PNW Protectors
6 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsWe are excited to bring you insightful conversations with the people and heroes playing a vital role in the effort to protect and save the 75 critically endangered Southern Resident Orcas. Whom we all love.
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Episodes
The Orcas Told the Story
March 02, 2020 03:01 - 37 minutes - 68.1 MBIf you haven't read or listened to the audio book Lost Frequency and you love orcas....go and do it as soon as possible. This is a fantastic book and we were lucky enough to sit down with author Barry Swanson and his partner Marine Naturalist Rachelle Hayden to talk about his book, the state of the Southern Resident Orcas, and what all of us can do to help. I hope you enjoy listening to this episode as much as we had making it. If you wish to support the March for the Dams movement go to ...
Breaching the Lower Four Snake River Dams by Jim Waddell
February 07, 2019 00:20 - 38 minutes - 69.8 MBJim Waddell is a retired Civil Engineer from the US Army Corps of Engineers where he served for 36 years. Over the last 6 years Jim has been working relentlessly providing information to the public, leading the movement to breach the lower four snake river dams in order to save the endangered chinook salmon and Southern Resident Orca populations with his "Dam Sense" recommendations and information. In this episode Jim speaks with us in depth about the critical importance of why breaching is ...
Gary Sutton and Tasli Shaw
January 13, 2019 21:24 - 1 hour - 123 MBInternationally famous Gary Sutton (Pro Orca Photographer) and Tasli Shaw (Renowned Orca Artist) joined us from Vancouver Island in this PNW Protectors podcast episode to share some mind blowing Orca stories, a Canadian perspective of the plight of the Southern Resident Orcas (SRKW), and ways we all can help Save Our Orcas. Prepare yourself for an amazing hour long journey with these two incredible souls. Enjoy!
Co-Extinction Film: A SRKW Documentary Series
December 13, 2018 18:23 - 36 minutes - 66.1 MBGloria and Elena, co-directors or Co-Extinction Film, share with us their experiences of what it's like to tackle a multi movie series about such a powerful topic: the co-extinction of chinook salmon and the Southern Resident Orcas. Neither of them have had ever made a film before, but through social media and sheer will, they brought together a powerful team of cinematographers and film crew from around the globe to help create what is to be surely to be one of the most powerful conservatio...
Searching for Chinook: Documentary Film about the Southern Resident Orcas
December 11, 2018 05:51 - 48 minutes - 88.2 MBAlex and Maria spent three months this summer on San Juan Island filming their movie "Searching for Chinook." What they couldn't have known was the tragic events of Tahlequah (J-35) pushing her dead calf for 18 days over 1,000 miles as well as young Scarlet (J-50) dying after a long fight with starvation during their filming timeline. In the midst of these events, the Orca Task Force was forced by public comments to finally discuss the breaching of the lower four snake river dams which surpr...
Saving the SRKW with Dr. Joe Gaydos
December 09, 2018 03:31 - 39 minutes - 72.5 MBDr. Joe Gaydos spoke to us about the science behind breaching the Lower Four Snake River Dams, his summer up close and personal with the Southern Resident Orcas, and ways each and every individual can save our Orcas! Visit our website at www.pnwprotectors.com or follow us on Instagram @pnwprotectors for more information on the latest SRKW news and how you can help Save Our Orcas!
Orca Task Force Recommends Ban on SRKW Whale Watching
December 09, 2018 02:48 - 50 minutes - 91.6 MBJeff Friendman, President of the Pacific Whale Watching Association, and Sara Shimazu, Naturalist of Maya's Legacy whale watching, speak about some of their most magical encounters in the Salish Sea with our beloved Orcas as well as their thoughts on the Orca Task Force's "bold" 3-5 year recommendation ban on SRKW whale watching. To learn more about the plight of the Southern Resident Orcas and what you can do to save them, be sure to check out our website at www.pnwprotectors.com and foll...