Author: Mark Leiren-Young
A playlist for Episode 5: Alexandra Morton
With every episode of the podcast we compile a public playlist of clips, related stories and music from the Canadian band we've featured in the current episode. Check out this playlist of videos related to our talk with Alexandra Morton
Elizabeth May on saving orcas, right whales, humans & oceans
Canadian federal Green Party leader, Elizabeth May (@ElizabethMay), talks about saving orcas and right whales; stopping Kinder Morgan and Bilcon and Canada’s toothless endangered species laws. “All whales matter. All cetaceans matter. All life matters.†Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about  orcas, oceans and the environment. You can use the affiliate links below to support the pod. Join the Pod…… https://www.patreon.com/skaana Skaana home….. skaana.org Facebook……….. https://www.facebook.com/skaanapod/ Twitter…………… https://twitter.com/leirenyoung The…
Elizabeth May Quotes
Elizabeth May"All whales matter. All cetaceans matter. All life matters." “All whales matter. All cetaceans matter. All life matters.” “If you’re looking for charismatic megafauna you really can’t beat the amazing creatures that whales are – for their intelligence, for their intricate communications, for their relationships.” “The most endangered whale species in Canada is the right whale, and what we need to do is stop a company called Bilcon from the United States from getting…
Episode 8 Playlist: Elizabeth May
Dag Ingemar Børresen Quotes
Dag Ingemar Børresen"And of course also because they knew fifty years earlier that they had to stop whaling if it was going to be sustainable...if they wanted it to be sustainable. So they were quite clear about what they were doing, but they didn't stop it." “It’s impossible to compare the Norwegian whaling industry as it was with the whaling today.â€Â “Around 1930, there was about 10,000 Norwegian whalers going to the antarctic every year. …
Norway’s Whaling Ways: Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum (Hvalfangstmuseet) Â
Today Norway is one of only three whaling nations in the world, but the country’s whaling operations used to be worldwide. Dag Ingemar Børresen of Sandefjord’s Whaling Museum (Hvalfangstmuseet) on Norway’s whaling history and the market for Minke meat. “I guess…Norwegians are not very…. I mean it was just….  a whale.  I don’t think Norwegians have this sort of emotional connection with the whales at all..†Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and…
Wrong Times For the Right Whale
Why have the past few months been the deadliest in decades?Scientists are puzzled and looking for a solution as to why over 12 north atlanticAtlantic right whales have died in the past 2 months. A whale carcass was initially discovered in “west of the ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine in the south-central area of the gulf.†Since then 11 more have been found around the Gulf of St. Lawrence.As the situation becomes increasingly complex, the government is looking for…
What’s Wrong With the Right Whales?
Right Whales, wrong times... Why have the past few months been the deadliest in decades?Scientists are puzzled and looking for a solution as to why over 12 north atlanticAtlantic right whales have died in the past 2 months. A whale carcass was initially discovered in “west of the ÃŽles-de-la-Madeleine in the south-central area of the gulf.†Since then 11 more have been found around the Gulf of St. Lawrence.As the situation becomes increasingly complex, the…
Mark Leiren-Young talks Moby Doll and Granny at BC’s Maritime Museum
The BC Maritime Museum launched a new series of “Nautical Nights†with Skaana host, award winning author and filmmaker Mark Leiren-Young , talking about the secret origins of The Killer Whale Who Changed the World and his documentary The-Hundred-Year-Old Whale which premieres this month at Planet in Focus in Toronto. Skaana podcasts connect you to news and experts and their discussions about environments, oceans, and orcas. You can use the affiliate links below to…
