Gideon van den Berg

[Gideon van den Berg @Gideonvdb]

@ReyTheDev @shiftnudge Cool grey for me

[UP Mammal Research Institute @MRI_Whale_Unit]

Check out our latest #blog on the effects of #climatechange on South Africa's southern right whales.

Also, if you haven't yet, go adopt a whale!

https://t.co/GHyBqRJ6sq

[Bill McKibben @billmckibben]

An utterly crushing day for Big Oil
1) Chevron investors demand emission cuts
2) Dutch court tells Shell to cut emissions by half
3) Exxon shareholders buck the company and elect directors demanding climate action.
Thanks to all who fight--you push long enough and dominoes tumble

[Gideon van den Berg @Gideonvdb]

@ReyTheDev @telmo

[Gideon van den Berg @Gideonvdb]

Never nice to see a stranded cetacean, but we collected some great data! #science #dolphin

[UP Mammal Research Institute @MRI_Whale_Unit]

Today, the team went out to a stranding of a male striped dolphin near Die Kelders. A full set of measurements and highly valuable biological samples were taken. These data will ultimately be used to further our understanding of cetaceans in South African waters.

[Gideon van den Berg @Gideonvdb]

@EmzLCarroll @docgovtnz @royalsocietynz @itsliveocean @MMEG_UoA @ScienceUoA @alex_zerbini @FinntasticLeena @AucklandUni @polarbiome Summer hols spending some time with their South African mates?! Hopefully we’ll be tagging some Saffa whales soon!

[[email protected] @Antarcticlegacy]

Article by Gideon L. van den Berg, Els Vermeulen , Andre Ganswindt, Grant Hall from MMIMP @marionseals83 et al 'Decadal shift in foraging strategy of a migratory southern ocean predator' #SANAP #SouthernOcean @NRF_News @environmentza @ResearchUP https://t.co/sowYPui1Bn

[UP Mammal Research Institute @MRI_Whale_Unit]

(1) Are you interested in adopting a #whale and in doing so, supporting our #research and the #conservation of southern right whales in South Africa?

A thread:

[UP Mammal Research Institute @MRI_Whale_Unit]

And we're back!🐳
Follow our page for all the latest happenings at the MRI Whale Unit - an international thought-leader in #knowledge, #research and #conservation of #cetacean fauna in southern African waters and the surrounding oceans.

[Faculty of Science, University of Auckland @ScienceUoA]

“Even though we have stopped hunting whales, our actions are now indirectly impacting their populations through climate change.”

Read more about the latest research by @EmzLCarroll @Gideonvdb 🐳 ⬇️

https://t.co/Hs69BPcVDg

[Gideon van den Berg @Gideonvdb]

#Southernrightwhales can alter their feeding behaviours in response to rapidly changing oceans. A good sign! But, it still isn't benefiting the population. Here I discuss #whales, #climatechange, and the findings of a new publication in @GlobalChangeBio https://t.co/2GlgUI6EYX

[Gideon van den Berg @Gideonvdb]

New @GlobalChangeBio paper on the impacts of #climatechange on the recovery of #southernrightwhales from #whaling. As our oceans rapidly change, SRWs can alter their feeding behaviour. But, it doesn't appear to help their recovery @EmzLCarroll @LucV6 https://t.co/Q9t4ePH2a7

[Emma Carroll @EmzLCarroll]

How does tech actually help whales? Read how the just-published #southernrightwhale #genome and #satellite tracking helps us learn about #whales and how their populations might fare in changing oceans. Pic: @docgovtnz permit #conservation #SGwhales https://t.co/HWqPyFyCZ9

[Gideon van den Berg @Gideonvdb]

@Sashafrancess Agreed

[NOAA @NOAA]

Just in: Earth just had its hottest #September on record; 2020 could end up ranking among three-warmest years on record, say @NOAANCEIclimate scientists

More at https://t.co/lJ2S0ko69U #StateOfClimate

[Luka Negoita, PhD @lukanegoita]

Want to get a head start on R for Ecologists? Just made lessons 1-3 available! If you've never used R before, START HERE. :)

Lesson 1: https://t.co/pb3PzesBN9
Lesson 2: https://t.co/CuJU3shyxa
Lesson 3: https://t.co/1fhHNpiAo4

#Rstats #basics #datascience #ecologists #course

[IPCC @IPCC_CH]

Did you know that all the graphics from the #IPCC Special Reports are available to download and free to use (subject to copyright)?

📺 Watch the video on how to find graphics in the IPCC's Special Reports

©️ Read the IPCC copyright policy https://t.co/ry6zkv99G8

[Fredrik Christiansen @FChristiansen83]

Perhaps the beginning of another Península Valdés situation where sea birds harass whales?

[Luke Rendell @lrendell.bsky.social @_lrendell]

Mind. Blown. A Cuvier's beaked whale, an air breathing mammal, dived for 3hrs 47mins. How is that even possible?! Way to go @NicolaJQuick et al.!

[Gideon van den Berg @Gideonvdb]

Such awesome work! Hopefully we can start tagging some South African SRWs soon @MRI_Whale_Unit. Plenty of summer migration questions that need answering... #southernrightwhale #satellitetag #foraging #ecology

[Alex Zerbini @alex_zerbini]

Do you know what SW Atlantic right whales do when they leave their calving grounds off Argentina? Learn more here: https://t.co/4GNuVAUyRj