Wild Whales News
Answering your burning killer whale questions for Orca Awareness Month
Written By: Sarah Wilson
Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Outreach and Technical Support Coordinator
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Whale Depredation: Sneaking an easy Snack
Written by: Karina Dracott Research Biologist at Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program Two new resources were developed this year by Ocean Wise for fishermen to address the issues of whale depredation. If a marine mammal has ever stolen your fish, you...
A Stressful Environment: Examining Stress in Resident Killer Whales
Written by: Brittany Visona Stress. You’ve experienced it in one form or another, whether you were late to catch your bus, ran into a bear in the woods, or were overwhelmed by a pandemic. Stress affects all species and can play a pivotal role in the overall health and...
CSI Ocean Wise: Tracking a Killer… Whale
By: Dr. Adam Warner, Research Scientist Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program
Conservation research …
Quiet Oceans: Has the COVID-19 Crisis Reduced Noise in Whale Habitats?
By: Dr. Valeria Vergara
Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program
In September 2001, during …
‘Listening to Orcas’: Watch Our Researchers in Action on CBC Gem
By: Amy Rowley
We are excited to share that the research of Ocean Wise’s Marine …
Life isn’t smooth sailing for a whale – it’s our job to make it a little easier: A look back on our efforts from 2019
It’s tough being a whale these days. Your average killer whale might not have to worry about increasing fuel prices, nor does a humpback whale stress about getting a work assignment done on time. But, imagine inadvertently ending up in a shipping lane – essentially a...
DNA: A KEY PIECE IN THE PUZZLE OF KILLER WHALE CONSERVATION
By Adam Warner
There are a lot of moving parts to the conservation of highly …
The Secret Life of Harbour Porpoises
How do you study B.C’s smallest-and most elusive-cetacean? As our BCCSN Research Assistant discovered, it …
New Humpback Identification Catalogue for the North Coast
With a final exhalation, a humpback whale arches its back high into the air and …
How to Choose an Ethical Whale Watching Company
People often ask us at the Marine Mammal Research Program at Ocean Wise how to choose an ethical whale watching company. They’ve heard about the emotional reaction many people have when they see a whale for the first time. They know that the scenery in British...
Introducing our “Killer” New Website!
We are excited to announce that the new Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program website has just been launched. Not only can you adopt a wild killer whale to support our conservation-based research, but it's also a great source of information if you are interested in...
A Whale of a Season – Part 2
By: Ocean Wise, Marine Mammal Research Ocean Wise’s Marine Mammal Research Photogrammetry Team embarked on their second research trip of the year last month – this time off northeast Vancouver Island (if you haven’t already, be sure to check out their central coast...
A Summer of Heartbreak: Remembering our lost Southern Resident Killer Whales
British Columbia is home to four genetically and culturally distinct populations of killer whales: two …
An Evening at Sea with Chef Ned Bell to Support Cetacean Research in the Salish Sea
Ocean Wise and Eagle Wing Whale and Wildlife Tours announce an intimate and interactive evening
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A Whale of a Season – Part 1
By: Ocean Wise, Marine Mammal Research Returning from the pilot season of its drone-based killer whale study along the central coast of British Columbia, Ocean Wise’s Marine Mammal Research team marked the sixth year of its photogrammetry project, documenting the...
New Insights into Habitat use by Resident Killer Whales in B.C.
A recent study by researchers at the University of Victoria and Fisheries and Oceans Canada …
Back From the Brink – Can the Vaquita be Saved?
The Vaquita is the smallest cetacean and most endangered marine mammal in the world, with …