Podcasts about weddell seal

The 2023 Weddell seal pupping season in Erebus Bay, Antarctica begins as the 2023 field research team heads to The Ice, and lead scientist Professor Jay Rotella discusses plans and goals for the 2023 Antarctica field research season. Learn more at WeddellSealScience.com. We hope you enjoy the podcast! 2023 Audio Podcast 1 [Share]

The Weddell seal lives in fast ice areas, close to the Antarctic ice shelf edge. At PALAOA we can hear its vocalizations almost year-round (few/no calls in February). Weddell seals have a large vocal repertoire, of which 14 call types were recorded at PALAOA. Their repertoire is known to differ between breeding populations. Some of these sounds are thought to be produced by males to defend underwater territories. The most typical calls are the 'Falling chirp sequence' (well visible in the snippet) and the trill. The sound examples also contain distant calls of leopard seals. Recording credit: CC-BY 4.0 Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research 2022. Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds.  IMAGE: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia

The Weddell seal lives in fast ice areas, close to the Antarctic ice shelf edge. At PALAOA we can hear its vocalizations almost year-round (few/no calls in February). Weddell seals have a large vocal repertoire, of which 14 call types were recorded at PALAOA. Their repertoire is known to differ between breeding populations. Some of these sounds are thought to be produced by males to defend underwater territories. The most typical calls are the 'Falling chirp sequence' (well visible in the snippet) and the trill. The sound examples also contain distant calls of leopard seals. Recording credit: CC-BY 4.0 Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research 2022. Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds. 

The Weddell seal lives in fast ice areas, close to the Antarctic ice shelf edge. At PALAOA we can hear its vocalizations almost year-round (few/no calls in February). Weddell seals have a large vocal repertoire, of which 14 call types were recorded at PALAOA. Their repertoire is known to differ between breeding populations. Some of these sounds are thought to be produced by males to defend underwater territories. The most typical calls are the 'Falling chirp sequence' (well visible in the snippet) and the trill. The sound examples also contain distant calls of leopard seals. Recording credit: CC-BY 4.0 Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research 2022. Part of the Polar Sounds project, a collaboration between Cities and Memory, the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB) and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (AWI). Explore the project in full at http://citiesandmemory.com/polar-sounds.  IMAGE: Andrew Shiva / Wikipedia

It's Thanksgiving week and the 2022 Antarctica field team is in the midst of surveying all of the Weddell seals in the Erebus Bay, Antarctica study area. So many seals and pups this season! Lead scientist Dr. Jay Rotella describes this aspect of the team's work, and some of the surprising findings this season. surveys [Share]

It's Halloween, and peak Weddell seal pupping time in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. In this episode, lead scientist Dr. Jay Rotella reports from the ice, and describes a rare old Weddell mom and her record-setting 23rd pup! We hope you enjoy the podcast! Field Update From Antarctica [Share]

Weddell seals have returned to breed near Scott Base in Antarctica after a decades-long absence. On land, they're blubbery lumps. But underwater, they're graceful dancers and ethereal singers. A team of scientists is finding out more about the under-ice lives and habits of Weddell seals. Alison Ballance joins them in this episode from the award-winning series Voices from Antarctica.

Every Springtime in Antarctica, Weddell seals return to their pupping colonies to give birth, raise their pups, and mate. And every Springtime in Antarctica, researchers travel to The Ice to study these amazing animals. In this episode, lead scientist on the Weddell Seal Population Project, Dr. Jay Rotella discusses the goals of the project over the course of the new five year grant. We hope you enjoy the podcast! jay_podcast_fin [Share]

This month, Weddell seals are giving birth to their young and starting to give swimming lessons. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The health of the seal population can tell scientists how climate change is affecting ice and fish in Antarctica.

In this episode Host, Shinae talks to Sarah and Simon about their endeavors on the ice working hands-on with Weddell Seals. Don't miss this unique perspective which demonstrates how understanding one (cute) creature in Antarctica can help to answer critical questions that concern the entire ecosystem!

