The survival prospects of the humpback whale are looking more promising as a result of a 40-year hunting ban. Whether the moratorium stays in place remains to be seen though. Four decades after their hunting was banned in 1966, the humpback whale seems to have finally swum clear of the danger zone. On the newest compilation of the Red List of Threatened Species, humpbacks are no longer classed ... Read full entry

Or should I say 8 Decemeber 2007? I've been at home this evening blogging while listening to last week's Mixup sets on Triple J. I've been treated to DJ SS, Qbik, and Perth based, Alexis B, who incidently included whale song samples from Star Trek 4: The Voyage Home in his set... ok, so who else has sampled whale song into drum and bass sets before? There's no ... Read full entry