Mongabay<p>Scientists have combined passive acoustic monitoring, machine-learning tools and aerial surveys to estimate the population of North Atlantic right whales in Cape Cod Bay.</p><p>Using the method, researchers from Cornell University in the U.S. were able to estimate the daily population of the whales over a period of four months.</p><p>By Abhishyant Kidangoor<br /><a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/counting-whales-by-eavesdropping-on-their-chatter-with-help-from-machine-learning/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/03/coun</span><span class="invisible">ting-whales-by-eavesdropping-on-their-chatter-with-help-from-machine-learning/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Conservation" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Conservation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/ConservationTechnology" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>ConservationTechnology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.green/tags/Whales" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>Whales</span></a></p>