For decades, a wide range of man-made and environmental threats have endangered Southern Resident Orca—thinning the population in the Pacific Northwest to only 73. Today, they’re looking directly at extinction.
The urgency of the orcas’ plight cannot be overstated. While many agencies and organizations are working to save our orca through scientific research, mitigation programs, public policy initiatives, and political action, these efforts have fallen short and the orca simply can’t wait. The show is about how each of us can help make a difference simply by NOT ordering a particular item off the menu.
In this 61st episode of the Animal Wellness podcast, host Joseph Grove talks with Emma Helverson and Joseph Gaydo. Helverson, executive director of Wild Fish Conservancy, in Washington, shares her organization’s efforts to protect the Southern Resident orca from one of the many threats facing them—starvation. Gaydo, science director for the SeaDoc Society, talks about the complex personalities, culture and thinking exhibited by all orcas, including the Southern Resident, and how humans’ nonchalance about their well-being is having a catastrophic impact.
The Animal Wellness podcast is produced by Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy. It focuses on improving the lives of animals in the United States and abroad through legislation and by influencing businesses to create a more humane economy. The show is hosted by veteran journalist and animal-advocate Joseph Grove. Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify and Podbean offer subscriptions to the free show.
Ending the abuse for carriage horses | Episode 47
Dan Buettner on living better, longer and kinder with Blue Zones lifestyles | Episode 46
Harness racing: A struggling enterprise grapples with animal wellness | Episode 45
Will the Supreme Court side against animals? The attack on Prop 12 | Episode 44
The fight to spare animals through FDA Modernization | Episode 43
How a California lawsuit may change things for kangaroos | Episode 42
Monty Roberts, ”The Man Who Listens to Horses,” talks whipping horses in races, the wild ride of Rich Strike, and the Queen | Episode 41
Animal Abuse and the Connection to School Shootings | Episode 40
Wild Horses and their Mishandling by the BLM | Episode 39
The sad fate of Thoroughbred horses, with Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron | Episode 38
MISSION POSSIBLE: The struggle to rescue dogs from Afghanistan...and the CDC | Episode 37
Carole ”Tiger King” Baskin updates us on the Big Cat Public Safety Act | Episode 36
Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.): A rising star in Congress talks about her work for animals | Episode 35
Rep. Mike Quigley and his fight for lions, tigers—and roosters | Episode 34
Milk: It Does a Body Bad | Episode 33
Team Biden: Are they helping animals? | Episode 32
Minks, COVID and captivity: What's bad for them is bad for us--Episode 31
Emotions, Spirituality and the Rich, Valuable Lives of Animals--Episode 30
Wild horses and the fight against round-ups and slaughter | Episode 29
Bob Baffert, doping and an industry in need of further reform--Episode 28
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