http://www.theexplodingwhale.com "The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds." -- Paul Linnman, TV news reporter Thu, 12 Mar 2009 01:20:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en According to Oregon state officials, dynamite is not an option being considered for how to dispose of a 40-foot fin whale carcass that washed up on an Oregon beach over the weekend. The carcass came to rest on an easily-accessible beach just a few miles north of where a giant ... http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2009/03/dynamite-not-an-option-this-time/ The Sei fin whale observed struggling in the surf along the Oregon Coast on Friday, March 6, 2009, is believed to have died and washed up close to where officials lost sight of it late Friday afternoon. Update: Biologists now believe that the 5040-foot whale that died along the Oregon Coast ... http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2009/03/whale-perishes-on-oregon-coast/ A whale, possibly entangled in the line from a crab pot, is struggling in the surf near Florence, OR. Officials believe it is a http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2009/03/whale-struggling-on-oregon-coast/ A British documentary titled "The Whale that Exploded in the Street," will be airing in the United States on December 13 and 15 on the National Geographic channel (aka "NatGeo") under the shortened title, "The Whale that Exploded." The documentary explores the explosion of a 50-ton sperm whale carcass that ... http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2008/12/tv-alert-the-whale-that-exploded-to-air-dec-13-15/ Today, November 12, 2008, is the 38th anniversary of Oregon's Exploding Whale. Some years this date almost passes by unnoticed. But not this year. It is perhaps because the events of this day in 1970 stand in such dramatic contrast to the many truly serious events and changes currently taking place ... http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2008/11/38th-anniversary-of-oregons-exploding-whale/ We are excited to announce the second generation Exploding Whale Locator Map featuring Google Maps technology. As the explosions have continued since our original locator map was built, we longed for a more flexible approach that would allow the map to be updated quickly and easily. Google Maps' My Maps ... http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2008/10/new-exploding-whale-locator-map/ This is just further proof that journalists can't get enough of the Exploding Whale. When there's nothing else to write about, they can always rely on the old "EW" to meet their deadline. Peter O'Neill, a writer for the Timaru Herald which is located in the South Canterbury region of New ... http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2008/10/journalists-love-the-exploding-whale/ Here's a video from TheWest.com.au on the Jurien Bay exploding whale. (Note: while the video does show the whale thrashing in the surf, it does not contain any graphic images either during or following the explosion.) http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2008/10/video-jurien-bay-exploding-whale/ In a sad and gruesome twist, the initial explosive charge set off directly above the brain of a stranded juvenile humpback whale in Western Australia failed to kill the animal. After the whale continued thrashing for several minutes, a wildlife officer began firing several shots into its head, as can be ... http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2008/09/initial-explosive-charge-failed-to-kill-stranded-whale/ It's been almost exactly three years since the last time explosives were used to end the life of a suffering whale. This merciful act has happened again today, September 30, 2008, in West Australia. Explosives have been used to put down a dying 15 tonne humpback whale stranded in shallow waters ... http://www.theexplodingwhale.com/archives/2008/09/whale-euthanized-with-explosives/