Darren Croft from the UK's Exeter University talks about his research into the evolution of the menopause and insights gleaned from the Southern resident orcas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRRDvZNJ-6g&feature=share You can also read our interview with Emma Foster of Exeter University who released a scientific paper in 2012 on the orca menopause:http://www.orcaaware.org/emma-foster-and-the-orca-menopause
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"A NOAA [National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration] Fisheries research team flying a remotely operated hexacopter in Washington's San Juan Islands in September collected high-resolution aerial photogrammetry images of all 81 Southern Resident killer whales that showed the endangered whales in robust condition and that several appear to be pregnant."
Read more: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-10/nfwc-unh102015.php Dolphinaria-Free Europe interviewed former Marineland Antibes & SeaWorld orca trainer John Hargrove about the recent flooding at Marineland Antibes and the death of orca 'Valentin'. An offshore orca has been found dead on a beach near Petersburg, Alaska in the USA. A necropsy has been conducted by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Fisheries and a team of collaborative scientists.
For more information, visit: https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=10153709869207392&id=196714957391 Article excerpt: "If I saw a calf head-bumping its mother over and over and nothing coming of it (no nursing observed), then I would definitely consider that abnormal," [Dr. Naomi] Rose said. "Normally when a calf solicits nursing that way, the mother nurses! So if she just remains vertical and stationary, then that's abnormal."
Read more: https://www.thedodo.com/orca-mother-too-depressed-to-nurse-1412224692.html Captive orca 'Unna' is still under intensive care according to SeaWorld.
Read more: http://seaworldcares.com/2015/10/unna-under-intensive-care/ Dr. Ingrid Visser (orca researcher, Orca Research Trust) and former SeaWorld trainer John Hargrove visited one of the SeaWorld parks on October 7th 2015. Watch the video to find out what they saw. "Banning whale sex legal, ethical," an article by Dayna Bochco, member of the California Coastal Commission panel, which presided over the recent SeaWorld hearing: "The commission has always been forward-thinking in its protection of the environment, and the Coastal Act is a broad law...Researchers and eyewitness experts made a compelling case that the stress and anguish associated with confining such large, social, intelligent animals creates aggressive behavior among whales that results in terrible wounds or death...we felt that our approach was a compromise solution, benefiting both SeaWorld and the whales."
Read more: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/oct/15/coastal-commission-banning-whale-sex/ Animal welfare organisations are asking why Marineland Antibes did not have preventative measures in place to protect its animals prior to last week's flooding, when the marine entertainment park in France has been flooded before - in 2011.
Read more: http://www.onegreenplanet.org/news/captive-orca-valentin-dead-marineland-antibes/ "We are incredibly concerned for the four remaining orcas at Marineland Antibes, now more than ever. Over a week has gone by and the orcas are still languishing in dirty tank water," says Sam Lipman, chair of Dolphinaria-Free Europe [and Orca Aware Founding Manager]. "The facility still hasn't released any information about how it is planning to resolve this horrific situation, which has caused the deaths of many animals that it is responsible for."
Read more: https://www.thedodo.com/valentin-dead-orca-france-1402918960.html?utm_source=BfishFB2 |
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