by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
Using new tracking technology, we discovered that elephant seals returned to the same foraging areas during post-breeding and post-molt movements, documenting the first double migration for any animal. Elephant seals traveled a whopping 21,000 km (13,000 miles)...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
Following the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska, HSWRI’s researchers were called on to focus on saving sea otters. Luckily, we had already discovered that the best way to clean sea otters can be found in most people’s kitchens! Read...
by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
To measure the impact of oil drilling on beluga whales in the wild, we first observed the animals in SeaWorld, and then compared this response to that of wild belugas off the coast of Alaska. Read more
by Bethany Smith | Sep 9, 2022
The answer: kind of! After analyzing killer whale calls from Iceland and Norway, we determined that there are distinctive dialects for these different pods of orcas. Read more
by Bethany Smith | Sep 8, 2022
For years, the water diversion from Mono Lake, California, to the Owens River had researchers worried about the effects on wild populations. Through a 20-year study, HSWRI tracked the impact of the shrinking lake on migratory bird populations. Read more
