Increasing skin disease in endangered orcas concerns scientists

Killer Whale ( Orcinus orca) - Species at risk public registry

habitat, there are concerns that the quality of their habitat is declining due to increasing ... Southern residents are also threatened by increasing ...

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) source identification and a ...

We analyzed skeletal muscle and liver samples from stranded Bigg's killer whales and endangered Southern Resident killer whales (SRKWs) for PAH contamination ...

Killer whales | Science Times

Jun 29, 2023 Scientists identified an alarming increase in the prevalence of skin disease among endangered species of killer whales. Find out more about it int ...

Biological Assessment of the Southern Resident Orcas

Epidemiology of skin changes in endangered. Southern Resident killer whales (Orcinus orca). ... boost Chinook salmon for endangered killer whales ...

[PDF] Skin disorders of coastal dolphins at Añihué Reserve, Chilean ...

Environmental Science, Medicine · 2019.

Springer Part Five - Orca Conservancy

... scientists, the whale was first spotted off of West Seattle in January. Clearly malnourished and suffering from a skin disease, the 2-year ...

Orcas are learning terrifying new behaviors. Are they getting smarter?

"Their social bonds get weaker because you can't be in a big partying killer-whale group if you're all hungry and trying to search for food," ...

Endangered Killer Whales Suffer From a Mysterious Skin Condition

Scientists studying endangered southern resident killer whales have observed a worrying increase in the prevalence of skin disease in this population.

Epidemiology of Skin Changes in Endangered Southern Resident ...

Findings from a study led by SeaDoc Society's Science Director Dr. Joe Gaydos were recently published in PLoS ONE. The study documented a strong ...

Why are killer whales harassing and killing porpoises without eating ...

Ultimately, the Southern Resident killer whales and the Iberian Peninsula orcas ... Skin disease in endangered killer whales concerns scientists.

Killer Whales Endangered

It has also been found that some orcas get sick with Hodgkin's disease, tumors, stomach ulcers and skin diseases. Other large animals are not a problem for the ...

3.1 Polychlorinated Biphenyls in Waters Present Health Risks for ...

Rachel E. J. Dalke · Southern resident whales have been listed as endangered under the U.S. Endangered Species Act (ESA), and both the southern resident and ...

Emaciated female killer whale (ID# 20081021) from Hawaii Note the...

Killer whales (Orcinus orca) are experiencing increasing environmental pressures, with some ecotypes being identified as endangered, and the development and ...

Harassment and killing of porpoises (“phocoenacide”) by fish‐eating ...

Retrospectively, we identified and analyzed 78 episodes of Southern Resident killer whales harassing porpoises between 1962 and 2020, of which ...

The unexpected cause of increased marine mammal interactions

Disabled and sunk ships. Frightened sailors. Not because of sharks – but because of whales and orca. Scientists seeing an increase in ...

Wildlife rescues may inform orca strategies

SeaWorld is no longer breeding or taking in new killer whales, and medical experts say important research conducted under controlled conditions ...

The big problem for endangered orcas? Inbreeding – San Diego ...

New research suggests that inbreeding may be a key reason that the Pacific Northwest's endangered population of killer whales has failed to ...

Tooth damage in captive orcas (Orcinus orca) - ScienceDirect.com

(2011) proposed that the abrasive skin of sleeper sharks (Somniosus pacificus), a known prey of Offshore orca, is perhaps implicated in their pronounced dental ...

Is Warming Bringing a Wave of New Diseases to Arctic Wildlife?

... Scientists are increasingly concerned that some of these new arrivals may be bringing dangerous pathogens that could disrupt the region's ...

Who are the type B killer whales? - Whale Scientists

Finally, type D is the most mysterious Antarctic ecotype; it has a different morphology, and some scientists believe type D killer whales are an ...