tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70987267878215150402024-03-18T02:14:46.837-07:00Voice of the OrcasUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger86125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-53629549336829083612023-05-18T00:15:00.029-07:002023-05-22T18:51:07.068-07:00David Kirby & Superpod8 Details <p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">May 18th </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;">Today is David Kirby's birthday</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;">Sadly & shockingly, David passed on 16 April 2023, in Puebla, Mexico, at age 62. Medical complications, after a fall, lead to a hospitalization from which DK never returned. We are still processing this loss, as we were planning a reunion with David, at #Superpod8, whose book is a big topic at the event </span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC7uZ3O5fJpkniAtZrZ0FjMBaT0k8HV_mH2Gs_P-jjvTP3_YHwoQI2w_e_xfrl8UsSiGpyKLXjtZ3I16GygHbEU4skbVpexm12qTcN3a7YNyK5b_sNtGZ_4NOI0BbCvSh-pLOe2Y4bFGN4rxeoBaFPFBuMli1-D5dKyH3nxHGyp1JwGb4T4sPSrAvPw/s320/dk.gif" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYC7uZ3O5fJpkniAtZrZ0FjMBaT0k8HV_mH2Gs_P-jjvTP3_YHwoQI2w_e_xfrl8UsSiGpyKLXjtZ3I16GygHbEU4skbVpexm12qTcN3a7YNyK5b_sNtGZ_4NOI0BbCvSh-pLOe2Y4bFGN4rxeoBaFPFBuMli1-D5dKyH3nxHGyp1JwGb4T4sPSrAvPw/s1600/dk.gif" width="320" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">David talks with Amy Goodman, <a href="https://www.democracynow.org/2010/8/24/david_kirby_on_the_looming_threat" target="_blank">here</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b></b></span></div><b><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></b><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span>David's journalistic accomplishments are distinguished and some can be viewed </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Kirby_(journalist)" target="_blank">here</a><span>. </span><span>Gabriel Rotello recently <a href="https://gaycitynews.com/investigative-journalist-david-kirby-dies-at-62/" target="_blank">wrote</a> of DK's <i>outside</i> interests</span></span></p><blockquote><i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia;">Kirby was a passionate cook, gardener, and lover of all things Mexican. He and his partner Carlos Jimeno had recently renovated a villa in Puebla, Mexico, a job he detailed to his many Facebook friends and followers. The couple had previously renovated a former bungalow colony in upstate New York. At his death, he was working on a memoir of his time traveling the world with Elizabeth Tayor for amfAR</span></i></blockquote><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwI269f8mfYwgo2rCmKTbz3qPS9vCpGBp8uVUAwpUEGoNGMh47l_TAduIFvyasAHxESUPcwcuLr5TDLsImMuiD6jFpDH1JeMY_rC6nIW84qXWCviLsWQx81vi2V9Fp0__2c3EHB58vgd91MDGvIfez8Mef-9wWO9H72G35krWiyymQf-JyJBgmKwkmA/s1450/davidsam.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="984" data-original-width="1450" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOwI269f8mfYwgo2rCmKTbz3qPS9vCpGBp8uVUAwpUEGoNGMh47l_TAduIFvyasAHxESUPcwcuLr5TDLsImMuiD6jFpDH1JeMY_rC6nIW84qXWCviLsWQx81vi2V9Fp0__2c3EHB58vgd91MDGvIfez8Mef-9wWO9H72G35krWiyymQf-JyJBgmKwkmA/w640-h434/davidsam.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">#Superpod1 </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">DK was a friend of animals, people & the planet. He launched <i>Death at SeaWorld</i> at <a href="https://youtu.be/cNZqxLGDkOU" target="_blank">#Superpod2</a> & was looking forward to seeing the book's adaptation presented at Superpod8, by <a href="https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2006136/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm">Simon Allen</a>, writer & show runner for the TV Mini Series which is in development </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9JQ7n_s15UI_ywoYwQ8LY3OtgS_PwX0s7IWbZA0OZzuUAArF8Wsm2YKyTcqgzqC5cnHqixaOjPtWZ3lL6pGfIH-SiuURgFN4oMA1WvVONSTFEXMA_lXZOmm2kPjD3-1z5JuvVchaMRGP5pBrE0S7xw7p65rIBq-stX-Zu_6PMMSSa09cZbtGc0vm6Q/s841/strip.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="167" data-original-width="841" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN9JQ7n_s15UI_ywoYwQ8LY3OtgS_PwX0s7IWbZA0OZzuUAArF8Wsm2YKyTcqgzqC5cnHqixaOjPtWZ3lL6pGfIH-SiuURgFN4oMA1WvVONSTFEXMA_lXZOmm2kPjD3-1z5JuvVchaMRGP5pBrE0S7xw7p65rIBq-stX-Zu_6PMMSSa09cZbtGc0vm6Q/w640-h128/strip.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i>Simon says</i>, "We'll be talking about why we optioned the book, our plans for the show, paying tribute to David and giving a short reading from the book in his memory." He also told me, "I was hoping to conclude the presentation... from Chapter 3 of <i>Death at SeaWorld</i> (Capture) which, in my opinion, is one of the most beautiful things he wrote, and one of the many reasons why I fell in love with his book." <br /><br /></span><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></p><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3T9mL7zTojZ384eS8qzQ3a-ggCNWd9SjF43QWvICqJXGFgdc_BXfLJcSwnEmcyeIoJvJC0O6M65nZQfRl-axJ0Xh2uUhx5-KzNBgR6185g3KF7cgLKYB60E3DsYZXPkVlVfoolugEjVcAKvtm-Tx2wfLX2xQYSGJRoLLE0CbcG3O_qxE1hTPqrBF31Q/s703/carolnaomi.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="701" data-original-width="703" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3T9mL7zTojZ384eS8qzQ3a-ggCNWd9SjF43QWvICqJXGFgdc_BXfLJcSwnEmcyeIoJvJC0O6M65nZQfRl-axJ0Xh2uUhx5-KzNBgR6185g3KF7cgLKYB60E3DsYZXPkVlVfoolugEjVcAKvtm-Tx2wfLX2xQYSGJRoLLE0CbcG3O_qxE1hTPqrBF31Q/s320/carolnaomi.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.c21media.net/news/fremantle-duo-investigate-death-at-seaworld/" target="_blank">From C21 Media</a><span>: </span> </span></div><div><i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><i><span style="color: #660000; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Lorenzo Mieli, CEO of The Apartment, said: “Death at SeaWorld will not only be a searingly relevant prestige television event but also an inspiring rallying call to protect the beauty and wonder of our troubled planet.”</span></i></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSccDdcqJKxCD_jjVXYHOnICK0U3zA9GKr3E_gRjEy6DOtl2TYC9YIflTlBcg_F7Kr1jPLpJwTlezOxpcHVt76s3K0BXf87iT_ZnmlVcq4ScxL2rkUx6p7xiHnG1dKRGVJ-p6YVpREXX9Kg1U6WLjMKFlaYrKySiWfM5KOctA1g4Cg32nGnfcVM37HqA/s619/jeffanddavid.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="619" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSccDdcqJKxCD_jjVXYHOnICK0U3zA9GKr3E_gRjEy6DOtl2TYC9YIflTlBcg_F7Kr1jPLpJwTlezOxpcHVt76s3K0BXf87iT_ZnmlVcq4ScxL2rkUx6p7xiHnG1dKRGVJ-p6YVpREXX9Kg1U6WLjMKFlaYrKySiWfM5KOctA1g4Cg32nGnfcVM37HqA/w640-h248/jeffanddavid.JPG" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">My Last Words with David </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><u><span style="color: #2b00fe;">We will honor Ken, DK & our Orca Heroes at Superpod8</span></u><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><!--more--></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #cccccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">Travel Logistics & Outline for Superpod8:</span></h1></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><b><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRVTMBjmxu3OzBoxok6EFWDlke_vfu40_lrHWaeM5wbbTd1U5Rb3SHZheSWWKWcKsGvXXABxwyJZv40JLQhYvv5RbDWnHSnQXLl0lnBAqO1L6m8UV3D6YMOmcKLmOuxX6HF0RO61mHn5ZiQtVZisc0hWe9OYo6q2FnEXWqCh8eP1EZ4Nr7rb2JXq_HA/s1066/wastateferry.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1066" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzRVTMBjmxu3OzBoxok6EFWDlke_vfu40_lrHWaeM5wbbTd1U5Rb3SHZheSWWKWcKsGvXXABxwyJZv40JLQhYvv5RbDWnHSnQXLl0lnBAqO1L6m8UV3D6YMOmcKLmOuxX6HF0RO61mHn5ZiQtVZisc0hWe9OYo6q2FnEXWqCh8eP1EZ4Nr7rb2JXq_HA/w640-h360/wastateferry.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;">The Ferry Landing in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA, USA </span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></b></span></div><div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span>Most travelers will be arriving via ferry from Anacortes, on the map, partially, screen right. Note Friday Harbor, the location of Superpod 8. <span style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: white;"><i>You Are Here</i></span></span> marks the location of the </span><i><a href="https://www.whaleresearch.com/" target="_blank">Center for Whale Research</a></i><span>, and home of <i>Orca Survey</i> [1976 - Present]</span></span></p></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3MvFntAD-qHwFweVXFvNeuCtNrMjPENAcXOpAW3bAgx5XzpYmOTSe7NSfVpyCU5JEwNfIEpTOyklzwgNkJaGqoOQ7xWLqwq_dRA1Q9nIaResMdbTc54oLUGr9r1DHFYsMNF_CG8dYUrmsaNZTPjXnsKF8GRZZx7DLOsDwPBh4Wx691d3metKAvnUyg/s857/sanjuanisland.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; font-family: georgia; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="644" data-original-width="857" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix3MvFntAD-qHwFweVXFvNeuCtNrMjPENAcXOpAW3bAgx5XzpYmOTSe7NSfVpyCU5JEwNfIEpTOyklzwgNkJaGqoOQ7xWLqwq_dRA1Q9nIaResMdbTc54oLUGr9r1DHFYsMNF_CG8dYUrmsaNZTPjXnsKF8GRZZx7DLOsDwPBh4Wx691d3metKAvnUyg/w640-h480/sanjuanisland.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br />Getting on island requires a boat or plane ride. Here is a link to the Washington State <a href="https://wsdot.com/ferries/schedule/scheduledetailbyroute.aspx?route=ana-sj-sid">Ferry Schedule out of Anacortes</a>. Most will be arriving via this method, including myself, and if you're bringing a car, make a reservation. It's peak season in the Pac-Northwest<br /><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUHvqHxUPyye0vhRh_vWCc02dvc06nFCprgOwou1szhsxiLe-4bMEVc409lt8Fm6Fv8-3TyfGUNrerEhTuTo0IaOISU0Uo3ivxNM2nfNjL5uaY9Mr4AEK87BzhEzc0fvtmvfKB3K6T0tUGBLWJaVx4A1VUjlqL3bIs73ymyPogbB34NrURiDaCrmkGg/s977/wildorca.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="977" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqUHvqHxUPyye0vhRh_vWCc02dvc06nFCprgOwou1szhsxiLe-4bMEVc409lt8Fm6Fv8-3TyfGUNrerEhTuTo0IaOISU0Uo3ivxNM2nfNjL5uaY9Mr4AEK87BzhEzc0fvtmvfKB3K6T0tUGBLWJaVx4A1VUjlqL3bIs73ymyPogbB34NrURiDaCrmkGg/w640-h336/wildorca.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">While state ferries provide a remarkable & picturesque ride through the islands, arriving via Kenmore Air is supreme; especially if you come in on their <i><a href="https://www.wildorca.org/story/the-wild-orca-seaplane-takes-flight-above-the-pacific-northwest/" target="_blank">Wild Orca DHC-3T deHavilland Otter Seaplane</a> </i></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: georgia; text-align: left;"><blockquote><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i>Kenmore Air seaplane pilots Michael Hays and Anna Gullickson founded Wild Orca in 2014, inspired by their unique view of the Southern Resident killer whales, and were determined to make a difference. They hatched a crazy dream of flying an orca seaplane above this endangered population they were working to protect and hoped to raise greater awareness of their plight by directly engaging with Kenmore Air passengers</i></span> </blockquote><blockquote>ANNA is presenting at SP8. Make sure to ask her about #WildOrcaSeaplane </blockquote><p> </p></span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlbdAs2xcMkVbHeCazAh7AJKaKnGiAiQR47TQ1bvTZlOS6mx7HTIB8T1FXVN_6ukftq-sIKIUhrCHy4GGE1YYg8ZtFXMRQcOzEmqOcUFdjCDmxsGn_M9_ZFJ86lgssWcCovg08dpAP42qOHQF2x8IcAB1-Wrd_3LuQ5M4bPo8-GXlfE6PulFsBWbgsA/s930/annaPlane.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="930" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLlbdAs2xcMkVbHeCazAh7AJKaKnGiAiQR47TQ1bvTZlOS6mx7HTIB8T1FXVN_6ukftq-sIKIUhrCHy4GGE1YYg8ZtFXMRQcOzEmqOcUFdjCDmxsGn_M9_ZFJ86lgssWcCovg08dpAP42qOHQF2x8IcAB1-Wrd_3LuQ5M4bPo8-GXlfE6PulFsBWbgsA/w400-h265/annaPlane.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">Michael & Anna with the </span><a href="https://twitter.com/KenmoreAir/status/654411626347675648" style="font-size: small;">#WildOrcaSeaplane</a><span style="color: red; font-size: small;">. </span></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Once on the island, we'll walk, ride, tell stories, watch, spend time at Lime Kiln, & learn from some of the best in the world. The San Juans are a remarkable archipelago</span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><br /></span></span><br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARWchcPioh6yGlWFBsBN4Hq2AvjSLR6D2c7cQZdVI-kicj9yzV65wzSE-UAcA1ky5Vjt-rsLb63DU_AL9Y7xGuivOeT2adwNOmSwW1LdSK0TyqTm9IzCHJ8FGcTlqhS2ouzqKTiIYljrlmrHVbYW-COhN7oxtcIMCMoI2dcexS_3ajiW5uXP3lSORBA/s1254/kilntwo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="776" data-original-width="1254" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhARWchcPioh6yGlWFBsBN4Hq2AvjSLR6D2c7cQZdVI-kicj9yzV65wzSE-UAcA1ky5Vjt-rsLb63DU_AL9Y7xGuivOeT2adwNOmSwW1LdSK0TyqTm9IzCHJ8FGcTlqhS2ouzqKTiIYljrlmrHVbYW-COhN7oxtcIMCMoI2dcexS_3ajiW5uXP3lSORBA/w640-h396/kilntwo.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">Lime Kiln Lighthouse, Superpod3, Photo JV </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: large;">SP8 dates are 18-21 July 2023, Tuesday through Friday. The first and last days will feature social events & flex time; closing at Lime Kiln Lighthouse. The middle days will be at the <a href="https://www.sjctheatre.org/">San Juan Community Theater</a>, home of the <a href="https://www.fhff.org/">Friday Harbor Film Festival</a>, & feature presentations via orca experts from the USA, Canada, France, Mexico, UK, New Zealand & Russia</span></span><div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">Most attendees will be arriving Tuesday 18 July. Flex time excursions might include hiking, biking, Lime Kiln Lighthouse, San Juan Island National Historical Park, kayaking, Roche Harbor, Snug Harbor, water-or-land-based whale-watching [WW] & more. Last visit, while on island in October 2022, we met Copperfield & Jude, just outside of Friday Harbor. It was amazing to observe what they did with the harbor seal pictured below</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf3yX1ZNJE5GYDU3R1T0Nwp2ef0dm8BcNWLYw4SWV2qPyIWQJYJOt6SrnWtmrkCKbsblDJD6KesCrAs7Un3dZ-S3yzHukgsPtwIrfElMSmoTAl5Vn_cZGByT68BVkzrL1ANM47O0G2cv_pRnyUNvmxB21JdrHxIaTccueI62kyeRF3AiOEDRixwmZhg/s5333/cop_jude_FINAL.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="5333" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijf3yX1ZNJE5GYDU3R1T0Nwp2ef0dm8BcNWLYw4SWV2qPyIWQJYJOt6SrnWtmrkCKbsblDJD6KesCrAs7Un3dZ-S3yzHukgsPtwIrfElMSmoTAl5Vn_cZGByT68BVkzrL1ANM47O0G2cv_pRnyUNvmxB21JdrHxIaTccueI62kyeRF3AiOEDRixwmZhg/w640-h216/cop_jude_FINAL.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: xx-small;">JV Oct 2022</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Logistically, there are many things to do in the San Juan Islands. Please optimize your flex days so you can attend as many lectures as possible. You don't want to miss those </span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">___________________</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #ffd966;">Superpod 8 Outline Below </span><span><!--more--></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdkgRFFOzwbXlApA9OOTc6nosdQUs1gGB6jk_jwAvguEqMejNL_8TLKSZP9BB3oAkXe7JplwKCD16Ot7MdKqfTkioetYdrxKjsgBy-fN9TFlYlwYwZMvFUeFUGAPsX83e-EzsSNa09PN8iIlAv_Ll432wuvyWrnz0cGXu9z65MNONOkDyQNR11_fezQ/s899/ebattcamera2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="899" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXdkgRFFOzwbXlApA9OOTc6nosdQUs1gGB6jk_jwAvguEqMejNL_8TLKSZP9BB3oAkXe7JplwKCD16Ot7MdKqfTkioetYdrxKjsgBy-fN9TFlYlwYwZMvFUeFUGAPsX83e-EzsSNa09PN8iIlAv_Ll432wuvyWrnz0cGXu9z65MNONOkDyQNR11_fezQ/w640-h520/ebattcamera2.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">VOTO's Samantha Berg & John Jett, surrounding Orca Hero Elizabeth Batt, The Batt Woman at #Superpod3</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span><!--more--></span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">DAY ONE: Tuesday 18 July 2023 </span></span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">[FLEX DAY] </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><!--more--></span></span></div><p></p></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">0735 [Example] Arrive Friday Harbor via WA State Ferry or Seaplane <br />0800 [Example] Coffee & Breakfast in Friday Harbor with fellow travelers & attendees <br />1000 [Example] Whale Watching Excursion </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">1200 - 1400 LUNCH </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">1400 - 1630 FIRST SOCIAL EVENT: Deck Party at Friday's Crab House</span><br />1830 - 1930 MEETING: Speakers/Organizers Gathering at CWR Outreach Center <br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">1930 - Cocktails, Socials in Friday Harbor </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgar1HuwH8ng2IZHm_C1agjqaP7CZQqCjKHKEFGdM-zW5TgZjJUlF8QmXVdezIKw6qJ4WKQE5lWGUbTj1_fvo62FrqlobxAHoac1tJyi5gXmab_yPcov0Wni-IRCIUIOsyA6_6dIoSGWDfaox6e0QRF7Xy32u3D9OKAaPPjRPJTMDhbI8KWdqo7ykwo0w/s1355/fridayscab.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="857" data-original-width="1355" height="405" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgar1HuwH8ng2IZHm_C1agjqaP7CZQqCjKHKEFGdM-zW5TgZjJUlF8QmXVdezIKw6qJ4WKQE5lWGUbTj1_fvo62FrqlobxAHoac1tJyi5gXmab_yPcov0Wni-IRCIUIOsyA6_6dIoSGWDfaox6e0QRF7Xy32u3D9OKAaPPjRPJTMDhbI8KWdqo7ykwo0w/w640-h405/fridayscab.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">__________________</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6IJD8mKph4y4-VXNvSQA44kEcnbjEF9LJgu0ovboD2w4tbkXtANy3-kInlMD_0McdhqPq_Z3ULxT95b7TknqmYVyFM_MQPOTPtfgclRldUaoaLDuAsuEUB65MzwX22Fi92uECLNTNlLWFxUScQQmpvIAlh-DkHC4fMKY7oJ0PXNK9xf4FXNBOVDTuw/s1270/corky.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="910" data-original-width="1270" height="458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic6IJD8mKph4y4-VXNvSQA44kEcnbjEF9LJgu0ovboD2w4tbkXtANy3-kInlMD_0McdhqPq_Z3ULxT95b7TknqmYVyFM_MQPOTPtfgclRldUaoaLDuAsuEUB65MzwX22Fi92uECLNTNlLWFxUScQQmpvIAlh-DkHC4fMKY7oJ0PXNK9xf4FXNBOVDTuw/w640-h458/corky.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption"><span style="color: red; font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">Corky is one of 2 feature docs that will be screened at Superpod8. Keiko: The Untold Story is the other. Both films will have Q&A's. Of note, Corky recently won the Audience Choice Award at the FH Film Festival. And Holly was instrumental in bringing Superpod8 to Friday Harbor this year</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><!--more-->DAY TWO: Wednesday 19 July </span><span>[THEATER DAY] </span></span></span></div><div><!