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Hormone analysis in marine mammals

Dr. Silvina Botta from ECOMEGA FURG, our partners in Brazil, is currently visiting the Endocrinology Laboratory at Toronto Zoo for a YAQU PACHA-sponsored training program on hormone analysis in marine mammals. Stress-associated hormones such as cortisol are being analyzed in samples from bottlenose dolphins collected by ECOMEGA FURG and PROJETO BOTOS. The samples were obtained from tooth dentin using the automated MicroMill drilling system at ECOMEGA FURG. The main objective is to link stress hormone levels to environmental factors such as changes in prey availability or deteriorating habitat conditions.

https://www.ecomegafurg.com.br

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Scientific article about the Franciscana dolphin

There is a new publication by our biologist Professor Eduardo Secchi, together with other scientists, on the La Plata dolphin or Franciscana (Pontoporia blainvillei) in the new LAJAM Journal.
This publication, which focuses on the Franciscana dolphin, provides step-by-step instructions to help researchers working on marine mammal conservation to consolidate long-term databases on strandings.
This work is fundamental to species conservation research.
You can find this publication and other articles in the new issue of the LAJAM Latin American Journal of Aquatic Mammals.
Yaqu Pacha has supported the publication of LAJAM from the beginning.
Publisher: Sociedad Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Mamíferos Acuáticos – SOLAMAC

https://lajamjournal.org

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19th RT in Brazil, Yaqu Pacha is the main sponsor of the event

The 19th Working Meeting of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals in South America (19th RT) 19 RT Brasil and the 13th Congress of the Latin American Society of Specialists in Aquatic Mammals (XIII SOLAMAC) in Praia do Forte took place with YAQU PACHA as the main sponsor.

The presentations of the projects and the support of the Mata de São João City Hall were magnificent.
The event, which took place from September 11 to 15, brought together the leading experts on aquatic mammals in Latin America. There were a total of 245 participants, 10 different countries, 294 presentations, and several exhibitors.

http://solamac.org