Linda Rhodes: "Parasites In Sewage"

Linda Rhodes: "Parasites In Sewage"

Linda Rhodes is a microbiologist with NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Science Center who studies how parasites in human sewage and animal waste may be hurting the Southern Resident killer whales. The amount of human sewage that ends up in the Salish Sea will shock you. It creates parasites that can enter the whales through their blow holes when they come up for air. Remnants of sewage have also been detected deep within the water column. It's possible these microbes could be causing the orcas to feel sick enough they don't want to eat, which may contribute to their health risks. Often experts point to a lack of food for the whales, who prefer Chinook salmon, which are also dwindling in number. But what if in addition to a lack of food, the Southern Residents just aren't hungry because they're sick?

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Greg Ruggerone: "The Pink Problem"

Greg Ruggerone: "The Pink Problem"

Greg Ruggerone and his team recently published research they believe shows a connection between pink salmon and the decline of Southern Resident killer whales. The endangered orcas primarily eat Chino...

29 Tammi 201927min

Josh McInnes: "Killer Whale Comeback"

Josh McInnes: "Killer Whale Comeback"

Josh McInnes studies transient killer whales, a group of orcas that has rebounded from dwindling numbers. They differ from the fish-eating Southern Resident killer whales because they eat marine mamma...

19 Tammi 201921min

Jeff Hogan: "Teaching Kids To Care"

Jeff Hogan: "Teaching Kids To Care"

Jeff Hogan is the Founder of Killer Whale Tales, a program that visits schools to teach kids about the plight of killer whales and what we can do to help them. Hogan hopes the kids will not only chang...

11 Marras 201819min

David Bain: "Boat Noise & Killer Whales"

David Bain: "Boat Noise & Killer Whales"

David Bain is Chief Scientist with the Orca Conservancy and a leading expert on how vessel noise affects the behavior of the Southern Resident killer whales. He is a critic of the proposed ban on whal...

10 Marras 201819min

Jim Waddell: "Breach The Dams"

Jim Waddell: "Breach The Dams"

Jim Waddell is a former engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has become an outspoken advocate for breaching the 4 lower Snake River dams in order to restore Chinook salmon runs for the S...

2 Marras 201828min

Mike Ford: "Killer Whale Genomes"

Mike Ford: "Killer Whale Genomes"

Mike Ford is the Director of Conservation Biology at the Northwest Fisheries Science Center. He and his team about about to start sequencing the genomes of the Southern Resident killer whales. Could t...

9 Loka 201818min

Holly Fearnbach: "Using Drones To Save Whales"

Holly Fearnbach: "Using Drones To Save Whales"

Dr. Holly Fearnbach with SR3 (Sealife Response, Rehabilitation & Research) uses aerial photogrammetry to document the health trends of the Southern Resident killer whales. Her photos recently diagnose...

28 Syys 201820min

Sam Wasser: "Poop & Poaching"

Sam Wasser: "Poop & Poaching"

Sam Wasser is the Director of the Center for Conservation Biology at the University of Washington. He is a poop expert. His studies of Southern Resident killer whale scat has given scientists unpreced...

25 Syys 201857min

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