--more--></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_2vR_GhZnXg82lcxU_WqekwJQBlCaQRYOwidFRzp8Sq06FGnUmSVcSnqh20CKzMoem9MDGB12jlZLoe8l_oydM5gFRNs-NLX16FwfVTA35GtYC_xUOdZwrPzkbCfCvpAwwAVv-Lq3udw2ltu7thkSl3HG1Ex_eFALo2bESxCUY_l6LHzz7dkTAYfEA/s1020/latestsup.JPG" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="611" data-original-width="1020" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF_2vR_GhZnXg82lcxU_WqekwJQBlCaQRYOwidFRzp8Sq06FGnUmSVcSnqh20CKzMoem9MDGB12jlZLoe8l_oydM5gFRNs-NLX16FwfVTA35GtYC_xUOdZwrPzkbCfCvpAwwAVv-Lq3udw2ltu7thkSl3HG1Ex_eFALo2bESxCUY_l6LHzz7dkTAYfEA/w400-h240/latestsup.JPG" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;">Click graphic to Enlarge. Note that lectures are subject to change </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia;">BLOCK ONE 0900 TO 1200 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">1) London Fletcher & Dr Ingrid Visser: Orca interactions with Sunfishes<br />2) Muriel Anal of One Voice: Tribute to Ken & Update on France<br />3) Jim Waddell, RET U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Lower Snake River Dams<br />4) Anna Gullickson, Kenmore Air Pilot, WA State Cetacean Captivity Bill HB2888 & more<br />5) Capt Jeff Friedman: PWWA benefits to education & changing orca habitat</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="682" data-original-width="1052" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcxMv9F5x9fNg8AXP6pFGS_aBjgqtLnuPW5aPvBmdEAgKi0gMmUcItR2Xdl-yYgn4AbYCu6x6Loj8FCQaD6sRk_KcJ7ZgeQNN4ti2Vl1wjbkcoPGGC7dS7O2xbOyn69-UPAkX4udy-rrMInjYl1otHVU2dCa_sEbHst-GVfhPg1RppAYWycLn7jKyedg/w400-h259/jjpresentstwo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;"><span style="text-align: left;">Dr John Jett Presenting the Data from our Survival Paper, link </span><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmjejd/the-seaworld-mole-tried-to-catfish-me" style="text-align: left;">here</a><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></span></div><span style="color: #990000; font-family: arial; font-size: xx-small;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Also an article: </span><a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/bmjejd/the-seaworld-mole-tried-to-catfish-me" style="text-align: left;">The SeaWorld Mole Tried to Catfish Me</a> by Melissa Cronin</div></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia;">BLOCK TWO 1300 TO 1600 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">1) OFFICIAL WELCOME </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">2) Dr Kathryn Comer (PSU): Blackfish at Ten, scholarship review </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">3) Dr Naomi Rose (AWI): The Case Against Marine Mammals in Captivity, 6th Ed. </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">4) Simon Allen: Show Runner for proposed "Death at SeaWorld" adaptation </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">5) Dr Deborah Giles: From Poop to Protection, what scat samples can tell us about the health of the Southern Resident Killer Whales </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf-h_WGwcxB_jltDAaEE6Cq3Ruhg14UGeSf8oHs1BJgujgLV5kc2nUt-fj2w8nbBrzFUwFQvQHOButpxxd8QopT2xN9l-I2aGZYbJk-RjpJBwjETw7cqcgH1RNvEJy-WGwaZjJSXhR9ybY5mdljforgxK4tdPwD6Yi8ssal7sNnyiO5EHHzJEnRffkw/s544/San%20Juan%20theater%20.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="306" data-original-width="544" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtf-h_WGwcxB_jltDAaEE6Cq3Ruhg14UGeSf8oHs1BJgujgLV5kc2nUt-fj2w8nbBrzFUwFQvQHOButpxxd8QopT2xN9l-I2aGZYbJk-RjpJBwjETw7cqcgH1RNvEJy-WGwaZjJSXhR9ybY5mdljforgxK4tdPwD6Yi8ssal7sNnyiO5EHHzJEnRffkw/w400-h225/San%20Juan%20theater%20.gif" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div></div></div><div><div><div><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">DAY THREE: Thursday 20 July </span>[THEATER DAY]</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span></span></span></p><!--more--><p></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">BLOCK FOUR 0900 TO 1200 </span><br /><br />1) Oxana Fedorova: Mission impossible: How we freed 10 orcas and 87 belugas from the Whale Jail</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">2) Dr Ingrid Visser: More information on the Whale Jail </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">3) Stephanie Holbert [PhD Cand.]: Contaminants in Chinook Salmon Consumed by Resident Orcas</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">4) Center for Whale Research: Lecture One </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">5) Center for Whale Research: Lecture Two </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">6) Center for Whale Research: Lecture Three </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlJAKMigW6Rr9JPavdPo77ovQL0XEmvbxZ-yKGMxZbNJ7UM-rmPdbgFY8c374LKK7aRRpiLlGSHszop23t9W4mNhboa-hlunNLsMfQZm-m-AnOsJhnoFXY5NfN0Vqu7Sy3A-bIyWIMrMUok1tktbRN6OORbK5r6ZX1Bj4YJiHvujnCotbr5VtP5TGIg/s665/presser%20.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="289" data-original-width="665" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnlJAKMigW6Rr9JPavdPo77ovQL0XEmvbxZ-yKGMxZbNJ7UM-rmPdbgFY8c374LKK7aRRpiLlGSHszop23t9W4mNhboa-hlunNLsMfQZm-m-AnOsJhnoFXY5NfN0Vqu7Sy3A-bIyWIMrMUok1tktbRN6OORbK5r6ZX1Bj4YJiHvujnCotbr5VtP5TGIg/w640-h278/presser%20.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-small;">Press Conference: 28 October 2016 Pier 66 Seattle. Story <a href="https://komonews.com/news/local/its-a-sad-day-researcher-claim-puget-sound-orcas-are-starving-and-dying" target="_blank">HERE</a> </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: #f4cccc;">BLOCK FIVE 1300 TO 1530 </span><br /><br />1) Margaux Dodds (Marine Connection, Uk): 30 years since the last captive cetacean left UK</span><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">2) Lincoln Obary [Remote Link with Indonesia]: Dolphin Project Update </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">3) Matthew Speigl, Esq & Dr Ingrid Visser: Update on captive orca Morgan <br />4) Diane Fraleigh (Ontario Captive Animal Watch): Update on Canadian Legislation </span></div><span style="font-family: georgia;">5) Peggi Oki: Environmental & fine artist, TEDx public speaker, activist: Art for Tokitae</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: #f4cccc; font-family: georgia;"> BLOCK SIX 1630 TO 2000 </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">1) Howard Garrett (CWR): Tokitae plans, updates </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">2) Dr Lori Marino (Neuroscientist; Whale Sanctuary Project): Update on WSP </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">3) Charles Vinick (Ex Dir, Whale Sanctuary Project): Friends of Lotita </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">4) MOVIE: Keiko The Untold Story </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">5) Q&A with Dr Naomi Rose and Theresa Demarest </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">6) ANNOUNCEMENTS: Spain 2024? Lime Kiln Lighthouse Friday Sunset </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1SonsiOlq6-f0S5IIxLm3wHJjFx1sTDfRq_vgoHN6flbrZy6zJtoyRn-SZOYgCX5SkUJcAqeXlgRVBqpQU1JVwn1Y4SqZp6hyc02jnNocM5h6EudZFMBSO63u7BZpaYw-TUqKcV9qxW9eD-o3oAk7_HvNj8UBC8ZwVl6zsZtcjremoH9lSacHYmjdQ/s1386/ellachicmelissa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1386" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha1SonsiOlq6-f0S5IIxLm3wHJjFx1sTDfRq_vgoHN6flbrZy6zJtoyRn-SZOYgCX5SkUJcAqeXlgRVBqpQU1JVwn1Y4SqZp6hyc02jnNocM5h6EudZFMBSO63u7BZpaYw-TUqKcV9qxW9eD-o3oAk7_HvNj8UBC8ZwVl6zsZtcjremoH9lSacHYmjdQ/w400-h231/ellachicmelissa.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: georgia; font-size: x-small;">Ella Van Cleave, Michelle Duncan, and Melissa Cronin (journalist) </span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /> </span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;">DAY FOUR: Friday 21 July 2023</span></span><span style="background-color: #fff2cc;"> [FLEX DAY]</span></span></div><span><span style="font-family: georgia;"><!--more--></span></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><br />0800 [EXAMPLE] Coffee & Breakfast <br />0900 [EXAMPLE] Bike Ride to Roche Harbor <br />1200 [EXAMPLE] Visit Snug Harbor </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;">ISLAND EXPLORING / WHALE WATCHING / SHOPPING</span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">1900 - 2100 LAST OFFICIAL SOCIAL. SUNSET AT LIME KILN. We will honor Ken, David, Elizabeth, Samantha, & our orca heroes with stories, song, drumming & more </span></div><div style="font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: georgia;">2200 - Night Cap in Town </span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-05oFHTMoAVJH_g2XkGgH78VZ--eXNKx3OupAkmaNfxKCr-421jJ0OKFN2puJwNFrFPWlgUAMYof9TCnzAzwdq5XMwM1XxUeSL7ftQf7MGK05yP_-wcXVW2fTin5FkPPGIjyyOfeH1HCsgfnbpwjiGX5CWI1dQlgGzmzp7VhKSm2OCLEzccMBphxNw/s1280/cruisegif.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-05oFHTMoAVJH_g2XkGgH78VZ--eXNKx3OupAkmaNfxKCr-421jJ0OKFN2puJwNFrFPWlgUAMYof9TCnzAzwdq5XMwM1XxUeSL7ftQf7MGK05yP_-wcXVW2fTin5FkPPGIjyyOfeH1HCsgfnbpwjiGX5CWI1dQlgGzmzp7VhKSm2OCLEzccMBphxNw/w400-h225/cruisegif.gif" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><!--more--></span><span><!--more--></span> </span></span></div><div><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pJ8vwUxbom04NjG7e39mWxkawnEMBaNOIXLb-gFfJu4HJWy67Lf6P1FGNLNJoILskEJ_Kj0uHojfHY8Z_6eg96mGS8yvyJ5z7HKGWIpwV1m5svsmeYZ0tJiTE8yUuA5M_QQd5BMj0EAi9SEl7WQqgbbLOgA47bOIsI723KggQ6jnIpIsuE5CKjvZ6A/s2994/kendavid.jpg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2994" data-original-width="2502" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0pJ8vwUxbom04NjG7e39mWxkawnEMBaNOIXLb-gFfJu4HJWy67Lf6P1FGNLNJoILskEJ_Kj0uHojfHY8Z_6eg96mGS8yvyJ5z7HKGWIpwV1m5svsmeYZ0tJiTE8yUuA5M_QQd5BMj0EAi9SEl7WQqgbbLOgA47bOIsI723KggQ6jnIpIsuE5CKjvZ6A/w334-h400/kendavid.jpg" width="334" /></span></a></p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span><span style="color: #cc0000;"><div><div style="color: black;">NEW WEBSITE LINK HERE: </div><div style="color: black;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/blog/post/edit/7098726787821515040/goog_1782798775"><br /></a></div><div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><a href="https://superpod-event.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://superpod-event.com/</span></a></div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;">Many thanks to Kaarina Makowski, artist, archivist, orca expert, & movie editor extraordinaire, for her hard work putting together this new website. It will serve as a "hub for Superpod stuff." Lectures from past Superpod events are there and this years lectures will be accessible later this year. She is also filming the lectures </div><div style="color: black;"><br /></div><div style="color: black;">If you're attending SP8, you'll get to see her remarkable editing work in <i>Corky</i>, our featured film at Superpod8. This film is by Director Christine Caruso, with Holly Marie Combs as the voice over. There will be a Q&A after the film Wednesday night, including Kaarina, Holly, Michael, myself & Christine. Please join us there! </div></div></span></span><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span></span><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-27336993767445193552023-02-21T21:27:00.004-08:002023-04-04T22:09:53.115-07:00#Superpod8: Honoring Ken & Blackfish at 10 <h1 style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5wAhblxHP0x5o2Jps7tqOOSanWH_Z3icCJTc_PW2h0aupG9IY6WdBLC0ASP6JTN2G3zjJJWz1NlTUkVIZsmiKwYUHziyTZEehML81pFlwrxeTwnKYK3XgonOjwMYg62WaynzUNAy3QScPt7gL1uEJWbCWuD1gjWt45AcfQY8vaDbas4J2Jg0FYnUug/s3810/Superpod_heading.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="3810" height="194" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5wAhblxHP0x5o2Jps7tqOOSanWH_Z3icCJTc_PW2h0aupG9IY6WdBLC0ASP6JTN2G3zjJJWz1NlTUkVIZsmiKwYUHziyTZEehML81pFlwrxeTwnKYK3XgonOjwMYg62WaynzUNAy3QScPt7gL1uEJWbCWuD1gjWt45AcfQY8vaDbas4J2Jg0FYnUug/w668-h194/Superpod_heading.jpg" width="668" /></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></h1><h1 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;">Honoring Ken & Blackfish at Ten </span></h1><div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">This year, <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=G93beiYiE74&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE">Blackfish movie</a> turns ten. And on 15 December 2022, <a href="https://www.sanjuanjournal.com/obituaries/kenneth-ken-chester-balcomb-iii-passages/">the world lost Ken Balcomb</a>; renowned scientist, Orca Survey founder, father, brother, sage, dam critic, whale Godfather, friend, environmentalist & mentor</span></span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1na0-99DXp9bUx94OOlc9fTOY0fr8X5_bnpa2rM65jaHo_C7i11UM2Xkd_7_iipvb9Rrox_piZ_cfvEHSRT-5O7p-4AlfSC3HFP-hO5XlmRYzDqvpvlfiJG4-cVnts-riMQT402JoTyUisEejBmaNp_JdssqOYKxHgk7Es4kCSTXCyLpImAsCwf5VQ/s892/kenvoto_caption.jpg" style="display: inline; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="732" data-original-width="892" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1na0-99DXp9bUx94OOlc9fTOY0fr8X5_bnpa2rM65jaHo_C7i11UM2Xkd_7_iipvb9Rrox_piZ_cfvEHSRT-5O7p-4AlfSC3HFP-hO5XlmRYzDqvpvlfiJG4-cVnts-riMQT402JoTyUisEejBmaNp_JdssqOYKxHgk7Es4kCSTXCyLpImAsCwf5VQ/w516-h424/kenvoto_caption.jpg" width="516" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: x-large;"><h2></h2></span></div><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">In July, we are gathering to celebrate Ken's life, learn more about the Salish Sea, view the award winning documentary<i><a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=da4xMsrFHXY&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE" target="_blank"> Corky</a></i>, discuss orcas as non human persons, share the most recent Orcinus orca & dam science, hear about a possible new TV Series based on David Kirby's book, <i>Death at SeaWorld</i>, discuss whale captivity & sanctuaries, tell stories, and commemorate <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=lrvcborWIUc&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE"><i>The Blackfish Effect</i></a> at ten years</span></span></h3><div><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIM_F_OGbvINFbx3RlKoPyYPWa8Pw3opuvKrx8nWzun-m-WZpd69grtfxoUOfHsoLVc_0FzEhWoIyN-5gEmqq0CZuMDxkPvDqLGhHbycoW7C5nJIKVe5G8gF2IeAMtzj5XkyiEGanTHO1jU9g2O15tQcPfz8tYv4fX6_Pic2bb4KSKJiKBWNFsmoPRbQ/s1425/kendies.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="898" data-original-width="1425" height="403" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIM_F_OGbvINFbx3RlKoPyYPWa8Pw3opuvKrx8nWzun-m-WZpd69grtfxoUOfHsoLVc_0FzEhWoIyN-5gEmqq0CZuMDxkPvDqLGhHbycoW7C5nJIKVe5G8gF2IeAMtzj5XkyiEGanTHO1jU9g2O15tQcPfz8tYv4fX6_Pic2bb4KSKJiKBWNFsmoPRbQ/w640-h403/kendies.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">#Superpod8 is ON</span></h1><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><b><i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/voiceoftheorcas/superpod-events" style="color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;">Superpod</a></i></b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> is an orca conference & social event on <a href="https://www.visitsanjuans.com/" style="color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;">San Juan Island</a>, Washington, USA.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The event occurs from 18 to 21 July & the 2023 theme is <i>Honoring</i></span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> Ken & Blackfish at 10. </i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Superpod8 lectures will be filmed, once again, and archived at Kaarina's <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@delphinidaeinfo" target="_blank">D</a></i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@delphinidaeinfo" target="_blank">elphinidae.info Channel on YouTube</a></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal;">This year, you'll meet and hear scientists from the <a href="https://www.whaleresearch.com/" target="_blank">Center for Whale Research</a>, from Drs Naomi Rose, Deborah Giles, Ingrid Visser, & Lori Marino, as well as movie makers, NGO's,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal;"> dam experts, a </span><a href="https://www.pdx.edu/english/kate-comer-phd" style="color: #21bb53; font-style: normal; text-decoration-line: none;">rhetorician</a><span style="color: #222222; font-style: normal;">, journalists, former trainers & more. There will be over two dozen presentations, land & water based whale watching; and socials in one of the most unique settings in the world; the San Juan Islands, WA, USA </span></i></span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXmrldBKIVFupcAwmJ2LOUuInqNx6rbpR0ovxbPVD6ZIic1D8eklwzrPNYbO0VhmNLeQFvRKZEwbhYyiAEII0UbIIeGTYPRIIiy71Z8tRkpGRFCY1f5vUQTnsXYTYtg0pLU_xzjm0lnSk11NQIh8_KB-bbvmDzzaqEZR-OZtPcblGm8yyn72PpaRHBQ/s640/ferrygif.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOXmrldBKIVFupcAwmJ2LOUuInqNx6rbpR0ovxbPVD6ZIic1D8eklwzrPNYbO0VhmNLeQFvRKZEwbhYyiAEII0UbIIeGTYPRIIiy71Z8tRkpGRFCY1f5vUQTnsXYTYtg0pLU_xzjm0lnSk11NQIh8_KB-bbvmDzzaqEZR-OZtPcblGm8yyn72PpaRHBQ/w640-h360/ferrygif.gif" width="640" /></span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;">#Superpod8 is the latest incarnation of an event that started in July 2011, & after an OSHA investigation was triggered regarding the tragic deaths of two killer whale trainers; one at SeaWorld of Florida & another at Loro Parque, in the Canary Islands</span></p><p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">The OSHA investigation & associated trial formed the backbone of <i>#<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/movies/best-movies-2010s-decade.html" style="color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;">Blackfish</a></i><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/24/movies/best-movies-2010s-decade.html" style="color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;"> movie</a> & <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-SeaWorld-Killer-Whales-Captivity/dp/1250031257" style="color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;"><i>Death at SeaWorld</i></a>, book. The ex SeaWorld trainers featured in those works became galvanized after a misinformation campaign was waged by the company; SeaWorld publicly attempted to blame the trainers for their own deaths; an example, <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=iLuiZCz2-EE&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE" target="_blank">here</a></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"> </span></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Orca researchers fr around the globe together at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Superpod4?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Superpod4</a>. Ken Balcomb & <a href="https://twitter.com/OrcaIngrid?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OrcaIngrid</a> <a href="http://t.co/4CAiq70f92">pic.twitter.com/4CAiq70f92</a></span></span></p><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">— Kimberly Ventre (@KimberlyVentre) <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlyVentre/status/624043584505843713?