Ecology’s Disruptors
Science
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abm2257
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The Real Reason Whales Take Tropical Trips Each Year
Jennifer Holland writes about new research suggesting that when orcas and other whales swim to warm waters, they’re taking a spa vacation–sloughing their skin and shedding the algae they accumulate in cold water. Read about it in Atlas Obscura.
Endangered Species Oped
The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/26/opinion/vulnerable-species-in-the-cross-hairs.html
Groton, Connecticut
Coastal Perspectives Lecture at Avery Point
Iceland Didn’t Hunt Any Whales in 2019
The Conversation, January 21, 2020
Whale sanctuaries: An analysis of their contribution to marine ecosystem-based management
Cook, D., L. Malinauskaite, J. Roman, B. DavÃðsdóttir, and H. Ögmundardóttir. 2019. Ocean and Coastal Management. 182:104987.
Reykjavik, Iceland
Ecosystem Services from Whales
Sharks and Seals: A Success Story on Cape Cod
Gray seals and the white sharks that hunt them are back on Cape Cod: “We need these species. They’ve been gone too long and their restoration should be celebrated.” Read more about their return in the Cape Cod Times.
Mexico’s Newest Nature Reserve Will Be a Former Prison
Conservation offense: Octavio Aburto and other Mexican ecologists want to preserve the pristine reefs of the Isla MarÃas penal colony. Read more about the proposal in Atlas Obscura.