[USA Today network]
Biologist who propelled whale conservation efforts by discovering humpback
song dies at 88
Biologist Roger Payne, the man who propelled conservation efforts by
introducing the world to the sounds of whales, has died. He was 88.
In 1967, Payne introduced the world to the striking sounds of the sea
creatures, propelling conservation efforts.
Payne's discovery was made during a research trip to Bermuda. The Navy
engineer who documented the eerie, complex songs in underwater recordings
was initially listening for Russian submarines.
....
Payne shared the haunting tones of whales singing to one another with the
world in 1970 with the release of the album "Songs of the Humpback
Whale," which helped spur a global conservation movement.
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