Alex
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Bowhead whales live twice as long as humans, and have a unique DNA repair mechanism to avoid cancer. Novel research w U Rochester in collaboration with the Inuit in Alaska.
🧪#cancer
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🧪#cancer
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A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer — NPR
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.
apple.news
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Bowhead whales live twice as long as humans, and have a unique DNA repair mechanism to avoid cancer. Novel research w U Rochester in collaboration with the Inuit in Alaska.
🧪#cancer
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🧪#cancer
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Strengthening #Vaquita community monitoring program a focus of 2025 survey "Continued investment & more training can go far in creating a dedicated team to continue vaquita observations & build community knowledge & enthusiasm for saving the vaquita & preserving marine ecosystem"
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Strengthening #Vaquita community monitoring program a focus of 2025 survey "Continued investment & more training can go far in creating a dedicated team to continue vaquita observations & build community knowledge & enthusiasm for saving the vaquita & preserving marine ecosystem"
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💔Blue whales are going eerily silent
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whales are going eerily silent—and scientists say it’s a warning sign
A six-year study off California’s coast shows how marine heat waves and noise pollution are silencing the ocean’s largest singers. Does saving the ocean start with hearing it?
www.nationalgeographic.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
💔Blue whales are going eerily silent
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
Blue whale vocalizations dropped nearly 40% alongside a collapse in krill and anchovy populations
"it’s like trying to sing while you're starving,” Ryan adds
“They were spending all their time just trying to find food"
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
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#Vaquita porpoise 🐬 in the high level dialogue opening #CITESCOP20 -
Among the group of ministers invited to share their experiences with CITES implementation was Mexico's Marina Robles García, Vice Minister of Biodiversity & Environmental Restoration Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org
Among the group of ministers invited to share their experiences with CITES implementation was Mexico's Marina Robles García, Vice Minister of Biodiversity & Environmental Restoration Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#Vaquita porpoise 🐬 in the high level dialogue opening #CITESCOP20 -
Among the group of ministers invited to share their experiences with CITES implementation was Mexico's Marina Robles García, Vice Minister of Biodiversity & Environmental Restoration Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org
Among the group of ministers invited to share their experiences with CITES implementation was Mexico's Marina Robles García, Vice Minister of Biodiversity & Environmental Restoration Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org
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"Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years."--David Gruber of Project CETI
November 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"Whales may possess a communication system more intricate than our own, one that possibly predates human language by tens of millions of years."--David Gruber of Project CETI
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I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
November 23, 2025 at 5:21 AM
I take on average 10,000 stills and a half hour of video every week. Most I'll never think about again. This I'll hold onto until I grow old. 4 hours ago.
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
Zero edits. No recoloring. No cropping. Nothing. Just straight up reality. 🦑
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BBC News - Cornwall's coast becomes a whale-watching hotspot
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Cornwall's coast becomes a whale-watching hotspot
A Falmouth-based wildlife cruise company says it has seen 20 fin whales since July.
www.bbc.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
BBC News - Cornwall's coast becomes a whale-watching hotspot
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Another entangled whale has been saved thanks to local experts. BCX1493 "Eugenia" was first reported as entangled near Nanaimo, BC last weekend. After intervention in Washington, we now believe she is swimming free. 🐋
cascadiaresearch.org/20251117mn_e...
cascadiaresearch.org/20251117mn_e...
140 feet of Fishing Gear Removed from Humpback Whale in the Strait of Juan de Fuca - https://cascadiaresearch.org
Fishing gear removed from an entangled humpback whale thanks to a rapid response by trained entanglement responders & a newly established cross-border protocol.
cascadiaresearch.org
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Another entangled whale has been saved thanks to local experts. BCX1493 "Eugenia" was first reported as entangled near Nanaimo, BC last weekend. After intervention in Washington, we now believe she is swimming free. 🐋
cascadiaresearch.org/20251117mn_e...
cascadiaresearch.org/20251117mn_e...
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For migratory wildlife, rising heat, extreme weather and disrupted waters are shrinking habitats, cutting food and undermining ecosystem services.
