Breaching Extinction

Breaching Extinction

By Erica WirthScienceNature
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Breaching Extinction episodes

  • 11. Removing our cognitive and physical dams
    This week we chatted with author, psychologist and founder of the Kerulos Center for Nonviolence Dr. Gay Bradshaw, who shares her experiences studying animals and what she has learned in the process. She encourages people to evaluate their perceptions of animals and remove their internal dams in an effort to conserver and understand. To learn more, check out her books Talking with Bears, Carnivore Minds and Elephants on the Edge.
    54 min
  • 0.04 Law of the Fit, Empathetic Humpbacks, and Ellie's Three Grey Hairs

    In this porpisode the fourth, we bring on Anna Meyer, fellow naturalist, to discuss the humpback comeback in the Salish Sea in juxtaposition to the decline of the Southern Residents, Erica gives Ellie more grey hairs, and we dive deeper into Peaches's backstory. We also discuss the importance of empathy and interconnectedness, and what we can learn from humpback whales.

    44 min
  • 10. Check in and Pod Goals

    In this tenth episode, Erica and Ellie take time to check in and evaluate the goals of this podcast as well as reiterate the issues remaining with the 73 Southern Residents, emphasizing the need for accessibility, checking one’s privilege, and learning how to be empathetic.

    1 hr 26 min
  • 9. Media causing waves of change
    Director of the film Blackfish Effect, Bianca Yuen talks about her film exploring the ripples of change that occurred after the release of the film Blackfish. She shares her thoughts on captivity and experience with the souther residents this past spring.
    30 min
  • 8. It Takes a Village to Save a Species
    Whale and Dolphin Conservation's Rekkos Orca Fellow, Colleen Weiler discusses her role in southern resident conservation, as well as the mission of WDC. We explore the concept of the ecological whale and its role in environmental health. She encourages everyone to do their part and start somewhere!
    43 min
  • 7. Exploring Environmental Economics
    This episode explains what an environmental valuation is and the role it plays in politics and management. Dr. Adam Domanski, senior economist and ECONorthwest elaborates on his experience evaluating the lower snake river dams and discussed the sociopolitical implications following his study.
    45 min
  • 6. Aversion to adapting failed conservation efforts leading to further decline of Salmon and SRKW's
    Award winning director and producer Josh 'Bones' Murphy, talks about his new documentary Aritifishal which focuses on the exploring the long term impact of salmon hachteries. We discuss the implications of human involvement in salmon reproduction on behavior and survivability of Salmon and SRKW's. He expresses his concern for peoples lack of faith in nature and urges removal of dams.
    39 min

About Breaching Extinction

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Breaching Extinction is an investigative podcast evaluating the complexities of the declining Southern Resident Killer Whale population in an effort to better understand the trials they currently…