ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Fate of Stranded Whales on Massachusetts Beach.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 30, 2002 TOPIC: Approximately 50 pilot whales were found stranded on a Cape Cod beach Tuesday, according to an article by The Associated Press. Just Monday, volunteers helped push the same whales back to sea when they were stranded on nearby Chapin Beach in Dennis, Mass. Rescuers are giving up efforts to move the whales back to sea as experts say the whales will not likely survive because they are either too sick or are in shock. Volunteers are trying to keep the animals more comfortable by placing wet sheets and towels over them. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Dr. Robert J. Wilder, of the Pacific Whale Foundation, has expertise in hydrogen fuel cells, as well as conservation of marine biodiversity. He has been a faculty member in the Environmental Studies Program and Bren School of Environmental Science & Management at University of California, Santa Barbara History The predecessor to UCSB, Santa Barbara State College, focused on teacher training, industrial arts, home economics, and foreign languages. Intense lobbying by an interest group in the City of Santa Barbara led by Thomas Storke and Pearl Chase persuaded the State , and University of Massachusetts The system includes UMass Amherst, UMass Boston, UMass Dartmouth (affiliated with Cape Cod Community College), UMass Lowell, and the UMass Medical School. It also has an online school called UMassOnline. , Dartmouth. His book, articles, chapters and viewpoints are on diverse topics including industrial ecology industrial ecology Discipline that traces the flow of energy and materials from their natural resources through manufacture, the use of products, and their final recycling or disposal. Research in industrial ecology began in the early 1990s. , pollution prevention, international law of the sea, and ocean and coastal protection--and these have been published such as in Nature, Engineering News-Record Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide. It has been published since 1874. It is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies. , U.C.L.A. Journal of Environmental Law & Policy, Issues in Science and Technology, Coastal Management, and the Virginia Journal of International Law The Virginia Journal of International Law (VJIL), founded in 1959 at the University of Virginia School of Law, is the oldest continuously-published, student-edited law journal in the United States devoted exclusively to public and private international law. . Wilder is presently Conservation Director at Pacific Whale Foundation, the oldest and largest environmental organization on Maui. 808-879-8860, rob@pacificwhale.org; 808-669-2773, rob@h2fuelcells.org Professor Romuald Lipcius, of the College of William and Mary Noun 1. William and Mary - joint monarchs of England; William III and Mary II , is an expert regarding marine science, population dynamics and conservation ecology. 804-684-7330 Dr. Frank Cynar, of the University of San Diego, Biology Department, can share his expert on oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as , marine biology and environment science. 619-260-4729, 619-260-4600 (University PR Phone) ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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