http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental.aspxenhttp://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/16767.aspxMon, 15 Jun 2009 15:48:52 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16767NikiRayneA series on the history of whaling around the globe and the current state of the whaling industry and the impact on whale populations. Whaling has plagued the oceans for centuries and although it has always had some impact on the ecosystem, since ancient whalers were mostly confined to coastal and near coastal waters the impact was somewhat contain...http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/21336.aspxThu, 21 May 2009 19:40:05 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:21336NikiRayneA look at the current laws on whale hunting and measures that are in place to help whales recover from their great decline due to whaling. As we have seen through out this series on the long and bloody history of whaling, whales, which were once an abundant and familiar sight in the oceans of the world, have been under a constant bombardment of att...http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/17055.aspxThu, 21 May 2009 19:32:33 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17055NikiRayneLearn how ancient whaling evolved into the practices of the 18th and 19th century whaling industry and how this led into the issues of today. As the 17 th century came to a close, whaling was showing no signs that it would slow and whales were being slaughtered in various parts of the world using whatever methods were available at the time. During ...http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/17327.aspxThu, 21 May 2009 19:14:29 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17327NikiRayneWhales were becoming extinct, moves were made to protect them and the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was formed. Whales had once roamed the oceans of the world in peace and plenitude helping to maintain the delicate balance of life that once thrived in the ocean. However, the whaling industry (and the subsequent commercial fishing i...http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/17115.aspxThu, 21 May 2009 19:01:11 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:17115NikiRayneContinuing our look at the history of whaling, this article examines new whaling weapons developed during the 20th century that quickly led to the eve of whale extinction. As the 19 th century came to an end the whaling industry was seeing a decline in certain parts of the world due to various factors including civil wars, economic troubles, disast...http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/33725.aspxThu, 30 Apr 2009 16:36:13 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:33725NikiRayneA brief introduction to the bowhead whale While there are several species of endangered whales that have become rather well known by the masses, such as the humpback whale and the large blue whale. There are several other species of whales that call the waters of this planet home, such as the bowhead whale. Range and Appearance: The bowhead whale i...http://www.brighthub.com/environment/science-environmental/articles/16268.aspxMon, 24 Nov 2008 06:47:37 GMTb133e95a-c263-4882-8f2a-b24547eff78e:16268NikiRayneExxon is pushing to build a pipeline in the middle of the fragile feeding grounds of the world's last remaining western gray whales. Do you remember the disaster of the Exxon Valdez spill in Prince William Sound off of the Alaskan coast in March of 1989? Exxon was responsible for spilling 10.8 million gallons of crude oil into the sea. The dead...