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Here’s the Skinny on Having a Whale Wise Summer

August 5, 2014

Now that it’s August, summer is in full throttle, and is the ideal season for boaters and paddlers to enjoy Canada’s rivers, lakes and oceans. If you’re a resident of, or visitor to British Columbia, you may ev...

Leatherback sea turtle sighted at sea. Photo credit: Slawek Skorupinski.

A Day for Pacific Leatherbacks

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October 15, 2013

Whale Sightings

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“I couldn’t figure out what I was looking at,” Leslie explains on the phone call. “At first, when I saw the head, I thought it was an alligator, but I knew that couldn’t be right. Then I realized it was a turtl...

Vancouver Orca Sighting Quite a “Bigg’s” Deal

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June 19, 2013

Whale Sightings

It’s not every day that a group of killer whales swim past your office window, especially when the view includes the developed northern shore of Vancouver’s harbour. But that is precisely what happened on Frida...

Adventure and Science: a Great Match for Conservation

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February 21, 2013

Whale Sightings

Sometimes we all need a little help finding the right match. No, we’re not talking about dating sites and finding love, but here at the Vancouver Aquarium’s B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network, we’re continually wo...

Keep Your Eyes Peeled – It’s Sea Turtle Season

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September 12, 2012

Whale Sightings

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When you hear the term “sea turtle,” images of tropical blue waters and white sand beaches are likely to come to mind ‒ not the rocky shores of British Columbia’s coast. And while it’s true that you are more li...

It’s a Dolphin! It’s a Whale! It’s a…Do You See What I See?

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July 19, 2012

Whale Sightings

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It is estimated that British Columbia’s coastline is home to approximately 18 species of cetaceans – including the killer whale, harbour porpoise, and Pacific white-sided dolphin – as well as two species of sea...

Be “Whale Wise” This Summer

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July 11, 2012

Whale Sightings

With summer in full swing, the warm weather lures many locals and visitors onto the water. If you are a boater or paddler, or a British Columbia coast resident, you may be lucky enough to spot whales, dolphins,...

Hearing in Baleen Whales Amplified

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June 30, 2012

Research Site - CORI

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The underwater environment is a dark and murky place, where many animals must rely on their sense of hearing in order to survive. Many toothed whale (odontocete) species are highly vocal and use a complex varie...

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