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>>> THE
>>> THE PACIFIC OCEAN IS HOME TO A NUMBER OF MAJESTIC WHALE
SPECIES INCLUDING PODS OF ORCAS
THAT LIVE IN THE SOUND.
SEATTLE-BASED NATURALIST AND
"NEW YORK TIMES" BEST SELLING
AUTHOR LEIGH CALVEZ TAKES US
INTO THE LIVES OF ORCAS.
WELCOME.
WELCOME.
WELCOME. >> HI.
>> HI.
>> HI. >>
>> HI. >> YOU GOT STARTED DOING THINGS
THAT I AGREEMENT OF AS A CHILD,
ACTUALLY SWIMMING WITH THESE
INCREDIBLE CREATURES AND THE
OPENING OF YOUR BOOK IS
MAGNIFICENT.
MAGNIFICENT. WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU GOT FROM
AN EMOTIONAL INSIGHT AND A
CONNECTION WITH THESE ANIMALS
TO BE IN THE WATER WITH THEM?
>> THEY ARE SO JOYFUL.
WHEN I SWAM WITH THE DOLPHIN
THAT I OPENED THE BOOK WITH, IT
WAS JUST SO JOYFUL.
MY HEART WAS FULL.
AND SO I REALLY FELT THE NEED
TO APOLOGIZE TO THEM FOR SOME
THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE TO
THEIR ENVIRONMENT, THEIR LIVES.
AND IMMEDIATELY I HEARD BACK
FROM THEM, DON'T FEEL GUILTY
FOR BEING A HUMAN.
YOU ARE THE GUARDIANS.
AND --
AND --
AND -- >>
AND -- >> THAT COMES WITH
RESPONSIBILITY.
RESPONSIBILITY. >> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. YES.
YES.
YES. IT
YES. IT DOES.
IT DOES.
IT DOES. IT COMES WITH RESPONSIBILITY.
>> WHAT ARE THE BIGGEST
CHALLENGES THAT THESE ANIMALS
ARE FACING AS A RESULT OF WHAT
WE'VE DONE TO THE OCEAN AND THE
ENVIRONMENT?
ENVIRONMENT? >> WELL, NOISE POLLUTION IS A
BIG ONE FOR THEM, TOXIC
POLLUTION, ESPECIALLY WITH OUR
ORCA WHALES HERE IN THE PUGET
SOUND, THAT'S A BIG ONE THEY
FACE.
FACE.
FACE. FACE.
FACE.
FACE. LACK OF FOOD IS ANOTHER BIG
ISSUE.
ISSUE.
ISSUE. >>
ISSUE. >> I KNOW PEOPLE CARE ABOUT
THIS AND THEY WANT TO LEARN
MORE.
MORE.
MORE. ONE
MORE. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANT YOU TO
DO IS TALK US THROUGH A LIST OF
WHALES IN THE PACIFIC AND BE
SPECIFIC.
SPECIFIC.
SPECIFIC. WHAT CRASHINGIZES THE ORCAS?
>> THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ECO
TYPES HERE IN THE PUGET SOUND.
WE HAVE THE RESIDENT ORCA
WHALES.
WHALES.
WHALES. THESE ARE THE REALLY ENDANGERED
ONES AND WE HAVE THE TRANSIENTS
THAT ARE STARTING TO SPEND MORE
TIME IN THE SOUND TO GIVE US A
LOOK AT ANOTHER TYPE OF ORCA
THAT ARE MAMMAL-EATING ORCAS.
>> AND HOW TO FIGURE OUT --
HUMP BACK WHALES, TELL ME ABOUT
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. >>
THEM. >> WE HAVE HUMP BACK WHALES IN
THE SOUND.
THE SOUND. I MOVED TO SEATTLE ALMOST 20
YEARS AGO, A LITTLE MORE THAN
20 YEARS AND THERE WEREN'T ANY
HUMP BACK WHALES.
>> WHERE ARE THEY HERE NOW?
>> THEIR POPULATION IS COMING
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. IT'S INCREDIBLE TO SEE THEM
HERE IN THE SOUND.
>> IT'S A PLEASURE, BLUE
WHALES, TELL ME ABOUT THEM.
>> BLUE WHALES ARE THE LARGEST
CREATURES ON THE PLANET.
>> WE'RE SEEING THEM JUST BELOW
THE SURFACE OF THE WATER.
>> IT'S A DRONE SO WE CAN GET A
DIFFERENT KIND OF LOOK AT THEM
AND THEIR LIVES WITH THIS --
USING THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.
>> HOW LARGE ARE THEY?
YOU SEE IT THERE, YOU DON'T
HAVE -- YOU HAVE THE BOAT FOR
COMPARISON.