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 23, 2015</a></span></span></blockquote><span face="Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Thus, #Superpod1 was a reunion of <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=ProkyNSF1dA&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE" target="_blank">former trainers</a> who once worked together at the Orlando park. The concentration of ex trainers combined with <a href="https://youtube.com/watch?v=awpAiyfTecg&si=EnSIkaIECMiOmarE" target="_blank">orca scientists</a> & folks familiar with the SeaWorld whale captures attracted journalists & a documentary film crew. Most of </span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLOeH-Oq_1Y" style="color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;">Blackfish</a></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> was filmed at #Superpod1 & #Superpod2. David Kirby collected interviews at SP1 & released </span><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-SeaWorld-Killer-Whales-Captivity/dp/1250031257" style="background-color: white; color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;"><i>Death at SeaWorld</i> </a><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">at SP2</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTv8VSS104uRda_jfUwrYTrql7pYZg4UHv7FMZFdyGqGh69-4-HB-61za-qtoagCeZ-gCvajzsyf4-mKE1Kcv-SPPu5_pf7vDR7ycBqVjhfTukUwhnpH2eAz3llQM9agsh5_UgeqwF0hsCZ8Pw0aiWJauKYULL6cXqR064cQneV4NUvEczAEuo8eUCQ/s854/gabriela.gif" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: georgia; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="854" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTv8VSS104uRda_jfUwrYTrql7pYZg4UHv7FMZFdyGqGh69-4-HB-61za-qtoagCeZ-gCvajzsyf4-mKE1Kcv-SPPu5_pf7vDR7ycBqVjhfTukUwhnpH2eAz3llQM9agsh5_UgeqwF0hsCZ8Pw0aiWJauKYULL6cXqR064cQneV4NUvEczAEuo8eUCQ/w400-h225/gabriela.gif" width="400" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span>Regarding </span><i>Death at SeaWorld</i><span>, we plan to hear from Simon Allen, showrunner for the proposed TV series, based on the book. At VOTO, it is our understanding he'll be attending and is making a presentation regarding the project </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large; font-weight: normal;"><span><br /></span></span></div><p><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The event has grown with each incarnation & continues to be organized by <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/voiceoftheorcas/about-us" style="color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;">former SeaWorld trainers</a>, marine mammal advocates & experts whose mission is to illuminate three primary topics, unified by an annual theme, in an evidence-based way:</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> </span></span></p><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">1. Marine Mammal Captivity (globally) & the need for an Orca / Whale Sanctuary</span></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">2. Scientific updates regarding orcas, especially the So Resident population</span></div></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia; font-size: medium;">3. Salmon Restoration & the need for a <a href="https://damsense.org/" style="color: #21bb53; text-decoration-line: none;">free-flowing Snake River</a> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7d-rGwlT0cR1-ISRy0XYy8iTst5IlgF0SSoE6lXvyr-MH8nRHLIf6qmoFzBP2SzSZDjBobRagDLKYPNos8EIgI3zOaokA7J9bmoc6-d5AAOG9t4h7_RGIak_S-LQpzdURU_vcRCsttWF-r8twjpEqngVo-A5n--9fzZ07d05AZ6C61q9F1andySkVg/s640/smolts.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="640" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji7d-rGwlT0cR1-ISRy0XYy8iTst5IlgF0SSoE6lXvyr-MH8nRHLIf6qmoFzBP2SzSZDjBobRagDLKYPNos8EIgI3zOaokA7J9bmoc6-d5AAOG9t4h7_RGIak_S-LQpzdURU_vcRCsttWF-r8twjpEqngVo-A5n--9fzZ07d05AZ6C61q9F1andySkVg/w400-h225/smolts.gif" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;">If you plan on attending #Superpod8, you'll need to arrange travel and lodging. While the activities & lectures are free to the public, attendees arrange their own accommodations. Various ways to stay on island include: </span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHP9usspHnnVYvKPJf6LQyZWKMBzM3cWH2Z14VKcsaL5O8zoOIzlMxpLIRrD4OkALJ8ZsNeBeKnDZ6Lf2-u9Uhk_q0nDrtWe3J5mC-T-X6mkSffMviNAtmDe7vjnkahq5-ZuVyhzXffEaI-vmlZpwrN806UbEVXpEVrQldU2csXem0ipdEOZ5cKOtq0Q" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: georgia; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="1066" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiHP9usspHnnVYvKPJf6LQyZWKMBzM3cWH2Z14VKcsaL5O8zoOIzlMxpLIRrD4OkALJ8ZsNeBeKnDZ6Lf2-u9Uhk_q0nDrtWe3J5mC-T-X6mkSffMviNAtmDe7vjnkahq5-ZuVyhzXffEaI-vmlZpwrN806UbEVXpEVrQldU2csXem0ipdEOZ5cKOtq0Q=w391-h221" width="391" /></span></a></div></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">1. On a boat </span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">2. Camping at a Park </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">3. Glamping at Lakedale </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">4. Air BnB / Vrbo </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">5. Rent a house or condo </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: georgia;">6. Hotel </span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Most Superpodders get to San Juan Island via Washington State Ferries, which may require a reservation. Kenmore Air has flights as well. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;">Superpod events occur daily, and include whale watching, presentations & social gatherings. Please arrange your own whale watching excursions. Below is a rough schedule to give an idea of how the week is laid out. Keep in mind that it stays light very late in mid July, until nearly 10 pm </span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">DRAFT / ITINERARY / MORE TO COME </span></blockquote><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">MON: Arrive </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;">TUES: Morning whale watching / Friday's Crab House / Unofficial Welcome </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;">WED: San Juan Community Theater / Official Welcome / San Juan Community Theater</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;">THURS: Theater Presentations / Lunch / Theater Presentations</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;">FRI: Whale watching / Lime Kiln / Final Social</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: red; font-family: georgia;">SAT/SUN: Flex Time / Departure</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Theater presentations, topics & movie screenings have been loosely discussed and will be announced in detail, soon. Most folks consider seeing live orcas and attending <i>Superpod</i> a pivotal & inspirational life experience. Join US!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-size: 13.2px;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">___________________________________________________________________</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></span></div></div><span style="font-size: x-small;">Info: <a href="https://twitter.com/SuperPodInfo">@SuperPodInfo</a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre">@jeffrey_ventre</a><br />email: jmventre@gmail.com <br />email: giles7@gmail.com</span></div></div><div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span></div></blockquote></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-24032641642022819822020-02-07T12:35:00.000-08:002020-03-24T19:05:25.793-07:00Superpod Seven: Tipping Points <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">This year, you'll hear from at least three scientists from the Center for Whale Research, & also from Drs Naomi Rose, Ingrid Visser, & Lori Marino, as well as movie makers, NGO's, a <a href="http://www.leilani.green/">race-car driver</a>, dam experts, a <a href="https://www.pdx.edu/english/kate-comer-phd">rhetorician</a>, journalists, former trainers & more. There will be between 30-40 presentations over a 3 day period, including a <i>scholar advocacy</i> program organized by<a href="https://twitter.com/mariahkirbyy"> Mariah Kirby</a>, an alumnus of the program (now a biology teacher) & Dr Lori Marino </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ex Marineland Trainer <a href="https://twitter.com/walruswhisperer">Phil Demers</a> talks to <a href="https://twitter.com/OrcaIngrid">Dr Ingrid Visser</a> on the deck at Friday's, #Superpod6</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://twitter.com/kbcportland">Dr Katie Comer</a>, Portland State U, presents her research on <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMnzMqmZ16k">The Blackfish Effect</a>,</i> the 2018 Theme of #Superpod6</td></tr>
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SeaWorld is to face a trial jury in a long-standing lawsuit centring on the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blackfish</a> documentary. The firm has said that the 2013 film exposing their treatment of captive <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/orcas?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#orcas</a> had no effect on visitor numbers, but investors believe they were deceived.<a href="https://t.co/jak3ES6CMs">https://t.co/jak3ES6CMs</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Thus, #Superpod1 was a reunion of former trainers who once worked together at the Orlando park. The concentration of ex trainers combined with orca scientists & folks familiar with the SeaWorld whale captures attracted journalists & a documentary film crew. Most of <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLOeH-Oq_1Y">Blackfish</a></i> was filmed at #Superpod1 & #Superpod2. David Kirby collected interviews at SP1 & released <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-SeaWorld-Killer-Whales-Captivity/dp/1250031257"><i>Death at SeaWorld</i> </a>at SP2. Film crews have attended all Superpod events, including with Bill Neal, director of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Long-Gone-Wild-William-Neal/dp/B07TMRSSLX">Long Gone Wild</a>, who attended SP6 & is expected to return for SP7 </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></span>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Superpod6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Superpod6</a> off to a great start. Members of J Pod, including J26 “Mike,” J50 “Scarlet,” and J16 “Slick” greeted us on the west side of San Juan Island today. <a href="https://t.co/vIPQKEFStO">pic.twitter.com/vIPQKEFStO</a></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">#Superpod6, <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlyVentre">Kim Ventre</a> introducing Dr Lori Marino, Pres of <a href="https://twitter.com/Whale_Sanctuary">Whale Sanctuary Project </a>& our 1st presenter at #Superpod1</td></tr>
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Good morning <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Superpod6?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Superpod6</a>! Please join WDC & the San Juan Island Naturalists at the Westside Preserve today look for whales & other wildlife, & experience the unique island ecosystems. We'll be there from 9-1! <a href="https://t.co/TimlTnQGli">pic.twitter.com/TimlTnQGli</a></div>
— Whale & Dolphin Conservation (@whales_org) <a href="https://twitter.com/whales_org/status/1020339112048332805?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 20, 2018</a></blockquote>
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At <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/superpod5?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#superpod5</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/DarrenPCroft?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DarrenPCroft</a> Teaches Us About The Evolution of Killer Whale "Menopause" v <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jeffrey_ventre</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blackfish</a> <a href="https://t.co/mrcYWCUA6D">https://t.co/mrcYWCUA6D</a></div>
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7 Things I Learned frm <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Superpod3?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Superpod3</a> Conference That Anyone Fighting <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeaWorld?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SeaWorld</a> Shld Know<a href="http://t.co/VUWrVHU90u">http://t.co/VUWrVHU90u</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/OneGreenPlanet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@OneGreenPlanet</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Voice_OT_Orcas?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Voice_OT_Orcas</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Via Twitter: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #657786; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://twitter.com/SuperPod2020">@SuperPod2020</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/Voice_OT_Orcas">@Voice_OT_Orcas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre">@jeffrey_ventre</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The new baby killer whale, Ula, recently celebrated with fanfare at the Loro Parque theme park, is battling an infection or trauma & may be fighting for her life. The calf is under a sun protection tent, with apparent <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2018/01/phototoxicity-and-is-hybrid-seaworld.html">phototoxic skin lesions</a>, a misshappen head, & a diseased left pectoral fin. She's currently getting bottle fed with evidence of her mother Morgan pushing into the steel gate separating them. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When only days old she was separated from Morgan and has recently been photographed by visitors to the Spanish theme park, Loro Parque (LP), where she was born. Note, unless otherwise noted, the images & the video below were supplied by activists who requested to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation from LP. The captions in this video came with it. Please watch:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Dozens of images have been reviewed by experts who suggest, along with the abnormality of her melon, the infant may be in a declining state of health based on the diseased appearance of her left pectoral fin & areas of the body</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Dr. Naomi Rose, Marine Mammal Scientist for the Animal Welfare Institute told VOTO: </span></span><br />
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photos suggest the calf has a flattened profile at the front of her head, where
it should be rounded with the melon. This could be because of the angle of the
photos, but given the number of them, some of them from Loro Parque, it’s hard
not to wonder if something is wrong there. While we cannot confirm there is a
deformity, the management of the park should be transparent, given the public
concern, and offer evidence that all is well with the calf. Not just statements
at face value, but medical records and even an independent assessment.”</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Dr. Ingrid Visser, Marine Biologist with the Orca Research Trust reacted to the images of the calf’s left pectoral fin saying: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"I’ve never seen anything like this in the wild. Not a disfigurement of the melon or pathogen of any body part like this poor calf has. I feel so sorry for both her and her mother, Morgan. It emphasizes to me just how wrong captivity for these animals is at facilities like Loro Parque.” </span></blockquote>
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<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Dr John Jett, of VOTO, research professor at Stetson University & former SeaWorld killer whale trainer adds: </span></span><br />
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their bottle-feeding intervention reminds me of Nyar, a baby killer whale that
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Nyar was separated from her mother Gudrun not long after she was
born. The little whale lacked
coordination, which hindered her ability to eat, swim upright, and interact
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were so severe that she was force-fed, and at times she struggled to get
air. Nyar eventually died at 2 years of age, with
a necropsy report suggesting that a fungal infection in her brain had killed
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me. Unfortunately, if Ula does survive then her life will be spent in a barren tank
performing tricks for frozen fish. Not a good life for an orca. Not a good life
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">The calf’s mother, Morgan, has been observed as she floats forlornly outside the barred metal gate, hoping to catch a glimpse of her child. Loro Parque <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190125040456/http:/blog.loroparque.com/loro-parque-da-la-bienvenida-a-la-cria-de-la-orca-morgan/?lang=en">initially stated</a>: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">“From the very first moment, Morgan demonstrated to be an exemplary mother attending to her newborn, which is swimming next to its mother” </span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">And then <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190125042038/http:/blog.loroparque.com/an-update-on-the-newborn-calf-of-the-orca-morgan-2/?lang=en">they said</a>: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">“the experts are pleased with the strong bond the pair have developed” </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">“the bond between mother and calf continues to grow and Morgan is demonstrating exemplary maternal instincts as she swims alongside her calf at all times they are together" </span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Despite demonstrating that powerful maternal bond, the LP staff have removed the calf from her mother, first stating that it was because Morgan was <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190122000437/http:/blog.loroparque.com/morgan/?lang=en">not providing enough milk</a> and then that it was in the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190121235347/http:/blog.loroparque.com/an-update-on-the-progress-of-morgans-calf/?lang=en">interest of safet</a>y.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">For more on Phototoxic skin lesions in captive Orcinus orcas go <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2018/01/phototoxicity-and-is-hybrid-seaworld.html">HERE</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On the 21st of Jan 2019 the first evidence that Morgan's calf is no-longer-bonded with her was posted on-line by a member of the public. This <a href="https://youtu.be/sEp5_7QO19Q">video</a> shows Morgan being allowed to enter the medical tank and then departing, with the calf
