Students:
Since this site was first published on the web, we have received thousands of questions from students worldwide regarding the natural history of our animal subjects. Regrettably, in general we can no longer respond personally to student questions sent by email, as it simply takes too much time to answer questions properly and we do not have staff to do so. In particular, we can not respond to emails such as "Tell me everything you can about whales..." or "I have a report due on Friday and need you to answer the following questions..." If you have a bona fide specific question we will consider it and answer it as we have time. Furthermore, while the internet and web are powerful avenues of communication, it is our strong opinion that students rely on the web overly much for their research needs. Proper academic research must begin at the library -- i.e., with BOOKS and JOURNALS. Good research requires consultation of peer-reviewed scientific papers, lay articles in the popular press, and consideration of encyclopedia, guide and text books. The vast majority of published scientific and academic reports is still available only in printed form, and although the content of the web is growing quickly, these reports may never be available online except in the form of abstracts. |
| To access Hawaii Whale Research Foundations research publications and annual reports in PDF form, click here. |
| For photograph and videotape requests, click here. |
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