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Killers: J pod on the brink

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Host Gloria Macarenko delves into our fraught love affair with the iconic and endangered Southern Resident Killer Whales who have become political poster children for climate change. What’s killing J ...

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It’s 1964, and J pod ancestor Moby Doll is harpooned and put on display at Vancouver’s waterfront. The crowds are delighted, until he dies. It’s the beginning of a fraught love affair with orcas that is mirrored today in aquariums and whale watching.... more

J pod is an urban orca family, but have we made the very water they swim in uninhabitable? And why are other orca populations thriving along the same tainted coast line? From pollution to the blob, we ask, are major ocean changes a killer?

A family matriarch, J35’s mother, is showing sure signs of peanut head. The experts agree: the Southern Residents are not getting enough fish to eat. But is it as simple as a decline in Chinook salmon? We head out on the latest research expeditions t... more

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4.7 out of 5 stars from 91 ratings
  • Informative

    I want to know more about the J pod family! This podcast wasn’t nearly long enough! I got so hooked by the information and the impact of this pod! I hope there is possibly more in the future? Either way, thank you for this informative podcast!

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    5
    gaysanon
    United States5 years ago
  • Excellent journalism

    A nuanced look at the plight of J pod! Exciting and informative. Gloria is a great host!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    d_zebra
    Canada6 years ago
  • Excellent

    A comprehensive account of the challenges facing killer whales off the coast of the United States and Canada, through the lens of a particularly well-studied whale group called “J-pod.” It’s not preachy, and does an excellent job of answering the question “why should I care?”

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Jack_McCoy
    United States6 years ago
  • A wake up call to us all

    Very informative and interesting podcast about Canada’s favourite orcas.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    thismamasays
    Canada7 years ago
  • Heartbreaking but necessary

    Hard to listen to, but incredibly well researched and presented

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Sam&Pepper
    Canada7 years ago

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