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SUMMARY:Reintroducing Keiko to the Wild – the “Free Willy” Whale
DESCRIPTION:Remember Keiko\, the captive whale who became famous from the “Free Willy” films? \nRescued from an entertainment park in Mexico\, Keiko was returned to his native waters of Iceland in 1998. And two members of the Whale Sanctuary Project were key members of Keiko’s team: Jeff Foster\, who was the Director of Field Operations and Research\, and Charles Vinick\, who served as Project Director in Iceland. \nCharles and Jeff will be joining us for a fascinating conversation about what it was like returning the famous whale to his natural habitat\, and how that amazing experience informs their work for the Whale Sanctuary Project. \nRegister for the webinar here.\nBring your questions or send them in advance by email.\nAnd then join us on Thursday\, July 30th at 3:30 pm EDT
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/recalling-keiko-the-free-willy-whale/
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SUMMARY:Scholar Advocacy in Marine Mammal Science
DESCRIPTION:Are you a student or young professional studying marine mammals who also wants to advocate for their protection from exploitation? \nStudents are often told that they can either study marine mammals as scientists or they can become advocates for marine mammals\, but they can’t do both. Scientists\, they are told\, have to be purely “objective” about how they relate to the animals they study. \nCertainly\, the scientific method is objective\, but there is no conflict between being scrupulously objective in following the scientific method and then using the results to advocate for change in the world. Indeed\, it takes advocacy based in science to drive the cultural shift that’s taking place in how we relate to nonhuman animals. \nIn this webinar\, five scholar-advocates for marine mammals explore this issue with you and offer advice on how you\, too\, can be a scientist and an effective advocate for marine mammals both free-ranging and captive. \nRegister for the webinar here.\nYou may also send in questions in advance by email.\nAnd then join us on Thursday\, July 23rd at 9:00 pm EDT.
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/scholar-advocacy-in-marine-mammal-science/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200714T210000
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SUMMARY:Chronic Stress in Captive Orcas – Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Join Drs. Lori Marino\, Naomi Rose and Veronica Slootsky for a discussion of their findings on the impact of chronic stress in captive orcas. \nPeople often assume that orcas in marine parks have a stress-free life with regular veterinary care\, daily nutrition\, and no outside dangers. But years of accumulated evidence has revealed that these whales live shortened lives characterized by high mortality rates from infections\, abnormal behaviors and emotional dysregulation. \nOur three panelists were part of a unique collaboration of six experts across the fields of marine mammal science\, veterinary science\, internal medicine and psychiatry. Together\, they examined the welfare of orcas living in concrete tanks and concluded that living at marine parks is the very opposite of stress-free. Instead\, they found that captive orcas experience five major sources of chronic stress. \nIn this webinar they will discuss those sources of stress\, explain how chronic stress impacts the brain\, behavior and susceptibility to disease\, and suggest a new sanctuary-based paradigm as an alternative to living in concrete tanks. \nFor more information and background\, check out their study in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior. \nYou can send in your questions to the panelists ahead of time by email.
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/chronic-stress-in-captive-orcas-webinar/
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SUMMARY:Carl Safina on the Culture of Whales and Other Animals
DESCRIPTION:3.30 – 4.00 pm Eastern Time\nLive on Facebook \nA conversation with famed biologist Carl Safina about his new book “Becoming Wild – How Animal Cultures Raise Families\, Create Beauty and Achieve Peace.” \nCarl brings us close to the cultures of three non-human animals: sperm whales\, scarlet macaws and chimpanzees. He offers a glimpse into what they do\, why they do it\, and how life is for them. He shows us how they teach and learn\, and how their cultures are similar to ours in some ways and quite different in other ways. \nCarl’s previous book\, Beyond Words – What Animals Think and Feel took us into the world of orcas\, wolves and elephants and their unique personalities as they experience joy\, grief\, jealousy\, anger\, and love. The similarity between human and nonhuman consciousness\, self-awareness\, and empathy calls us to re-evaluate how we interact with our fellow animals. \nCarl is also a member of the board of the Whale Sanctuary Project\, and in this conversation\, we’ll talk with him about whales and other animals\, about some of his remarkable experiences in the wild\, and about what it all tells us about our own species: humans.
