OrcaSOS

Scientists Alarmed as Whales Suddenly Going Silent Researchers are alarmed after noticing a significant drop in the number of vocalizations from blue whales.

Scientists Alarmed as Whales Suddenly Going Silent
"When you really break it down, it’s like trying to sing while you're starving."
futurism.com/scientists-a...
#savethewhales

This is still happening. These whales will die, and it will be our fault, if something doesn't change soon

France, and President Macron, need to act now

Either move the whales to a sanctuary, or fund the facility temporarily to give them a chance

Why the World Is Watching Two Orcas Suffer in Silence Wikie and Keijo are two orcas stranded in captivity at Marineland. This is why their story matters so much.

Why the World Is Watching Two Orcas Suffer in Silence
a-z-animals.com/articles/why...
"Concern has reached a global level, w many people, incl William Shatner, speaking out. He asks for help from President Emmanuel Macron to find a way to relocate Wikie and Keijo"
#CaptivityIsCruelty

‘High probability of extinction’: Urgent plea for action to save southern resident orcas | Globalnews.ca A new report says a population of endangered killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state is showing no sign of recovery under the current conditions.

The existing measures since 2019 may have helped halt the whales’ further decline, but scientists are “not seeing an upturn at this point,” said Dr. Barrett-Lennard
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Strengthening recovery actions for Southern Resident killer whales | Raincoast The recommendations in this report were developed by a panel of killer whale, salmon, and conservation scientists.

Report: Strengthening recovery actions for Southern Resident killer whales. Independent Science Panel on SRKW Recovery (2025). #SRKW #SalishSea #YVR doi.org/10.70766/32....

A shift in focus for NoiseTracker | Raincoast Raincoast has hosted the NoiseTracker initiative since 2023. This year, we have shifted our focus from building a coast-wide noise monitoring platform to a more localized underwater noise research and...

A shift in focus for NoiseTracker www.raincoast.org/2025/07/a-sh...

Orcas are bringing humans gifts of food – but why? | CNN When researcher Jared Towers set up his cameras underwater to observe a pair of killer whales, he saw something strange.

Orcas are bringing humans gifts of food – but why? | CNN.com
www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/s...

Why Do Orcas Have White Spots Near Their Eyes? Nope, those white splodges on their heads aren't giant eyes.

Why Do Orcas Have White Spots Near Their Eyes?
@iflscience.com
www.iflscience.com/why-do-orcas...
#WorldOrcaDay

Seaworld Guests Say Park Is "Half-Functioning" Amid Growing Backlash | Disney Dining Is SeaWorld struggling?

Seaworld Guests Say Park Is "Half-Functioning" Amid Growing Backlash
www.disneydining.com/seaworld-gue...
#BlackfishEffect #CaptivityIsCruelty

‘High probability of extinction’: Urgent plea for action to save southern resident orcas | Globalnews.ca A new report says a population of endangered killer whales off the coast of British Columbia and Washington state is showing no sign of recovery under the current conditions.

High probability of extinction. Urgent plea for action to save southern resident orcas globalnews.ca/news/1127896... @davidsuzukifdn.bsky.social @raincoast.org report: There is an “urgent need for more robust actions” to save the southern resident killer whales from extinction.

This Whale Died Decades Ago. Its Carcass Is Now the Ocean’s Hottest Housing Complex. And the rent is free.

In a video by the Ocean Exploration Trust, scientists return to a whale fall off the coast of British Columbia for the third time in a decade to glimpse the life still clinging to a whale’s decomposing skeleton.
www.popularmechanics.com/science/anim...
#savethewhales

🚨2 Grinds have taken place at Hvalba & Bour in the Faroe Islands today. 🩸

40 pilot whales were slaughtered in Hvalba and as many as 100 in Bour. This senseless murder has ripped much needed cetacean families from our ocean.

📸: Kasper Solberg

Whale Valley: The whale graveyard in the Sahara desert that shows they once had feet and toes Egypt's Whale Valley, or "Wadi Al-Hitan" in Arabic, holds more than 400 primitive whale skeletons that offer a snapshot of the evolution of these creatures from land-based to marine animals.

Whale Valley: The whale graveyard in the Sahara desert that shows they once had feet and toes www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
🏜🐳 Wadi Al-Hitan ("Valley of the Whales" or "Whale Valley"), Western Egypt.
The valley holds hundreds of primitive whale skeletons, some of which have "feet"

Octopus Email Action - Plant Based Treaty Email Action Stop the Pescanova Octopus Farm Spanish multinational, Nueva Pescanova has recently applied for an environmental permit to build an octopus factory farm in Puerto Las Palmas, Gran Canaria...

PLS JOIN and send a quick and easy action email to government officials in the #CanaryIslands saying: Stop The Neuva Pescanova Octopus Farm
via @Plant_Treaty ⤵️
plantbasedtreaty.org/octopus/ plantbasedtreaty.org/octopus/
#octopusfarm #environmental #disaster #AnimalCruelty

“This Should Never Have Happened”: Scientists Horrified as World’s First Octopus Farm Sparks Ethical and Ecological Uproar - Sustainability Times IN A NUTSHELL 🐙 Octopus farming proposed by Nueva Pescanova raises ethical concerns due to the intelligence and sentience of these creatures. ⚖️ The killing method involving ice slurry has been critic...

