Sperm whale facts:
1: They have the largest brains in the animal kingdom.
2. They can dive 2,000 m.
3. Each sperm whale clan has its own dialect.

And now, Dominica is creating the world's first sperm whale reserve. Latest for Mongabay
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‘Very good progress’ but nothing firm as deep-sea mining rules are hashed out at the latest ISBA-HQ meetings. My latest for Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2023/11/very-g…

I've been on a social media hiatus for a while now. Mostly because I've been disenchanted with the direction of Twitter...er, X. Wondering if I should start posting here again or focus on another platform.

What does new science on possible coral adaptation to bleaching tell us? Interesting study Liam Lachs Nature Communications summarized by Elizabeth Claire Alberts for Mongabay and featuring a few closing comments from me.
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At the ISBA-HQ, nations reached an agreement that will make it more difficult for deep-sea mining to start immediately in international waters, while not fully halting the industry's progress. Mongabay news.mongabay.com/2023/07/deep-s…

Drought cycles erode tropics’ ability to absorb CO₂, study finds
Elizabeth Claire Alberts Laibao Liu 4C Climate Carbon H2020 Mongabay Mongabay D-USYS@ETH C2SM ETH SPEED2ZERO ETH Zurich
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Where there's smoke there's fire (if not nec. nearby), which you would not know from a lot of US media. Canada is burning.

I’m sorry, but this story abt the ⁦National Geographic⁩ layoffs strikes me as very credulous of the corporate spin. If you’ve got 1.8 million subscribers, you can afford staff writers. washingtonpost.com/media/2023/06/…

Actus Mer/Sea News: Penguins 'enrich our lives': Q&A with Popi Borboroglu, protector of penguins - Elizabeth Claire Alberts Mongabay dlvr.it/Sqv7DN

What will your #firstbirdofmyday be in Mutzenich when you join Hannah Bourne-Taylor for 7 days of writing and nature immersion? This location is easily reached by train for people living in the U.K. and Europe.

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A new study found that five key reef shark species — gray, blacktip, whitetip, and Caribbean reef sharks, and nurse sharks — declined by 60-73% worldwide. Latest for Mongabay

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'It’s hard to believe that none of this was here seven years ago ... But in 2016, dredgers started scooping mud and sand from the bottom of the lake to construct an artificial 1,300-hectare archipelago. It was named the Marker Wadden,' writes Elizabeth Claire Alberts adventure.com/marker-wadden-…

#ClimateAction is being undermined.

There is a lack of ambition.

A lack of trust.

A lack of support.

A lack of cooperation.

And an abundance of problems around clarity and credibility.

It’s time to wake up and step up.

Would anyone like to join the little #CreativeWriting course I’m running in September? 1-1 tutorials + #WorkShops focused on #memoir and #nature #writing in #Germany ⬇️✏️📚📖bookretreats.com/7-day-nature-w…

Expert DSM journo Elizabeth Claire Alberts at it again with another 💎: Europe’s top science panel supports call for moratorium on deep-sea mining news.mongabay.com/2023/06/europe… via Mongabay

The European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) has become the latest group to announce their support for a moratorium on deep-sea mining. My latest for Mongabay

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Scilly sparrows have fast become my favourite sparrows. #BeachPicnic

This is the day!! #WildLifeFilm is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu - unbelievable! I hope you will all take a look & that it inspires more people to turn their energy & resources towards protecting our planet and with it, ourselves! @NatGeoDocs Jimmy Chin chai Vasarhelyi

Just watched this. Loved it so, so much.

An expedition led by the National Geographic Society's Pristine Seas project will voyage across the Pacific over five years to gather information about marine ecosystems needing protection. Elizabeth Claire Alberts reports:

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