Dr. Andrew Trites @ubcmarinemammal says he hopes the threat never materializes, and that the #whales can find a home where they can live good lives and contribute to further research of #belugas, which are facing mounting challenges due to #climatechange. www.iask.ca/news/62d883c...

The Central Yukon Resource Management Plan has been rescinded. “The Senate just plunged northern Alaska into chaos, ripping up a balanced land management plan that Alaskans spent years collaborating on,” said Cooper Freeman, our AK director. 🧵 More of our Public Lands work ➡️ bit.ly/3KIdNeK

Turn off your lights! 1.2 BILLION birds are migrating over the East Coast, Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley, Appalachians and Deep South each night! This is the most I've ever seen. There are so many birds that we can see them on weather radar – that's why we're seeing so much "clutter"!

San Felipe fisher Ana García films herself removing the recently installed satellite vessel monitoring system in protest of government lack of subsidy support for non-federated fishers. Much work to be done in #vaquita habitat for sustainable & legal fishing to become the norm.

insideclimatenews.org/news/0910202... Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario, “exhausted funds to care for them.”

1/4 Good article with author interviews for economic modeling paper based on years of work by UCSB team incl @julawson.bsky.social & @simonjean.bsky.social et al- Farmed #totoaba could curb poaching through price competition. Really? Mexico eager to promote community aquaculture in #vaquita habitat.

Marineland says it has more than a dozen reasons why none of its remaining 30 #belugas should be sent to a proposed #whale sanctuary in Nova Scotia. globalnews.ca/news/1146855...

This skoot seems to be missing a link. Rectificator activated. www.currentaffairs.org/news/why-all...

A humpback pectoral flipper seems to glow in the foggy light. Fun fact: these flippers, which can reach 4.5-metres or one-third of the whale’s body length, are the largest appendages in the animal kingdom! Carol Limido Photography Photo taken with a telephoto lens and cropped. #Wild4Whales

Eastern Australian humpback whale population now well above pre-whaling levels, report finds - ABC News 🦑🧪🌎

www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/kri... krill are vital lil shrimp-type creatures of the sea. please don’t buy krill or krill oil

📹tuteahu Humpbacks have the longest pectoral fins of any whale — up to one-third of their body length. Their scientific name, Megaptera, means “big wing,” and it’s easy to see why.

To put it bluntly - humans are killing the ocean and a dead ocean represents a dead planet The ocean cannot continue to take this huge amount of heat Already as air moves over ocean it is picking up this excess heat and moisture, leading to excess heat hurricanes floods on land

And much more massive in South Australia. Vaste areas with almost all marine life dead www.marineconservation.org.au/south-austra...

💦💙💦Mon, Oct 6 Reports today tell us Malachite the humpback continues to hold court in and around Dalco Passage. 📸 Being in the presence of Malachite in general is delightful, and extra fun to bear witness to enthusiastic bursts of tail-lobbing. Photo sequence by Cherie StOurs Oct 4th. #psws

Here's our September Salish Sea orca sightings map! For once it was a busy month not just on the Bigg's killer whale front, but for both Southern and Northern Residents as well! Read all the details here: www.orcabehaviorinstitute.org/sightings-ma... #whalesky

From plant leaves to oceans, nature's designs remind us of life's balance. But nature is in crisis. Biodiversity loss is accelerating at an unprecedented rate. One million animal & plant species are threatened with extinction. Take action #ForNature today & every day: www.unep.org/topics/natur...

Nearly 400 marine mammals have washed up sick or dead on California’s Central Coast since June. Leptospirosis, toxic algal blooms, food collapse. The ocean itself is becoming uninhabitable for the life it holds — and most deaths go unseen. #RacingToExtinction apple.news/AcjTotwG6SyC...

SC man punished for trafficking sperm whale parts, prosecutor says focusingonwildlife.com/news/sc-man-...

🌍🐾 Celebrate World Animal Day with us! 🐾🌍 Discover the unique wildlife of the Pacific Islands — from the beloved nēnē goose 🦆 to the majestic humpback whale 🐋. Explore our collection inspired by the animals that call these national parks home. Shop: shop.hawaiipacificparks.org/collections/...

Summer off season will come to an end, gillnets will return after the #vaquita porpoise survey in September. We will focus on community cooperation to keep it away from any areas where vaquitas are found. Editorial cartoon Victor Solis @visoor.bsky.social - Gillnets, the filter against life.

Thoughtful short essay by Aimée Leslie @sceva271 The vaquita: the ghost of the sea that refuses to die La vaquita marina: el fantasma del mar que se niega a morir

3/3 "The #vaquita is not condemned to extinction. Despite the threats, it's shown incredible resilience, & this is also a reflection of the recent efforts of the Mexican government & national & international organizations to conserve it," says Cárdenas. www.bbc.com/mundo/artic...

