Join hundreds of supporters this Saturday at Ma'alaea Harbor in a great benefit for whales. Run and Walk for the Whales with the Pacific Whale Foundation in a 2.5 mile walk, 5K run, 10K run or half marathon run. An optional Marine Education program will be available for keiki while you race (6am; $35). A post-race celebration awaits runners featuring music by Marty Dread and a … [Read more...] about Saturday, Jan. 31: Run and Walk for the Whales
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Why a Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council member wants the whales removed from the endangered species list
It’s hard to imagine these days–especially if you’re standing on any south or west-face Maui beach in the winter for more than a minute–but even just 50 years ago there were fewer than 1,500 humpback whales in the North Pacific. Whaling, which devastated whale populations around the world, had largely been banned around the world, but as a species, humpbacks hovered near … [Read more...] about Why a Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council member wants the whales removed from the endangered species list
MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Environmental Non-Profit on Maui: Pacific Whale Foundation
For most people, Pacific Whale Foundation (PWF) is probably just a kickass whale watch service (they did also win BEST ACTIVITY, after all) but this non-profit organization also does what it can to help the endangered sea giants. Founded in 1980, PWF carries out research, but does its best work educating the public about the threats facing whales and the critical need to keep … [Read more...] about MauiTime Best of Maui 2012: Best Environmental Non-Profit on Maui: Pacific Whale Foundation
Looking At How US Navy Training In Hawaii And California Waters Will Harm Marine Mammals And What The Service Intends To Do About It
Witnesses said they looked like a wave entering the bay. There were between 150 and 200 melon-headed whales that morning, all sweeping into Hanalei Bay on Kauai at once. It was July 3, 2004, and the whales would stay in the bay for 28 hours, leaving only after a legion of volunteers helped shepherd them back to the open sea. All the animals save one–a calf, who apparently died … [Read more...] about Looking At How US Navy Training In Hawaii And California Waters Will Harm Marine Mammals And What The Service Intends To Do About It