Traces the ongoing efforts of the environmental movement in rescuing the blue whale species from the brink of extinction, based on historical research from the Antarctic whaling stations of South Georgia and firsthand reporting.

An observer, storyteller, and lover of whales gathers the most compelling contemporary essays on cetaceans by both marine scientists and nature writers, including Diane Ackerman, Barry Lopez, Farley Mowat, Faith McNulty, and Jonathan White, in a ...

Provides details and facts about whales, and explains the strategies conservationists are using to prevent them from becoming extinct.

This book focuses on transient killer whales. Enigmatic and elusive,these mammal-hunting whales are difficult animals to study. They travelin small groups, often moving unpredictably, which makes them lessconspicuous than the larger resident pods ...

Provides information on the physical characteristics and behavior of killer whales, as well as the environmental threats facing them today.