Links
B.C. PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH
Parks Canada
BC Parks
Robson Bight Warden Program
Marine Education and Research Society
Cetacealab (North Coast Cetacean Society)
OrcaLab
Whales and Dolphins of BC
Whale Interpretive Centre (WIC)
Saturna Marine Education and Research Society
Animal Health Centre
North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium
UBC Marine Mammal Research Unit
UVic Whale Research Lab
SFU School of Resource and Environmental Management
Bamfield Marine Station
Raincoast Conservation Foundation
Raincoast Research Society
Strawberry Island Research Society
Georgia Strait Alliance
Stubbs Island Whale Watching
Earthling Enterprises
Race Rocks Ecological Reserve / Marine Protected Area
U.S. PARTNERS IN CONSERVATION, RESEARCH AND OUTREACH
Washington:
National Marine Mammal Laboratory
Northwest Fisheries Science Centre – Marine mammal program
Cascadia Research Collective
Center for Whale Research
The Whale Museum
Seattle Aquarium
Beam Reach Marine Science & Sustainability School
Orca Network
SoundWatch
Killer Whale Tales
Northeast Pacific Minke Whale Project
Alaska:
North Gulf Oceanic Society
Alaska Whale Foundation
Marine Conservation Alliance Foundation (marine debris)
OTHER USEFUL WEBSITES
INFORMATION ON SPECIES AT RISK
DFO Pacific Region Marine Mammals
DFO Species At Risk Act (SARA) homepage for marine species
Canadian Species At Risk Act – Public Registry
COSEWIC (Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada)
B.C. Ministry of Environment – Endangered Species and Ecosystems
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) – Red List
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Endangered Species Act
NOAA – Marine Mammal Stock Assessments
NOAA Office of Protected Resources
MARINE MAMMAL RESEARCH SOCIETIES AND PUBLICATIONS
Society for Marine Mammalogy
American Cetacean Society
European Association for Aquatic Mammals
European Cetacean Society Whale & Dolphin Conservation Society
Marine Mammal Science
Aquatic Mammals
OTHER LINKS:
MARMAM – Marine Mammal Discussion Group
Strategies for pursuing a career in marine mammal science
Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies
Pacific Rim Whale Festival
Sitka WhaleFest
Vancouver Aquarium Conservation Programs
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHALES AND DOLPHINS:
Whales, Dolphins and Porpoises (NOAA)
American Cetacean Society Factsheets
Whales (EcoKids)
The Beaked Whale Resource
National Marine Mammal Lab Education Web
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT SEA TURTLES:
UBC Department of Zoology
Canadian Sea Turtle Research Project
Nova Scotia Leatherback Turtle Working Group
The Great Turtle Race
IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group
SEE Turtles (Ocean Conservancy)
NOAA Marine Turtle Research Program
Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Marine Turtle Protection and Conservation (NOAA)
Creatures of the Caribbean – Sea Turtles
REPORT SIGHTINGS OF OTHER SPECIES IN B.C.:
Basking Sharks
Ocean Sunfish, Mola mola
Reptiles, excluding sea turtles
Frogs
Birds
Wolves














