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Mackie Greene: A Whale’s Hero
Mackie Greene is one of the co-founders of the Campobello Whale Rescue Teams in New Brunswick and recently took part…
Summer as a GREMMlin
Breaches, interviews, conferences and carcasses: Talk about the most amazing summer ever for a whale enthusiast! I was very lucky…
New challenges for whale disentanglement operations
Right whales range along the eastern coast of North America, 85% of North Atlantic right whales have been entangled at…
Rice’s Whale: Newly Discovered and Already on the Brink of Extinction
Though only discovered in 2021, the Rice’s whale (Balaenoptera ricei) is one of the most endangered whales in the world.…
Exploring the oceans of the past through extinct whales
Long before the whales that we know and love roamed the seas of the planet, many different creatures lurked in…
How can we minimize the risk of entanglement?
It is estimated that 300,000 whales, dolphins and porpoises die globally from entanglement every year. Disentanglement efforts have had little…
Orcas and their ecotypes
Not all orcas (Orcanus orca) are the same! Did you know that there are currently a dozen different subspecies? Orcas…
Cetaceans: the new stars of vocal rhythm research
Cetaceans could be the new stars of vocal rhythm research. A recent study provides the reasons behind why these species…