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08/10/2005: "Real Killer Whales Don't Eat Fish"

Orca flips porpoise prior to ...see below (Robin Baird photo)

The Whale Museum's Summer Lecture Series PresentsReal Killer Whales Don't Eat Fish: Foraging Behavior and Ecology of Mammal-Eating Killer Whales in the Pacific Northwest
This presentation will focus on the mammal-eating "transient" killer whales in
the Pacific Northwest, based on research undertaken both in Haro Strait, Juan
de Fuca Strait and the Strait of Georgia, as well as southeastern Alaska, from
1986 through 1998. In a slide-illustrated talk, information will be presented on
interactions with "resident" killer whales, predation on seals, sea lions,
porpoises and seabirds, cooperative hunting, social organization, diving
behavior, and relationship to other populations of killer whales world-wide.

This presentation will take place at The Whale Museum at 7 p.m. Thursday, August 11. There is a suggested donation of $3.00. All proceeds benefit the Whale Museum. For more information, call (360) 378-4710, ext. 23 or email marcy@whalemuseum.org. The Whale Museum is located at 62 First St. N., Friday Harbor, WA 98250. We thank the Friday Harbor Inn for co-sponsoring this lecture.

The Whale Museum promotes stewardship of whales and the Salish Sea ecosystem through education and research.