Whale stress levels influenced by human activity, earwax study suggests

Mongabay
Nov 28, 2018, 11:20 am163 pts
Scientists have mapped whale stress levels in relation to human activity going back nearly a century and a half — using earwax collected from baleen whales. From 1870 to 2016, the whales’ stress levels seem to be closely associated with activities such as industrial whaling, naval operations during World…

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