International Day of the Baltic Harbour Porpoise
In 2002, the Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (UNEP/ASCOBANS) declared the third Sunday in May of each year...
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International Save the Vaquita Day
What is International Save the Vaquita Day? International Save the Vaquita Day is intended to be an annual event similar to Earth Day, but with a specific focus on raising awareness and appreciation of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Events around the globe direct the attention of people to the...
Talk: Small Cetaceans Facing Global Challenges
Metchosin Municipal Hall 4450 Happy Valley Road, Metchosin, B.C., CanadaAn illustrated talk on "Porpoise Conservation — Small Cetaceans Facing Global Challenges" There are only seven species of porpoise in the world's oceans. Despite the nearshore habitat preference of most...
27th Annual B.C. Marine Mammal Symposium
University of British Columbia, Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaJoin the University of British Columbia's Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory for presentations as well as discussion on issues that concern us all. This meeting is open to students, researchers, educators,...
Sea of Shadows (Documentary Screening & Panel Discussion)
University of British Columbia, Aquatic Ecosystem Research Laboratory 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaA looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments on Earth sparks a rescue mission unlike any other in SEA OF SHADOWS, a riveting new documentary with the intensity of a Hollywood thriller from National Geographic Documentary Films and winner of the Sundance audience award. When Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers join forces...
FreeInternational Save the Vaquita Day
International Save the Vaquita Day (July 18, 2020) is intended to be an annual event similar to Earth Day, but with a specific focus on raising awareness and appreciation of...
International Save the Vaquita Day 2021
International Save the Vaquita Day (July 24, 2020) is intended to be an annual event similar to Earth Day, but with a specific focus on raising awareness and appreciation of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Events around the globe direct the attention of people to the plight of this tiny...
International Save the Vaquita Day 2022
International Save the Vaquita Day is intended to be an annual event similar to Earth Day, but with a specific focus on raising awareness and appreciation of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Events around the globe direct the attention of people to the plight of this tiny porpoise species, and...
International Save the Vaquita Day 2023
International Save the Vaquita Day is intended to be an annual event similar to Earth Day, but with a specific focus on raising awareness and appreciation of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Events around the globe direct the attention of people to the plight of this tiny porpoise species, and...
International Save the Vaquita Day 2024
International Save the Vaquita Day is intended to be an annual event similar to Earth Day, but with a specific focus on raising awareness and appreciation of the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita (Phocoena sinus). Events around the globe direct the attention of people to the plight of this tiny porpoise species, and...
