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Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund

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The Antarctic Wildlife Research Fund (AWR) is a non-governmental organization that funds research into the ecology of Antarctica. It was founded in 2015 by a coalition that included the King of Norway and krill fishing company Aker BioMarine, with the intention of researching krill conservation.[1]

The organization has funded research into topics including Humpback whale migration patterns[2] and penguin feeding behaviors.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Innis, Michelle (October 19, 2015). "Warming Oceans May Threaten Krill, a Cornerstone of the Antarctic Ecosystem". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Modest, Michelle; Irvine, Ladd; Andrews-Goff, Virginia; Gough, William; Johnston, David; Nowacek, Douglas; Pallin, Logan; Read, Andrew; Moore, Reny Tyson; Friedlaender, Ari (October 15, 2021). "First description of migratory behavior of humpback whales from an Antarctic feeding ground to a tropical calving ground". Animal Biotelemetry. 9 (1): 42. Bibcode:2021AnBio...9...42M. doi:10.1186/s40317-021-00266-8. S2CID 256365800.
  3. ^ Oosthuizen, W. Chris; Pistorius, Pierre A.; Korczak-Abshire, Malgorzata; Hinke, Jefferson T.; Santos, Mercedes; Lowther, Andrew D. (May 18, 2022). "The foraging behavior of nonbreeding Adélie penguins in the western Antarctic Peninsula during the breeding season". Ecosphere. 13 (5). Bibcode:2022Ecosp..13E4090O. doi:10.1002/ecs2.4090. S2CID 248954863.
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