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The Nature Conservancy conducting EAR research on spinner dolphins
By Staff | Jul 2, 2021
According to researchers, spinner dolphins rest during the day so they have energy to effectively hunt at night. Human interactions can disrupt resting dolphins, impact mothers tending to their young, or interrupt mating behavior, all of which could lead to a reduction in the size of the population. To gain a better understanding of how wildlife and humans use protected bays, underwater recording devices were deployed on Maui and Lanai to record sounds from marine mammals and boats. The devices were deployed by a coalition of conservation groups in partnership with government agencies to learn how to better protect marine life at Honolua-Mokule’ia and Manele-Hulopo’e Marine Life Conservation Districts (MLCDs).
A humpback whale breaches in the Pacific Ocean at the Uramba Bahia Malaga National Natural Park in Colombia. Humpbacks migrate annually from the Antarctic peninsula into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia, an approximate distance of 5,280 miles (8,500 kilometers), to give birth and nurse their young. MIGUEL MEDINA AFP/Getty Images
Known for their mystical songs, global travel and impressive gymnastics, humpback whales (
Megaptera novaeangliae) are one of the ocean s most captivating and complex giants. While they aren t as big as the blue whale, the largest animal on the planet, humpback whales are still quite the whoppers, growing up to 60 feet (18.3 meters) long and weighing up to 40 tons (36 metric tons). That s about the length of one city bus but the weight of two.