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bird activity at a far distance near the end of the bea --0016e6d977358c9aca047c95f140 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've been told it's not. It's illegal to deal in them or bring them across = a national border. I checked with DFO and DNR regarding the sperm whales I recently worked on. However, if the whale is still in the water, it's in DFO's realm, and a permit is required. On land, it's out of their hands. On= e of the sperm whales had it's jaws removed prior to me being able to secure them...the authorities said that was ok. It's a shame that such pieces are now likely hanging in someone's shed (or even tossed away) rather than in spots where the public can see them. This may be a case of a critter slipping through the legal cracks, as it were. Some beaches are protected, meaning you can't remove anything from those beaches (DNR responsibility, I believe), so removing it (but not possessing it?) may require permission. I saw a carved whale vertebra for sale in an art gallery - I would have thought that to be illegal. Randy 2010/1/7 Paul S. Boyer <psboyer@eastlink.ca> > I think that it is illegal to posses whale parts. Better check on this. > > On 6 Jan 2010, at 2:35 PM, Randy Lauff wrote: > > If this is the same whale (I think it's likely), there are some interesti= ng > questions here. It hasn't been scavenged much - are the coyotes too afrai= d > to come out that much in the open (how close is the nearest forest edge?)= , > or was the whale already "ripe" when it washed up (Blake?). Birds, even > eagles, have a hard time getting through the skin of a whale and tend to > need a mammalian carnivore (or a biologist with a really big blade [ > http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg]) to open things up fo= r > them. > > That jaw bone may be salvageable, and would look great on the wall of a > local highschool biology lab! Salvagers may need shovels and ropes to > extract it. Maybe even a big knife. And a gas mask. > > Randy > > 2010/1/6 Laurie Murison <gmwhale@nbnet.nb.ca> > >> Is this not the minke whale that has been on this beach for several >> months - reported October 6 by Blake Maybank and again November 11 by >> Jennifer Rowlands via Randy Lauff? >> >> The recent surf had rolled it exposing the right side that has obviously >> been protected from the elements and still has skin on it. The jaw bone= s >> are sticking out and the outline of the vertebrae are visible along the >> back. >> >> Laurie Murison >> Grand Manan, NB >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> *From:* Paul Evans <evans@hfx.eastlink.ca> >> *To:* naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> *Sent:* Wednesday, January 06, 2010 2:35 PM >> *Subject:* [NatureNS] Martinique Beach/whale carcass/eagles >> >> Hello, >> >> This morning while walking on Martinique Beach (Eastern Shore) we saw so= me >> bird activity at a far distance near the end of the beach (gulls, crows,= and >> two large bird of prey). We suspected something had washed up =96 which >> turned to be a whale. >> >> http://www.pbase.com/ns_astronomer/martinque_beach_whale >> >> I would appreciate someone helping with identification. I paced off the >> length at about 7.5m or 8m. >> >> The birds of prey moved off long before we were close. Later we could se= e >> them at a distance. I had trouble identifying them at first until I noti= ced >> the presence of a mature Bald Eagle as well =96 therefore I=92m pretty = sure >> they were two immature Bald Eagles (sorry for not being sure as we didn= =92t >> get a close look). >> >> Paul Evans >> >> _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. --0016e6d977358c9aca047c95f140 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've been told it's not. It's illegal to deal in them or bring = them across a national border. I checked with DFO and DNR regarding the spe= rm whales I recently worked on. However, if the whale is still in the water= , it's in DFO's realm, and a permit is required. On land, it's = out of their hands. One of the sperm whales had it's jaws removed prior= to me being able to secure them...the authorities said that was ok. It'= ;s a shame that such pieces are now likely hanging in someone's shed (o= r even tossed away) rather than in spots where the public can see them.<div= > <br></div><div>This may be a case of a critter slipping through the legal c= racks, as it were. Some beaches are protected, meaning you can't remove= anything from those beaches (DNR responsibility, I believe), so removing i= t (but not possessing it?) may require permission. I saw a carved whale ver= tebra for sale in an art gallery - I would have thought that to be illegal.= </div> <div><br></div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/1/7 Paul S= . Boyer <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:psboyer@eastlink.ca">psboye= r@eastlink.ca</a>></span><br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"= margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"> <div style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">I think that it is illegal to posses wh= ale parts. =A0Better check on this.<div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><div><= br><div><div>On 6 Jan 2010, at 2:35 PM, Randy Lauff wrote:</div><br><blockq= uote type=3D"cite"> If this is the same whale (I think it's likely), there are some interes= ting questions here. It hasn't been scavenged much - are the coyotes to= o afraid to come out that much in the open (how close is the nearest forest= edge?), or was the whale already "ripe" when it washed up (Blake= ?). Birds, even eagles, have a hard time getting through the skin of a whal= e and tend to need a mammalian carnivore (or a biologist with a really big = blade [<a href=3D"http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg" targe= t=3D"_blank">http://people.stfx.ca/rlauff/photos/firstslice.jpg</a>]) to op= en things up for them.<div> <br></div><div>That jaw bone may be salvageable, and would look great on t= he wall of a local highschool biology lab! Salvagers may need shovels and r= opes to extract it. Maybe even a big knife. And a gas mask.</div><div> <br> </div><div>Randy<br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">2010/1/6 Laurie Murison= <span