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Trump administration sued over removing endangered species protections in the Gulf https://www.wusf.org/environment/2026-04-03/trump-administration-sued-over-removing-endangered-species-protections-gulf 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science #FuckTrump

Trump administration sued over removing endangered species protections in the Gulf

The lawsuit claims the federal government disregarded requirements to allow public hearings and let the public comment on the ruling.

WUSF

Kate

1d ago

Backshall says orca sighting off Cornwall 'greatest British wildlife encounter' https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c33l5dngm45o 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Whales #Science #Orcas

Backshall says orca sighting off Cornwall 'greatest British wildlife encounter'

Presenter Steve Backshall says seeing John Coe and Aquarius was one of his best wildlife encounters.

BBC News

Kate

1d ago

⟦McGhee, Sidorovskaia, & Orbach⟧ Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) whistles and clicks across foraging contexts https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1771116/full 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Science

Frontiers | Common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) whistles and clicks across foraging contexts

Common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) rely on whistles for group cohesion and coordination and on echolocation for prey detection and capture. In T...

Frontiers

Kate

1d ago

Rescuers share sad update on humpback whale stranded in Baltic Sea https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/germany-humpback-whale-baltic-sea-wismar-b2950149.html 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science

Rescuers share sad update on humpback whale stranded in Baltic Sea

The humpback whale’s story has captivated residents and local media outlets

The Independent

Kate

2d ago

⟦Mantor et al.⟧ Blubber under stress: ex vivo cortisol exposure induces an anti-inflammatory state in precision-cut adipose tissue slices from humpback whales https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/marine-science/articles/10.3389/fmars.2026.1753955/full 🐋 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Whales #Science

Frontiers | Blubber under stress: ex vivo cortisol exposure induces an anti-inflammatory state in precision-cut adipose tissue slices from humpback whales

Cetaceans are exposed to multiple anthropogenic stressors that may disrupt hormonal balance, notably through elevated release of circulating stress hormones,...

Frontiers

Kate

3d ago

Portable unit can quickly detect deadly whale and dolphin diseases https://phys.org/news/2026-03-portable-quickly-deadly-whale-dolphin.html 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Whales #Science

Portable unit can quickly detect deadly whale and dolphin diseases

Novel marine mammal health surveillance can now detect deadly diseases in whales and dolphins in oceans, beaches and remote locations, thanks to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. The portable unit delivers results in about an hour, leading to faster decision-making during mass stranding events. The study is published in Transboundary and Emerging Diseases.

Phys.org