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This initiative is being carried out in collaboration with the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, the company Sea Observer, and other scientific partners.<br \/>\nDr. Javier Almunia, director of Loro Parque Fundaci\u00f3n, emphasizes the importance of this work: \u201cThe Foundation has been collaborating in the research of these orcas for 20 years. On this occasion, we have provided a non-invasive tag equipped with a video camera to better study the behavior of the orcas. It is a unique opportunity to observe their behavior directly and rigorously.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cOn this occasion, we are going to travel to Tarifa with a recording system to try to record the vocalizations of Iberian orcas, which until now has only been possible on a few occasions. This new campaign represents an opportunity to apply all the knowledge in acoustics developed with researchers from the University of La Laguna at Loro Parque to the sea,\u201d said Almunia.<br \/>\nDuring 2023, several specimens were tagged with GPS devices to track their movements accurately. This information made it possible to design safer shipping routes and reduce the likelihood of incidents between orcas and boats. \u201cEffective conservation requires in-depth knowledge,\u201d said Almunia, who stressed that this type of research is essential to protect both orcas, classified as a vulnerable species, and sailors.<br \/>\nAt the same time, Loro Parque Fundaci\u00f3n is collaborating with CIRCE and the University of C\u00e1diz to develop innovative technical solutions, such as anti-break rudder systems, to reduce these cetaceans&#8217; interest in boats. These actions are complemented by proposals to establish shipping lanes that respect the areas where orcas are usually found.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The study, led by CIRCE (Conservation, Information and Study of Cetaceans), \u201cis a unique opportunity&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":54988,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[176],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Loro Parque Foundation collaborates in campaign to protect orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar &#8226; Loro Parque Fundaci\u00f3n<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Loro Parque Fundacio\u0301n es una institucio\u0301n internacional sin a\u0301nimo de lucro, concebida para conservar la naturaleza y reserva gene\u0301tica de loros\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.loroparque-fundacion.org\/en\/loro-parque-foundation-collaborates-in-campaign-to-protect-orcas-in-the-strait-of-gibraltar\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Loro Parque Foundation collaborates in campaign to protect orcas in the Strait of Gibraltar &#8226; 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