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whale and dolphins Archive
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Lawsuit Seeks Plan for Most Endangered Large Whale in World
The Center for Biological Diversity yesterday filed a formal notice of intent to sue the National Marine Fisheries Service for failing to develop a recovery plan under the Endangered Species Act for the highly endangered North Pacific right whale. The North Pacific right whale is thought to be the most endangered large whale in the [...] -
What shape are dolphins? Turning 2D images into 3D models.
New research published in IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence uses dolphin photos from the SCUBA Travel site to show, for the first time, how to build 3D moving models from 2D photographs. -
Several species of Killer Whale, scientist say
It has long been thought that there were several types of killer whales. Now scientists are recommending that at least three be reclassified as separate species. -
Minke Whales Should Not be Culled
A new genetic analysis of Antarctic minke whales concludes that population of these smaller baleen whales have not increased as a result of the intensive hunting of other larger whales – countering arguments by advocates of commercial whaling who want to “cull” minke whales. Antarctic minke whales are among the few species of baleen whales [...] -
Acoustic Tools Help Whales
New acoustic sensors are being used in research and conservation projects around the world, with some very important practical results. Among them is improved monitoring of endangered North Atlantic right whales in an effort to reduce ship strikes, a leading cause of their deaths. Sofie Van Parijs is one of many researcher whose work is [...] -
Western Australia to Protect Whales with Marine Park
The state government of Western Australia is creating a marine park to protect and manage a key nursery of the world’s largest humpback whale population. The marine park is to be at Camden Sound, about 400km north of Broome, protecting its pristine marine environment for generations to come. Allowing for consultation, including a public comment [...] -
Albatrosses feed with Killer Whales
Scientists have recorded the first observations of how albatrosses feed alongside marine mammals at sea. A miniature digital camera was attached to the backs of four black-browed albatrosses (Thalassarche melanophrys). Results are published online this week in the open-access journal PLoS ONE. Albatrosses fly many hundreds of kilometers across the open ocean to find and [...] -
Killer Whales Die without Chinook Salmon
When you mention killer whales, the image of one ambushing a terrified seal often springs to mind. But there are populations of killer whales who live exclusively on fish. And not on just any fish: they are very specialised in which fish they will eat. According to research published in Biology Letters, two populations studied [...] -
Endangered right whales found where they were thought extinct
Using a system of underwater hydrophones that can record sounds from hundreds of miles away, a team of scientists has documented the presence of endangered North Atlantic right whales in an area they were thought to be extinct. The discovery is particularly important, researchers say, because it is in an area that may be opened [...] -
Humpback whale on road to recovery
Some large whale species, including the humpback, are now less threatened with extinction, according to the cetacean update of the 2008 IUCN Red List. Most small coastal and freshwater cetaceans, however, are moving closer to extinction. The humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) has moved from Vulnerable to Least Concern, meaning it is at low risk of [...]
