#cetaceans — Public Fediverse posts

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-narwhals-nature-straight-tusk.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Narwhal

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-narwhals-nature-straight-tusk.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Narwhal

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-narwhals-nature-straight-tusk.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Narwhal

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-narwhals-nature-straight-tusk.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Narwhal

Scientists discover how narwhals grow nature's only straight tusk https://phys.org/news/2026-08-scientists-narwhals-nature-straight-tusk.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Narwhal

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less
By Words and pictures by Jimmy Thomson in Nunavut, Canada

The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/the-place-that-never-freezes-the-arctic-habitat-where-global-heating-threatens-more-ice-not-less

#Seaice #Ice #Environment #Canada #Greenland #Oceans #Polarregions #Americas #Climatecrisis #Coastlines #Worldnews #Arctic #Wildlife #Cetaceans #Indigenouspeoples #Marinelife #Nationalparks #TheGuardian #Words #picturesbyJimmyThomsoninNunavut #Canada

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/the-place-that-never-freezes-the-arctic-habitat-where-global-heating-threatens-more-ice-not-less #SeaIce #Ice #Environment #Canada #Greenland #Oceans #PolarRegions #Americas #ClimateCrisis #Coastlines #WorldNews #Arctic #Wildlife #Cetaceans #IndigenousPeoples #MarineLife #NationalParks

Porpoise entanglement recorded in real time, revealing calls and escape attempts https://phys.org/news/2026-08-porpoise-entanglement-real-revealing.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Porpoise #Science #Bycatch

Fishing nets main cause of death among Cornwall's stranded common dolphins https://phys.org/news/2026-08-fishing-nets-main-death-cornwall.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Bycatch

UNESCO gives Mexico 6 months to show 'concrete actions' to protect remaining vaquitas https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/unesco-gives-mexico-6-months-remaining-vaquitas/ 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Porpoise #Vaquita #Bycatch #Extinction #Science

NZ Lush's Adorable New Soap Highlights Critical Plight Of The Māui Dolphin https://www.mindfood.com/article/lushs-adorable-new-soap-highlights-critical-plight-of-the-maui-dolphin/ 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Bycatch #Extinction

Pixels preserve world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1132021 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Porpoise #Science #Vaquita #Extinction #Bycatch

New on my #blog: https://aspi.blog/2026/06/02/arisaig-2026-3-minke-whale-lights-up-canna-cruise/
Pictorial evidence of a Minke Whale sighting during today's Canna Puffin Cruise.
#blog #blogging #photography #nature #wildlife #mammals #cetartiodactyls #cetaceans #whales #MinkeWhale #ArisaigHoliday #Mallaig #Canna #CannaPuffinCruise

A #MinkeWhale shows part of itself above water somewhere between #Mallaig and #TheIsleOfCanna, earlier today.
#photography #nature #wildlife #mammals #cetaceans #cetartiodactyls

https://www.europesays.com/africa/257714/ Sightings of two whale species offers fresh survival hope | Interests #antarctica #AtlanticOcean #BenguelaCurrent #BlueWhale #CetaceanStranding #cetaceans #ConservationBiology #Ecology #EndangeredSpecies #FinWhale #IucnRedList #Namibia #NaturalEnvironment #Ocean #oceanography #StephenBeech #whale #whaling

https://www.europesays.com/africa/256906/ Sightings of two largest whale species offers fresh survival hope | National #antarctica #AtlanticOcean #BenguelaCurrent #BlueWhale #CetaceanStranding #cetaceans #ConservationBiology #Ecology #EndangeredSpecies #FinWhale #IucnRedList #Namibia #NaturalEnvironment #Ocean #oceanography #StephenBeech #whale #whaling

Entanglement injuries cause prolonged suffering for whales and dolphins; early intervention is crucial https://theconversation.com/entanglement-injuries-cause-prolonged-suffering-for-whales-and-dolphins-early-intervention-is-crucial-283673 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Dolphins #Bycatch

Federal ‘God squad’ exempts oil and gas drilling in Gulf of Mexico from endangered species rules https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/31/gulf-of-mexico-drilling-endangered-species #TrumpAdministration #EndangeredSpecies #Oil #Whales #Cetaceans #DonaldTrump #PeteHegseth #DeepwaterHorizonOilSpill #OilSpills #Oil #UsisraelWarOnIran #Bp #EndangeredHabitats #OilAndGasCompanies #MarineLife #Wildlife #FossilFuels #Pollution #Energy #EnergyIndustry #Environment #Conse...

⟦Fichefet et al.⟧ Assessing the risk of whale entanglement in pot fisheries in Irish waters https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1749710/full 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Bycatch

UN treaty to protect ‘extraordinary’ marine life due to come into force https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/16/un-treaty-to-protect-extraordinary-marine-life-due-to-come-into-force 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Dolphins #Bycatch #Science

Better understanding accidental dolphin catches in the Bay of Biscay in order to reduce them https://www.ifremer.fr/en/press/better-understanding-accidental-dolphin-catches-bay-biscay-order-reduce-them 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Bycatch

Entangled North Atlantic right whale severely injured with survival in question, experts say https://www.neaq.org/about-us/press-room/press-releases/entangled-north-atlantic-right-whale-severely-injured-with-survival-in-question-experts-say/ 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Bycatch

Fishing ban in Bay of Biscay will return in 2026 to protect dolphins https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/12/24/bay-of-biscay-fishing-ban-to-return-in-2026-after-proving-successful-at-reducing-dolphin-d 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Bycatch

⟦Shank et al.⟧ A decision support tool for assessing entanglement risk to protected species from fixed-gear fisheries with applications to North Atlantic right whales (Eubalaena glacialis) in the Northwest Atlantic https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2025.1549345/full 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Bycatch

NOAA reports spike in whale entanglements, latest bad news in year of threats in and out of the ocean https://phys.org/news/2025-10-noaa-spike-whale-entanglements-latest.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Entanglement #Bycatch

Scientists spot vaquita calves in Mexico, fuelling hope for the world’s rarest marine mammal https://apnews.com/video/scientists-spot-vaquita-calves-in-mexico-fueling-hope-for-the-worlds-rarest-marine-mammal-f1928d6587784b019aa089fa9668766f 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Vaquita #Porpoise #Science #Bycatch #Extinction

Rescuers free humpback whale entangled in 137 metres of rope near Nanaimo, B.C. https://www.cbc.ca/lite/story/9.6950786 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #Bycatch #Entanglement

Study reveals decline in North Atlantic dolphin lifespan and population growth https://phys.org/news/2025-10-north-atlantic-dolphins-dying-younger.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science #Bycatch

[Frasier et al.] A decade of declines in toothed whale densities following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-024-01920-8 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #Whales #OceanPollution #OilSpill #FossilFuels #DeepwaterHorizon

Harassing whales and marine dwellers with UAVs in their annual migration
Human–animal interaction via flying robots

"As whales migrate up Australia’s east coast in the coming months, drones are hot on their tails. But experts are warning that low-flying drones seeking a viral shot can disrupt the whales’ migration patterns and may even place their mating season at risk."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jun/11/drones-whale-migration-australia-impact-warnings
#cetaceans #whales #marine #mammals #dolphins #drone #disturbance #UAVs #regulation #wildlife #harassment #plastic #entanglement #boats #BoatStrike #noise #pollution #HAI #Australia