Sharing my life as a marine biologist and my work with marine mammals. My goal has always been to use my passion for animals like sea otters and walruses to form a connection with people and inspire them to engage in ocean conservation. I've hosted several charity fundraisers for conservation groups that have raised thousands of dollars thanks to my dedicated followers who absolutely love animals, wildlife, and the environment.
My dog was extremely scared and angry at her own reflection when she first came home. Until recently she was still weary of our big balcony window in the night, and went always there to check it in detail. Now home she's completely accustomed to mirrors and completely ignored them, but on walks she often runs towards reflective windows and behaves as if they were other dogs, until she gets close enough to realise, then she comes back at me a bit scared, like confused, i think she somehow realises it's not another dog on closed inspection and gets confused.
Trust the Science! After our Covid experience, we know that when scientists want to seize control of something we must let them! Because literally NOTHING can go wrong. There is NO WAY they would falsify their research! They are superior people, and as such they would not EVEN "find" that it's a new species for their self- aggrandizement. They are not lusting after the kind of power that being able to tear down important dams represents. No sir. Give them free rein to shut down anything and everything, I say! Anyone who says different should not be allowed to vote!
I wonder why the resident orcas don't try to eat other marine species when they are running out of the salmon? Anyways, i definitely think a video about the orca populations that have a taste for shark livers is a great idea!
Given that the proposal to now classify these different orca ecotypes as different species from eachother has been given serious consideration, this also has some interesting implications for other organisms. This is because many leniages of animals have been shown to have diverged from eachother even longer ago in the past than the orcas, yet are still considered the same species. Furthermore, many of these species reproduce much faster than orcas, making considering them different species from eachother very justifiable if we go by the logic that is behind proposing to consider these orcas different species from eachother.
When I was a child in SE AK in the early 1970's there was a baby orca killed by a fishing boat with copper bottom paint, apparently it hit it with the metal bow cover. For a couple of months after that there was a bull orca that was attacking boats with copper bottom paint in Kasaan Bay. It hit our 25' skiff and we headed straight for the beach and rammed our boat up the beach, leaving the outboard lower unit on the water's edge, and we hiked home. It was a Biggs orca according to the local natives, and it eventually moved on. I remember being terrified that we were going to be bounced out of the boat and eaten (I was 7 years old).
just a thought, I am all for saving species of animals, but what is the cost. if those 4 dams are creating electric power for the areas, what efforts are going into replacing that power source and even increasing power to that area. where fosil fuels are being attacked and reduced in USA because of so called carbon emissions which is the lowest in the world, China being the highest. america reducing their carbon emisiions even more would be like putting a single band aid on a deep cut going from the hand to the elbow, that is how ridiculous the Green New Deal actions to lower carbon emissions in USA is...........but the promoters don't want you to know that, they just want your money and power and control over the people.
Isn't the likely reality that warmer sea temps are either causing the crabs to misinterpret the seasons, and/or are indirectly causing the crab populations to be predominately one sex or the other, (unbalanced). IDK, it doesn't seem to be a good time in history to be a shelled creature in our oceans...
The warmer sea temperatures are absolutely the cause of the snow crab decline. Research showed that the marine heatwave hit them in multiple ways. It raised their metabolism so they needed to eat more and their habitat was reduced so there was less area to forage. The result is that many of them starved to death. [1] www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/research-confirms-link-between-snow-crab-decline-and-marine-heatwave
There are fish ladders but recent studies have shown that fish ladders don't work as well as we were led to believe. [1] e360.yale.edu/features/blocked_migration_fish_ladders_on_us_dams_are_not_effective
Not sure if it's able to be determined now, but I wonder what species of Orca's have been in captivity and which were more aggressive and which did better in captivity than others? (not that I endorse having them in captivity)
We mostly have a good idea of which orca types are in captivity. A few are uncertain. But the majority of them are southern residents who exclusively eat salmon and the North Atlantic type 1 who also eat schooling fish like herring. Tilikum was likely the mammal eating type 2 based on his size, coloration, and where he was captured.
