What we’ve discovered about cetacean brains in recent decades has rewritten our understanding of how complex intelligence evolves. Every year, we’re learning more and more about the cognitive powers of these animals. But be careful: you may fall in love with cetacean brains, too!
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Whales Without Walls – the story of our work to create a seaside sanctuary for whales from marine entertainment parks – is the subject of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival’s online series “Film Talk.” A conversation with the Whale Sanctuary Project’s Executive Director Charles Vinick.
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Pioneering dolphin researcher Dr. Denise Herzing and Whale Sanctuary Project President Dr. Lori Marino explore the world of dolphin societies, communication and personhood.
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There are already sanctuaries for elephants, primates, bears, big cats, and many others. Now sanctuaries for dolphins, whales and porpoises are joining the movement and becoming the clear alternative to life in the concrete tanks of marine entertainment parks. In this webinar we explore the growing global movement of wildlife sanctuaries with representatives from three taxa: elephants, great apes and cetaceans.
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What's multibeam sonar? How about an ADCP? Or a benthic survey? Water and sediment sampling (OK, that's an easy one!) Spend an hour with Charles and Amanda and you'll know what the Whale Sanctuary team has been doing in the bay at Port Hilford.
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Chimpanzees are used in invasive biomedical research as well as cognitive-behavioral studies. Captive dolphins are used primarily in cognition studies. We discuss why they should both be retired to sanctuaries and how this can be accomplished.
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The Free Willy films of the early 90’s were box office hits, but after the filming the real-life orca Keiko was left to languish in a small tank at an amusement park in Mexico City. But that was not the end of the story. Join this remarkable discussion of Keiko’s return to the ocean and his legacy today.
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Dr. Lori Marino will be speaking on the topic of "The Whale Sanctuary Project: Scholar Advocacy in Action at the conference of the American Cetacean Society."
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Canadian Senator Daniel Christmas joins Dr. Lori Marino for a conversation about the whale sanctuary and about Canada's new law that will bring an end to keeping whales and dolphins in captivity. They will also discuss the Senator's aboriginal heritage and how it includes the concept that a human can “become” a whale and vice versa.
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At this special event from the Lewis & Clark Center for Animal Law, Dr. Lori Marino will talk about The Whale Sanctuary Project – Creating A New Future for Captive Cetaceans.
Why, in this day and age, is it still so hard for judges in courts of law to recognize even the most intelligent of nonhuman animals as having the fundamental legal right to bodily liberty and bodily integrity? We'll explore the inherent biases in how we humans view other animals.
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Soon after sperm whales started being hunted down mercilessly with harpoons, the success of the whalers dropped dramatically. What happened? The whales learned to foil the hunters. Better yet, they taught their neighboring populations how to do it, too.
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