Science Daily4 天
Fewer than 7% of global hotspots for whale-ship collisions have protection measures in place
A new study has quantified the risk for whale-ship collisions worldwide for four geographically widespread ocean giants that are threatened by shipping: blue, fin, humpback and sperm whales.
Alaska Public Media4 天
As hundreds flock to see dead Anchorage whale, scientists try to learn more about how it lived
Natalie Rouse shows a bag of blubber taken from a fin whale that washed up near downtown Anchorage. (Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Natalie Rouse opened a large freezer on Thursday stocked with ...
earth4 天
AI helps humans have a 20-minute "conversation" with a humpback whale named Twain
In a remarkable encounter off the coast of Alaska, human scientists had what they describe as a “conversation” with a humpback whale named Twain. Dr. Brenda McCowan from the University of California ...
Associated Press5 天
Carcass of endangered fin whale washes up near Alaska’s largest city
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A dead fin whale rests on the frozen mudflats near Anchorage, Alaska, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. (Bill Roth ...
Alaska Dispatch News2 天
Here’s what we know — and don’t know — about the fin whale that washed up on the ...
Of all the kinds of whales that could have washed onto the Anchorage mudflats, a fin whale is one of the most mysterious. Whale strandings are fairly routine in Alaska. But the latest, in which a ...