Tire “dummies” can help conservationist track dead sea otters
What does a sea otter and half a car tire have in common? They both float to the same places. Researchers looking for a way to better track possible sea otter ...
marine mammals
Bearded seals reproduce more despite climate change
Bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) mothers are producing more pups, which then go on to mature at younger ages. According to a new project, which drew from ...
Sound review finds some marine mammals really feel the noise
A new review of the levels of human-generated noise and the marine mammals exposed to it shows that some animals may be more sensitive than scientists previously ...
Tracking sea otter tool use to inform conservation
Sea otter (Enhydra lutris) biologists have combined forces with archaeologists to develop new ways to track past activity of the marine mammals. The collaboration ...
WSB: Industry surveys can aid beluga whale research
As funding is harder and harder to find for wildlife researchers, some are searching for novel ways to conduct their studies. In a new study published in the ...
Sea otters use whiskers and paws to find their prey
Sea otters (Enhydra lutris) are not like other marine mammals. Although, their whiskers are robust and thick like their seal and sea lion counterparts, they never ...
Study finds endocrine disruptors in bottlenose dolphins
A new study has found that bottlenose dolphins in Florida’s Sarasota Bay have been exposed to a chemical compounds used in a range of cleaning products, ...
Marine mammals lost gene that protects against pesticide
As marine mammals evolved, they lost the ability to make a protein that defends land-dwelling mammals from the effects of a common pesticide — one that is ...
Riders remain in 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 5515) made it through the May 9 House Armed Service Committee markup hearing with some policy riders that could ...
Reviews planned for three whale species
The National Marine Fisheries Service has announced its intent to conduct five-year status reviews for three endangered whale species. These include the endangered ...