2021 Media Coverage
Cultures of Whales and Dolphins - (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- Whale Sanctuary Project Live Series (Online) - Whales and Dolphins - Cultures of the Deep
- Whale Sanctuary Project Live Series (Online) - Whales and Dolphins - Cultures of the Deep
2020
Studying sperm whale culture through long-term studies (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- Duke University Long-Term Animal Research Seminar Series (Online) - Dr. Eryn McFarland and Dr. Hal Whitehead Seminar
Estimating weaning time in Northern Bottlenose Whales (Laura Joan Feyrer and Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- Psychology Today (Online) - Insights into nursing and weaning from whale teeth
Animal cultures and conservation (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- Mongabay Podcast (Online) - Animals have culture, too, and for some it's crucial to their survival and conservation
The effect of culture on genetic diversity in killer whales (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- Hakai Magazine (Online) - Killer Whales' cultural bottleneck
Culture and sociality in cetaceans (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- The Dissenter Video Podcast (Online) - Episode #310 Hal Whitehead: The sociality and culture of whales
- Duke University Long-Term Animal Research Seminar Series (Online) - Dr. Eryn McFarland and Dr. Hal Whitehead Seminar
Estimating weaning time in Northern Bottlenose Whales (Laura Joan Feyrer and Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- Psychology Today (Online) - Insights into nursing and weaning from whale teeth
Animal cultures and conservation (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- Mongabay Podcast (Online) - Animals have culture, too, and for some it's crucial to their survival and conservation
The effect of culture on genetic diversity in killer whales (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- Hakai Magazine (Online) - Killer Whales' cultural bottleneck
Culture and sociality in cetaceans (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- The Dissenter Video Podcast (Online) - Episode #310 Hal Whitehead: The sociality and culture of whales
2019
Canada bans whale and dolphin captivity and breeding (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
-The Washington Post (Online) - "Free Willy" bill
-The Washington Post (Online) - "Free Willy" bill
2018
The oil industry at odds with whales off Newfoundland's Grand Banks (Laura Joan Feyrer and Dr. Hal Whitehead)
- The Telegram (Online) - LETTER: Ships in the Night
Collision between boat and humpback whale (Taylor Hersh and Felicia Vachon)
-CBC News (Online) - Video captures collision between whale and tour boat
-CBC Le Téléjournal (Online) - Bulletin de Nouvelles du Jeudi 13 Septembre 2018 (skip to 34:50 for the interview)
Pilot whale sighted in the Halifax harbour (Elizabeth Zwamborn)
-CTV Atlantic News - Pilot whale appears in Dartmouth Harbour
- The Telegram (Online) - LETTER: Ships in the Night
Collision between boat and humpback whale (Taylor Hersh and Felicia Vachon)
-CBC News (Online) - Video captures collision between whale and tour boat
-CBC Le Téléjournal (Online) - Bulletin de Nouvelles du Jeudi 13 Septembre 2018 (skip to 34:50 for the interview)
Pilot whale sighted in the Halifax harbour (Elizabeth Zwamborn)
-CTV Atlantic News - Pilot whale appears in Dartmouth Harbour
2017
Gene-culture coevolution in whales and dolphins (Dr. Hal Whitehead)
-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America News Feature (Online) - Can animal culture drive evolution?
North Atlantic Right Whale mortality spike (Dr. Dara Obarch)
-Dalhousie News (Online) - Under the skin: Dal researchers work to determine cause of death for North Atlantic right whales
Copulatory fit in cetaceans (Dr. Dara Orbach)
-CBC Radio: Quirks and Quarks (Radio) - Inflated penises and silicone vagines. It's not what you think
-Science AAAS (Online) - Everything you always wanted to know about dolphin sex - but were afraid to ask
-The Washington Post (Online) - Dolphin sex is literally kinky
-CBC News (Online) - Dolphin vaginas no longer a total mystery, thanks to Dal scientist
-IFL Science (Online) - Dolphin sex is surprisingly convoluted
-International Business Times (Online) - Dolphin sex is complex - and might be just for fun
-Cosmos (Online) - The ins and outs of dolphin sex
-Daily Mail (Online) - Scientists inflate the penises of dead dolphins to get an intimate look at their strange sex lives
-Elite Daily (Online) - The weird way dolphin penises fit in dolphin vaginas during sex will blow your mind
-Earth.com (Online) - Dolphins doin' it: The science of dolphin sex
-National Geographic News (Online) - Intimate details of dolphin sex revealed
-Newsweek (Online) - In dolphin sex, a tight fit gives females the upper hand
-Scientific American (Online) - Dolphins' watertight sex involves a strange twist
-National Geographic (Online) - How do animals have sex underwater?
