From Poop to Policy – What Feces Can Tell Us About the Health of the Southern Resident Killer Whales

Ocean Week Victoria


June 6th 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Pender Island, British Columbia

Pender Ocean Defenders and Pender Islands Conservancy are very excited to welcome the WILD ORCA team to Pender Island.

The WILD ORCA team includes Dr. Deborah Giles, her research partner Jim and her whale poop sniffing dog Eba.  She will be presenting, “From Poop to Policy – What Feces Can Tell Us About the Health of the Endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales” on June 6th at 7 pm at the Pender Island Community Hall.

WILD ORCA who joined with the SeaDoc Society conducts on-the-water non-invasive research, collecting and analyzing fecal samples. The findings are put into the hands of the public and policymakers so that meaningful actions can be taken to reverse the declining trend in the Southern Resident Killer Whale population.

Dr. Giles will give an overview of WILD ORCA/SeaDoc’s Southern Resident Killer Whale Health Monitoring Program as well as a summary of collaborative research projects being conducted by some of the most respected names in wildlife conservation research, that together, paint a near real-time picture of the health of the endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales.


Details

Address:
4418 Bedwell Harbour Road, Pender Island, BC, Canada
Cost:$
Format:In-Person
Category: Presentation, Indoors
Region: Pacific
Audience: Teens | Ados (13-19), Young Adults | Jeunes adults (19-30), Adults | Adultes (19+), Seniors | Les aîné.e.s (65+)
Accessibility: Wheelchair Accessible, English

Gallery


Similar Events

Critical Distance – a social augmented reality experience Critical Distance – a social augmented reality experience
June 3rd - September 1st
Winnipeg, MB
Critical Distance – a social augmented reality experience Critical Distance – a social augmented...
June 3rd - September 1st
Winnipeg, MB
Paddle 4 Pacific Paddle 4 Pacific
June 8th - July 31st
Victoria, BC
Paddle 4 Pacific Paddle 4 Pacific
June 8th - July 31st
Victoria, BC
Picnic by the Lake Picnic by the Lake
July 10th
St. John's, NL
Picnic by the Lake Picnic by the Lake
July 10th
St. John's, NL
First Annual West St. Modeste River Run Weekend First Annual West St. Modeste River Run Weekend
July 11th - July 13th
West St. Modeste, NL
First Annual West St. Modeste River Run Weekend First Annual West St. Modeste River Run Weekend
July 11th - July 13th
West St. Modeste, NL
Kelp Forests: Making Visible the Invisible (Collaborative Painting Unveiling) Kelp Forests: Making Visible the Invisible (Collaborative Painting...
July 19th
Sooke, BC
Adrift and Uprooted: Impacts of Hurricanes and Tropical Storm Strengthening in the Atlantic Ocean- Installation in Mermaid Tears Seaglass Festival- Souris PEI Adrift and Uprooted: Impacts of Hurricanes and Tropical Storm...
July 26th - July 27th
Souris, PE
PAST EVENT
From Poop to Policy – What Feces Can Tell Us About the Health of the Southern Resident Killer Whales From Poop to Policy – What Feces Can Tell Us About the...
June 6th
Pender Island, BC