1/2 Fishers are informed by @SEMAR_mx @SEMARNAT_mx @CONANP_mx & the municipal government of San Felipe that the September 2025 #vaquita porpoise survey has concluded & are thanked for their support.

Today we mourn the loss of Jane Goodall, one of the most passionate animal advocates the world has ever known. Through her work, she showed that wild animals can be intelligent and sentient beings, worthy of our appreciation and protection. She will be greatly missed. people.com/jane-goodall...

Remembering Jane Goodall who did good for all, including #vaquitas x.com/seaofshadow...

Pod of clicking sperm whales: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/NatureIsFu...

Let's see some good news!! More than 60 governments have now ratified the Global Ocean Treaty. This milestone means it will officially come into force in early 2026, and marks the most significant victory for ocean protection and restoration ever witnessed. www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/a-landm...

A little bit of coverage of our paper in @nature.com! www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#ResistanceEarth Rice's whale was only discovered in 2019 and confirmed to be genetically distinct from Bryde's whales in 2021. Sadly, just 50 individuals remain, and marine biologists doubt the species will be around in 50 years. www.iflscience.com/the-worlds-n...

Over 14 million acres of the Maya rainforest are now protected under a tri-national agreement between Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. The scale is staggering, second only to the Amazon.

Bad news from the oceans but even worse news that we have now crossed 7 of 9 planetary boundaries that define the "safe operating space" for our holocene-dependent human civilization. Call me a dreamer but wouldn't it be nice if our governments felt the need to actually address this? #ClimateSky

Here are the video highlights of our visit with Northern Resident orcas in Howe Sound near Vancouver, British Columbia last weekend! Filmed and edited by Jason Shields. youtu.be/s-Z70j77kLY #whalesky #killerwhales #salishsea

“If I were a planetary doctor, I would sit down with my patient and say: ‘Last year, I suggested you change something but you didn’t. (...) So your health is declining further." PIK scientist Levke Caesar on the 2025 Planetary Health Check via @theguardian.com. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“When we study whales, we're actually studying the entire ecosystem. Because whales are so closely connected with the changes in their ecosystem. We get a window into a very complex ecosystem that changes dramatically, not just from year to year, but really from week to week.”

Bottom trawling to continue in English protected waters‼️ Defra says blanket ban on ‘destructive’ fishing practice disproportionate. We argue it's disproportionate to claim MPAs provide actual protection. The myth of MPAs continues. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New! Longer body size means more female calves in baleen whales! By Zoe Rand, Sarah Converse and myself Paper: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... Press: www.washington.edu/news/2025/09...

A peek above the waves from the newest member of J-Pod: this little three-day-old calf traveling next to presumed mother J42 Echo this evening off the west side of San Juan Island. #orcas #killerwhales #srkw #whalesky

More than 30 years ago, scientists first sounded the alarm about the deadly toll of fisheries entanglement (bycatch) on dolphins and porpoises in UK waters. Tragically, the situation remains as urgent today as it was in the 1990s. eia-international.org/blog/the-pre...

ausmashmash Ashley Photographer East Coast of Australia Whales 🐳 | Skies 🔥 | Wildlife 🐬 | Drone 🎮 📷

Nocturnal bird migration is underway! Keeping outdoor lights off at night helps their navigation. See when they are migrating over your state! birdcast.info

"On Friday, a hard-fought global treaty to protect the “cornucopia of biodiversity” living there cleared a final hurdle and will become international law...The High Seas Treaty allows for the establishment of enormous conservation zones in international waters." www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/c...

♥️💞 Fri, Sep 19 New J baby, likely Echo's (per @seadocsociety.bsky.social ). J pod spent yesterday in Saratoga Passage which is where the new calf was 1st seen. Early this morning Js were audible on the Sunset Bay, Edmonds hydrophone. 📸 J pod member - Pt Robinson - 9/17 by Jami Cantrell #psws

It’s not offshore wind that’s killing whales.

Whales are ancient souls who have roamed our Earth for millions of years. They remind us that there are other forms of intelligence—quieter, more humble, wiser. If we learn from them, our planet could belong not only to whales, but also to humans who have understood how to live in harmony.

Do Lobsters and Crabs Feel? We’ve had the answer for years. 🦀🦞 Research indicates that marine animals experience pain and are capable of making complex, conscious decisions. www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/minds-unknown/202507/do-lobsters-and-crabs-feel-weve-had-the-answer-for-years/amp

McPhee once called Alaska’s Salmon River “the clearest, purest water.” Now it runs orange with toxins from thawing permafrost. Salmon are faltering, just as ecosystems planet-wide are unraveling. The biosphere’s collapse is written in their decline. www.sfgate.com/bayarea/arti...