-Mental Floss (Online) - Scientists record an extremely intimate look at how dolphins get it on
-Inverse Science (Online) - The mechanics of dolphin sex are pretty twisted
-UPI (Online) - Researchers analyze the mechanics of dolphin sex
-Vocativ (Online) - At last, scientists uncover delicate intricacies of dolphin sex
-Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America News Feature (Online) - Can animal culture drive evolution?
North Atlantic Right Whale mortality spike (Dr. Dara Obarch)
-Dalhousie News (Online) - Under the skin: Dal researchers work to determine cause of death for North Atlantic right whales
Copulatory fit in cetaceans (Dr. Dara Orbach)
-CBC Radio: Quirks and Quarks (Radio) - Inflated penises and silicone vagines. It's not what you think
-Science AAAS (Online) - Everything you always wanted to know about dolphin sex - but were afraid to ask
-The Washington Post (Online) - Dolphin sex is literally kinky
-CBC News (Online) - Dolphin vaginas no longer a total mystery, thanks to Dal scientist
-IFL Science (Online) - Dolphin sex is surprisingly convoluted
-International Business Times (Online) - Dolphin sex is complex - and might be just for fun
-Cosmos (Online) - The ins and outs of dolphin sex
-Daily Mail (Online) - Scientists inflate the penises of dead dolphins to get an intimate look at their strange sex lives
-Elite Daily (Online) - The weird way dolphin penises fit in dolphin vaginas during sex will blow your mind
-Earth.com (Online) - Dolphins doin' it: The science of dolphin sex
-National Geographic News (Online) - Intimate details of dolphin sex revealed
-Newsweek (Online) - In dolphin sex, a tight fit gives females the upper hand
-Scientific American (Online) - Dolphins' watertight sex involves a strange twist
-National Geographic (Online) - How do animals have sex underwater?
-Mental Floss (Online) - Scientists record an extremely intimate look at how dolphins get it on
-Inverse Science (Online) - The mechanics of dolphin sex are pretty twisted
-UPI (Online) - Researchers analyze the mechanics of dolphin sex
-Vocativ (Online) - At last, scientists uncover delicate intricacies of dolphin sex
2016
Seismic threat to Northern Bottlenose Whales (Laura Joan Feyrer)
-CBC News (Radio) - Close-up look at the Northern Bottlenose Whale
-CBC News (Online) - Rare bottlenose whales discovered off N.L. already in jeopardy
-Sierra Club Canada (Online) - Scientists raise the alarm about seismic blasting near newly discovered population of endangered whales
-Earth Touch News Network (Online) - Dozens of rare whales discovered in dangerously noisy waters
-Radio Canada International (Online) - Seismic testing could kill "delightful" bottlenose whales: scientist
Sperm whale kinship (Christine Konrad)
-Dalhousie University Three Minute Thesis Competition (Video) - Kinship in sperm whale society
Cetacean vaginas (Dr. Dara Orbach)
-Science AAAS (Online) - Female organs revealed as weapons in sexual arms race
-CBC News (Radio) - Close-up look at the Northern Bottlenose Whale
-CBC News (Online) - Rare bottlenose whales discovered off N.L. already in jeopardy
-Sierra Club Canada (Online) - Scientists raise the alarm about seismic blasting near newly discovered population of endangered whales
-Earth Touch News Network (Online) - Dozens of rare whales discovered in dangerously noisy waters
-Radio Canada International (Online) - Seismic testing could kill "delightful" bottlenose whales: scientist
Sperm whale kinship (Christine Konrad)
-Dalhousie University Three Minute Thesis Competition (Video) - Kinship in sperm whale society
Cetacean vaginas (Dr. Dara Orbach)
-Science AAAS (Online) - Female organs revealed as weapons in sexual arms race
