Researchers from the University of Hawaiʻi found that the number of young spinner dolphins is only half of what it needs to be to maintain a healthy population.

We are excited to share our newest publication in Conservation Physiology on humpback whale mother-calf energetics written by PhD candidate Gussie Hollers and coauthors! Link to the full paper: doi.or...

The first-ever study of body condition in these whales had some concerning findings, including one individual that lost over 200 kilograms in just 10 weeks.

The agency is finally ready to distribute a spate of new grants, but it is also preparing substantial cuts to areas such as biological and social sciences.

Job Opening: Ecological Data Scientist, IS-1560-12 at National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Front Royal, VA.

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Automated matching algorithms are an increasingly valuable tool in marine mammal research. A multispecies matching algorithm, originally described in Patton et al. analyzes distinctive morphological ...

False killer whales were listed as endangered in 2012. More than a decade later, the decline continues. It’s not too late.

University of Washington researchers found, in historical whaling data, that longer baleen whale mothers were more likely to birth female calves than males. These results run contrary to a leading...

Written by MMRP PostDoc Alec BurslemFor a while it looked like I was going to be a chef. It was 2009, and after a couple of disappointing A-level results in biology and chemistry had shaken my confide...

Amid debate over protecting chinook salmon for southern resident killer whales, a study found anglers and conservationists share key values, which could resolve the conflict.

Summary: Humpback whale turning performance during solitary bubble-net feeding exceeds the observed capabilities of other baleen whales.

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Abstract figure legend This study estimated the energetic cost of gestation in humpback whales. First, relative birth size was estimated from body length measurements of mother–fetus pairs from histo...

Since early December, there have been six confirmed cases in Hawaii – more than what is typical at this time in the season.

Quite a bit late this year, but I've finally put together the 2023 conservation / ecology / sustainability journal ranks based on my (published) journal-ranking method (as I've done every year since 2008). After 16 years of doing this exercise, I can't help but notice that most journals don't do much differently from year to year. They mostly tend to publish the same number of papers, get the same number of total publications, and therefore, remain approximately in the same rank relative to others.

Space Whales: The project seeks to establish a satellite-based, cost-effective humpback whale population monitoring approach for the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument PROJECT DESCRIPTION...