Template:Did you know nominations/Rice's whale
- The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.
The result was: promoted by Chipmunkdavis (talk) 15:46, 10 February 2021 (UTC)
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Rice's whale
A Rice's whale found washed up at Everglades National Park
- ... that the newly described Rice's whale (Balaenoptera ricei) is one of the most endangered Cetaceans, with fewer than 50 adult individuals believed to be remaining? Sources: "[Rice's whales] are one of the most endangered whales in the world."[1] "All of these estimates appear to support the conclusion that there are fewer than 50 mature individuals remaining in the population, even considering the following caveats."[2]
- ALT1:... that the Critically Endangered Rice's whale's main threats are vessel strikes, ocean noise, energy exploration, and oil spills? Source: [1]
- ALT2:... that the newly described Rice's whale was formerly believed to be a subpopulation of the Bryde's whale? Source: [3]
- Comment: As discussed in article text, the Rice's whale was referred to as a "Gulf of Mexico Bryde's whale" prior to 2021; all sources cited here refers the species to that name. An alternative image for this nomination would be the one on the article's taxobox.
Created by Macrophyseter (talk). Self-nominated at 08:54, 25 January 2021 (UTC).
This interesting article is new enough and long enough. The hook facts are cited inline and any of the hooks could be used. The image is in the public domain, the article is neutral and I detected no copyright issues. No QPQ is needed here. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 09:46, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
- Although any would work out, I highly prefer my first hook, because it brings the most urgency to its conservation threat. Macrophyseter | talk 16:04, 29 January 2021 (UTC)
References
- ^ a b "Gulf of Mexico Bryde's Whale". NOAA Fisheries.
- ^ Corkeron, P.; Reeves, R.; Rosel, P. (2017). "Balaenoptera edeni (Gulf of Mexico subpopulation)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T117636167A117636174. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T117636167A117636174.en.
- ^ Rosel, P.E.; Wilcox, L.A.; Yamada, T.K.; Millin, K.D. (2021). "A new species of baleen whale (Balaenoptera) from the Gulf of Mexico, with a review of its geographic distribution". Marine Mammal Science. doi:10.1111/mms.12776.