英文:Scientists are studying the social structure and communication methods of orcas. 中文:在太平洋的某些地区,虎鲸的数量正在减少,这引起了环保人士的担忧。 英文:In some areas of the Pacific Ocean, the number of orcas is decreasing, which has raised concerns among environmentalists....
Killer Whales: The Orcas of the Pacific OceanNancy J. Nielsen
And the same is true of orcas. By developing new behaviors, they have been able to occupy a range of ecological chain, such as penguin hunters in the South Ocean and fish eaters in the Pacific Ocean. Hal White, head of Dalhousie University, concludes, “Culture may be very important to ...
Join us for responsible whale watching and wildlife tours around Orcas Island, WA. Depart from Deer Harbor Marina or Brandts Landing near Eastsound for an educational, eco-friendly experience in the San Juan Islands. Offering unforgettable tours since 19
According to surveys, the highest densities of killer whales (>0.40 individuals per 100 km²) are found in the northeast Atlantic around the Norwegian coast, Aleutian Islands, the Gulf of Alaska and in the Southern Ocean off the coast of Antarctica. They are also considered "common" (0.20–...
Orcasare venturing much further into the Arctic Ocean and more frequently, perhaps due to decreasing sea ice in the region caused by climate change. Their growing presence could threaten marine ecosystems in the area. Orcas (Orcinus orca)– also known as killer whales – are intelligent ...
Ocean Night is Back!! Woohoo! The SeaDoc Society is bringing back the popular Ocean Night series at the Sea View Theatre! The debut event on May 18th at 7 PM will feature the new film Right Over the Edge: Search for the North Pacific Right Whale. Admission is free. Right Over the ...
The impact of the loss of salmon has been devastating not only to the orcas, but to the Indigenous peoples of the Columbia River Basin whose culture and livelihoods were closely tied to the fish, and to ecosystems from Idaho to the Pacific Ocean. ...
Bluefin tuna were previously the target of rampant overfishing, with numbers nosediving to critical levels in the late 1990s and early 2000s, but populations in the eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea have largely bounced back over the past 15 years. RELATED STORIES —Brutal...
A giant pocket of warmer than usual water in the Pacific Ocean may be at least partially responsible for the more rapid glacial melt this past summer. Nicknamed “The Blob,” the water is about three degrees warmer than the rest of the Pacific. ...