Right whale calf, mother spotted in Atlantic off Florida
Florida conservationists are reporting a right whale calf sighting off the state's Atlantic coast.
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Recovery of endangered whales hampered by humans long after hunting
When an endangered female North Atlantic right whale spends months, even years, disentangling itself from cast-off fishing nets, there's not much energy left over for mating and nursing calves.
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Nov 7, 2018
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Biologists gain new insights into surface, acoustic behaviors of right whales
In response to the dwindling number of North Atlantic right whales, researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) have conducted a major study of the surface and acoustic behaviors of right whale mother-calf pairs.
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Oct 25, 2018
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Endangered whale seen off Iceland, 3rd there in 30 years
A New England ocean science center says whale watchers off Iceland caught an extremely rare glimpse of an endangered right whale near their country.
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Jul 24, 2018
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Ancient bones reveal two whale species lost from the Mediterranean Sea
Two thousand years ago the Mediterranean Sea was a haven for two species of whale which have since virtually disappeared from the North Atlantic, a new study analysing ancient bones suggests.
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Jul 10, 2018
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Doing right by the whales
These are not good times for the North Atlantic right whale. Ship strikes and gear entanglement play major roles in the mortality of these highly endangered mammals, which now number fewer than 500. Making matters worse, ...
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Jun 11, 2018
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New fishing rules aim to protect Gulf of St. Lawrence right whales
Not since the days of whaling had so many North Atlantic right whales died in one year.
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May 22, 2018
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Voice control: Why North Atlantic right whales change calls as they age
Former Syracuse postdoctoral researcher Holly Root-Gutteridge has always been a good listener - a trait that has served her very well in her bioacoustic research of mammals, both aquatic and landlocked. Most recently her ...
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Feb 27, 2018
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Feces from entangled North Atlantic right whales reveals 'sky-high' stress levels
In a new study published this week in Endangered Species Research, North Atlantic right whale scientists found that whales who undergo prolonged entanglements in fishing gear endure "sky-high hormone levels," indicating severe ...
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Nov 30, 2017
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Shifting presence of North Atlantic right whales tracked with passive acoustics
A new study confirms what marine mammal researchers have suspected for a while: right whales use nearly the entire eastern seaboard during the winter, and they move around a lot more than was previously thought. How long ...
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Nov 15, 2017
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