The best single source of info is Ashala Tylor’s weblog and the photos that can be see on her flickr page. All of these photos are copyrighted and available for purchase, including the one on the right, Rainbow Mama, Klamath River Whale
~ KLAMATH WHALE -- MESSAGE RECEIVED. It’s good news when people get a special message from special actions by other creatures with whom we share the Earth. In this case, a Gray Whale swam up to the busy Highway 101 bridge where she could reach thousands of people. The message received by many was this:
“The Earth and the oceans are in great danger. Please change your ways and help us all!”
Here are links to some of the major news stories, videos, slides shows, and interpretations.
Best summary and interpretation, Listening to the Whale, August 1, Photos and story © 2011 by Greg King.
Poem by Leslie Hancock
Slideshow, July 25, 17 images by Ashala Tylor, © 2011, from August 4 to after the whale’s death on August 16.
Best Photos (also by Ashala Tylor)
Profile of Whale’s head against background of trees along the river, August 2
Whale looking at us, closeup view, July 7
The Whale calf who came up with her mother, July 7
Mother and child, July 21
Whale’s view of onlookers on the Hwy 101 bridge, July 24
Yurok Indians drumming to the Whale (long view), July 26
Yurok Indian drumming to the Whale (closeup), July 26
Whale rolling in the river, July 26
Flute player in canoe serenading the Whale, July 31
Whale Heart Spout to Stand-Up Paddler, August 4
Selected news articles
First news story, Spouting Upriver: Mother and calf seen three miles from river mouth, “They’re inquisitive,” said Wilson. “It’s usually for brief stops where they look around for a while and they’ll find their way out. Hopefully, that’s the case here and they’ll be on their way soon,” June 28, The Daily Triplicate, Crescent City, CA
Klamath River Whale Update, July 30, Dottie Smith’s blog, Redding, CA
Spectators warned away from bridge. Whale gawkers pose safety hazard on 101, July 22, The Daily Triplicate, Crescent City, CA
Scientists focus on whale's health, river's depth, August 4, Jessica Cejnar/The Times-Standard, Eureka, CA
A community says goodbye to its whale, August 17, Jeff Barnard and Jason Dearen/Associated Press.
Janet Wortman (Yurok) quoted her great-grandmother’s cousin, Fannie Flounder, "When the whale is in the river, it means the world is out of balance ... things aren't the way they should be… You all need to get together and pray and dance and beat your feet on the ground and that will tilt the earth back the way it is supposed to be." Tribal Chairman Thomas O'Rourke “said he agreed that the whale's visit meant the world was out of balance, that ecosystems were failing. He said the whale brought together state and federal agencies and the tribe in a way he has never seen.”
Klamath River Whale Dies …, August 16, Huffington Post, AP
"As traditionalists say to show respect and sympathy for a loved one’s passing, Awok Whale"
August 23, 2011, Two Rivers Tribune, Hoopa, CA
The awe inspiring mother gray whale that spent 53 days in the Klamath River died at 4:19am last Tuesday morning, August 16.
Scientists study remains of Klamath gray whale, August 24, The Times-Standard, Eureka, CA, AP
Other articles and videos
First video on YouTube. (We are still looking for the best ones.)
June 23, 2011, Whale on the Klamath River, A Mother Whale and her calf on The Klamath River in Northern California. Spotted on a jet boat ride by my wife & I in the early afternoon on 6/27/11
First photo, Whale In The Klamath River, Klamath, CA, © Ashala Tylor
Second photo, Whales In Klamath River, © Howard Ignatius, “1998 was the last time anyone could remember a whale entering the Klamath River.”
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