Ok, hold it right there, 8:37. The four dams, what function to they provide? Why were they built in the first place? Who loses if those dams are destroyed? Yes, knocking them down might increase the salmon population, and that would certainly benefit the whales, but these dams are in the Southwest, an area that is very arid, and my guess is farmers and ranchers who provide the produce WE eat, would be fatally injured by this. Are we supposed to suffer a food shortage so that the whales don't? The current administration is already attacking our food supply and my gut tells me this marine biologist is being used to further the need for restricting our supply of food, just as the government uses the ploy of global warming to do so. Sorry lady, I still like my steak and potatoes.
We literally breach dams all the time and you still have steak and potatoes. In 2017, Trump's first year in office, the US breached 86 dams and the country somehow still had steak and potatoes. [1] www.americanrivers.org/2018/02/dam-good-year-for-dam-removal-in-2017/ Last year, the EU removed a record 500 dams and other river blockages and the EU still had steak and potatoes. The US removed 80 dams last year and you still had steak and potatoes. [2] www.americanrivers.org/2024/02/saying-adios-to-80-dams-in-2023/ [3] europe.wetlands.org/news/record-year-for-dam-removals-in-europe-in-2023/ One last note. These dams are not in the Southwest. They are in the Pacific Northwest. Their primary function is to transport wheat down the river. The good news is there is already a railroad that follows the river so the transportation of wheat will largely be unaffected. I've linked the Washington State Cost Benefit Report as well as an argument against removing these dams in the descriptions and pinned comment if you want to learn more.
The orcas attacking boats are the gladis orca found off the coast of Iberia. The critically endangered southern resident killer whales are found in the Pacific Northwest in the Puget Sound by Seattle and the Salish Sea in British Columbia, Canada.
One has to be very familiar with many orca to tell a difference. I see a slight difference in the skulls, but not the individual pods. Why is C before I pronounced like a K? Fifty years ago, I saw movies of orcas attacking baleen whales, tearing their mouths, fins, etc. Thought they were always like that. How many videos have "stock footage of a shocked face"? Thank you for this informative video. I worry about scientists attempting to gather data by getting close to...orca.
Evidently this new Orca is a hybrid from a chance mating between an Alaskan Grizzly bear and a standard Orca. I think maybe a bear ate a human carrying the famous date drug and then went for a swim to cool off.
We try our best not to anthropomorphize the animals because that can be harmful. "It can lead to an inaccurate understanding of biological processes in the natural world. It can also lead to inappropriate behaviors towards wild animals such as adopting a wild animal as a ‘pet’ or misinterpreting the actions of a wild animal." [1] www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jan/15/anthropomorphism-danger-humans-animals-science We see this a lot with orcas, specifically. For example, the man who recently tried to dive on the back of one and swim with it. Or how many people have misinterpreted why the gladis orcas are attacking boats as "revenge" when they are likely just playing. On the flip side, you are also right about culture being appropriate. There really isn't a better way to describe their social behaviors other than culture. A study by the University of British Columbia found that "the complex and stable vocal and behavioral culture of killer whales appears to have no parallel outside humans, and represents an independent evolution of cultural facilities." [2] www.zoology.ubc.ca/~barrett/documents/Asoundapproachtothestudyofculture.pdf
Love the exaggerated hyperbole. But the fact is, breaching 4 dams won't destroy a country. Especially not the richest and most powerful country to ever exist. The proof of this is the fact that we literally breach dams all the time. Last year, the US breached 80 dams and the country wasn't destroyed. In 2017, Trump's first year in office, the US breached 86 dams and the country somehow survived. [1] www.americanrivers.org/2024/02/saying-adios-to-80-dams-in-2023/ [2] www.americanrivers.org/2018/02/dam-good-year-for-dam-removal-in-2017/ The entire world has been removing dams at a record pace. Last year, the EU removed a record 500 dams and other river blockages and the EU wasn't destroyed. [3] europe.wetlands.org/news/record-year-for-dam-removals-in-europe-in-2023/
Can't say that I know much about those four dams. If farmers aren't dependent on them for the water stroage, and effective fish ladders can't be constructed on them, then yes, those dams should be deconstructed. There's also the unpleasant situation of Hanford Site possibly contaminating the river.