With an election less than 100 days away Ralph Nader offers his wisdom on how the ocean community can win its battles against offshore oil drilling and for healthy seas.  He also talks about giving voice to the ocean's wildlife and we hear from a Weddell Seal. Rising Tide Podcast aims to give you information, inspiration, and motivation to tackle the challenges our oceans are facing. The oceans are rising, so are we! Learn more at bluefront.org

Alison Ballance eavesdrops on the songs of the world's southern-most mammal, the Weddell seal, and finds out about sea ice.

Alison Ballance eavesdrops on the songs of the world's southern-most mammal, the Weddell seal, and finds out about sea ice.

Shane Petch, a graduate student in the Department of Ecology at Montana State University, discusses his love for the outdoors growing up in western Colorado and how he has overcome some periods of self-doubt. He also discusses his research on Weddell seals in Antarctica.

Adorable Antarctica Weddell Seal Pups—Are some of those pups couch potatoes? Scientists want to learn more about this iconic Antarctic Marine Predator. More info at WeddellSealScience.com

Polar Divers Caitlyn Webster and Robert Alexander muse on what happens to the human body when underwater at the edge of our planet, while Acoustic Ecologist Michelle Fournet describes her encounters with the Weddell Seals of Antarctica. Help Meet the Ocean continue to create and distribute meaningful, educational content by subscribing to our podcast & donating to our nonprofit. Share on your social media to let your friends know why the ocean matters most. @meettheocean

Montana State University Master's student Kaitlin Macdonald needs to raise funds to continue her study of Weddell seal pups in Antarctica. She is developing a way to weigh seals by taking photographs and using 3D modeling software to determine their weights. This is an easy non-invasive way to get weights on large numbers of Weddell seal moms and pups for her important study. Please help Kaitlin raise the funds she needs to do this! More information at http://tinyurl.com/WeddellFundraiser

This video explores individual variation found among Antarctica's Weddell seals, and what those differences might mean for the future of this southernmost mammal on Earth, living in the most pristine marine environment remaining on our planet. More information on the Weddell seal ecology project at WeddellSealScience.com

What if you're different and you're a Weddell seal puppy in Antarctica? And what will this difference mean to the future of this southernmost mammal living in the most pristine marine environment on Earth? Featured in this video are interviews on location in Erebus Bay, Antarctica with Montana State University ecologists Jay Rotella, Bob Garrott, Thierry Chambert, and Jesse DeVoe on the B-009 Weddell population project. The video also showcases some truly spectacular underwater footage by Henry Kaiser, courtesy of the Project B-470 Weddell research team. Video editing and production by Mary Lynn Price. This project video is made possible with funding and support from the National Science Foundation, and the assistance of the United States Antarctic Program. Produced in association with Montana State University. More information on the project, the seals, and the researchers at http://WeddellSealScience.com .

A slideshow of images from my expeditions to Antarctica and South Georgia in Nov-Dec 2012. Grab a coffee, kick up your feet, and make sure you have audio turned up. Full sized video on blog: https://mbp.ac/367

A slideshow of images from my expeditions to Antarctica and South Georgia in Nov-Dec 2012. Grab a coffee, kick up your feet, and make sure you have audio turned up. Full sized video on blog: https://mbp.ac/367

One of the great things about my job is to be able to talk to some of the world's greatest and most charismatic scientists, like Professor Dan Costa of UC Santa Cruz.

Fascinating video look at life underwater and on top of the sea ice for the southernmost mammal on our planet. Interview on location in Antarctica with MSU ecologist Jay Rotella on the life and survival of Weddell seals. More information at WeddellSealScience.com.

Jen Mannas is a wildlife ecologist based at Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana. She has been working in Antarctica as a Weddell Seal researcher during the seal pupping season for a number of years. In this opening episode she talks about the seals she works with and the over 40 year study that seeks to understand these incredible animals.

Episode Summary: Today’s guest in Roxanne Beltran, a PhD student at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, and an expert on the Weddel Seal – a species found in relative... Read more » The post EOC 096: Weddell Seal Research in Antarctica with Roxanne Beltran appeared first on Wild Lens.