the Pacific Ocean.
Judge Sinks Navy's Exemption From LawLOS ANGELES -- Environmental groups seeking to protect whales from the potentially harmful effects of sonar cheered a legal victory against the Navy and the Bush administration.
Judge rejects Navy request for sonar training exemption - Los Angeles TimesBush administration must save the whales, judge rules.
Navy resumes use of sonar off CaliforniaEnvironmental groups are fighting President Bush's move to allow US Navy ships to use sonar during exercises off the California coast beginning this week, a new wrinkle in the long-running legal battle that pits military readiness over concerns about whales, porpoises, and dolphi …
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