Breaching Extinction
209 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsBreaching 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.
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Podcast FINale!!
July 19, 2023 14:33 - 41 minutes - 57.6 MBThis is the final episode of Breaching Extinction (for now). This has been an amazing journey. Thank you to everyone who's been a part of it!
128. North Atlantic Killer Whale Diets
June 23, 2023 17:08 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MBIn 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
127. Free Willard
May 20, 2023 16:03 - 1 hour - 69.5 MBThis week Erica chatted with the one and only Orca Man aka Fred Denisco about his obsession with the movie Free Willy and some behind-the-scenes details about the film
126. Microplastics in Sea Lion Scat
May 12, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBThis 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.
125. Using Consumer Drones to Conduct Research
April 28, 2023 14:00 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBThis week Erica chatted with biologist Helena Costa about her recent publication Using a consumer drone for the collection of humpback whale blow samples during the Arctic polar . Helena compares the uses of different commercial drones for the analysis of cetacean blows.
124. Fly With Care
April 21, 2023 14:00 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBIn this week's episode, Erica chatted with researcher Jaclyn Aubin from the Department of Integrative Biology, Windsor, Ontario, Canada about her recent publication Fly with care: belugas show evasive responses to low altitude drone flights. Protection, energetic assistance, or social perks: How do beluga offspring benefit from allocare? Prospective evolutionary drivers of allocare in wild belugas
123. Can Whales Help Fight Climate Change?
April 14, 2023 14:00 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBThis week Erica chatted with researchers Heidi Pearson from the University of Alaska SE about her recent publication Whales in the carbon cycle: can recovery remove carbon dioxide?
122. SRKW's in Monterey and Life Updates
April 07, 2023 14:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBThis is the first episode of season 5! Erica and Madi sit down and chat about the future of the podcast and the southern residents using the full extent of their home range. If you are interested working with Breaching Extinction please send us an instagram DM or email Erica at [email protected]
0.46 Lolita
February 20, 2023 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this week's porpisode Liam, Madi and Erica discuss Lolita a captive Southern Resident Killer Whale
0.45 Grandpas Knob
February 06, 2023 15:00 - 25 minutes - 23.8 MBIn this week's porpisode Madi, Liam and Erica talk about the history of wind farms and their current impact on cetaceans Sources: Climate Change Impacting Right Whales Episode Blue Whale Mom Calf Pair Response to Vessel Episode
121. Exploring Emerging Infectious Diseases
January 27, 2023 15:32 - 34 minutes - 32 MBThis week Erica chatted with Aricia Duarte-Benvenuto, a PhD student at the Patologia Experimental e Comparada graduate Program of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science – University of São Paulo, Brazil about emerging infections diseases in the amazon river dolphin. Sources: Hemotropic Mycoplasma spp. in Aquatic Mammals, Amazon Basin, Brazil
0.45 420 Blaze Animals Getting High
January 23, 2023 15:00 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this week's porpisode Madi educates intoxicated Erica and Liam about a variety of animals that get high ;)
120. Antarctic Fin Whale Distribution
January 22, 2023 19:49 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week Erica chatted with Fin Whale Researcher Sacha Viquerat about his recent publication Identifying seasonal distribution patterns of fin whales across the Scotia Sea and the Antarctic Peninsula region using a novel approach combining habitat suitability models and ensemble learning methods. References: Branch, T. A., & Butterworth, D. S. (2001). Estimates of abundance south of 60°S for cetacean species sighted frequently on the 1978/79 to 1997/98 IWC/IDCR-SOWER sighting surveys. J...
119. Humpback Whale Song Cultural Transmission
January 13, 2023 16:38 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBIn this week's episode Erica chatted with biologist Josephine Schulze about her recent publication, Humpback whale song revolutions continue to spread from the central into the eastern South Pacific.
