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Only 50 Rice's Whales Are Left. Can We Do Enough to Protect Them Before It's Too Late?
Imagine a species with fewer individuals than seats on a school bus. Now imagine that each weighs more than the bus itself.
Killer whales murder great white sharks for their livers
According to their results recently published in the journal Ecology and Evolution, the culprit is clear: a killer whale ...
Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths to sieve their plankton ...
Oregon issues advisory to crab fleet amid rising whale entanglements
An advisory to the state's commercial Dungeness crab fleet urges caution due to the risk of whale entanglement.
Two rare, endangered whales swim off usual course. Keep an eye out, Texas experts warn
A pair of rare and critically endangered whales has journeyed past their usual course, appearing in the Gulf Coast where they ...
Whale rescued near Skye after becoming entangled in fishing lines
Rescuers from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR) were made aware that a whale had become entangled in static ...
The water is so warm, even whale sharks are heading south for summer
A whale shark has left tropical waters to make a rare appearance off a town on the NSW South Coast a few hours’ drive from ...
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BAS studies whales and fish to protect South Georgia marine ecosystem
This data will help estimate how much krill whales consume and inform how the krill fishery is managed in the future. At the same time, scientists are studying fish populations through regular ...