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Scientists hunting #mammoth #fossils found #whales 400 km inland
It looked like Wooller and team might have found evidence mammoths lived in central #Alaska just 2,000ya. But #DNA revealed that two “mammoth” bones actually belonged to North #Pacific #rightwhale and a #minkewhale—which raised a whole new set of questions. The team’s hunt for Alaska’s last mammoth had turned into an epic case of mistaken identity, starring two whale species and a mid-century fossil hunter.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/scientists-hunting-mammoth-fossils-found-whales-400-km-inland/ -
Scientists hunting #mammoth #fossils found #whales 400 km inland
It looked like Wooller and team might have found evidence mammoths lived in central #Alaska just 2,000ya. But #DNA revealed that two “mammoth” bones actually belonged to North #Pacific #rightwhale and a #minkewhale—which raised a whole new set of questions. The team’s hunt for Alaska’s last mammoth had turned into an epic case of mistaken identity, starring two whale species and a mid-century fossil hunter.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/scientists-hunting-mammoth-fossils-found-whales-400-km-inland/ -
#NOAA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that questions the need to continue the North #Atlantic #RightWhale Vessel Speed Rule which has been in place since 2008. The rule requires vessels 65 feet or longer to slow to 10 knots in seasonal management areas along the #US east coast where, and when, critically #endangered North Atlantic #rightwhales are known to aggregate.
NOAA confirmed the rule reduced risk to right #whales by up to 90%
https://us.whales.org/2026/03/04/noaa-questions-the-ongoing-need-to-protect-endangered-whales-from-vessel-strikes/ -
#NOAA issued an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that questions the need to continue the North #Atlantic #RightWhale Vessel Speed Rule which has been in place since 2008. The rule requires vessels 65 feet or longer to slow to 10 knots in seasonal management areas along the #US east coast where, and when, critically #endangered North Atlantic #rightwhales are known to aggregate.
NOAA confirmed the rule reduced risk to right #whales by up to 90%
https://us.whales.org/2026/03/04/noaa-questions-the-ongoing-need-to-protect-endangered-whales-from-vessel-strikes/ -
#Endangered #NorthAtlantic #RightWhale Population Is Slowly Increasing, Scientists Say
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#Endangered #NorthAtlantic #RightWhale Population Is Slowly Increasing, Scientists Say
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https://www.alojapan.com/1375947/new-whale-species-discovered-in-hokkaido-2/ New whale species discovered in Hokkaido #Balaenidae #fossil #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #JijiPress #news #RightWhale #whale #北海道 An illustration of the newly identified right whale species, named ‘Megabalaena sapporoensis’. Photo: Courtesy of the Sapporo Museum Activity Center The fossil bones were first discovered by a citizen of Sapporo along the Toyohira River in the capital of the northernmost Japan prefecture in October 2008, leading to a S
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First-Ever #Intersex Southern #RightWhale Discovered Among 36-Year-Old Crossbow Skin Samples
Like humans, #whales’ #chromosomes most commonly express either XX or XY for female or male sex, respectively. However, a little something called the sex-determining region Y #gene (or SRY) threw a spanner in the works, because it only exists on the Y chromosome, and yet upon further testing, XX Eau10b was positive for it.
https://www.iflscience.com/first-ever-intersex-southern-right-whale-discovered-among-36-year-old-crossbow-skin-samples-78713
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First-Ever #Intersex Southern #RightWhale Discovered Among 36-Year-Old Crossbow Skin Samples
Like humans, #whales’ #chromosomes most commonly express either XX or XY for female or male sex, respectively. However, a little something called the sex-determining region Y #gene (or SRY) threw a spanner in the works, because it only exists on the Y chromosome, and yet upon further testing, XX Eau10b was positive for it.
https://www.iflscience.com/first-ever-intersex-southern-right-whale-discovered-among-36-year-old-crossbow-skin-samples-78713
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 05/02//25 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown #nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlifephotography #marinemammals #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #capecod
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 05/02//25 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown #nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlifephotography #marinemammals #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #capecod
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 04/22/25 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown #nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlifephotography #marinemammals #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #capecod
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 04/22/25 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown #nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlifephotography #marinemammals #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #capecod
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 02/25*25 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown #nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlifephotography #marinemammals #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #capecod
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 02/25*25 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown #nature #naturephotography #naturecommunity #wildlifephotography #marinemammals #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #capecod
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2 #Endangered #Whales Found Entangled in Fishing Gear, 1 Likely to Die
North #Atlantic #rightwhale, which were seen off coast of #Massachusetts, one of most endangered large #whale species, there are fewer than 370 left in the world.
