We are pleased to share with you a recent list of Wiki species pages updated and curated by students across the world. Big thanks and kudos to all the Wiki curators involved in creating these pages. The development of marine mammal species Wikipedia pages is part of the Society of Marine Mammalogy’s education initiative to attract and engage our diverse student community. The curation of Wiki pages allows students and early-career researchers to meaningfully contribute to marine mammal education. Species pages follow a shared template and are reviewed by at least two experts. The multiyear project also allows students to refine their literature reviewing and technical writing skills, build species-specific knowledge, and cultivate new professional contacts in the marine mammal scientific community. New species pages will be added as they are completed. If you are interested in becoming a Wiki Curator, please email mridula.srinivasan@noaa.gov.
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Andrews’ beaked whale, Mesoplodon bowdoini DD |
Mackenzie Griffin |
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Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus gazella LC |
Giulia Roncon |
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Blue whale, Balaenoptera musculus EN (ssp. musculus – northern blue whale NE, ssp. brevicauda – pygmy blue whale DD, ssp. intermedia – southern blue whale CR, ssp. indica – great Indian blue whale NE, unnamed subspecies – Chilean blue whale NE) |
Angela Szesciorka |
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Dall’s porpoise, Phocoenoides dalli LC (ssp. dalli – Dalli-type Dall’s porpoise NE, ssp. truei – Truei-type Dall’s porpoiseNE) |
Kimberly Nielsen |
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Galápagos fur seal, Arctocephalus galapagoensis EN |
Sakile Johnson |
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Hourglass dolphin, Lagenorhynchus cruciger LC |
Simeon Abidari |
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Hubbs’ beaked whale, Mesoplodon carlhubbsi DD |
Mackenzie Griffin |
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Melon-headed whale, Peponocephala electra LC |
Vicki Hamilton |
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Narwhal, Monodon monoceros NT |
Liza Tsitrin |
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Northern right whale dolphin, Lissodelphis borealis LC |
Jenny Bachmann |
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Perrin’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon perrini DD |
Tiffany Stoeckig |
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Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus DD |
Liza Tsitrin |
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Southern bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon planifrons LC |
Savannah Geiger |
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Killer whale, Orcinus orca |
Melanie Smith |
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Vaquita, Phocoena sinus CR |
Kimberly Nielsen |
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Weddell seal, Leptonychotes weddellii LC |
Giulia Roncon |