Killer whale sounds like a badass that shouldn't be fucked with but should be respected there's a reason our ancestors have called them whale killers and feared them
Yes, they are. Killer whales are Odontocetes or toothed whales. Just like pilot whales, beluga whales, and sperm whales. All dolphins are whales but not all whales are dolphins, just like how all squares are rectangles but not all rectangles are squares. I explain in greater detail in the video below. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FIwjehSYKJg.html
Multiple lines of DNA evidence indicate the resident and Bigg’s ecotypes are genetically distinct species. This DNA analysis also revealed the two species of killer whales diverged 300,000 years ago and have not interbred since. Roughly the same time humans and Neanderthals diverged. I've linked the study and an article explaining it in plain, easy to read English below. [1] royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.231368 [2] www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/new-research-reveals-full-diversity-killer-whales-two-species-come-view-pacific-coast Humans have a lot genetic diversity, but the vast majority of this diversity reflects individual uniqueness and not race. Adaptive traits, such as skin color, have frequently been used to define races in humans, but such adaptive traits reflect the underlying environmental factor to which they are adaptive and not overall genetic differentiation, and different adaptive traits define discordant groups. [3] www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3737365
Why are we freaking out about basically different cultures. Its not for a lack of a better word. It is exactly that which was very clearly divided in humans before steam engines/airplanes. Human cultures around the world have different diets, different physical attributes. We acknowledge Orcas are highly intelligent and social. Why are we surprised they have regional cultures?
Ok, you had me up until the dams. They build those things for a reason. Do people live in those areas that will inevitably get flooded? This is all assuming that the salmon do what you want them to do. If it won't affect anyone, then fine, but I would be pretry miffed if I had to leave my home to save a subspecies of orcas.
Based on my reading of the LSRD Benefit Replacement Report, no one will be flooded or displaced. It will have an impact on recreational boating and the transportation of wheat. But according to the Replacement Report, "with advance planning and investment, the services the LSRD provide could be fully or partially maintained for multiple industries and sectors, and negative impacts of dam breaching could be mitigated." [1] governor.wa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-11/LSRD%20Benefit%20Replacement%20Final%20Report_August%202022.pdf Since you mentioned people having to leave their homes, that's exactly what happened to the indigenous people when the dams were built. Their lands were flooded, including their religious and burial sites. Many of their parents' and grandparents' graves are currently underwater.
@KPassionate seems like a bit of a nuclear option. Surely, there are ways to increase the population of salmon WITHOUT flooding an entire region. Unless the real agenda is punishment for what happened to Native Americans. That wouldn't be right.
There are other ways of increasing the population of salmon. For example, Oregon has approved the culling of sea lions who have over-populated the Columbia River. A few sea lions will be transferred to zoos or aquariums but several hundred will be killed. [1] www.koin.com/news/approved-killing-of-sea-lions-in-the-columbia-river-likely-to-begin-next-week/ Other means of mitigation have simply failed. For example, fish ladders were once touted as a solution to help salmon bypass the dams. But recent studies have shown that fish ladders don't work as well as we were led to believe. [2] e360.yale.edu/features/blocked_migration_fish_ladders_on_us_dams_are_not_effective Fish hatcheries were also once believed to be a way to increase the salmon population. Unfortunately, more than 200 studies across 40 years revealed large-scale salmon hatchery programs weaken wild salmon diversity and lead to wild population declines. [3] alaskabeacon.com/2023/12/26/analysis-of-northwest-other-salmon-hatcheries-finds-nearly-all-hurt-wild-salmon-populations/ While breaching a dam might sound like a nuclear option, it really isn't that drastic. In fact, we breach dams all the time. Last year, the US breached 80 dams while the EU removed a record 500 dams and other river blockages. In 2017, Trump's first year in office, the US breached 86 dams. [4] www.americanrivers.org/2024/02/saying-adios-to-80-dams-in-2023/ [5] www.americanrivers.org/2018/02/dam-good-year-for-dam-removal-in-2017/ [6] europe.wetlands.org/news/record-year-for-dam-removals-in-europe-in-2023/
I’m from Oregon. What this video won’t tell you is massive amounts of farm regions in northern Oregon and southern Washington are completely dependent on these dams for power, and no effort by conservationists is made to fund or propose a replacement for the tens of thousands of people inhabiting the area. I also want the chinook to be restored but it is not ever a black and white issue the way videos like this pretend it is. Please do not blindly support something without knowing the consequences of it!
