AI listens for endangered orcas to help reduce underwater noise exposure

Mongabay
May 22, 2026, 7:33 am184 ptsTrendingTop
Artificial intelligence is listening to orca calls in real time and helping to reduce their exposure to underwater noise. The effort is focused on an endangered orca subspecies in the Salish Sea, off the coasts of the northwestern U.S. and western Canada, reports Mongabay writer Abhishyant Kidangoor. The…

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