NOAA will “work with authorized responders and trained experts to monitor the whales,” it said in its statement. It will “further document the entanglements and determine if entanglement responses will be possible.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/right-whales-nantucket-massachusetts.html
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2 #Endangered #Whales Found Entangled in Fishing Gear, 1 Likely to Die
North #Atlantic #rightwhale, which were seen off coast of #Massachusetts, one of most endangered large #whale species, there are fewer than 370 left in the world.
NOAA will “work with authorized responders and trained experts to monitor the whales,” it said in its statement. It will “further document the entanglements and determine if entanglement responses will be possible.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/18/us/right-whales-nantucket-massachusetts.html
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Right #whale population grows 4% but #extinction remains a threat
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-whale-population-extinction-threat.html"The North Atlantic #RightWhale plummeted in population in the 2010s... the population increased to an estimated 372 in 2023. That's an increase of about 4% from 2020... Recent births show an improvement from the 2010s, but the number of new calves is below what scientists saw in the 2000s, and threats remain a major concern."
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Right #whale population grows 4% but #extinction remains a threat
https://phys.org/news/2024-10-whale-population-extinction-threat.html"The North Atlantic #RightWhale plummeted in population in the 2010s... the population increased to an estimated 372 in 2023. That's an increase of about 4% from 2020... Recent births show an improvement from the 2010s, but the number of new calves is below what scientists saw in the 2000s, and threats remain a major concern."
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🌊 Incredible sighting off the coast of Ireland! For the first time in 114 years, a North Atlantic right whale has been spotted in these waters. This majestic creature reminds us of the importance of ocean conservation efforts. - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/17/north-atlantic-right-whale-seen-off-ireland-for-first-time-in-114-years
#RightWhale #OceanConservation #MarineLife #IrelandWildlife #EnvironmentalDiscovery #GoodNews
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🌊 Incredible sighting off the coast of Ireland! For the first time in 114 years, a North Atlantic right whale has been spotted in these waters. This majestic creature reminds us of the importance of ocean conservation efforts. - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/17/north-atlantic-right-whale-seen-off-ireland-for-first-time-in-114-years
#RightWhale #OceanConservation #MarineLife #IrelandWildlife #EnvironmentalDiscovery #GoodNews
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So far this year, a dead female turned up off Virginia w/ a dislocated spine, a calf was discovered in Georgia w/head lacerations, & a young female was found — again in Georgia — w/ a fractured skull. All the injuries are consistent with #vessel strikes.
#Bishop #RightWhale #MaritimeLaw #law #regulations #Wildlife #Conservation #whales #extinction #ocean #WildlifeConservation #Preservation #MarineLife #Ecosystem #Habitat
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So far this year, a dead female turned up off Virginia w/ a dislocated spine, a calf was discovered in Georgia w/head lacerations, & a young female was found — again in Georgia — w/ a fractured skull. All the injuries are consistent with #vessel strikes.
#Bishop #RightWhale #MaritimeLaw #law #regulations #Wildlife #Conservation #whales #extinction #ocean #WildlifeConservation #Preservation #MarineLife #Ecosystem #Habitat
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That day, off the coast of New Smyrna Beach, FL, scientists tagged #Bishop w/a satellite transmitter. For the next 50 days, he broadcast his location as he migrated over 1k mi up the #EastCoast. It was one of the longest transmissions of a #NorthAtlantic #RightWhale ever recorded.
…Bishop averaged about 50 mi / day for the rest of his northward journey. By March, he had joined other right #whales to search for food south of Nantucket, MA. On March 11, his tag fell off, ending the transmisison.
