Erich Hoyt
Erich is a Research Fellow at WDC and Co-chair of the IUCN Marine Mammal Protected Areas Task Force. He is a director of the Far East Russian Orca Project (FEROP).
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The return of Iceberg, the all-white killer whale
Last week, I reported that after five years, Iceberg, the big all white male killer whale has been resighted by WDC’s Far East Russia Orca…
Read MoreUnlocking the secrets of whale and dolphin societies
Arguably more than anything else, photo-identification, or “photo-ID,” opened the door to our appreciation of whales and dolphins as individuals. WDC researchers and close collaborators…
Read MoreMore orcas captured in the Okhotsk Sea, Russia—When will it stop?
Three orcas (killer whales) have been captured in the Okhotsk Sea in the Russian Far East, according to sources at the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP).…
Read MoreSaving North Atlantic right whale habitats means saving the whales – Part 2
With only about 500 individuals the North Atlantic right whale remains on the endangered species list, even though there has been no whaling of this…
Read MoreSaving North Atlantic right whale habitats means saving the whales
PART 2 With only about 500 individuals, the North Atlantic right whale remains on the endangered species list, even though there has been no whaling…
Read MoreSaving North Atlantic right whale habitats means saving the whales
PART 1 Over the years, I have watched North Atlantic right whales skim along the surface feeding on copepods, nudge each other in what seemed…
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