0.43 Frech Polynesian Whales and Things
January 13, 2023 16:32 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBIn this week's propside Erica, Madi, and Liam discuss Madi's recent trip to French Polynesia among other things. Sources https://www.int-res.com/articles/meps2007/330/m330p257.pdf http://seaturtle.org/library/GannierA_2004_AquatMamm.pdf
118. Blue Whale Mom Calf Pair response to Vessel
December 30, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.6 MBIn this week's episode, Erica chatted with Mari Smultea about her recent publication Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) mother-calf pair behavioral response to vessel in the Southern California Bight. Aquatic Mammals. Resources: Smuleta Sciences Mother Calf Whale Nursing and Other Behavior Sperm Whale Ramming a Vessel in the Pacific First Recordings of Humpback Whale Sounds, Hawaii First Video of Wild Beluga Socio-sexual Behavior in Cook Inlet, AK
117. Science Meets Pop Culture
December 16, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBIn this week's episode Madi, Liam, and Erica discuss genetic disorders that could impact the pigmentation of cetacean skin Sources: Fifty Shades of Gray: The First Leucistic Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Sighting off the Cedar Keys, Florida, Gulf of Mexico
0.42 Whale Trends?
December 13, 2022 18:19 - 13 minutes - 12.2 MBSalmon and Mola hats? Could this possibly be a trend for whales? Madi, Liam and Erica dive into potential orca trends in porpsiode!
116. Deconstructing Depredation
December 02, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week Erica chatted with Italian researcher Giovanni Bearzi at Dolphin Biology and Conservation, Italy about his recent publication Marine mammals foraging around fishing gear or preying upon fishing catch and bait: it may not be “depredation”. They discuss the true meaning of the word "depredation" and how it has been used in a scientific context. Resources: Marine biology on a violated planet: from science to conscience
116. Deconstructing Depopulation
December 02, 2022 15:00 - 28 minutes - 26.1 MBThis week Erica chatted with Italian researcher Giovanni Bearzi at Dolphin Biology and Conservation, Italy about his recent publication Marine mammals foraging around fishing gear or preying upon fishing catch and bait: it may not be “depredation”. They discuss the true meaning of the word "depredation" and how it has been used in a scientific context. Resources: Marine biology on a violated planet: from science to conscience
115. Climate Change Impacting Right Whales
November 25, 2022 15:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThis week Erica chatted with Assistant Professor at the University of South Carolina Erin Meyer-Gutbrod about her recent publication Redefining North Atlantic right whale habitat-use patterns under climate change.
0.41 Holy Guaca-mola
November 21, 2022 17:14 - 26 minutes - 23.9 MBThis week Madi and Erica did a porpisode briefly discussing the Ocean Sunfish
114. What the hec is going on with hectors dolphin?
November 18, 2022 15:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBIn this week's episode, Erica chatted with William Carome, researcher at the New Zeland Whale and Dolphin Trust about his recent publication A long-term shift in the summer distribution of Hector’sdolphins is correlated with an increase in cruise ship tourism. Sources: New Zeland Whale and Dolphin Trust: Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
113. Science, Skepticism and Truth
November 11, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 91.3 MBIn this episode Erica, Liam and Madi discuss what credible science looks like and how to find legit sources for information. Resources: Science Council What Makes Science Science (NPR) Live Science Understanding Science UC Berkley
112. Fin Whale Residency
October 28, 2022 14:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBIn this week's episode, Erica chatted with Erin Falcone, Biologist at Marine Ecology and Telemetry Research about her most recent publication Movements and residency of fin whales (Balaenoptera physalus) in the California Current System.
0.40 Stellar Sea Cow
October 17, 2022 22:36 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBFist porpsiode with Madison Bashford talking about Stellar Sea Cows :)
111. Jingle Bells
October 14, 2022 14:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBThis week Erica chatted with Katie Kowarski Research Scientist at JASCO Applied Sciences about the last chapter of her thesis: Seasonal song ontogeny in western North Atlantic humpback whales: drawing parallels with songbirds. Katie shares her unexpected findings on humpback whale acoustics is the North Atlantic population.
109. Vulnerabili(tea)
October 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBIn this week's episode, we introduced Madison Basford our new porpisode cohost. Erica and Madi had an authentic and vulnerable conversation about overcoming the trials and tribulations of life and the importance of being healthy in order to have a positive impact on the world. WARNING: This episode contains sensitive topics including but not limited to trauma, cults, abuse, sexual assault, suicide, and religious trauma Resources: Brene Brown Consent Tea Jumping Spiders Living with S...
