North Atlantic Right Whales Are Facing Extinction

"Ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements continue to reduce the numbers of North Atlantic right whale population, and the species could become extinct by 2040"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Whales #Endangered #Extinction #conservation #Whaling #ShipStrikes #FishingGear #FishingGearEntanglements https://grrlscientist.medium.com/north-atlantic-right-whales-are-facing-extinction-c9e6ac60e2c8

North Atlantic Right Whales Are Facing Extinction

"Ship strikes and fishing gear entanglements continue to reduce the numbers of North Atlantic right whale population, and the species could become extinct by 2040"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#Whales #Endangered #Extinction #conservation #Whaling #ShipStrikes #FishingGear #FishingGearEntanglements https://grrlscientist.medium.com/north-atlantic-right-whales-are-facing-extinction-c9e6ac60e2c8

what awesome shot 😯 #humpback #whales

" #HumpbackWhales at Lennox Head in July 2025 by Danielle Smith"

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-sydney-morning-herald-s-year-in-pictures-2025-20251222-p5npih.html

#SMH #year2025 #photography #wildOz

what awesome shot 😯 #humpback #whales

" #HumpbackWhales at Lennox Head in July 2025 by Danielle Smith"

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/the-sydney-morning-herald-s-year-in-pictures-2025-20251222-p5npih.html

#SMH #year2025 #photography #wildOz

Blue whales fall silent due to starvation, seen as a warning of a collapsing #ocean #ecosystem.
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Blue #whales are calling less than they used to... a strange and heartbreaking shift that scientists link to shrinking krill populations during marine #heatwaves. When these giants struggle to find enough food, they spend more time searching and far less time singing... a change that signals stress in both the animals and the ecosystem they depend on. 🐋

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(live fishfree)
#vegan #saveourseas

Some British Columbia coast’s residents have whale detection equipment installed in an attempt to find them and eventually, prevent tragedies.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whale-detection-technology-on-b-c-s-coast-9.6990987
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Certains résidents de la côte de la Colombie-Britannique ont installé du matériel de détection des baleines pour tenter de les retrouver et éventuellement de prévenir les tragédies.

// Article en anglais //

#BC #CB #BritishColumbia #ColombieBritannique #Whales #Baleines

Some British Columbia coast’s residents have whale detection equipment installed in an attempt to find them and eventually, prevent tragedies.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/whale-detection-technology-on-b-c-s-coast-9.6990987
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Certains résidents de la côte de la Colombie-Britannique ont installé du matériel de détection des baleines pour tenter de les retrouver et éventuellement de prévenir les tragédies.

// Article en anglais //

#BC #CB #BritishColumbia #ColombieBritannique #Whales #Baleines

I still have a number of big and small whales available for adoption!

Big whales are about 24”, small are about 10-12”.

Everything is handmade from recycled denim. They are also so soft and cuddly.

Two big humpbacks - $130 CAD each
Small humpback - $60 CAD
Small sperm whales - $50 CAD

Check your exchange rates because in USD these are currently real low. Contact me to figure out shipping.

#whales #handmade #humpback #recycledmaterials

Blue whales fall silent due to starvation, seen as a warning of a collapsing #ocean #ecosystem.
🐋
Blue #whales are calling less than they used to... a strange and heartbreaking shift that scientists link to shrinking krill populations during marine #heatwaves. When these giants struggle to find enough food, they spend more time searching and far less time singing... a change that signals stress in both the animals and the ecosystem they depend on. 🐋

1/4
(live fishfree)
#vegan #saveourseas

I still have a number of big and small whales available for adoption!

Big whales are about 24”, small are about 10-12”.

Everything is handmade from recycled denim. They are also so soft and cuddly.

Two big humpbacks - $130 CAD each
Small humpback - $60 CAD
Small sperm whales - $50 CAD

Check your exchange rates because in USD these are currently real low. Contact me to figure out shipping.

#whales #handmade #humpback #recycledmaterials

Wildlife category, second place: Double Breach

‘Two giant, school bus-sized, blubbery whales, sometimes weighing up to 40,000 kilograms, coordinated a jump at the same time. I took this image off the coast of Lennox Head, northern NSW, this winter, Saturday 5 July. We call it the humpback highway; every day you can see whales jumping. This was a rare opportunity to capture two at the same time.’
Photograph: Danielle Smith

#photography
#whales

The 2025 Oceania photo contest winners

Overall grand prize winner and people & nature category, first place: Tauhi‘We answered a call about an entangled humpback whale thrashing in distress. Arriving, we saw a heavy rusted chain cutting deep into her tail. Diving in, we worked carefully and silently to free her.’

Photograph: Miesa Grobbelaar

#photography
#AnimalRescue
#whales

Finalist – aerial: The Chase

‘I’m fascinated by interspecies interactions. I question: is it just social interaction or are these encounters driven by deeper connections, communication, or even cooperation? These two bottlenose dolphins were riding the humpback’s wake then swimming to its eye and pausing. It was like a reunion of old friends in a fleeting moment.’ Nyangbul country, Lennox Head, New South Wales.
Photograph: Craig Parry

#photography
#dolphins
#whales

Finalist – aerial: The Chase

‘I’m fascinated by interspecies interactions. I question: is it just social interaction or are these encounters driven by deeper connections, communication, or even cooperation? These two bottlenose dolphins were riding the humpback’s wake then swimming to its eye and pausing. It was like a reunion of old friends in a fleeting moment.’ Nyangbul country, Lennox Head, New South Wales.
Photograph: Craig Parry

#photography
#dolphins
#whales

Sperm #whales use vowels like humans, new study finds
Scientists decoding whale clicks found patterns that echo the building blocks of human speech
https://www.popsci.com/environment/sperm-whale-language-vowels/?utm_source=globalmuseum #globalmuseum #language

One of the most moving moments of my life: diving into the heart of an orca hunt in Norway.



How I took this photo: Canon R5 1/100e f2,0 20 mm iso 8000 raw Housing Easydive



#norway #diving #orcas #orques #natur #natura #pixelfed #ocean #wildlife #canon #photo #photography #underwater #dive #killerwhale #whales

One of the most moving moments of my life: diving into the heart of an orca hunt in Norway.



How I took this photo: Canon R5 1/100e f2,0 20 mm iso 8000 raw Housing Easydive



#norway #diving #orcas #orques #natur #natura #pixelfed #ocean #wildlife #canon #photo #photography #underwater #dive #killerwhale #whales

Incredible, first-of-their-kind images show an orca being born in Norway https://www.livescience.com/animals/orcas/incredible-first-of-their-kind-images-show-an-orca-being-born-in-norway-and-the-rest-of-its-pod-forming-a-protective-circle 🐬 #Cetaceans #MarineMammals #MarineLife #MarineBiology #Dolphins #Whales #Science #Orca