📄 see paper here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... in collaboration with: @conservbytes.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @coorongdan.bsky.social, Joel Chadoeuf and Vera Weisbecker. @australianmuseum.bsky.social

🐬 Can friendship slow ageing? In wild bottlenose dolphins, strong social relationships aren’t just important for social life — they may actually influence biological ageing. @liviagerber.bsky.social #ScienceCommunication #MarineMammals #Ageing #MAVELab www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Social bonds decrease epigenetic age in male bottlenose dolphins - Communications Biology

Across 40 years of behavioural and epigenetic data, male dolphins with stronger social relationships show lower epigenetic ages and therefore appear to age slower compared to those with weaker social ...

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If you need a happy science story today - another piece how male dolphins who bond better with their mates* age slower @aunz.theconversation.com piece by @liviagerber.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social and Lee Rollins *Aussie dolphins, so the Aussie meaning of mates 🐳🦑🧪

Friendship is magic: male dolphins with close friends age more slowly

Like friendship itself, the slower ageing is more than just skin deep.

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'Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research theconversation.com/forever-chem... @australianmuseum.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social

‘Forever chemicals’ contaminate more dolphins and whales than we thought – new research

The sex and age of an animal turn out to be stronger predictors than habitat for higher PFAS levels, suggesting they accumulate over a lifetime.

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New research out! 🐬 We tested 16 NZ toothed whale species to see if habitat predicts PFAS levels. Results: • Habitat = weak predictor • Sex & age = stronger predictors • Even remote oceans aren’t safe from PFAS doi.org/10.1016/j.sc... #PFAS #MarineScience #Cetaceans #MAVELab #CERG

We are hiring: #PhD fellow in Ecosystem-based management and marine connectivity🐋🧪🛰️ Want to work with tracking data from migratory species to identify ecological corridors and help inform biodiversity conservation priorities? Apply by Dec 7th! @bioprotectproject.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ytfmfhfc

PhD Fellow in Ecology/Ecosystem-Based Management (289259) | UiT The Arctic University of Norway

Job title: PhD Fellow in Ecology/Ecosystem-Based Management (289259), Employer: UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Deadline: Sunday, December 7, 2025

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🌊🐬 New Paper Out! 🧬✨ We’ve developed the first ever epigenetic clock for common dolphins (Delphinus delphis) — using DNA from stranded & bycaught individuals to estimate age non-lethally and with high accuracy. A major step forward for dolphin conservation. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Dental Ageing Offers New Insights Into the First Epigenetic Clock for Common Dolphins (Delphinus delphis)

We present the first species-specific epigenetic clock for common dolphins (Delphinus delphis), calibrated using dental ages from stranded and bycaught individuals. Despite concerns about dental agei....

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You still have 5 days to apply for this awesome postdoc opportunity in the Environmental Data Science Innovation & Impact Lab at the University of Colorado-Boulder! This could be your backyard!

ESIIL@cu-esiil.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We are currently accepting Postdoc applications! Visit our website to learn more and apply by Sept. 15th, 2025 for full consideration: esiil.org/careers jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDeta...

EF member Dr Katharina Peters has co-authored an interesting publication examining the rising number of marine mammals who in recent years have been found beyond their natural habitat 🐳 Read more via the below UOW media release. kjpeters.bsky.social www.uow.edu.au/the-stand/20...

2025: Adrift in a warming world - University of Wollongong – UOW

How disappearing habitats are sending marine mammals into uncharted waters

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Just like polar bears in the Arctic, emperor penguins are the iconic species threatened by climate change in Antarctica 🐧 Read more on @danambergstrom.bsky.social article in @theconversation.com

Sharon Robinson@antarcticmoss.bsky.social · last yr.

As Antarctic sea ice shrinks, iconic emperor penguins are in more peril than we thought theconversation.com/as-antarctic... @uowenvirofutures.bsky.social

📣 Marine mammals are appearing far from their natural habitats. From belugas in rivers to walruses on boats. A new study, led by OceanCare, calls for better preparation to protect animals & communities as climate change drives these shifts. Read the full study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

📢 New paper alert! 🐋 As climate change reshapes our oceans, more marine mammals are turning up in unexpected places. We define "Out of Habitat" (OOH) animals, explore why it's happening, and what it means for conservation. 🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #MarineMammals #OOH

Balancing overpopulation and conservation targets to optimise #koala management strategies (preprint) doi.org/10.22541/au.... @fredsaltre.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @coorongdan.bsky.social

Balancing overpopulation and conservation targets to optimize koala management strategies

The koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is Australia’s largest arboreal folivore that inhabits eastern and south-eastern Australia. While its populations are in decline in areas of New South Wales and Quee...

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❗️LAST DAY TO VOTE ❗️My photo 🐬 🐬  has been has been shortlisted in the 2024 ‘Ecology in Action’ Photo-Competition 📸 by the Ecological Society of Australia (Category - Water World: Coastal, Marine and Freshwater Fauna of Australia)! www.ecolsoc.org.au/opportunitie... 🩵🐬 #MarineMammals