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As questions continue to be raised whether SeaWorld’s transport of Morgan from the Netherlands to Spain could have resulted in her alleged hearing loss; the question must be asked, could some of the “research” already imposed on this infant by LP and <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20190122032956/http:/blog.loroparque.com/loro-parque-contributes-to-research-on-the-echolocation-of-orcas/?lang=en">several universities</a> have contributed to her compromised condition as well? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The background story on Morgan is just as appalling. She has been used as a commercial pawn in one of the most highly valued live-animal trades in the world. As Matthew Spiegl, Legal Counsel for Free Morgan Foundation notes, the breeding of the calf’s mother, Morgan, is already the subject of both legal and legislative challenges in the Netherlands and the European Parliament. Questions also persist of the Spanish Government’s complicity in condoning the unauthorized breeding of Morgan. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">Spiegl and Dr. Visser have collaborated with Professor Arie Trouwborst, Tilburg Law School, on a new peer-reviewed article about Morgan’s legal rights which has just been published in the Review of European, Comparative and International Environmental Law (RECIEL) on 15 January 2019 <a href="https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12270">https://doi.org/10.1111/reel.12270</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">If all of this wasn’t troubling enough, the fact that Morgan, a wild-born orca was cross-bred with a male killer whale on loan to Loro Parque from SeaWorld, has not even been acknowledged, let alone addressed by SeaWorld. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TDJJAZMaFws/XEtyVmyiXAI/AAAAAAAADcc/sC0RLV3PHNoF9jBRsTGOOFEfYTyJOEoWACK4BGAYYCw/s1600/Morgan_Pregnancy_Timeline.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="354" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TDJJAZMaFws/XEtyVmyiXAI/AAAAAAAADcc/sC0RLV3PHNoF9jBRsTGOOFEfYTyJOEoWACK4BGAYYCw/s640/Morgan_Pregnancy_Timeline.jpg" width="640" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Remember, SeaWorld promised the public to put an end to the breeding of all its captive orcas. That promise, part of an agreement with The Humane Society of The United States (HSUS) took effect on 17 March 2016 and covered all whales including those loaned to LP. It also included wild-born Morgan, who was sent to Loro Parque by the Dutch Government under a permit which limited her use to research, not commercial shows or breeding, both of which Loro Parque has used her for. Morgan and the calf were already expecting to face problems, as Loro Parque claims that Morgan is deaf – which theoretically would limit her ability to communicate effectively with the baby. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">"On the video the calf continues to be active. The venipuncture marks suggest an animal that is having frequent blood draws and probably IV antibiotics. This is based on the skin discoloration which I attribute on a more-probable-than-not basis to medical infusions. As someone that works with brain injury patients including malformations, I wonder if this is a congenital deformity of the head, a normal variant, or something not before seen in orcas. If Ula suffers from a congenital brain insult or malformation this would likely be associated with movement disorders (think spastic cerebral palsy), diminished cognition and increased muscle tone. The cratered ulcerated pec looks a lot like a fungal issue, which would explain a lot; the meds, the skin discoloration & the protective tent. I hope Ula survives. In the wild she'd have the full support of a trained mother, midwives, babysitters and brothers to protect her. In this situation I imagine her chances of survival are small."</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Historically So. Resident killer whales obtained up to 50% of their diet from Snake River Chinook salmon, spending nearly a quarter of their lives at the mouth of the Columbia River waiting. Based on a 2016 NOAA study, which analyzed orca scat for salmon DNA - these whales now derive 0% of their nutrition from the Snake River fish & are forced to look elsewhere. With Chinook runs dwindling everywhere in the NE Pacific, you can understand why these whales are starving. By the way, both culturally & physiologically (with unique teeth & gastric fluids) it is not possible for So Residents to "switch prey" like some suggest. They are <i>fishermen</i> with 8 million years of evolution on us. </span><br />
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"She's dead." Hear Ken Balcomb break the news to me that he's making his official determination: J50, aka Scarlet, is gone. He tells me this is what extinction looks like as the population is whittled down to 74 whales. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Q13FOX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Q13FOX</a><br />
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The crime here is that both the problem (Chinook runs decimated by dams on the Snake River) and solution (dam removal) have been well understood for years, yet nothing has been done. Humans have actively chosen this outcome. Sad editorial.</div>
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Heartbreaking. Malnourished 3-year old orca J50 'Scarlet' has died: <a href="https://t.co/MsMHiXEPAT">https://t.co/MsMHiXEPAT</a></div>
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There are now only 74 southern resident orcas left. </div>
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We must do more to protect this iconic species. 400 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/tarsands?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#tarsands</a> tankers won't help<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ActOnClimate?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ActOnClimate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cdnpoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/bcpoli?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#bcpoli</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoTMX?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NoTMX</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/StopKM?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#StopKM</a> <a href="https://t.co/rQHJiFxdSl">pic.twitter.com/rQHJiFxdSl</a></div>
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BREAKING: Scientists have declared J50 dead as of 5 p.m. <a href="https://t.co/KnjvX6elxv">https://t.co/KnjvX6elxv</a></div>
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BREAKING: Lead researcher says ailing orca J50 is likely dead as NOAA ramps up search (via <a href="https://twitter.com/LyndaVMapes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LyndaVMapes</a>) <a href="https://t.co/8a83PrYsJM">https://t.co/8a83PrYsJM</a></div>
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My first obituary for a whale but this is a season of firsts in this sad summer for the southern resident population of killer whales, now down to only 74 with the death declared today of J50. <a href="https://t.co/nXvIak6BLf">https://t.co/nXvIak6BLf</a></div>
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Arguably attributable 2 political inaction by <a href="https://twitter.com/GovInslee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovInslee</a> & the Senators who R giving disproportionate influence 2 monied voices instead of Science RE Lower Snake dams</div>
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J50 declared dead after search; So residents down to 74 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blackfish</a> <a href="https://t.co/DUg2ot6wSw">https://t.co/DUg2ot6wSw</a> via <a href="https://twitter.com/seattletimes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@seattletimes</a> <a href="https://t.co/DelVI5sJJg">pic.twitter.com/DelVI5sJJg</a></div>
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Scarlet’s birth helped heal my heart after the loss of Rhapsody & her calf. Now it’s broken again. We have failed her. May we not fail her family & her pod. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/J50?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#J50</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FreeTheSnake?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FreeTheSnake</a></div>
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If this does not instantly compel you to take real and effective action then nothing will. And this will be your legacy. <a href="https://twitter.com/GovInslee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovInslee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JustinTrudeau</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FREETHESNAKE?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FREETHESNAKE</a> <a href="https://t.co/gl4Tnw34EE">https://t.co/gl4Tnw34EE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/J50?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#J50</a></div>
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Bittersweet moment as all three pods of the Southern Resident community are on the Lime Kiln hydrophone right now. <a href="https://t.co/03g6IdkeqF">https://t.co/03g6IdkeqF</a></div>
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We are saddened to report that J50 is missing and now presumed dead.</div>
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The Center for Whale Research has had a vessel on the water looking for J50 for the past three days. We have seen all the other members of her family (i.e., J16s) during these outings.<a href="https://t.co/0jhbXDZBko">https://t.co/0jhbXDZBko</a> <a href="https://t.co/BMh7I6Xtg3">pic.twitter.com/BMh7I6Xtg3</a></div>
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Ken Balcomb of the Center for Whale Research has been studying the Southern Resident orcas since 1976. He is the foremost expert on their behavior. This afternoon, he said of Scarlet/J-50: "I think she is gone." The search for her continues, but with dwindling hope.</div>
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Rest In Peace you sweet little girl. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/J50?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#J50</a> ❤️</div>
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“She was known for her spectacular breeches, as many as 40 in a row, sometimes with her body in an arch.” <a href="https://t.co/0qlNuTQMLQ">https://t.co/0qlNuTQMLQ</a></div>
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On the death of J50. “We're watching a population marching toward extinction,” Balcomb said. “Unless we do something about salmon recovery, we're just not going to have these whales in the future.” <a href="https://t.co/Bizcql0qQc">https://t.co/Bizcql0qQc</a></div>
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The pre 2009 wholesale market prices are gone and never coming back, courtesy of major solar power installations. And BPA? They have zero understanding that solving their problem is as simple as three words.</div>
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All 3 Southern Resident Pods met today in what appeared to be a grieving ceremony for J50, Scarlett, who is presumed dead STARVED TO DEATH due to lack of CHINOOK salmon. We MUST breach the dams NOW, with no more time to waste. <a href="https://twitter.com/RepJayapal?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@RepJayapal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/JayInslee?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JayInslee</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/PattyMurray?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PattyMurray</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MariaCantwell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MariaCantwell</a></div>
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If the efforts don’t involve Dewatering the lower Snake Dams, today’s sadness will continue. Clean ups & other strategies have marginal impacts. Salmon need habitat. Quickest way is Dewatering the lower Snake Dams - <a href="https://t.co/7tqmkgGIDM">https://t.co/7tqmkgGIDM</a> <a href="https://t.co/OG5Ug4KHfF">https://t.co/OG5Ug4KHfF</a></div>
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J50 is missing and now presumed dead.</div>
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With the loss of J50, the total number of Southern Resident killer whales now totals 74 whales. </div>
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Her last known sighting was Friday, September 7 by our colleagues at... <a href="https://t.co/fdO1H9moSZ">https://t.co/fdO1H9moSZ</a></div>
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A group of whale watchers saw a rare moment when three Southern Resident orca pods came together Thursday near Victoria, B.C. An expert with the Orca Network wonders if the gathering was connected to the apparent loss of J50. <a href="https://t.co/t0nSXsONfb">https://t.co/t0nSXsONfb</a> <a href="https://t.co/esyiMu6wLz">pic.twitter.com/esyiMu6wLz</a></div>
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Ailing whale J50 declared dead by scientists: <a href="https://t.co/XCYn2rysFb">https://t.co/XCYn2rysFb</a> <a href="https://t.co/yJYTglQSxv">pic.twitter.com/yJYTglQSxv</a></div>
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Rest in peace little one, Scarlet J50 was announced missing and presumed dead yesterday by the Center for Whale Research. Photo is Scarlet's sister Alki J36 and little brother Sonic J52 who passed away this time last year at only two years old ;( - <a href="https://t.co/DgUlVS68ir">https://t.co/DgUlVS68ir</a></div>
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Tragic & heartbreaking news continues to pervade the Southern Resident Killer Whale population & negative environmental human impact is directly responsible! “J50 (Scarlet) is missing and… <a href="https://t.co/FSJ0c9Y6Mv">https://t.co/FSJ0c9Y6Mv</a></div>
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J50's presumed death is another blow to endangered orca whale population - The Washington Post <a href="https://t.co/n1srzqMfNQ">https://t.co/n1srzqMfNQ</a></div>
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We are witnessing slow motion extinction says researcher. Orca whale J50 is dead. <a href="https://t.co/rksxLw0Kvq">https://t.co/rksxLw0Kvq</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orcas?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Orcas</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/J50?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#J50</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/whales?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#whales</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Thanks to <a href="https://twitter.com/oceanadvocatefl">Heather Murphy</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/oceanadvocatefl">@oceanadvocatefl </a>for obtaining the first outside photographs of Katina, a key which broke the story; one that SeaWorld had been hiding for two weeks. Per SeaWorld's announcement, below, Katina was injured on 17 March, but the secretive captivity-corp only put out a response when Heather's images caught the attention of both mainstream & social media</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Background: Captured near Iceland in 1978 at the age of two, Katina is arguably SeaWorld's most valuable killer whale. Not only has she provided matriarchal leadership and stability at the Orlando park for decades, she's trained dozens of young trainers and has been a prolific mother. In SeaWorld terms, she has produced many "assets" over the years, and has doubled the typical lifespan of a captive at SeaWorld. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A top mom, KAT was the first female killer whale to successfully give birth in captivity; in part due to larger pool sizes constructed in the mid 1980's. These bigger pools gave calves enough room to nurse. KAT's first "Baby Shamu" was Kalina, half Icelandic and half Southern Resident, like her father, Winston. </span><br />
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Photos: Orca whale at SeaWorld Orlando suffers split to her dorsal fin <a href="https://t.co/darvrqX1yE">https://t.co/darvrqX1yE</a> <a href="https://t.co/ExOYUEtdSq">pic.twitter.com/ExOYUEtdSq</a></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Note that Winston impregnated KAT in San Diego when she was only 7 years old. A pregnant Katina was stretchered & transported to Orlando, where she gave birth to Kalina on 9/26/1985 at the age of 9</span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Katina is also known for having a son, Taku, whom would later impregnate her, producing the inbred whale, Nalani, who was born 9/18/2006. For this, Taku was shipped to Texas, where he would die a year later from neuroinvasive West Nile Virus transmitted by a mosquito. </span><br />
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Nice reporting from <a href="https://twitter.com/BriannaVolz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BriannaVolz</a> about <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blackfish</a> Katina's injuries<a href="https://t.co/VKhm5MldWZ">https://t.co/VKhm5MldWZ</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As you can see, Katina has had a tragic life at SeaWorld over the past 40 years, outliving 3 of her offspring Taku, Kalina & Unna, where her circular swimming pattern and time at the surface have both contributed to her collapsed dorsal fin. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">That fin, now badly damaged, may have to be partially amputated, depending on how much blood flow can be preserved above the lesion. We will be looking for evidence of tissue necrosis over the next several weeks. </span><br />
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Katina has been on antibiotics her entire captive life because of broken teeth and other captivity-related problems. Antibiotic resistance may make this injury difficult to treat once infection begins. <a href="https://t.co/vG1jGSfn75">https://t.co/vG1jGSfn75</a></div>
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This horrific gash in Katina’s dorsal is too deep for the tissue to reconnect. It can also become infected which can cause her to lose her dorsal which would kill her. This to me looks absolutely like she hit the glass. You have to know how the pools & gates have corners</div>
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This injury is not closing up. The best we can hope for is that it scars down and becomes stable. And also that she can fight off infection(s). Depending on blood flow, she may or may not develop tissue necrosis in her dorsal fin <a href="https://t.co/H9eny6sJsC">https://t.co/H9eny6sJsC</a></div>
