#humpbacks — Public Fediverse posts

Entanglement and drowning of baby humpback in NSW

"‘Animal cruelty’: two-year-old humpback whale found dead in NSW shark net causes anger. Absolutely heartbreaking to see a baby humpback whale die like this, especially because its death was totally preventable. It is the first whale to have died out of 15 entangled in shark nets on Australia’s east coast so far this year."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/humpback-whale-calf-dies-off-nsw-coast-while-entangled-in-shark-net
#marine #wildlife #whales #humpbacks #traps #entanglement #drowning #mammals #OceanGoers #swimming #surfing #risks #sacrifice #NSW

Have a whale of a weekend, this evening in The Watershed:

https://www.lionsbaywatershed.ca/post/have-a-whale-of-a-weekend

#LionsBayWatershed #LocalNews #BritishColumbia #HoweSound #Nature #Humpbacks #LionsBay

#Whales move nutrients from Alaska to Hawaii in their urine, supporting tropical ecosystems https://phys.org/news/2025-03-whales-nutrients-alaska-hawaii-urine.html

Migrating #BaleenWhales transport high-latitude nutrients to tropical and subtropical ecosystems https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-56123-2

"in oceans across the globe, great whales—including #RightWhales, #GrayWhales, and #humpbacks—transport about 4,000 tons of nitrogen each year to low-nutrient coastal areas in the tropics and subtropics. They also bring more than 45,000 tons of biomass"