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Blue whales stand a good chance of rebuilding genetically healthy populations.
Whales, skier deaths lead the most-viewed story list
By Summit Voice
SUMMIT COUNTY —It’s always nice when a good-news story gets top billing, and that’s what happened with our report on some genetic research into blue whales, the gentle giants of the ocean. The whales, hunted for their blubber and oil until there were only a few hundred left, are making a comeback, and a new study suggests that their genetic diversity is high enough to ensure a robust population rebound. Google News helped drive visitors to the story, and more general Google searches led readers to several skier death stories, including two at Summit County ski areas, as well as a short report on the Teton avalanche that killed two well-known local mountaineers.
- Genetic diversity a good sign for blue whale recovery 1,609 views
- Colorado: Skier death at Copper Mountain 958 views
- Huge avalanche kills 2 backcountry skiers in Tetons 519 views
- Plan to tweak Endangered Species Act draws fire 475 views
- Front Range skier hits tree, dies at Keystone Ski Area 459 views
- Climate: Great Lakes ice cover shrinking quickly 459 views
- Colorado: Air pollution from gas fields worse than thought 442 views
- Vail Resorts skier visits drop 14.6 percent 403 views
Some of our local and state headlines:
- Colorado: Air pollution from gas fields worse than thought
- Colorado: Hoosier Ridge considered as state natural area
- Colorado to extend OHV monitoring program
- Colorado: Private investment sought for I-70
- Colorado clean-air plan gets early OK from EPA
- Elk, bighorn sheep studied in southern Colorado
- Breckenridge, Forest Service finalize land swap
- Vail Resorts skier visits drop 14.6 percent
- Colorado: View the ‘sandhill dancers’ in Wray
Environment:
- Mediterranean biodiversity is under pressure
- Climate: GM fingered for support of Heartland Institute
- Forest Service chief fields budget questions
- Climate: Winter of 2012 the 4th-warmest on record
- February Arctic sea ice extent below average
- Tsunami anniversary offers lessons for Northwest
- Climate: Great Lakes ice cover shrinking quickly
Filed under: avalanches, climate and weather, Colorado, endangered species, Environment, Snow and weather, Summit County news Tagged: | Colorado news, endangered species act, online news, Summit County Colorado, Vail Resorts
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