#soundscapeecology — Public Fediverse posts

Oldest-known #whaleSong recording provides new insight into #ocean #sounds
Recording of #humpback #whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicate

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/16/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-ocean-sounds

#science #ecology #soundscapeEcology #marineBiology #historyOfScience

4-Feb-2026
Elusive beaked #whales off the #Louisiana coast may sometimes be diving right to the #seafloor, finds new 3D acoustic technology which accurately pinpoints their locations using their #echolocation clicks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114393

#science #SoundscapeEcology #ecology #marineBiology #mammals

4-Feb-2026
Elusive beaked #whales off the #Louisiana coast may sometimes be diving right to the #seafloor, finds new 3D acoustic technology which accurately pinpoints their locations using their #echolocation clicks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114393

#science #SoundscapeEcology #ecology #marineBiology #mammals

4-Feb-2026
Elusive beaked #whales off the #Louisiana coast may sometimes be diving right to the #seafloor, finds new 3D acoustic technology which accurately pinpoints their locations using their #echolocation clicks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114393

#science #SoundscapeEcology #ecology #marineBiology #mammals

4-Feb-2026
Elusive beaked #whales off the #Louisiana coast may sometimes be diving right to the #seafloor, finds new 3D acoustic technology which accurately pinpoints their locations using their #echolocation clicks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114393

#science #SoundscapeEcology #ecology #marineBiology #mammals

4-Feb-2026
Elusive beaked #whales off the #Louisiana coast may sometimes be diving right to the #seafloor, finds new 3D acoustic technology which accurately pinpoints their locations using their #echolocation clicks
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114393

#science #SoundscapeEcology #ecology #marineBiology #mammals

3-Feb-2026
A #hearing test for the world’s rarest sea #turtle
Little is known about how sensitive the Kemp’s ridley #seaTurtle is to human #noise.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1114627

It's a relatively recent discovery that turtles use #acoustic #communication, I remember covering it in this feature on #soundscapeEcology and #evolution: https://proseandpassion.blogspot.com/2022/12/soundscape-evolution.html

#science #ecology #marineBiology #ocean #noisePollution

18-Sep-2025
Decoding a decade of #grouper grunts unlocks spawning secrets, shifts

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1098711

#science #ecology #marineBiology #SoundScapeEcology

Nature’s secret soundscape: listen with me to the world’s quietest creatures
After millennia of careful attunement to the life around us, many of us now move through our days, or even our entire lives, hearing almost nothing but the sounds of just one species: our own. #Climate_Change #Biodiversity #Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology
https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2025/mar/29/nature-audio-guide-sweden

Traffic noise triggers road rage among male Galápagos birds
“We have to think about noise pollution even in places like Galápagos, I think, and the impact of noise pollution on the unique species there.” #Climate_Change #Biodiversity #CharlesDarwin #SoundscapeEcology
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/mar/20/traffic-noise-triggers-road-rage-among-male-galapagos-birds

“The Last of the Nightingales” Tells the Story of How Soundscapes Change After a Fire
Masha Karpoukhina’s documentary follows a soundscape ecologist who lost everything in a California wildfire. #EnvironmentalStudies #Climate_Change #Biodiversity #Soundscapes #SoundscapeEcology #EnvHist
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/the-new-yorker-documentary/the-last-of-the-nightingales-tells-the-story-of-how-soundscapes-change-after-a-fire

23-Dec-2024
#Leopards can be identified by their #roar
Each leopard has its own unique roar through which it can be identified, a new study finds.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1069051 #science #ecology #AcousticMonitoring #SoundscapeEcology

4-APR-2024
Amphibians use #scream inaudible to humans for self-defense against predators, study suggests
For the first time in South America, researchers recorded the use of ultrasound by a frog endemic to the #AtlanticRainforest in Brazil, which has more species of amphibians than any other country. Other frogs may use very high-frequency calls.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1040143
#science #ScreamingFrogs ##ultrasound #SoundscapeEcology #ecology #amphibians