Fri, Jun 07
|Pender Island Community Hall
Bright Extinction
Latest research on the decline of Southern Resident Killer Whales
Time & Location
Jun 07, 2024, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Pender Island Community Hall, 4418 Bedwell Harbour Rd, Pender Island, BC V0N 2M1, Canada
About the Event
Raincoast conservation scientists present research on the decline of Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKW). Misty MacDuffy, Salmon Program Director, will discuss the role of salmon management: how and where we fish plays a role in the decline of SRKW. Valeria Vergara, Cetacean Conservation Research Director, will then present on Sound-Centred Species in Today’s Noisy Oceans: a discussion of the challenges that sound-centred species like Killer Whales, Humpbacks and Belugas face in their increasingly noisy environment.
Admission is by donation at the door (suggested $10) – card or cash. Co-presented by Pender Ocean Defenders (POD) and Pender Islands Conservancy.