Breaching Extinction

Podcast exploring issues affecting southern resident killer whales through conversation and connection🐋🌎💙

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Episode 70 is live! This week Erica chatted with Jack Barkowski, a graduate student at moss landing marine laws in vertebrate ecology. He studies under an expert in humpback whale acoustics. He speaks about his thesis. Tune in!
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Pods often have their own distinctive calls, or dialects, to communicate!
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"A wonderful bird is the pelican,
His bill will hold more than his belican,
He can take in his beak
Enough food for a week
But I'm damned if I see how the helican!"
By Dixon Lanier Merritt
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Episode 69 is live! This week Erica chatted with Olivia Perrez, a high school student, ceramics maker and small business owner who found her own way of helping the southern resident orcas! Tune in to listen!
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Enjoy this amazing video to make your Monday better!
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Video was taken under NOAA guidelines.
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Episode 68 is live! This week Erica chatted with Howard Garret, a sociologist as well as one of the cofounders of the orca network, and Brian Jenkins from Blackfin coffee. They discussed the #aboutdamtime campaign, Howard's history with movements, and the red road dc movement.

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It's time to take action! Do your part by calling and writing to Washington Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray! For more information visit our website.
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#Takeaction#damremoval#jointhepod#Chinook#Salmon#chinooksalmon#NOAA#whalecome #oceanfacts #oceanfriends #podcast

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We hope everyone is having a great Monday! Don't forget to take action by calling and writing to Washington Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray!
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#Takeaction#damremoval#jointhepod#Chinook#Salmon#chinooksalmon#NOAA#whalecome #oceanfacts #oceanfriends #podcast

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Episode 67 is live! This week erica chatted with Owen Begley-Collier a volunteer with the organization Snake River Savers who are trying to get the snake river dams reached. Owen is the leader of the advanced public education realm. Tune in to hear more about their organization!

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Help us take action by calling and writing to Washington Senators Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray! For more information visit our website and do your part!
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#Takeaction#damremoval#jointhepod#Chinook#Salmon#chinooksalmon#NOAA#whalecome #oceanfacts #oceanfriends #podcast

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We are so excited about this porpoisode this Monday! Erica chatted with Bryan Skerry from National Geographic about his docu-series with Disney called the secrets of whales. Tune in to hear all about it!
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It’s time to breach the Snake River dams, for endangered orcas and salmon, climate action, and social justice. And Biden’s Infrastructure Plan is the way to do it.

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"Learn about wildlife through quiet observation... Observe wildlife from a distance so they are not scared or forced to flee." -Leave No Trace
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The perfect view!
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video was taken under NOAA guidelines!
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Episode 65 is live! This week Erica chatted with Dr. Kelly Biedenweg, professor at Oregon State University. Dr. Biedenweg talked to us about her research in social sciences, and her recently released paper which focuses on public perception of orca conservation. Tune in!

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This is why we should be taking action! visit our website to learn how to do so.
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Episode 64 is live! Erica chatted with Lynn Berry branch chief in the protective resources division for NOAA fisheries and recovery coordinator for the Southern Resident Killer whales, her branch works in the endangered species act and marine mammal protection act project!

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Did you know? Their brains can weigh up to 15 pounds. They also contain extreme amounts of folding or gyrification, meaning things like language, memory, and emotional capacity are highly developed, allowing orcas to develop rich culture!
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Have a whale-y great Monday!!
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