How scientists identify and track right whales
Philip Hamilton, a senior scientist who leads a right whale research team at New England Aquarium, explains how researchers ...
Southern resident killer whales face extinction in 75-100 years, study predicts
If more changes aren’t made, prospects appear dim for the survival of the southern resident killer whale. This population of ...
How A Teenager Helped Identify A New Species Of Giant Marine Reptile
It may be difficult to imagine, but the county of Somerset in south-west England was once home to what may have been the ...
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Right Whale Day in Mass. marked during tough year for species
Today marks the second annual Right Whale Day in Massachusetts. The public is invited to spend it at the New England Aquarium ...
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It’s seal pupping season along the Oregon coast — and more killer whale sightings by a growing number of watchers
Up and down the Oregon coast, harbor seal pupping season is just getting underway. And while the sight of the small, helpless ...
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Gotham Whale, a New York City-based nonprofit, allows citizen scientists to assist in conservation efforts
Whale-watchers can catch a glimpse right from New York City. A whale-watching excursion ... Conservation of Nature's Red List of Threatened Species. "There's also times when we may receive a ...
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All sperm whales off the Norwegian coasts are males. Their lives are far more interesting than we imagined
Male sperm whales never become part of a pod again. They feed and fatten up in the north. They apparently live alone. Much ...
Right Whale Day spotlights issues facing Massachusetts' marine mammal
The Healey-Driscoll Administration is partnering with the New England Aquarium on Wednesday to celebrate Massachusetts’ ...
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Even whales in deepest parts of the ocean under threat from human pollution
In a new study, scientists identified 14 ways in which beaked whales are threatened by human activities, from climate change ...
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Activists seek lockdown on New England wind project
A Rhode Island-based environmental group asked a federal court to freeze work on the Revolution Wind project, saying the ...
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Right Whale Day in Mass. marked during tough year for species
Right whale female “Fission” ( Catalog #3790 ) with unnamed juvenile male whale Catalog #5191 during an aerial survey over southern New England ... state’s protected species specialist ...