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Stories about: bowhead whales

Global Warming Promotes Whale Meetings As global warming gradually decreases the amount of ice covering seas around the North Pole, whale pods are beginning to meet up with other groups, from which they have been separated for thousands of years. Experts discovered the phenomenon in the Northwest Passage, north of Canada. Biologists say that they were abl... 22 September 2011 20:11 GMT Shell Was Not Allowed to Drill Near Alaska A recent decision, made on Thursday by a federal court, banned the Royal Dutch Shell company from installing even more drill platforms in the Arctic, amidst concerns about the effect that new installations may have on bowhead whale populations living in the area. Environmental organizations and Inupiat representative... 21 November 2008 02:28 GMT