“Sentinels” Public Release Event
Join us this Wednesday November 4th for a Q&A and panel discussion about “Sentinels of Silence.” The discussion coincides with the public release of the film, which premiered at festivals last month. ...
Join us this Wednesday November 4th for a Q&A and panel discussion about “Sentinels of Silence.” The discussion coincides with the public release of the film, which premiered at festivals last month. ...
Orca Run 2020 Thanks to everyone who participated in this year’s Orca Run! Together the donations from runners and organizer Orca Running totaled $5,500. A new record! We are so grateful for your support and are really sorry ...
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) published its pre-draft rules for Commercial Whale-Watching Licensing last week. (Read them here.) Key features are that no whale-watching on the southern residents would be ...
“Sentinels of Silence” made its world premiere this weekend! The short documentary explores issues of noise, commercial whale-watching and the southern resident orcas, and features interviews with Jeff Friedman, Dr. Tim ...
Springer near Alert Bay, July 27, 2020. Photo by Jared Towers, DFO Last week we hosted our first ever virtual event! Celebrate Springer 2020 brought together members of Springer’s team for a retelling of her story, followed by ...
Springer and Spirit, photo courtesy DFO Hello everyone, I hope this finds you safe and well. Like most of you we’ve been hunkering down, laying low, not quite sure what day it is… Turns out it’s May 5 – time ...
Orcas Celebration #mywhaletrail #alki Celebrate World Whale Day on The Whale Trail! This year we’re launching an intiative to help even more people Discover The Whale Trail. We’re kicking it off with a social media ...
For Immediate Release Contact: Donna Sandstrom donna@thewhaletrail.org Tel: 206-919-5397 AUTHOR AND CONSERVATIONIST ERICH HOYT RETURNS FOR ‘ORCA TOUR 2019’ Three events scheduled along The Whale Trail locations in West Seattle ...
Last Tuesday we hosted a lecture about pesticides and orcas featuring researchers Clement Furlong and Lisa Wyatt from the UW Superfund Research Program. Local orca researchers Mark and Maya Sears also gave updates about recent ...
Resident killer whales prey almost exclusively on salmon and depend particularly on Chinook (the least common species of salmon in the Pacific Northwest), which makes up the majority of their known diet. Despite the importance of ...