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Katina, one of the orcas held at SeaWorld Orlando sustains serious injury. SeaWorld in their blog commented that the injury is due to 'interactions' with the other orcas. Images: SeaWorld/Ocean Advocate News <a href="https://t.co/et1VoiFpW7">pic.twitter.com/et1VoiFpW7</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">#Superpod6 is the sixth incarnation of an event that began in July 2011, organically. It is organized through volunteerism & minimal fund raising. I</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">t's </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">an event for learning, sharing, & inspiration. It's open & free to the public and brings together scientists, authors, journalists, former trainers, naturalists, orca advocates and people who want to see killer whales swimming, playing & chasing prey in the ocean. It's fun & the San Juan Islands are stunningly beautiful. </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">NOTE: This list is a working list in no particular order. Most on this list will be presenting or involved in scholar advocacy. We will update the list with more details, add-ons or </span><span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">cancellations</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Christine Caruso - Introduce her documentary on Corky with film clips </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Colleen Weiler, WDC Fellow, Rekos Fellowship for Orca Conservation</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Margaux Dodds - Marine Connection (UK) - Introduce Whale Bowl Documentary</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Carly Ferguson, Ontario Captive Animal Watch - Update on Kiska / status of Bill S-203</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">David Neiwert - Journalist, Author Of Orcas & Men </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Kim Ventre - Mistress of Ceremonies </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr Kathryn Comer - Portland State University, Blackfish impacts </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr Lori Marino - Neuroscientist, Scholar advocacy & Whale Sanctuary Project </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr Ingrid Visser - New Zealand orca researcher, multiple topics </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Murial Arnal - French Decree banning breeding of cetaceans </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dr Naomi Rose - Blackfish Effect, policy expert </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rachel Carbury - Empty the Tanks Worldwide organizer </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Recent photographs show that Malia's skin appears diseased, likely a <a href="https://www.medicinenet.com/image-collection/phototoxic_drug_reaction_picture/picture.htm">phototoxic reaction</a>, at least in part, due to medication. One image, not available to publish, shows a large area of sloughed off skin encompassing most of her (white) ventral surface. Note that phototoxic reactions are typically "dose dependent." This suggests that whatever Malia is being treated for has developed some resistance & thus the medication dosage has been sufficiently increased to produce visible skin lesions. <br /><br /> Here's a peer-reviewed article from "Pediatric Dermatology" on dose dependent skin reactions in humans. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Phototoxicity tends to attack areas that lack pigmentation, the "white skin" of a killer whale, or areas without hair in other mammals like humans. For more on that see the <a href="http://www.merckvetmanual.com/integumentary-system/photosensitization/overview-of-photosensitization">Merck Veterinary Manual piece</a> at the end of this. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">From our direct experiences & morning med sessions with Malia's parents & grandparents, Taima, Tilikum, Gudrun, & Kanduke, all deceased, we confirm that captive killer whales are medicated regularly, usually for stubborn infections including from broken & bored out teeth, and also for stress ulcers. Antibiotics & <a href="https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-7035/tagamet-oral/details">Tagamet </a>were the main drugs we dished out regularly at SeaWorld of Orlando. Sometimes medications like Valium are used to calm the whales. And corticosteroids are used to treat breathing problems, inflammatory conditions & to increase a whale's appetite after they've "slowed down" or stopped eating. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In a recent conversation with John Hargrove, former SW trainer at the Texas & California parks, he recalled administering <a href="https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-1027-5021/dexamethasone-oral/dexamethasone-oral/details">Dexamethasone</a> to whales. Indications for it and side effects can be found <a href="https://www.webmd.com/drugs/2/drug-1027-5021/dexamethasone-oral/dexamethasone-oral/details">here</a>. Like antibiotics, corticosteroids can suppress the immune system in mammals. That is why they are used in human recipients of organ transplants, so the body is less likely to reject a donor organ (i.e. the immune response is lowered). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Left, note the more advanced cutaneous lesions as she neared death, appearing similar to an end-stage AIDs patient. One <i>unconfirmed</i> report is that SeaWorld stopped the phototoxic drug in Kasatka's case and her skin began to improve, but without the medication, she crashed. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The lesions tell us only that she is medicated and make it difficult to answer that question. We don't know what she is being treated for nor</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> the current state of her immune system. For SeaWorld to use a drug that causes striking visual changes (i.e. "bad PR") one can presume that Malia is being treated for something fairly serious. Regarding immunity, she is younger than Kasatka was and stronger. We also know that degraded skin, like broken teeth, offers pathways for more aggressive pathogens to enter her body. Thus a phototoxic lesion can become a host for a secondary bacterial or fungal infection, and the cycle continues leading to more or different meds. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">An open "science-based" company, as SeaWorld likes to imagine & portray itself would share data, talk to outside researchers & discuss what Malia is being treated for and what drugs the animal care staff are using to combat her illness. They would publish research on it; perhaps a peer-reviewed journal article regarding <i>phototoxicty in captive killer whales</i>. </span></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I suspect we'll never get that information, related: </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Malia is being treated with a medication that is causing phototoxic skin lesions which expose her to more dangerous pathogens. The photosensitivity is amplified by a shallow water column, treated-water that doesn't block UV-radiation, and general exposure. In contrast, wild orcas spend 80-90% of their lives submerged and in darker water & with healthier teeth & stronger immunity. Darker, particulate-filled ocean water protects their skin and eyes, unlike captives who have both skin & eye issues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Help me identify the Orca? SeaWorld Orlando dec 29 - we can see she is sick... Did you know? <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jeffrey_ventre</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/johnjhargrove?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@johnjhargrove</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Sam10k?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Sam10k</a> Same skin problem as Kasatka? <a href="https://t.co/rudRrhHfht">pic.twitter.com/rudRrhHfht</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">— V Pod Orcas (@VPodOrcas) <a href="https://twitter.com/VPodOrcas/status/953617221762387969?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 17, 2018</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">i haven't seen this picture of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/malia?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#malia</a>'s skin posted on twitter yet. this isn't "natural discolouring" that <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SeaWorld?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#SeaWorld</a> claims. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/boycottseaworld?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#boycottseaworld</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/emptythetanks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#emptythetanks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/blackfish?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#blackfish</a> <a href="https://t.co/Bvp6DOlhMI">pic.twitter.com/Bvp6DOlhMI</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Jeffrey Ventre MD is a board certified medical doctor practicing in Washington state. He is a former SeaWorld trainer, 1987-1995, working at all three animal show areas including two stints at Shamu Stadium. His favorite orca was Taima. In 1995 JV was invited by <a href="https://www.whaleresearch.com/ourpeople">Dr Astrid Van Ginneken</a> to participate in "<a href="https://www.whaleresearch.com/">Orca Survey</a>," an ongoing photo-identification study of the Southern Resident killer whales. His first encounters with wild whales, June 1996, can be seen <a href="https://youtu.be/radJhcavd6c">here</a>, and combined with captive observations radically altered his perspective on places like SeaWorld, Loro Parque, Marineland & Miami SeaQuarium. Along with John Jett Phd, Carol Ray MA CCC SLP, & Samantha Berg,M.Ac., Dipl.Ac. he is a part of "Voice of the Orcas," a group of former SeaWorld trainers who aim to pull back the curtain on captivity, also along with John Hargrove, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NKB9U9I/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1">Beneath the Surface</a>, Dean Gomersall & many other pod members. VOTO hosts regular <a href="http://www.orcasuperpod.com/">Superpod Events</a> on San Juan Island that are open to the public. In 2018 the dates are 16-20 July </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Photosensitization occurs when skin (especially areas exposed to light and lacking significant protective hair, wool, or pigmentation <span style="color: red;">(note that it impacts mostly the white areas of the captive orcas) </span>becomes more susceptible to ultraviolet light because of the presence of photodynamic agents. Photosensitization differs from sunburn and photodermatitis, because both of these conditions result in pathologic skin changes without the presence of a photodynamic agent<br /><br />In photosensitization, unstable, high-energy molecules are formed when photons react with a photodynamic agent. These high-energy molecules initiate reactions with substrate molecules of the skin, causing the release of free radicals that in turn result in increased permeability of outer cell and lysosomal membranes. Damage to outer cell membranes allows for leakage of cellular potassium and cytoplasmic extrusion. Lysosomal membrane damage releases lytic enzymes into the cell. This can lead to skin ulceration, necrosis, and edema. The time interval between exposure to the photodynamic agent and the onset of clinical signs depends on the type of agent, its dose, and the exposure to sunlight.<br /><br />Photosensitization is typically classified according to the source of the photodynamic agent. These categories include primary (type I) photosensitivity, aberrant endogenous pigment synthesis (type II) photosensitivity, and hepatogenous (secondary, type III) photosensitivity. A fourth category termed idiopathic (type IV) photosensitivity has been described.<br /><br />A wide range of chemicals, including some that are fungal and bacterial in origin, may act as photosensitizing agents. However, most compounds that are important causes of photosensitivity in veterinary medicine are plant-derived. Photosensitization occurs worldwide and can affect any species but is most commonly seen in cattle, sheep, goats, and horses.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">Anyone with a tooth ache knows how painful and distracting that can be. For an orca (killer whale), which has around 48 large teeth, a sore tooth is likely no less painful or debilitating than for a person. <a href="https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1VsDBwAQrWTY">A new study</a>, investigating teeth of captive orca, found that every individual studied had damaged teeth.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Additionally, the researchers found that more than 61% of the orca have ‘been to the dentist’ to have their teeth drilled. Officially termed a ‘modified pulpotomy’, a hole is drilled into the tooth to extract the soft pulpy tissue inside. But unlike us, the resultant hole is not filled or capped, but rather is left open for the rest of the animal’s life, requiring daily flushing with chemicals to keep the teeth empty of food and bacteria in an attempt to manage ensuing infection. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Dr Ingrid Visser, a scientist who has studied orca in the wild for more than three decades and has long been advocating for an end to orca captivity, stated that “We know that confining them in tanks is bad for the animals and this research now gives us some hard numbers to illustrate just how their health and welfare is compromised. Given how big the root of an orca’s tooth is and that orca have a nervous system similar to ours, these injuries must be extremely painful.” </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Loch pointed out that “dentists have long said that oral health is a measure of general health as our mouths are the gateway to our body”, and she believes that this is likely the same for orca. Jett concluded “We have documented that tooth damage starts at a very early age in captivity and that all the orca in the study have issues with their teeth. Teeth are incredibly important to the overall health of an animal, and the results of our study should raise serious concerns for the health and welfare of captive orca.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The authors can be contacted on: (J. Jett) jjett@stetson.edu; (J. Ventre) jmventre@gmail.com; (C. Loch) carolina.loch@otago.ac.nz, (I. Visser) ingrid@orca.org.nz;<br /><br /> <br /><br />Study Highlights: <br /><br />1) Using high-resolution photographs, individual teeth in the mandible and maxilla of captive orca were scored for coronal wear, wear at or below the gum line, fractures, bore holes and missing. <br /><br />2) Dental damage was commonly observed across all captive whale cohorts, with damage beginning early in a whale’s captive life.<br /><br />3) Forty five percent of whales exhibited “moderate” mean mandibular coronal wear, and an additional 24% exhibited “major” to “extreme” wear.<br /><br />4) More than 61% of mandibular teeth 2 and 3, and 47% of mandibular tooth 4, exhibited evidence of having undergone the ‘modified pulpotomy’ procedure.<br /><br />5) Conspecific aggression and oral stereotypies such as biting on hard tank surfaces likely contributed to the tooth pathology observed.<br /><br /> <br />Study Citation details: <a href="http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0003996917303138">http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S0003996917303138</a><br /><br /> <br /><br />John Jett, Ingrid N. Visser, Jeffrey Ventre, Jordan Waltz, Carolina Loch, Tooth Damage in Captive Orcas (Orcinus orca), Archives of Oral Biology, Available online 29 September 2017, ISSN 0003-9969, <a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.09.031">https://doi.org/10.1016/j.archoralbio.2017.09.031</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Executives at the company elected to roll the dice with Lolita's life. Captive orca transports are routine. And while not completely risk free, leaving her to perish in a flimsy facility on Virginia Key is unconscionable. Does the Seaquarium get infinite passes regarding clear cases of animal cruelty? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">They left Lolita, aka Tokitae, in the cross hairs of a major hurricane. What gives? You preach animal safety, but your record in policing the Miami Seaquarium calls into question your ability to enforce the law fairly, especially versus institutions like captivity companies. Lolita's tank is undersized, cruel and illegal. When, if ever, will the city or APHIS take action? Lolita is an endangered Southern Resident killer whale with a known home, living family and obvious potential happy ending. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/USDA_APHIS">@USDA_APHIS</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/CityofMiami">@CityofMiami</a>: We request an inquiry RE <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiSeaquarium">@MiamiSeaquarium</a>'s inhumane decision 2 leave <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash">#Blackfish</a> Lolita @ mercy of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Irma?src=hash">#Irma</a> <a href="https://t.co/1bzfzFBXyv">pic.twitter.com/1bzfzFBXyv</a></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">— Voice of the Orcas (@Voice_OT_Orcas) <a href="https://twitter.com/Voice_OT_Orcas/status/907021299720929280">September 10, 2017</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In nature whales can ride out storms spending their time predominantly below the surface and at greater depths. The shallow water columns of captivity force the animals to be exposed. In 1995 the whales were extremely agitated when Hurricane Erin passed over, mostly swimming together. Nyar was a sick calf that required tube feedings and we accomplished that in the medical pool under high winds.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">In the case of Lolita, her stadium could literally collapse, and she's alone. The Seaquarium was cited in 2003 for a "<a href="http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2003-09-13/news/0309130059_1_animals-or-employees-code-violations-miami-dade-county-building">rusty roof beyond repair</a>" as well as other issues. Unlike the "bunker" of Shamu Stadium in Orlando there's a fair chance that the roof over Lolita could blow off due to high wind velocities from Irma or a future storm. If she was lucky enough not to get hit by collapsing stadium parts, she stands the chance of being sliced by metal from the roof. A second concern is that the storm surge could or could have (we still don't know) undermined the structural elements of her tank including the perimeter glass that holds back the water. </span></span><br />