COMPARISON. >> THAT PARTICULAR BOAT IS
ABOUT A 43-FOOT BOAT AND THOSE
WHALES ARE THEN ABOUT 85 OR 90
FEET, THE LARGEST ONES.
>> GOOD HEAVENS.
JUST AMAZING.
JUST AMAZING. WHAT DOES IS THIS FALSE KILLER
WHALE, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
>> FALSE KILLER WHALES ARE DEEP
WATER WHALES.
WATER WHALES. WE DON'T HAVE THEM HERE THOUGH
THEY ARE OFF THE COAST OF
HAWAII.
HAWAII.
HAWAII. I
HAWAII. I WENT WITH THE CASCADIA
RESEARCH COLLECTIVE TO SEE
THESE ANIMALS OFF --OO OAHU.
THEY ARE DEEP DIVING WHALES.
THEY HAVE LIVES SIMILAR TO OUR
RESIDENT ORCAS HERE LIVING IN
FAMILY GROUPS AND EATING FISH.
>> I CONFESS, I HADN'T HEARD OF
BEAKED WHALES.
BEAKED WHALES. >> NOT VERY MANY PEOPLE HAVE.
WE DON'T KNOW MUCH ABOUT THEM
AT ALL.
AT ALL.
AT ALL. THE MOST RECENT SPECIES WAS
FOUND IN 2016, SO THERE'S
ANIMALS OUT THERE IN THE OCEAN
THAT WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT.
>> ISN'T THAT INTERESTING?
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE GRAY
WHALES, OF COURSE.
>> GRAY WHALES ARE ANOTHER
WHALE THAT WE HAVE HERE IN
PUGET SOUND.
PUGET SOUND. I WAS JUST READING A POST FROM
ORCA NETWORK AND THEY SAY THAT
THERE IS ALREADY FOUR GRAY
WHALES, PART OF THE NORTHERN
PUGET SOUNDERS, THEY'RE CALLED,
UP AROUND THE EVERETT AREA,
FEEDING ON GHOST SHRIMP.
AND THEY ARE REGULAR VISITORS
HERE TO PUGET SOUND ON THEIR
WAY TO THEIR FEEDING GROUNDS
OFF ALASKA.
OFF ALASKA. >> AS YOU SHARE THIS
INFORMATION IN YOUR BOOK AND AS
A SPEAKER AS WELL, WHAT DO YOU
WANT US TO TAKE AWAY?
>> INSPIRATION AND LOVE FOR THE
WHALES.
WHALES.
WHALES. I
WHALES. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WHAT WE
KNOW ABOUT, WHAT WE LOVE, WE
WILL PROTECT.
WILL PROTECT. AND I FEEL LIKE THEY BRING US
SUCH JOY AND THEY REMIND US OF
THE WILDNESS IN THE WILDERNESS
AND THE MAGIC IN LIFE.
>> HOW CLOSE OF ENCOUNTERS HAVE
YOU HAD WITH THEM IN THE WATER?
>> WELL, USUALLY I'M ON A BOAT.
I'VE NOT SWAM WITH HUMP BACK
WHALES.
WHALES.
WHALES. THAT'S STILL A DREAM FOR ME.
>> I HOPE YOU GET TO.
>> BUT REALLY CLOSE TO THE
DOLPHIN, THE SPINNER DOLPHIN.
SHE BROUGHT HER CALF AND THEY
CIRCLED ME AND THAT WAS A
MAGICAL ENCOUNTER.
MAGICAL ENCOUNTER. >> WHAT IS THE BEST AND SAFEST
WAY FOR US TO OBSERVE WHALES IN
THE WILD?
THE WILD?
THE WILD? >> YOU KNOW, THE GREAT THING
HERE IN PUGET SOUND IS THERE
ARE PLACES THAT YOU CAN SEE
THEM FROM THE SHORE.
UP IN THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS, SAN
JUAN ISLAND ON THE WEST SIDE,
IS A REALLY GOOD PLACE TO LOOK
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM.
FOR THEM. THE WHALE TRAIL, LOCAL PUGET
SOUND ORGANIZATION, HAS A LIST
OF REALLY GOOD PLACES TO SPOT
WHALES FROM.
WHALES FROM. THAT'S THE BEST WAY.
TAKING REALLY CONSCIOUS AWARE
WHALE WATCHING BOATS OUT TO SEE
THE ORCAS OR WHATEVER KIND OF
WHALES THAT ARE OUT THERE IS A
GOOD WAY.
GOOD WAY.
GOOD WAY. >> VERY GOOD.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THANKS FOR BRINGING US THAT
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. IF WE KNOW ABOUT ABOUT THESE
THINGS, WE'LL LOVE AND PROTECT
THEM.
THEM.
THEM. WE
THEM. WE WILL DISCUSS AND SIGN COPIES