Recently we have transitioned to tagging whales from the sky…. Yes, recent technological advances are allowing us to tag whales via our drones. This method has several advantages: it is safer for the whales and safer for us humans. See blog for further details: www.mmrphawaii.org/post/suction...
Job Alert: Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute is hiring a Data Scientist with robust quantitative skills, knowledge of best practices with data management, and an ability to collaborate across units. Based in Front Royal, VA. trustcareers.si.edu/postings/c63...
New paper alert! Alexandra Vanderzee found that AnyDorsal can effectively identify Risso's dolphins. This is a fun result because a) AnyDorsal wasn't trained on Risso's and b) it shows AnyDorsal can balance scars dorsal notches as separate ID information
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If you are interested in working with me on a PhD on the effects of killer whale fear on baleen whale ecology, behavior, and evolution... and you would be eligible for the fellowship below... contact me!
www.simonsfoundation.org/grant/simons...
Did you hear the good news?
The House has pulled the ESA Amendments Act (H.R. 1897) from the floor after facing unexpected opposition, including from several Republican members.
The bill aimed to weaken parts of the Endangered Species Act, especially around how protections can impact development.
Hawaii’s humpback whales like to steal the spotlight, but their cousins the false killer whales desperately need our help.
www.iflscience.com/nutritional-...
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Hawaii’s #falsekillerwhales are slipping closer to extinction…
read more here:
www.mauimagazine.net/false-killer...
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Fantastic opportunity to work with us at Shark Bay Dolphin Research 👇🏻
New publication!
'Headbutting Behavior Between Sperm Whales Documented Using Unoccupied Aerial Vehicles'
Out in @marinemammalogy.bsky.social in collaboration with @lrendell.bsky.social, @azwhlab.bsky.social and @asociaciontursiops.bsky.social.
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NEW: NSF has been funding research at a fraction of its historic rate. Last week, the agency finally began distributing money to its directorates and is now likely to pick up the grantmaking pace.
But these allocations also amount to substantial cuts across the sciences. My reporting:
The agency is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as biological and social sciences.
False killer whales were listed as endangered in 2012. More than a decade later, the decline continues. It’s not too late.
www.mauimagazine.net
Automated matching algorithms are an increasingly valuable tool in marine mammal research. A multispecies matching algorithm, originally described in Patton et al. analyzes distinctive morphological ...
The first-ever study of body condition in these whales had some concerning findings, including one individual that lost over 200 kilograms in just 10 weeks.
Two PhD positions in dolphin genomics and behavioral ecology are available at the University of Zurich, starting May/June 2026. Applicants must have relevant degrees and experience. More info: www.michaelkruetzenlab.org. #phd
