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Inadventent astronomy from the Danish island #Anholt in the near-24/7 live stream #News5 which is covering the dead #whale Timmy / Hope rotting near a beach - and on returning to base at the harbor today caught Venus (center) and Jupiter (upper left) several times ...

"Antarctic whale populations are rebounding, but there’s still more to do"
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Antarctic whale populations are rebounding, but there’s still more to do | The Optimist Daily
Humpback whale numbers are nearly back to pre-whaling levels in Antarctica. Now industrial krill trawlers are competing for their food source.

"Climate change is slowing southern right whale birth rate, 33-year study finds"
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Climate change is slowing southern right whale birth rate, 33-year study finds
Southern right whales (Eubalaena australis) off Australia’s southern coast are having calves less often than they used to. A new study links this slowdown to warming water and shrinking sea ice in the Southern Ocean. The study, conducted by researchers at Australian, South African and U.S. institutions and published this month in Scientific Reports, tracked […]

"Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-backed plan"
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Endangered whale protections may be delayed to 2035 under Trump-backed plan
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — For roughly 380 right whales left in the North Atlantic, which can die after getting tangled in fishing ropes or hit by ships, the Trump administration said this month it wants to delay new protections by almost a decade in favor of commercial fishing interests. The sleek black whales, which weigh as much as a […]