Take action to request an emergency order for Southern Resident killer whales
Southern Resident killer whales are one of the most deeply revered and iconic wildlife species in Canada. And they are…
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Southern Residents, salmon, and certainty in science
The Southern Resident killer whales (SRKW) are some of the Salish Sea’s most iconic inhabitants, but also among its most…
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Meet Dr. Erin Wall, a new Postdoctoral Fellow with Raincoast
Erin recently joined Raincoast’s Cetacean team as a Mitacs Elevate Postdoctoral Fellow in collaboration with the North Coast Cetacean Society…
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Using poop to identify individual killer whales
Have you ever found yourself riveted to a book or show where all the pieces of a crime are being…
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“I say potato, you say potahto”: Geographic variation in contact calls of Canadian beluga whales
Many species of birds and mammals exhibit intraspecific acoustic geographic variation in their vocalizations. This occurs when populations are separated…
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Fly with care: avoiding disturbance when using drones to study cetaceans
Drones have been widely used in the last decade for a host of wildlife studies. They’ve been particularly helpful to…
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Belugas, the Sea Canaries: Deciphering a complex communication system
Belugas, nicknamed “sea canaries”, are one of the most loquacious cetacean species, producing an impressive array of sounds for a…
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Dr. Valeria Vergara is teaching a course on whale and dolphin culture
Until recently, “culture” was considered uniquely human, based on a philosophical position that humans fundamentally differ from animals. But evidence…
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Raising calves in beluga society
“Another calf-switching event!” Exclaims Jaclyn, her eyes fixed on the screen as she expertly maneuvers the drone above the beluga…
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Mom, can you hear me? Impacts of underwater noise on mother-calf communication in endangered beluga whales
The St Lawrence Estuary beluga population, endemic to Canada, is at the southernmost limit of its range and is reproductively…
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Meet Lance Barrett-Lennard, Senior Research Scientist and Co-Director of Raincoast’s new Cetacean Research Program
Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard is a renowned cetacean researcher who served as a research scientist at Fisheries and Oceans Canada before…
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Meet Valeria Vergara, co-Director of Raincoast’s new Cetacean Research Program
Dr. Valeria Vergara is an experienced cetacean researcher that has participated in studies of humpback whales, Guiana dolphins, narwhals, and…
