Operation Emergency Freezer
By:
Adam Warner
Research
Scientist Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program
“Hey
guys, I checked on the -80°C
freezer this morning and the alarm is beeping and the temperature is rising to
...
CSI Ocean Wise: tracking a killer…whale
By: Adam Warner Research Scientist Ocean Wise Marine Mammal Conservation Research Program
Conservation
research efforts at Ocean Wise seek to improve our understanding of many issues
faced by marine life. ...
Vote for the Oceans on October 21: A Message from Lasse Gustavsson, Ocean Wise president & CEO
Canadians speak proudly about Canada stretching from “sea to shining sea.” Those seas (all three of them, actually) are under serious environmental threat.
As we approach
the October 21 Canadian federal el...
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...