All “Marine Life” Posts
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Sea Otter Tax Write-Off Extended
California Governor Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 971 into law today extendiong the Sea Otter Tax Write-Off for another five years. Visit Defenders of Wildlife to find more information about this program and view a special message from Philippe Cousteau
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EarthEcho Updates, Expeditions, Marine Life
The Power of Alaska
PHOTOS BY KEITH ELLENBOGEN
Rarely is the raw power of nature so evident as when one stands staring up at a 300 foot towering mountain of ice. All around us the mountains have been worn smooth by frozen water over millennia with the only jagged peaks being those that were high enough to escape the relentless onslaught of the glaciers. Mother harbor seals concerned for their newborn pups watched us with wary eyes from their frozen perches atop icebergs as we slowly cruised past, careful to keep our distance so as not to disturb them.
This was Dawes Glacier, a tide water glacier, in other words a rare type of glacier that originates in the mountains and makes it all the way down to the ocean, which was recorded by John Muir in 1879. The weather was holding for the time being, and though rain seemed imminent, who could …
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Watch EarthEcho CEO Philippe Cousteau’s Latest CNN Interview
Check out EarthEcho CEO Philippe Cousteau's latest interview concerning the state of the ocean's and why many species may be facing mass extinction
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Marine Life, Media, Good Morning America
Philippe Explores Manatees on GMA
It was 1970, and "The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau" had premiered on ABC
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The Friendly Desert Whales
It was about 10:30 and the end of day one in San Ignacio just a few nights ago. The revelry had died down and we are all going to sleep. I wrote this but had no way of sending it, so I am posting it now.
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Wild dolphins belong in the wild. Period.
I will be in Panama to talk about a proposed project to capture wild dolphins for display in a water park.
