Kate Sprogis @KateSprogis

Australian marine mammal ecologist 🐋🐬🇦🇺 @UWAnews @UWAAlbanyCentre @UWAoceans katesprogis.wordpress.com Noongar Boodjar, Australia Joined August 2015

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Dr Leena Riekkola - @finntasticleena.bsky.social @FinntasticLeena

2 weeks ago

New paper alert!🚨 Satellite tracking reveals southern right whales🐳feed in key high seas area, outside of existing protections. shorturl.at/2Vgst Funders: @AucklandUni @royalsocietynz LiveOcean @docgovtnz @AntarcticaSouth @iwc_int SORP @Macquarie_Uni RaeFamilyFoundation

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UWA @uwanews

3 weeks ago

🐋Discover how new #UWA research on whale feeding grounds and how they are used can help shape the recovery and long-term resilience of the species.🐳@UWAresearch @BiolSci_UWA @uwaoceans @AucklandUni @UWAAlbanyCentre @KateSprogis uwa.au/xvvkf0

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UWA @uwanews

a month ago

🌊#UWA students had a whale of a time on their Marine Mammal Science field camp 🐋🐬🐳 on Merningar/Menang Boodjar in Kinjarling/Albany, WA️. More details ▶️ uwa.au/y6pbht @UWAAlbanyCentre @uwaoceans @BiolSci_UWA #MarineMammalScience #UWAmarinemammalscience

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Marine Mammalogy @marinemammalogy

2 months ago

The Society for Marine Mammalogy’s Official List of Marine Mammal Species and Subspecies has been updated. Visit the SMM website for the full list: marinemammalscience.org/science-and-pu… Image: Uko Gorter 2025 #SMM #Marinemammal

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WWF @WWF

3 months ago

To protect life on Earth, we must safeguard the ocean. In his lifetime, Sir David Attenborough has seen the ocean go from mystery to what he calls Earth's most vital ecosystem. In #OceanFilm, he recalls his first dive – a moment of awe. #UNOC @Silverback_Films @OpenPlanetOrg

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WWF @WWF

3 months ago

BlueCorridors.org, a new platform that maps 30 years of whale tracking alongside threats & real-world solutions, offers hope. RT if you ❤️whales! 🐋

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WWF @WWF

3 months ago

Half of all great whale species are at risk. Their ancient migration routes, known as blue corridors, are under threat.

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Albany Advertiser @AlbanyAd

2 years ago

READER PIC 📸 A spectacular photo of the moon rise behind Corndarup/Mt Clarence over Princess Royal Harbour on Australia Day, taken by our reader Kate Sprogis. Send your photos to [email protected] for the chance to be featured in the paper.

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SBS News @SBSNews

7 months ago

Australia's most endangered marsupial and rarest marsupial in the world, the Gilbert's potoroo, is back thanks to 30 years of conservation efforts. ow.ly/4TB050UVnB9

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New Scientist @newscientist

7 months ago

Male Amazon river dolphins have been documented rolling upside down and firing urine into the air - and other dolphins seem to follow the stream. newscientist.com/article/246628…

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School of Biological Sciences, UWA @BiolSci_UWA

9 months ago

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The Royal Society @royalsociety

9 months ago

#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's landmark book 'On the Origin of Species' was first published. The work is one of the foundations of evolutionary biology, and one of the most important scientific works of the 19th century. #HistoryOfScience

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Kate Sprogis @KateSprogis

9 months ago

Humpback whale distribution in north-west Australia New paper quantifying Exmouth Gulf as a high density area for whales: an important nursery area Sprogis, Sutton, Jenner & Jenner 2024. Australian Journal of Zoology. Free download: publish.csiro.au/zo/ZO24020

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UWA Oceans Institute @uwaoceans

10 months ago

A new paper by lead author OI Member @KateSprogis has recommended protection measures for a humpback whale nursery ground in the Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia’s Pilbara region. uwa.edu.au/news/article/2…

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UWA @uwanews

10 months ago

🐳Call to protect important humpback whale nursery ground after hotspot detected in the Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia. 🌊 🐋#humpbackwhale #ExmouthGulf @UWAresearch @uwaoceans @BiolSci_UWA @KateSprogis uwa.au/wshwwd

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UWA Institute of Advanced Studies @IAS_UWA

10 months ago

Beautiful day at @UWAAlbanyCentre followed by a public talk by @IAS_UWA Visiting Fellow Dr Fredrick Christiansen from @AarhusUni on 'The use of drones to study whales'

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UWA Oceans Institute @uwaoceans

a year ago

A new study by OI members @AnaMMSequeira and @abbierogers84 has suggested a novel approach to financing global biodiversity conservation through tracking and valuing the migratory patterns of marine megafauna –including whales, sharks, tuna and turtles. uwa.edu.au/news/article/2…

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Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition @AntarcticaSouth

a year ago

🌊While Port Ross in the Auckland Islands enjoys protection, many vital whale habitats in New Zealand waters remain vulnerable. Vessels are entering these critical areas more frequently than anticipated. 🎥 Animation by @AucklandUni tracks whale movements alongside vessel paths.

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Emma Carroll @EmzLCarroll

a year ago

New work from our southern right #whale tohorā a project 🐳 - ONLY 10% important habitat protected by MPAs - these MPAs are used frequently by vessels OA paper: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… @itsliveocean @royalsocietynz @FinntasticLeena @ScienceUoA @iwc_int @MMEG_UoA

Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition @AntarcticaSouth

a year ago

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Marine Mammalogy @marinemammalogy

a year ago

The local organising committee are thrilled to see so many registrations flying in, and very excited to be greeting you with a warm ‘G’day!’ this November in Perth, Western Australia. Photo: @KateSprogis #PerthSMM2024 #SMM #comesayGday