Friday morning in Fairbanks, AK

Yet another great article on our recent paper on #rightwhale #longevity By Edward Carver @mongabay.bsky.social Killer ending quote from @alaskaraven.bsky.social “In the marine mammal community, nobody thinks they’re going to survive” Well said Greg! 🐳🌍🦑

Good article by @evezuckoff.bsky.social for @wcai-npr.bsky.social on our paper about right whales' longevity, and the problems facing North Atlantic #rightwhales @alaskaraven.bsky.social interviewed. Also commentary from Scott Kraus, who's not here. Well done 🐳🌍🦑

New paper alert Extreme longevity may be the rule not the exception in Balaenid whales by @alaskaraven.bsky.social , Els Vermeulen, and me. 2 messages: ♀Southern rights could live much longer than we thought (10% >130); ♀North Atlantic rights' lives are truncated (10%>47) 🐳🌍🦑

And, a piece in The Conversation on the recent paper: Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, with potential lifespans as much as double previous estimates "It’s possible, even likely, that many other whale species will also prove to have long lifespans." 🐳🌍🦑 1/