Happy World River Dolphin Day! 🐬 To celebrate, we WWF are sharing a brand new video called “Protecting River Dolphins Together”. youtube.com/watch?v=zjX7po… Please watch and share! 🐬🙏🏻☺️

NEW PUBLICATION! 🎉🦈 In this #OpenAccess Short Communication, we compiled records of killer whale predation on three undescribed elasmobranch prey species in the SW Indian Ocean. Check it out at onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj… . Wiley Ecology & Evolution

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Yesterday L Pod made history as the first Southern Resident killer whales to return to Penn Cove since the horrific captures in 1970. Today Ls surprised us all again by not only returning to Penn Cove, but going much further into the cove.

the usa is a settler colonial state born out of multiple genocides and white supremacy and it’s continued to reinforce that every year of its existence-this election revealed nothing abt america that hasn’t already been known for the past 500+ years

We are sad to share that K26 Lobo is missing. The Center for Whale Research, who conducts the population census, has reported that K26 has not been present in their past three encounters with K Pod. He was last seen in July 2024. 📷 K26 Lobo

Kind of debating making a “creating ethical scientific illustrations” guide because the amount of AI artwork I’ve seen lately in science spaces is wild.

Congratulations on a decade of dedication and excellence to our Galveston Bay Dolphin Research Program! Dive into this video to see what our phenomenal team has accomplished over the last 10 years! Galveston Bay Foundation youtu.be/3FLS2-UTYpM?fe…

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Michael Weiss, research director of the Center for Whale Research, which catalogs the southern resident population, on Christmas Eve confirmed the birth to Tahlequah and named the baby J61. Read more from The Seattle Times seattletimes.com/seattle-news/c…

Happy Holidays!

The news we really need right now: popsci.com/environment/am…

Hot off the press! 🐬🧠Our new study with University of Miami, @brain_ chem_Labs, & Blue World Research Institute, reveals brain changes in Indian River Lagoon dolphins, linked with bloom neurotoxins, that mirror those in Alzheimer’s disease. Read more: rdcu.be/eISka