“This Should Never Have Happened”: Scientists Horrified as World’s First Octopus Farm Sparks Ethical and Ecological Uproar www.sustainability-times.com/impact/this-...
#StopOctopusFarming

Marineland: send Wikie and Keijo to a safe sanctuary UPDATE June 2025: last month orcas Wikie and Keijo were filmed swimming in decrepit pools filled with algae. France's marine park shut down in January but they still haven't found a safe sanctuary for

I joined 71K+ Ekō members and signed the petition telling #Marineland #Antibes to not abandon Wikie and Keijo.0

Public pressure is mounting!
⏬️ Please sign to find Wikie and Keijo safe sanctuary
action.eko.org/a/marineland...

#Ocean

What have we done?

A whale-watching company in Ireland has closed down permanently because huge trawlers have left nothing but "an empty, lifeless sea."

All the dolphins and humpback, minke & fin whales have disappeared, leaving nothing left to watch.

Source in 🧵

Orcas sharing prey with humans may be trying to learn ‘who we are,’ researcher says Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of him and his colleagues...

Orcas sharing prey with humans may be trying to learn 'who we are,' researcher says
www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...
“These weren’t mistakes. They weren’t like the killer whales accidentally dropped the food. They wanted to see how people responded.”
#orcas #intelligence

Abandoned marine park dolphins finally rescued after public outcry

Four dolphins abandoned in a marine park have finally been rescued after widespread public outrage.

Personal care products may be toxic to aquatic life, study warns You probably know the feeling. It's been a few days since you last washed your hair, and it feels greasy, heavy, and tangled. You hop in the shower and apply a generous amount of shampoo to your hair.

😬

Humpback Whales Are Blowing ‘Bubble Rings’ at Boats. Are They Trying to Communicate? Researchers bring a SETI approach to the question of what—if anything—humpbacks’ underwater smoke rings might be trying to “say”

Humpback Whales Are Blowing ‘Bubble Rings’ at Boats. Are They Trying to Communicate?
@sciam.bsky.social
www.scientificamerican.com/article/hump...
“We need the entire human brain trust’s help deciphering this. It’s almost like the symbols coming out are bubbles, as opposed to sounds”
#intelligence

#Ocean

Does anyone think our commercial fishing practices are sustainable?

Fundamental change is inevitable, and like the cop says, we can do it the easy or hard way.

It can start now, phased in sensibly, or a bit later, by catastrophic collapse.

Our stark choice.

Watch Friendly Dolphins Help Lead A Lost Humpback Whale Into Deeper Waters Whale whale whale, what do we have here?

Video: Watch As Friendly Dolphins Help Lead A Lost Humpback Whale In Australian Bay Into Deeper Waters
IFLScience.com
www.iflscience.com/watch-friend...
#savethewhales

A Brave Rescue Team Frees an Entangled Humpback Whale Brave rescuers risk their own safety to free animals like humpback whales that become entangled in ropes and other fishing gear.

A Brave Rescue Team Frees an Entangled Humpback Whale
a-z-animals.com/articles/wat...
NOAA collaborates with a network of groups to assist with the rescue of animals from life-threatening entanglements. To monitor the whale’s recovery, responders often use satellite transmitters to track it.

Over 70 Pilot Whales Saved After Mass Stranding in North Iceland An extraordinary rescue operation took place last night in the northern town of Ólafsfjörður, where more than 70 pilot whales became stranded near the harbour. Local media reports that thanks to a coo...

Over 70 Pilot Whales Saved After Mass Stranding in North Iceland
www.icelandreview.com/news/over-70...
#savethewhales

Scientists capture first-ever footage of killer whales making seaweed grooming 'tools' | Discover Wildlife Killer whales have been filmed using kelp to scratch each other — a behaviour that has never been documented before.

Killer whales have been filmed using kelp to scratch each other — a behaviour that has never been documented before.
www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts...
#savethewhales

Satellite image taken on Tuesday 17 June shows the spread of oil in the sea around the site where two oil tankers crashed in the Gulf of Oman

Satellite image taken on Wednesday 18 June shows the spread of oil in the sea around the site where two oil tankers crashed in the Gulf of Oman

Gulf of Oman oil spill: Greenpeace MENA warns of looming environmental disaster

www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

via @greenpeacear.bsky.social

These dolphins have orca ‘friends.’ They may have an ulterior motive. Scientists have documented what might be the first case of friendly interactions between killer whales and smaller cetaceans. Here's what they think is going on.

These dolphins have orca ‘friends.’ They may have an ulterior motive
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
One possibility is they use the northern residents, which feed on chinook salmon, as a shield against Bigg’s killer whales that prey on other marine mammals, including porpoises & dolphins

Thanks! The link works here but appreciate another fascinating article on the intelligence of whales.

Humpback Whale Bubble Rings May Be an Attempt to Communicate With Us Humpback whales caught blowing giant bubble rings underwater may have been attempting some kind of communication with their audience of human onlookers, a new study suggests.

Link doesn´t work :(

Found this though: www.sciencealert.com/humpback-wha...