migration

Every year between February and May, pods of humpback whales pass close to Bermuda on their way from their breeding grounds in the Caribbean to their feeding grounds around Newfoundland and Greenland. I was in a boat approx 5 miles to the southwest of the island last Friday and they (well...

Inspired by a "Cro Magnon was soooooo awesome" thread I've lately tried to read up on the different historical migration waves into Europe and how different populations were replaced, shifted and went the way of the dodo for one reason or another. In the back of my mind I still have the idea...

Nova had a program on the Monarch Butterfly migration the other night. The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies I knew they migrated across the continent for winter, and that is amazing enough. But I had no idea the trip north took 4 generations and the trip south was accomplished by that 4th...

A fascinating piece of research that is incredibly well presented: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4218740.stm It is about immigration to the UK over the last decade or so. Some interesting facts: ...snip... The population of Britain, excluding Northern Ireland, rose by 2.2m in the 10 years...

Does any one know much about whale migration? Is there a reason they would take detours into inland seas? I live near an inlet off Puget Sound (Seattle area.) A month ago, there was a young whale that went stayed here for a few weeks. Yesterday, I saw 2 more swim by while I was walking my...