These dams were built so barges could reach Lewiston, Idaho and allow wheat to be shipped down the river. The small amount of energy they do produce is a bonus. The Lower Snake River Dams produce just a fraction of the energy that feeds the PNW power grid. [1] www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/mar/07/dam-power-snake-river-dams-are-not-big-power-produ/ [2] www.columbiariverkeeper.org/our-work/saving-salmon/snake-river-dams I do agree that people should research both the pros and cons of something before they support it. Which is why I've included links to both sides of the argument in the descriptions and pinned comment. Personally, and this is my opinion, the richest and most powerful country the world has ever seen can find a solution to the negative impacts of breaching these dams because we literally breach dams all the time. Last year, the US breached 80 dams while the EU removed a record 500 dams and other river blockages. In 2017, Trump's first year in office, the US breached 86 dams. [3] www.americanrivers.org/2024/02/saying-adios-to-80-dams-in-2023/ [4] www.americanrivers.org/2018/02/dam-good-year-for-dam-removal-in-2017/ [5] europe.wetlands.org/news/record-year-for-dam-removals-in-europe-in-2023/
I saw a video about fish chutes or something that help fish get through dams. Have you seen that? Not saying it would fix the issue but until the dams can be removed it might be a patch solution. Are they power plants? What will replace them? Nuclear? I hate that. What efforts can ne made to put solar and bird friendly wind options in place instead? How will clearing the dams affect water rights? Big issues in the west. Other species on this planet have rights to the water, including the salmon so, maybe its returning to original water rights. Lots to think through, but its clear it has to be done. I hope they do it.
Recent studies have shown that fish ladders don't work as well as we were led to believe. [1] e360.yale.edu/features/blocked_migration_fish_ladders_on_us_dams_are_not_effective These dams were built so barges could reach Lewiston, Idaho and allow wheat to be shipped down the river. The small amount of energy they do produce is a bonus. The Lower Snake River Dams produce just a fraction of the energy that feeds the PNW power grid. [2] www.spokesman.com/stories/2021/mar/07/dam-power-snake-river-dams-are-not-big-power-produ/ [3] www.columbiariverkeeper.org/our-work/saving-salmon/snake-river-dams
What does the National Wildlife Federation mean, "Other than humans, killer whales are the most widespread mammal on earth?" Everywhere there are humans there are dogs, even in Antarctica, and there may be as many as a BILLION dogs on Earth. Heck, dogs have even made it to space. Even for non-domesticated animals, rabbits number in the hundreds of millions, if not more. They are located on every continent except Antarctica but extend all the way to the subantarcitic region. Also, their saturation is MUCH greater than Orcas. If there were only 10 Orcas but they were spread out across the global waters would that make them the most "widespread"? I guess it depends on what your definition of "widespread" is. I am not saying the claim is incorrect, I just think it needs clarification. At face value, it seems incorrect, or at least misleading.
Widespread refers to distribution, not population. The Earth's surface is 71% water and orcas can be found in every ocean in the world. The reason humans are considered the most widespread mammal on Earth is because we are also found in every ocean of the world thanks to shipping. There are more than 30 million people at sea at any given moment, according to a study by the UK.
Would that really have made a difference? I'm fairly certain you knew what I meant and if you spent any amount of time on my channel then you would know that I am firmly on the side of the killer whales. Just like I was rooting for Robin Hood who stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Just like I rooted for Danny Ocean as he stole 160 million from Terry Benedict.
@@KPassionate Thanks for replying. That the orcas "stole" the mackerels, suggests that humans own those mackerels. Also for somebody how is passionate about wildlife protection it is hard to step outside our human-centric thinking. Don't take it too personal, I was just trying to add another perspective.
Wait, so are you saying that studies funded by those who would have great financial gain by proving them to produce specific results is a RED FLAG not to use said product, medication, etc.?? Say it ain't so??