As #ClimateChange #COP30 ends, we must put migratory species at the heart of climate action. 🌍🐋
More on these impacts: www.cms.int/news/global-...
As #ClimateChange #COP30 ends, we must put migratory species at the heart of climate action. 🌍🐋
More on these impacts: www.cms.int/news/global-...
November 21, 2025 at 3:21 PM
For migratory wildlife, rising heat, extreme weather and disrupted waters are shrinking habitats, cutting food and undermining ecosystem services.
As #ClimateChange #COP30 ends, we must put migratory species at the heart of climate action. 🌍🐋
More on these impacts: www.cms.int/news/global-...
As #ClimateChange #COP30 ends, we must put migratory species at the heart of climate action. 🌍🐋
More on these impacts: www.cms.int/news/global-...
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1/2 Nifty tech: #vaquita survey lead drone pilot @FabianRguez94 flew with adapted LIDAR altimeter at precisely vertical position above the #vaquitas they spotted; calibrated equation converts pixel length into real distance; length & girth estimated for assessing age & condition.
November 21, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...
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"On the morning of Nov. 10, researchers say they could hear the gathered excitement of the orcas on a hydrophone in Sunset Bay, Wash."
love that the whales had a family vacation
love that the whales had a family vacation
All southern resident killer whales gathered into ‘superpod’ south of Vancouver Island
The Orca Behavior Institute says it’s “thrilled” to have seen a southern resident killer whale superpod gather in the waters south of Vancouver Island last week.
cheknews.ca
November 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
"On the morning of Nov. 10, researchers say they could hear the gathered excitement of the orcas on a hydrophone in Sunset Bay, Wash."
love that the whales had a family vacation
love that the whales had a family vacation
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3/3 Still most of #Vaquita Refuge unmonitored, too many gillnetters in parts that are, & too many days of skiffs where vaquita porpoises were recently detected outside ZTA area. It's urgent to eliminate gillnetting to prevent extinction & enable recovery.
tinyurl.com/VSC79
tinyurl.com/VSC79
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
3/3 Still most of #Vaquita Refuge unmonitored, too many gillnetters in parts that are, & too many days of skiffs where vaquita porpoises were recently detected outside ZTA area. It's urgent to eliminate gillnetting to prevent extinction & enable recovery.
tinyurl.com/VSC79
tinyurl.com/VSC79
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2/3 Two different consecutive fishing seasons were compared & overall fishing activity declined annually in both seasons (-37% in shrimp & -19% in finfish). Also, for the first time found annual declines (-23 & -27%) rather than increases in gillnetting in the VRA #Vaquita Refuge
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
2/3 Two different consecutive fishing seasons were compared & overall fishing activity declined annually in both seasons (-37% in shrimp & -19% in finfish). Also, for the first time found annual declines (-23 & -27%) rather than increases in gillnetting in the VRA #Vaquita Refuge
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1/3 Before @CITES #SC79, new CAT report analyzing @SeaShepherdSSCS counts of fishing skiffs on its ship radar in 4 parts of #Vaquita Refuge - ZTA Zero Tolerance Area, its EXTension (both with anti-gillnet devices), its Buffer Zone & nearby VRA area visible on 8 naut mile range
November 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Edge of Extinction: The Last #Vaquita -- An ABC 10News Special Aired November 14. #cetacean #whale #endangeredspecies #conservation #seashephard #vaquitaporpoise #mexico #seaofcortez
10news.com/news/local-news/edge-of-extinction-the-last-vaquita-an-abc-10news-special
10news.com/news/local-news/edge-of-extinction-the-last-vaquita-an-abc-10news-special
November 18, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Edge of Extinction: The Last #Vaquita -- An ABC 10News Special Aired November 14. #cetacean #whale #endangeredspecies #conservation #seashephard #vaquitaporpoise #mexico #seaofcortez
10news.com/news/local-news/edge-of-extinction-the-last-vaquita-an-abc-10news-special
10news.com/news/local-news/edge-of-extinction-the-last-vaquita-an-abc-10news-special
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Since 2020, Henderson and her colleagues from Mexico and the US had been tracking a group of whales producing a distinctive call, tagged as BW43, which they initially thought was Perrin’s beaked #whale, another species that had never been seen in the wild. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
These rare whales had never been seen alive. Then a team in Mexico sighted two
The search for a ginkgo-toothed beaked whale had taken five years, when a thieving albatross nearly ruined it all
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Since 2020, Henderson and her colleagues from Mexico and the US had been tracking a group of whales producing a distinctive call, tagged as BW43, which they initially thought was Perrin’s beaked #whale, another species that had never been seen in the wild. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A clip of the active orcas we saw off Bainbridge Island while out with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social yesterday 🤩
In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video.
