Area of Focus: Marine Mammals

March 8, 2024

Avian flu is adapting to spread to marine mammals

The findings indicate “a multi-species outbreak”

January 25, 2024

AI can help track manatees

Manatee counts can provide a proactive way to help struggling manatee populations

December 1, 2023

Wolves prey on sea otters, seals in Katmai

The findings may be important to consider in wolf management

November 1, 2023

Study finds flame retardants widespread in wildlife

The chemicals can affect their ability to reproduce

October 27, 2023

Warming Arctic may pose new risks to endangered right whales

Fishing boats and North Pacific right whales must share the narrow Bering Strait

August 18, 2023

Climate is shifting 4,000 years of polar food stability

Archaeological remains reveal how the Canadian Arctic’s food web has changed

August 16, 2023

Why are Oregon’s gray whales so much smaller?

Is the size difference normal? Or are they unhealthy?

August 4, 2023

Watch: The surfboard-stealing sea otter

Authorities are investigating a wave of incidents in California

June 30, 2023

Red tide leads to hundreds of sick and dying dolphins and sea lions in California 

An algae bloom is poisoning the marine mammals

June 16, 2023

Boat strikes a growing cause of Belize manatee deaths

As boat traffic increases, it poses a greater threat