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Despite the talk of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash">#Blackfish</a> Lolita being "family" the <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiSeaquarium">@MiamiSeaquarium</a> has shown its true colors. She is left alone to ride out <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Irma?src=hash">#Irma</a> <a href="https://t.co/p0AYnJ1ZHM">pic.twitter.com/p0AYnJ1ZHM</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">If that were to happen, she'd be in dirty foreign-object-filled water trapped in her rusty whale prison with no way to swim to the sea, which is meters away. Electrical pumps may be out of commission due to power outages and Lolita may be forced to live in contaminated water until power is restored. </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">She has no peers like the Orlando captives do. The company executives decided that leaving her exposed to a "catastrophic" hurricane, alone, was better then moving her out of the way. It's unconscionable, especially after the wealth she's created for them. If she survived, more likely since the storm turned West, the public may become physically ill if and when executives return from their silence and say "they had it covered." We haven't heard anything in days... </span><br />
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It's time to prepare, get ready and stay safe! We are closed until further notice. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MiamiSeaquarium?src=hash">#MiamiSeaquarium</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneIrma?src=hash">#HurricaneIrma</a> <a href="https://t.co/7F25OGhqld">pic.twitter.com/7F25OGhqld</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The truth, as seen in their actions, or lack of, is that they left her to possibly die, rolling the dice, saving the expense (she's insured), and also likely not wanting to prove that she could survive a transport. Surviving a transport, which she would, undermines the company's prior claims. Spokespeople for the park tell the public that Lolita can't survive a transport as their justification to reject the idea of a sea sanctuary. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In my opinion, of all the whales in captivity, worldwide, Lolita is the best suited for release. Her teeth are good. Her mother is still alive, as are her family members. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">My biggest fear for Lolita was always that she would die in her tiny illegal sized tank mere yards from the ocean, never having had a chance to be reunited with her mom, Ocean Sun, and the rest of her Pacific Northwest Southern Resident Orca family.</span></span><br />
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MiamiSeaquarium?src=hash">#MiamiSeaquarium</a> should have relocated <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Lolita?src=hash">#Lolita</a> the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Orca?src=hash">#Orca</a> & all other marine life before <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HurricaneIrma?src=hash">#HurricaneIrma</a> hit <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Florida?src=hash">#Florida</a> 💔🌊🐳 By: <a href="https://twitter.com/Lady_CheyenneA">@Lady_CheyenneA</a> <a href="https://t.co/VOWmXdSCuf">pic.twitter.com/VOWmXdSCuf</a></div>
— World Animal News (@WorldAnimalNews) <a href="https://twitter.com/WorldAnimalNews/status/907099474266267648">September 11, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sadly, it appears that in the hours during and after Hurricane Irma, Lolita stands a chance of not only being injured but possibly dying in that woefully inadequate kiddie pool of a tank. Her pain and suffering will be made worse by the fact that she has been utterly abandoned by her owners.</span></span><br />
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Driving to Key Biscayne in a minute to check on Lolita if I can get pass the storm surge, I may get in trouble for trespassing but fuck it. <a href="https://t.co/d9eT68eKVl">https://t.co/d9eT68eKVl</a></div>
— Chad Johnson (@ochocinco) <a href="https://twitter.com/ochocinco/status/906994131951644673">September 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Even in the best case scenario where Lolita is mostly unharmed, she will likely spend a harrowing amount of time being tossed around in a pool with flying projectiles and possible storm surge pouring into her enclosure and she will have absolutely no where to go.</span></span><br />
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What kind of monster leaves an Orca terrified & alone in the dark with her family 3,300 miles away during a hurricane? <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MiamiSeaquarium?src=hash">#MiamiSeaquarium</a> <a href="https://t.co/rfuQqujztg">pic.twitter.com/rfuQqujztg</a></div>
— Quad Finn (@Quad_Finn) <a href="https://twitter.com/Quad_Finn/status/906733706232000518">September 10, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Her tank is not deep enough for her to submerge and find refuge from flying debris. And, in an ironic turn of events, she even faces the potential of drowning if the surface of her tank becomes sufficiently blocked by falling detritus. Or maybe the filtration system will fail and she'll have to spend days or weeks floating around in her own excrement. Her tank may over-heat if the power goes out and this could easily lead to a slower death from disease and injury.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">As bad as I imagined the end of Lolita's life on earth, this is a significantly worse fate - and it would be the final injustice in a long-line of injustices perpetrated against this magnificent animal and her family members.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Although there are no Seaside Sanctuaries for killer whales yet the Whale Sanctuary project is working on it <a href="http://www.whalesanctuaryproject.org/">http://www.whalesanctuaryproject.org/</a> as is The Orca Network <a href="http://www.orcanetwork.org/Main/index.php?categories_file=Lolita">http://www.orcanetwork.org/Main/index.php?categories_file=Lolita</a>) </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">MSQ could have easily established a training program for Lolita that involved regularly lifting her up on a stretcher to get used to the procedure. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;"><br />Although Shamu stadium in Orlando was built in the mid 1980's - it's still a bunker compared to the death trap where Lolita currently resides.</span>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And, yes, I'm calling out Seaworld. SeaWorld management should have stepped up to take her once the dire nature of Lolita'a situation became obvious. SeaWorld prides themselves on being a "rescue, rehab and release facility" - <b>I think this situation more than qualifies as a rescue</b> - and they could sort out the logistical and financial issues after the emergency has passed.</span></span><br />
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Too many variables. They abandoned an aquarium in the gulf once. Dolphins got free and were rounded up after.</div>
— Elizabeth Batt (@thebattwoman) <a href="https://twitter.com/thebattwoman/status/906288255863209985">September 8, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">After all, Lolita has earned millions of dollars for her captors and owners. She deserves better than to be left alone to fend for herself just because there are some details to sort out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">But, honestly, at the moment, I don't care about how Lolita ended up where she is - I just want the Seaquarium to do the right thing - which would be to mobilize every resource at their disposal to relocate Lolita to a safe place.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">And if by some miracle Lolita survives the latest undeserved ordeal being thrown her way, I will make it my life's mission to see that she is at least given the chance to return to her family.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">A <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/08/30/investors-say-seaworld-lied-about-business-downturn-after-orca-outcry-now-feds-are-investigating/?utm_term=.2c170cc019cd">new article by Kyle Swenson</a> at the <i>Washington Post</i> has SeaWorld in, what some describe as, <i>big trouble</i>. His story lays out <a href="https://youtu.be/lrvcborWIUc" style="font-style: italic;">The Blackfish Effect</a><i> onto the company,</i> <i>blow by blow</i>; a can of worms for a <i>captivity corporation</i> who is facing increased public scrutiny & numerous allegations contained in class action lawsuits. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>Author: </b>Jeffrey Ventre is a board certified medical doctor in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). He treats patients with physical impairments from back pain & stroke, to spinal cord & brain injuries. He worked with <a href="https://youtu.be/jqFWKPc4WMQ">SeaWorld killer whales Katina</a>, Tilikum, Kalina, Gudrun, Nyar, <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/50313202/SeaWorld-Orca-Kanduke-Killed-by-a-Mosquito-Bite-Necropsy-Article-Attached-Here">Kanduke</a>, Kotar, Taku & favorite, Taima. JV appears in Blackfish movie along with Carol Ray, Samantha Berg, and John Jett. The four ex SW trainers, collectively "Voice of the Orcas" or VOTO, appear in <a href="https://youtu.be/CWg3wA1FloI">Voiceless</a> film, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-SeaWorld-Killer-Whales-Captivity/dp/1250031257"><i>Death at SeaWorld</i></a> & JV & JJ appear in <i>New York Times</i> best seller & <i>Good Reads </i>choice award winner (2015) <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Surface-Killer-SeaWorld-Blackfish/dp/1250081408">Beneath the Surface</a></i>, by <a href="https://twitter.com/johnjhargrove">John Hargrove. </a></span><br />
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Associated reading: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-24/blackstone-nearly-triples-money-on-seaworld-amid-controversy">Blackstone Nearly Triples Money on SeaWorld Amid Controversy</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The captivity-corp is under two <a href="http://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/26/seaworld-shares-sec-doj-investigate-blackfish.html">Federal Investigations</a> & the old SW guard wants leadership change. Former execs are being investigated for misleading statements which downplayed <i>Blackfish</i> movie's actual impact on earnings & attendance, and also for possible insider trading. Our prediction is that the Justice Department & the SEC will find a bounty of Blackfish related emails on company servers. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">NOTE: This PR video doesn't show Kasatka very well. They strategically keep her hidden or turned away from the camera. Note the language. This video is preparing the public and media for <i>death by pneumonia</i> even though she is being eaten alive by disease. SW will emphasize that pneumonia is the leading cause of death in killer whales, although not true for wild orca, as far as we can tell. We have not been able to find evidence that pneumonia is the leading cause of mortality for wild orca. The reality is that Kasatka is being eaten away, possibly by a bacteria, fungus or photo-toxicity due to antibiotic overuse. Generally speaking the pathogen-type is not relevant to her impending death & current suffering. Of course SeaWorld doesn't tell us what is eating her flesh, just that it is not fungal. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Kasatka was stolen from her true family in Iceland in 1978. She has spent the last 39 years in prison. Her crime? She was born a killer whale – a species so intelligent, beautiful and intriguing to humans that the owners of Seaworld knew they could put her on display and charge other humans just to watch her swim in a tank.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Kasatka’ body has not been ravaged by illness alone – she has been forced to perform via <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2015/04/food-deprivation-at-seaworld.html">food deprivation</a> for every day of her life for the last 39 years. She has also been forced to bear children that were then removed from her side and relocated to other corporate-owned prisons. Given what we know about the bonds between mother and calves – this is an even greater violation than food deprivation and amounts to extreme emotional abuse.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Sadly, the practice of capturing wild killer whales has not ended – the Russians continue to capture whales and the Chinese are building new facilities for whales to perform, breed and be on display.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">While SeaWorld will say that Kasatka’s life performing circus tricks for food helped them to provide an educational experience for countless numbers of school children who stream through their turnstiles every year – this is also a lie.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Watching whales perform tricks in captivity is a distraction from the very real dangers facing our planet and our oceans right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">At least in death, Kasatka’s decades of suffering will finally come to an end. My heart breaks for her, not because she is dying but because she deserved better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The Federal and State agencies, most especially the Corps of Engineers, do not have to wait on another NEPA process that will take 5-10 years to, maybe, get to the answer they already have in the 2002 EIS and Record of Decision. This EIS is the NEPA coverage for ongoing mitigation actions on the LSRD and as affirmed by the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, see attached letter. This EIS can be updated in just a few months because it already has breaching in it as the preferred environmental alternative. </span></div>
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What a flop! SeaWorld's new <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash">#Blackfish</a> show doesn't impress fans (or the captive orcas) <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/OpSeaWorld?src=hash">#OpSeaWorld</a> <a href="https://t.co/iAZtBCNBHe">https://t.co/iAZtBCNBHe</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The set changes enhance the customers' experience and create different optics; a PR thing. The new set has a larger 140 foot screen, the music has shifted from "pop" to "cinematic," and now the waterfall pumps run for several hours daily. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Currently, trainers (now referred to as "behaviorists") are sending orca maneuvers from backstage and also doing most of the feeding there. They've taken the (unnatural) trainer out of the scene. The show producers prefer audience members <i>not-observing</i> whales getting <i>fish-for-tricks</i>. This is a shift compared to previous shows which included "fish teases" and dumping double-handfuls of smelt, herring & the occasional salmon into the<i> posterior oral cavities</i> of the orca. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The human tragedies, also including Keltie Byrne & Daniel Dukes, have been described by journalists including Tim Zimmermann and Elizabeth Batt, and they've also been immortalized in the documentary <i>Blackfish</i>, as well as in David Kirby's book <i><a href="http://deathatseaworld.com/">Death at SeaWorld</a></i>. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On the night of her calf's birth, I was present, next to her pool on whale watch. Nootka gave birth to a stillborn calf. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Staff members, everywhere, were giving orders and decided they must immediately remove the stillborn calf, thus refusing Nootka any time to grieve. </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mercilessly, the staff seemed intent on the calf’s immediate removal. I turned to the vet on-site, almost in tears and I asked <b><i>“Can't she have a moment to grieve?”</i></b> There was no debate, there was 'no time,' he stated. They needed to take the calf immediately.</span></span></div>
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<i><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I sat in total disbelief at the events of that night. I was horrified... feeling as a participant, of any kind. She died shortly after this night. I was hopeful she was in a better place. This night replays as a vivid movie over and over again in my head with her screams and cries sounding just as sorrowful as they did that night . I remember feeling sickened at my participation and then relief knowing… I was leaving SeaWorld.</span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At our last blog, <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2017/03/at-voice-of-orcas-carol-john-samantha.html">here</a>, you met marine biology student, Elizabeth, who uses her proximity and season pass to access SeaWorld's California orca "collection." She has the goal of collecting forensic evidence and sharing truth regarding the conditions of captivity. Elizabeth is a cetacean lover who imagined becoming an orca trainer, at one point, but now advocates for captive whales and dolphins using a camera. We're honored to publish more of her photographs this week and pleased to share more information on Elizabeth's personal story via a brief Q&A session. In her own words:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Q: Elizabeth, when did u first recognize the dental problems of captive killer whales?<br /><br /><span style="color: blue;">A: I've noticed it since I was young. I even remember asking a trainer as a kid and getting the typical SeaWorld public relations (PR) answers. I started documenting each individual orca's teeth to show the public just how bad they are and still continue to decline.</span><br /><br />Q: Dr John Jett and I have written <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/voiceoftheorcas/keto-tilikum-paper/jjett-jventre-collaborations">several papers</a> that discuss this issue. Have you read any of those?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><span style="color: blue;">A: I have seen many orcas chewing on gates. I even have video of Kalia doing it. I also see Ike and a few others jaw popping. They do it a lot <i>out of boredom</i>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Q: Elizabeth, your research is valuable. Thank you for sharing this photographic evidence. How many hours or days of observations have you done in the past year or years?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">At <i><a href="https://youtu.be/ikHAe319k8I">Voice of the Orcas</a></i>, Carol, John, Samantha and I continue our evidence based advocacy work via writings, <a href="https://youtu.be/Sej_tTIDQbY">interviews</a>, symposiums, consultation, sponsoring legislation, <a href="http://www.oers.ca/journal/volume5/issue2/caseReport_vol5iss2.pdf">journal articles</a> & <a href="https://youtu.be/Tw958yPSoXc">Superpod</a> conferences. We also partner up, </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">when we can, with young leaders. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">On 24 February 2010, and as former SeaWorld (SW) trainers, we were compelled to speak out when it became apparent SW was misinforming the public and skewing facts surrounding the death of their star trainer. The captivity giant is also famous for spreading misinformation regarding captive orca longevity, dental health, collapsed fins, social strife and more. Note the rake marks on Amaya's head below. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Participating in the captivity debate has taken us abroad, and it's been the young people we've met, globally, that give us hope. The younger generation <i>gets it</i>. It gives us great pleasure to link up with students who shifted their dream from "orca trainer" to animal advocate. </span><br />
