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25.01.2022 #WATCH: Surfers on the NSW north coast found themselves with some majestic company today when a pair of whales sliced the waves alongside them. #9News | Nightly at 6.00pm

25.01.2022 Over the weekend, a team from IFAW with assistance from the Chatham and Harwich Harbormasters worked tirelessly to rescue a stranded humpback whale calf off Cha...tham, Massachusetts. The young whale was last sighted with his mother, Lynx, in August off Grand Manan Banks, Canada. The conditions at the stranding site were incredibly challenging, with a fast current and shallow depth. The team worked until there was no daylight left to attempt to free the whale and tow the animal out of shallow water as the tide came in. The whale was in only a foot of water at low tide, and at high tide there still wasn’t enough water for him to float off the sandbar. Despite multiple rescue attempts, initial efforts were unsuccessful. The whale succumbed overnight before additional rescue efforts could be undertaken. Weighing approximately 13.9 tons, the whale was towed to the Stage Harbor dock and the team worked with Baxter Crane & Rigging and J.W. Dubis & Sons to carefully lift the whale out of the water with a crane into an 18-wheeler truck for transport. A necropsy (animal autopsy) was conducted at the Bourne Integrated Solid Waste Management site, with a crew of 15 IFAW staff, interns, and volunteers. Although there were signs of trauma from the stranding event and no indication that the animal recently fed on fish, otherwise the whale appeared healthy and in good body condition. There were no obvious indications as to why the animal may have stranded, but analysis of the samples collected from the necropsy may provide more insight. Animals at this age are often just separating from their mothers. By performing necropsies like this, not only do we learn more about their lives and cause of death, but this information can guide the creation of viable solutions to the many threats that whales face and promote a more sustainable future for marine life. In similar instances, we remind the public to please stay back from stranded animals and report them to your local stranding agency: https://g.ifaw.org/3iJp1MR Thank you to the Chatham and Harwich Harbormasters, Center for Coastal Studies disentanglement team, and Coast Guard Chatham for their support. Photos: IFAW/Andrea Spence, IFAW/J. Cumes

25.01.2022 Ahhhh, not long until we’re back in #Geographebay operating out of Dunsborough now! Sept-Nov is an incredible time to be aboard our vessel, firstly just to enco...unter that epic southwest blue/green water! It’s also the time of year where we witness the most diversity and frequency of whale species on ONE tour! From humpbacks and southern right whales interacting as they are here to one of the smallest species, the dwarf minke whale AND the largest animal on the planet, the BLUE WHALE! We truly love our backyard and can’t wait to share a piece of it with you all! Image by the amazing @sharkyaerials @australias_southwest #AustraliasSouthWest@westernaustralia #AdventureAwaits #thisisWA #anotherdayinwa #southwestdoesitbest #whalewatching #ecotourism #wa @australia #HolidayHereThisYear #SeeAustralia #wanderoutyonder See more

24.01.2022 Griffith University researchers are investigating the impact of climate change on humpbacks. They've embarked on a world-first research project spanning six years. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

23.01.2022 Even when whales die, they continue to nourish the ocean Throughout their lives, whales accumulate substantial amounts of carbon in their bodies, and when the...y die they take all that carbon as much as 145,000 tonnes a year to the bottom of the sea, where it is locked away for decades. These ‘whale falls’, in addition to removing large quantities of carbon from the atmosphere, provide food and a home for species on the ocean floor. More than 200 species can inhabit a single skeleton and, over decades, these species help to break down and disperse the whale carcass into the surrounding areas. This increases the nutrients present in the water, which, in turn, support further species, enhancing the diversity of the marine ecosystem We would like to say a huge thank you to our creative partners The Hideout, who made this fintastic infographic for free!

21.01.2022 A humpback whale "paints the ocean" through the crystal clear waters of Tonga : David Edgar (@edgar_pacific_photography)

21.01.2022 Drone footage captures the moment a whale appears to play with a pod of dolphins off the coast of Western Australia BBC News

20.01.2022 Dolphins' brains are larger and more advanced than our own; yet their intelligence is so different, we can barely comprehend it. Watch more: https://cs-link.gaia.com/3mbZZrW

18.01.2022 A humpback whale spotted off Bremer Bay late last week is believed to be the earliest sighting ever of the species on WA’s south coast. Humpback whales are usu...ally spotted of WA's south coast in late March or early April The whale's early appearance has prompted concerns from scientists about the lack of food stocks in Antarctica The humpback was under attack from pods of orcas but escaped with its life -Cant post link to article due to Facebook shut down of news

17.01.2022 Business is booming for a Tweed charter boat company, thanks to the whale migration. It was almost sunk by the pandemic before the humpbacks arrived. www.7NEWS.com.au #7NEWS

12.01.2022 SOUND ON for the squeakiest #Antarctic #Orcas Recorded by @tpaonice in the #RossSea, #Antarctica . . . .... @antarctica.nz @theantarcticreport @pewenvironment @docgovtnz #acoustics #MarineMammals #orca #AntarcticWildlife #whalesofinstagram #whale #cetacean #seaice #LordOfTheSeaIce #marineconservation #RossSearegionMPA @shanelle.dyer @marinebrit @tomarnold81 @boxfishresearch #killerwhale #nature #ourplanetdaily #earthfocus #ocean #oceanlove See more

10.01.2022 Mum and baby whale in Tonga

09.01.2022 The mating call of humpback whales. Music to our ears. Need more nature? Satisfy your curiosity at WonderstruckTV.com.

08.01.2022 Orcas have a special way of catching herring. #NaturePBS #Finland #Nature #Wildlife #Whales #Orcas

06.01.2022 #BREAKING: Legislation that would reduce the production and use of single-use plastic nationwide was just introduced to Congress. The #BreakFreeFromPlastic Poll...ution Act would phase out single-use plastic products (think carryout bags, utensils and foam takeout containers) and put a pause on new plastic facilities across the U.S. Thank you to bill sponsors Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Alan Lowenthal for leading the charge in federally addressing this monumental threat to our planet. #BreakFreeFromPlastic See more

05.01.2022 https://act.oceana.org/page/37851/petition/1

05.01.2022 "When whales were at their historic populations, before their numbers were reduced, it seems that whales might have been responsible for removing tens of millions of tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere every year."

04.01.2022 AUSTRALIA WANTS TO REMOVE HUMPBACK WHALES FROM THREATENED SPECIES LIST. We have until the 26th March to comment and are currently preparing a joint statement ou...tlining why this will put our whales into dangerous water. Climate Change impacts, entanglements, noise, habitat displacement and data from the last 6 years have not been sufficiently taken into consideration. We will provide a list of arguments in the coming days. We encourage everyone strongly to comment. The link is here: http://www.environment.gov.au//comm/megaptera-novaeangliae See more

02.01.2022 New toxins and chemicals entering the market are bombarding the ocean and its inhabitants on a scale never seen. So researchers have turned to stranded dolphins and whales to determine the impact of plastics and other pollutants on marine life... Link to publication: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2020.00630/full

02.01.2022 who wouldnt mind experiencing this?

02.01.2022 what dreams are made of

01.01.2022 Humpback escort resting below a mother and her playful calf in the South Pacific Ocean : David Edgar (@edgar_pacific_photography)