Remember Keiko, the captive whale who became famous from the “Free Willy” films? Rescued from an entertainment park in Mexico, Keiko was returned to his native waters of Iceland in 1998. Two members of the Whale Sanctuary Project were key members of Keiko’s team. Join them for a fascinating conversation. Read more.
Lori Marino talks with Dr. Valeria Vergara, from Ocean Wise Conservation in Vancouver, about her studies of beluga whale communication. They’ll chat about Valeria’s groundbreaking work on mother-calf communication and her findings that beluga calves babble a lot like human babies. Read more.
Jean-Michel Cousteau and Whale Sanctuary Project Executive Director Charles Vinick discuss their 40 years of collaboration, ocean advocacy, and the protection of whales.
They also talk about what became the biggest whale rescue in history: the return of 97 whales to the ocean after they had been illegally captured in Russia for sale to marine parks. Read more.
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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