110. Vulnerabili(tea)
October 07, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBIn this week's episode, we introduced Madison Basford our new porpisode cohost. Erica and Madi had an authentic and vulnerable conversation about overcoming the trials and tribulations of life and the importance of being healthy in order to have a positive impact on the world. WARNING: This episode contains sensitive topics including but not limited to trauma, cults, abuse, sexual assault, suicide, and religious trauma Resources: Brene Brown Consent Tea Jumping Spiders Living with Secret...
108. Fishing and Whale Watching in Monterey Bay
September 30, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBThis week Erica chatted with Joey Stagnaro a, Santa Cruz local who has been working on the Monterey Bay fishing and whale watching since he was 6 years old. Joey shares a bit of his life story and the changes he has seen though out his time on the bay.
109. Fishing and Whale Watching in Monterey Bay
September 30, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBThis week Erica chatted with Joey Stagnaro a, Santa Cruz local who has been working on the Monterey Bay fishing and whale watching since he was 6 years old. Joey shares a bit of his life story and the changes he has seen though out his time on the bay.
0.39 It's Giving Goodbye
September 28, 2022 15:37 - 32 minutes - 30 MBIn our final porpisode with Kendra, we finish the last four chapters of Listening to Whales by Alexandra Morton. We highly recommend this book to anyone interested in whales or a story about perseverance. Warning: For some reason, we started talking about explicit around minute 28, so if you don't want to hear that, stop lis tening then.
107. Merging for Dolphin Societies
September 25, 2022 04:11 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this week's episode, Erica chatted with Nicole Danaher-Garcia researcher from the Dolphin Communication Project about her recent publication, The partial merger of two dolphin societies. The merging of social groups is rarely seen in terrestrial animals, making this finding rather remarkable and furthering our insight into the complex world of social creatures.
108. Merging for Dolphin Societies
September 25, 2022 04:11 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this week's episode, Erica chatted with Nicole Danaher-Garcia researcher from the Dolphin Communication Project about her recent publication, The partial merger of two dolphin societies. The merging of social groups is rarely seen in terrestrial animals, making this finding rather remarkable and furthering our insight into the complex world of social creatures.
107. Narluga Morphology
September 16, 2022 14:00 - 29 minutes - 27.3 MBThis week Erica sits down with researcher Deborah Vicari to discuss her recent publication regarding the discovery of hybridization between belugas and narwhals using geometric morphometrics on museum specimens. Deborah and her colleagues were able to determine Narlugas do exists by studying their skulls. Source: Skull ecomorphological variation of narwhals (Monodon monoceros, Linnaeus 1758) and belugas (Delphinapterus leucas, Pallas 1776) reveals phenotype of their hybrids
0.38 Sunken Ship and Badass Woman
September 14, 2022 03:32 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBThis week Liam and Erica talked about the progress in regard to an oil spill as a result of the vessel sinking with 2,600 gallons of off fuel near SJI. They also discussed chapters 17-19 of Listening to Whales by Alexandra Morton. Note: We uploaded the wrong episode last week, whoops :)
106. Orca Sound Citizen Science
September 09, 2022 14:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBThis week Erica interviewed Scott Veirs founder of Beam Reach and co-founder of the Orcasound.net initiative about his new citizen science program, allowing more people to access acoustic data from the Salish Sea.
0.38 Sunken Ship Update and Badass Women
September 07, 2022 03:54 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBThis week Liam and Erica talked about the progress in regard to an oil spill as a result of the vessel sinking with 2,600 gallons of off fuel near SJI. They also discussed chapters 17-19 of Listening to Whales by Alexandra Morton.
0.37 Warrior Woman and Ego
August 21, 2022 01:42 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBThis week Liam, Kendra, and Erica discussed topics related to Chapters 14-16 of Listening to Whales by Alexandra Morton including sustainability and evolving perspectives
0.36 Captivity and Whale Pride
August 04, 2022 02:52 - 28 minutes - 26.7 MBIn this weeks episode Kendra, Liam and Erica dove into chapter 11, 12, and 13 of Alexandra Mortons Listening to Whales.
