Rehabilitation and homing behavior of a satellite-tracked harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena)

Schofield, David T.; Early, Greg; Wenzel, Frederick W.; Matassa, Keith; Perry, Cindi; Beekman, Gerry; Whitaker, Brent; Gebhard, Erika; Walton, Wendy; Swingle, Mark
Aquatic Mammals (2008)

A yearling male harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) stranded alive on the shores of Avon, North Carolina, and was rehabilitated for nearly 10 mo at the National Aquarium in Baltimore and…


Decrease stress; train your animals: The effect of handling methods on cortisol levels in harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) under human care

Desportes, Geneviève; Buholzer, Lisette; Anderson-Hansen, Kirstin; Blanchet, Marie-Anne; Acquarone, Mario; Shephard, Gwyneth; Brando, Sabrina; Vossen, Arndt; Siebert, Ursula
Aquatic Mammals (2007)

Circulating cortisol levels are accepted as a sensitive indicator of acute stress in marine mammals, particularly in relation with capture and handling. The present study provides the first long-term monitoring…