The changing voices of North Atlantic right whales
Researchers have found that right whale calls, much like human voices, change as individuals age.
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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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NOAA launching investigation into minke whale deaths
An investigation will be conducted into a spate of deaths among minke whales along the East Coast last year, the federal government announced on Wednesday.
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Jan 31, 2018
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Canada limits crab fishing to save right whales
Snow crab fishing in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence will be curtailed to protect endangered right whales from tangling in fishing gear, a Canadian official said Tuesday.
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Jan 23, 2018
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Endangered whale's calving season peaks, but no babies seen
Scientists watching for baby right whales off the Southeast U.S. coast have yet to spot a single newborn seven weeks into the endangered species' calving season—the longest researchers have gone without any sightings in ...
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Jan 18, 2018
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Officials: Right whales, after deadly year, could become extinct
Officials with the federal government say it's time to consider the possibility that endangered right whales could become extinct unless new steps are taken to protect them.
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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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Japanese whalers head to Antarctic
Japanese whaling vessels left port Thursday for an annual hunting voyage in the Antarctic, this time to kill 333 minke whales, despite international calls to stop the practice.
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New model confirms endangered right whales are declining
Researchers with the federal government and the New England Aquarium have developed a new model they said will provide better estimates about the North Atlantic right whale population, and the news isn't good.
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