Whale Tales Podcast

Whale Tales
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Whale Tales Podcast

Bringing you stories, news, fun facts, and more about whales, dolphins and porpoises.

  1. FEB 26

    Episode 078 – PacMam

    This month on the Whale Tales Podcast we welcomed Dr. Cindy  Elliser and Kat White from Pacific Mammal Research who tell us all about Harbour Porpoises in the Salish Sea including what they’ve found in their incredible long term work (which you can read about it their latest publication!). While we do get pretty detailed about Harbour Porpoise mating in this episode, the biggest warning you need is that we also talk about seals 🦭 but don’t worry, its just a little bit. 😂 Show Notes: -PacMam Website: https://www.pacmam.org/ – PacMam Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pacificmammalresearch – PacMam Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PacificMammalResearch/ – PacMam Bluesky Account: https://bsky.app/profile/pacmam.bsky.social – Kat’s personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kittiekat25 -Cindy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cindy-elliser-8a49a355/ -Resident Harbor Porpoises (Phocoena phocoena vomerina) in the Salish Sea: Photo-Identification Shows Long-Term Site Fidelity, Natal Philopatry, and Provides Insights into Longevity and Behavior: https://www.mdpi.com/2673-1924/6/1/9

    1 hr

  2. JAN 29

    Episode 077 – Project Jonah

    We are very excited this month to welcome Daren Grover, the General Manager of Project Jonah in New Zealand! Daren talks to us about marine mammal strandings and what Project Jonah does to help stranded cetaceans plus a wonderful overview about the whales and dolphins found in New Zealand. Show Notes: Website: https://www.projectjonah.org.nz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/projectjonah/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/projectjonahnz/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/project-jonah-new-zealand/posts/ Learn more about Project Jonah and their life size Humpback: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=559541689819536 -Marine Animal Response Society in Nova Scotia: https://marineanimals.ca/ -Help the Whale Interpretive Centre recover from the fire: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/pages/wic-recovery-from-the-fire/ -An Interesting Pilot Whale Encounter – 12/24: https://whale-tales.org/an-interesting-pilot-whale-encounter-12-24/

    58 min

  3. 2024-12-18

    Episode 076 – Jackie Hildering

    We are very excited to welcome Jackie Hildering, Co-Founder and Education & Communications Director for the Marine Education and Research Society, aka The Marine Detective to the pod this month! Join us for a wonderful and thoughtful conversation about Humpbacks in BC, research and community building.  Show Notes: -The Marine Detective website: https://themarinedetective.com/ -The Marine Education and Research Society: https://mersociety.org/ -Whale Safe Boating Course Sign Up: https://signup-can.keela.co/boater-course-alert-list -Whale Warning Flag: https://www.bewhalewise.org/know-the-flags/ -Jackie and MERS on Planet Earth III: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gwvq9v -Jackie’s Whale Tales: https://whale-tales.org/category/storytellers/jackie/ -Follow Jackie on Facebook at The Marine Detective and Instagram at @themarinedetective -Follow MERS on Facebook at Marinesocietybc and Instagram at @mersociety

    1h 21m

  4. 2024-11-27

    Episode 075 – Stephanie Stack

    We are back this month with a super exciting episode featuring the incredible humpback researcher Stephanie Stack! She joins us to talk about research on Humpback Whales as well as her now very famous article “An observation of sexual behavior between two male Humpback Whales.” Full note in Marine Mammal Science: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/mms.13119 Photographers of Humpback Footage: -Lyle Krannichfeld: Website: PueoMaui.com, IG @lyle_krannichfeld, Facebook: Lyle Krannichfeld Photography  -Brandi Romano: Website: RomanosPhotography.com, IG @LovingMauiLife  Saturday Night Live Footage: https://www.instagram.com/chejostupdate/reel/C67Chrfy68N/ Humpback Birth Footage: https://youtu.be/BQPAgFH96mQ?si=fpJaIz4ouJZVF34j -Watch the full show: Incredible Animal Journeys. Stephanie’s handles: -Facebook: www.facebook.com/whalescientist -IG: @StephanieHStack -Twitter: @StephanieHStack -TikTok: @whalescientist IWC Whale Watching Handbook: wwhandbook.iwc.int  -A Humpback Placenta: https://whale-tales.org/a-humpback-placenta-2-20

    50 min

  5. 2024-10-30

    Episode 074-Summer Report 2024

    We are joined by returning guest Ashley Keegan this month to hear all about the whale watching season in the Salish Sea in 2024! (plus special guests Judith Scott and WhaleWise pop in to tell us an amazing story from earlier this fall) Show Notes” -Read Ashley’s Whale Tales -An Encounter with an Entangled Humpback: https://whale-tales.org/an-encounter-with-an-entangled-humpback-4-9-24/ -Follow Ashley on Instagram and TikTok -Follow Judith on Instagram -Follow WhaleWise on Instagram –Animals in Distress Resources -See HRC-MN1073 “Bird” (“Maria”) on HappyWhale: https://happywhale.com/individual/81849

