The majestic white shark that once drew many tourists to South Africa’s Western and Southern Cape regions has all but disappeared - and the only explanation can be a sharp decline in the population.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
Articles on Orcas
Displaying all articles
The accumulation of synthetic pollutants found in the blubber of killer whales is impacting the marine mammals’ health. Urgent action is needed to tackle the issue.
A few marine mammals in apparent revolt pushed meme-makers into overdrive. But a scholar who thinks about justice and human-animal relations suggests something deeper is behind the schadenfreude.
Unusual human-wildlife interactions raise questions about managing the risks. What’s driving these wacky whale antics? How and when should we intervene?
Orcas appear to be imitating the behaviour of one in particular by damaging sailboat rudders.
By analyzing small samples of killer whale fat, scientists can learn about the diets of different killer whale populations. This has implications for our understanding of changing ecosystems.
CC BY-NC-ND13.6 MB (download)
A pair of killer whales are hunting and preying on South Africa's great white sharks, forcing the sharks to flee.
Whale species at higher risk of predation from killer whales are more adversely affected by the sound of sonar.
There are some important issues to consider to best help marine species such as Atlantic puffins, bottlenose dolphins and orcas.
Scientists had been uncertain about why killer whales are dying in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. A new study takes an in-depth look and provides the tools to help prevent additional deaths in the future.
Life in captivity causes observable harm to the structure and function of large mammals’ brains.
Top contributors
-
Postdoctoral fellow, Wildlife Ecotoxicology, McGill University
-
Wildlife Veterinarian and Science Director, The SeaDoc Society, University of California, Davis
-
Honorary Professor at Bangor University; Director of Sea Watch Foundation, Bangor University
-
Professor of Neuroscience, Colorado College
-
Researcher in Bioacoustics, UMRAE, France
-
Adjunct professor, Veterinary Pathology, University of British Columbia
-
Professor of Biology, University of St Andrews
-
Research Associate at the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science and Shark Scientist and Founder Oceans Research Institute, Rhodes University
-
Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University
-
Postdoctoral Researcher in management and conservation of white sharks, Stellenbosch University
-
Reader in Biology, University of St Andrews
-
Associate Professor Emerita of Comparative Literature, University of California, San Diego
-
Marine biologist, Rhodes University
-
Courtesy Faculty, Oregon State University, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Department, University of Oregon
-
Research fellow, University of St Andrews
