Matt J Thorstensen

Oct 29, 2024 | phys.org | Matt J Thorstensen

Bowhead whales are the longest-lived mammals on Earth with some able to live hundreds of years. What's more, Inuit hunters have observed these whales breaking ice over half a meter thick—ice strong enough to support a fully-loaded semi truck.

Oct 28, 2024 | news.umanitoba.ca | Matt J Thorstensen

October 28, 2024 —  As written in The Conversation by Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Biological Sciences, University of ManitobaBowhead whales are the longest-lived mammals on Earth with some able to live hundreds of years. What’s more, Inuit hunters have observed these whales breaking ice over half a metre thick – ice strong enough to support a fully-loaded semi truck. The living ranges of the narwhal whales overlap with those of the bowheads in the Arctic.

Oct 28, 2024 | theconversation.com | Matt J Thorstensen

Bowhead whales are the longest-lived mammals on Earth with some able to live hundreds of years. What’s more, Inuit hunters have observed these whales breaking ice over half a metre thick – ice strong enough to support a fully-loaded semi truck. The living ranges of the narwhal whales overlap with those of the bowheads in the Arctic. Narwhals were central to northern European mythology about the legendary unicorn due to their distinctive tusk.

Nov 27, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Colin J. Garroway |Evelien de Greef |Kyle J. Lefort |Matt J Thorstensen

AbstractThe Arctic is the fastest-warming region on the planet, and sea ice loss has opened new habitat for sub-Arctic species such as the killer whale (Orcinus orca). As apex predators, killer whales can cause significant ecosystem-scale changes, however, we know very little about killer whales in the Arctic. Setting conservation priorities for killer whales and their Arctic prey species requires knowledge of their evolutionary history and demography.