Dr Leena Riekkola
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Dr Leena Riekkola
@finntasticleena.bsky.social
Spatial ecologist. Interested in bio-logging, movement modelling and making maps.
Rutherford Postdoctoral Fellow at University of Auckland.
Opinions are my own
New paper alert!🚨Satellite tracking reveals southern right whales🐋feed in key high seas area, outside of existing protections. shorturl.at/2Vgst
Funders: @aucklanduni.bsky.social @royalsocietynz.bsky.social LiveOcean @docgovtnz.bsky.social IWC-SORP ASOC @Macquarie_Uni RaeFamilyFoundation
August 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
New paper alert🚨SRWs show minimal short-term responses to biopsy sampling🏹a minimally invasive method providing vital data for🐳conservation & mgmt. shorturl.at/zAIN2 Funders: @aucklanduni.bsky.social @royalsocietynz.bsky.social LiveOcean @docgovtnz.bsky.social @antarcticasouth.bsky.social IWC-SORP
July 15, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Absolute mega (pun intended) effort by @AnaMMSequeira & team to pull all these data and analyses together for global conservation efforts! So excited to get to be part of this cool group of people! 🤗 x.com/AnaMMSequeir...
Ana MM Sequeira on X: "📢A MegaMove milestone has just been published in @ScienceMagazine! With ~380 collaborators from 50 countries, we mapped the movements of 12k+ marine megafauna to identify key habitats 🌊🐋🦈 @pewenvironment @MegaMove_Org @EcoEvo_ANU @uwaoceans https://t.co/rMZ781kRTZ" / X
📢A MegaMove milestone has just been published in @ScienceMagazine! With ~380 collaborators from 50 countries, we mapped the movements of 12k+ marine megafauna to identify key habitats 🌊🐋🦈 @pewenvironment @MegaMove_Org @EcoEvo_ANU @uwaoceans https://t.co/rMZ781kRTZ
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June 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Check out this huge international initiative to enhance whale conservation: bluecorridors.org. 🐋 Such a great example of global collaboration towards an important goal. So excited to get to be part of this cool group of people! 🤗

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June 9, 2025 at 8:29 PM