Massey University researchers have analysed skin and blubber samples of 14 male sperm whales that stranded in 2018. These whales all stranded within a month…
Being non-migratory, Bryde’s whales are able to take advantage of our temperate, less prey-abundant waters through switching between different prey sources depending on what is…
A recent study published in Polar Biology has found that New Zealand’s population of southern right whales is growing, despite escalating human stressors. With changes…
Since they were hunted to near extinction, monitoring the recovery of elusive southern right whales has proven difficult. However a recent study published in Ocean…
How will climate change affect the distribution of larger whales? Research published in Ecological Indicators has shown that climate change will drive New Zealand’s larger…
Climate Change - Why do whales matter? Whales are ‘ecosystem engineers’, meaning they’re able to change the environment around them, maintaining the health of the…
Oil spills have a long lasting impact on the marine environment and affect marine mammals both directly and indirectly. Direct impacts can be caused by…