Oceanic whitetip sharks are now listed under Appendix I, the highest level of protection offered by CITES, banning all trade. A victory for one of the most imperiled shark species on the planet newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...

On Monday, we begin our urgent hearing in the Wellington High Court, where we will be challenging the Minister for Oceans and Fisheries’ emergency set-net fishing closure. Why? We argue that the closure is inadequate to protect the critically endangered northern hoiho population. #hoiho #penguins

1/3: Help us welcome Jelly to the world — a newly hatched endangered zebra shark pup in Indonesia! 🦈💙 Thanks to parents Peanut and Butter at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium and our partnership with the global coalition ReShark, this tiny pup represents real hope for her species.

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New paper on dolphin motor synchrony led by master's student Sam Hill-Cousins with a fantastic team of co-authors @danaipapageorgiou.bsky.social @emmachereskin.bsky.social @researchdolphin.bsky.social 🐬🐬🐬: Male dolphins use synchrony to both maintain and strengthen their social bonds rdcu.be/eQ543

South Georgia’s breeding population of female southern elephant seals may have been halved by highly pathogenic avian influenza virus, according to research in Communications Biology. go.nature.com/4hWKRMF 🧪

Bad news in from South Georgia - the population of breeding female elephant seals has nearly halved following a bird flu outbreak on the sub-Antarctic island. Here's what we know so far... 📸 Connor Bamford

What would New Zealand be without kiwi? Without Fiordland rainforest, or the haunting call of kōkako? If we run down our ecosystems, and thin out the ocean, is the weight of that loss not greater than the commodity value of the timber or tonnage of fish?

one reason it will be hard for academics to take back uk/aus/nz universities from the business-brained folk who are in charge is that it's basically impossible to speak to them without going insane

Important new paper by Allison Cluett highlighting what has happened to the PDO. It's still there, it's just swamped by the global warming signal since 2024. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).

Real action requires looking forward, not back The world is changing at pace – a pace that requires approaches that are anticipatory, not reactionary Some thoughts on a recent call for a more anticipatory approach to the Global Biodiversity Framework.

The Hektoria Glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated by at least 8 km in two months, a rate nearly 10 times faster than previously measured for a grounded glacier, according to a study in Nature Geoscience. go.nature.com/4nETBYJ ⚒️ 🧪

Our 2025 State of the Climate Report was just published in BioScience by scientists from around the world including @michaelemann.bsky.social @petergleick.bsky.social This video (2 minutes) shows the key highlights: doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Scientists point to a long list of findings that emerged out of fundamental research, the type of studies the US government is cutting, and went on to change the world. Nature lists a few of their examples. 🧪

Sharks absolutely get cancer, and people claiming otherwise are pseudoscientific grifters preying on the desperate. Even if sharks did not get cancer, eating shark would not cure your cancer any more than eating LeBron James would make you better at basketball.

🐬 Want to be part of a most excellent research team? See @stephanielking.bsky.social post 👇🏻 for a ⭐️ post-doc

For those following global surface temperature anomalies, October 2025 is going to finish 1.50C above the pre-industrial baseline and 3rd hottest on record since 1940. Which also means that October, 2025, is likely the 3rd hottest October in the last 120,000 years.

🎶 Who’s carnivorous and lives in the sea? Death ball Roundpants!

The remarkably long lifespan of bowhead whales could be due to an increased ability to repair DNA mutations, according to research in Nature. go.nature.com/4hzvDN7 🌏 🧪

Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) and the CSG go hand-in-hand, using robust science to identify areas where research, monitoring, management and threat mitigation are key. As of 2025, 323 IMMAs have been identified to protect cetacean populations. Learn more at our news item: shorturl.at/1UO5w

As I was told, Western conservation focuses on preservation, while here they focus on coexistence. www.franciscoblaha.info/blog/2025/10...

📢 OUT TODAY! 🚨 CMS published the most comprehensive global dugong assessment in 20+ years. Dugongs are vulnerable to extinction worldwide, some populations critically endangered. 🌊 We must map & protect seagrass, cut bycatch, restore habitats, and roll out action plans: www.cms.int/news/global-...

🚨 BREAKING: All oceanic devil rays are now Critically Endangered. 🤝 Be part of our #SaveTheMantas campaign: ✔️ Sign the petition: only.one/act/cites-2025 ✔️ Grab a campaign T-shirt, snap a photo, and share it on our campaign page: mantatrust.org/save-the-mantas

You'll hopefully notice and find useful the new infographic on our web site at conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/journal/... ... designed to help you decide which SCB journal would be most suited for your next brilliant article on conservation science.

