Age- and sex-specific survivorship of the Southern Hemisphere long-finned pilot whale ().

Biodiversity loss is a major global challenge of the 21st century. Ultimately, extinctions of species are determined by birth and death rates; thus, conservation management of at-risk species is dependent on robust demographic data. In this study, data gathered from 381 (227 females, 154 males) long-finned pilot whales () that died in 14 stranding events on the New Zealand coast between 2006 and 2017 were used to construct the first age- and sex-specific life tables for the subspecies.

Age, growth, and sexual dimorphism of the Southern Hemisphere long-finned pilot whale ().

Knowledge of population biological parameters can contribute to assessing the resilience of a population in the face of increasing anthropogenic pressures. Southern Hemisphere long-finned pilot whales () are susceptible to high rates of live stranding-related mortality. However, the biological parameters of this population largely are unknown.