    1h 13m

  6. 2024-10-24

    World River Dolphin Day

    Surprise! We are popping into your feeds today with an extra special episode to celebrate World River Dolphin Day (today!) We were joined by friend of the pod, Emily Cunningham who is now the River Dolphin Conservation Lead at WWF and is here to talk all things river dolphins, especially the threats that they face that are unique to fresh water cetaceans. We also feature some other amazing guests with incredible knowledge AND River Dolphin Whale Tales! Show Notes: –River Dolphins.org -Witness to Extinction: How we failed to save the Yangtze River Dolphin: https://academic.oup.com/book/53202 -Dr. Uzma Khan on Planet Earth III: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/1483SDfCjk99GMDxmRQQYz2/saving-the-world-s-rarest-freshwater-dolphin -Follow Emily on Instagram: @marinebiologylife and LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilygcunningham/ -My Favourite Cetacean Encounter:https://whale-tales.org/my-favourite-cetacean-encounter—2010 -Tagging Araguaian River Dolphins: https://whale-tales.org/tagging-araguaian-river-dolphins/ -My First Time Seeing Txuci River Dolphins: https://whale-tales.org/my-first-time-seeing-txuci-river-dolphins/ -My First Encounter with an Indus River Dolphin: https://whale-tales.org/my-first-encounter-with-an-indus-river-dolphin-1998/ -Connect with Dr. Uzam Khan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/uzma-khan-a80a02/ -Follow Dr. Mariana Paschoalini Frias on Instagram: @maripaschoalinifrias and WWF Brasil: @wwfbrasil

    1h 17m

  7. 2024-09-25

    Episode 073-North Pacific Right Whales

    Just a bunch of whale nerds this month on the Whale Tales Podcast – we are joined by Kate Hruby and Kevin Campion from Save the North Pacific Right Whales to talk all things North Pacific Right Whales and learn more (as much as we can?) about these rare, sneaky whales.   Show Notes: -Save the North Pacific Right Whale Website: https://www.northpacificrightwhale.org/ -Contact form: https://www.northpacificrightwhale.org/contact -Sightings map: bit.ly/NPRWMap  -Dana Wight’s baleen work: https://news.mongabay.com/2023/04/how-do-you-study-one-of-the-worlds-rarest-whales/ -Jessica Crance discovering that NPRWs sing: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/first-recording-north-pacific-right-whale-song -Report your North Pacific Right Whale sighting: NP.RW@noaa.gov -Watch Right Over the Edge: The Search for the North Pacific Right Whale: https://www.northpacificrightwhale.org/the-film -Deep Green Wilderness: https://www.deepgreenwilderness.com/ -Follow Save the North Pacific Right Whale: @nprightwhale on Instagram -Follow Deep Green Wilderness on Instagram:  @deepgreenwilderness -A Rare Sighting of a North Pacific Right Whale: https://whale-tales.org/a-rare-sighting-of-a-north-pacific-right-whale-2020/ -A Windy Encounter with a North Pacific Right Whale: https://whale-tales.org/a-windy-encounter-with-a-north-pacific-right-whale-5-24/

    1h 46m

  8. 2024-08-28

    Episode 072-Oops We Did It Again: Oops All Stories Volume 2

    Break out your Britney because we did it again! It’s another Oops All Stories episode featuring incredible stories from all over the world (and THREE new species for the library!) from some amazing Storytellers! Thanks to Vanessa: https://www.instagram.com/vaneprigo/ Selby: https://www.instagram.com/selbywilko/ Sigrún: https://www.instagram.com/shelguwildlife/ Judith: https://www.instagram.com/judith_scott_photography/ Sara: https://www.instagram.com/frostythezoologist/ and https://x.com/YukonFrost Blue Dolphin Tours: https://www.instagram.com/bluedolphintour/ Elizabeth: https://www.instagram.com/offshoreorca/ WhaleWise: https://www.instagram.com/whalewise/ Show Notes: A Vocal Encounter with T060F “Tigris”: https://whale-tales.org/a-vocal-encounter-with-t060f-tigris-7-23 Seeing Orcas in Antarctica: https://whale-tales.org/seeing-orcas-in-antarctica-2023 A Double Encounter with “Midnight”: https://whale-tales.org/a-double-encounter-with-midnight-7-22 A Very Special Day: https://whale-tales.org/a-very-special-day-29-8-22/ An Incredibly Rare Encounter with a Spectacled Porpoise!: https://whale-tales.org/an-incredibly-rare-encounter-with-a-spectacled-porpoise-19-1-24/ A Mystery Whale: https://whale-tales.org/a-mystery-whale-19-7-24 A Quick, Rare Species Encounter: https://whale-tales.org/a-quick-rare-species-encounter-7-2-24/ Sponge the Humpback Dolphin: https://whale-tales.org/sponge-the-humpback-dolphin/ A Long Anticipated Encounter: https://whale-tales.org/a-long-anticipated-encounter-18-5-24

    57 min
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