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Project Jonah retweeted
I wrote an article for @guardian on the phenomenon of live mass strandings, where many whales end up on beaches.
There are many causes, but their social nature seems a key factor in understanding, responding to and preventing more of these tragic events
theguardian.com/environment/…
Project Jonah retweeted
It's been a great day for our anti-captivity campaign! A law which makes it illegal in England and Northern Ireland to sell and advertise tickets to cruel whale and dolphin facilities abroad has just passed its Third Reading in the UK parliamentary process! Once this Bill becomes law, tour operators will find it much harder to make money from captive cruelty. #EndCaptivity
Project Jonah retweeted
As marine sentinels, aihe (dolphins) reflect the state of the environment. From rare dental anomalies to skin lesions which offer insight to animal health, strandings continually offer new perspectives to NZ taonga species @NatSciMassey, #CetaceanEcologyRearchGroup
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An incredible day out on the water yesterday! We were lucky enough to locate a pod of Orca and had a great time slowly travelling alongside them back towards Auckland City 🏙️ Our small group of passengers onboard loved it - there were a few happy tears shed 😭😍 #whalewatchingakl
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From 1 July 2023 Aotearoa is saying haere rā (good bye) to single-use produce bags, like the ones you put your fruit and veg in at the supermarket.
Find out what this means for you and your whānau when you’re doing the weekly kai (food) shop - environment.govt.nz/plastics
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Scientists have described a new dolphin species armed with protruding, tusk-like teeth for swift and violent attacks on prey – but we’re about 25 million years too late to see it (with a shout-out to the great Ewan Fordyce) nzherald.co.nz/nz/newly-disc…
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So sad to hear of the passing of WDC friend and whale champion extraordinaire Roger Payne. Roger's recordings of humpback whale songs were the soundtrack of the Save the Whale movement. They made people realize there are intelligences other than ours on this beautiful planet.
One of the last things Roger wrote before he died was this timely reminder that we must #SaveTheWhaleSaveTheWorld time.com/6284884/whale-scien…
Project Jonah retweeted
The great Roger Payne has passed. I was able to speak with him and bid farewell. Five days prior, when he knew his end was coming, he published this recollection to help us find our way forward. time.com/6284884/whale-scien…
Project Jonah retweeted
Did you know the #humpback #whales we see off #Australia sometime swim in ocean slushies (ice) in #Antarctic waters?
This is an incredible thing to reflect on this World Oceans Day 🌊
#worldoceansday #whaleon #antarctica #ocean #sea #reflect #reflection @AntarcticSF
Project Jonah retweeted
259 days later— WA southern right #whale still hanging around Antarctica when #Aotearoa #NZ tohorā are already back at their wintering grounds!
For more visit:
tohoravoyages.ac.nz/track-th…
@MMEG_UoA @FinntasticLeena @KateSprogis @RobHarcourt
Project Jonah retweeted
Climate change is going to alter where whales live and die. This will have important implications for whale CDR.
sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Project Jonah retweeted
Today is #MarineMammalRescueDay! Thank you to our amazing WCA Partners around the world for everything you do to help marine mammals in need! 🙏 (1/3)
📷 @ProjectJonah
Project Jonah retweeted
#ClimateChange and #marineheatwaves are just two of several hypotheses myself and colleagues have today discussed in the context recent stranding events of Bali - #standings, #onehealth, #SDG14, @NatSciMassey, @MasseyUni
aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/12…
Project Jonah retweeted
Today's case, a pygmy sperm whale (kogia breviceps) which stranded and died in Auckland. These fascinating creatures have a somewhat unique anatomy including false gills and left displaced blowhole #CERG @NatSciMassey, @MasseyUni, @docgovtnz @CetaceanEcol
#MarineMammals #Anatomy
Project Jonah retweeted
Our hearts break today. 💔A tragic life and lonely death in captivity.
Rest in peace, Kiska.
#RIPKiska bit.ly/3Jtt4wK
Project Jonah retweeted
What's one more number on your phones m'luvelies.
I hope you never need it but I hope you have it - just in case. 😉😎
Project Jonah retweeted
Obituary: Michael Donoghue - a conservationist with whale-sized achievements. nzherald.co.nz/nz/obituary-m…