Twenty-two years and 15,000km later: fluke discovery sets new record for #HumpbackWhale journey.
#Whale first photographed off the coast of #Brazil in 2003 spotted off north-east #Australia in September 2025.
Researchers believe is the longest distance ever documented between sightings of an individual humpback. #cetacean #MarineMammals
This afternoon a (dead) Beluga whale beached in the Netherlands. Possibly the one that visited the Netherlands and neigbouring countries some time ago https://waarneming.nl/observation/391683209/
New #research aims to bring underwater noise’s true impact on killer whales into focus.
Extended periods of time at sea are necessary to collect the data that will bring us closer to understanding – and protecting – killer whales.
Our #cetacean #scientists are preparing for an ambitious 2026 field season aboard Raincoast’s Sailing Vessel Achiever. #RaincoastConservationFoundation has joined forces with #EarthSpeciesProject , a #nonprofit research lab using machine learning to advance our understanding of #AnimalCommunication. At the heart of this project is a deceptively simple idea: to watch and listen at the same time. The team aims to uncover how killer whales use sound to coordinate movements, share prey, and maintain social bonds – to ultimately understand and mitigate how noise pollution interferes with these processes.
https://www.raincoast.org/2026/04/underwater-noises-true-impact/
#UnderwaterNoise #orcas #KillerWhales #whales #MarineBiology #MarineMammals #ProtectTheWild #WildFirst #nature #wildlife #SentientBeings #Communication #NoisePollution #HumanImpact #IndustrialImpacts #MarineLife #ApexPredator
" ... if I was still capable of shock, this would do it.
#trump #ricewhales #whales #cetacean #gulfofmexico #extinction
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/05/rice-whales-extinction-trump-gulf-mexico
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