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<i style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I was that kid… </span></i><i style="color: blue;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Entranced by the lights, the music and the energy that was so thick you could feel it in the air. But most of all I was mesmerized by the raw power of the Killer Whales. As I got older I realized the truth that SeaWorld so desperately tries to hide. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">I witnessed a very aggressive attack between two orcas that changed the way I viewed them in captivity. After years of doing my own research on the captivity industry and learning how SeaWorld obtained many of its orcas I decided to take action. I’m currently in school for marine biology to help bring change for these animals. Before I decided to go to school I really wanted to be a SeaWorld trainer. </i></span></span><br />
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<i style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">Some may call me a hypocrite... but the way I see it, I was blinded, like many, when it comes to SeaWorld. My goal is to help people wake up. Or at least give them accurate information so they can decide for themselves what they think. </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vGVN_3TjrF0/WLt6yo0clRI/AAAAAAAACpA/tmzr8WeYBrQoC4ym5_LIbueE5cLzwclIQCLcB/s1600/orcaone.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vGVN_3TjrF0/WLt6yo0clRI/AAAAAAAACpA/tmzr8WeYBrQoC4ym5_LIbueE5cLzwclIQCLcB/s640/orcaone.jpg" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rake marks are <b>unusually prominent </b>on this young orca, Makani </span></div>
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<i style="color: blue; font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-large;">My goal isn’t to have SeaWorld shut down. But to have them cycle out big animals that are not suited for captivity and urge them to do right by "their" animals. I've collected numerous photos and videos that show the truth. These animals suffer every single day. Collapsed dorsal fins are not “normal” as most trainers would have you believe. </i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sdiMtzKEzkI/WLt64OMCRVI/AAAAAAAACpE/2hJY3L_uVI0wHRW29I79ElslV7jehzGfACLcB/s1600/fungus.jpg" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;"><img border="0" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sdiMtzKEzkI/WLt64OMCRVI/AAAAAAAACpE/2hJY3L_uVI0wHRW29I79ElslV7jehzGfACLcB/s640/fungus.jpg" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Fungal infections seen here on Kasasata are caused by stress, in-discriminant antibiotic use and water quality issues, per the Merck Veterinary Manual</span></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-51422744266664162512017-02-26T23:22:00.005-08:002017-02-27T00:18:58.994-08:00Orca Medical Record Shines Negative Light On Killer Whale Captivity at SeaWorld <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In a recent article <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2017/02/class-action-lawsuit-vs-seaworld.html">published at VOTO</a>, the process of <a href="http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/discovery.html">discovery </a>was explained regarding a lawsuit filed against SeaWorld for false advertising. We follow up here with a detailed analysis of an exhibit obtained via discovery. For perhaps the first time a SeaWorld orca medical record will be broken down and explained by a medical doctor & ex trainer. By the end of this article, you'll have a better understanding of cruel captivity in SeaWorld's own words. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The findings are striking & include documented attempts of inbreeding, probable food deprivation and associated malnutrition (lab findings); the use of Valium and also drill bits to bore out orca teeth after an abscess. I've included the original document, available for <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/275408593/SeaWorld-Dispenses-Valium-Describes-Pulpotomy-in-this-Document#">download,</a> and used <i>Photoshop</i> to add explanations on a 2nd version of the same document. Click to enlarge them, if needed. You can also drag them to your desktop on some computers.</span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />The plaintiffs suggest that the image of a "happy healthy 'Shamu'" misrepresents the reality for captive killer whales. They assert that SeaWorld disseminates misinformation on health issues including lifespan, collapsed dorsal fins, & separating mothers from calves; and that if they had been armed with the truth, they would not have purchased tickets and merchandise from the captivity giant. The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from the law firm of <a href="https://twitter.com/CovingtonLLP">Covington & Burling</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For your knowledge, the upcoming lawsuit is Anderson et al. v. SeaWorld, <a href="https://www.law360.com/cases/56421df4a9db3a27c9000003">4:15-cv-02172</a>, in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. It is expected to go to trial in about one year. </span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><br />Killer whales suffer at SeaWorld & live impoverished lives, in concrete tanks, eating unnatural food, & are sometimes food deprived. Drugs such as Valium and Tagamet are needed to sedate & prevent ulcers, respectively. Antibiotics are used chronically to treat infections which are often caused by drilled out and broken teeth. Collapsed dorsal fins and <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/47840025/The-Devastating-Impact-of-Captivity-on-the-Teeth-of-Orcas">teeth</a> damage are the most striking visual evidence of pathology in captive orcas. Family separations lead to suffering and transported whales must re-integrate into artificial pods which are not always accepting of newcomers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /><br />Author: Jeffrey Ventre MD DC is a board certified medical doctor in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). He treats patients with physical impairments from back pain & stroke, to spinal cord & brain injuries. Jeff is also a doctor of chiropractic & electromyographer. In 1996 Jeff joined Ken Balcomb & Dr. Astrid van Ginneken for <a href="http://www.whaleresearch.com/">Orca Survey</a>, a 40+ year photo identification study of the the Southern Resident population of Killer Whales in the Pacific Northwest; a population once decimated by SeaWorld and where the original "Shamu" was taken. Along with his friends and former work colleagues at <a href="https://twitter.com/Voice_OT_Orcas">Voice of the Orcas</a>, his sister <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlyVentre">Kimberly Ventre</a>, & <a href="https://twitter.com/orcawild">Jeff Friedman</a>, he's helped organize 5 Superpod gatherings on San Juan Island, WA. Prior to becoming a doctor, Jeff worked at SeaWorld of Florida from Nov. 1987 until Dec. 1995. He worked with <a href="https://youtu.be/jqFWKPc4WMQ">SeaWorld killer whales Katina</a>, Tilikum, Kalina, Gudrun, Nyar, <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/50313202/SeaWorld-Orca-Kanduke-Killed-by-a-Mosquito-Bite-Necropsy-Article-Attached-Here">Kanduke</a>, Kotar, Taku & favorite, Taima. JV appears in Blackfish movie, <a href="https://youtu.be/CWg3wA1FloI">Voiceless</a> film & <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-SeaWorld-Killer-Whales-Captivity/dp/1250031257">Death at SeaWorld</a> book. Regarding orca captivity, he & John Jett PhD have co-authored several scientific works & a university textbook chapter,<a href="https://sites.google.com/site/voiceoftheorcas/keto-tilikum-paper/jjett-jventre-collaborations"> here</a>. JV can be contacted <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre">@jeffrey_ventre</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Earlier this month U.S. District Judge Jeffrey White ruled that a <a href="http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/tourism/sd-fi-seaworld-suit-20170207-story.html">class-action lawsuit</a> filed against <a href="http://www.seaworldinvestors.com/">SeaWorld</a>, for false advertising, can move forward; important as the company was feverishly trying to have the case thrown out so it could avoid <a href="http://www.americanbar.org/groups/public_education/resources/law_related_education_network/how_courts_work/discovery.html">legal discovery</a>. Discovery is done in preparation for trial, expected late 2017, and is a nightmare for the captivity corporation; one that has a <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2015/04/food-deprivation-at-seaworld.html">lot to hide</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Discovery includes subpoenaing compelling witnesses like scientists, employees, veterinarians & former trainers; or asking for physical evidence, such as the</span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/275408593/SeaWorld-Dispenses-Valium-Describes-Pulpotomy-in-this-Document" style="font-style: italic;">orca medical records, here</a><i>. </i>Once inserted into the record, the data or transcripts (example from OSHA trial <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/247774354/OSHA-v-SeaWorld-Trial-Transcript">here</a>) </span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">become available to media, scientists, members of the public, and animal welfarists. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The trial will feature SeaWorld's hired power lawyer <a href="https://twitter.com/larryiser">Larry Iser</a> vs attorneys from <a href="https://twitter.com/CovingtonLLP">Covington & Burling</a>. We've covered Mr. Iser once before: <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/voiceoftheorcas/the-current-story/seaworldlawyerwarnedextrainernottopublishbook">SeaWorld Lawyer Warned Author of ‘Beneath the Surface’</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><br /><i><a href="http://www.dictionary.com/browse/discovery"><b>D</b>iscovery</a> </i>is feared by SeaWorld. Damning evidence brought forth from the 2011 trial, US Sec of Labor <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/183435361/OSHA-s-Legal-Brief-vs-SeaWorld-s-Appeal">(OSHA) vs. SeaWorld</a>, proved to cripple the company, ended trainer-orca <i>waterwork</i> interactions, resulted in a <i>serious</i> safety violation, and provided <a href="https://www.thedodo.com/the-life-and-death-of-splash-a-533538202.html">details</a> from behind the captivity curtain. This included several near-deaths involving trainers working with captive <i>Orcinus orca. </i>We also learned that whales in captivity are <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/275408593/SeaWorld-Dispenses-Valium-Describes-Pulpotomy-in-this-Document">regularly medicated</a>, including with benzodiazepines like <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/275408593/SeaWorld-Dispenses-Valium-Describes-Pulpotomy-in-this-Document">Valium</a>, but more frequently with ones to control chronic infections or prevent stress-ulcers, like Tagamet. According to the <a href="http://www.merckvetmanual.com/exotic-and-laboratory-animals/marine-mammals/mycotic-diseases-of-marine-mammals">Merck </a>Veterinary Manual, one type of lethal infection, Candidiasis, which recently killed a SeaWorld captive [emphasis mine], please click: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">With SeaWorld hoping to muddy the waters on these three main issues (lifespan, collapsed fins, separating mothers from calves) it's important that we, the animal welfarist community, continue to shed light on the realities of captivity. Fortunately, with good information, expert testimony, & orca medical records, SeaWorld won't be able to wordsmith their way out of the obvious: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><br />Author: Jeffrey Ventre MD DC is a board certified medical doctor in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R). He treats patients with physical impairments from back pain & stroke, to spinal cord & brain injuries. Jeff is also a doctor of chiropractic & electromyographer. In 1996 Jeff joined Ken Balcomb & Dr. Astrid van Ginneken for <a href="http://www.whaleresearch.com/">Orca Survey</a>, a 40+ year photo identification study of the the Southern Resident population of Killer Whales in the Pacific Northwest; a population once decimated by SeaWorld and where the original "Shamu" was taken. Along with his friends and former work colleagues at <a href="https://twitter.com/Voice_OT_Orcas">Voice of the Orcas</a>, his sister <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlyVentre">Kimberly Ventre</a>, & <a href="https://twitter.com/orcawild">Jeff Friedman</a>, he's helped organize 5 Superpod gatherings on San Juan Island, WA. Prior to becoming a doctor, Jeff worked at SeaWorld of Florida from Nov. 1987 until Dec. 1995. He worked with <a href="https://youtu.be/jqFWKPc4WMQ">SeaWorld killer whales Katina</a>, Tilikum, Kalina, Gudrun, Nyar, <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/50313202/SeaWorld-Orca-Kanduke-Killed-by-a-Mosquito-Bite-Necropsy-Article-Attached-Here">Kanduke</a>, Kotar, Taku & favorite, Taima. JV appears in <i>Blackfish </i>movie, <i><a href="https://youtu.be/CWg3wA1FloI">Voiceless</a></i> film & <i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Death-SeaWorld-Killer-Whales-Captivity/dp/1250031257">Death at SeaWorld</a></i> book. Regarding orca captivity, he & John Jett PhD have co-authored several scientific works & a university textbook chapter,<i><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/voiceoftheorcas/keto-tilikum-paper/jjett-jventre-collaborations"> here</a></i>. JV</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"> can be contacted </span><a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">@jeffrey_ventre</a></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So there is great irony that SeaWorld named it's dolphin swim-with park "Discovery Cove." Because <i>discovery</i>, in the legal sense, is exactly what the company fears the most. SeaWorld knows that when the curtain is pulled back, the wrath of public opinion is harsh. A taste of that is chronicled <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2015/01/chronicling-blackfish-effect.html">here.</a> And, this new trial is on the horizon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/95351368/Judges-Verdict">Judge Ken S Welsch's Ruling on the OSHA v SeaWorld case </a><br /><br />The trial, held at a courtroom in Sanford, FL, is arguably one of the biggest court spectacles of the 21st century, attended by reporters, movie directors, journalists, television crews, activists and dozens of SeaWorld administrators and employees, many of whom were asked to testify. Some coverage by Journalist Tim Zimmermann, Outside Magazine:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/1890586/osha-goes-after-seaworld">OSHA Goes After SeaWorld - Nov 14, 2011</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.outsideonline.com/1891426/osha-goes-after-seaworld-part-2">OSHA Goes After SeaWorld, Part 2 - Nov 23, 2011</a><br /><br />SeaWorld pulled all the stops to win. After losing in Sanford, FL, they hired Eugene Scalia, the son of then U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, once described as <a href="http://www.thenation.com/article/174113/how-wall-street-defanged-dodd-frank">“an absolute bulldog” and Wall Street’s “secret weapon,”</a> to argue before the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. In a split decision, the company lost again, 2-1.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Histological samples of dorsal fin collagen would help us understand collagen fibrillogenesis in killer whales, and why dorsal fins collapse in captivity. Kidney tissue samples could help us understand the effects of chronic dehydration on orcas, like Tilikum, who require gelatin as a dietary supplement. Cardiac tissue could be examined for evidence of physical deconditioning. Eye tissue could be used to understand the effects of looking upward toward trainers, a behavior that is probably contributory to early cataract formation in show animals that must look up for hand signals from trainers. Blood tissue can be used to test for elevated titers of viruses such as West Nile, St Louis encephalitis, and other mosquito transmitted "bugs" associated with zoos, but not seen in wild animals. Immunoglobulin levels could provide information on captive orca immunity. Detailed bone and joint examinations could be examined for evidence of various arthritides. DNA testing could help identify Tilikum's natal pod, and so on. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Samples of brain tissue were critical in understanding the newly described condition (seen in NFL players) known as <a href="http://journals.lww.com/acsm-csmr/Abstract/2013/01000/Chronic_Traumatic_Encephalopathy.10.aspx" style="color: #888888; text-decoration: none;">Chronic Traumatic Encephalopaty (CTE)</a>, and as depicted in the film "Concussion," with Will Smith. The NFL was initially resistant to outside scientists performing these studies, but is now helping to fund them. SeaWorld can mimic the NFL, and CEO Joel Manby can get credit for the change.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">SeaWorld has an opportunity to extend Tilikum's legacy beyond the performance pool and to substantiate it's claims of performing relevant science. We are hopeful they will take up this idea for the benefit of science, the public, policy makers, whale lovers, and for future killer whales. