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Baffin Island (Arctic Canada) – image gallery

September 02, 2014
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bowhead whale, Narwhal, polar bear, walrus
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Walrus (Odobenus rosmarus) hauled out at Maxwell Bay, Devon Island. (c) Caroline Weir.
In August 2014 I travelled to Baffin Island in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. We joined our expedition vessel in the capital Iqaluit in south-east Baffin before sailing northwards along the coast to finish in Resolute, one of Canada’s northernmost communities. Along the way we visited a va
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Blue whales in Angola: new publication

August 05, 2014
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Blue whale, Cetaceans, New publication
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Blue whale (c) Caroline Weir
We have just published a new paper describing several sightings of blue whales off Angola during 2012, together with an assessment of the whaling data available for the country. More information is available on the African Journal of Marine Science website. A limited number of author eprints are ava
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Atlantic humpback dolphins in Benin

June 20, 2014
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Cetaceans, New publication, Sousa teuszii
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A new publication describing the first record of Atlantic humpback dolphins in Benin (Gulf of Guinea) has just been published. The publication is available to download from: Marine Biodiversity Records. Zwart, S.J. and Weir, C.R. (2014). Filling in the gaps: first record of Sousa teuszii in Benin (G
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European Red List assessments completed
Dec 29, 2023
Cetacea Volume in Handbook of European Mammals
Oct 29, 2022
Falkland Islands report on sei and southern right whales
Oct 27, 2022
Consortium for the Conservation of the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin: website
Jan 31, 2021
New publication: Cetacean habitat modelling in the Falklands
Jan 03, 2021
International Whaling Commission, June 2020
Jul 01, 2020

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