Melody Horrill: On Saving Dolphins and Her Book About The Dolphin Who Saved Her
The Amazing Story of a Friendship Between a Human and a Dolphin on the Latest Episode of Skaana
"Dolphins do have a special place in our hearts... They help us connect to the water and the natural world." - Melody Horrill
On our latest episode, Skaana arrives in Australia…Author, broadcaster and activist Melody Horrill (The Dolphin Who Saved Me) talks about saving the Port River dolphins and how a dolphin named Jock saved her life.
"He forced me to live in the moment... we're not feeding him, we're not enticing him. There's no other reason for him to hang out with me other than he just wants to. How mind-blowing is that?... It made me realize love was possible." - Melody Horrill
An Interview With Me On The Water Docs podcast.
So cool to be interviewed by former Skaana guest, Julia Barnes
And the latest in my non-orca adventures from my personal Substack.
And in the news
Orcas being awesome!
A year of whales: The most thrilling and majestic sightings in B.C.
And, ya know, an actual threat to the endangered southern resident orcas - but this one requires the Canadian government to actually do something that might upset industry so… don’t hold your breath…
B.C. trawlers dump thousands of salmon, depleting orcas’ food source: wildlife group
DITTO: Saanich group wants pause in herring fishery in Strait of Georgia
AND THIS: Huge spike in herring killed in B.C. salmon farm operations: DFO data | CBC News
ALSO THIS: Is noise from Canada's military exercises affecting B.C.'s endangered whales?
AND SCIENCE
Canadian-built underwater observatory transmitting data from around Antarctica | CBC News
Sounds & science… Fish songs: Scientists race to capture ocean soundscapes before they're drowned out
Salmon & science: First Nations are using artificial intelligence to help save salmon
New deep-sea droids probe the northeast Pacific for clues to climate-change impact | CBC News
UVic’s deep-sea ‘droids’ studying new depths in waters off west coast
Salmon stories Testers find tire toxin lethal to salmon in coho-bearing Saanich stream
AND JUST FOR FUN
Swimmer witnesses surprise fight between octopus and sea lion | CBC News
SETI Haven’t Found Aliens So They Chatted With A Humpback Whale Instead
'I was being a big kid': Michigan man's 7-foot snow sculpture of orca draws visitors
How Advanced is Sperm Whale Talk?
A Cape Cod Lobster Diver Was Swallowed by a Humpback Whale—and Then Spat Back Out