Beluga Whales

Beluga Whales Pregnant At Shedd Aquarium

AP | Posted 09.03.2009 | Chicago


CHICAGO (AP) -- Two beluga whales at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium are pregnant. Shedd senior vice president Ken Ramirez said Tuesday that both female wha...

This Week in Animals: Runaway Turtles, Baby Asian Bearcats, Criminal Monkeys And More! (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green


HuffPost Green thought this was a great week in animals, and we hope you'll agree. Don't forget to vote on your favorite! Get HuffPost Gre...

Palin Loses Attempt to Block Protection of Alaska's Whales

Janet Ritz | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green


Janet Ritz

Palin had opposed the endangered listing for beluga whales in part by questioning the science and saying the listings would hinder oil and natural gas drilling.

How Much More Damage Can They Do? (And Can We Undo It?)

Carl Pope | Posted 11.20.2008 | Green


Carl Pope

Last week's EPA decision to set science-based air quality standards for lead was clearly a fluke -- not a declaration of independence by environmental agency leaders against Cheney and the White House.

Shedd Moves Whales To Connecticut

Chicago Sun-Times | Andrew Herrmann | Posted 10.09.2008 | Chicago


Seven whales and four dolphins from the Shedd Aquarium were successfully moved from Chicago to Connecticut in recent weeks, officials announced today....

Sarah Palin's Cruel Streak

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 10.03.2008 | Politics


Glenn Hurowitz

One of Palin's first acts in office was to put a $150 bounty on the heads of her state's wolves, allegedly with the goal of increasing the moose and caribou population.