Every summer, an area of deep underwater canyons off western Australia’s south coast called Bremer Canyon becomes the preferred feeding ground for marine predators including sharks, pilot whales, beaked whales, and the highly intelligent orcas. As such, Bremer Canyon has become a popular whale-watching destination. This week, a pod of orcas put on a gruesome […]
World’s ‘Loneliest Whale’ Might Be a Sterile Hybrid—and a Dire Warning
Almost 40 years ago, deep in the Pacific, a single voice called out a song unlike any other. The sound reverberated through the depths at 52 Hertz, puzzling those listening to this solo ringing out from the ocean’s symphony. The frequency was much higher than a blue whale or its cousin, the fin, leaving scientists […]
Trump Just Made Life More Dangerous for One of the Rarest Whales on Earth
Add endangered whales to the list of things the Trump administration doesn’t give a rat’s ass about. On February 20, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, an agency belonging to the Department of the Interior, announced it was cancelling a notice that recommended ship operators in waters occupied by Rice’s whales to restrict their speed […]