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-13876221479333204182016-06-07T22:41:00.001-07:002016-06-07T23:17:36.775-07:00The Morgan Monitor Who filmed The Escape Behavior Provides More First Hand Details about the Orca <span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;">This week, controversial video footage gathered by the anonymous "Morgan Monitors" was posted by the</span><a href="https://dolphinproject.net/blog/post/video-morgan-shows-whats-wrong-with-captivity/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;"> DolphinProject</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;"> and picked up by major news media. The "Monitors" are seeking justice for the young killer whale who was captured & betrayed by the </span><a href="http://www.dolfinarium.nl/en/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Dutch Dolfinarium Harderwijk</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;"> and shipped to </span><a href="http://www.loroparque.com/index.php/en/?view=default" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">Loro Parque</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;">, in the Canary Islands, Spain, with the help of </span><a href="https://seaworld.com/" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">SeaWorld</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;">, from the United States. If that sounds like whale laundering, read </span><a href="http://www.freemorgan.org/pdfs/Spiegl-Visser-2015-CITES-and-the-MMPA-Comity-and-Conflict-at-Loro-Parque.pdf" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: large;">THIS</a><span style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif; font-size: medium;">: </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><br /> The story made global headlines with articles appearing at media sights including <a href="http://pets.people.com/pets/2016/06/07/article/history-morgan-seaworld-whale-who-beached-herself">PEOPLE</a>, <a href="http://time.com/4359891/seaworld-whale-beached/">TIME</a>, <a href="http://mashable.com/2016/06/07/video-killer-whale-theme-park-beaching-tenerife/#KiD_YRBpUSq3">Mashable</a>, <a href="https://www.rt.com/viral/345553-suspected-suicide-attempt-seaworld/">Russian TV</a>, <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2016/06/06/video-seaworld-owned-orca-whale-beaches-herself-after-loro-parque-show.html">FOX News</a>, the <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/06/06/suicidal-orca-beaches-herself-as-zoo-defends-welfare-record/">Telegraph</a>, and more. Some headlines were overtly sensational & the responses from Loro Parque and SeaWorld claiming that Morgan was exhibiting "normal behavior" were patently false. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> One video, posted at </span><a href="https://youtu.be/dMiazL8XuRU" style="font-family: georgia, "times new roman", serif;">Sky News</a><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">, caught the attention of the anonymous "Morgan Monitor" who actually filmed the distressed orca. The video is linked here:</span></span><br />
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Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/KayBurley">@KayBurley</a>'s interview with former SeaWorld trainer <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre">@jeffrey_ventre</a> on why a killer whale would beach itself <a href="https://t.co/S9l2Y8ClnT">https://t.co/S9l2Y8ClnT</a></div>
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Hi... I took the footage of Morgan. </div>
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What you said in the interview on Sky news was spot on... </div>
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<b>I wish there was some way I could get it out to the media that this was not a suicide attempt,</b></div>
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but without my identity being exposed... So here is my unpublished blog, which may give you a better idea of what led to her jumping out. </div>
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<b>A visit to Loro Parque 16th May 2016: </b></blockquote>
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Morgan the female orca has captured the hearts of many around the world. She was spotted swimming alone in waters of the Netherlands. She was extremely underweight but swimming freely. She was captured by a local theme park (Dolfinarium Harderwijk), under a Dutch Government issued ‘rescue, rehabilitation and release’ permit. The theme park failed to fulfill the rehabilitation and release part of the permit.</blockquote>
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She was trained and kept in a life of captivity. Morgan now spends her life in Loro Parque on the island of Tenerife. Here she is constantly attacked, and the male [Keto] tries to mate with her. The <a href="http://www.freemorgan.org/">Free Morgan Foundation</a> was formed to get Morgan back to her family in Norway. Morgan has suffered a significant injustice most of her life. This visit was to follow up on Morgan after the release of footage of her violently banging her head against the gate of the med pool a few weeks earlier. The last show Morgan made her first appearance of the day. The show arena was not as full as it had been earlier that day. Video footage was taken of the show; the first part of the footage shows a splash and 3 orcas going under the water, It seemed like some kind of scramble or attack by two orcas on the other one (Morgan). </blockquote>
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<b>The following moment Morgan jumped and beached herself onto the concrete. Her breathing was rather shallow; her vocals seemed stressed and sounded as though she was in pain, even more so each time she lifted her head. </b></blockquote>
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The first part of the video... shot of her beached lasted over 2 minutes, and the trainers did not attend to her. Most of the audience seemed to think that this was the ending of the show; many took selfies with Morgan suffering in the background. I then decided to video again as Morgan was still in the same position still showing signs of shallow breathing and severe discomfort. Now people were leaving, I moved around taking footage until I had Morgan facing the camera lens. A female trainer stood a few feet away from Morgan just watching the crowd leave. The other 2 orcas were still swimming around in the tank and often just spy hopping at Morgan. A trainer stood by the bridge was asked if Morgan is ok, <b>His reply " Yes she’s fine just like’s to be out of the water” </b>The audience was still leaving and we were eventually all asked to leave. At this point I stopped filming and I glanced back: Morgan was still in the same position as where the trainers. This had now been over 10 minutes. So all I could do now was make my way to the exit. As I left for the exit, heart pounding, feeling choked up and holding back the tears. </blockquote>
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<b>I had just witnessed the true face of captivity. As much as they are controlled and trained. The only place for these majestic creatures is the ocean with their true family...</b></blockquote>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-29864158711106714362016-05-23T21:44:00.001-07:002016-07-09T08:18:06.754-07:00Superpod Five Killer Whale Conference is "The Future" <span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>Updated 6-27-16 with scheduling information at bottom. </i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">In its fifth incarnation since 2011, Superpod Five kicks off 18 July 2016 in <a href="http://www.visitsanjuans.com/about-islands/friday-harbor-san-juan-island">Friday Harbor</a>, on San Juan Island. This year's theme, <i>The Future,</i> will feature presentations and activities that blend the work of our youth leaders with whale watching, updates on research, dams, salmon, & more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">A lot has happened with the local killer whale population since <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2015/07/superpod-four-recap-superpod-five.html">#Superpod4</a>, and notably, SeaWorld has announced <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/voiceoftheorcas/the-current-story/seaworldnomoreorcabreedingmediaannouncementroundup">an end to captive orca breeding</a>. These current events will be popular topics in Friday Harbor and at the <a href="http://www.sjctheatre.org/">San Juan Island Community Theater</a>, our primary terrestrial venue. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #38761d;">Kimberly Ventre <a href="https://twitter.com/KimberlyVentre">@KimberlyVentre</a><br />Dr. Lori Marino <a href="https://twitter.com/Whale_Sanctuary">@Whale_Sanctuary</a> <br />Carol Ray <a href="https://twitter.com/carolray_wa">@carolray_wa</a> <br />Dr. Jeffrey Ventre <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre">@jeffrey_ventre</a> <br />Katie Emmons <a href="https://twitter.com/BlueFreedomOrg">@BlueFreedomOrg</a> <br />Captain Jeff Friedman <a href="https://twitter.com/orcawild">@orcawild</a> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>1. Information about how to get to the island can be found <a href="http://voiceoftheorcas.blogspot.com/2014/05/superpod-three-is-rapidly-approaching.html">HERE</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Note that you can register for Superpod events at the site. The information is used to estimate how many will be attending & planning venue size. Also, this event is free & open to all, but there are costs, including rental fees for the community theater, over $2000. In an effort to keep the event free to attendees, there is an option to donate on the <span style="background-color: yellow;"><a href="http://www.orcasuperpod.com/">http://www.orcasuperpod.com/ website</a></span>. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-24863102477518233192016-03-17T16:20:00.005-07:002016-03-17T20:07:53.311-07:00Our Statement Regarding SeaWorld’s announcement to End Captive Orca Breeding <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">SeaWorld’s announcement to end captive orca breeding is a step in the right direction, for orcas, and we support efforts to phase out all marine mammals from captivity. </span><br />
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The Simi Sara Show Interview with <a href="https://twitter.com/Sam10k">@Sam10k</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/jeffrey_ventre">@jeffrey_ventre</a> of <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash">#Blackfish</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Seaworld?src=hash">#Seaworld</a>'s welcome announcement. <a href="https://t.co/B8kATkAAH4">https://t.co/B8kATkAAH4</a></div>
— rebels mom (@anonhumanperson) <a href="https://twitter.com/anonhumanperson/status/710605972960624640">March 17, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It must be pointed out that SeaWorld’s shift is a financial decision and the public itself has made this happen over a several year time span. THANK YOU for not buying a ticket. There are some inaccuracies in the announcement, such as the characterization of Keiko's release effort and no mention of other species still incarcerated at the park. </span></div>
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackfish?src=hash">#Blackfish</a> Movement is just getting started. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/EmptyTheTanks?src=hash">#EmptyTheTanks</a> <a href="https://t.co/zBJT5Pn4Tf">https://t.co/zBJT5Pn4Tf</a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-26904228488852458652016-03-14T21:49:00.001-07:002017-02-27T20:32:37.227-08:00SeaWorld Can Extend Tilikum's Legacy Beyond the Show Pool<div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Myself, and the other members of VOTO, Samantha Berg, John Jett, and Carol Ray, have been informed that Tilikum, a SeaWorld killer whale in Orlando, is near death. We are saddened by this announcement, although it is not unexpected. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Tilikum has developed an antibiotic resistant bacterial infection of the lungs, with pneumonia being the leading reported cause of captive killer whale mortality. Efforts to treat Tilikum have failed due to decades of antibiotic and antifungal therapy, medications that three-of-us at VOTO have fed him, and medications he was on in 2010 when he killed Dawn Brancheau, as reported by <a href="https://theorcaproject.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/aphis-preliminary-report-tilikum-medical-review-pdf.pdf">APHIS, here</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Tilikum has been getting fed antibiotics consistently for at least two decades, primarily because of his badly damaged teeth, including open bore holes that must be flushed with antiseptic solution 2-3 times daily. These bore holes can lead to fish particles, roe, and other debris getting into the jaw and eventually into his blood stream, causing chronic low grade infection(s), and able to seed various organs, including the lungs. The end result is that, now, Tilikum is filled with bacteria that are resistant to powerful and broad spectrum medications that SeaWorld is dosing him with. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: medium;">Tilikum is, at this time, likely suffering from pulmonary edema, or excess fluid in his lungs. <i>When the surface area of his alveoli diminishes sufficiently, he will suffocate in a stretcher, at SeaWorld.</i> In a last ditch effort to obtain air to oxygenate his tissues, he will likely thrash in the stretcher, and go through a period of "death throes," prior to finally passing. This is a particularly dangerous time for the animal care and training staff on hand. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A crane is reportedly standing by, possibly to recover his body if he should pass. This information is unconfirmed, but it does correspond with SeaWorld's recent announcements seen in this video:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Many citizens, including some in the scientific community, are hopeful that SeaWorld will dedicate Tilikum's cadaver to science. This gesture would advance our understanding of the impact of captivity on marine mammals such as Tilikum. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Histological samples of dorsal fin collagen would help us understand collagen fibrillogenesis in killer whales, and why dorsal fins collapse in captivity. Kidney tissue samples could help us understand the effects of chronic dehydration on orcas, like Tilikum, who require gelatin as a dietary supplement. Cardiac tissue could be examined for evidence of physical deconditioning. Eye tissue could be used to understand the effects of looking upward toward trainers, a behavior that is probably contributory to early cataract formation in show animals that must look for hand signals from trainers, on stage. Blood tissue can be used to test for elevated titers of viruses such as West Nile, St Louis encephalitis, and other mosquito transmitted "bugs" associated with zoos, but not seen in wild animals. Immunoglobulin levels could provide information on captive orca immunity. Detailed bone and joint examinations could be examined for evidence of various arthritides. DNA testing could help identify Tilikum's natal pod, and so on. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">SeaWorld has an opportunity to extend Tilikum's legacy beyond the performance pool and to substantiate it's claims of performing relevant science. We are hopeful they will take up this idea for the benefit of science, the public, policy makers, whale lovers, and for future killer whales. </span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7098726787821515040.post-53487110851712703112015-11-04T13:22:00.001-08:002015-11-05T17:33:58.605-08:00Powerful Letters Connect SeaWorld with Taiji Cove & have a Blackfish Movie Twist <span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">The connection between SeaWorld and the brutal drive hunts at Taiji, Japan, has been known for decades. SeaWorld's former Vice-President & head veterinarian, Dr Lanny Cornell, famously told PBS Frontline that, "<a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh//pages/frontline/shows/whales/slaughter/cornell1.html">The drive fishery process is not necessarily an inhumane process</a>."</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This diagram was included by SeaWorld in the <a href="https://www.scribd.com/doc/288645230/Documentation-of-SeaWorld-s-Taiji-Connection">agreement paperwork</a> </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-large;">It also shows, surprisingly, that ex-SeaWorld trainers, including four who appeared in the movie <a href="http://www.magpictures.com/blackfish/">Blackfish</a>, worked directly with drive-hunt-captured whales from Taiji, unknowingly.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This diagram was also shared with Kamogawa Sea World to show how the false killers would be moved to USA</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><br />Like many secrets at the company, the trainers were kept in the dark regarding the brutal collections. Some were told the whales they worked alongside were "rescued." Just today, former trainer Samantha Berg commented: </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;"><i>"Makes me even sicker that I didn't know anything about Taiji or the drive fishery back then... "</i></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">As it turns out, Carol Ray, Samantha Berg, Dean Gomersall, and Jeffrey Ventre all worked directly with drive-hunt-whales at the Whale & Dolphin stadium in Orlando in the 1990's. These whales were Teri, Suki, Hana, Yaki & Zori, and all died young. Like belugas & killer whales, pseudorca do poorly in captivity at places like SeaWorld and the Georgia Aquarium. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ex trainer Jeffrey Ventre performs with Yaki, a whale captured in a drive hunt </td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">While the paper trail is new, we can only confirm that Teri & Suki were taken directly by the infamous killer-fishermen at Taiji's cove. We do know that Yaki, Hana & Zori were also drive-fishery-captured, but don't know precisely where they were corralled up & out of the ocean, in Japan. The odds are that it was Taiji, but we don't possess the documentation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: x-large;">We wonder how these revelations will effect the dozen or more current trainers at SeaWorld in Orlando that worked with these drive-hunt-whales. This will be disturbing news to them, too.</span></div>
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