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/carl-safina-on-the-culture-of-whales/
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SUMMARY:Animal Intelligence and the Search for Life Beyond Earth
DESCRIPTION:SORRY\, THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL & CANNOT ACCEPT MORE ATTENDEES.\n2.30 – 3.30 pm Pacific Time \nWhat can animal intelligence tell us about the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe? And how can the ways we recognize intelligence on our own planet inform how we might interact with extraterrestrial intelligence? \nLori Marino\, President of the Whale Sanctuary Project and a leading expert on the brains of whales and dolphins\, joins a group of astrobiologists to explore how what we know about these animals might give us insight into how intelligent life could evolve in other parts of the cosmos. \nHistorically\, humanity has believed we were the most advanced form of intelligence. Yet research is showing us there are other types of intelligence\, communication systems and even culture. If even bees can count\, what can animals with larger and more complex brains\, such as whales\, teach us? And if intelligence is not unique to humanity\, what are the implications for SETI and astrobiology? \nJoin Nathalie Cabrol\, astrobiologist and Director of the Carl Sagan Center and Lori Marino\, Whale Sanctuary Project founder\, neuroscientist and expert in animal behavior and intelligence for a discussion about how animal intelligence is integral to astrobiology. \nThis special presentation will be moderated by Simon Steel\, Senior Director of Education and STEM Programs at the SETI Institute.
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/animal-intelligence-and-the-search-for-life-beyond-earth/
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SUMMARY:Let's Talk about Whale Brains!
DESCRIPTION:What neuroscience teaches us about whale intelligence. Whale Sanctuary Project President Dr. Lori Marino in conversation with Georgina Del Vecho about cognitive complexity\, autonomy and empathy in whales.\nLive on Instagram.
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/lets-talk-about-whale-brains/
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SUMMARY:Back to Nature! Creating a Whale Sanctuary in Port Hilford\, Nova Scotia
DESCRIPTION:Charles Vinick\, Executive Director of the Whale Sanctuary Project in conversation with Georgina Del Vecho about the creation of the first whale sanctuary in North America.\nLive on Instagram.
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/back-to-nature-creating-a-whale-sanctuary-in-port-hilford-nova-scotia/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200611T180000
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SUMMARY:"Whales Without Walls" Virtual Screening with Q&A
DESCRIPTION:It’s Oceans Week! Join us with Oceans Week Halifax for a Virtual Screening of our award-winning short film\, “Whales Without Walls”\, followed by a Q&A with Whale Sanctuary founder Dr. Lori Marino and Executive Director Charles Vinick. \nYou can also watch it at any time afterward on the Whale Sanctuary Project page on Facebook.
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/whales-without-walls-virtual-screening-with-qa/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200610T140000
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SUMMARY:The Role of Science in Gaining Legal Rights for Captive Whales
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Lori Marino talks with Courtney Fern of the Nonhuman Rights Project about the work she’s doing to help captive cetaceans regain their autonomy\, and about the role science plays in the fight for nonhuman animal rights.
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/the-role-of-science-in-gaining-legal-rights-for-captive-whales/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200605T163000
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SUMMARY:Chronic Stress in Captive Orcas
DESCRIPTION:A pre-recorded conversation between Dr. Lori Marino and Andrew Lewin discussing how orcas express their stress and frustration when confined to a concrete tank. Lori also explains how a sanctuary can provide a solution to this chronic dysfunction. The discussion is based on the paper she authored that was recently published in the Journal of Veterinary Behavior: “The Harmful Effects of Captivity and Chronic Stress on the Well-being of Orcas.”
URL:https://whalesanctuaryproject.org/event/chronic-stress-in-captive-orcas/
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