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It's #OrcaActionMonth and #FunFactFriday. Did you know Orcas can be found in and around every island in the Galapagos year-round but they are very unpredictable. They are always seen in small groups, never larger than 10 individuals, and frequently spotted alone.

Whale Tales

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#OrcaFacts: Northern Resident Killer Whales are the only killer whale population known to rub their bodies regularly on beach stones in shallow water. This highly ritualized and social behaviour occurs near a few select beaches in British Columbia and southeast Alaska! #WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth

Dominique Berteaux

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Everything is nice in the new Iqaluit airport… Inuit art within Iqaluit airport, Nunavut, Canada. 🌿🌎🦊🦑🐻‍❄️ #wildlife. 13 June 2025, on my way to Bylot Island.

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Inuit art within Iqaluit airport, Nunavut, Canada. 🌿🌎🦊🦑🐻‍❄️ #wildlife

Sarah Perry

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Two bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) engaged in close physical contact at the surface of the water in Cardigan Bay, Wales. Both dolphins are partially vertical in the water column, with their rostra (snouts) in contact. The surrounding water is calm with minimal surface disturbance, a third dolphins rostrum is visible at the surface. Photo credit: © Sarah Perry / CBMWC.

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In 2021 our #OrcaActionMonth Naming of Things blog post looked at how the Northern and Southern Residents in BC get their names. Read the full story here: buff.ly/DNyrrcd Photo by Gary #WhaleTales #SRKW

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#OrcaFacts: Type A orcas are usually only found in Antarctica in the Southern Hemisphere's summer when they can hunt minke whales and elephant seals in ice-free water. Photo by Judith #WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth

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🔊Paper out today with @nature.com! Despite decreasing emissions 🌏 mercury levels are rising in some species. Hg Isotopes could reveal why. Our new research shows ocean currents, may now be the main source of mercury in Arctic ecosystems. 🌐🧪🐻‍❄️🐋 @au.dk #Arctic #Mercury #Greenland #MarineEcology

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Stable isotopes unveil ocean transport of legacy mercury into Arctic food webs - Nature Communications

Mercury pollution in the Arctic has reached toxic levels. Here, the authors compile mercury isotope data from peat and aquatic predator species collected across Greenland over the past 40 years, obser...

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🐺🌊 Mercury is making its way from the ocean to land—through the mouths of coastal #wolves. A recent study found that wolves living along Alaska’s coast have significantly higher mercury levels than inland wolves, likely due to their #seaotter diets. www.discoverwildlife.com/….

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Coastal wolf found dead in lair on Alaskan island – dissection reveals curious thing that caused it | Discover Wildlife

Scientists investigating the coastal wolf's death tested tissue samples for viruses, disease, algal toxins and contaminants. Here's what they found...

Sarah Perry

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#DolphinADay 163 Where sky meets sea 📷©️Sarah Perry / Jun 2025 #CardiganBay #Dolphin #CBMWC #Wales #MarineConservation #WildlifePhotography #WTSWW #MarineWildlife #MarineLife #Nature #Wildlife #PhotoOfTheDay #CBWildlife #MarineMammals #Photography #BottlenoseDolphin #WomenInSTEM @cbmwc.bsky.social

A bottlenose dolphin breaking the surface of the calm, blue sea in Cardigan Bay under a clear sky. Gentle ripples spread across the water, and the dolphin is partially surfacing. © Sarah Perry / CBMWC

Éadin O'Mahony

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** New Indigenous Representation Subcommittee of the SMM DEI Committee seeking members! See thread below for more info! ** Reposting this to highlight it in the #MarMam feed now that I'm a contributor -- thanks @daryllmarie.bsky.social! 🦭 🐋 #MarineMammals #SMM #marinemammalscience

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‼️ Dear MARMAM community, We, at the DEI Committee of the Society for Marine Mammalogy, are beginning the process of establishing an Indigenous Representation Subcommittee, the idea of which came out of an ad hoc meeting held at the SMM conference in Boorloo (Perth) in the Whajuk region of WA (1/n)

Sarah Perry

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J Pod in False Bay. Read the full story here: buff.ly/N10KqPm Photo by @marciecjohn.bsky.social‬ This is an encounter from 2014 #WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth

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#OrcaFacts: Orcas, like all dolphins, swallow their food whole. Their sharp teeth are used for ripping and tearing but are not suited for chewing. Photo by Whale Watch Western Australia #WhaleTales #OrcaActionMonth

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It's Orca Action Month! And we are celebrating with a special Journal Club episode available to all listeners! This month we are discussing the paper "Warning sign of an accelerating decline in critically endangered killer whales", an article that offers a harsh look at the realties of the #SRKW.

Dominique Berteaux

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Scientific American covered our #MovementEcology work on Arctic foxes a couple of years ago, beautifully illustrating their continental-scale dispersal across Arctic Canada, through islands and sea ice straits.🧪🌿🌎🦊🌐🦑🐻‍❄️ #wildlife. If interested, enlarge map below (with full reference to article).

Elakha Alliance

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The Elakha Alliance is thrilled to announce our latest addition to our Board of Directors, Amy Hash 🦦 Amy is the Supervisor of the Marine Life department at the @oregonzoo.bsky.social, and has 30 years of experience at the zoo. #seaotters #oregon #oregoncoast #wildlifeconservation #marinemammals

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Amy Hash from the Oregon Zoo joins Elakha Alliance Board - Elakha Alliance

We are thrilled to welcome Amy Hash to the Elakha Alliance Board of Directors! Amy brings a wealth of experience in sea otter biology and community engagement, along with a […]

Sarah Perry

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Two Cardigan Bay bottlenose dolphins at the surface of the water. The dorsal fin of the younger animal and its flanks are visible and a larger tail fluke of an adult dolphin is visible behind the young dolphin. Photograph credited Sarah Perry / CBMWC

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