Scientist researching wild orca New Zealand, since 1990's, founder @OrcaTrust | Fighting to free Morgan, an orca taken into captivity in 2010 #Blackfish
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Episode 6 of 0800 SEE ORCA is now available (with English subtitles).
The saga with Sea World continues - will the calf reamin with its family or be subjected to a life in captivity?... join myself and @robertmarclehmann to find out....
youtube.com/watch?v=1GFx1LED…
Orca tail pigmentation remains stable over >6.5 years - check out details in conference poster - new research from collaboration between @orcaresearchtrust (New Zealand) and @pn_orca (Argentina)
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Ep. 4 of 0800 SEE ORCA @OrcaTrust/ NZWhaleRescue.org team head 2 Australia 2 help stranded orca. Dramatic story unfolds, as captivity industry tried 2 take 1 calf as their way of conducting a 'rescue'. With English subtitles youtu.be/8YTw3lLiZ-Y
Surfing for Survival – joint research project is presented at international conference
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Meet some of New Zealand’s other marine mammals at the biodiversity hot-spots Poor Knight Islands & Kaikoura, in Episode 4 of 0800 SEE ORCA
Ep3 powerful 0800 SEE ORCA series with @RobertMarcLehmann, myself & @OrcaTrust is out. English subtitles now working on all Eps! Thanks to RML & his amazing team for all their work. Bring on the orca! youtu.be/KfohQP7XY7U
During severe weather the Orca Research Trust (red arrow) had a power surge which fried the connection to the building: been a few days without power, wifi, internet & hot showers, but we are back up and running! Please call if U 0800 SEE ORCA – 0800 733 6722).
A year ago 2day we lost a wee orca, Toa. My sincere gratitude 2 all who ALWAYS put his welfare 1st & strived 2 have him swimming free, back in the ocean. RIP Toa, U were a brave & special soul & your memory lives on in the ways we continue 2 try 2 protect your family & the ocean
The World Orca Day webinar with myself and the Whale Sanctuary Project, is now available as a video.
youtu.be/7m7_MPT1L2c
As World Orca Week draws to a close in NZ & Australia, it still has a day to go in Europe & the Americas, & Ep. 2 of the YouTube series 0800 SEE ORCA has been launched. (Ep1, online for only 6 days, has already been viewed more than 500k!)
youtu.be/XfeC8LwUB6k
To round off World Orca Week, the Orca Research Team had the opportunity to spend time with iconic New Zealand coastal orca, Funky Monkey, Pickle, ANZAC and others. Check out the page on the Orca Research Trust website which gives more details and photos: orcaresearch.org/world-orca-…
Thanks for joining World Orca Day webinar thought you might like to see a simplified plot map with the countries My sincere apologies if I missed your location – but please tag @WorldOrcaDay & tell us where you were watching from. Recording coming soon.
This pic of me is from many years ago, but I've not lost the passion for orca! Logging onto the #WorldOrcaDay webinar now.....
Only 12 hours to go until the World Orca Day webinar – I hope you can join me
Register at
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Happy World Orca Day (as the world spins around, we are already on the 14th of July here in New Zealand) Bring on the Orca!!!!!
@WorldOrcaDay
Started 7-day challenge @worldorcaday (already 11 July in NZ). Day 1 Completed! = Watched “Free Willy” movie. I had the honour 2 work alongside the team during rehabilitation of Keiko/Willy & recall that fondly Keiko was a very special orca (Kletsvik, Iceland, by Terry Hardie).
1st episode: 0800 SEE ORCA YouTube series with @RobMarcLehmann is <12 hours old & already >153k views, = #1 trending video on YouTube! Thanks 4 your support in advocating 4 cetaceans & 4 watching.
youtube.com/watch?v=a_ORYi_O…
Join me @ LIVE WEBINAR. If your time zone isn't included, please tag World Orca Day & add your time zone in a retweet, to help other folks join us (thanks, you are orca-some!) Register in advance:
whalesanctuaryproject.org/ev…
ALT Infographic listing Live Webinar Time Zones, 14 July, Berlin 10pm, London 9pm, BA 5pm, Boston/Ottawa 4pm, San Fran 1pm, Honolulu 10am, 15 July, Auckland 8am, Melbourne 6am, Tokyo 5am, Shanghai 4am. Register at the Whale Sanctuary Project Events page www.whalesanctuaryproject.org