It’s no secret here at WaterNotes that I have very mixed and rather strong feelings regarding animals – and particularly cetaceans – living in zoos and aquariums. (If you missed it, here’s my take.) The documentary The Cove never sat evenly with me. As an insider in the community of zoological parks, and one with [...]
One of the most interesting partnerships I’ve ever seen captured on film… a labrador retriever and a bottlenose dolphin, frolicking in a bay.
Things have been more than distracting this summer so for those of you still checking in, forgive the lapse in posts. However, since I’m still on hiatus while I roam the wilds of Florida with my camp students, feast your brain on this very interesting essay published by Orion: A Mind In the Water. It [...]
We headed out this morning to a favorite spot of mine on the Banana River branch of the IRL system, Kelly Park on Merritt Island. Its not a particularly secluded or wild area. If anything it’s rather highly manicured. But of all the teaching spots I experienced while conducting field trips this place never failed [...]
The Smithsonian Marine Ecosystems Exhibit posted this really interesting photo of an IRL dolphin with a bite pattern across its back. Many of my students believe that if dolphins are in the area then sharks won’t be, but this photo certainly proves otherwise. I’m tempted to walk around with it in my pocket and [...]
If you’re a regular WaterNotes reader, you’ve been seeing a lot here lately about the ethics of keeping wildlife in zoos and aquariums. I’ve certainly tried to be polite while voicing my opinions, and I think my stance on it is clear: I fall squarely within the “these animals are ambassadors for their species and [...]
Gnarly stuff to share this morning: killer whales going after pseudorca whales off the coast of New Zealand. A good friend of mine is currently visiting family down under, and apparently she was able to see much of this action in person! (Lisa, if you’re reading this, I’m terribly jealous!) It’s not easy to tell [...]
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