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karol orzechowski

The Faunalytics team shares your heartfelt desire to help animals by finding the best ways for advocates to save lives and reduce suffering. The following articles are written by karol orzechowski for Faunalytics.org.

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Severity of Killer Whale Behavioral Responses to Ship Noise: A Dose–Response Study
This literature review analyzed data from previous orca studies to determine the impacts of noise from large shipping vessels upon respiration, speed, directness, deviation, and surface-active behavior. The whales showed moderate reactions to moderate noise. If reactions increase with noise levels, ability to hunt may be impaired in these animals who are already at risk from other anthropogenic causes. Further research is needed in this area. READ MORE

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Characteristics of 24 Cases of Animal Hoarding in Spain
This study presents the details of 24 cases of animal hoarding in Spain in which a single humane society had intervened. Most hoarders were over 40, financially poor or borderline, and lived alone. Men and women were equally represented. Three times as many dogs as cats were hoarded, some hoarders kept both dogs and cats, and more men than women hoarded only dogs. Most animals were acquired as strays or from uncontrolled breeding. In 10 cases, the hoarder did not live with the animals. READ MORE
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