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Alex Blount, PETA Tour Administrator: “I, Orca”

By | June 24, 2015 | Advocates, Cetaceans, General | No comments

Alex Blount, PETA Tour Administrator—in this case, the tour in question is PETA’s “I, Orca” empathy project, which involves using Google virtual reality goggles to immerse participants in a world where they can swim freely in the ocean with their orca family—recounts what drew him to working for PETA. Read more…

Dr. Naomi Rose, Senior Scientist, Humane Society International

By | December 7, 2011 | General | No comments

Dr. Naomi Rose–Senior Scientist with Humane Society International, who did her doctoral dissertation on the social dynamics of male orcas in British Columbia–discusses her chief responsibilities as HSI Senior Scientist, and when her fascination with orcas began. She also obliges when asked to cite some distinctive, inspiring qualities of orcas that most of us don’t know.  Read more…