Well, it's official. After our paper last year (onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....), the Slender-billed Curlew is officially declared Extinct today. Scientists dream of describing new species, not writing their obituary and epitaph, knowing that they are gone forever #ornithology

The Hauraki Gulf Tīkapa Moana Te Moananui-o-Toi has increased marine protection from 0.3% to 6%. What might this mean? @nzgeo.bsky.social www.nzgeo.com/stories/a-cr...

Heads up - New Zealand government's annoucements on 2050 climate target will be made midday Sunday NZ time. Will we be the first country to weaken a legislated 2050 target?

Did you know that you can now bring Google Earth Engine data right into ArcGIS Pro? Here’s a new storymap with details and a link to the tool on @github.com and thoughts on a possible interoperability of GEE and ArcGIS Pro. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/bf22... #gischat #geogchat #geogsky ⚒️ 🌎 🌍 🌏

I has been a very long time since I posted this list of 40 consequences of climate change. But, it's important to take note of item number 40. I truly wish things were going to get better, but sadly, it's all just going to get more f&%ked from here. climatecasino.net/2021/10/top-...

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We urge the adoption of the Shark & Ray Red List Index to track progress on ocean conservation goals, like the Global Biodiversity Framework Target 5 & SDG 14.4. Accountability is key for preserving marine life! 🧵20/20 #GlobalGoals #UNGA #SDG #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDG Please like & repost

Calling all marine & freshwater sciences students 📣 @marinefreshwater.bsky.social has a new #StudentPrize! The first winner will be announced in 2027 to allow time for submissions and nominations. More details: www.publish.csiro.au/mf/forauthor... #MarineFreshwaterRes

🧪 Deep sea mining risks to sharks, rays & chimeras 👇🏻 www.cell.com/current-biol...

!! Deep sea mining is not a benign activity. 🙏 for these thoughts about impact on deep sea elasmobranchs 🦈 - many already under pressure from fisheries 👇🏻 www.cell.com/current-biol...

Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science

Jane Goodall, one of the most influential environmental figures in human history, has died at 91 while touring the country to deliver an urgent message about nature and human existence. “We’re destroying the planet,” she said last week during the Forbes Sustainability Leaders Summit in NYC.

🧵 Question: "If chimps are so much like us, why are they endangered while humans dominate the globe?" Goodall: "Well, in some ways we're not successful at all. We're destroying our home. That's not a bit successful." — #JaneGoodall, 3 Apr. 1934 - 1 Oct. 2025 #ForeverInspiring #LegacyOfHope 🧪

Insects aren’t ‘little robots’—so scientists are rethinking their welfare | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Jane Goodall was tenacious to ensure everyone knew the importance of all life on this planet. Now we need to keep going. Farewell to a remarkable woman ♥️

From South America to Asia, seahorses vanish into trafficking pipeline news.mongabay.com/2025/09/from... 🧪🦑🌎🐠

I am pleased to share our new review paper detailing killer whale interactions with commercial fisheries in Frontiers in Marine Science! www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

Wild map: all the places in the world where killer whales take fish from fishing activities, often right off hooks on lines By @emmaluck22.bsky.social et al. www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar...

🩵 the animations of the Hector’s #dolphins busy subsurface lives!

Can Hector's dolphins 🐬 behave in ways that expose them in a higher bycatch risk? @consletters.bsky.social @rconstantine.bsky.social @aucklanduni.bsky.social @docgovtnz.bsky.social #hector'sdolphins #toothedwhales #newzealand #aotearoa #zoology #biologging #bioacoustics #conservation

This is now officially out with the new @currentbiology.bsky.social issue (current Current Biology issue 🙃). @yaelbird.bsky.social 🧪🌎🐾🪶 #ornithology #conservation #movement_ecology

Here's something to develop a daily naturing habit - think Wordle but for birds. Birdle 🇳🇿 07/09/2025 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 birdle.nz

This is great - we a huge need in the #eDNA community to have data-informed standards for eDNA identity cutoffs, not just the bog-standard 97% besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... For Chordata there is no cutoff that leads to 0% error when assigning species!! (Table S4)

Please vote for the NZ Geo Photographer of the year www.nzgeo.com/photography/.... Talent and devotion galore