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That day, off the coast of New Smyrna Beach, FL, scientists tagged #Bishop w/a satellite transmitter. For the next 50 days, he broadcast his location as he migrated over 1k mi up the #EastCoast. It was one of the longest transmissions of a #NorthAtlantic #RightWhale ever recorded.
…Bishop averaged about 50 mi / day for the rest of his northward journey. By March, he had joined other right #whales to search for food south of Nantucket, MA. On March 11, his tag fell off, ending the transmisison.
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In most ways #Bishop was a normal #RightWhale. For the first year of his life, his mother nursed & protected him, & he learned to feed by swimming, mouth agape, through patches of plankton floating near the surface.
But on Jan 20, 2015, Bishop became something more: a precious source of data that would help scientists better understand the dangers afflicting his species.
#Whales #ClimateCrisis #Wildlife #WildlifeConservation #Conservation #Preservation #Extinction #MarineLife #Ocean #Ecosystem
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In most ways #Bishop was a normal #RightWhale. For the first year of his life, his mother nursed & protected him, & he learned to feed by swimming, mouth agape, through patches of plankton floating near the surface.
But on Jan 20, 2015, Bishop became something more: a precious source of data that would help scientists better understand the dangers afflicting his species.
#Whales #ClimateCrisis #Wildlife #WildlifeConservation #Conservation #Preservation #Extinction #MarineLife #Ocean #Ecosystem
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Scientists tracked a young #whale's journey before he vanished. What they learned could help save his species.
#Bishop’s story, from birth to presumed death, shows the extreme danger facing right #whales, which could be extinct in 3 decades if they continue to disappear at the present rate. Bishop’s species is not doomed to #extinction …but time is running out.
#RightWhale #ClimateCrisis #Wildlife #Conservation #MarineLife #Ocean
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/north-atlantic-right-whale-species-challenges/ -
Scientists tracked a young #whale's journey before he vanished. What they learned could help save his species.
#Bishop’s story, from birth to presumed death, shows the extreme danger facing right #whales, which could be extinct in 3 decades if they continue to disappear at the present rate. Bishop’s species is not doomed to #extinction …but time is running out.
#RightWhale #ClimateCrisis #Wildlife #Conservation #MarineLife #Ocean
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2024/north-atlantic-right-whale-species-challenges/ -
Where have all the right #whales gone? Researchers map population density to make predictions https://phys.org/news/2024-04-whales-population-density.html
North Atlantic #RightWhale density surface model for the US Atlantic evaluated with passive acoustic monitoring https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v732/p167-192/
"Marine researchers have mapped the density of one of the most endangered large #whale species worldwide using newly analyzed data to predict and help avoid whales' harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial #fishing and vessel strikes."
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Where have all the right #whales gone? Researchers map population density to make predictions https://phys.org/news/2024-04-whales-population-density.html
North Atlantic #RightWhale density surface model for the US Atlantic evaluated with passive acoustic monitoring https://www.int-res.com/abstracts/meps/v732/p167-192/
"Marine researchers have mapped the density of one of the most endangered large #whale species worldwide using newly analyzed data to predict and help avoid whales' harmful, even fatal, exposure to commercial #fishing and vessel strikes."
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Efforts to protect #endangered North Atlantic right #whales get $500K boost https://ca.news.yahoo.com/efforts-protect-endangered-north-atlantic-205440652.html
"#NOAA officials hailed the grant from the #Biden admin as a key moment in their fight to prevent the #extinction of the #RightWhale, with only ~360 individuals remaining... the money will go toward working with #NASA to develop new tagging technologies allowing observers to more accurately identify and track the remaining #RightWhales to prevent entanglement in #fishing gear, vessel strikes"
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Efforts to protect #endangered North Atlantic right #whales get $500K boost https://ca.news.yahoo.com/efforts-protect-endangered-north-atlantic-205440652.html
"#NOAA officials hailed the grant from the #Biden admin as a key moment in their fight to prevent the #extinction of the #RightWhale, with only ~360 individuals remaining... the money will go toward working with #NASA to develop new tagging technologies allowing observers to more accurately identify and track the remaining #RightWhales to prevent entanglement in #fishing gear, vessel strikes"
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Vanishing #whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say
The North Atlantic #rightwhale numbers less than 350, and it has been declining in population for several years. The federal government declared the whale’s decline an “unusual mortality event,” which means an unexpected and significant die-off, in 2017.