0.35 Sea Doo
July 20, 2022 18:26 - 50 minutes - 46.3 MBIn this week's episode Liam, Kendra, and Erica dove into chapters 5 & 6 of Listening to Whales by Alexandra Morton. They also covered recent SRKW news regarding the Biden administration weighing in breaching the Lower Snake River dams, a new K pod calf, and the recent declaration of vulnerability in 13 individual Southern Residents. More Sources: https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/about/regulations/filings/2022/WSR%2022-14-068.pdf
105. Kracken the Code to Octopus Conservation
July 11, 2022 15:08 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBThis week Erica sat down with Dennis Fukushima, lead biologist at the Octopus Farm about their approach to octopus conservation and the state of octopus in Hawaii. He also shares his thoughts on how we can be better stewards of conservation.
104. Lead Wirth Your Faith Not Your Fear
July 01, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MBThis week Erica chatted with Donna Sandstrom, Founder/Executive Director of the Whale Trail and member of the Orca Task Force about her work and thoughts on how to help the Southern Residents. About The Whale Trail: Where the Whales Are: Discovering Marine Mammals from Shore Along the Pacific Coast (Washington Post 2020) Humans are so loud marine safaris might soon be on land (Daily Beast 2021) About Southern Resident Orca Recovery: Nearby Vessels Interrupt Feeding of Southern Resident...
104. Lead With Your Faith Not Your Fear
July 01, 2022 14:00 - 50 minutes - 47.1 MBThis week Erica chatted with Donna Sandstrom, Founder/Executive Director of the Whale Trail and member of the Orca Task Force about her work and thoughts on how to help the Southern Residents. About The Whale Trail: Where the Whales Are: Discovering Marine Mammals from Shore Along the Pacific Coast (Washington Post 2020) Humans are so loud marine safaris might soon be on land (Daily Beast 2021) About Southern Resident Orca Recovery: Nearby Vessels Interrupt Feeding of Southern Resident Kill...
103. Orca Diet Estimates and Scientific Accessibility
June 24, 2022 16:10 - 41 minutes - 38.6 MBThis week Erica chatted with Orca Researcher Anaïs Remili about her recent publication, Validation of quantitative fatty acid signature analysis for estimating the diet composition of free‑ranging killer whales. She dove into a new methodology studying whale diets called QFASA, and also discussed her organization Whale Scientists, which aims to highlight young cetacean scientists and help aspiring whale scientists find resources. Resources: Anaïs Remili's Website and Twitter Whale Scie...
102. Dales Blue Whales
June 17, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 66.8 MBThis week naturalist and local feral man of Alaska, Dale Frink to talk about the time he got thrown into the water by a blue whale. Dale has requested to raise money for the Ocean Defenders Alliance click the link to donate! Youtube Video Photos
0.34 The bae bae
June 17, 2022 00:37 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBKendra, Liam, and Erica discuss chapters 3 & 4 of Listening to Whales by Alexandria Morton. Sources: https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/environment/new-state-federal-report-puts-10-27-billion-price-tag-on-lower-snake-river-dam-removal/
101. Hopping into Frog Conservation
June 10, 2022 14:00 - 55 minutes - 51.5 MBThis week Erica chatted with Hannah Overbeak and Tay Shoemaker from Project Polywog about their impact-driven business model. They shared the plight of two endangered frogs as well as insight on how they are helping these species both through a frog rescue and frog breeding programs.
100. Homosexuwhale Baleen
June 05, 2022 01:02 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBThis week Erica celebrated our 100th episode and pride month with a special two-part episode. In the first part, she chatted with Kendra Nelson about homosexuwhality in the animal kingdom, as well as their personal experiences being part of the LBGTQ community. For the second part, she chatted with musician and og homie Ambur Wilkerson to write "Baleen" a whale rendition of the iconic Dolly Partons song Joleen.