Springer’s Success Story
In 2002, an orphaned killer whale, Springer (A73), brought together scientists, government officials and concerned citizens in the first orca recovery effort of its kind. Seventeen years after Springer’s rescue...
A Mother’s Love
Much like humans, mothers play an important role in killer whale culture. Killer whales are highly social, group-living animals whose social structure revolves around females. For some members of the animal kin...
Saving Southern Resident Killer Whales
By Dr. Lance Barrett-Lennard
For some coastal First Nations in British Columbia, the killer whale is considered the guardian of the sea, but for killer whales on B.C.’s south coast, it’s time for humankind t...
Holiday Giving Reaches New Depths
Sustainable giving has never been so simple. That’s why this year it’s time to take things to the next level…to sea level, that is. Make a splash this holiday season and give ocean-friendly gifts that make a di...
Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program Marks 25th Anniversary
Since 1992, the Wild Killer Whale Adoption Program has supported ground-breaking research by the Marine Mammal Research Program at the Coastal Ocean Research Institute, an Ocean Wise initiative. In the past, th...
Whale Spotting: New Mariner’s Guide Aims To Reduce Vessel Impacts
Ship strikes, vessel disturbance, underwater noise, and air pollution are key threats faced by whales, dolphins and porpoises off British Columbia’s coast. In partnership with the Vancouver Fraser Port Authorit...
And Thus, the Cetacean Research Program was Born
Summer after summer, tourists and locals alike flock to coastal B.C. for the chance to glimpse killer whales, Pacific white-sided dolphins, humpback whales and other marine mammals in their natural environment....
Earth Day: A Reminder Ocean Pollution is Everybody’s Business
Can mud samples help us protect killer whales from marine pollution? This is what an important new project developed by the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre’s Coastal Ocean Research Institute aims to ac...