#NOAA reports 114 of the #whales have been documented as dead, seriously injured or sub-lethally injured or sick since the start of the mortality event. https://apnews.com/article/right-whale-deaths-injuries-worse-extinction-233c3d63269db2f121bf6f334ba19e6d -
Vanishing #whale's decline worse than previously thought, feds say
The North Atlantic #rightwhale numbers less than 350, and it has been declining in population for several years. The federal government declared the whale’s decline an “unusual mortality event,” which means an unexpected and significant die-off, in 2017.
#NOAA reports 114 of the #whales have been documented as dead, seriously injured or sub-lethally injured or sick since the start of the mortality event. https://apnews.com/article/right-whale-deaths-injuries-worse-extinction-233c3d63269db2f121bf6f334ba19e6d -
Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 04/27/23 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 04/27/23 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 04/27/23 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 04/27/23 #rightwhale #rightwhaletosave #northatlanticrightwhale #whale #whalephotography #whales #whalesofmastodon #whalesofprovincetown
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A throwback picture for Right Whale Day 04/24/23 here in Massachusetts. A Right Whale and her calf from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA April 2018 #rightwhaleday
#rightwhale #whalephotography #whale #whalesofmastodon #whales #savethewhales #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturecommunity #wildlife #marinemammals #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #capecod #rightwhaletosave #Photomonday -
A throwback picture for Right Whale Day 04/24/23 here in Massachusetts. A Right Whale and her calf from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA April 2018 #rightwhaleday
#rightwhale #whalephotography #whale #whalesofmastodon #whales #savethewhales #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #photography #nature #naturecommunity #wildlife #marinemammals #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #capecod #rightwhaletosave #Photomonday -
Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #RightWhale #rightwhales #whale #whales #marinemammals #animals #whalephotography #SaveTheWhales #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #whalesofmastodon #RightWhaletoSave #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #RightWhale #rightwhales #whale #whales #marinemammals #animals #whalephotography #SaveTheWhales #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #whalesofmastodon #RightWhaletoSave #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #RightWhale #rightwhales #whale #whales #marinemammals #animals #whalephotography #SaveTheWhales #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #whalesofmastodon #RightWhaletoSave #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #Photomonday
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #RightWhale #rightwhales #whale #whales #marinemammals #animals #whalephotography #SaveTheWhales #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #whalesofmastodon #RightWhaletoSave #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland #Photomonday
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #RightWhale #rightwhales #whale #whales #marinemammals #animals #whaletail #whalephotography #SaveTheWhales #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #whalesofmastodon #RightWhaletoSave #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #RightWhale #rightwhales #whale #whales #marinemammals #animals #whaletail #whalephotography #SaveTheWhales #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #whalesofmastodon #RightWhaletoSave #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #RightWhale #rightwhales #whale #whales #marinemammals #animals #whalephotography #SaveTheWhales #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #whalesofmastodon #RightWhaletoSave #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach, Provincetown MA 04/14/23 #RightWhale #rightwhales #whale #whales #marinemammals #animals #whalephotography #SaveTheWhales #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #whalesofmastodon #RightWhaletoSave #provincetown #massachusetts #capecod #newengland
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Right Whale at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 04/10/23 #whale #whales #whalephotography #RightWhale #RightWhaletoSave #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #provincetown #capecod #massachusetts #newengland #marinemammals #whalesofmastodon
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Right Whale at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 04/10/23 #whale #whales #whalephotography #RightWhale #RightWhaletoSave #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #provincetown #capecod #massachusetts #newengland #marinemammals #whalesofmastodon
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 03/26/23 #Whale #whalephotography #whalesofmastodon #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #capecod #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #spring #whales #rightwhale
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Right Whale from the shore at Race Point Beach Provincetown MA 03/26/23 #Whale #whalephotography #whalesofmastodon #Nature #naturephotography #wildlife #wildlifephotography #photography #capecod #provincetown #massachusetts #newengland #spring #whales #rightwhale
