Breaching Extinction podcast

Breaching Extinction

Erica Wirth

Breaching Extinction is an investigative podcast evaluating the complexities of the declining Southern Resident Killer Whale population in an effort to better understand the trials they currently face, and find solutions through conversation and connection.

184 Episodes

Podcast FINale!!
7/19/2023
41:57
This is the final episode of Breaching Extinction (for now). This has been an amazing journey. Thank you to everyone who's been a part of it!
128. North Atlantic Killer Whale Diets
6/23/2023
30:30
In this episode, Erica chatted with Anaïs Remili researcher and founder of Whale Scientist about her recent publication New killer whale research: North Atlantic killer whale diets revealed in unprecedented detail
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127. Free Willard
5/20/2023
1:15:04
This week Erica chatted with the one and only Orca Man aka Fred Denisco about his obsession with the movie Free Willy and some behind-the-scenes details about the film
126. Microplastics in Sea Lion Scat
5/12/2023
24:19
This week Erica chatted with researcher, José Ángel Ortega Borchardt about his recent publication Microplastics in scats of California sea lions on the Gulf of California.
0.47 Lolita and other Shenanigans
5/12/2023
29:19
Lolita and other rants
125. Using Consumer Drones to Conduct Research
4/28/2023
24:11
This week Erica chatted with biologist Helena Costa about her recent publication Using a consumer drone for the collection of humpback whale blow samples during the Arctic polar . Helena compares the uses of different commercial drones for the analysis of cetacean blows.
124. Fly With Care
4/21/2023
36:40
In this week's episode, Erica chatted with researcher Jaclyn Aubin from the Department of Integrative Biology, Windsor, Ontario, Canada about her recent publication Fly with care: belugas show evasive responses to low altitude drone flights. Protection, energetic assistance, or social perks: How do beluga offspring benefit from allocare? Prospective evolutionary drivers of allocare in wild belugas
123. Can Whales Help Fight Climate Change?
4/14/2023
23:21
This week Erica chatted with researchers Heidi Pearson from the University of Alaska SE about her recent publication Whales in the carbon cycle: can recovery remove carbon dioxide?
122. SRKW's in Monterey and Life Updates
4/7/2023
43:17
This is the first episode of season 5! Erica and Madi sit down and chat about the future of the podcast and the southern residents using the full extent of their home range. If you are interested working with Breaching Extinction please send us an instagram DM or email Erica at [email protected]
0.46 Lolita
2/20/2023
28:49
In this week's porpisode Liam, Madi and Erica discuss Lolita a captive Southern Resident Killer Whale

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