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…
jackyreynoldsnzAugust 16, 2023
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…
jackyreynoldsnzJuly 7, 2023
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…
jackyreynoldsnzJune 7, 2023
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…
jackyreynoldsnzMay 2, 2023
Thousands of whales and dolphins are slaughtered each year. In the last century more than 2 million whales were killed, pushing some species to the…
jackyreynoldsnzSeptember 1, 2021
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…
jackyreynoldsnzSeptember 1, 2021