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Meet the 2023 Interns: Amanda Eskridge

Meet the 2023 Interns: Amanda Eskridge

Amanda the intern

We are so excited to welcome Amanda Eskridge, our final Marine Mammal Conservation Intern of 2023! Amanda – who is always planning out her next hiking or camping trip – brings her sense of adventure to our Marine Animal Rescue and Response program. She will gain invaluable experience responding to stranded marine mammals this fall,…

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Final days of the internship: Kaylee McKenna

Marine Animal Rescue and Response Program with sperm whale

Final days of the internship: Kaylee McKenna I never knew how quickly three months could pass until this summer. In the weeks leading up to my first day with Whale and Dolphin Conservation, I had my own anxieties, like anybody on the cusp of starting a new job with totally new people. Now, I think…

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Southern Resident orcas: Reason for Hope

Female Southern Resident orca calf L127 swimming with Mom L94 (photo credit: Center for Whale Research) We were thrilled to hear the news that not just one, but TWO new calves have been confirmed in the endangered Southern Resident population.  Welcome to the world, L126 and L127!   After reports of a possible new baby seen…

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Meet the 2023 Interns: Kaylee McKenna

I’m excited to introduce Kaylee McKenna as WDC’s summer Marine Mammal Conservation Intern. Kaylee has enthusiastically jumped right into joining our education programs and has thoroughly enjoyed introducing students to Delilah, our life-sized, inflatable North Atlantic right whale and getting them inside! We are happy to have her also supporting WDC’s Marine Animal Rescue &…

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Meet the 2023 Interns: Thomas Zoutis

I’m happy to introduce WDC’s first Marine Mammal Conservation Intern of the year, Thomas Zoutis! Thomas will be supporting three of WDC’s primary programs: boater outreach, Marine Animal Rescue and Response, and education. Thomas hit the ground running and has already started brainstorming ways to contribute their incredibly varied skillset to enhance our programs. We’re…

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Marine Animal Rescue and Response: Tales From the Field

Hi! My name is Sarah and I am the coordinator for WDC’s newest program – Marine Animal Rescue and Response (MARR)! I want to thank everyone who has sent encouraging messages, made generous donations, and supported us as get this program up and running during this first year of helping stranded seals, whales, and dolphins!…

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Meet the 2022 Interns: Alexi Archer

I am thrilled to welcome Alexi to WDC as the newest member of our Marine Animal Rescue and Response team. Alexi, who recently completed her master’s degree in marine science, has ample experience with community outreach, with an emphasis on human-marine mammal interactions – a skill we will rely on as we spread the word…

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Meet the 2022 Interns: Saya Butani

I’m happy to welcome the newest member of the WDC team, Saya Butani, who is this year’s Conservation Outreach intern! Saya had an action-packed first week where she attended a stakeholder meeting and went on her first ever whale watch! She is already putting her creativity skills to good use by developing promotional material for…

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Meet the 2022 Interns: Sierra Osborne

I’m delighted to introduce WDC’s Conservation Education intern for Summer 2022, Sierra Osborne! Without hesitation, Sierra dove right into our education work. On her second day, she helped facilitate our Orca Team-Building program to kindergarten students in a fun and meaningful way! Sierra is thoughtful, forward-thinking. and reflective, which gives her the ability to offer…

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Meet the legendary pink river dolphins

Botos don’t look or live like other dolphins. Flamingo-pink all over with super-skinny snouts and chubby cheeks, they certainly stand out in a crowd. They never set a flipper in the ocean – home is the fresh, flowing waters of three mighty South American river basins: the Amazon, Orinoco and Tocantins-Araguaia. The botos’ magnificent realm…

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