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Baby #orca #whale J62 is a female, scientists have confirmed, and looking great so far in her first month of life.
The birth of a healthy female calf is crucial for the southern resident orca families. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
This baby orca is healthy and it’s a girl
Baby orca J62 is a female, scientists have confirmed, and looking great so far in her first month of life.
www.seattletimes.com
February 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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It may not be cool or hip in some circles, but we legitimately do need a massive amount of people to run for office.

Flood the school boards, councils, county seats, state legislatures, Congress, etc.

Big changes at the top happen when the ground shifts at the bottom. And that can start now.
February 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Don’t buy stuff on February 28. Money’s the only thing these dicks understand.
#resist
February 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Canadians don't like the thought of U.S. companies taking greater ownership in our natural resource extraction. Bit late for that. @rochellebaker1.bsky.social reports www.nationalobserver.com/2025/02/14/n...
Tariffs a wake-up call for how much of our natural resources are tapped by the U.S.
Canada or the provinces could kibosh Ksi Lisims LNG, or other American owned resource projects, in response to tariffs, but there would be consequences, especially with Trump’s zero-sum approach to in...
www.nationalobserver.com
February 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Oh to be an otter
February 15, 2025 at 7:21 AM
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February 12, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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A team of marine biologists from the NGO Condrik Tenerife have documented the first ever recorded sighting of a deep-sea black devil anglerfish (Melanocetus johnsonii) in daylight near the surface, just two kilometers off the coast of Tenerife. #Nature #Animals #Science
February 7, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Two new studies this week focused on #whale song and found striking, structural parallels to human language, especially in humpback #whales. www.cbc.ca/news/science... via @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social s
Humans and whales share common language traits, researchers find | CBC News
Two new studies have found that whale song has structural similarities to human languages, especially when it comes to efficiency and brevity. It’s leading researchers to believe that evolutionary pre...
www.cbc.ca
February 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Earnest post, but: a thing I like here is it’s okay to have moments of happiness in public without being broadly scolded, and I believe that sustaining this kind of humanity will be very important as we resist fascism.

We have to sustain each other. Making joy isn’t denial, it’s how we will survive
November 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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The @washingtonpost.com has also picked up the story:
Staff members at a division of NOAA have been told this week to stop all contact with foreign nationals, including on international treaties and seafood catch limits
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
Scientists on alert after some NOAA staff ordered to stop talking to people overseas
At other branches of NOAA, international contact was facing heavy scrutiny, raising questions about how easily scientists could carry out work to monitor weather and atmospheric conditions.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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District of Saanich and City of Langford have voted unanimously to push BC to enshrine the #CoastalMarineStrategy into law 🎉 Healthy coasts are key to thriving communities and strong laws ensure lasting protection. More on the good news: www.wcel.org/media-releas... @cpawsbc.bsky.social #bcpoli
February 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM