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