Tune in for the latest news about what’s going on with four new baby orcas born into the Southern Resident community and how your help on April 25th will feed these new little mouths! We’re joined by PenMet Park’s Eric Guenther to tell us all about it!
Correction – Sharon Grace was mistakenly named as Sharon Nelson, another great advocate for killer whales. Our apologies.
We’re joined by Howard Garrett to discuss the newly added member of the endangered Southern Residents – Lolita, who lives at the Miami Seaquarium and what the implications of this decision may be for Lolita’s future. Also, Anna Gullickson, floatplane pilot, tells us the story of how she initiated a bill in Washington State to ban cetaceans in captivity.
Lolita at the Miami Seaquarium
Photo: Anne-Marie van Dijk
High and low stories of 2014, latest news of new calf J50, accomplishments. Plus, IN STUDIO with Jim Freese and David Bain of Friends of North Creek Forest. Why are trees so important for killer whales? Listen in.
Doctoral candidate Jessica Lundin joins us on the Whale Scout Podcast this week to discuss her work studying endangered Southern Resident killer whales using scat (poop) samples. With the recent disappearance of new calf L120 and the startling lack of surviving calves over the last two years, Lundin’s research gives us insight into what might …
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Whales in Puget Sound, come watch whales with our awesome team of volunteers, the death of L120, Marine Naturalists get together to take action, movie screening of Damnation, Whale Scout habitat restoration and more! Click the player below!
Whales in Puget Sound, come watch whales with our awesome team of volunteers, the death of L120, Marine Naturalists get together to take action, movie screening of Damnation, Whale Scout habitat restoration and more! Click the player below!
Hear what I’ve been up to as the summer is winding down and as Whale Scout gets ready for fall whales! Listen to what I found interesting at Whale Museum lectures this summer and how you could redeem awesome and unique PERKS for donating to Whale Scout!
Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research and featured character of the new book War of the Whales, a True Story by Joshua Horwitz is our special guest! On this episode of the Whale Scout podcast Ken and I discuss the book and other possible Navy/whale interactions including his thoughts on what might have …
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Listen in to Dawn Noren, NOAA Research Biologist and key author of the hot off the press 10 year report on the research and conservation efforts made to understand and help protect Southern Resident killer whales. As a researcher, Noren explains what we have learned over the last ten years, what’s surprised her, and what …
Join Whitney as she discusses the last week of awesome orca encounters from San Juan Island including some surface vocalizations caught on tape! Follow along in the blog post below for photos! The podcast also features the latest news and upcoming book releases.