#whalesky #salishsea
In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video.
#whalesky #salishsea
November 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
A clip of the active orcas we saw off Bainbridge Island while out with the @whaleresearch.bsky.social yesterday 🤩
In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video.
#whalesky #salishsea
In addition to being very surface active, they were also vocalizing, allowing us to get our first-ever Bigg's killer whale calls paired with drone video.
#whalesky #salishsea
Heartbreaking. philomathnews.com/young-humpba...
Young humpback whale stranded near Yachats euthanized after rescue efforts fail - Philomath News
A young humpback whale tangled in crab pot line was euthanized Monday near Yachats after three days stranded on the beach and failed rescue attempts.
philomathnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
Heartbreaking. philomathnews.com/young-humpba...
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New webinar recording available! 📼
Panellists explain how our new global dugong assessment shows dugongs are vulnerable to extinction in many parts of their range and underscores the vital role of seagrass meadows for biodiversity and climate resilience.
View here www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
Panellists explain how our new global dugong assessment shows dugongs are vulnerable to extinction in many parts of their range and underscores the vital role of seagrass meadows for biodiversity and climate resilience.
View here www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
November 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
New webinar recording available! 📼
Panellists explain how our new global dugong assessment shows dugongs are vulnerable to extinction in many parts of their range and underscores the vital role of seagrass meadows for biodiversity and climate resilience.
View here www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
Panellists explain how our new global dugong assessment shows dugongs are vulnerable to extinction in many parts of their range and underscores the vital role of seagrass meadows for biodiversity and climate resilience.
View here www.tropwater.com/event-detail...
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Earlier this week, we were thrilled to witness back to back days of a Southern Resident superpod. Here is our map covering their movements over the course of three days.
A true superpod occurs when all members of the J, K, and L pods gather together in the same location. That’s 74 whales!
#orcas
A true superpod occurs when all members of the J, K, and L pods gather together in the same location. That’s 74 whales!
#orcas
November 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Earlier this week, we were thrilled to witness back to back days of a Southern Resident superpod. Here is our map covering their movements over the course of three days.
A true superpod occurs when all members of the J, K, and L pods gather together in the same location. That’s 74 whales!
#orcas
A true superpod occurs when all members of the J, K, and L pods gather together in the same location. That’s 74 whales!
#orcas
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Anchoring our ocean at the heart of climate solutions isn’t just an ambition—it’s something we must implement now.
If you're in Belem for COP, don't miss this imperative #COP30 High Level Ministerial Event to learn more.
🌊 @ocean-climate.bsky.social @worldresources.bsky.social @worldwildlife.org
If you're in Belem for COP, don't miss this imperative #COP30 High Level Ministerial Event to learn more.
🌊 @ocean-climate.bsky.social @worldresources.bsky.social @worldwildlife.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Anchoring our ocean at the heart of climate solutions isn’t just an ambition—it’s something we must implement now.
If you're in Belem for COP, don't miss this imperative #COP30 High Level Ministerial Event to learn more.
🌊 @ocean-climate.bsky.social @worldresources.bsky.social @worldwildlife.org
If you're in Belem for COP, don't miss this imperative #COP30 High Level Ministerial Event to learn more.
🌊 @ocean-climate.bsky.social @worldresources.bsky.social @worldwildlife.org