The Whale Sanctuary Blog Archives
2022

Amber Schellinger

Amber Schellinger is the Development Assistant for the Whale Sanctuary and assists in all aspects of donor relations. With over ...

Posted May 13, 2022 in

Amy Simon

Amy Simon is the Whale Sanctuary Project’s communications assistant in the Port Hilford area. She lives in nearby Aspen, Nova ...

Posted July 15, 2021 in

Amanda Babin

Amanda Babin is the Whale Sanctuary Project’s environmental analyst and an aquatic biologist with experience in both marine and freshwater ...

Posted April 22, 2020 in

Caroline Saxon

Shortly after she moved to Southern California from Montreal, Canada, a beach encounter with a sea lion dying from domoic ...

Posted February 9, 2019 in

Katy Foster

Katy Laveck Foster is a marine mammal field researcher working with several organizations, but most extensively with Cascadia Research Collective ...

Posted November 6, 2017 in

Catherine Kinsman

Catherine Kinsman is our site coordinator in Nova Scotia and co-Founder of the Whale Stewardship Project, which focuses on research ...

Posted November 6, 2017 in

Michael Parks

Captain Michael Parks served as chief of marine operations for the rehabilitation of the orca Keiko. He began in 1998 ...

Posted November 6, 2017 in

Jeffrey Foster

Jeff Foster has spent his whole life around wild and exotic animals. He grew up as the son of a ...

Posted November 3, 2017 in

Don Baur

We are very sad to report that Don passed away on December 15th, 2022. He will be greatly missed. Donald ...

Posted November 3, 2017 in

Michael Mountain

Michael Mountain is the former President and one of the founders of Best Friends Animal Society and its sanctuary in ...

Posted October 26, 2017 in

Charles Vinick

A member of the Whale Sanctuary Project Board of Directors since mid-2016, Charles brings a unique blend of leadership and ...

Posted October 26, 2017 in

Lori Marino

Lori Marino is a neuroscientist and expert in animal behavior and intelligence, formerly on the faculty of Emory University. Lori ...

Posted October 26, 2017 in